I knew Gorton & Denton was rigged. Hannah Spencer’s campaign manager today being revealed in The Times to have broken the law by forging deals with mosques just confirms what I said at the time. When the BBC’s Chris Mason asked me immediately after the result what happened I said it in one word: “sectarianism”. People said I was a bad loser. But look at what they are literally telling us themselves. They rigged the election with local mosques. We were told early on that “deals had been made” with the mosques. I saw the “community elders” in action myself. Then we watched the Greens campaign in different languages. Whip up tensions between Hindus and Muslims. Obsess over Gaza. Call anybody who disagreed with them “far-right” and “divisive”. Hannah Spencer even downplayed Islamism, suggesting during one hustings that “right-wing politicians” were responsible for the Islamist bombing of Manchester, in 2017. All journalists saw was the weird dress sense and thought “nice fluffy Greens” and they didn’t ask any more questions. They failed to tell the real story of that campaign. Then we got the independent report showing 68% of polling stations experienced illegal family voting, which is what happens when a Muslim father or husband tells their entire family how to vote. Did the Greens call any of it out? Of course not. They denied it all. So did Greater Manchester Police. But then the election interference became so unavoidable they had to start arresting people two months after the by-election. And then the Mail uncovered similar election interference in FIFTY polling stations in Birmingham. I’m glad I got to run in that by-election because at least I got to tell the British people the TRUTH about what is happening in our country. Wake up people. The Greens are extremists. They are antisemites. They are unBritish. And they are a Trojan Horse for Islamism and Muslim sectarianism. Just look at their latest racist vote at conference, to deny Jews a homeland of their own. And how did Hannah Spencer vote? While some Green MPs opposed it, she’s not said anything about it. No doubt the mosques pulling her strings have aired their view. The Greens are a major threat to our democracy and country. They must be stopped.

3 years ago today, we witnessed the worst terror attack in Israeli history. Hamas terrorists carried out a pogrom, murdering people because they were Jewish. We must confront radical Islam and the antisemitism it spreads. My thoughts are with the victims and their families.

It’s an invasion in slow motion, but an invasion nonetheless. And those who support the invasion are traitors who deserve the fate of all traitors.

So now we have more information about how NESO is trying to close its capacity gap for the evening This morning I said I expected NESO to use SO-SO interconnector trades and to breach the intraday trading limits again Boy was I right, those limits have been obliterated Recap, the limits are 300 MW on any one interconnector and 1500 MW in total in any settlement period The chart shows the trades below with 4:30pm highlighted. We can see IFA: 1336 MW IFA2: 517 MW Eleclink: 497 MW Britned: 600 MW Nemo: 300 MW Viking: 50 MW France is providing 2,350 MW, way higher than the limit that covers ALL countries The limits are being breached from 4:30pm to 9pm with 9pm to 11:30pm so far at the limit We're getting to the point it's worth asking what these trading limits are achieving because we're breaching them so often. If the EU intends them to be real what would we do on a day like today? (image from Amira Technologies dashboard) @Miatsf @mgshanks @AndrewBowie_MP @ClaireCoutinho @ColinMoynihanUK @harrietc @drlukeevans @ashley7fox @TiceRichard @cmackinlay @DavidGHFrost @mattwridley @Iromg @AllisonPearson @MerrynSW @EdConwaySky @afneil @mattotele @jonathan_leake @julietsamuel @energygovuk

🚨 Teenage Reform activist arrested after calling Tory councillor a “rent boy” A 15-year-old schoolboy, Fraser, was woken by four police officers knocking at the door of his family home. The previous day, Fraser, a committed Reform UK activist, had been campaigning for Nigel Farage in Clacton during the hastily called by-election. But a handful of Facebook posts appear to have upset a Tory councillor on Wolverhampton City Council, who complained to the police. In one post, Fraser criticised the councillor for wearing shorts and a T-shirt to a meeting. In another, after the councillor had worn a suit, Fraser remarked that he was thankfully not dressed like a “rent boy”. West Midlands Police’s response was to send two police cars and four officers to the child’s home. Fraser believes his arrest was politically motivated. The police have revealed very little about why Fraser was arrested. In an email to his lawyer on 8 September, West Midlands Police wrote: “It is alleged that your client’s comments could be considered a hate crime offence…” Officers searched Fraser in full view of his neighbours before placing him in a police car and taking him to the local station. There, he was searched a second time, put in a cell, and had his fingerprints, DNA and mugshot taken. His shoes were removed, and he was left alone in a “freezing cold cell” without his mother while he waited for a duty solicitor. Meanwhile, two officers searched his bedroom at home. Celia Hibbert, Reform’s leader in Wolverhampton, contacted the Free Speech Union (FSU), which has taken up Fraser’s case and found him a lawyer. Fraser is considering suing West Midlands Police for wrongful arrest. FSU Legal Officer Zahira Patel said: “Four police officers arriving to arrest a 15-year-old boy over a political Facebook post is a shocking overreach. This is not an isolated overreaction. It fits a pattern we see again and again: politicians reporting online criticism to the police rather than answering it. “For a child to be arrested at home, interrogated, stripped of his devices, left waiting weeks to learn his fate and investigated for a ‘hate crime’ is not proportionate policing of a minor. This investigation needs to end immediately.” It is deeply Orwellian for an elected official to use the police to silence a child who mocked him. Read more below 👇

