In one of the most dramatic moments of the Real Madrid presidential race, candidate Enrique Riquelme stole the limelight after appearing in a television interview holding up Erling Haaland’s shirt in front of the cameras. The scene quickly became a key talking point in his election campaign, and sparked widespread debate about the scale of the promises being made in the race for the presidency of Real Madrid.

The moment was not merely a visual spectacle; it was accompanied by a direct statement from Riquelme, in which he confirmed that signing Haaland would be one of his priorities should he win the Real Madrid presidency, as part of a vision to attract the elite names in European football to bolster the team’s attacking strength.

Real Madrid chaos

This move placed Haaland’s name at the heart of the election campaign early on, turning him into one of the key talking points in Riquelme’s message to the club’s supporters, in a contest that goes beyond the administrative to a race for the highest sporting ambitions.

In parallel with this, Rodri’s name was also mentioned within the same electoral scenarios; however, the momentum surrounding Haaland remained the most prominent theme in the messages directed at Real Madrid fans throughout the campaign.

However, Manchester City are now said to be considering legal action. A club spokesperson said:

The stories which have emerged from Spain regarding the future of Erling Haaland are untrue.

There is no chance of this happening and there is no contractual clause to enable it.

We are considering legal action for the use of our player image in this context.

The image quickly spread across social media platforms, where followers shared it widely, and it also garnered significant engagement across a number of prominent sports accounts, including the “El Chiringuito” account on x, which helped to increase interest in the comments and turn them into one of the most prominent talking points in the election landscape within Real Madrid.

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By Alaa Shamali

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Nigel Farage has recently defended his call for “pure cold rage” in reaction to responding officers’ treatment of murder victim Henry Nowak. Worse still, he’s doubled down on his race-baiting, claiming that there’s worse yet to come. 

Meanwhile, the Times has been doing all it can to tow the Reform leader’s party line. The right-wing rag has managed to dig up a Hampshire Police diversity training day questionnaire, reporting on the pigs feeling “pressured” and “controlled”, as if that’s somehow connected to them ignoring Nowak as he bled to death.

Back in the real world, the president of the National Black Police Association has warned that Farage’s rhetoric is in danger of setting policing back decades.

Farage promises ‘just the beginning’

In a Times Radio interview, Farage defended his call for “pure, cold rage”. He argued that:

I used that term very, very deliberately… I suggested that rage was put in a cold way, not a hot way.

What a precise instruction, delivered to charmers destroying a local community by chucking bins around.

And, Farage also claimed that the white riots in Southampton are “just the beginning”. He said:

large numbers of young white males think the police are prejudiced against them. 

That would be because the Reform leader told them as much. Farage stood in front of a camera and bleated that Nowak’s treatment was a result of “anti-white prejudice”. He stated, without choking on his words, that the UK is a “two-tier system” that disadvantages white people.

As the Canary previously highlighted, Farage knew that his words would start a riot. Back in 2024, he was one of the figures throwing around the ‘two-tier policing’ rubbish which sparked the white riots during that period of time.

In a similar vein, at the time we also stated that the compliant corporate media aids and abets far-right politicians and hatemongers in stoking up racial tensions in these scenarios. However, what the Times is currently doing is far, far worse.

The Times parrots Farage’s tripe

On 4 June, the Times published an article titled:

Officers in force that failed Nowak ‘pressured’ by diversity course

This followed Farage’s attack line, attempting to blame DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) initiatives for so-called “anti-white prejudice”. The article reported that:

Police officers in the force that failed Henry Nowak felt “controlled and pressured” during diversity training, it has emerged.

An evaluation of a day-long Hampshire Police course titled Inclusion Matters found that more than one in seven officers experienced pressure “to be certain ways” during the training.

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The course covered topics including racism, unconscious bias, privilege and “the importance of being an ally”.

The cops complained that being told about their privilege made them feel pressure to “be a certain way”, did they? Would that ‘certain way’ be ‘less racist’, by any chance?

Note the Times’ feeble attempt at a deception here. The right-wing rag has seized on a questionnaire response to a police diversity training day where a few cops complained. It makes absolutely no mention of when this training took place.

However, the article expects readers to connect that diversity training to officers ignoring a white man saying he’s been stabbed. Even if the training told the pigs to take claims of racialised abuse more seriously, nobody genuinely believes that extends to ‘ignore a white man when he says he can’t breathe’.

But then, the Times isn’t looking for genuine belief. All it needs is its readers’ knee-jerk, unthinking anger. It needs blind hatred directed at the very concept of equality initiatives – just like far-right darling Farage wants.

