From ‘Change’ to Checkpoints: Labour’s Ongoing Digital ID Agenda—Now with BritCard | UK Column News - 11th June 2025

- The Labour Party: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Our plan to change Britain
- GOV.UK blogs: Digital identity and the GOV.UK Wallet: increasing choice, accelerating adoption
- Labour Growth Group (on X): Voters key tests for us will be: making people better off, improving public services and controlling our borders (Open Letter)
- Office for National Statistics: Long-term international migration, provisional: year ending December 2024
- GOV.UK: Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper
- Labour Together: BritCard: a progressive digital identity for Britain
- GOV.UK: Enabling the use of digital identities in the UK
- The Telegraph (2004): Ask to see my ID card and I'll eat it (Archived)
“If I am ever asked, on the streets of London, or in any other venue, public or private, to produce my ID card as evidence that I am who I say I am, when I have done nothing wrong and when I am simply ambling along […]”
- Legislation: Identity Cards Act 2006 (repealed)
- Legislation: Identity Documents Act 2010
- GOV.UK: Digital Identity Sectoral Analysis 2025
- The Guardian: Digital ID cards would be good for Britain – and a secret weapon for Labour against Reform
- The Telegraph: Digital ID cards could be Starmer's poll tax (Archived)
- Bloomberg: Sam Altman’s Eyeball-Scanning Identification Tech Expands to UK (Archived)
- MacRumors: Apple Expands Digital ID Support to Web Browsers in iOS 26
- Big Brother Watch:  Big Brother Watch Urges Government to Reject New Digital ID Plan
- UK Parliament: Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - Parliamentary Bills

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Facial Recognition in Aisle Four: Facewatch and the Legal Grey Zone | UK Column News - 11th June 2025

- Biometric Update: Asda supermarket chain faces legal complaint over facial recognition
- Ada Lovelace Institute: Mass facial recognition roll-out exists in ‘legal grey area’ due to inadequate governance, says the Ada Lovelace Institute
- Facewatch: Facial recognition security system UK
- Facewatch: Facewatch Privacy Notice

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Object to Arms for Israel? Then Resign, Civil Servants Told | UK Column News - 11th June 2025

- Politico: UK officials say civil servants concerned about British support for Israel can resign
- Nick Dyer (on X): NickDyerFCDO’s thread
“A thread: Last week I visited Kyiv to reaffirm the UK's unwavering commitment to Ukraine, speak to our partners inside and outside Government and spend time with the dedicated staff that make up  (1/8)”
- UK Column: Ukraine and Israel — A United Force?
- Middle East Eye: Over 100 BBC staff accuse network of pro-Israel bias in Gaza coverage
- GOV.UK: Israel and the OPTs: Minister for the Middle East Statement

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New from Oracle Films: The Agenda – Their Vision, Your Future (Must-Watch) | UK Column News - 11th June 2025

- Oracle Films (YouTube): The Agenda: Their Vision - Your Future (2025) | Official Trailer (4K)
- The Agenda Film: The Agenda: Their Vision (Page with download link)

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NATO to Public: Fear the Future, Fund the Fight | UK Column News - 11th June 2025

- NATO: Building a better NATO: Secretary General's Pre-Summit Speech at Chatham House
- The Guardian: Britain has escalated the global nuclear arms race – and is bringing us closer to armageddon
- The Telegraph: The world has never been more volatile. Britons must be prepared to fight for their country (Archived)

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Israel Arming Militias Tied to ISIS, Says Liberman—Netanyahu Doesn’t Deny | UK Column News - 11th June 2025

- BankTrack: Seven underwriters of “war bonds” instrumental in enabling Israel’s assault on Gaza, new research finds
- Ynetnews: Liberman accuses Netanyahu of arming ISIS-linked militias in Gaza; PM’s office offers no denial
- Jerusalem Post: Netanyahu confirms Israel is arming clans in Gaza to fight Hamas after Liberman's allegations
- Vanessa Beeley (Telegram): Vanessa Beeley’s post (With video)
“Elements of Yasser Abu Shabab's ISIS-Israel-backed militia opened fire on civilians waiting to receive US aid west of Rafah. The Zionists use aid as a trap to lure young men out into the open en masse in order to kill and maim whenever possible.”

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Holocaust Memorial Bill Returns to the House of Lords | UK Column News - 11th June 2025

- GOV.UK: UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre: letters of support 
- Imperial War Museums: Permanent Display: The Holocaust Galleries
- The Royal Parks: Monuments in Victoria Tower Gardens

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Petition to Ban Non-Stun Slaughter: Government Pays Lip Service to Animal Welfare | UK Column News - 11th June 2025

- UK Parliament: Petition: Ban non-stun slaughter in the UK
- RSPCA: Religious Slaughter - Animal Welfare
- Time Magazine: U.K. Briefly Mulled Killing All Pet Cats to Stop COVID-19
- The World War II Database: British Pet Massacre (3 Sep 1939 - 11 May 1941)

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UK Column spoke to Bob Moran (Bobs Cartoons) on a wide range of topics, including our desire for leaders like Donald Trump.

