This weekend

“Nearly 80 Labour MPs have signed a private letter urging Andy Burnham to retreat on Shabana Mahmood's controversial immigration reforms”

“Nearly 80 Labour MPs have signed a private letter urging Andy Burnham to retreat on Shabana Mahmood's controversial immigration reforms” inews.co.uk/news/politic...

🚶🏽‍♀️ WALSALL WALK FOR UNITY 🚶🏻‍♂️ Stand together against racism and hate. Our communities are stronger when we stand united against racism and hate. Saturday 11th July at 3pm. Meet outside The Crossing, Darwall Street, Walsall WS1 1DA

The Men Who Want Women to Be Quiet www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

History is a pattern of things coming into alignment. Far right populism is stalling. Farage’s grift exposed & Trump’s hubris culminating in defeat by Iran & even in risible cheating at football. A shambolic end for the American dream - did Balogun saga play a part? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

We had an in-depth look at the misinformation targeting City of Sanctuary last summer. How it spread from the mainstream to the online far right, and how the charity was inundated with horrific threats. This is part of a worrying and growing trend. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...

Reports from the past fortnight from SUTR

Labour can threaten a £10k charge on migrants and still it’s never enough for the hard right. Perhaps there’s a lesson here? 🤔

A quarter of the terror attacks in Britain over the past decade have targeted Muslims, but delays in confirming the offenders’ motivations mean the public may not be aware of the scale of the threat, the UK’s former head of Counter Terrorism Policing has said.

Might be stating the obvious here but if you hang out on the streets with people who are suspected of, or facing charges for, fraud, racially aggravated harassment, hit & run, wounding with intent, murder & possession of indecent images of children, then you are probably a member of a criminal gang.

A quarter of the terror attacks in Britain over the past decade have targeted Muslims, but delays in confirming the offenders’ motivations mean the public may not be aware of the scale of the threat, the UK’s former head of Counter Terrorism Policing has said. inews.co.uk/news/uk-terr...

Ryan, Jordan, Ben, Mark and Billy. And is that JJ at the wheel? The gang in happier times. Seems like only yesterday. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/05/25/r...

A warning from South Africa: “Many foreigners have already fled to escape violence and intimidation. South African police say 25,000 have been repatriated so far. Most are from other African countries.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Zia Yusuf 'blocked by his OWN party from standing as an MP' as BBC Question Time audience laugh www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Birmingham is anti-fascist. Protesting against Britain First. Saturday 20 June 2026.

Birmingham is anti-fascist. Protesting against Britain First. Saturday 20 June 2026.

I also heard that there was no disturbance in Edinburgh following a knife attack on 5 Muslims

Today is Windrush Day. The Windrush generation helped build our post-war public services—yet many faced injustice, losing jobs, homes, and even being deported. At UNISON’s Black Members Conference, we renewed our commitment to justice and to continue the fight against racism. unsn.uk/4gzE5xv

78 years ago, the Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Dock. Today on #WindrushDay, we invite all our members to join us in reflecting on the vital contribution of the Windrush generation who shaped nursing in this country and the ongoing contribution of migrant nursing staff to health & social care.

Birmingham is anti-fascist. Protesting against Britain First. Saturday 20 June 2026.

Birmingham is anti-fascist. Protesting against Britain First. Saturday 20 June 2026.

Birmingham is anti-fascist. Protesting against Britain First. Saturday 20 June 2026.

“The far right group Britain First gathered near New Street Station… they were outnumbered by a much larger counter-protest by Stand Up To Racism”

The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

Let's be very clear that vicious anti Muslim hatred by politicians and their trillionaire mate Elon Musk create the conditions for this kind of vile attack. Sending huge solidarity to the Muslim community in Edinburgh and beyond.

Thank you to every single person for being there today in Birmingham. And sharing this photo. Hope is here 💕👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽👏🏼👏👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿👏🏼👏👏👏🏿

Birmingham is anti-fascist ✊🏼

TODAY

For the third by-election in a row Reform UK offered voters the politics of rage and for the third time in a row they have been roundly rejected as a result. How Andy Burnham's massive victory in Makerfield shows the wheels are now coming off of the Nigel Farage project

“We are clear: Britain First are not welcome here, their views do not represent our city. Birmingham’s diversity is one of our greatest strengths, and we are proud to be a place where people from all backgrounds, cultures and faiths live and work side by side”. www.birmingham.gov.uk/news/article...

Voters in Makerfield have thoroughly rejected Reform UK’s Rob Kenyon. They tried to turn this by-election into a breakthrough moment. Voters denied them that. HOPE not hate’s research exposed Rob Kenyon’s sexist posts, @carolvorders.bsky.social Vorderman took that message to 13,000 voters.