Former Home Secretary Suela Braverman wrote in the Daily Telegraph that “Islamism are now in control of Britain.” She said Islamists were “bullying our country into submission” and Britain was threatening freedom of expression and British values and “sleepwalking into a ghettoized society”.
The Times said in an editorial that fear was now driving British democracy as concerns for the safety of MPs clearly played a key role in what the newspaper described as “the Speaker’s reckless decision to scrap the House of Commons rule book”. declared that it is an element of the doctrine. It declares that the threat of terrorist retaliation should never dominate the deliberations of Congress and that the nation should never be ruled by fear.
According to the Daily Mail, ignoring parliamentary procedures in response to threats from Islamic extremists and far-left compatriots is not only unacceptable, it is shockingly self-defeating. That would send a message that political violence works, the paper warned.
The Sun reported that parliament had surrendered to a “violent mob supporting Hamas”. The paper said in an editorial that this was a shameful, appalling and extremely dangerous moment. The newspaper said the only reason the House of Commons debated the Gaza ceasefire was to assure voters that left-wing MPs supported the Palestinians.
The Daily Mail and Daily Express have questioned why police did not stop pro-Palestinian protesters from hurling controversial slogans at Big Ben during a parliamentary debate. Both newspapers described the phrase as genocidal. Scotland Yard said this was not a crime.
The Guardian has published a study that suggests seeing the same doctor every time you visit your GP can improve your health and reduce the burden on doctors. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Inseed Business School analyzed data from 10 million consultations in the UK over 10 years. They found that people who saw the same doctor waited 18% longer between visits than people who saw different doctors. This suggests that continuing treatment could free up millions of appointments, the Guardian reports.
The Times said the fundraising regulator launched an investigation after the newspaper revealed people going door to door for children’s charities were being taught pressure selling techniques. According to the article, people registering their households to donate to the Great Ormond Street Hospital charity were trained by a third-party marketing company to use psychological motivations and pre-empt objections. It is said that he was The charity said it was “deeply concerned” by the findings. The marketing company’s policy is only to use “rational persuasion.”
And if Labor wins the general election, the paper says the EU could offer the UK closer trading ties. The paper said the deal would help businesses including food and cars import and export, but Britain would not rejoin the EU’s single market or customs union. The deal could be agreed in 2026, when the current agreement will be considered.