The planning, timing and arrangements put in place for Gosport suggest the boat crossings were known in advance and prior to launch of at least some of the boats. This cannot be described as migrants in inflatables evading the authorities; it appears the state is actively involved in the organised trafficking of migrants from coast to coast.

It's called Connect & Manage...this policy allows windfarms to be built with massive subsidies despite the fact that most of the electricity they generate cannot be used and it could be years before that changes Windfarms such as Seagreen which opened in October 2023... In 2024 2/3 of its electricity was thrown away. In 2025 that went up to 3/4 The cost of that goes straight on our bills. The windfarms don't care they get paid either way. The grid companies don't care, they also get paid either way. The Government doesn't care as it can point to windfarms being built While consumers get completely shafted

Our nation is being invaded. Our young talent and our job creators are leaving. Our allies are now fleeing. Our energy prices are soaring. Our prisons and courts are a mess. Our dignity is being stripped away. Our social contract has been torn apart. Our history and culture are increasingly undermined. But our resolve must still remain. This may be a broken Britain. But it’s a broken Britain we can fix. Indeed we must fix it. But our time is running out. We don’t have the luxury to be divided. We owe it to those who came before us and who gave their lives for this great country. We must come together, under one leadership and one banner and speak with one voice, loudly and united: Britain is broken. Britain needs Reform.

We've come full circle and not in a nice way. Britain almost bankrupted itself in its efforts to abolish slavery, using its Navy to stop the passage of slave ships over 6 decades. And now our authorities participate in mass organised human trafficking, bringing black market labour and worse, far worse, into the country.

If anyone in Hampshire was wondering why they couldn't get an ambulance when they rang 999 today, now they know the reason... our International Health Service has different priorities.

The British state is locking down a large chunk of UK territory tonight to facilitate the illegal migration invasion of our country. Look at what is happening in Gosport tonight. This is a chilling development that is pushing us into a very dangerous place.

