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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

A conservative Christian group helped end the constitutional right to an abortion in the U.S. Now, it has taken its playbook to Britain. Here's how the Alliance Defending Freedom became an unlikely conduit between MAGA Republicans and the Reform U.K. party. nyti.ms/3KLqGol

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

An organization that fought abortion rights in the United States is now an unlikely conduit between MAGA Republicans and Britain’s ascendant Reform U.K. party.

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MSI Reproductive Choices @msichoices.org · 10h

A conservative Christian group that helped overturn the right to abortion in the US is now attacking UK abortion rights.

With the same tactics used to overturn #RoevWade, they're attacking abortion clinic buffer zones and gestational limits.

@bradleyjane.bsky.social & Elizabeth Dias report ⬇️

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

A conservative Christian group helped end the constitutional right to an abortion in the U.S. Now, it has taken its playbook to Britain. Here's how the Alliance Defending Freedom became an unlikely conduit between MAGA Republicans and the Reform U.K. party. nyti.ms/3KLqGol

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

An organization that fought abortion rights in the United States is now an unlikely conduit between MAGA Republicans and Britain’s ascendant Reform U.K. party.

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Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 13h

“Very often A.D.F. has operated under the radar, quite discreetly.”

ICYMI: our story on how Reform UK has been quietly working with an influential American anti-abortion group.

Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: How a U.S. anti-abortion group has quietly positioned itself as a powerbroker between the Trump administration and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

Latest investigation w Elizabeth Dias.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

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Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 14h

Who and where, exactly?

Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 1d

GB News and its CEO were also present for the free speech round table the ADF set up and invited Farage to host in July, but we were over wordcount !

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Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 1d

Precisely what my American colleague who has reported on abortion for years said. The US was also complacent, thinking constitutional right to abortion was settled over there too…

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 1d

Really good piece from Jane Bradley and co at NYT.

Earlier this summer Democracy for Sale revealed how anti abortionists, including ADF, were pumping money into the U.K.

Free Speech Union still hasn’t responded to our queries. Funny that…

democracyforsale.substack.com/p/us-antiabo...

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Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for the kind words Henry. You wouldn’t believe the top level editorial b***ocks conversations we had !

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1d

Come for the journalism, stay for the public service of teaching British swearwords to Americans

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1d

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 1d

If you wondered why Nigel Farage turned up in US Congress in September speaking about "freedom of speech", this story has the answer

His appearance was orchestrated by a powerful American anti-abortion group that is trying to increase its influence in the UK by influencing the free speech debate

Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: How a U.S. anti-abortion group has quietly positioned itself as a powerbroker between the Trump administration and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

Latest investigation w Elizabeth Dias.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

www.nytimes.com

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Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 1d

Must-read piece by Jane and Elizabeth for anyone interested in the alt-right/Christian networks developing between the UK and US (etc)

Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: How a U.S. anti-abortion group has quietly positioned itself as a powerbroker between the Trump administration and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

Latest investigation w Elizabeth Dias.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

www.nytimes.com

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Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 1d

Say what you like about Farage, but he always gives an excellent quote.

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Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 1d

We found out they’ve been courting Reform since at least 2024, in an attempt to build their UK influence, and have brokered a string of meetings and briefings with Farage.

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Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 1d

The ADF isn’t just any Christian anti-abortion group — they helped overturn Roe v Wade in the US and are incredibly well-connected in the White House. Now they’ve set their sights on Britain.

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Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: How a U.S. anti-abortion group has quietly positioned itself as a powerbroker between the Trump administration and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

Latest investigation w Elizabeth Dias.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

www.nytimes.com

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 25d

NEW

Has the government overreached in using terrorism law against Palestine Action?

A disclosed MI5 document indicates that the basis for proscription may be weak

By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

The New York Times has now published a document which sets out the government’s basis for the proscription. This is the “open” version of the MI5 assessment that has been placed before the courts in litigation challenging the proscription. The judges would also see a “closed” version with material not to be placed in the public domain.

One hopes the “closed” version is a far more impressive document than the one published, which is a flimsy and unconvincing piece of work. The assessment even admits—twice—that most of the activity of Palestine Action cannot be called terrorism.

The document overall reads as if it has been compiled backwards, intending to justify a conclusion that needed to be reached. If so, it will not be the first intelligence document to have been created in such a way.

The assessment relies on the group having caused “serious” property damage, which is the relevant statutory test. The problem here is that the spraying of paint and graffiti by the group does not meet the threshold of seriousness.

The document also relies on “open source” estimates of the cost of damage which, if one looks at the cited sources, trace back to a claim which the police themselves put to arrested protesters in interview. As such there is a certain circularity: the state is relying on the state claiming the damage is serious.

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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · Sep 12

In a debate on the Palestine Action ban on Monday, the security minister said it was based on "clear advice and intelligence", and people protesting against the ban "may not know the extent of its activities"

Today, we are publishing some of that advice
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/w...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Jul 1

An FBI special agent had sex with prostitutes during overseas assignments and domestic travels and used an agency-issued device to pay for the encounters, the Justice Department’s watchdog said, committing policy violations that agency officials have said could expose agents to extortion.

FBI supervisor hired prostitutes while on assignment, watchdog says

An FBI special agent had sex with prostitutes during assignments and used an agency-issued device to pay for the encounters, a watchdog reported.

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Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · May 25

ICYMI Our investigation into how Russia used Brazil as a spy factory is in today’s weekend paper (shout out to our talented print design team) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/w...