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Jenny Hall @jennohall.bsky.social · 15h

And "Brexit is starting to deliver".

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 20h

“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

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Jenny Hall @jennohall.bsky.social · 22h

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 · 22h

Me too, Urgo.

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Grahame Lucas @grahamelucas.bsky.social · 22h

‘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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 3d

The Times thinks she's played a blinder!

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Jenny Hall @jennohall.bsky.social · 3d

Then when you eat it, you need a bath.

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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO @dailyherald.bsky.social · 3d

#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

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Government Tracker – Full Fact

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

fullfact.org

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Jenny Hall @jennohall.bsky.social · 3d

I'm going for Bridget. I think she'll be loyal to Government and Lucy might be a bit disruptive (Some members may prefer that of course).

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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 4d

Our media lets us down badly :

Labours accomplishments - rarely mentioned

Nigel Farage’s house - dropped/ignored

Nathan Gill’s admission of working for Russia - zilch

Russia/Iran funding Reform/Farage - silence

Instead they spread lies on the Budget/MPs/anything to discredit Labour

Why????

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Jenny Hall @jennohall.bsky.social · 4d

You seem to be reporting this entirely in the frame of a Tory leadership bid. No outrage at the content?

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Jenny Hall @jennohall.bsky.social · 4d

When is a mainstream journalist going to investigate this?

Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 4d

"Nathan Gill’s bribery conviction is more than a scandal for a former MEP as it provides direct proof that Russian-tied payments bought influence in Farage’s inner circle at the very moment the Brexit Party was on the ascent."

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Reform's Russian 'asset' - the Kremlin shadow over Nigel Farage | Searchlight

Nathan Gill - Russian asset On 26 September, former Welsh Brexit Party MEP and Reform UK official Nathan Gill pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to eight coun ...

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Jenny Hall @jennohall.bsky.social · 4d

The personal attacks on Lord Hermer and Keir Starmer were just despicable, maybe even actionable.

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

This Labour government has started rolling out free breakfast clubs to every primary school in England.

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Steve Phillips @stevenphillips7.bsky.social · 4d

Actually, UK wages have grown faster than inflation in real terms under Labour. For instance, regular pay increased by 4.8% while inflation (CPI) was 3.8% in the three months to July 2025, resulting in a real terms wage growth.

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Jenny Hall @jennohall.bsky.social · 5d

Can they look at Nathan Gill next?