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Don’t believe Andy Burnham’s PR machine

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Britain’s newly appointed Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street after taking office, in London on July 20, 2026 [Isabel Infantes/Reuters]

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One of the main issues that has torn Labour apart for over a decade has been Palestine. On July 9, before his confirmation as the new prime minister, Burnham decided to address the issue in a video posted on social media, saying Labour “didn’t get it right” and needs to “do better” on Gaza.

So will he indeed “do better” on Palestine and everything else that Labour has gotten wrong over the past decade? Unlikely. That is because complicity in Israel’s genocide is deeply entrenched in the British political infrastructure. It requires radical change – something which Burnham is not offering.

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On foreign policy, Labour’s complicity in the Israeli genocide in Gaza will haunt the party for a generation. Starmer will be remembered for saying the Israeli army has “the right” to cut off water and electricity to a besieged population, and his government – for continuing arms sales to the Israeli regime, including components for the F-35 jets that have caused untold death and destruction in Gaza.

Burnham is not the outsider his PR machine is selling. He has been a member of Labour Friends of Israel since 2015, when he described the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement as “spiteful” and pledged that Israel would be the first country he visited as leader of Labour.

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His allies include Josh Simons, former director of the Labour Together think tank that engineered Starmer’s rise and helped purge the party of its pro-Palestinian left flank, often under the pretext of tackling anti-Semitism. The irony is that this same period saw Jewish members of the party investigated and expelled at several times the rate of non-Jewish members.

In May, Simons resigned as MP so that Burnham could run in and win a special by-election for his parliamentary seat, which enabled him to pursue the leadership of Labour and the prime minister’s post. The influence Labour Together figures retain around Burnham tells us that the machinery behind Starmer’s leadership has not been dismantled so much as quietly repositioned.

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham admits to blatently lying and engaging in deception to become leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
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That Andy Burnham’s a useless cnut, isn’t he?

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Just the same as the rest of them? I mean useless cnuts?

Manchesterim? FO

Mayors? Some of us have had mayors who were so fantastically useless and hated …

1/8/26 9.30: Still persecuting climate and anti-genocide activists, actively supporting Israel’s genocide. No difference there.

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Turkiye ‘closely’ monitoring efforts to end Israeli attacks, occupation: President Erdogan

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (L) hold a joint press conference following their bilateral meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye, on July 30, 2026. [Doğukan Keskinkılıç – Anadolu Agency]

Turkiye is “closely” following diplomatic initiatives seeking an end to Israel’s attacks and occupation, said the nation’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, Anadolu reports.

“We assessed how Turkiye could contribute to these efforts. We also discussed opportunities to further develop our bilateral relations in various fields. We believe that the growing dialogue between Lebanon and Syria will benefit both countries. We stand ready to make the necessary contribution to strengthening relations between the two countries, which have had a difficult past,” Erdogan said during a joint news conference with visiting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.

Following the withdrawal of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Turkiye wants to play an active role in all initiatives aimed at safeguarding Lebanon’s sovereignty, Erdogan added.

The Turkish president said that he is very pleased to host Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Turkiye and thanked him for making the first visit to Türkiye by a Lebanese head of state in 17 years.

Noting that Aoun is also a highly experienced military leader, Erdogan said he regarded Aoun’s election as president earlier this year as a significant step toward strengthening security in Lebanon and wished him success in his tenure.

Recalling Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s visit to Istanbul earlier this month, Erdogan said today’s meeting with Aoun addressed regional developments, “particularly in light of the ongoing Israeli occupation in southern Lebanon.”

READ: Erdoğan says NATO summit highlighted Türkiye’s central role in global security

“We continue our strong support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our friend and brother Lebanon, with which we share deep ties,” he added.

Erdogan noted that Lebanon has long endured the consequences of serving as a battleground for regional rivalries and conflicts.

He added that Lebanon would be among the countries to benefit most from the environment of stability, peace and cooperation that Türkiye has sought to establish in the Middle East from the beginning.

Aoun said on Wednesday that discussions are continuing over a possible international force to replace the UN force in southern Lebanon, with proposals including European, Turkish, NATO-backed, Arab, and Islamic participation.

He said Lebanon’s priority is preventing a power vacuum and ensuring that any new force supports the Lebanese army, safeguards stability, and respects national sovereignty.