Watch the full interview: https://ukcolumn.org/video/drawing-on-experience-with-bob-moran

Bilderberg: Beyond the Meetings, Part 1: Big Tech & Big Media Interests Busily Branching Out

In light of the recent 2023 meeting in Portugal, Mark Anderson probes the dealings of the Bilderbergers.
Are Bilderberg’s secretive discussions nurturing a way for Big Tech and Big Media to scratch each other’s back?

ukcolumn.org/article/bilderberg-beyond-the-meetings-part-1-big-tech-big-media-interests-busily-branching-out

UK Column News - 13th June 2025
Mike Robinson, Patrick Henningsen, Mark Anderson and Arnaud Develay with Friday's UK Column News.
https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-13th-june-2025

From Gaza to Tehran: Israel Expands Warfront with US-UK Support in the Shadows | UK Column News - 13th June 2025

- Israel National News: IDF announces immediate changes to Home Front Command guidelines
- Israeli PM (YouTube): Statement by PM Netanyahu
- The Guardian (2018): Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations – Ronen Bergman
- WSJ: Trump Told Netanyahu on Monday Not to Attack Iran
- BBC: US says it was not involved in Israel's military strikes in Iran
- Reuters: Israel notified Washington before Iran strike, state Israeli broadcaster says (Archived)
- The Times of Israel: Report: US helped lull Iran into belief no attack imminent
- Hala Jaber (on X): UPDATE
“Two U.S. RC-135V Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft were airborne over the Gulf during Israel’s strike, launched from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. These aren’t tourist flights. They intercept comms, track targets, & monitor operations in real-time.”
- Action on Armed Violence: The MoD admits it’s “currently training a limited number” of Israeli Defense Forces in the UK
- UK Parlimient: Question for Ministry of Defence: Israel: Military Aid (3 June 2025)
“As part of routine Defence engagement with Israel, the UK is currently training a limited number of Israel Defense Forces personnel on UK-based training courses.”
- Declassified UK: The UK military's secret visits to Israel

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IAEA: Independent Nuclear Watchdog or Enforcer of Israeli Policy? | UK Column News - 13th June 2025

- Reuters: IAEA board declares Iran in breach of non-proliferation obligations (Archived)
- UK Column: From Sarin Nerve Agent Attacks to Chlorine Gas: the Syria Chemical Weapons Story Telling Continues
- The Cradle (on X): Leaked documents released by Iranian media reportedly reveal that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi has been fully coordinating with Israel and carrying out its directives
- i24 News: Israel's PM meets with IAEA chief Grossi over Iran's nuclear activity

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Stockholm Secrets: Bilderberg 2025 Focuses on AI, War… and Depopulation | UK Column News - 13th June 2025

- Bilderberg: Bilderberg meeting: 12 June - 15 June 2025 Stockholm, Sweden
“Transatlantic Relationship, Ukraine, US Economy, Europe, Middle East, Authoritarian Axis, Defence Innovation and Resilience, AI, Deterrence and National Security, Proliferation, Geopolitics of Energy and Critical Minerals, Depopulation and Migration”
- Press For Truth: Bilderberg 2025 Day 1 Begins

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Refusing the Dead: Ukraine Accused of Dodging Compensation for Fallen Soldiers – with Arnaud Develay | UK Column News - 13th June 2025

- 21st Century Wire: Kiev's Mendacious Pretext to Disown Its Fallen Soldiers
- Politico: Kyiv reveals total Ukraine casualties in Putin’s war for first time
- Bukvy: Ukraine’s goverment increases compensation for fallen and wounded soldier
- Dmitry Medvedev (on X): MedvedevRussiaE’s post
“The Kiev bastards don't want to take the bodies of their dead soldiers. There are two reasons: it's scary to admit that there are 6,000 of them and they don't want to pay widows. What Satanic scum! Burn them in hell!”
- 21st Century Wire: Kiev's Mendacious Pretext to Disown Its Fallen Soldiers

Full news and all the source links: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-13th-june-2025

Ditchley Foundation Meeting: Shaping Democracy and Climate Policy in Europe | UK Column News - 13th June 2025

- Ditchley Foundation: Renewing democracy: how to strengthen democratic resilience and outcompete authoritarianism in Europe?
- Historic Houses: Ditchley Park
- James Arroyo: Director, the Ditchley Foundation

Full news and all the source links: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-13th-june-2025

Coming Monday on UK Column, Lara Logan joins me to chat about the cesspit journalism has become, and how South Africa is still her home.

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