🚨 It's Kicking Off In Gosport

IN FULL: US Bomber Force Withdrawal from RAF Fairford #IranWar‌ OK so now we know the full scale of this withdrawal, here's the details - 10 of the 12 B-1B "Lancer" bombers remaining at the base (including the aircraft that only arrived 6 days ago on a rotation) are heading back to the US right now (and the other 2 were meant to leave today too, and might still do so): Cell 1: B-1B "MAYAN11" 86-0140 #AE6C0B (DY 345BS) "Last Lancer" B-1B "MAYAN12" 86-0107 #AE6BEF (WA 77WPS) "Dragon Slayer" B-1B "MAYAN13" 86-0112 #AE6BF4 (DY) "The Black Widow" Cell 2: B-1B "MAYAN21" 86-0138 #AE6C09 (EL) "Seek and Destroy" B-1B "MAYAN22" 86-0103 #AE6BEC (DY) "The Reluctant Dragon" B-1B "MAYAN23" 86-0124 #AE6BFE (DY) "Oh! Hardluck II" Cell 3: B-1B "MAYAN31" 86-0120 #AE6BFA (EL) "Whiskey Pete" B-1B "MAYAN32" 85-0069 #AE6BD0 (EL) "Avenger" Cell 4A: B-1B "MAYAN41" 86-0111 #AE6BF3 (EL) "Let's Roll" B-1B "MAYAN42" 85-0060 #AE6BD1 (EL) "Doolittle Raiders" Cell 4B (Possibly broken): B-1B "MAYAN43" 86-0108 #AE6BF0 (EL) "Alien with an Attitude" B-1B "MAYAN44" 86-0134 #AE6C05 (EL) "Thunderbird" Supporting Tankers (Unclear if all have actually flown): KC-135R "LAGER52" 61-0315 #AE0237 (EGUN) KC-135T "LAGER53" 58-0095 #AE04FD (EGUN) KC-135R "LAGER54" 63-8878 #AE05B1 (EGUN) KC-135R "LAGER55" 60-0353 #AE062B (EGUN) KC-46A "BLUE30" 11-46058 #AE5FA5 (LPLA) KC-46A "BLUE31" 21-46094 #AE63CA (LPLA) KC-46A "BLUE40" 19-46065 #AE5FAC (LPLA) KC-46A "HIFI81" 17-46034 #AE5E0F (KPSM) KC-46A "HIFI82" 18-46054 #AE5FA1 (KPSM) And so that's it - the end of the Bomber Deployment to RAF Fairford! A total of 29 B-1B and B-52H airframes have been deployed since March 2026, with a total of 64 combat and over 190 training sorties tracked by the team @MATA_osint. I'll publish more details on the overall bomber deployment in the coming days. A huge thank you to all those who have supported the bomber tracking effort: @ArmchairAdml @AUX_OSINT @LatAmMilMVMTs @vcdgf555 @steffanwatkins @Andyyyyrrrr @Saint1Mil @jamjake01 @rocketron101 @LHA2709 @Azorean_Lion @TallGlenn85 @window_planes & @havoc_aviation for use of your photos! cc: @UKDefJournal @TheAviationist @thewarzonewire @AFMonthly @ASForcesMag x.com/DefenceGeek/status/210…

UPDATE: Safe Travels "Lancers"! #IranWar‌ OK so this looks like a major draw-down! 6 B-1Bs have departed so far this morning, and 2-3 more are preparing to fly shortly!! The fleet of bombers was at 12 aircraft last night, so this is a big deal!! @MATA_osint

THEY’VE DONE IT! 💥 @WTrinityRL have won the 2026 @Betfred #SuperLeague and there is a brand new name on the Trophy! 🏆

The biggest win in #NationsLeague history 😳 …and our #ThreeLions achieved it away from home 🙌

Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg explains how Britain, which has a combat ready military force about half the size of New York’s police department, must prepare for war with Russia. 0:00 What Is This War and Why Does Britain Need to Fight It? 19:40 Is There Majority Support for War With Russia? 25:02 Will We See a Nuclear Exchange? 26:18 Is Using Nuclear Weapons Accepted in Christianity? 33:15 Was WWII Good for Britain? 39:08 Is Ukraine a Sovereign Country? 47:29 Would Hitler Have Invaded Britain? 53:45 Britain's Attacks on Anti-War Voices 58:38 Is a War With Russia Worth the Lives of Britons? 1:03:07 What Has the British Government Done With Palestine Action?

My latest cartoon for tomorrow's @Telegraph Buy a print of my cartoons at telegraph.co.uk/mattprints Original artwork from chrisbeetles.com

France is on fire and serves as a warning to Britain. More than 600 arrested. 85 police and gendarmes wounded. 356 schools hit. Masked rioters have torched schools, doused teachers in petrol and forced staff to barricade themselves inside. In Nantes, the entrance hall of Nelson Mandela High School was burned out.  In Marseille, staff at Victor Hugo High were doused with petrol during an arson attempt.  Youths in balaclavas battered a fire engine until it caught fire. Then cheered.  A headteacher was hit by a mortar firework and taken to hospital.  Shocking footage shows a policewoman chased and attacked. Aerosol cans were piled up and detonated on one of Europe’s longest shopping streets in Bordeaux.  Buses, trams and metros have been shut in Marseille, Strasbourg and Grenoble.  The riots came after the left-wing mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, declared that “violence can be legitimate.”  Britain has a far left that is emboldened and regularly calls for violence against their political opponents. They (allegedly) murdered a beloved right-wing politician. They are actively intimidating right-wing parties campaigning in the Holborn by-election. With no consequences. They are routinely aided by the state. Remember the BLM riots? The mob that toppled Edward Colston’s statue? They were acquitted after arguing that the *statue itself* constituted a hate crime. The Tories allowed the far left to act violently with impunity. Labour is emboldening them further. Unless we have political leaders brave enough to stand up to these people and take action, scenes like the ones in France will come to Britain too. Britain needs Reform.

October Sky. 19°C at the Yorkshire Coast. Cormorants.