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Before the referendum, Farage lied we need Brexit to be closer to the Commonwealth. Now we hear that Canada could become the EU’s first associate member and Australia is also seeking deeper ties with the EU. This is the reality of post-Brexit Britain. Present everywhere, but belonging nowhere.

It costs roughly £200K to show an ad to every adult in the UK on Insta, Facebook, X & Google. With £72m in crypto donations, Reform now has enough money to repeat this every week until 2029. Dodgy ads already shaped Brexit, we can't afford to let it happen again. We need to scale up our fight.

📩 Yesterday we went to Number 10 with a special delivery for the Prime Minister. Andy Burnham is our first PM to openly support PR. We know he can talk the talk. Now it's time for him to walk the walk. @compassoffice.bsky.social @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social @jowusunepaul.bsky.social

Reform will blame anything but climate change

Victory in Clacton will not enable Farage to dodge questions over finances.

This is for people who might be disappointed that Count Binface lost in Clacton. Please don't. He won just 95 votes against Andy Burnham in Makerfield. In Clacton, he got nearly 100 times as many against Farage. Take that as a signal. Get your hopes up. Let's band together for the next fight.

Revealed: just 20 out of of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation, as UK burns in fifth heatwave of this summer - FOI request by me @andyburnham.bsky.social needs to level with the country about the climate crisis & set out radical plan to tackle it 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

FINANCIAL TIMES: Reform UK figure George Jones appeared in video footage from the BNP’s 2010 general and local election campaign in east London.

Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform: stopreformuk.vote Parliamentary by-election 13th Aug 2026 🗑️ Clacton = COUNT BINFACE Local by-elections 13th Aug 2026 🟠 Almondbury = LIB DEM 🟠 Honiton St Michael's = LIB DEM #Clacton #Huddersfield #Honiton

The 'invasion' in Dover? As this article suggests, it's cameras and political stunts, not a town overwhelmed by migrants.

This week proved that the wheels are now finally falling off the Reform bus. Here’s why Farage could be about to fall off with them www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/is-this-th...

DAILY MIRROR: Bev Craig’s victory proves Andy Burnham’s Makerfield gamble paid off: 11 weeks after pundits ruled out a Labour win and predicted Reform’s first metro-mayor victory, Labour held the seat. - by Ros Wynne Jones

Yet more questions emerge about Reform's finances

What many of us don’t understand is why the Police have to expend resources trying to trace rather than insist those involved provide a clear evidence chain. Aren’t these people who meddle in our politics subject to our jurisdiction?

Fiona Cottrell transferred £1m to Richard Tice's company, Britain Means Business, which then donated £500K to Reform UK. Cottrell also made two separate £250,000 donations directly to the party. The Met Police is investigating these donations.

People feel disconnected from democratic process not only because gov'ts sometimes fail to deliver, but because they do not feel seen or represented, understand how decisions are made, or see how political choices shape their lives. For our democracy to recover, we must make that change happen.

This is extremely serious. A former Southern Water CEO has been charged with conspiracy to defraud the Environment Agency. Reportedly, this is the first time criminal proceedings have been brought against a former UK water company chief executive.

Findings from focus groups before the Makerfield by-election pointed at several things voters wanted to see Andy Burnham do when he was elected. It's refreshing to see he has already delivered on one of these.

Two weeks till the Makerfield by-election! Like Gorton & Denton, this is a key opportunity for tactical voting. It worked to stop Reform before, and it can again. The evidence shows Andy Burnham is best placed to beat them, so we’re urging voters to back Labour on 18 June. Let's stop Reform.

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📺 @andyburnham.bsky.social is one of the strongest advocates of Proportional Representation for general elections in British politics 🗳️ Let's send Andy to Westminster 🌹 #Labour4PR #Makerfield

The tactical vote to stop Reform in Makerfield on 18th June is: 🔴 Labour - Andy Burnham

💥 70 MPs have backed the amendment to fix our broken voting system. This is huge - but we need many more to have a real impact and get a step closer to winning Proportional Representation. Check if your MP has signed, and if not, email them using our tool 👇

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💥 BREAKING: More than 60 MPs have signed up to an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill, calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform. "First Past the Post is one of the biggest examples of a broken status quo in UK politics," says @alexsobel.co.uk. 💯💯