Views my own. Head of Chambers at KCH Garden Square. Former MP, Govt Minister, TV presenter & reporter. jon@jonholmesmedia.com
East Midlands born & bred
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A fair & efficient criminal justice system is a cornerstone of a civilised society. Ours is broken & needs urgent funding to fix it.
Especially in difficult times, Govts make tough decisions on their priorities: delivering justice must be a priority
Thank you @RSylvesterTimes
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For goodness sakes man ‘fess up. You were feeling better it was Mary’s birthday, it was a lovely day - you went out on a trip before going back to work the next day. And in so doing you absolutely broke the rules. Say sorry to the millions who have kept to the rules and jog off.
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Remember this when you vote in the next General Election.
On the day rocketing energy prices frighten millions of people as to how they will survive this winter, the response from the Conservative Govt is silence. No Minister on the mornings media.
And vote them out.
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I’m embarrassed beyond belief at this Downing St press conference. Johnson is blustering - not answering questions, not taking follow ups. He flustered because he’s trying to defend the indefensible. He’s a disgrace.
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Yes. We put our country first exerting British principles of democracy and free speech. You should try it sometime.
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If #BorisJohnson returns as PM we will take to the streets in protest & to demand #GeneralElectionNow And we will win.
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The uncomfortable truth is that #Brexit cannot be delivered. It’s time we all faced the reality and were honest with the British people. We owe them a huge apology for a referendum with an option that was undefined & undeliverable.
“There is no form of Brexit that isn’t hugely damaging to our country” abs right #DominicGrieve @BBCRadio4 #BroadcastingHouse “what is the point of all this” @peoplesvote_uk
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Is it just me but suddenly everything feels …. normal ?
No more psycho dramas and scandals.
Like the grown ups are back in Govt & people can get on with their lives watching politics out the corner of their eyes.
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The very best of deals was the deal we had as a member of the #EU
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The appointment of Nadine Dorries as Culture Secretary is final confirmation (if you needed it) that we do indeed have the worst Prime Minister and Govt ever. Ever.
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I feel the need to apologise for a party I was once very proud to be a member of. The Conservative Party has lost its moral compass, is run by people who lie as easily as they take breath & which is turning our great country into a dishonourable international laughing stock.
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Just in case you hadn’t already worked it out, with the election of #LizTruss you can be quite sure the Conservative Party has completely lost the plot. Utterly bonkers.
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6 years ago #Braverman would have been regarded as an obnoxious weirdo on the fringes of the Conservative party. Now she’s not just main stream but Home Secretary. Another example of how the Conservatives have shifted away from the centre right to the hard right of U.K. politics
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Excellent report on @Channel4News We export 80% of N Sea oil. We import 4% of our gas from Russia. And we buy & sell both on the international market which we can’t control. Today’s Govt/Sunak announcements aren’t even spin - they’re total bullshit.
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It’s what happens when an established charlatan becomes Prime Minister & surrounds himself with 3rdrate yes men & women of limited ability & integrity. What’s absolutely frightening is that we’re in the middle of a dangerous national crisis & this shower of liars are in charge.
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I put the interests of everyone in the UK before party loyalty this evening and voted for #A7
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Goodbye #BorisJohnson worst PM ever
A man who destroys everything he touches
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Breathtaking hypocrisy to sign off rules that mean a 23 year old teacher who takes cocaine once is barred for life from teaching but a 30 yr old journo repeatedly taking it is fit & proper person to be our PM? I don’t thinks so. @michaelgove should stand down.
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In case you weren’t sure you can be now. We are being governed by the worst bunch of second rate, incompetent shysters ever. Ever.
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Setting aside whether you agree with him #MickLynch @RMTunion is a first class communicator. Primarily because he unequivocally answers the question put to him
#Today
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You are a disgrace.
Connelly pleaded guilty was sentenced by the Rec of Birmingham & her appeal against sentence was dismissed by the Ct of Appeal.
You’re meant to be a Conservative - who upholds our independent judiciary & believes in law & order.
You’re none of these things - you’re just fishing for votes in the bottom of the pond.
Shameful utterly shameful
Lucy Connolly finally returns home to her family today. At last.
Her punishment was harsher than the sentences handed down for bricks thrown at police or actual rioting.
