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Kemi Badenoch Has Repeated A Conspiracy Theory About Adolescence Denied By Its Creator

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Kemi Badenoch has repeated a conspiracy theory about Adolescence which has been denied by one of the programme’s creators.

The Tory leader told GB News that the Netflix drama is “based on a real story, but my understanding is that the boy who committed that crime was not white”.

In the show, a white boy is arrested after a young girl is stabbed to death.

Posting on X, the right-wing commentator Ian Miles Cheong told his 1.2 million followers: “Netflix has a show called Adolescence that’s about a British knife killer who stabbed a girl to death on a bus and it’s based on real life cases such as the Southport murderer.

“So guess what. They race swapped the actual killer from a black man/migrant to a white boy and the story has it so he was radicalized online by the red pill movement.

“Just the absolute state of anti-white propaganda.”

X owner Elon Musk replied the post saying: “Wow.”

He told the News Agents podcast: “They’ve claimed that Stephen and I based it on a story, and another story, so we race-swapped because we were basing it on here and it ended up there, and everything else. Nothing is further from the truth.

“I have told a lot of real life stories in my time, and I know the harm that can come when you take elements of a real life story and put it on screen and the people aren’t expecting it. There is no part of this that’s based on a true story, not one single part.”

He added: “We’re not making a point about race with this. We are making a point about masculinity. We’re trying to get inside a problem. We’re not saying this is one thing or another. We’re saying this is about boys.”

Stephen Graham told the Radio Times that his inspiration for Adolescence came from a series of different killings he had read about.

He said: “Where it came from, for me is there was an incident in Liverpool, a young girl, and she was stabbed to death by a young boy. I just thought, why?

“Then there was another young girl in south London who was stabbed to death at a bus stop. And there was this thing up north, where that young girl Brianna Ghey was lured into the park by two teenagers, and they stabbed her. I just thought, what’s going on? What is this that’s happening?”

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Starmer Accused Of Dancing To ‘Farage’s Tune’ With Small Boats Crackdown

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Keir Starmer has been accused of “dancing” to Nigel Farage’s tune with his latest promise to cut back on illegal immigration.

While hosting more than 40 countries at a landmark illegal migration summit today in London, the prime minister unveiled £33 million of funding to help set up an international unit of the Crown Prosecution Service.

He said 24,000 people “who have no right to be here” were returned under Labour, which he claimed was the “highest return rate for eight years”.

He said the UK has been seen as a “soft touch on migration”.

Starmer also called on an international effort to stop the people-smuggling gangs, saying they should be treated as a global security threat, similar to terrorism.

But his announcements were soon slammed as “inhumane and ineffective”.

The Green Party’s co-leader Carla Denyer said in a statement: “The UK’s inhumane and ineffective approach to migration is costing lives, and yet Keir Starmer is choosing to dance to Nigel Farage’s tune rather than making the common sense changes needed to make the system safer and fairer.

“We urgently need to introduce safe routes for people fleeing war, violence or persecution to seek safety in the UK so that people aren’t forced into the hands of people smugglers.

“It’s shameful that this Labour government continues to ignore the only solution that will prevent people from dying during dangerous journeys to the UK, all because they are running scared of Farage’s Reform party.”

Reform UK leader Farage quickly criticised Starmer’s speech too.

In a message on X, he said: “Over 30,000 migrants have crossed the Channel since Labour came to power. More illegals crossed in the first three months of 2025 than the same period in 2024.

“He promised to smash the gangs but he’s smashing Rishi Sunak’s record instead.”

The Conservatives, on the other hand, claimed Labour should have kept their Rwanda deterrent – even though only four volunteers were ever deported via the scheme.

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said: “The government’s plan to ‘smash the gangs’ already lies in tatters. We are about to see 30,000 illegal channel crossings since election reached this week, a 31% increase.

“This year so far has been the worst on record. This is a direct consequence of the government cancelling the Rwanda deterrent before it even started.

“Other countries, including Germany, Italy and the even the European Commission are looking at offshore processing as a deterrent, but Starmer’s Labour government has gone in the opposite direction. He has lost control of our borders as a result.”

Border security minister Angela Eagle told the media this morning Labour were “open-minded” when it came to looking at offshore processing.

But Philp added: “Today’s conference will make no difference to that – as the NCAA themselves said, law enforcement alone cannot stop illegal immigration. You need a removals deterrent.

“And Yvette Cooper admitted yesterday that the government is simply crossing its fingers and praying for bad weather to stop illegal migration across the channel. That is not a plan.”