‘There is a danger of policing going back’

Meanwhile, for those of us still concerned with fact, the police force’s extensive and well-documented history of systematic racism hasn’t gone anywhere. That ‘systematic’ bit is important. It’s a long-lasting, widespread and ongoing pattern, not a single instance of officers getting it badly wrong, as in Henry Nowak’s case.

In fact, the president of the National Black Police Association – chief inspector Andy George – has raised the alarm of Farage’s dangerous race-baiting. George warned that:

There is a danger of policing going back to a time long before Stephen Lawrence’s murder, to the 1960s and 1970s, because of the attacks from the far right which have been growing over the past few years, and which are becoming more mainstream.

Likewise, ex-chief inspector of constabulary Andy Cooke – who stepped down back in April – has stated outright that he saw no evidence of ‘anti-white bias’ during his tenure. Given that he’s a white cop, and a Tory appointee at that, we’re going to believe that he looked for it, too. Cook said:

Throughout my five years at the inspectorate, I found no evidence at all to support any claim there was an anti-white bias in operational policing. […]

This should be a period of time where politicians respect the family’s wishes and do not try to exploit such a tragic and painful situation to boost their political fortunes.

Instead, the former chief inspector accused Farage and his ilk of trying to “boost their political fortunes” by exploiting the Nowak case.

Nowak’s parents stated explicitly they didn’t want their son’s murder to be “used to create further division”. Farage and his lot don’t care. They’re working actively to reverse even fragile steps toward racial equality across the UK, and there’s no line they won’t cross, no cause they won’t exploit, in order to do so. 

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Yet another prominent Reform UK party figure in Wales has been exposed over hateful rhetoric shared online repeatedly, especially targeted at Islam or Muslim-majority populations.

Derek Roberts’ social media account is full of racist and anti-Muslim bigotry, much targeted at Pakistanis. This included posts targeted at Scottish (briefly) First Minister Humza Yousaf and other high-profile figures he deemed sympathetic — i.e. not outwardly hateful — towards Muslims or Islam.

He also publicly supported Tommy ‘Fake-Name’ Robinson online. Farage’s Reform have previously, albeit unconvincingly, attempted to distance themselves from the violent, far-right Islamophobic criminal.

Roberts stood down as a Senedd candidate in May’s Welsh elections but is now employed as a special adviser (spad) by Reform’s Gas Thomas. Roberts was originally announced as second-place candidate for Reform in Pen-y-Bont Bro Morgannwg constituency, spanning Bridgend and the Vale of Glamorgan.

Upon Roberts unexpectedly quitting, Reform cited “personal reasons.” However, as BBC Wales wrote:

A source close to Reform UK told the BBC that prior to Roberts quitting, concerns were raised about a Facebook account in his name.

This comes after another Welsh Reform spad stood down following the emergence of Hitler salute photos previously shared on social media — complete with finger-moustache.

Tommy Robinson inflames white riot as thugs throw Nazi salutes

Repeated, vile online anti-Muslim hatred

BBC Wales was shown dozens of offensive Facebook posts featuring vile, inflammatory language from an account in Roberts’ name, between 2022 and 2025.

Among the vitriolic posts shared online from Roberts’ account were:

• Various racist jokes in 2022 about floods in Pakistan, including racist slurs about Pakistanis.
• At least one post in 2022 expressing support for far-right activist ‘Tommy Robinson’. After referring to the “Pakistani community” in derogatory, sweary terms, the post stated: “Come on Tommy!”
• One post in 2023 criticising the ethnic background of a Plaid Cymru councillor.
• Referring to Muslim Scottish leader Humza Yousaf, two separate posts in 2023 which said:
  

  “Scotland please don’t let a Muslim be in charge of a political party in your Celtic country!”

  “At last this vile man is getting kicked out of Scottish government! Remember one thing you were NOT elected by the Scottish people the same as the PM and the Welsh FM!
  

  “Remember White, White, White.”

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• Another post, in 2023’s Welsh Labour leadership contest, referring to Jeremy Miles pictured to the right of Welsh Labour politicians Eluned Morgan and Vaughan Gething, stating:
  

  “Let’s face it, the guy on the right won’t get it unless he is gay or a Muslim.”

• Another post from 2024 which read, somewhat bizarrely:
  

  “I absolutely hate the PM [Keir Starmer]… and I absolutely detest the Islamic way of life!”

Reform refused to comment to the BBC on “internal hiring processes” or whether they disputed this story.