Turkiye has previously contributed to the naval wing of UNIFIL, the current UN force.

Pointing out that the death toll in Lebanon has exceeded 4,300 since March 2, 2026, while more than 2,000 people have been injured and 1 million have been forced to flee their homes, Erdogan once again offered his condolences to the Lebanese people.

“Turkiye has been among the countries to respond most strongly to the attacks from the first day,” he noted.

“We will continue our support for strengthening Lebanon’s institutional capacity and also maintain our humanitarian and technical assistance,” said Erdogan.

Turkiye stands ready to provide “all possible support” for the reconstruction of southern Lebanon after the Israeli attacks end, he added.

READ: Turkiye delivers humanitarian aid to 85 countries

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Iran claims ballistic missile strike destroyed 3 US F-35 jets at Jordan air base

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[War porn] US F-35 stealth fighter jet. [Israeli Army/Anadolu Agency]

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed Thursday that it targeted Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan’s eastern desert with ballistic missiles, destroying three F-35 fighter jets and heavily damaging three others, according to Iranian media, Anadolu reports.

In a statement, the IRGC said its aerospace forces struck the deployment ramp and maintenance hangar housing US F-35 fighter jets at Al-Azraq Air Base with several ballistic missiles, describing the attack as a response to a US strike on two residential homes on Iran’s Qeshm Island.

The IRGC claimed that three F-35 aircraft were completely destroyed, while three others sustained heavy damage.

It also claimed that several officers, as well as technical and maintenance personnel, were killed in the attack.

READ: US airstrike targets border area near western Iranian city: Report

The statement came hours after a missile struck a house on Qeshm Island, injuring two people during a wave of US attacks across southern Iran, according to Mehr News Agency.

Earlier Thursday, the Jordanian army said it intercepted and downed five missiles launched from Iran toward the kingdom, marking the fourth consecutive day of such incidents.

On Wednesday, Jordan said it downed five missiles after intercepting one drone on Tuesday and two drones on Monday.

The developments came as the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said American forces launched strikes against Iran in response to what it described as attempted Iranian attacks on US forces in the Middle East a day earlier.

READ: US launches strikes on Iranian military targets after Trump warning

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Arrests made as protesters invite support for Palestine Action outside court

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 Palestine Action and Defend Our Juries protesters outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court, London, July 30, 2026

AT LEAST 50 people were arrested outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court today as they demanded the ban on Palestine Action be lifted.

An estimated 200 protesters prepared to read a statement inviting support for the proscribed group as a review hearing began for the prosecution of 1,579 people under section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000, for holding signs in support of Palestine Action during mass silent vigils in Parliament Square last year.

It is understood that at least four arrests were made before the action started, two under section 13 for articles of clothing and two for setting up a small stage.

From midday, a programme of speakers took place, with many being arrested while speaking.

Among them was Sir Jonathan Porritt, a campaigner and author who served as director of Friends of the Earth and was an adviser to current King Charles III for more than 30 years

Ahead of the protest, deputy assistant commissioner Andy Valentine said: “The law is clear. Expressing support for proscribed organisations is a criminal offence and anyone doing so can expect to be arrested.”

Protesters wore red to echo the jumpsuits worn during direct actions organised by Palestine Action, many of which targeted weapons factories to disrupt arms supply to Israel amid its genocide.

A Defend Our Juries spokesperson said: “We had hoped to see a different response from the Met Police today, but yet again they are embarking on making hundreds of arrests of regular people who refuse to do nothing as the judiciary criminalised those who act to save lives as terrorists.

“These arrests, like that of thousands of others, 1,855 of whom were listed as needing to appear in court today, are an assault on our democracy, our civil liberties and our moral obligation to step in to prevent genocide.

“We urge the new PM to stop this insanity, at a time when there is so much positive work to be done in our country, Andy Burnham needs to put a stop to huge sums of taxpayer money being used for these arrests and prosecutions that the public at large do not support.”

As arrests continued, court records revealed that Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori will be permitted to challenge the proscription at the Supreme Court. 

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Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza's hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel. New Labour UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues Labour party policy of active support and complicity in Israel's genocide.
Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel. New Labour UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues Labour party policy of active support and complicity in Israel’s genocide.

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