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Senior Labour MP Calls For National Plan To End ‘The Motherhood Penalty’

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Whether explicit or not, many politicians rest their policies on mothers accepting the ‘mental load’ – the list of caring and logistical tasks that underpin day to day life. But as tech bros now dominate public life, its time this group of overworked and undervalued labourers rebel – and we address the damage inequality is doing according. It’s time for mothering Independence Day.

The narrative that mothering should be difficult is so ingrained we rarely question it. There’s few other roles with so many memes dedicated to celebrating ‘struggle and juggle’ and in doing so failing to liberate those at the sharp end.

Yet the motherhood penalty pockmarks society, damning women to frustrated lives, men to outdated gender stereotypes and ultimately harming economic growth.

The very capacity to carry children means women face discrimination from employers fearing maternity rights obligations – a risk that will harden with the Employment Rights Bill, which improves maternity protection but not paternity rights, so reinforcing the notion its ‘ladies who do babies’.

Have a kid and say goodbye not just to your beach body but your pay packet and credibility at work. As Joeli Brearley argues: “Men get pay rises and promotions when they have kids.. women get pay cuts and demotions when they become a mother.”

In 2023 the pay gap between mothers and fathers was 24% per hour. Mothers are considered less competent and committed, especially in contrast to fathers. Politicians currently compete to bang the drum that somehow being present in the office is what makes you work. Challenging the time lost trying to combine nursery or school gate pick ups and commuting or office timetables is seen as woke, not wise.

“Get a nanny” cry commentators – as if wanting to spend time with your child in person is indulgent – yet the UK has some of the most expensive childcare in the world. The Tories crashed an already-stretched system by pushing up demand without providing the funds to properly increase supply.

Costs are still rising, with those on the lowest incomes least likely to be able to access it at all. We may have rights to flexible working, but flexibility isn’t spontaneity. In my own workplace they expect parents to plan childcare on a weekly basis, as if nursery places or childminders exist on tap.

Despite the legion of economic and social benefits, this critical economic infrastructure takes second place to debating AI and the mythical possibilities of technology.

Most mums also know the soft discrimination of being cut out because they can’t drop everything – and the gritted teeth when others try to ‘solve’ childcare for them. From those who expect you to treat your children as if they are puppies who can be left with a stranger to those who say you should “enjoy your time off” during school holidays.

It is not by accident that saying no is seen as ungrateful. The discourse that goes with motherhood is designed to reinforce rather than shatter patriarchy – if we want change we should focus on reshaping this environment, rather than forcing mums to make outdated ways of working acceptable in the first place.

Everywhere you look motherhood is associated with risk, not reward. Up to 60% of women who experience domestic abuse do so during pregnancy and 65% of maternity units have been judged not fit for purpose. Make it home and women are still working – globally doing three-quarters of the world’s unpaid work, equating to 11 billion hours a day and three times more than men.

Of course, money makes a difference to this – meaning those on the lowest incomes, single parents, the disabled or those from minority communities, are even more shut out of the conversation.

Freeing mums up from these pressures may not a topic for progressives, but its clear that defining our duties is a must for the authoritarian right. UK politics is again being flooded with tropes about family, as women’s bodies are the battlefield for their culture wars.

Whether calls for restrictions in access to abortion to the suggestion the best mums want to stay at home as ‘trad wives’ whilst men “sacrifice themselves” in offices. Handwringing about the show ‘Adolescence’ bemoans the lack of fathers and how a mother cannot be ‘enough’ – as others claim feminism created a situation where our sons have been overlooked altogether.

Mums don’t need more memes about how we’re doing great. We need a revolution. Not just to be seen, but heard and valued for both our parenting and our political contribution. That requires not just better maternity care, investment in childcare, or equal parental rights.

With women increasingly recognising the raw deal offered to mothers, we need a national plan for ending the motherhood penalty. Its time to stand up for mothers and speak up for what they are capable of before the Handmaids Tale becomes a documentary, not a satire.

Stella Creasy is the Labour MP for Walthamstow

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Trump Says He ‘Couldn’t Care Less’ If His Tariffs Push Up Car Prices

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Donald Trump has said he “couldn’t care less” if his tariffs push up the prices of foreign cars in America.

In comments which will increase fears of a global trade war, the US president also said the swingeing import taxes he is bringing in will be permanent.

Trump has said he plans to impose 25% tariffs on all foreign-built cars imported into the States from April 2.

The move is designed to boost the American car industry by reducing demand for foreign vehicles.

