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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11h

NEW: Police knew a Kremlin spy ring recruited former leader of Reform Wales at least 3 years ago.

So why was Nathan Gill not charged till Feb this year?

Pls read part 2 of @thenerve.news special investigation into Nathan Gill. And please share!
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 1d

womp womp

Screenshot of GB News Headline "Nigel Farage eyes up by-election bonanza as 10 seats up for grabs on Super Thursday"

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 2d

🚨 TOURING ARTISTS 🚨

Anna Sabine MP: "Since Brexit, British musicians European tours have dropped by around 9% year on year as a mountain of bureaucracy blocks those hoping to cut their teeth on the European circuit"

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Iain Brodie Browne @onebsquared.bsky.social · 2d

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 4d

"Everyone who protested, wrote to their MPs, shouted at the TV...we have to work towards that two-state solution."

@LaylaMoran.bsky.social

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 5d

As so often, @laylamoran.bsky.social finds gracious, unifying words.

"I choose to believe that peace is possible. Everyone who went on a protest, wrote to their MP, cares about it, shouted at their TV - from whatever point of view - what were those deaths for, if not for a sustainable peace?" ~AA

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 7d

Farage has given up the pretence that he barely knew Nathan Gill. He can't do otherwise, given the flood of evidence to the contrary.

Here is Gill saying he's just come from having lunch with Farage on the day that Farage resigned as UKIP leader 4 July 2016?

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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 13d

Free stickers suitable for flag-bearing lampposts. Send a large A4 envelope with a 1st class large stamp to me at Bragg Office, PO Box 6830 Bridport DT6 9BH and I’ll send you a sheet. #ReclaimtheFlag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 16d

Horrified and appalled by the attack outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

My thoughts are with the victims, our brave emergency services and the entire Jewish community.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 17d

Care workers deserve fair pay, but funding it through council tax hikes won’t solve the crisis.

The government must deliver a long term plan for social care.

@AlisonEBennett.bsky.social

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Iain Brodie Browne @onebsquared.bsky.social · 17d

blimey

Iain Brodie Browne @onebsquared.bsky.social · 17d

Pumpkin harvest time

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 19d

Doing Putin’s bidding? That is Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.

We need a new inquiry by the Intelligence and Security Committee into Reform and Farage's links to Russia.

BBC News headline reads "Ex-Reform politician admits Russia-linked bribery charges"

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James MacCleary MP @jamesmaccleary.bsky.social · 19d

Congratulations to President Sandu and everyone involved with winning the election in Moldova under intense interference from Russia.

The EU must redouble its work to get Moldovan (and Ukrainian) accession moving.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

The pro-European party won Moldova’s election but obstacles to join the EU remain

Russia’s campaign to amplify societal distrust continues as membership talks have stalled

www.theguardian.com

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19d

Really, Reform UK? THIS is what you're going with? That this man, who served as an MEP next to Nigel Farage for years and was made leader of your party in Wales by current deputy, Richard Tice, is just "one of tens of thousands of people Nigel meets on an annual basis"?~AA

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 19d

I do think we sometimes forget:
1. We need high-skilled migrants to keep the NHS working, and to grow the economy
2. High-skilled migrants have a *lot* of choices over where to go

And

3. We’ve been getting less attractive as a destination for years anyway (wages here famously suck)

Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 19d

imagine being a consultant doctor here and having to go out litter picking to be given your citizenship lol

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Shabana Mahmood to demand migrants earn right to settled status

New tests will include learning English to a high standard, paying National Insurance and not claiming benefits.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 21d

Nigel Farage & Alex Phillips have been awfully quiet about Nathan Gill pleading guilty to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in European parliament and articles.

Just wanted to refresh their memories about how they were all a team through that period.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21d

Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.

He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.

A Brexit Party MEP.

A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:

"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."

This is a MASSIVE story

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery

Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Richard Corbett @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 22d

Indeed!
What with Farage saying that Putin is the leader he most admires, Russian money in the Brexit referendum, and now this, a pattern of collusion and betrayal of Britain is becoming clearer and clearer…

brexit_sham @brexitshambles.bsky.social · 22d

Former UKIP, Brexit Party MEP and leader of Reform UK in Wales. has pleaded guilty to bribery charges relating to making statements in favour of Russia while being an elected member of the European Parliament. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ex-Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges

Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 22d

Agreed. Politics is not about avoiding conflict: disagreement is inherent to democratic politics.

Sometimes you have to decide where you plant your standard; where you draw your dividing lines.

This should be one such place.

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 22d

Keir Starmer's aides are reportedly telling him not to go to the COP30 climate conference, because Reform would attack him for it.
Yes, they might.
And he should wear it as a badge of honour.
Standing up for humanity, for science and a habitable planet.
Where's the hazard in that?

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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 22d

Superb by @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social on what Reform Uk might do with digital ID. One more maddening thing about this govt is the absence (refusal?) of Labour thinking about whether some of their plans will help a Farage govt. See also removing SEND rights www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Daisy Cooper MP 🔶 @libdemdaisy.bsky.social · 23d

@libdems.org.uk are clear that climate action and tackling the cost of living must go hand in hand

We plan to halve energy bills within 10 years, by ensuring people see benefits of renewable energy in their bills, and can access affordable loans to invest in energy-saving measures

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 22d

"I don't think people in this country should be criminalised if they don't wish to hand over their personal and private data to the state in order to go about their daily lives."

@munirawilson.bsky.social on the government's plans for a mandatory digital ID scheme.

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Iain Brodie Browne @onebsquared.bsky.social · 23d

Ah, Henry Wilcock

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Association of Mental Health Providers @assocmhp.bsky.social · 24d

The @mhragovuk.bsky.social has confirmed: paracetamol is safe in pregnancy when used as directed. There is no evidence that it causes autism. Untreated pain and fever can pose real risks to unborn babies.

www.gov.uk/government/n...

#Autism #MaternalHealth #PublicHealth

Words read: "Autistic people deserve support, not a cure."

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