Despite CENTCOM claiming tonight’s strikes are aimed at degrading Iran’s threat to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, reports indicate this round of strikes is much wider in scope than CENTCOM would claim.

Over 9 explosions reported in Parchin, Tehran, local says “our whole house is shaking”

I don’t really think scrapping the most draconian immigration policies of this century is ‘shifting hard to the left’ on cultural issues tbh. And that ‘unite vs divide’ framing is curious, but cultural issues already divide the Labour 2024 coalition - he’s just chosen the conservative side!

Don’t worry guys, everyone agreed it was fine when the war started so it’s definitely still fine now and the UK definitely aiding the commission of war crimes against the civilian population of Iran

This is an appalling lack of judgement and the surest sign yet that Britain will continue to be Trump's lackey. The war in Iran has cost countless lives, and breached international law - yet we continue to support it. Very, very concerning. Very, very continuity Starmer.

This is the rationale behind mass deportation and net negative immigration, both of which Robin had made perfectly clear he wants

Every once in a while I remember Thatcher ended birthright citizenship in the UK and I hate her even more than I already do

i know of entire families who left because they couldn't afford the nhs surcharge

Do these people hear themselves

Listen, I agree there’s loads of good signs re Burnham, but taking a firm pro-immigration stance should be a basic requirement for an ostensibly progressive politician. And sorry for being biased here as an immigrant myself. Mahmood made me want to leave the UK and keeping her is incredibly hurtful.

worth remembering that the white paper proposals are the most needlessly punitive immigration plans we've ever had. worse than primary purpose, worse than the hostile environment, it'll break up british and migrant families, and lead to as many as 500k to 700k having to self remove

The thing is though she’s been in post for a good a while now and it’s not working. So…. Why would he think it would work now? Having her doing her vile policies and accompanying comms just pushed the issue UP the agenda

Conservatives like this guy

Zack Polanski is not a scary story that Ed Miliband made up. He really is out there stealing Labour’s supporters by doing the bare minimum to appeal to social liberals. It is a sign of being bad at your job if you think that reappointing Mahmood and Phillipson is uncontroversial.

Noticing a palpable sense of relief on here that Labour will continue to punch left

It doesn’t matter what Burnham does now, this decision will define his premiership

Worrth remembering that Andy Burnham has a long record of being anti-immigration. He's kept Shabana Mahmood in place because he agrees with her

"Sure nothing got done for months and we were stuck with a PM who couldn't be bothered to condemn race riots but at least Louise Haigh is back!!!"

Philipson literally just being given much more time to focus on removing human rights from trans people

This one is amazing too

Dior's latest campaign was meant to be a tribute to timeless elegance. Iranians, however, immediately noticed something else: the latest vogue looked remarkably like what their dads, uncles, and teachers wore in the 1960s. The rest is meme history... #Iran

I note a lot of the bigger Labour Party accounts are quiet rn - hopefully all dying of shame

Like this is arguably worse than before

If this is the case then it’s quite clearly bad news

To all the many Americans who are suddenly discovering the horrible cost of war reading this news today, don’t worry: your president has already promised to kill some Iranian civilians you don’t care about in revenge!

Benn is leaving talking about people protecting the 'stability' of Northern Ireland. That will be the Northern Ireland that has seen 3 years of racist pogroms that the police have mostly ignored and the UK government have done fuck all about.

Trump on U.S. troops:

Honestly the only way this can possibly be good news is if Mahmood gets the Foreign Office demotion, but I doubt it

I just heard the sound of a million centrist mums cry out, only to be silenced

The US has escalated attacks on Iranian roads, bridges and power plants, and Iran too, has responded.

Hermer and Timpson going is pretty bad tbh. Doesn’t suggest the Burnham era is going to be any more liberal than Starmer’s was

Seems like she’s setting herself up to sulk and undermine the new leadership again

Let’s enjoy this moment just for a minute or two

Partner’s language lesson with the University of Tehran has just been cancelled because they don’t have power 😭

A lot of Americans suddenly being hit by the horrors of war now an attractive 19-year old soldier has died

Race riots and toilet police. A climate of fear and hostility for thousands of the most vulnerable people in our society. All of it a choice. All of it avoidable. I return to my question I asked of Labour supporters in the 2024 election: "Better for who?"

Though thinking about it, this is pretty much the mindset of most members of the UK Labour Party on here…

Are you going to commit to repairing the damage the US has done though, even if that means Americans making sacrifices?

No-one outside the US has *the slightest* amount of confidence that a future Democratic administration will commit anything meaningful to repair the harm the US has caused. There will certainly be no reparations, the Middle East will be abandoned, and any gains made under Trump will be consolidated.

> we're not all the same > also you owe us kingdom for an american who hears themselves

The Democrats and the American left / liberals have done jack shit for Canada and even less for Iran

Note everyone that Tabriz is nowhere near the Gulf

3 blasts in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran - IRIB (Iranian state media)

LOVE and celebrations at the World Cup final in New Jersey while the host country and its allies bomb children in Iran, Palestine and Lebanon.

More or less the image this world cup deserves

Western governments will do nothing.

Ian Wright saying we shouldn’t forget the way the Iranian team and the Somali referee were treated. Correct.