Britain currently sells more than £6 billion-worth of cars to the US, meaning the policy could have a major impact on the UK economy.

In addition, Trump wants to impose tariffs on steel imports and on all countries, like the UK, which charge VAT.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has also been warned by the Office for Budget Responsibility that all of the spare cash she hoped to have would be wiped out if Trump goes ahead with his plans.

Asked what his message was to car bosses, Trump said: “The message is congratulations, if you make your car in the United States, you’re going to make a lot of money.

“If you don’t, you’re going to have to probably come to the United States, because if you make your car in the United States, there is no tariff.”

Asked if he was concerned about car prices going up, Trump said, “No, I couldn’t care less, because if the prices on foreign cars go up, they’re going to buy American cars.”

And asked if the tariffs would be permanent, Trump said: “Absolutely, they’re permanent, sure. The world has been ripping off the United States for the last 40 years and more. And all we’re doing is being fair, and frankly, I’m being very generous.”

Home secretary Yvette Cooper on Sunday slammed Trump’s tariffs plans.

She told Sky News: “We clearly want to see reductions in barriers to trade, not increasing barriers to trade. So obviously we’re very disappointed at the US decision to introduce tariffs, including around auto and steel and so on.”

British officials are continuing negotiations with their US counterparts in a bid to agree an economic deal which could exempt the UK from the tariffs.

The home secretary added: “In the end, if you increase barriers to trade right across the world, that’s not good for the world economy, let alone any individual country as part of that.

“That’s why our approach to this is to try to seek new trade agreements across the world, including improving our trading relationship with the EU as well as the US. This is about removing barriers instead of increasing them.”

Asked if the UK could retaliate by imposing its own tariffs on American imports, the home secretary said: “The prime minister has said that no option is off the table and we will continue to approach this in the UK national interest.”

Meanwhile, a poll by the Best for Britain campaign group showed voters want to see the government establish closer economic ties with the EU in the face of Trump’s threat.

The YouGov survey showed that 43% of of Brits believe the UK should improve trade with the bloc, compared to just 14% who think improving relations with Trump is the way to go.

Keir Starmer has said he wants to reset Britain’s relationship with the EU, but has ruled out rejoining either the single market or the customs union.

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Exclusive: Rachel Reeves On Her ‘Weird’ Life And Why She Won’t Change Course

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“My life is a bit weird these days,” Rachel Reeves candidly admits just hours after delivering her Spring Statement to a packed House of Commons.

She is sitting with HuffPost UK in her small office inside the rabbit warren that is 11 Downing Street.

Having endured a torrid nine months since taking up her role in the wake of Labour’s landslide election victory, it is perhaps unsurprising that she seems tired.

The widespread criticism of decisions like removing winter fuel payments from 10 million pensioners, hiking the employers’ rate of National Insurance and slashing nearly £5 billion from the welfare bill have clearly taken their toll.

“Rachel is very bruised and feels like she’s been made the public face of all the unpopular things that the government is having to do,” one ally said. “Being chancellor is a very lonely position when the economy is in trouble.

“She is effectively the domestic prime minister, which means she has to do a lot of things that people don’t like. It’s not a surprise that she sometimes just looks beaten.”

Reeves has become a lightning rod for the mounting public and political anger that threatens to engulf Keir Starmer’s government.

Nevertheless, there is no sign of her changing course. Calls to increase taxes on the wealthy, or for the government to borrow more rather than impose deep cuts on unprotected Whitehall departments are, for now, falling on deaf ears. The lady, it seems, is not for turning.

“It’s a job that I’ve always dreamed of doing, it’s a job that I’ve always wanted and it’s a huge privilege to be in this role and work with all of the talented people at the Treasury,” Reeves says.

She points to the fact that NHS waiting lists have fallen for five months in a row as proof that the government is making a positive difference to people’s lives.

A rise in the national living wage and the introduction of free breakfast clubs in all English primary schools are also offered up as evidence that Labour is working.

“A government doesn’t get to choose their inheritance,” Reeves says. “I wish the inheritance had been more rosy and that I hadn’t had to take such big and difficult decisions in the early months of my time in office.

“But because we took those decisions and wiped the slate clean after 14 years of economic mismanagement by the Conservatives, it means that in the changing world that we face today, we’re able to respond quickly, effectively and decisively, including reducing overseas development spending to put that money into defence.

“That’s the right thing to do in the world that we are confronted with today.”

Political jeopardy is never far away, however. Labour insiders believe more than 150 of the party’s MPs are currently opposed to the government’s welfare cuts, which they say unfairly target some of the poorest people in the country.

