Three Labour district councillors, Chris Kane, Emma Stevenson, and Sandra Peake, have resigned from the party due to concerns over Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership. They are now listed as independents on the Bolsover District Council website. The main reasons for their resignation include changes to welfare, lack of support for WASPI women and victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal, and feelings that the Labour Party is not the same organization they joined 30 years ago.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution, aiming to eliminate "improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology" from its museums, centers, and National Zoo. The order directs Vice-President JD Vance to lead a purge of exhibits and programs that "divide Americans by race" and singles out specific museums, including the American Women's History Museum and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

A barefoot pro-Palestine protester climbed Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower at 7:24am, waving a Palestinian flag and chanting "Free, free Palestine." The incident caused an emergency response, shutting down Westminster Bridge and canceling Parliament tours. The protester live-streamed the event, showing his bloodied feet as he continued to climb.

The Daily Mail reports that Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the 158th Speaker of the House of Commons, has spent £250k of taxpayer money on luxury travel to Gibraltar's famous Rock Hotel. He is said to make an annual pilgrimage to the hotel, which boasts a large outdoor swimming pool and has hosted celebrities like Winston Churchill, John Lennon, and Gemma Arterton.