News blackout on Old Bailey Starmer arson case.

Cossy

If you say so, MT62, I respectfully disagree.

So you don’t think what’s going on in the Middle East is more important?

MT62

Casdon

I think some people were trying to insinuate that the criminals were directly linked to homosexual behaviour with the PM. Dredging the gutter.

Oh really, I didn’t know about that 🤔

Mud sticks once thrown, which is why it gets thrown at public figures whether they deserve it or not.

Casdon

I think some people were trying to insinuate that the criminals were directly linked to homosexual behaviour with the PM. Dredging the gutter.

Sickening , really. On and on it goes.

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Casdon

I think some people were trying to insinuate that the criminals were directly linked to homosexual behaviour with the PM. Dredging the gutter.

Oh really, I didn’t know about that 🤔

Casdon

I think some people were trying to insinuate that the criminals were directly linked to homosexual behaviour with the PM. Dredging the gutter.

Yes, this story was going the rounds some time ago - last summer? It was all cloaked in secrecy, but the sort of secrecy that is doing its best to make the salacious feel as though they are privy to special information that others won't know about, and can gleefully pass it on. Much use of quotation marks around 'male models' and intimations of dark goings on that would 'shatter any idea of Starmer as a family man'. I follow political channels on YouTube, and the algorithm kept bringing them up on my feed. The blonde woman who is married (?) to Richard Tice seemed obsessed with the 'story', but her broadcasts said absolutely nothing, beyond 'one day this news will break and everyone will be shocked' complete with photos of Victoria Starmer and suggestive comments about why the family keep the children out of the spotlight.

So more gossip than news, and not a cover-up of any kind. If there had been anything to see we would all know it by now, wouldn't we?

No-one was injured, they made sure of that. It was either a token gesture or they were hired for some purpose.

I think some people were trying to insinuate that the criminals were directly linked to homosexual behaviour with the PM. Dredging the gutter.

Grantanow

This case is reported for zbout a third of a page in today's Guardian: hardly a 'news blackout'.

I think people meant it all went very quiet when news first broke about these “male escorts”. It’s out in the open now though as you say.

This case is reported for zbout a third of a page in today's Guardian: hardly a 'news blackout'.

I’ve stuck within my guidelines- as much as I don’t care for KS, no one deserves to have their property destroyed.
I do hope they receive the maximum sentence.

MT62

I agree Oreo, when it comes to other political parties, them on the left can make comments all they like.
When it comes to their precious KS, we can’t have an opinion, or come across as nasty far right 😂

Anybody can say what they want to, as long as they stick within the guidelines MT62. If any of us say things others disagree with we can expect comments. If more people on the left post, it is because less on the right do - and everybody is going to defend attacks on who or whatever they support, aren’t they, you included?

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I agree Oreo, when it comes to other political parties, them on the left can make comments all they like.
When it comes to their precious KS, we can’t have an opinion, or come across as nasty far right 😂

Wyllow3

We don't need to behave like those in the USA, now, do we?

But plenty of posters did on the Trump pages and the would be assassin, just saying!

I knew there would be a Russian in there somewhere😄

It was a different scenario altogether, the conspiracy theories went right to the top of USA politics, Peter cried wolf too often and it bit him.
edition.cnn.com/2026/04/27/politics/conspiracy-theories-whcd-attack

We don't need to behave like those in the USA, now, do we?

Jane43

keepingquiet

It was on BBC news at lunchtime so hardly a news blackout...

It was just reported on ITV evening news, the men were apparently motivated by financial reasons and their contact was a Russian speaker. Hopefully all the ridiculous and offensive conspiracy theories will stop now.

What about all the conspiracy theories regarding the assassination of Trump when it was obvious that it was for real. They were allowed to stand. 🤣🤣🤣

keepingquiet

It was on BBC news at lunchtime so hardly a news blackout...

It was just reported on ITV evening news, the men were apparently motivated by financial reasons and their contact was a Russian speaker. Hopefully all the ridiculous and offensive conspiracy theories will stop now.

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They were criminals Prinrose53, please read the report of the trial regarding what they are accused of, rather than making insinuating, irrelevant comments.

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It was on BBC news at lunchtime so hardly a news blackout...