When ‘vetting problems’ become party problems

None of this should surprise readers. It’s not the first time Reform candidates and politicians have been accused of hateful, Islamophobic, racist or similarly bigoted messaging. It won’t be the last.

Yet every time this happens, one common question emerges, as with the BBC’s article. It’s always a matter of
‘How did this so-and-so get through party vetting? Does Reform even have party vetting?’

See, for example, Makerfield by-election candidate Rob Kenyon’s online admissions “I am sexist” and obscenities about Carol Vorderman. Or, as the BBC point out, Corey Edwards, who also stood down from the same constituency list after a photo emerged of him appearing to perform a Nazi salute. The latter is now also employed as a Welsh Reform spad alongside Roberts.

There comes a point, however, where you need to stop asking about party vetting. We all know that Reform has the political donations and so resources to do serious vetting if they wish to.

But they don’t want to vet for racism and sexism — that’s the entire point. They want to normalise it. Letting a few misogynists and ethno-nationalists through the door is the political objective. And then some more.

We need to stop worrying about Reform’s internal ‘failings’ on due process and start worrying about what they’re successfully letting through. It’s blatant racism, misogyny, transphobia and general bigotry. Their obvious objective is to legitimise all this and the Islamophobia that they’ve been reported for.

It’s time to recognise that these “vetting problems” are just Reform party problems.

Nigel Farage, Rupert Lowe, and Kemi Badenoch squabble over race to the bottom

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By Cameron Baillie

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Robert Kenyon is Reform UK’s candidate in the crucial Makerfield by-election. As we’ve reported, Kenyon has made a number of comments he’s struggled to defend, including that he’s a “sexist.” This is partly because his views are indefensible, and partly because he can barely string a sentence together.

The lad does have a strategy for dealing with hard questions, though, and it’s to run away:

Reform UK’s #Makerfield Candidate @RobKenyonReform can’t answer a simple question.

This isn’t new politics, it’s dodging simple questions.

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— Reform Party UK Exposed (@reformexposed) June 4, 2026

Oh, and by ‘hard questions’, we basically mean ‘any questions.’

Run, Rob run

In the video above, Beth Rigby of Sky News approaches Kenyon, who is standing to the side of his van with an umbrella. Robert Kenyon’s willingness to be pictured with an umbrella demonstrates he’s something of a modern misogynist, because one of the old guard would never be seen dead with such a contraption – especially not when walking the short distance from the van to the office. Don’t believe us? This is from the Telegraph in 2014:

Umbrellas annoy me. I’ve always thought that umbrellas were inherently unmanly. As undignified in a man’s hand as they are in his cocktail. I think slightly less of a man if I see him using an umbrella. I know, I know: it’s my problem, not his. He’s just trying to stay dry. But why is he so obsessed with this precious dryness? And is an umbrella really the best way? What’s wrong with a hat, a waterproof jacket, waiting for the downpour to pass or, hell, just getting wet?

Britain is a ridiculous country full of wet and angry, Reform-curious, men, and it always has been. Back to the video, Rigby asks Robert Kenyon:

Why should women in Makerfield vote for you, Rob?

It’s a good question, because Robert Kenyon has also said things like this:

Reproductive rights? Women’s rights? They can dress it up all they want, they are deciding to kill a baby inside the womb…What they mean is they want to shag anyone they want and if they get caught they get a second chance and treat it [sic] as a secondary last chance form of contraception. They ain’t kidding anyone.

And this:

I’d hazard a guess that the majority [of abortions] are for vanity purposes like unwanted pregnancies.

“Vanity,” he said. The reality is women want to be able to choose when they bring a life into the world; not that they’re worried their favourite dress might not fit.

On the topic of vanity, Ribert Kenyon clearly isn’t someone who cares about how he looks or sounds to other people. As the Guardian reported:

In 2021, Kenyon responded to a social media post about [Carol] Vorderman in which another user wrote: “My god I’d love to smell and lick your arsehole”, by saying: “He’s only saying what we’re all thinking”.

A man with pride in how he comes across would not have said this in public.

Divisive Reform

In response to Rigby, Kenyon responded:

If you speak to the Press Office.

He didn’t expand on what would happen if she spoke to them, so Rigby pressed on:

Why should women in Makerfield vote for you, Rob, when you said you were a sexist? Why should women vote for you when you said that you were sexist and that they can’t drive?

As we reported previously, Kenyon was a reservist in the Army Reserves. Despite his party suggesting otherwise, Robert Kenyon never actually deployed anywhere. Given the way he fled the scene with nothing to show for it, though, you’d be mistaken for thinking he served in Afghanistan.

