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Amazing how many Labour MPs do not understand this quite basic point.

💥Politicians in the European Parliament are standing up to welcome closer ties with the UK - and the possibility of the UK joining the EU again. Here are just a few👇 @sandrogozi.bsky.social: "Every option must be on the table, from a special partnership to full EU membership."

Followers will know I'm far from an uncritical Andy Burnham or Labour fan. But as Prime Minister of an actual government, with a huge majority, I'd say he has more of a mandate than a part-time MP leading a bunch of racist malcontents forever falling out with each other! Wouldn't you?

New Scottish Government stats show an 8% drop in new homes added to Scotland’s housing stock - the lowest level in a decade. Scotland needs to build itself out of the #HousingEmergency, with at least 15,693 social homes needed each year. Help us make that happen 👉 shelterscotland.org/ActLeaders

Farage now going on the air claiming Raheem Kassam, who called Kemi Badenoch a “Nigerian scammer”, denying he was his head of staff at UKIP, and claiming he is just “someone in America”. Soon he’ll be claiming Donald Trump is someone he just happened to meet in a lift

Turnout in Israel is currently 44.9% — the highest ever recorded at 2pm in Israeli history. I'm optimistic this means the end of Netanyahu. Polling won't have reflected just how many will decide on the day that they cannot vote for the man who presided over the biggest slaughter of Jews since WW2.

Why does the twat think that smirking all over his face is a good look, he has no respect for women does he?

Yeah, this is getting absurd. Zero scrutiny. BBC News broadcasts Reform UK speeches in full without interruptions www.thenational.scot/news/2667178...

Presidential material @abdulelsayed.bsky.social

Thank you to the hundreds of devoted supporters who were there to cheer me on at the press conference today.

Every argument you need to hear about why the UK must pursue EU membership, in 90 seconds. @pimlicat.bsky.social on Politics Live 👏

Since his ennoblement in Boris Johnson’s 2023 resignation list, Tees Valley regional mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen has claimed more than £25,000 in tax-free daily “attendance” allowances from the House of Lords for 73 days when he hasn’t voted, spoken or performed any recorded parliamentary activity.

Money money money.....extortion is geopolitical now..... amazing

Attended a Tony Benn speech and he said the main function of a government was to make people feel safe. Farage is doing the opposite. The UK ISN'T broken. Farage needs to attend, say, a Park Run and see decent people getting on with their lives, not obsessing that others are having a better time.

Sorry, let's just get this out the way. YOUR CHANCELLOR SIGNED THE FECKIN LETTER APPROVING THE BOE'S QT DECISION, LIZ. THE. DAY. BEFORE. THE. MINI-BUDGET. Jesus Christ.

This went on for the rest of the full hour, at which point the BBC apologised for having to go to the weather and urged viewers to follow continuing live coverage on iPlayer. Forty-one minutes of unfiltered, unchallenged propaganda by a far right party with 8 MPs, now third in the polls. Discuss.

They just don’t even try to hide it, do they?

I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

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Best bit.... nice drive by.... "despite a serious effort from her predecessor Boris Johnson, she is widely regarded (and not just by the people she so despises) as the worst premier in the 305-year history of that office."

Looking at the Newark result last time, I'd have thought it's a decent bet that honest Bob loses his seat at the next election. Fingers crossed.

Saw this case only because it happened near to where I was brought up. The comments on FB (even though there’s a woman involved) are noticeably quieter than anything involving non-white perpetrators.

Can’t believe this. Speaking plainly, and honestly. Finally addressing the issue head on, instead of skirting around it, pretending Brexit is fine. Finally.

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court has spoken. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been reelected, the votes have been counted, and the margin is nearly 4.4 million. Lula received 51.8 percent, Flávio Bolsonaro 48.2 percent. The officially certified result stands.

Yes 👏 Finally, a Prime Minister being honest about the damage Brexit has done - and the only real option on the table. EU membership. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8e36kyk1qx5o

I’m lucky enough to have a good high street about 10/12 minutes walk away. Quick look through the last month of bank transactions for retail spending there: Holland & Barrett (once), TG Jones (three times), indie vape shop (twice), indie card & overpriced tat present shop (once).

Number crunching: Royal Mail From the latest Private Eye, out now.

Lula: "We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. A crime in the digital world must be treated the same as a crime in the real world. We cannot have monstrous companies earning millions... not paying taxes... wanting to steer elections."

I was having conversations with journalists just a few months ago about whether democracy was doomed. Look at this year: Orban defeated. Vukic defeated. Bolsonaro Jr defeated. Trump heading to likely defeat in midterms. That’s the beauty of democracy. Voters can respond. Don’t count it out yet.

In one day, two politicians - Bolsonaro in Brazil and Vucic in Serbia - with ties to Trump have lost surprise elections thanks to high turnout. The rise of the international far-right is not inevitable.

Such a shame, he always seemed such a man of principle and not crooked in any way when he was a Tory minister......oh hang on....

A month ago, Sir Jim Ratcliffe lectured the Prime Minister, telling him he should run Britain in the same way he runs Manchester United

The Dressing Room? Home? The Pub?

Carrick's interview after the game will be a cross between Mike Bassett and Keegan after the Germany game.... can't wait

Gutted for Carrick, it'll be quite humiliating when he brings Fernandes on in the 2nd half, still Maguire is putting in a typical Maguire performance, so that's good.

Fascinating Jeremy, now tell us about the time you cut national insurance twice as an electoral game despite knowing we couldn't afford it.

UK OFFICIALLY OPENS ARTILLERY BARRELL PLANT The Rheinmettal plant is the first new heavy gun barrell development in the UK in decades. Armin Pffefegar attended in person with UK Defence Minister Wes Streeting and the UK Army Chief. The factory is capable of producing up to 1500 units a year if

This is excellent and the best thing I've read in the riots in France and what a Le Pen government would start off looking like

What about Zack Polanski? @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social numbers dont make for good reading. 17% satisfied (-2) 56% dissatisfied (+3) Net is -39. Jan was -11. 56% dissatisfied is the highest we've recorded for Polanski.

Battle of Holbeck Moor, Leeds (1936): 30,000 anti-fascists with red flags and trade union banners turfed out Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts, who'd wanted to foment hatred against Jewish immigrant workers in the area. #racism #history #Fascism #antisemitism #Yorkshire #England #nationalism

OBAMA: That just feels a little bit different… where people are so sick and tired of being sick and tired. After 2 years of chaos. and cruelty. and corruption. and incompetence—you get a chance to say enough's enough.

And again. ‘Starmer with better TikTok’ is such a bad take.

UK offering Freedom of Movement would be the game changer for conversations with the EU, one of the trio of people, pounds and positivity I identified earlier this year as crucial to any significant move to removing barriers.

Early election klaxon....

This pleases me www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Christ, Sours are gonna beat Chelsea, this is real , 4 horseman, end of days sh't