# UK Column News — 29th May 2026

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Podcast: [UK Column Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uk-column-radio-1738505)
Published: 2026-05-29T13:21:45+00:00
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UK Column News — 29th May 2026 ► Subscribe to the UK Column YouTube channel ► https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficial Mike Robinson, Patrick Henningsen and Basil Valentine present today’s UK Column News. ► 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/ukcolumnofficial Follow #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_news Chapters00:00 Welcome00:41 Digital ID: Peoples’ panel to ‘decide’ policy08:36 Mandelson: Story that just keeps giving10:45 Iran: No sign of peace plan17:55 Ukraine: Censoring the Russian narrative20:50 Drones: Increasing use as killing machines26:10 Cuba: Another distorted story28:10 European Defence: Front for US imperial war games32:50 UK Column — 20th Anniversary Event34:20 Tony Blair: Analysis and comment. With special guest, former Labour MP Chris Williamson51:51 Israel: Furious with UN sexual violence list56:15 In Case You Missed It: Stories spotted by our UKC sleuths59:17 And Finally: Donald Trump saved from ritual sacrifice!

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