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He has already passed over the brink. He has betrayed Ukraine, Europe, NATO and the free world. Please do not make the mistake of thinking this is something that can be reversed. The new reality is that our former greatest ally is now our enemy and we have to adjust accordingly.

Agreed.

Yes, or I suspect Trump and Putin will be dependency building in the West like never seen before, by controlling the world's energy market. Russia will move West as far as it can without resistance from the U.S, as NATO will be made defunct and the remaining Europe disunited and left begging.

Time for an emergency increase in Income Tax; it’s either that or make plans for teaching Russian in all our schools

Labour’s position of “We’ll set out a roadmap to get us to 2.65%” is utter madness. The emergency is immediate and the danger growing.

I think the brink was crossed a while back

Trump crossed the brink behind a while ago

"On the brink" is being generous

#TheDefiants must come together!

Ed, we need to be on a war footing now, along with most of the other EU countries.

The serious & patriotic politicians/partys yes, but not the traitors & incompetents from the tories & reform. I would like us all to be united in the face of this impending struggle but politicians such as Johnson & Farage have questions about their links to Putin that must be answered in depth.

i think the brink was passed some time ago 😳

He’s betraying Americans. Most of us can’t stand him as evidenced by polling.

If Europe/UK can’t count on Trump we should also ask “Can we trust Israel?”

There has never been a more important time for Europe to be united. European countries are becoming pawns in America's geo-political game of chess with China. It needs Europe to bend to its mighty will by turning its countries one by one into anti-democratic states- proxies.

Suggest that there's a new tax "Defence Levy" chargeable on all taxpayers bar those currently serving in the Armed Forces. Whether it is on Income, Land or Wealth I'll let you decide. Set it at level to raise the 3% of GDP & reduce ordinary Income Tax. We could nickname it a Trump Tax.

TIme to quit Twitter and Starlink. Those are fascist tools to rule the world their ways. You buy and they rule Russians way

We need to start making the weapons so we don't have to rely on US weapons manufacturers.

Thank you for being a strong voice on this.

Time to unite in Europe to create a strong bullwark against the village idiot in the White House!

This is Lammy’s speech at G20 (it seems someone forgot to press ‘record’ so no video). He condemns Russia’s behaviour and commends Zelenskyy, but doesn’t mention Donald Trump at all, as if he’s not throwing a “Putin plunders you or we do” deal into the mix. www.gov.uk/government/s...

Ed, you've got a follow from me. I can't see many others laying out the patently obvious actions we need to take to protect ourselves. Keep it up!

On the brink??

If Trump is smart (🤪), he'll drag out Starmer's daft hopes of being a "bridge" to delay assertive action on the part of Europe.

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We need to be closer to Europe more than ever before. Forget Brexit, it is now a different world.

He already has!! It's too late. Hegseth is ripping the military apart and Musk is manipulating neo nazis in Germany. It's happening!!

It has to be European defence spending to develop our technologies and capabilities otherwise we are just funding US military dominance over us and financially supporting what is now a fascist state allied with Russia

Following. I'd support tax increases for this.

Yes, true, Ed. Defence spending now is AS crucial as pandemic spending was during COVID. Borrow, trim what can be trimmed. Get Defence budget UP. Europe needs to meet Putin toe to toe & UK should show the way to EU. Be a friend.

Carry on like this Ed, drop the daft stunts, speak sense, back our place in Europe and I'll be voting for you from now on. Make Starmer up his game. And get more media time. Stop being ignored.

If ever there was a time to be a member of the EU, this is it. The foolish people wouldn't have thought about a situation like this. We should be seeking a way to return to the fold before things get even more deeply troubling than they currently are.

Have a chat with Finland, they know how to be prepared.

Could you,please, stop leading in Europe!

Keep saying this Ed. Europe needs to show a united front and stand up to Trump and Putin. If Trump has his way, Putin will not stop with Ukraine - it will be the Baltics and Moldova next.

You're right of course, Ed. But what do we forego to pay for it?

He’s not on the brink. He did it years ago, he’s just going public about it.

I fear for the world. History is repeating itself, only this time the world doesn't have the USA to save it. Who will provide the economic and human power to fight the evils of Trump&Putin? Europe alone does not have the resources

To be clear, Trump is not betraying Ukraine and the UK because he has, and has never had, any intention to protect or support them - this from November 2024 and they blocked US funding while in opposition

In my view this should include a tax increase targeted at those (like myself) who are lucky enough to have the broader shoulders - rather than cutting services already struggling to help those in need.

I think that started under Paddy's leadership back in the 1990s didn't it?

Hoping one day air support can be provided for Ukraine. Russia has brought in international troops, Europe can use planes to push Russia back. Win this one now so a larger war doesn’t start later.

Surely it's time to summon the US Ambassador to the Foreign Office and get her to explain the USA's position?

Here is a great idea, raise the money by taxing the rich.

We should spend 3% on peace (aid, diplomacy, building closer relationships), not on war. That only makes everyone less safe.

The British Army; More Horses than Tanks. 🫣

Agree with that. And yet we've been here before. many times. - West could have stopped Putin in 2014 and didn't. - West could have stopped Putin in 2022 and didn't. The price of stopping Putin only increases with time, yet we seem incapable of dealing with it. Will this time be any different?

