UK Column News — 9th September 2026

Mike Robinson, Charles Malet, and Vanessa Beeley present today's UK Column News.

UK Column News Show Notes

00:33 Ethnic Cleansing: Settlement sanctions scrutinised

Mike Huckabee on X

Board of Deputies of British Jews on X

Chief Rabbi on X

Voice of Rabbis on X

Joint Foreign Ministers' Statement on the Two-State Solution | FCDO

Paul Adams: British-Israeli relations at lowest ebb in decades | BBC

Downing Street on X (2023)

Israel warns it will retaliate if UK imposes sanctions | BBC

14:55 Sanctions: Israel reacts

BLOOMBERG https://x.com/alexwickham/status/2097206668350104006

Politico https://x.com/POLITICOEurope/status/2097309359088824774

Conquer and Divide

Netanyahu rebuffs UK chief rabbi's concern over settlements | The Times of Israel

The UK's Israeli weaponry purchases: a leaked presentation and the ethical concerns it raises - AOAV

22:44 Surveillance: Update on data harvesting

UK hands millions to BAE Systems for police data plans - Statewatch

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LFR arrests hit 200 | Essex Police

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31:09 Online Safety: ‘Child safety!’ (The perennial excuse)

Lisa Nandy's statement on protecting children online - GOV.UK

Oral evidence - 01 Sep 2026

35:33 Migration: Lifeboat latest

RNLI boats carrying 120 migrants denied entry to two ports | The Telegraph

Resuscitation Council UK Covid-19 Resources

Nationality and Borders Bill factsheet | Home Office

Citizenship applications hit new record while asylum applications fall | Migration Observatory

UK Public Opinion toward Immigration: Overall Attitudes and Level of Concern | Migration Observatory

43:10 US/Iran: Tanker tit-for-tat in Hormuz 

US hits 3 or 5 Iranian tankers Tuesday https://x.com/Reuters/status/2097573215531053264

Iranian response https://x.com/TheCradleMedia/status/2097595570051281399

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Iran captures US unmanned submarine near Strait of Hormuz | Al Mayadeen English

47:32 War: Ceasefire or no ceasefire - that is the question

Comment by Aide to the President Yury Ushakov following Vladimir Putin’s telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump • President of Russia

PM call with President Trump of the United States: 7 September 2026 - GOV.UK

UK pledges winter air defence package to boost Ukraine's defences - GOV.UK

Volkswagen sells Osnabrück factory as it starts turnaround plan - Motor Trade News

German police detain suspect after sabotage attacks on power grid | Reuters

52:43 Lebanon: Yemen and the region

Roqaya on X https://x.com/roqchams/status/2096789638660620784

Aoun questions whether Israel really wants peace, says Israeli pretexts 'flimsy' — Naharnet