‘Andy is not a superhero’: Doubts grow over Burnham as PM 'Some MPs believe the shine might be starting to come off the Greater Manchester Mayor.' Read more: trib.al/iwuwuaG

"Brexit’s damage to economy is fact, claims BBC" My take on this... 🤔 (TL;DR - opinions are not always facts, and it is more important than ever that alternative voices are heard) 1⃣ At most it might be accurate to say something like "the consensus among economists" is that Brexit has had a negative effect, but only insofar as it would also be accurate to say that the consensus for over a thousand years was that the Sun revolved around the Earth. 2⃣ This absolutely does not make this a settled "fact", nor does it justify the persistent failure to challenge the more extreme claims being made about the impact of Brexit (such as the NBER's 8%), or to present alternative views. In particular, it is plain wrong to claim that there is "no significant body of economic opinion on the other side". There are plenty of economists (myself included) who are happy to argue that Brexit has already started to deliver some benefits, and that the longer-term impact should still be positive. 3⃣ To be fair to the BBC, I have been interviewed for two separate shows ahead of the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Referendum, so there has at least been some attempt at balance in the big set pieces. But this still seems to be the exception, and the day-to-day coverage is overwhelmingly biased the other way. 4⃣ This problem goes well beyond the BBC. Groupthink has taken hold across the media, civil service, big business, and academia, making it hard for dissenters to stick their heads above the parapet. Pro-EU lobby groups are well-organised and well-funded. This makes it all the more important that both sides are heard, and that people support those - like @BritainUnbound - who are now attempting to level the playing field. telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06…

New Defence Secretary urged not to accept less than £18billion from Rachel Reeves to boost military trib.al/WMtjn6D

Ed Miliband is coming for your electric towel rail in Net Zero drive - as critics brand the move 'Soviet' trib.al/6sVnB0q

Exactly how many times do the rejoin activists need to be told? This is an excerpt from The Independent. The instinct and indeed desire of the British people is to be outside of the control of the EU. That instinct is given loudly and clearly, every single time.