UK Column News — 9th October 2026

Mike Robinson, Patrick Henningsen, and Basil Valentine present today's UK Column News.

UK Column News Show Notes

00:44 By-election Result: Somalian Refugee Sagal Abdi-Wali Becomes Labour MP for Holborn and St Pancras

04:00 Basil Valentine’s Report from the Green Party Conference in Brighton

17:17 UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and German Chancellor Merz Meet in Berlin To Discuss Partnerships

PM meeting with Chancellor Merz of Germany, 8 October 2026 | GOV.UK

Joint UK-Germany Statement — Berlin, 8 October 2026 | GOV.UK

£1bn German Investment To Deliver 4,000 Affordable Homes across the UK | GOV.UK

First ever UK-Germany Tech Corridor Unlocks Investment, Jobs, and Opportunity for British Business | GOV.UK

UK and Germany launch joint-partnership to counter sabotage and cyber attacks | GOV.UK

SaxaVord — The Place for Space

Space Wars: Overboard on the ‘Sea of Peace’ | UK Column 

Space Wars: Satellites, Genocide, and Oxfordshire | UK Column

24:40 The Russian Threat!

The ‘Russian Hybrid War’ Narrative: A New NATO Strategy of Tension? | Thomas Fazi

British Ex-Diplomat Detained for Peace Efforts, Reaching out to Russia | Neutrality Studies via YouTube

The Peacemonger, Ian Proud, via YouTube

Parliament slams Russian State Duma elections as complete sham | EU Parliament

The Maidan Killings and the False-Flag Case | 21st Century Wire

The Maidan Massacre in Ukraine: The Mass Killing that Changed the World, by Ivan Katchanovski | Springer Nature

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39:15 RAF Marham, Home of the F-35 Fighter Jet

RAF Marham | Royal Air Force

RAF Marham Runway Repairs Strengthen Operational Resilience | GOV.UK

41:15 UK The End of UK Diplomats in East Jerusalem/Occupied Palestinian Territory 

“Palestinians Will Bear the Cost”: UK Consulate in East Jerusalem Prepares To Shut Its Doors |

UK and Israel Appear To Reach Tense Truce, But Diplomatic Feud Highlights Israel's Strained Ties with Europe |

UK Threatens To Expel Israeli Diplomats over Planned East Jerusalem Consulate Closure |

49:32 Dire British Economic Updates

16 Trucking Companies Hit Bankruptcy Court in Less Than a Month |

Oil Majors Reap $93 Billion Q2 Profits as Iran War Drives Energy Windfall |

UK Hauliers Brace for a Wave of Insolvencies, with £350 More a Week Per Truck | trans.info

25-truck Haulier Collapses after Cash Falls to Just £1,300 | trans.info

Belgian Road Haulage Faces Record Bankruptcies as Costs Climb | trans.info

53:58 In Case You Missed It: The Worst-Case Scenario, Lamborghinis, Noose Pins in High Schools, Freemasons, a Livestreamed Execution, Depleted Gas, and More

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