At that time, after Southport, Keir Starmer branded all protesters ‘far-right’ and called for “fast-track prosecutions”.
Days later, Lucy was charged with stirring up racial hatred - an offence that doesn’t even require intent to incite violence. Why exactly did the Attorney General think that was in the public interest?
Meanwhile, former Labour councillor Ricky Jones called for protestors to have their throats slit. Charged with encouraging violent disorder, he pleaded not guilty and was acquitted by a jury who saw his words as a disgusting remark made in the heat of the moment, not a call to action.
Juries are a cornerstone of justice, but we shouldn’t have to rely on them to protect basic freedoms.
Protecting people from words should not be given greater weight in law than public safety. If the law does this, then the law itself is broken – and it’s time Parliament looked again at the Public Order Act.
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If you thought #BorisJohnson was the worst PM ever listen & watch #Truss on #BBCLauraK utterly appalling.
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Come the next Gen Election remember today - the day the Bank of England announced our country is the worst economic crisis in our lifetime & both the PM & Chancellor are on holiday
Whoever leads the #Conservatives it is no longer fit for office.
Time for change.
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Our Prime Minister got someone else to pay his bills of £58K. It’s not just that he didn’t declare it - he shouldn’t have done it in the first place. It’s a blatant & serious breach of the Ministerial Code & he must be held to account.
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The Prime Minister’s admitted breaking the law by facilitating an unlawful gathering in his garden & then attending that unlawful party. He’s no defence & no excuse. But he refuses to resign & #Conservatives MPs refuse to sack him. I’m ashamed at what has happened to our country
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This is what we’re up against. A Conservative Party that’s abandoned pragmatic One Nation Toryism (that aims to unite rather than divide the British people) The Govt’s been hijacked by nasty right wing nationalists with a PM fishing for votes at the bottom of the political pond
This is what we’re up against.
The Labour Party, a subset of lawyers, criminal gangs - they're all on the same side, propping up a system of exploitation that profits from getting people to the UK illegally.
I have a plan to stop it.
Here’s how 🧵
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Thank you @metpoliceuk for keeping me safe today. It is hugely appreciated.
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“The thin-skinned, unprepared opportunist who cannot tolerate a word of scrutiny or criticism. It’s like dealing with a toddler. If you’re not 100% behind him, saying how marvellous he is, then you are totally against him..Boris is barely out of nappies.” theguardian.com/politics/202…
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Worked 7 days a week? Never had a day off? In the 70’s? Which Notts pit was that @LeeAndersonMP_ ? certainly not one in N Notts …. You’re not making stuff up again are you ?
In the 70s working 7 days a week down t'pit my dad grew veg and kept chickens in our garden. That was our foodbank. My dad voted Tory for the 1st time in 2019. He will again at the next election. A great man. Comments turned off to send the left in to meltdown. But u can like 🙂
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I’d rather have #AngelaRayner in Government than #Farage any day
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No dignity, happy to trash our international reputation, thick as mince ideologues with no compassion or understanding of the plight of people fleeing war, persecution & oppression. We are so much better than this rotten Conservative Govt #RefugeesWelcome
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No wonder @metpoliceuk are refusing to investigate #Partygate they provided the bouncers on the door. #ResignBorisJohnson
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In a world gone mad #Marr is criticising @Keir_Starmer for supporting the recommendations of the Chief Medical Officer re new #COVID19 restrictions.
Starmer should be congratulated for putting the well being of fellow citizens before party political advantage.
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Dominic Raab must be the first Minister to resign in protest over a deal he negotiated
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Is there a more slippery snake of a politician than #MichaelGove ? #Today #Brexit built on lies delivered by charlatans
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The worst Prime Minister at the worst possible of times. As many of us have been saying for some considerable time #BorisJohnson is unfit for national office. He must go. #CBI #PrimeMinister #embarrassing #PeppaPig
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Tonight’s unedifying spectacle of a #LeadershipDebate presented the best the Conservative party has to offer. Heaven help us. The sooner we have a GE & vote in a new Govt the better.
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Hope the good people of #Clacton noticed that in announcing he was standing #Farage never mentioned them. He doesn’t seek to serve them & be their voice in Parliament.Instead (as ever) it was all about him - his needs,his ego & his ambition.