And while not enough of them will vote against the government to overturn Labour’s huge majority, dozens will.

“They are in a real pickle on the welfare stuff,” one source told HuffPost UK. “There is a lot of angst among Labour MPs.”

The Department of Work and Pensions’ own assessment, published on the same day as the Spring Statement, warned that 250,000 people – 50,000 of them children – will be pushed into poverty by the reforms. Reeves rejects that analysis, however.

She says: “Those numbers are based on not a single person moving from welfare into work and we are, alongside this package of welfare reforms, putting in £1 billion of targeted, personalised and guaranteed support for anybody on sickness and disability benefits to help them find work that’s appropriate for the situation that they are in.

“I know that there are thousands of people with disabilities who are desperate to work if only they were provided with the support.

The government wants to make sure “that everybody who can work, does work, while at the same time ensuring there is proper support for those who genuinely because of their sickness or disability cannot work”, she adds.

One senior Labour said many of their MPs “need to get into the real world”.

“Instead of listening to special interest groups in their constituencies, they need to go to the school gates and speak to some real people,” he said.

“Voters who get up in the morning and go to work are angry when they see their next door neighbour staying in bed.”

Reeves has also come under fire in recent days for accepting free tickets to a Sabrina Carpenter concert at the O2 in London.

Some in Labour were aghast that the chancellor had not realised the potential political pitfalls, especially given the row last year over MPs – including Starmer himself – accepting freebies.

While defending her decision, the chancellor tells HuffPost UK that it is not a mistake she will make again.

She says: “I went with a member of my family. As a 46-year-old woman, I wouldn’t say that I’m a massive Sabrina Carpenter fan, but that’s something a member of my family wanted and I took them to the concert.

“A lot has changed since the election in my life, and it’s the privilege of my life to do this job and I wouldn’t change it for anything, but of course there are security considerations that I haven’t had to think about in the past. That means getting tickets for a concert and just sitting in a normal row is not something I can do easily now like I could in the past.

“For security reasons, I was advised to be in a box and the owners of the O2 said that they could sort that for me. They’re not tickets that you could buy. I declared it in the proper way, but I do understand why people think it’s a bit weird – my life is a bit weird these days – but I do understand why people have concerns and I will reflect on that.”

The controversy shone a spotlight on the problems facing senior politicians as they try to juggle their public duties with their private lives.

Asked how she switches off from controlling the nation’s purse strings, Reeves says “I’ve got a young family and so I spend time with them. I go running. I used to go swimming, I haven’t done much of that since the election.

“I do try and have a bit of balance in my life – you’ll need to ask my family how good I am at achieving that.”

With the UK’s economic outlook set to remain unsettled for years to come, it may be a while before Rachel Reeves makes an appearance at a swimming pool near you.

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North Korea Has Suffered More Than 5,000 Casualties Fighting For Russia In Ukraine, UK Says

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North Korea has suffered more than 5,000 casualties in the Ukraine war, according to UK intelligence.

Around one-third of them have been killed in action while fighting for Russia, the Ministry of Defence said in its latest update on the conflict.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent around 11,000 fighters to help Russia last November.

They have been fighting in Kursk, the Russian territory invaded by Ukraine in a surprise move last year.

The MoD said: “As of March 2025, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) forces had highly likely sustained over 5,000 casualties in offensive combat operations against Ukrainian forces in the Russian oblast of Kursk, with approximately a third of the casualties killed in action.”

Although the Russian and North Korean troops have gained territory in recent weeks, the MoD said Ukraine still has “at least a foothold” in the region.

The update comes amid ongoing attempts by the US to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine in a bid to end the war, which began in 2022.

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European Leaders Slap Down Putin’s Bid To Get Sanctions Lifted With A Message To Trump

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Keir Starmer and his European allies slapped down the idea of lifting sanctions against Russia today and sent a clear message to Donald Trump.

The prime minister’s group of around 30 nations prepared to defend Ukraine after the war ends – known as the “coalition of the willing” – met in Paris on Thursday.

It came after Russian president Vladimir Putin said he would only agree to a US-brokered peace deal with Ukraine if economic penalties imposed on Moscow were dropped.

While the White House has said it will “evaluate” the Kremlin’s suggestions, European leaders flat-out rejected it – and suggested hiking up the sanctions instead.

Speaking alongside Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has pushed for sanctions to be increased, Starmer accused Putin of “playing games” and “filibustering”.

He said: ”[There is] complete clarity that now is not the time for lifting of sanctions.

