UK Column News — 17th June 2026

Mike Robinson, Charles Malet, and Vanessa Beeley present today's UK Column News.Show notes for today's news broadcast, as well as all other news broadcasts, are available at the broadcast link on our website: https://ukcolumn.org► Join UK Column Live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm UK time or watch previous live recordings here: https://bit.ly/UKColumn_Live► [UK Column Website] Explore all our written and video content on the official UK Column website: https://www.ukcolumn.org/► [Support UK Column] Please donate to support our independent journalism & investigative journalism: https://support.ukcolumn.org/► [UK Column YouTube] Please subscribe to the UK Column News YouTube channel for more alternative news and independent news: https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficialFollow #UKColumn on:► X: https://x.com/ukcolumn► Telegram: https://t.me/ukcolumn► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKColumnExtracts► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uk_column_news00:00 Introduction00:38 Shadow Fleet: Gratuitous Theatre doesn’t fool us10:36 Starmer Arson Trial: All to justify Russian hatred14:16 Jolani: Will intervene in Syria21:10 G7: Ghoulish gathering22:46 UK Column 20th Anniversary26:10 Defence Spending: Healey’s departure explained41:58 Palestine Action: Disingenuous judicial decision46:30 National Security: New bill very bad news51:12 Online Safety & Social Media: Government fudges U-16 ban explanation56:06 Assisted Dying: Proposals back from the dead