Taj Ali: "When we have politicians like Nigel Farage claiming that white people have less rights than ethnic minorities I find that quite bizarre. This is the language actually - 'rights for whites', that was used by the BNP in the 90's & early 2000's.. it caused real damage"

Taj Ali: "We've seen a general increase in racist hate crime across Britain.. there's a lot of people in the community who fear that further division, the irresponsible rhetoric of politicians, could make things a lot worse in the community"

@kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social is right, Palantir should have no role in the NHS (or any other UK public service). Lets kick them out.

"The British oil giant Shell continued operating a major overseas pipeline for years even though it knew it was causing widespread pollution"

Susanna Reid "Can I establish some facts.. the blade.. that wasnt covered by any religious exemption, was it?" Sarah Jones ".. you have a potential defence if you are carrying that blade for the purposes of religion" "An 8inch blade?" "Yes" Jones doesn't seem to know the facts of the case

Does Wilfred Frost check that white MP's condemn white murderers?

"6 people killed in an Israeli air strike just outside of Tyre.. those were farmers.. there were strikes that targeted two paramedic facilities in 2 different locations.. a paramedic was killed in one of those attacks.." Obaida Hitto reporting on some of Israels latest attacks

".. after the attacks the Lebanese civil defence in Tyre received threatening phone calls from Israeli officials ordering them to abandon their command centre" Israel is a terrorist state.

"I thought Nigel Farage crossed the line in that pre-recorded statement" Kevin Maguire on people exploiting the murder of Henry Nowak #GMB

One from the archives. While Gaza was being flattened & thousands were being killed, Labour refused to call for a ceasefire.

Kwasi Kwarteng says Nigel Farage is politicising the death of Henry Nowak & Kevin Maguire says the Reform leader is race baiting.

Israel has flattened a residential building right next to the hospital in Tyre, causing significant damage to the medical facility. Obaida Hitto reports.

Zeina Khodr reports that Israel is continuing to bomb southern Lebanon.

Wilfred Frost: "If a boss.. text's you you might just agree with them because it makes your life easier. So sometimes we'll be giving an MP grief today cus they agreed with what Peter Mandelson said, but they might not have felt it" So Peter Mandelson was the boss? Got it.

Daniel Levy: "every day Israeli senior officials still tells us what their intentions are.. displacement, eradication.. & unless & until there is a serious pushback against that, in terms of holding Israel accountable, in terms of not allowing Israeli impunity.."

Muhammad Shehada explains that Israel refuses to allow the disposal of the giant piles of garbage in Gaza and is blocking the entry of essential items into the strip, including toilets, water filters, crutches and wheelchairs.

Cenk Uygur talks to @nojusticemtg.bsky.social on @novaramedia.com about being banned from the UK for criticising Israel.

"South West Water is due to be sentenced today after admitting supplying water unfit for human consumption" A YouGov poll last month showed that 82% want water in public ownership, but the govt won't do it because they're on the side of the profiteers, not us.

"The US is only known to operate 8 of these in the world. They're called THAADs, which are designed to detect & intercept missiles & drones. They cost more than £1bn to make, & it appears at least 3 THAAD systems have been damaged" A report on Iranian attacks on US military targets

Richard Gizbert: "... with every story of Palestinians killed that they fail to cover, news organisations are doing their part in letting the Israeli state get away with murder" 🎯

"Haneen is a mother of young children and is battling breast cancer while facing displacement, scarce resources & the ongoing insecurity. This is her story in her own words"

@agnescallamard.bsky.social on the rise of authoritarianism around the world. Sophy Ridge finds it difficult to understand how a country can be authoritarian when they have elections, & Wilfred Frost takes umbrage at bracketing the US with Russia.

Kevin Maguire: "Chris Philp emphasises the con in Conservative" #GMB

According to BBC Breakfast, Israel is "pushing" into Lebanon in an "incursion". Did Russia push further into Ukraine in a deep incursion, or did they invade? And as for Yvette Coopers statement. Its just words, while the UK govt continues supporting & arming Israel.

"Heavy air strikes have hit residential areas in the southern city of Tyre, damaging apartment buildings & a religious complex. At least 8 people have been killed in a day of attacks.. an air strike near a hospital has injured at least 13 medical workers.."

Sarah Vine: "[Wes Streeting] realises that the country thinks that this particular govt has been far too left in its policies"

In her attack on Sturgeon, Rosena Allin-Khan declares of herself & fellow panellist Jeremy Hunt, "for hard working MPs like myself & Jeremy.. trustworthy, reliable" Hunt, who as a Tory cabinet minister exploited a Tory tax loophole to buy 7 luxury flats & then didn't declare it.