There’s no doubt an audience for Robert Kenyon’s brand of umbrella-owning misogyny — the problem is that audience probably doesn’t include women — i.e. the majority gender in the UK.

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By Willem Moore

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The second someone finds themselves facing chest discomfort, their mind begins to spiral into panic. It can be difficult to think of anything else in that second, as anything happening to our hearts scares us far more than most health issues out there. But do you know what can make this situation even more excruciating? Going through a heart check and still walking away without a clear diagnosis in hand. This is, arguably, even more exhausting and frustrating than the discomfort itself. The only ray of light that remains, then, is hoping that some specialist can help you instead. So, if you’re in this situation, let’s help you understand why chest discomfort can be so difficult to diagnose and how a specialist can help you uncover the root cause of this issue.

Why is chest discomfort so difficult to diagnose?

The biggest problem with the symptom “chest discomfort” is that the chest contains many organs and structures that can cause it. The heart, lungs, muscles, ribs, oesophagus, and even something more abstract, like anxiety, can create this sensation. While chest pain related to the heart is described as tightness, indigestion or acid reflux as a burning sensation, and muscle strain as a sharp pain, the first instinct people have when clutching their chest is that something is wrong with the heart. The problem is, heart problems don’t always follow this pattern anyway. Many people will experience jaw discomfort, upper back pain, nausea, dizziness, or fatigue rather than chest pain, and never link them to the heart. Some people may even have intermittent symptoms that practically disappear by the time of the appointment, making things even harder for a doctor.

When should you involve a heart specialist?

Now, if your pain is linked to a muscle strain or mild indigestion, your GP will usually be good enough to handle the problem. But there are a few red flags to watch out for. Chest discomfort that repeatedly appears during physical activity is one of them. If walking uphill, climbing stairs, or other forms of exercise trigger chest tightness, blood flow to the heart may be affected.

You should also get yourself checked by a good cardiologist in London if your symptoms are becoming more frequent and more intense, and are affecting your quality of life. Even if your tests came out green before, these ongoing symptoms deserve a closer look. Remember: a single normal ECG does not mean the issue is no longer heart-related. If a close relative of yours also has had a bout with heart disease, high cholesterol, or cardiac issues – especially at a younger age – you absolutely should get yourself checked by a heart doctor. Lastly, if your chest pain is accompanied by heart palpitations, dizziness, or unexplained shortness of breath, and these symptoms are worsening over time, get yourself checked immediately.

Should you wait for an NHS referral or go private?

To be clear, the NHS is an excellent system for treating emergencies and providing essential care for most people. But when it comes to specialists, a private clinic may be a much better option. The primary reason is that waiting times for such doctors, especially for non-urgent investigations like unexplained chest discomfort, can stretch for weeks, even months, depending on your area. For someone who is experiencing chest pain, this is pretty bad, as not only can their symptoms worsen significantly with time, but the waiting period itself can be emotionally draining.

Going private will let you see a cardiologist and access advanced tests (if needed) much faster. In many cases, you can arrange a consultation, ECGs, stress testing, echocardiograms, and advanced imaging within a week. When the goal is to identify a potentially serious issue that presents as just chest pain, this is nothing short of a blessing in disguise. Again, if your symptoms are mild and stable, and you’re already seeing a GP, it’s fine to wait a bit. But if your symptoms are worsening or affecting your life in any way, it’s best to see a private cardiologist instead.

What tests should you get for your chest discomfort?

The exact tests you’ll be getting will depend on your consultation with the cardiologist, based on your symptoms, risk factors, age, physical exam results, and medical history. But there are still some common tests that you can ask about. The first is an electrocardiogram, also called an ECG. This test records the electrical activity of your heart, checks for any abnormalities in your heart rhythm, and signs of previous damage to the organ.

Alongside this, you may need blood work to check for markers of heart muscle injury, inflammation, cholesterol, and other conditions that may be contributing to your symptoms. If your symptoms occur during physical activity, a stress test may also be added. In it, you’ll be asked to exercise on a treadmill or a stationary bike, and your heart will be monitored by the doctor throughout.

To get a clearer picture of how well your heart is functioning, an echocardiogram may also be ordered – an ultrasound specifically for the heart. It shows how well your heart is pumping blood, how well your valves are functioning, and if there are any structural issues that need addressing. In more complex cases, your doctor may also recommend tests such as a Holter monitor if the chest pain appears at random, ambulatory monitoring if random blood pressure spikes are a suspect, a coronary CT angiogram to obtain detailed images of your arteries, and a 3D scan to obtain a true, full picture of your heart in real time.

