Masked far-right organising, falling small-boat numbers, Girlguiding’s trans-membership deadline, a real protection for exploited migrant workers and a diplomatic row over antisemitism: today’s Truth Vs Hate briefing separates the evidence from the fear and asks who benefits when division is made louder than context.

From disorder in Portsmouth and Reform UK’s funding row to a row over Britishness, Girlguiding’s trans exclusion deadline and a concrete new protection for exploited migrant workers, today’s briefing follows the evidence behind the division — and the people pushing back.