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Steve Mortlock @stevemortlock.bsky.social · 3h

Farage even worked for a Russian TV station, how sh@t are our secret service?

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Peter Horne @peterhorne.bsky.social · 6h

Putin spent 30 years trying to weaken Western institutions like the EEC/EU, UN, NATO, ICJ, ECHR etc and failed.
His assets Farage and Trump are achieving what he failed to do.
The beneficiary of their actions are not the people of America or the UK but Putin.

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Stuart Hemingway @stu31.bsky.social · 7h

The close links to ReformUK and Russia just keep increasing themselves the more they deny the more is revealed… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Richard Tice accepted stay at French Riviera home of Tory donor

Reform deputy leader’s trip, worth £1,4000, to Lubov Chernukhin’s property was for ‘discussing gas power in UK’

www.theguardian.com

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 7h

“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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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 7h

Most people seem to have missed who retweeted this picture of Farage in Gill’s office a few days after Gill began receiving his first bribes from Oleh Voloshyn (Oleg Voloshin). None other than…

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 6h

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Steve Mortlock @stevemortlock.bsky.social · 7h

They should have been saying this during the election campaign and promising to seek to rectify the situation, instead of just pandering to the fascist media

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 9h

Good to blame Farage for the dull-arsed, ruinous, tedious failure of Brexit.
Not that good to keep punishing us for that failure, rather than looking to swiftly boost our prosperity by asking to rejoin the Single Market and Customs Union.
But yes. It’s a start.

www.thetimes.com/article/8875...

Starmer and Reeves are expected to argue that if it hadn't been for Brexit this type of downgrade would not have been needed - and cite official figures suggesting that if Britain had not left the European Union the economy would be about £120 billion greater by 2035 than current forecasts suggest.
The message is simple: Farage is ultimately to blame, as the man who delivered Brexit with "easy sloganeering" then walked away from the aftermath rather than putting in the hard yards.
Or to put it another way: Farage, not us, is responsible for putting up your taxes.
The theme will tie to the main thrust of Starmer's argument at conference, that the Reform leader is selling easy solutions that are just a fantasy.

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Steve Mortlock @stevemortlock.bsky.social · 7h

😂😂 Priceless!

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Katelyn T Slater 🏳️‍⚧️⚛️⚧️ @katelynslater.com · 1d

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Steve Mortlock @stevemortlock.bsky.social · 7h

Britain is so protective of its wealthy

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 1d

Our Muslim mayor celebrates all major festivals in London, including LBTQ+ Pride. www.london.gov.uk/events/diwal...

Diwali on the Square 2025

Come to Trafalgar Square on 12 October to enjoy an exciting lineup of music, dance, and performances for the Festival of Light!

www.london.gov.uk

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𝔇𝔢𝔫𝔫𝔦𝔰 𝔅𝔞𝔯𝔯𝔢𝔱𝔱 @bsky.pickpear.com · 8h

Fuck around and find out...

youtu.be/eib6I0Bczzg?...

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Steve Mortlock @stevemortlock.bsky.social · 18h

They are in favour of closer ties with the EU. They would prefer full membership when the time is right. Personally I think if they made negotiating full return as part of their next manifesto, we will have a Green govt

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Kentish Fran #FBPE @kentishfran.bsky.social · 20h

Eight Reform UK councils 'set to hike tax' despite party promising to fight for lower rates
www.lbc.co.uk/article/refo...

Eight Reform UK councils 'set to hike tax' despite party promising to fight for lower rates | LBC

Local authorities won by Reform last May are facing council tax hikes despite lower tax messaging during elections

www.lbc.co.uk

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 20h

IMAGINE STORMING NORMANDY JUST FOR YOUR GRANDKIDS TO VOTE FASCISM BACK IN
80 YEARS LATER.

Picture of the Normandy landing.

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Steve Mortlock @stevemortlock.bsky.social · 20h

Or when it’s down the hole, who follows a sport where the ball keeps disappearing 😊

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Steve Mortlock @stevemortlock.bsky.social · 20h

Jail the old grifter

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Steve Mortlock @stevemortlock.bsky.social · 22h

It should be our secret service pressing them!

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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 1d

On #BBCQT - Fiona Bruce said that the audience and public didn't want to press Reform UK on their dodgy links to Russia.

I disagree.

RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!

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Steve Mortlock @stevemortlock.bsky.social · 22h

It takes 7 months to decide he’s broken the rules? FFS the regulator is worse than VAR

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loriagne.bsky.social @loriagne.bsky.social · 1d

ZACK POLANSKI DOING MEDIAS JOB!!! GOOD FOR HIM. THOUSANDS OF NEW MEMBERS WILL JOIN HIS PARY. THE VOICE OF REASON! AND BOY DOES UK NEED HIM

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Membership at record levels.

Polling at record levels.

Winning elections at record levels.

What a time to be in @greenparty.org.uk

metro.co.uk/2025/10/10/z...

Zack Polanski: I went on Question Time - I was blown away by the response

The response has been quite overwhelming.

metro.co.uk

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Steve Mortlock @stevemortlock.bsky.social · 1d

You are not Lewis Goodall - bot alert

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Steve Mortlock @stevemortlock.bsky.social · 1d

😊 To be fair the economy was a priority she just wasn’t any good at it!

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