Getting the best possible care for your heart

At the end of the day, don’t forget that chest discomfort, especially one that hasn’t had a clear diagnosis so far, is not something you simply need to live with. This isn’t something you resign yourself to for the rest of your life. You need to keep fighting, and the best way to do so is to get yourself checked by specialist doctors. Even if the cause turns out to be non-cardiac in the end, anything this persistent should absolutely be evaluated so you are not left guessing about your own health. If you feel you can still afford to wait, see a specialist with an NHS referral; otherwise, start with a private cardiologist immediately. Sooner or later, the root cause of your issue will undoubtedly surface, and when it does, prepare yourself for the treatment plan. If you can just do this much, everything will be just fine.

By Nathan Spears

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The Chief Constable of Hampshire Police told the BBC that the footage of officers arresting Henry Nowak while he lay bleeding from stab wounds left him feeling as “distressed” as the wider public.

Officers handcuffed Nowak and read him his rights despite his obvious injuries. Ultimately, the court sentenced his killer, Vickrum Digwa, to a minimum of 21 years in prison for the murder. Prosecutors will soon continue proceedings against Digwa’s mother for allegedly concealing the knife used in the attack.

However, it has clearly emerged that police officers failed to respond appropriately to Nowak’s injuries despite his repeated pleas for help, and he subsequently died from those wounds. His death adds to a growing list of cases in which poor judgment and failures in duty of care during police arrests have contributed to tragic outcomes.

Coming just weeks after another fatal arrest in Northern Ireland, where security personnel ignored a man’s distressed pleas during an unduly forceful restraint, this latest preventable death once again places the conduct, judgment, and accountability of those exercising authority under intense scrutiny.

The chief constable of Hampshire police has apologised to the family of Henry Nowak for the student being handcuffed and arrested as he lay dying.https://t.co/AOmAulfk51

— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) June 3, 2026

Police say Nowak not treated differently – and they’re right

As is pretty typical, the response from white supremacist, far-right politicians like Farage to the tragic and avoidable death of Henry Nowak has been to further stoke racism in British society. Subsequent white riots in Southampton, with the hashtag #FarageRiots trending across social media, underscore the violent and disruptive agenda at the heart of far-right politics.

This race-baiting and incitement of white riots from the far-right came despite an emotional plea from Nowak’s father stating:

We do not want his death to be used to create further division, hatred or tension. We want his story to help make our streets safer for everyone.

This is not about Sikhism. This is not about racism.

In practice, however, Farage and his supporters have exposed what many would regard as a ‘two-tier’ racist mentality within a small but vocal section of the public.

While police forces continue to reject allegations of two-tier policing, these hateful individuals often dismiss or ignore incidents in which police officers injure, mistreat, or kill members of marginalised communities, yet demand accountability when similar events affect people they identify with. Their selective concern reveals a double standard that has little to do with justice and everything to do with identity.

Apparently, the notion of a two-tier policing system is only a concern when it helps to stir up racial hatred against Black and Brown people – otherwise, they couldn’t really care less.

Chief Constable Alex Boon has told the BBC that he did not agree with Farage’s allegation that the police operate on a two-tier model of policing, saying that he sees daily how police officers do their job for all communities. 

Nevertheless, the video has rightfully “distressed” the chief constable – as it has the British public, saying:

What was filmed there is a tragedy, an absolute tragedy. You can’t help but be affected by it. It’s very difficult to watch.

I really feel for the family of Henry at this time.

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White supremacists now saying policing is racist

Whilst disputing that UK policing as a whole is racist, Boon did acknowledge that racist individuals do work within the police. As a result, the issue then arises of why the allegation of racism might have been believed so easily – and that’s pretty simple to understand: racism is absolutely rife in the UK.

Moreover, racism is rising – and set to rise even further, thanks to the disgusting likes of Farage’s Reform and white supremacist thugs like Tommy Robinson. 

Chief Constable Alexis Boon of Hampshire Police has rejected claims of "two-tier" policing.

Speaking to @JasonFarrellSky, he said he does not believe UK policing is "racist" – but conceded that "there are racist individuals within policing".

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— Sky News (@SkyNews) June 3, 2026

On the other hand, there have been a significant number of examples where the police have harmed – or killed – arrestees, and the common factor between those has indeed been the colour of the ‘offenders’ skin.

