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A far-right figure with ties to the Conservative party has been accused of offering to help arrange a contract killing after being secretly recorded. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says she is “shocked” by the allegation. But the party was told about Jack Ross’s violent connections in 2024, when Novara Media’s @SimonChilds13 emailed them. Read the full story: novara.media/4zj31Qu

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said she was ‘shocked’ by allegations that a consultant in her office offered to broker a contract killing. But there were warning signs. @simonchilds13 reports. novaramedia.com/2026/10/27/n…

Far-right AI rapper Danny Bones sings about the decline of Britain and fighting a civil war against the “Islamic Front”. In collaboration with @TBIJ, Novara Media can now reveal the producer and animator behind the fictional character. @simonchilds13, @harriepw and @effiewebbjourno report: novara.media/3UvTA0t

Imran Chowdhury, who worked in a technical role at the Telegraph newspaper, is accused of assisting Daniel Khalife in "the highest profile escape from prison in many years". @SimonChilds13 reports: novara.media/4fyUstb

The far right have solved the problem of climate breakdown: burn more fossil fuels! In the middle of last week's heatwave – and the hottest day ever recorded in June – @simonchilds13 went along to the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference to see what far-right influencers and social conservatives have to say about climate chaos. According to them, the real problem was never petrol barons. People should be blaming environmental activists and net zero policies instead.

Andy Burnham has already come under fire for selecting a pro-Israel corporate lobbyist as his chief of staff. And now Novara Media can reveal that an advisor to the man likely to become Britain's next prime minister has a record of discriminating against staff trying to unionise. Andy Haldane should not be “anywhere near a government that claims to stand for working people”, according to the Independent Workers’ of Great Britain union. Read the full report by @SimonChilds13: novara.media/4eMAcD0

While Europe bakes in record heat, thousands gathered for a conference that's been called "Glastonbury for climate science deniers". The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference was founded by Jordan Peterson and Paul Marshall, co-owner of GB News — and attended this week by everyone from Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch to anti-abortion activists and Christian Zionists on delegation from Israel. So what's the deal? @SimonChilds13 reports from the event in London: novara.media/4f2L3tJ

"The email raises fresh questions over the length and closeness of the relationship between McSweeney and Mandelson." @simonchilds13 reports. novaramedia.com/2026/06/23/m…

Two suspended councillors are now back in the party, as Reform faces a challenge from the right. @SimonChilds13 reports. novaramedia.com/2026/06/16/r…

Four Palestine Action activists who damaged Israeli military assets including drones will be sentenced for an “act of terrorism”, a judge has ruled. Charlotte Head, 29, Samuel Corner, 23, Leona (Ellie) Kamio, 30, and Fatema Rajwani, 21, were found guilty of criminal damage in May after breaking into a factory in Filton, near Bristol, owned by Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit in 2024. Corner was also convicted of grievous bodily harm without intent. Justice Jeremy Johnson told the Woolwich crown court that he found that the defendants “were well aware” of “the aims and strategy of Palestine Action” and that the raid was aimed at “shutting down Elbit and ending what they regarded as British complicity in Israeli war crimes” and to “intimidate it into ceasing operations or cause the government to prevent it from operating”. The destruction of military assets was “one part of a broader and more strategic purpose” to “shut down Elbit” and put “pressure on the government”, he said. He cited the destruction to things which could not be described as weapons including the “smashing of a disabled toilet” and the spraying of paint on the walls. “I am bound by the legislation to find that the offence in each case has a terrorism connection”, he said. Rajwani held her head in her hands as the judge made his remarks. Chants of hundreds of supporters of the activists gathered outside the court complex could be heard from inside the courtroom. Sentencing is expected later today. Details of the military drones damaged in the raid emerged as part of a submission from the prosecution, as it argued that the scale of the damage was significant enough to justify the application of a “terrorist connection” to the direct action group in sentencing. In court, Mira Hammad KC, representing Kamio, referred to the prosecution’s evidence which included a report from an independent forensic consultant who reviewed Elbit’s insurance claim following the raid. His report listed damage to military assets including the “Magni X” drone and multiple “Thor” drones in the “Legion X” and “Helios” configurations. Deanna Heer KC, speaking for the prosecution, argued that the activists wanted to influence the UK government and Israeli government and encouraged the judge to consider the “ideology” of Palestine Action and its “ultimate cause” to “liberate Palestine from Israel”. She pointed to a Palestine Action training manual which referred to Britain’s “imperial” role in the middle east, which she said showed that the raid was not a simple act of crime prevention. Prosecutors estimate that around £1.2m in damage was caused by the activists, including the military assets. The nature and scale of the damage to private property meant that “this is not a protest, freedom of assembly case”, she said. Read the full article: novara.media/44bcB9X

The far right is having an extraordinarily vicious spat over the Makerfield byelection. The question, writes @SimonChilds13, is whether they'll extinguish each other – or "hurtle even further to the right and drag the country in their wake". Read the full piece: novara.media/4xjJtei

A bitter feud between Nigel Farage and his former friends Rupert Lowe and Elon Musk could cost Reform the Makerfield byelection – and pave the way for Andy Burnham's entry to Downing Street. @simonchilds13 reports: novara.media/4e554PP

"Like shit-stirring peas in a misinformational pod." Tommy Robinson wants to keep things civil on Saturday's Unite the Kingdom rally – but his longtime associate Danny Tommo has been out inciting riots over a crime that never actually happened. Meanwhile, Nigel Farage is offering a "tacit endorsement" to Robinson's rally, all without actually backing the convicted criminal. @simonchilds13 reports: novara.media/4ufT3wM