The Canary news website announces closure after ‘vicious campaign against us’

The leftwing news site the Canary has announced that it is closing indefinitely. Earlier this year the media outlet was blocked from accessing funds and has faced allegations of internal turmoil. The outlet, founded in 2015 at the height of support for the then Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, said in a social media post it would be closing “for the foreseeable future”. The announcement also included allegations that the title had faced “malicious lies” by former employees.