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Jenny Hall @jennohall.bsky.social · 4h

I don't know the reason but it's simply a fact of life that, eg, farmers can't recruit Brits to pick crops etc. Some Dairy farmers in the Fort William area are reliant on Philippine staff to work their farms because local people don't want this type of work. Their visas are unlikely to be renewed.

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Jenny Hall @jennohall.bsky.social · 5h

Sadiq Khan is right. Raising the salary threshold for work visas to over £40,000 will affect many areas of the workforce. Many of these immigrants are performing essential work, which Brits don't want to do.

TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 12h

The degree to which governments of ageing societies bow to right-wing populist pressure & curb immigration across the board is entirely irresponsible & maddening. They are actively hurting their own country, its people, its economy, its health & social welfare systems.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sir Sadiq Khan calls for pause on new immigration rules

The mayor of London said the changes had "moved the goalposts".

www.bbc.com

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 8h

"Lots done. Lots more to do."

As Parliament is set to return tomorrow, here is a video the Labour government have put out to show us some of the things they have achieved in the first year.

And it's a LOOOOOOONG list.

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🇪🇺 #AgainstLies 🦋 @againstlies.bsky.social · 10h

AND Nathan Gill

Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 11h

But what about all the waste they told us about? What about all the savings DOGE was going to find? What about the promises to cut council tax?
It's almost as if they were just making shit up to fool people, like they did with Brexit.

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Jenny Hall @jennohall.bsky.social · 9h

Quite. They are too busy with their tedious anti Labour and anti Starmer obsessions.

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 10h

Well done to the Royal Marines!

They have successfully taken part in a dramatic counter-drugs interception of boats traveling at 40 knots across the Gult of Oman.

From helicopters a direct sniper shot was made into a boat engine,to knock it out.

They seized £35m of drugs, including heroin.

Royal Marines' bullseye shot stops £35m illegal drugs shipment in the Middle East

It comes as the latest in a series of drug seizures by the Royal Navy in the Gulf region.

www.gov.uk

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Jenny Hall @jennohall.bsky.social · 9h

Looking at the polls, sadly they're right.

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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 12h

Our media:

Tony Blair met with Epstein 6 years before he was known to be a pedophile. Full coverage.

Nathan Gill admits to 8 counts of treason last week. Silence.

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Jenny Hall @jennohall.bsky.social · 1d

And "Brexit is starting to deliver".

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 1d

“Here Farage is, in Gill’s office, with Voloshyn’s wife Nadia, on the day Gill makes an intervention on behalf of Medvedchuk’s channels, with an employee of one of those channels, whose husband started bribing Gill to make these statements 6 days earlier”

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...

'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times, it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

bylinetimes.com

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Jenny Hall @jennohall.bsky.social · 1d

Why are folk still voting Reform in council by elections?

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

The Reform UK Councils that are considering raising Council tax (one even by 10%):

Kent
Durham
West Northamptonshire
Warwickshire
Leicestershire
Worcestershire
Staffordshire
Lincolnshire

TBC:
Derbyshire
Lancashire

Eight Reform UK councils likely to raise tax next year

Despite Nigel Farage’s promises to cut waste and ‘save a lot of money’, senior officials have now admitted they will likely have to resort to tax rises

www.thetimes.com

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Jenny Hall @jennohall.bsky.social · 1d

Me too, Urgo.

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Grahame Lucas @grahamelucas.bsky.social · 1d

‘Stunned?’ Farage’s Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny
Insiders have told Byline Times, it is ‘inconceivable’ the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide’s pro Russian statements bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...

'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times, it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

bylinetimes.com

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

Seems @Nigel_Farage is trying damage limitation on the Reform Russian Bribes scandal.

He’s known Nathan Gill for 20 years, and claims he knew nothing.

No one believes you, Nigel.

Keep the story moving. Questions must be answered.

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Jenny Hall @jennohall.bsky.social · 2d

Exactly as predicted by any sane person. But still Reform lead in the polls and are winning by elections. It's unfathomable.

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John Petrie @johnpetrie.bsky.social · 2d

If anyone doubted that the BBC is deliberately not covering the Russian/Reform bribery scandal, those doubts should have been removed by Fiona Bruce interrupting to prevent it being discussed on BBC Question time last night. #BBCQT

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Tom Copley @tomcopley.bsky.social · 2d

The government has announced £36.5m to help Londoners facing homelessness.

This includes vital funding to help implement the Mayor of @london.gov.uk’s Rough Sleeping Plan of Action and support our work with London Councils to prevent people becoming homeless.

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Jenny Hall @jennohall.bsky.social · 2d

Notwithstanding the split on the left, 38% voted Reform. Clearly they are not following what is happening in Reform led councils, like here in Kent.

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 3d

Seems Reform UK's attempt to cut council budgets with their copycat 'Trump style DOGE' has come to the reality of what we all know - that they are already stripped abare from 14 years of Tory austerity

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The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 3d

This should be shouted about more

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 3d

The Reform Russian Bribes Scandal won’t go away, Nigel.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 3d

Reform UK’s Deputy Chair Paul Nuttall, was an MEP alongside Nathan Gill.

He’s been well known for being pro-Putin, including during his UKIP leadership campaign and his strange condemnation of the EU for not recognising Russia’s Annexation of Crimea.

What does he know about Russian Bribes?

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Jenny Hall @jennohall.bsky.social · 4d

The Times thinks she's played a blinder!

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Jenny Hall @jennohall.bsky.social · 4d

Then when you eat it, you need a bath.

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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO @dailyherald.bsky.social · 4d

#FullFact real-time Government Tracker updated today.
It now shows Labour delivered (or are on track to deliver) 57 of 83 Election pledges.
This is an extraordinary achievement in just 15 months in power.
The Tories managed just 3 (one partially) in 5yrs

fullfact.org/government-t...

Government Tracker – Full Fact

Full Fact is monitoring the government’s delivery on its promises

fullfact.org

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