Let’s make sure he loses (again)
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Never before has a country so spectacularly shot its self in the foot. We are no longer “Great” Britain or a United Kingdom. Leaving the #EU the single market & customs union diminishes our country, will make us all a little poorer & narrow our horizons. #BrexitDeal
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Absolute twaddle. #KeirStarmer & I have our political differences. But let’s be v v clear - he’s a former DPP. His background is one of honesty, decency, hard work & competence. Everything #BorisJohnson isn’t. I know which one I want as my PM. And I’m sick of this smear campaign.
I think the problem for Keir is he and his team still don’t get it. It’s not about the technical breach of the law. It’s about the perception of hypocrisy and lack of openness. He can’t get off on a technicality on this.
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Embarrassed to call myself a Conservative listening to mendacious nonsense from @DavidDavisMP a senior MP & ex DExEu SoS @BBCr4today He claims we can negotiate a FTA in under 3 months. He knows that’s not true. And a FTA would create a hard border & screw our economy
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All those “presenters” have more courage, principle and integrity than the utterly ludicrous #Jenkyns has in her little finger. I hope her seat becomes a #LabourGain
To all the presenters pulling out of the show in solidarity with #Lineker, no problem, why don't you leave the taxpayer funded #BBC then you all can be as sanctimonious and vocal as you like. Or lets #DefundTheBBC
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Apparently it’s had 1.3 million views. But just in case you missed it. bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politic…
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The Govt banned the #BBC but took GBNews ?! When are people going to wake up & stand up to what this Govt is - ideologically driven, intolerant of dissent, terrified of scrutiny, incompetent & arrogant. And that’s for starters. Come the GE make sure you vote them out of office.
Braverman criticised for shutting out Guardian and BBC from Rwanda trip theguardian.com/politics/202…
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If you want to hear some one playing party politics watch #MichaelGove on #Marr now. What a disgrace he is
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You should be ashamed of being part of the #Leave campaign that lied to the British people. You promised an extra £350 million a week for our #NHS - it’s on its knees. You promised we’d be better off - we’re worse off. You promised to cut immigration - it’s gone up. You lied then & you’re lying now.
#BrexitHasFailed
8 years ago today, I proudly voted for Brexit.
While we delivered on the will of the people, Keir Starmer tried to reverse your vote.
That’s the difference between us.
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I’m done with being polite in my opposition to people like Rees Mogg, Tice etc who’ve done so much damage to our politics, our economy & international reputation.
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One day the truth will come out.The sources, connections & motives behind the money which generated the lies & bots that led the British ppl to the biggest mistake we’ve ever made. On that day your child will ask “What did you do to stop it?” Hold your head high @peoplesvote_uk
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#Braverman is beyond gross. I gave up finding words to describe her in a tweet. It comes to this - Braverman is not only utterly unfit for public office but also to be a Member of Parliament. But this is what the Conservative party has become.
This is gross. Utterly gross. It’s possible that the full, unedited answer might offer some mitigation but Braverman’s defence of using Nazi vocabulary to talk about refugees, in response to a Holocaust survivor, is just horrific.
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The fight back begins theguardian.com/media/2022/a…
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James Cleverley admits “oven ready deal” was withdrawal agreement.
But #BorisJohnson said
“We’ve got a deal, oven ready. It’s a great deal for the country. It delivers everything that I wanted when I campaigned for Brexit’
He lied.
#Brexit built on deceit delivered by liars
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I gently challenged a man at a check out who wasn’t wearing a mask. He informed me he wasn’t doing “any more of that after what that Matt Hancock has done”. Real life consequences of breaking peoples trust. Important public health messages can no longer be delivered by #Hancock
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UPDATE: Is it just me but suddenly it feels like we’ve got our country back?
Swift effective action from Govt & police working in mutual respect
Racism & thuggery called out in peaceful protest that united communities
Like the grown ups are back
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Is it just me but suddenly everything feels …. normal ?
No more psycho dramas and scandals.
Like the grown ups are back in Govt & people can get on with their lives watching politics out the corner of their eyes.
Safe
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If we had some grown ups running our country we would have a better relationship with France. The blame game achieves nothing especially when you’re stuck in an 8 hour (plus) queue. 🇬🇧 🇫🇷
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Rees-Mogg is allowed to change his mind and change his vote but the British people aren’t. #Shameful
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No Michelle Mone the reason you’re being interviewed on #BBCLauraK is because you’ve been caught out lying & profiteering off the tax payer & now playing the victim in a desperate attempt to rebuild your reputation. Instead a car crash interview exposing you n Barrowman for what you are.