Clue: they were not white.

Therefore, it stands to reason that a possible reason for this fatal misjudgment by attending officers is the very fact that racism is thriving across the UK. Allowing that racism to fester, multiply and become even more commonplace only invites further tragic incidents affecting everybody stopped by the police.

After all, if racism was not as plausible as it has been for far too long, then there may have been more doubt shown by the police themselves. Furthermore, Digwa is not the first aggressive offender to attempt to hide his violent offence – that avoidance of accountability is pretty standard amongst male aggressors.

Surely then, this underscores the need for genuine humility from the police, the British public, politicians – and we’d hope, far-right actors like Reform UK.

Needless to say, we won’t hold our breath as Farage and Zia Yusuf seem hell bent on risking further tragedies off the back of the horrendous grief that Nowak’s family are living through.

Hate increasing against Sikh community in Southampton

As often happens when individuals exploit tragedy to inflame racial tensions, members of Southampton’s Sikh community have reported a rise in hostility and intimidation. Some have altered their daily routines out of fear of being targeted, while police have increased patrols around Sikh places of worship and community buildings in an effort to deter further incidents.

However, policing alone cannot address the deeper problem. When public figures, activists, or online trolls direct sinister hostility towards entire ethnic or religious communities, they can legitimise prejudice and even worse, embolden those willing to act on it.

Increased patrols may help deter immediate threats, but they cannot undo the damage caused when inflammatory rhetoric fuels undue fear, division, and acts of intimidation against people.

This risk and unbridled anger on show on our streets is undoubtedly causing fear amongst vulnerable marginalised groups, as well as women. After all, a huge proportion of Farage and Robinson supporters have a history of domestic abuse, and their sense of authoritative supremacy is seen against women too.

Ultimately, anger and hate never leads to any sort of positive outcome – and the British public would be wise not to be baiting into it.

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Germany was kicked off the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the first time since it joined in 1973. This occurred amid claims that its role in the genocide of Palestinians played a role. It was deeply upsetting Zionists in Germany and elsewhere.

Facing consequences for their genocidal actions is not really the Zionists’ strong suit.

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted on the temporary seats for the UNSC yesterday.

Germany needed a two-thirds majority of votes in the wider UNGA to get a seat on the UNSC for the next two years, which it didn’t; Portugal and Austria were elected instead.

The UNSC consists of 15 of the 193 member states. The US, UK, China, Russia, and France are the five permanent members of the council and have veto power. In contrast, ten non-permanent (NPM) seats are regionally allocated. They are elected by the UNGA secret ballot every year to serve two-year terms.

The NPM seats on the UNSC are split according to regions: Africa gets three, Asia-Pacific gets two, Latin America gets two, Western Europe gets two, and Eastern Europe gets one.

Cost of loyalty to US and Israel

Full-time Canadian Zionist Hillel Neuer, who runs UN Watch, acknowledged the reports that Germany lost its UNSC seat because of its firm stance with Israel. For Neuer, blind loyalty to an apartheid state is apparently worth more than a seat at the table.

Manche behaupten, Deutschland habe seine Kandidatur für den UN-Sicherheitsrat verloren, weil es zu fest an der Seite Israels steht.

Wenn das stimmt, dann sei es so.

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Stimmen von Diktaturen und Hamas-Verstehern sind kein moralischer Maßstab. Prinzipien zählen mehr als ein Sitz.

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) June 3, 2026

Meanwhile, German politicians are mad that Germany, through its UN contributions, has not been able to keep its seat at the UNSC. Additionally, German journalist James Jackson posted an article from Die Zeit.  

German politicians are outraged that they cannot buy popularity by financially supporting international institutions while actually undermining them (Netanyahu invite & Albanese sanctions) https://t.co/MG9coGd0sU

— James Jackson (@derJamesJackson) June 4, 2026

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In the Die Zeit article, one CDU minister, Manfred Pentz, who serves as the Hessian Minister for International Affairs, is asking why Germany should continue to invest so much money in the UN. This is notable if it does not have the influence it believes it is entitled to.

Rare moment of justice

Former German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was the one who announced the results, as she is the current UNGA president. She is also a staunch Israel ally. The Schadenfreude was delicious – just as journalist Ali Abunimah commented.

How do you say Schadenfreude in German? https://t.co/5b1wA8Wz2V

— Ali Abunimah (@AliAbunimah) June 3, 2026

Craig Mokhiber, the former UN official, called Germany’s loss a rare moment of justice as Germany is punished for its war on Gaza and Iran.