“Quite the contrary, what we discussed is how we can increase sanctions to support the US initiative, to bring Russia to the table through further pressure from this group of countries.”

Starmer also said a peace deal should happen soon, noting: “It means increasing the economic pressure on Russia, accelerating new tougher sanctions, bearing down on Russia’s energy revenues, and working together to make this pressure count.”

French president Emmanuel Macron told a press conference that they “unanimously” agreed sanctions should not be lifted against Russia until “peace has clearly been established”.

Similarly, German chancellor Olaf Scholz said stopping sanctions would be a “serious mistake”.

He added: “It makes no sense to end the sanctions until peace has actually been achieved, and unfortunately we are still a long way from that, as you can see.”

The US announced this week that both Russia and Ukraine had agreed to end fighting in the Black Sea.

But Moscow later said it would only implement the deal if some sanctions imposed on Russian banks and exports are lifted.

US secretary of state Marco Rubio then told reporters the US is “going to evaluate” Russia’s terms.

The Trump official said they will be “sitting down, going through proposals, getting their impressions of the conversations, so we can more fully understand what the Russian position is, or what their ask is in exchange.”

The remark was a U-turn from just three weeks ago, when Trump used the threat of further sanctions to pressure Russia to the negotiation table.

Starmer set up the “coalition of the willing” earlier this month after the Trump administration signalled it wanted a quick resolution to the Ukraine war, even if that meant settling on Putin’s terms.

Starmer told the press on Thursday that the coalition has a “consensus” now which is “stronger and broader than it’s ever been”.

He said military chiefs from the UK, France and Germany will meet with their counterparts from other nations to look at how they could put British boots on the ground in Ukraine to deter further Russian aggression in the event of a peace deal.

But he reiterated that “this will require the engagement and support of the United States”.

Starmer also dismissed Russia’s warnings against triggering a direct conflict with Nato, saying: “In terms of what Russia says, we know what Russia wants, it wants a defenceless Ukraine.

“So it doesn’t surprise me that Russia is saying that their position is Ukraine shouldn’t have any capability of its own, or any assistance or help from anybody else, that rather gives away their opening stance on this and that can’t guide us in our response.”

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‘Go Back To Your Country’: Marjorie Taylor Greene In Extraordinary Rant At British Journalist

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A close ally of Donald Trump told a Sky News journalist to “go back” to the UK after she asked her about senior US politicians sharing military plans on a Signal group chat.

Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is a member of the US House of Representatives, reacted angrily when quizzed by Martha Kelner.

Kelner asked her: “Should the defence secretary …”

But before she could finish the question, Greene asked what country the report was from. When she was told it was the UK, she replied: “OK, we don’t give a crap about your opinion and your reporting.

“Why don’t you go back to your country, where you have a major migrant problem. You should care about your own borders.”

As Kelner tried again to ask a question, Greene told her: “Do you care about people from your country? What about all the women that are raped by migrants? Do you care? OK, you’re done.”

When Kelner asked her about the lives of US servicemen and women being potentially put at risk by the group chat, Greene replied: “I don’t care about your fake news.”

But embarrassingly for the right-wing politician, an American journalist then told her: “I’d like to hear your answer to what she’s asking.”

Green replied: “I’m not answering her question because I don’t care about her network. If you would like to ask, I can answer.”

The American journalist then asked for her thoughts on “the complete disregard for operational security from the top level of this administration”.

Bizarrely, Greene then went on to attack the previous Biden administration, even though they were booted out of office in January.

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— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) March 26, 2025

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Reporter: “Should the Defense Secretary..”

Marjorie Taylor Greene: what country are you from?

Reporter: From the UK

MTG: “OK we don’t give a crap about your opinion and your reporting. Why don’t you go back to your country”

MTG is a national disgrace pic.twitter.com/qvvU8QTScw

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) March 26, 2025

Her extraordinary behaviour has drawn widespread criticism on social media.

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Having worked with @marthakelner and watched Marjorie Taylor-Green, the calmness of the former, and the lunacy of the latter comes as absolutely no surprise here. More power to Martha for asking the right questions the right way. As ever. https://t.co/i8QDahFLTF

— Mick Collins (@MickPCollins) March 26, 2025

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Having worked with @marthakelner and watched Marjorie Taylor-Green, the calmness of the former, and the lunacy of the latter comes as absolutely no surprise here. More power to Martha for asking the right questions the right way. As ever. https://t.co/i8QDahFLTF

— Mick Collins (@MickPCollins) March 26, 2025