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If this Govt cuts the value of benefits to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest we must exercise our democratic right and take our protest to the streets. This Govt has no mandate for such an appalling shift in policy.
Telegraph reporting as fact that Kamikwazi and Tross are planning to cut the value of benefits to the poorest“to reassure the markets” they can fund the scrapping of the 45p tax rate … these people are disgusting
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Extraordinary and appalling - not one Conservative MP is prepared to go on #Newsnight and defend their Governments economic policy.
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#BorisJohnson has just told the House of Commons no #Ukraine️ refugee “has been turned away”
That is a lie.
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I served as a Minister in 3 Govt Depts. I never came across “activist civil servants” w “passive - aggressive tactics” wanting to block Govt policy. Everyone I worked with was a hard working, public servant.
#Raab is demonstrating why he was never fit for public office.
Dominic Raab tells @ChrisMasonBBC that “activist civil servants” wanted to block the work of government with “passive-aggressive” tactics.
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I will always put my constituents and my country first. A @peoplesvote_uk is our only way out of this mess.
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After two and a half years #Parliament is finally taking back control of #Brexit on behalf of all the people of the United Kingdom
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Congratulations @Channel4News exposing how Israeli settlers are committing criminal offences with impunity.
It’s not just the local police and IDF that are sitting idly by - so is the entire world.
Palestinians force to leave and Israeli settlers move in. This is a pattern being repeated in villages across the Jordan Valley in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
We're in Mu’arrajat, which until a week ago had a population of around 500 people.
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What a pathetic tweet from the PM on New Years Day when we are hoping for a brighter, better future.
The majority of overseas students leave their families (mum,dad,siblings) at home but hey let’s blow a nasty nationalist dog whistle to shore up a dwindling vote.
Shame on you #RishiSunak
From today, the majority of foreign university students cannot bring family members to the UK.
In 2024, we’re already delivering for the British people.
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#Brexit is a self inflicted economic wound.
It was built on lies & they’re still lying - refusing to face the facts - Brexit is bad for Britain.
At the v least we should be joining the single market & customs union.
Best of all - we need to be back in the EU
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It’s absolutely clear & not denied @BorisJohnson was more concerned about his own political future than saving lives and protecting our NHS. He is undoubtedly the worst PM ever.
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Difficult to believe that our Home Sec is a former lawyer & Att Gen - I’m not retweeting her latest gross error of judgement because I think it’s a contempt of court. I have no doubt she is utterly unfit for office.
@SuellaBraverman
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#BorisJohnson crashes out in a blaze of lies.
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#BorisJohnson ’s likened #Brexit to what’s happening in #Ukraine. That’s grossly insulting to Ukrainians who’ve been unlawfully invaded by #Putin & are literally fighting for their lives & for the freedom to join the #EU
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It’s official - #BorisJohnson is a liar. The man who led the campaign to take us out of the #EU who was PM during #Covid is indeed the great charlatan many of us have been calling him for years. The worst PM ever must now be consigned to the rubbish bin of history.
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“The people of this country do not see Keir Starmer as some crusty communist …. He’s a knight of the realm & former Director of Public Prosecutions ….. he is a patriotic PM in waiting” @mattforde #politics
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I will be voting #Labour
With @Keir_Starmer as leader they have the values and competence to deliver the change our country desperately needs.
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With record numbers of people entering the UK in dinghies crossing the Channel it turns out that since leaving the EU we have LESS control of our borders. More evidence that #Brexit was built on lies sold by charlatans.
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No @theresa_may you are to blame for the #BrexitCrisis The impasse in Parliament is all of your own making. You never reached out to the 48% & to other parties to create a compromise. You set down your own red lines from the outset. You have let everyone down.
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This is disgraceful. More evidence that the uncompromising dogmatic right is running the @Conservatives #DominicGrieve is one of the finest, most courageous Parliamentarians ever - who has always put his country first & championed all his constituents.