In a rare moment of justice at the UN General Assembly today, Germany lost its bid for a UN Security Council seat. Germany’s scandalous support for genocide in Palestine and aggression against Iran, and its repression of human rights defenders inside Germany, were all on display…

— Craig Mokhiber (@CraigMokhiber) June 3, 2026

Counterweight to the US and Israel war machine

The results yesterday also led to NPM seats at the UNSC for Kyrgyzstan, Zimbabwe, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Kyrgyzstan beat the US-backed Philippines.

Five new non-permanent members have been elected to the UN Security Council.

Austria
Kyrgyzstan
Portugal
Trinidad and ​Tobago
Zimbabwe

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The countries’ two-year terms will begin on 1 January 2027.https://t.co/GG0pBn9swn pic.twitter.com/UgodQSH743

— United Nations (@UN) June 3, 2026

Zimbabwe, being on the UNSC, is also a counterweight to the Anglo-American-Zionist lobby.

Zimbabwe, formerly Southern Rhodesia, gained independence from British colonialism on April 18, 1980.  It is also one of the most sanctioned countries in the world because it committed the unthinkable crime in Western eyes for seizing land from white settlers. Of course, Israel hates it!

However, under economic strain from sanctions, Zimbabwe has yielded to Western pressure and gone back on some of its land reforms.

Neuer was throwing his toys out of the pram just because a German Diplomat congratulated Zimbabwe.

.@_FriedrichMerz This is a horrible message to send. Why is your government posting special congratulations to the U.N. election of the serial human rights abusing regime of Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa? Don’t you know how they crush dissidents? See here: https://t.co/KYpj03wxzU https://t.co/0FuvZGDy5t

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) June 3, 2026

As Mokhiber said, a rare moment of justice at the UNSC. But, be assured of a lot of whining from all US-backed states involved in the new developments.

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On 2 June, Nigel Farage released a ‘special announcement’ in which he sought to stoke racial tensions on the back of a horrific murder. This was something he did against the wishes of the murdered man’s parents. Farage, the leader of Reform, made these comments which were followed by a riot, which was carried out by white supremacists who argued the exact same things as Farage.

Kemi Badenoch also commented on the situation, but did so marginally less divisively than Farage. Reform UK responded by misquoting what she said:

Kemi Badenoch, just like Starmer, doesn’t care.

Only Reform UK will openly say that white lives matter too. pic.twitter.com/dAUd7FRUvR

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— Reform UK (@reformparty_uk) June 2, 2026

Since then, Robert Jenrick has struggled to defend his party’s attack.

Jenrick rattled

Jenrick struggled to defend Reform’s blatant dishonesty in an interview with Robert Peston:

.@Peston: That is a travesty of Kemi Badenoch’s position!@RobertJenrick: No it isn’t.

Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick is shown @KemiBadenoch’s GMB interview and denies ‘manipulating’ a tragedy to score ‘petty political points’ #Peston pic.twitter.com/ypt80BjgA3

— Peston (@itvpeston) June 3, 2026

The interview went like this:

Peston: That is a travesty of Kemi Badenoch’s position.

Jenrick: No, it isn’t.

Peston: It is a travesty because this is what she actually said. Can you play what she said please?

Peston then played a clip in which Badenoch said:

Okay, well let me answer the question. I don’t want to hear about Black Lives Matter. I don’t want to hear about White Lives Matter. We all matter. Enough of this nonsense where we keep separating everybody and splitting people into different groups. We are descending into tribalism.

As we’ll get into, there are problems with what Badenoch said; just not the problems Reform made up.

Peston: So just to be absolutely clear, there is no world in which she is endorsing Black Lives Matter

Jenrick: These are her words, Robert.

Peston: The first lot was in 2020 and totally out of context. Totally out of context. Even Rupert Lowe has said about that ad that you are manipulating the death of an innocent man to score petty party points.

Jenrick would later say:

Jenrick: Kemi Badenoch, when the Black Lives Matter issue arose, said, “Black lives do matter.” Then she went on to the media and said, I don’t want to hear about White Lives Matter.

As Peston noted, she said this in the context of saying that she doesn’t want to hear about Black Lives Matter either. So basically, Farage whipped up a white riot in Southampton, and then his party made up a load of lies when they got challenged.

Dozens of bricks being thrown pic.twitter.com/VwPXkfZlmR

— Taj Ali (@Taj_Ali1) June 2, 2026

Grim stuff.

And in response, Farage and Jenrick should crawl under the nearest rock.

