***July 2026: UK – more governmental proposals for suppression and manipulation of ‘free speech’ – examples listed by The Free Speech Union

What is going on with Labour and social media?

The Free Speech Union has been discussing internally whether Andy Burnham will be better or worse than Sir Keir Starmer when it comes to free speech.

We’ve concluded that he’ll be just as bad — if not worse.

Andy Burnham’s team… pic.twitter.com/LmNpyPZDaN

— The Free Speech Union (@SpeechUnion) July 7, 2026