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On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1571, Thomas Mun, English writer on economics (died 1641) was born. In 1867, John Robert Gregg, Irish-born American educator, publisher, and humanitarian (died 1948) was born. In 1915, Marcel Cadieux, Canadian civil servant and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States (died 1981) was born. In 1922, John Amis, English journalist and critic (died 2013) was born. In 1932, John Murtha, American colonel and politician (died 2010) was born. In 1945, Ken Livingstone, English politician, 1st Mayor of London was born. In 1947, Christopher Allport, American actor (died 2008) was born. In 1966, Mohammed Ghazy Al-Akhras, Iraqi journalist and author was born. In 1985, Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist. In 2020, Jean Kennedy Smith, American activist, humanitarian, author and diplomat (United States Ambassador to Ireland, 1993-1998) (born 1928) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Donald Trump, Elon Musk and JD Vance were all right about Britain's migrant crisis

The latest Global Peace Index delivers yet another damning verdict on Sir Keir Starmer’s Britain. The UK has plunged in the rankings to 39th place with a score of 1.73 – a sharp deterioration that reflects a country growing visibly less stable, safe or cohesive. Among other things, this is direct result of successive governments’ misguided blindness on immigration, borders, and community tensions that have evolved into a fever pitch under Starmer’s Labour.For years, anyone who dared to point out the strain on communities, the pressure on housing, or the frustration with border control was told they were exaggerating, being alarmist, or worse. Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and JD Vance were among those voices. They were mocked for it. They were dismissed as incendiary troublemakers. In reality, they seem to care more about Britain’s alarming trajectory than its own elected leaders.Their prophetic warnings have been completely validated.The national fury over the police's handling of Henry Nowak’s murder shows exactly what happens when governments are consumed with virtue signalling, let in too many people without proper control, and then brush off the concerns of ordinary people. That is the conclusion millions of Britons are drawing from the facts they see every day. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say In Belfast, an asylum seeker who entered the UK via Ireland and was granted refugee status has now been charged with attempted murder, leaving a local man with catastrophic injuries, including the loss of an eye. The public reaction was immediate. Streets descended into disorder. Cars and homes were set on fire. Ministers were quick to condemn the violence, as they always are. But there was no urgency when it came to fixing the asylum system.That is the pattern under Labour: outrage at the symptoms, indifference to the cause.The same instinct was on display after the killing of Henry Nowak. Bodycam footage showed police handcuffing a dying teenager who said he could not breathe. The image went viral. Trust, already eroded, took another blow. The student's killer was later convicted of murder and jailed for life, but the public anger was not about the verdict. It was about the initial police response and the way many felt the system had prioritised managing the narrative over protecting the victim.Britain’s governing political class and much of the media are quick to call the protesters thugs. They are quick to reach for the language of disorder and extremism. However, they show no comparable urgency when it comes to addressing the threats to safety and security of the British people — threats that have been compounded by their policies. Thousands continue to arrive. Removals remain virtually non-existent. Hotels remain full. Communities continue to feel the anguish.When people point this out, they are told the problem is their perception.It is not perception at all.Poll after poll shows a clear and consistent view across the country: immigration is too high, enforcement is too weak, and trust in institutions is falling. Ordinary people can see the huge gulf between the lies the media reports and reality.The same mistake America has finally sorted out under Mr Trump’s resolve is now clear in Britain. In the United States, tough enforcement, effective removals, and a policy that treats borders as non-negotiable have turned the tide. Illegal crossings plummeted. Order was restored. But this has required strong political will in the face of strong opposition from the open-border crowd. Tragically, that is the resolve that will have to wait until Labour is defeated.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSLabour refuses to reveal cost of '26,074-in, 921-out deal' after secretly extending accordEpping asylum hotel evacuated as all residents removed amid 'safety concerns'Northern Ireland Secretary grilled on border 'loophole' as he vows to increase enforcementInstead, Britain is stuck in a cycle that becomes more predictable with each passing incident: policy failure, public fury, elite condemnation — and then no meaningful change. The same mistakes, repeated again and again, with the same outcomes.This is the divide Trump, Musk, and Vance identified early – a widening gulf between a political class that sees the world one way and a public that experiences it very differently. A class that believes it can manage opinion rather than respond to it. A class that talks about stability while presiding over growing instability.In Britain now, that gulf is impossible to ignore.Anger is rising. Rightfully so. Because for millions of Britons, the conclusion is becoming unavoidable: the Government is not just failing — it is refusing to fix itself. And until it is replaced, nothing else will.Ordinary British people have simply had enough — not of being angry, but of being ignored. They have had enough of lectures, of platitudes, of deflection. They have had enough of a political class that expects them to absorb the consequences while shielding itself from the fallout.Trump, Musk, and Vance have been right all along. And unless Labour listens, the next point of tension will not be in Belfast. It could be everywhere.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
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