But Reform isn’t the only party talking nonsense.

Just as Bad(enoch)

In a new video which is part of a paid advertising campaign, Badenoch has said she’s tired of people arguing about ‘whether Black or white lives matter more’.

Important video from @KemiBadenoch
pic.twitter.com/ErcWzUaNe5

— Conservatives (@Conservatives) June 3, 2026

Of course, this was never the message of the Black Lives Matter movement. Badenoch is suggesting otherwise because she — like Farage — is a liar and an opportunist.

The Black Lives Matter movement sprung up in response to racist policing in the US. These police officers were responsible for a disproportionate number of Black deaths, giving the impression that Black lives were less important than white lives in the eye of the American state. The slogan, then, was created to state that Black people’s lives do matter – not that they matter more than anyone else’s.

Figures like Badenoch and Farage flipped the slogan to suggest it meant white lives don’t matter, because they’re conniving chancers whose political movement is reliant on white rage.

In other words, Badenoch, like Farage and Jenrick of Reform, should crawl back under the same rock.

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By Willem Moore

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The US House of Representatives has passed a measure which attempts to stop Donald Trump from taking any further military action against Iran.

This was the fourth attempt by the House to adopt the War Powers Resolution.

The bill requires Trump to withdraw US forces or seek congressional approval for strikes in Iran.

The vote passed 215-208, and was successful after four Republicans joined the Democrats in their public show of disapproval of Trump’s illegal strikes. The rebel Republicans were Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Warren Davidson of Ohio, and Tom Barrett of Michigan.

The White House has dismissed the resolution’s value, calling it an unconstitutional attempt to restrict presidential power.

However, its passing does mean additional pressure on the White House to find a way to end the US and Israel’s illegal strikes on Iran.

If the Republican-controlled Senate also passes the bill, it would not require the president’s signature. However, it could still be subject to a legal challenge.

Trump exceeding authority

The supporters of the resolution say that Trump “exceeded his constitutional authority” by launching war alongside Israel.

Under Article II of the US Constitution, presidents can only launch attacks in self-defence in response to an immediate threat. Otherwise, Congress has the sole power to declare war.

And as we have already established, there was no immediate threat to either the US or Israel.

Additionally, as the Canary has previously reported, even former senior US military officials have said that Trump’s war on Iran is illegal. Even the Pentagon has since stated there was no imminent threat from Iran.

Senator Tim Kaine argued that:

even in a classified setting, the Trump administration could produce no evidence, none that the US was under an imminent threat of attack from Iran.

Trump has claimed that Iran was aiming to rebuild its nuclear programme. But, he also said Israel and the US “obliterated” this same programme in strikes last year. However, there was no evidence of any nuclear programme, this year or last.

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency has told NBC News the organisation does not believe Iran has nuclear weapons and:

had not seen elements of a systematic and structured program to manufacture nuclear weapons there.

Trump also claimed that Iran was seeking to develop a long-range missile to attack the US, whilst Marco Rubio told reporters that Israel was planning to attack Iran, which would have consequences for US assets in the region.

Again, Trump contradicted this. He said Iran was the one planning an imminent attack on Israel.

Trump cannot make up his mind or decide which lie to stick to.

The bottom line is there have been attempts from successive US administrations to claim Iran’s military and nuclear-energy programs since the Islamic revolution in 1979 as an imminent threat to the world.

Iran had been in talks with the US to scale down its nuclear programme in the lead-up to the US and Israel’s illegal attacks. As usual, Israel bombed Iran during the peace talks.

What ceasefire?

The US and Iran reached an initial ceasefire agreement on 8 April. However, since the very beginning, Israel has blatantly ignored the agreement. And in recent days, the US has also struck radar sites.

Before the vote, Trump claimed that negotiations to end the war are going “very well” and could be finalised by the weekend. Of course, Trump has claimed this over and over, and each time, nothing comes of it.

But only yesterday, Trump claimed that:

In that part of the world, ceasefire is when you’re shooting in a more moderate manner.

Essentially, in Trump’s eyes, a ceasefire is when everyone except the US and Israel stops firing.

Trump and Netanyahu’s unprovoked attacks on Iran were illegal – but that’s Western colonialism for you. Because when Zionists bear arms, murder children and carpet bomb civilian infrastructure, it’s absolutely okay. But when Iranians, Lebanese people, or Palestinians attempt to defend themselves, it’s terrorism, and it must be stopped.

Now, Trump has bitten off more than he can chew. The reality is, he has no exit strategy without looking weak or upsetting Israel.

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