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Tesla Takedown UK @teslatakedownuk.bsky.social · 13m
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These two stick together like birds of a feather (or, as my mother would say, "..like shit to a blanket").
Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins
Robinson allegedly failed to comply with officers who ‘became concerned’ by his behaviour at Channel Tunnel
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Philip Stephens @philipstephens.bsky.social · 29m
Latest shock horror: PM's National Security Adviser involved in discussions about consequences of potential prosecution of alleged Chinese spies. Heavens forfend that government's top security adviser should take part in conversations about, well, national security.
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Starmer aide discussed potential Beijing fallout of China spy case
Number 10 insists national security adviser Jonathan Powell played no part in decision to drop prosecution
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO @dailyherald.bsky.social · 22m
Labour backs votes for 16 year olds, reforming the Lords, voter ID reforms, and backs fairer, proportional voting like STV. That’s the kind of democracy Starmer is delivering.

electoral-reform.org.uk/labour-manif...

Do you want a system that empowers you or the parties?
Labour manifesto: Encouraging first steps – but we need to address rock bottom trust in politics
This week we had startling and deeply concerning news about the state of our democracy. A study from the National Centre for Social Research concluded that: ‘All in all, it appears tha
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 4h
This goes even higher up. Forget Medvedchuk. Forget Medvedev

According to former Brexit Party MEP and defected Reform MP Rupert Lowe, the individuals at Gill's meetings claimed to be "close to Putin"
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 1d
I'm sure BBC investigative documentary strand Panorama is even now working on an incisive exposé of Reform's financial links to Russia and it's just that they haven't announced it publicly yet
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Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 2h
‼️ Russia: “Peskov's son was caught vacationing in the Maldives during the months when he claimed to serve in the Wagner PMC.”

Do you remember the part Solovyov played in this whole farce? 😂

www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/10/s...
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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 11h
Celebrate with me. #IndigenousPeoplesDay 🪶✊🏾
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Paul Singh @paulsingh.bsky.social · 1h
Reform UK faces formal complaint of 'false and misleading' statements

The Ukrainian community in Caerphilly accuse Nigel Farage's party of publishing 'false and misleading' statements about Welsh Labour's Nation of Sanctuary scheme

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Reform UK faces formal complaint of 'false and misleading' statements
The Ukrainian community in Caerphilly accuse Nigel Farage's party of publishing 'false and misleading' statements about Welsh Labour's Nation of Sanctuary scheme
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d
Nigel Farage should tell the people of #Caerphilly about how he wants to abolish the Senedd.

Actually, no need, we have a video of him saying it.

(Also about how Fox Hunting turns him on).
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 1h
None of this will remotely cut through to the actual public, but to Badenoch’s political colleagues – the only people who will see it – it’s just *embarrassing*
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Thomas I-G @thomasig.bsky.social · 1h
Lol, actually wild stuff to say on today of all days when it's pretty good news all round.
The Guardian live page update from today: Referring to the post from Steve Witkoff this morning (see 9.53am), Badenoch said: ■ I was not born yesterday. I think it is actually very sad that the government is having to beg people to send tweets to say something nice about Jonathan Powell. The American ambassador to Israel has actually criticised the government, saying they are delusional for saying that they have anything to do with this peace deal. I think that that is quite tragic, the way that the UK's reputation is falling under this Labour government.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 7h
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 3h
A pretty comprehensive rebuttal of media accusations against Labour and Starmer.

Will it get as much coverage as the false accusations?

www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
No 10 says claims it concealed evidence or withdrew witnesses to stop China spy trial are ‘categorically untrue’ – UK politics live
PM’s spokesperson says it is ‘entirely false’ government played role in getting CPS to drop China spying case
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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 2h
I see the populist promise of a tax threshold of £20,000 has been abandoned as pie in the sky by the Populist in Chief. So there’s nothing on offer then????
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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 8h
media outlets - imagine how you’d torch labour if less than a month after their conference they completely reversed their promises
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 9h
Corrupt chancers urged to come up with an economic plan that isn’t utter bullshit. So, no tax cuts and austerity on steroids for a country already stuck in Farage’s Brexit dead end.
But hey, some super wealthy industry big (k)nobs will come on board to help con the little guy.