1. Massive tax breaks for millionaire farmers 2. ??? 3. Profit!

Wealth tax. It's the answer to all the country's money woes. The mega rich are rolling in it. They took it from us in unpaid wages and tax avoidance. We want it back.

Imperative that Gov sorts out MoD procurement - widely acknowledged to be the worst in a wide field

100% but tories will never be a part of that as they all suck up to baby trump.🤮

Quite. If you, Canada, and Western Europe do this, you’ll be relatively safe from Trumpistan. If Germany does it and faces east, you’ll be safe from Russia. If you don’t, you’ll be Trump’s prey.

I agree, but what do we spend on?

Can we rethink our party’s support for the triple lock to pay for it?

5%

Keep this up 👏 3.5% paid by a wealth tax. In honesty I'd happily pay more tax as we are in a situation where we (&EU) need to de-align from US military dependence. Spend on improving wages to ⬆️ recruitment, accommodation, long range missiles, Ewarfare and a lot of cheap drones like Ukraine are using

It's time to remove the US airbases. Let them move to Minsk and have the Russian fleet have a base in Florida.

The public might like to see our politicians work collaboratively on these issues?

Absolutely, there is an argument for 5% due to starting years late.

Agreed. And thank you for demonstrating leadership on this vital issue.

Honestly think we need more. We need European democracies to have a strong enough deterrent for what is to come, not just what is happening now.

And locally sourced. We cannot be dependent on US weapons that Trump can control.

Sadly I fear this would be a sensible decision

Ed the money is there, just needs politicians to understand we’re no longer on the gold standard, don’t need to ‘borrow’, the money is there youtu.be/FATQ0Yf0Fhc?... and findingmoneyfilm.com

You are right. It will hurt, but it must be done

Starmer needs to watch "Love Actually" as reminder on how to handle an arsehole US president!

And most of all, let us act united. We are all proud Europeans and now is the time to stand together

Reform are quite keen on things military, conscription and oil and gas profits. Ambition is to follow Putin and Trump in setting up fascist oligarchy as "efficient" government.

We'll also need to get rid of Putin's agents, from the top (Farage, Wilders, Kickl etc) down to the last 'embassy worker'.

As he’s turned his back on NATO, and is unlikely to give us his permission or codes for their use? we should send the Tridents back and use the £billions saved on building up our conventional forces.

V good on Today earlier.

The industries involved in defence! Such as shipbuilding, weapons manufacturing. It's fuel for an economy.

All Trump can officially do is stop US aid to Ukraine. Although it will be interesting to see who supports his degree on Ukraine. I’m guess Putin, the N Korea guy, and probably China. It’ll be when each team shows which side they’re on. Also fuck Trump

During his first term, Trump was in the midst of a regime change, attempting to restructure the entire geopolitical landscape w Putin, giving him the remainder of Ukraine to increase his reach into EUR. Twice he mentioned this. I had no doubt he’d finish the job if he was elected. This is so tragic.

Times like these are why we elect politicians. Protect our interests, please, and stand up to Trump's bullying tactics.

Is 5% unrealistic?

UK Rejoin EU We need an EU army with UA in EU Vision! Leadership! Stop pulling the punches. Shout. Ask Canada to join SM & EU army. Allow member states to have ex US serviceman

Defence! What do we actually have to defend against.

Yep. The call to increase defense spending is reactionary drivel.

yep

This link explains. It appears to have come to light recently due to the JP Morgan case, but I bet the governments already knew. www.occrp.org/en/scoop/bel...

You really need to stop this overblown, vainglorious nonsense about the UK 'leading' Europe. The very notion is absurd. The UK needs to start more modestly by learming to be a reliable and supportine partner in Europe. #Politics #DadDancing

He already has.

So do I, Ed, so do I - we must not capitulate to Trump and the ideology that supports him.

Krasnov

Farage is a danger to national security. He needs removed from government.

The end of the long peace. Clear as day.

Oh believe me he's no friend of mine!

Johnson is not Trump’s level, not even close. The fact is that enough of them see the whole world as either their enemy or their poodle to elect someone like this means they cannot be a friend. It’s as simple as that. It’s 1938 all over again, and this time we aren’t acquiescing.

Trump is trying to bring back those days, but instead of the red scare, embracing that enemy.

He beyond the brink. And his attempt to strip $500 billion from the Ukraine economy must be stopped. But also, Britain and the EU should write off Ukraine's debt. And pressure the World Bank and IMF to at least reduce their exorbitant interest charges on Ukrainian loans.

👀👆FACT🙌. Britain is truly facing an EMERGENCY as above 👆

I have no faith in Starmer picking the right side but time will tell. He seems too afraid to change anything in case it affects the economy.

Thank you for being a strong voice of reason on this. #SlavaUkraini

"Lead by example".

Agree 100%. It's all very well for Starmer to say he will act as a bridge between the EU and the US, but I want no bridges with a Russia run by a KGB agent who aspires to Tsar status. Perhaps Ukraine would be interested in using its mineral wealth to put into NATO. It must have occurred to Zelensky.

One utter priority is to give the MoD culture and procurement process a kick up the arse: they’ve been singlehandedly responsible for more waste, delays and non-delivery of key systems than any supplier.

I feel you need to print off a load of banners ready, saying “I told you so”

I would be very interested to hear what Nige and Kemi respond to this!! We also need to consider the US bases in the UK. Might be time to rip the plaster off, but those areas are likely to need help from the govt in place before we kick them out.

Worrying isn't it?