Page 45 of Labours 2024 manifesto stated: "Labour will also remove the discriminatory age bands so all adults are entitled to the same minimum wage" Pat McFadden is asked, when are you going to do this? McFadden says its not up to the govt to do it.

One from the archives.

Bell is asked about people running out of water. He says its a disgrace But the govt refuses to renationalise water. Instead they're siding with the profiteering private companies that've been ripping us off for yrs & they're going to let them keep ripping us off for yrs to come

Ibrahim al Khalil: "The situation remains dire here in the Gaza strip. Over the past couple of weeks we've been witnessing a noticeable escalation in the pattern of forced evacuation orders.. marking a renewed phase of displacement on a wider & more systematic scale"

Netanyahu says Israels occupation of Gaza will increase step by step. Israel occupies 60% of Gaza & the Israeli PM has announced the next step will be to increase that to 70% Will the UK govt take any action against Israel or will Yvette Cooper simply say shes very concerned?

"The UN has added Israel entities to its annual global blacklist of perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict zones. Israels prison service will be included in the 2026 report" Nida' Ibrahim reports on the story from the occupied West Bank

Mustafa Barghouti explains that Israel has violated the Gaza ceasefire 3,000 times, has killed 930 Palestinians, is still restricting the entry of aid, & is occupying 60% of Gaza (soon to be 70%) when the ceasefire agreement says they should be withdrawing.

"Andy Burnham.. this is a glimpse of how he might govern.. 'what the country needs is strong public control of transport, energy, water..'" No. We need to kick out the profiteers and return to public ownership & its telling that Burnham is deliberately not promising that.

So the solution is public provision of childcare for all, universal free school meals, restoring accountability by bringing all schools under local govt oversight/control, ending outsourcing, funding councils to build & operate things like youth services, expanding FE, right?

"Israeli air strikes are continuing.. at around 3.30am Israel issued more forced evacuation orders.. there was panic yesterday.." Obaida Hitto reporting from Lebanon

Alex Crawford: ".. much of the south of Lebanon is devastated by Israeli air strikes.. there are huge swathes of the south which are uninhabitable.. the entirety of the south.. has been told to leave their homes or they face dying.. for the people of Lebanon.. its a terrifying situation"

Alan Milburn: "The social contract is built on a very simply basis.. each generation should do better than the previous generation. That's a contract that's been broken"

Wilfred Frost asks a guest, about Lebanon: "When you hear these evacuation orders, guidance coming from the Israelis..." Evacuation orders aren't 'guidance', they're threats. Its the forcible transfer of civilian populations.

Alan Milburn is introduced as a former health secretary who's done a lot of work on social mobility Milburn was a pro outsourcing health secretary who went on to make a fortune advising private companies profiting from his health 'reforms'. I wonder why Ridge didnt mention any of that?

"In effect on the ground there is no ceasefire. There are daily multiple bombings primarily across the south, Israeli troops are occupying dozens of villages & towns in the south" Alex Crawford reporting from Lebanon

Yesterday Israel ordered the inhabitants of Nabiteh to leave (population of 100,000) They then ordered the inhabitants of Tyre to leave (pop of 200,000). Now they've ordered the entire south to leave - up to 300 towns & villages. Alex Crawford reporting from Lebanon today

Ridge "I actually think [Alan Milburns] done some really serious thinking here.. [young people] have been crippled by social media & phones & what are we going to do about that. These are big questions we need to put" Serious thinking would require acknowledging the role played by austerity

"there will be some people who really need their PIP payments" *some*. A Labour peer leaning into the narrative of the deserving & undeserving Hazarika then talks about welfare to work. Except PIP isn't related to employment & plenty of disabled people on PIP do work

"Who'll do this if we don't, he told us.. it was only weeks later that Mahdi too was killed in a triple tap attack" Part of a report by Alex Crawford on the paramedics being killed in Lebanon. As Dr Mina Najib from MSF says, they are being systematically targeted by Israel

"More than 20 medics have been killed during whats meant to be a truce. The Lebanese health ministry says they're being deliberately killed" Alex Crawford reports on the paramedics in Lebanon.

"An unprecedented forced evacuation order, more like a threat.." Israel is terrorising the entire population of Tyre, the fourth largest city in Lebanon.

@fletchjack.bsky.social : "We have faced some of the largest pay erosion in the public sector. Yes.. the deal that was done in 2024.. was a good start to the reversal of that decades worth of pay erosion.. what we're saying is, lets continue that journey.." Solidarity

An 18 year old high school student in Gaza is preparing to take her exams & she tells the BBC about the challenges she faces.