(Times)
Times Farage to abandon manifesto's big plans for tax cuts Extracts: Farage will break with his manifesto pledges of £90 billion in tax cuts as he attempts to bolster his party's economic credibility. The leader of Reform UK will promise not to reduce taxes before reducing spending, deep cuts to the civil service and a ban on borrowing to fund government expenditure in his first big speech on the economy next month. "Reform will never borrow to spend, as Labour and the Tories have done for so long; instead, we will ensure savings are made before implementing tax cuts. I will have more to say on all this in the coming weeks." Speaking on the campaign trail before the Caerphilly by-election to the Welsh parliament on October 23, he did not respond to demands to name his shadow chancellor but suggested he would soon be able to draw on backing from the business community. Several high-profile figures from industry have privately indicated they would be willing to serve in a Reform cabinet, party officials said Farage said: "We will be launching between now and the budget, a new campaign — an economic campaign ... it's going to be very impactful. It'll another high-profile individual coming into politics from outside of politics, who's been supremely successful in their world." Promising a "total change of attitude" on the economy, he said: "We are not a party dominated by corporate thinking. The Tories and La-bour are both dominated by corporate thinking." The IFS has questioned whether Reform's economic plans are credible warning last year that the party had overestimated how much it could save through spending cuts: "Even with the extremely optimistic assumptions about how much economic growth would increase, the sums in this manifesto do not add up." Right-leaning think tanks have also urged the party to set out more credible policy. The Institute for Economic Affairs last month called for Reform to "put some serious economic policies on the table".
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NY CITY FIREFIGHTER @nyfirefighter22.bsky.social · 17h
Liar 🤥
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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 9h
“Jared Kushner who has been so instrumental in reaching this deal. […] A key negotiator in the Middle East.” - When the BBC turns into state media of the wannabe dictator in the US.
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Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 10h
Farage "cannot be trusted when empty promises are paid for by people he dupes".
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
'Farage could never be trusted to run Britain after getting Brexit so wrong'
No Brexit champion, particularly Nigel Farage, is worthy of high office after proving so conclusively wrong on such a seismic issue, says Mirror Associate Editor Kevin Maguire
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Mark Somers @marksomers.bsky.social · 16h
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 22h
Checking out my war-ravaged neighborhood here in SE Portland this morning. Everyone stay safe out there.
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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 5h
One of the things I like the most about the current government is that the vast majority of the cabinet went to normal schools. The people making decisions grew up in the real world and not like this:
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 4h
Trump, speaking in the Israeli parliament, boasts about the weapons the U.S. has provided and says "you obviously used them very well."
An estimated 20,000 children have died in the war in Gaza.
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 8h
Rupert Lowe's take on Nathan Gill 👀

"Nathan had been there for years alongside Farage - they were very close... He was one of just two MEPs from the previous term Farage allowed to stand again."
"He seemed particularly interested in Russian/Ukrainian developments which I found peculiar"
s/s X-Twitter post from Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10 I have received A LOT of questions about Nathan Gill, having sat as a Brexit Party MEP alongside him in Brussels and Strasbourg. He was also the Reform leader in Wales. For those who don’t know, he has pleaded guilty to taking pro-Russian bribes over a number of months. Obviously, I had absolutely no idea. I was new to the European Parliament, Nathan had been there for years alongside Farage - they were very close. He was the head of the delegation of our MEPs, so with the whip ran the day-to-day affairs of our grouping and organised activity in Brussels/Strasbourg. He was one of just two MEPs from the previous term Farage allowed to stand again. He seemed particularly interested in Russian/Ukrainian developments which I found peculiar. There was one event, right at the beginning of our term, which he asked me and other MEPs to attend. Due to his position in the grouping, I agreed. It had a very pro-Russian slant, with individuals who claimed to be close to Putin there. For obvious reasons, I did not attend another such event. I thought his obsession with that part of the world was strange, but given his years in the Parliament and position in the party, I didn’t think there was more to it. Other MEPs also found it unusual, but we just got on with job. So to journalists asking, there is my response. It is disgraceful behaviour, treasonous behaviour. I am ashamed to have ever sat alongside him. 7:44 AM · Oct 13, 2025
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georgesson.bsky.social @georgesson.bsky.social · 4h
a blonde woman is sitting in a kitchen with the words `` sure , jan . '' written on her face .
ALT: a blonde woman is sitting in a kitchen with the words `` sure , jan . '' written on her face .
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