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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s what I’ve been up to recently 👉

As your Deputy Leader, I’ll be your Campaigner in Chief, by your side, making members proud of our government and proud to knock on doors.

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Carol Hedges @riotgrandma.bsky.social · 2h

🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Just me?

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Jenia #FBPE #FBPPR #ClimateCrisis 🕷🌍🇪🇺🇺🇦 @rakitacraft.bsky.social · 7h

While they return £200K, millions go unnoticed. This sounds like a perfect dead cat!

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TweetJohnnyBoy @tweetjohnnyboy.bsky.social · 5h

It's not a party though, it's a Limited Company.
Surely they should be prosecuted under the Bribery Act, and as a result Directors disqualified?

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Victoria Collins MP @victoria-collins.bsky.social · 2h

On Ada Lovelace Day, I spoke in Parliament to highlight the gap of women in STEM. We need more women in science, technology, engineering, and maths - not just for equality, but because diverse talent drives innovation.

It's time to break down barriers and inspire the next generation 👩🔬

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nanaj.bsky.social @nanaj.bsky.social · 31m

Well said

Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 8h

Now this👇🏼is what I want to see from our Govt, not the cronyism, and Ministers complicit in dodgy dealings protecting their own as the Tories did..

Labour are a long way short of perfect, but we need to remember how badly the Tories abused power from illegal Covid parties to barefaced corruption❗️

'We'll get British taxpayers' money back': Labour minister warns Michelle Mone as he calls on Tories to revoke peerage | LBC

Stephen Kinnock has insisted the government has now instructed lawyers to start legal proceedings after the firm linked to the Tory peer failed to pay by deadline

www.lbc.co.uk

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 45m

Oh.

Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 8h

Reform UK has been forced to reject more unlawful donations than any other British political party in 2025

the party has had to give back almost £200,000 this year from 18 impermissible donors, according to Electoral Commission data

www.ft.com/content/5392...

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BeSmart 🦋🇺🇸🧢 @besmarteasy.bsky.social · 45m

What a surprise. Zelenskyy was set to meet with Trump on Friday , magically Putin and Trump have another “great progress” call today. Let me guess. Another meeting set. Trump teases tomahawks Friday. Then asked if he would approve, then he’ll push the decision two weeks , then pause again.

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Penitent In Purgatory @in-purgatory.bsky.social · 10h

As bad as they were, the Robber Barons of the early 1900's at least left Hospitals, Libraries, and Parks for the people

Today's oligarchs give absolutely nothing back to the people who helped make them rich

The least we can do is eat them

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Mirror Politics @politics.mirror.co.uk · 24m

Rachel Reeves has promised "targeted action" in next month's Budget to help struggling families with the cost of living.

Rachel Reeves promises 'targeted action' at Budget to help with cost of living

www.mirror.co.uk

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Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 3h

Tories seem to be driven demented by this. Increasingly deranged demands that Starmer ignores the law. Ridiculous claims about what happened when they were in office. And some BBC reporters seem to be so excited by this that they’re going along with it.

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Carla Martin/Carlabela1 @carlabela1.bsky.social · 4h

Really impressed! Labour are doing some great things for the benefit of us all!

Thank you :)

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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO @dailyherald.bsky.social · 10h

In PMQs, Kemi Badenoch asked Keir Starmer "what's the point of us having a lawyer rather than a leader" as PM if he "can't get the law right" on national security

Starmer: "She's clearly not a lawyer or a leader. The problem for her is I do actually understand the law"

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 5h

California will start producing and selling its own supply of low-cost insulin in January.

The suggested price for consumers will be no more than $55 for a pack of five pens.

Currently even generic insulin typically costs about $260 for a pack of five.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In shot across Big Pharma's bow, California will sell its own insulin

Delivery of the state-branded drug makes good on a longstanding promise by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

www.politico.com

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Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 4h

Half of what the BBC presents as ‘news’ is just promoting other BBC programmes. And they keep having ad breaks when they show trailers for BBC programmes. I no longer see why they shouldn’t be funded by advertising, to be honest!

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Brendan May @brendanmay.bsky.social · 7h

The BBC thinks this worthy of its news homepage, but I’m still not seeing much about Reform’s financial relationship with Russia. If we had a serious media we might not collectively drunkenly stagger from one idiocy to the next.

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Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 4h

Refusing to bathe? Making yourself even dirtier?

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Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 4h

If only they had been that honest before the election. Although ‘We have no idea’ isn’t a great campaign slogan.

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 4h

Bad BBC journalism. This article says Charlie Kirk spread conservative ideas.

Charlie Kirk was not spreading conservative ideas he was a pro-Russian racist and homophobe spreading fascist hate.

The American use of "conservative" includes people who are clearly fascist.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

US revokes visas over comments made about Charlie Kirk's death

The State Department shared screenshots of posts it said were examples of foreign visa holders welcoming Kirk's death.

www.bbc.com

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Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 4h

I’m remembering the Ukrainian women who threw jars of pickles at Russian drones hovering outside their windows and I wondered if that might become a thing in Chicago.

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Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 4h

There is no cafe by the Mayflower Pilgrim memorial. Do you mean across the road in Mayflower Park? There is a cafe near the entrance.

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Julie J @j1j2.bsky.social · 4h

Southampton United Kingdom
DAUK - Ready to Resist?
South Central Coast
Saturday, October 18

TCarlson @tcw123.bsky.social · 3d

#NoTyrants
#RISEUP
Southampton, United Kingdom
DAUK - Ready to Resist?
South Central Coast
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 02:00 PM London Time
Meetup at Mayflower Pilgrim Memorial Park (Cafe Area)
Town Quay
Southampton SO14 2AQ
United Kingdom
www.democratsabroad.org/freyaproudma...

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 4h

He’s a lunatic.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 19h

Trump: You build what's called a reverse bathtub. And it's not that uncommon, but it is actually a reverse—you, you seal it. The problem is, nature always wins. I know a lot about reverse bathtubs. I've done it, and it's something you only do in emergency

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Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 4h

I had a builder who did a lot of work for me. I knew he had far right views, but the last time he was here my husband was out and he started going on about how great Hitler was. I was terrified and left. I never called him to do work again. This is not normal.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18h

Governor Newsom has issued a response on social media:

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