Starmer says Polanski ‘is not fit to lead a political party’ after Golders Green police criticism

Green leader apologises for sharing post that said officers were ‘repeatedly and violently kicking a mentally ill man in the head’ and says he had did so ‘in haste’

Keir Starmer has condemned Zack Polanski as “disgraceful” and unfit to head a political party after the Greens’ leader shared a social media post critical of the way police tackled the suspect in the Golders Green stabbings.

The prime minister said any criticism of the police involved in the arrest was unfair on officers having to make split-second decisions in a moment of potentially grave danger.

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Workers around the world demonstrate on May Day, in photos – AP News

  1. Workers around the world demonstrate on May Day, in photos  AP News
  2. May Day protests across Europe and Asia turn into anti-American, anti-Israel political battlegrounds  Fox News
  3. What to know about May Day demonstrations as workers face rising energy costs due to Iran war  AP News
  4. What to know about May Day as workers face rising costs due to Iran war  PBS
  5. May Day marked by protests, celebrations, arrests  dw.com
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UK defence firm Ultra Electronics to pay £15m after SFO bribery investigation

Company accepts it failed to prevent bribery in connection with contracts in Algeria and Oman sought through agents

The British defence company Ultra Electronics has accepted responsibility for a failure to prevent bribery and agreed to pay £15m after an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office.

The penalties are part of a deferred prosecution approved by the high court on Friday, after an investigation opened in 2018 when the company referred itself to the UK law enforcement agency a month after corruption allegations were published by Algerian media.

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Andy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say

Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor said to have identified seats where MPs would step aside to allow leadership bid

Andy Burnham has a credible plan to return to Westminster “within weeks”, his allies have said, with the Greater Manchester mayor expected to use a byelection fight to set out a new agenda for government.

Burnham, who was blocked by Labour’s ruling body from running in February’s Gorton and Denton byelection, has identified several seats where MPs are prepared to step aside for his leadership bid.

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The Chinese Government Just Got the World’s Largest Digital Rights Conference Canceled – WIRED

  1. The Chinese Government Just Got the World’s Largest Digital Rights Conference Canceled  WIRED
  2. Zambia: RightsCon cancellation is a blow to freedom of expression  ARTICLE 19 - Defending freedom of expression and information.
  3. Zambia cancels digital rights summit over China Taiwan tension  Semafor
  4. Scrutinizing Zambia's New Cyber Law Regime in the Shadow of RightsCon  Tech Policy Press
  5. The postponement of RightsCon: Another case of the dragon’s hold on Africa?  Index on Censorship
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Attack on French nun in Jerusalem draws widespread condemnation

Israeli foreign ministry denounces ‘shameful act’ after video shows man pushing woman to ground and kicking her

A video of an attack on a French Catholic nun and archeological researcher in Jerusalem has caused widespread revulsion and been denounced as a “shameful act” by Israel’s foreign ministry.

In the video, a man runs up behind the nun as she walks down a street and pushes her over with force, so that the victim comes close to hitting her head on a block of stone. After walking away a few paces, the attacker, who appears to be Jewish, returns to kick the nun as she lies on the ground and only stops when a passerby intervenes.

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Hard choices test breakaway climate summit – Politico

  1. Hard choices test breakaway climate summit  Politico
  2. Could Santa Marta climate talks mark ground zero in push to ditch fossil fuels?  The Guardian
  3. Santa Marta: Key outcomes from first summit on ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels  Carbon Brief
  4. Governments start daring to say the energy F-words  Financial Times
  5. The World Met to Talk Climate Change. The U.S. Wasn’t Invited.  The New York Times
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‘What’s our red line?’ British Jews question their safety – The Guardian

  1. ‘What’s our red line?’ British Jews question their safety  The Guardian
  2. Anger and despair among Jewish Britons after spate of attacks  NBC News
  3. A British minority faces a murderous threat on our streets. Where are the so-called anti-racists? | Jonathan Freedland  The Guardian
  4. Silence on antisemitism shames us as British Muslims  The Times
  5. The shrinking of Jewish life in Britain  Financial Times
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