BREAKING: Dominic Grieve loses confidence vote at Beaconsfield Conservative Association by 182 to 131 votes; paves way for deselection
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It is increasingly clear Johnson’s “new” deal is worse than May’s. Parliament will get 5 hours debate on Saturday without any independent assessments, analysis or select committee scrutiny of the most important set of decisions we will make in generations. That’s plain wrong.
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BBC News at 10 reporting on how “labour shortages are holding back British business”. There’s clearly a newsroom sweep stake on how many stories they can do on the harm #Brexit is inflicting on our economy without mentioning the word. Are they journalists or mice?
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Brexit has delivered nothing of any benefit for the UK. Instead it’s damaging our economy.
Walking away from the world’s biggest free trade area - on our doorstep - was a dreadful mistake.
#Brexit was built and sold on lies
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Many people will be comparing last weeks Labour conference with this weeks #Conservative conference. And will be considering voting #Labour for the first time in their lives.
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Thoughts with @TomTugendhat this evening as he is suffering chronic amnesia. This was the policy of the Conservative Govt he served in just over a week ago. This is his Govts legacy (they released 10K on earlier early release) & it’s their mess which #Labour is dealing with.
I hope he makes a swift recovery - he used to be a decent Tory
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When people shouted abuse at me outside Parliament I didn’t “give them the finger” I maintained my dignity & did not engage with them. #AndreaJenkyns behaves like a rude, petulant child (remind you of anyone?). And like #Johnson she is unfit for national office.
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Arriving at #Faro airport #Portugal V long queues for non EU arrivals ie British travellers but Irish passengers whizz through. Delays at passport control are a direct result of #Brexit - UK passports must be doubly checked & stamped. If anyone tells you otherwise they’re lying
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This aged well.
#Brexit is bad for Britain
#BrexitWasSoldOnLies
Conservative MP @Anna_Soubry attacked "ideologically driven" colleagues with "gold-plated pensions and inherited wealth" for ignoring the "reality" of Brexit.
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There’s x party opposition to the sale of #Channel4 & rightly so. It offers a fab range of quality programmes, is hugely successful & costs the tax payer nothing.
There really are lots more important things to occupy Govt time.
Let’s hope MPs work together & stop the sale.
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In any other time this would be on the front page of every newspaper.
The absolute state of British politics.
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For the first time in your life do the decent thing @BorisJohnson . Resign. But my thoughts tonight are with all those who stuck to the rules & never said goodbye to a loved one before they died or attended their funeral. Johnson and his crew are a disgrace. A total disgrace.
EXCL: Email obtained by @itvnews proves over 100 staff were invited to drinks party in No 10 garden at height of lockdown to “make the most of the lovely weather”.
We’re told PM and his wife attended, with staff invited to “bring your own booze!”
itv.com/news/2022-01-10/emai…
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Why I have resigned from the Conservative Party. mailchi.mp/d728da7ecc44/look…
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If #facecoverings are mandatory now on public transport as the R rate apparently goes down why the f weren’t they mandatory when it was at its peak? #COVIDー19
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Hey @RishiSunak this is how #MobRule started
Within seconds of publication these MPs got death & rape threats. One had to have armed police protection. Many caved in to threats & abuse & didn’t vote as they wanted to.
Parliament & a compliant media let the rot set in #BrexitBrokeBritain
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This is wrong
* it’s misleading
* it’s propaganda
* it’s an abuse of impartial civil servants
* it’s a waste of tax payers money
If Parliament was sitting MPs would challenge & scrutinise this Government propaganda.
They shut down Parliament but they won’t shut us up
Duty-free shopping with the EU is coming back, if we leave without a deal.
People travelling to EU countries will be able to buy beer, spirits, wine and tobacco without duty being applied in the UK.
🍺🍷Read more👇
gov.uk/government/news/chanc…
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Some of us were shocked when Dominic Raab was appointed Foreign Secretary given he struggled as a junior Minister.
He’s an embarrassment to our country & the party I used to be proud to be a member of #Conservatives
Asked if he would take a knee in support of Black Lives Matter, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab: "I take the knee for two people; the Queen and the Mrs when I asked her to marry me." Listen live ► talkradio.co.uk/live
@JuliaHB1 | @DominicRaab
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Given the unprecedented extremely serious political crisis we are in and the complete failure of leadership of both main parties, shouldn’t we be considering a Government of national unity? #CountryBeforeParty #BrexitShambles
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