Andy Butterworth
@acb66.bsky.social
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This is from yesterday but I've only just seen it and it's pretty extraordinary. Rachel Maclean, Tory peer who was an MP and minister alongside Nadhim Zahawi, and was until recently a key aide to Kemi Badenoch, saying he was:
• Universally disliked
• Never in his constituency
• Can't be trusted.
• Universally disliked
• Never in his constituency
• Can't be trusted.
January 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
This is from yesterday but I've only just seen it and it's pretty extraordinary. Rachel Maclean, Tory peer who was an MP and minister alongside Nadhim Zahawi, and was until recently a key aide to Kemi Badenoch, saying he was:
• Universally disliked
• Never in his constituency
• Can't be trusted.
• Universally disliked
• Never in his constituency
• Can't be trusted.
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I am delighted to welcome Nadhim Zahawi to Reform UK. He will bring useful experience, such as claiming £6,000 to heat his stables and avoiding £3.7m tax by hiding £27m offshore and threatening to sue anyone who asked about it.
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 AM
I am delighted to welcome Nadhim Zahawi to Reform UK. He will bring useful experience, such as claiming £6,000 to heat his stables and avoiding £3.7m tax by hiding £27m offshore and threatening to sue anyone who asked about it.
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The remarkable thing here isn't the universal revulsion. Its that two large parties - Reform and the Conservatives - are trying to maintain stances favoured by around 0-1% of the public.
Polling like this also suggests that whenever Labour does develop enough backbone to act, there's no going back
Polling like this also suggests that whenever Labour does develop enough backbone to act, there's no going back
Has there ever been any poll showing the public this united? yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
January 13, 2026 at 1:13 PM
The remarkable thing here isn't the universal revulsion. Its that two large parties - Reform and the Conservatives - are trying to maintain stances favoured by around 0-1% of the public.
Polling like this also suggests that whenever Labour does develop enough backbone to act, there's no going back
Polling like this also suggests that whenever Labour does develop enough backbone to act, there's no going back
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Labour can extend this beyond X and start going after Reform politicians making money from the site. "Will Farage give back the money he made from this sex offender site?" Etc...
Has there ever been any poll showing the public this united? yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
January 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Labour can extend this beyond X and start going after Reform politicians making money from the site. "Will Farage give back the money he made from this sex offender site?" Etc...
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I do enjoy these CCHQ quotes: "Yes another of the people we promoted to extremely important roles is a grifting wanker."
A Tory spokesperson goes in two-footed: "Reform is fast becoming the party of has-been politicians looking for their next gravy train. Their latest recruit used to say he'd be 'frightened to live in a country' run by Nigel Farage, which shows the level of loyalty for sale."
Former Conservative cabinet minister Nadhim Zahawi has defected to Reform UK
Having served in numerous ministerial positions for successive prime ministers, his defection will likely be seen as the most high-profile yet
"Britain needs Nigel Farage as prime minister," he said on Monday morning
Having served in numerous ministerial positions for successive prime ministers, his defection will likely be seen as the most high-profile yet
"Britain needs Nigel Farage as prime minister," he said on Monday morning
January 12, 2026 at 12:02 PM
I do enjoy these CCHQ quotes: "Yes another of the people we promoted to extremely important roles is a grifting wanker."
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New version of Nigel Farage's defence against multiple claims of school-era racism and antisemitism - Farage tells a press conference that the accusations are "meaningless", because claims of racism are now so common. This is slightly different from last week's "fantasies".
January 12, 2026 at 12:17 PM
New version of Nigel Farage's defence against multiple claims of school-era racism and antisemitism - Farage tells a press conference that the accusations are "meaningless", because claims of racism are now so common. This is slightly different from last week's "fantasies".
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Ah.
❤️🔥Tory sources confirm that Nadhim Zahawi made approaches to senior members of Kemi Badenoch's team about getting a peerage just weeks before defecting to Reform UK - but was turned down.
January 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Ah.
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Amid yet another day off what=the-hell news, this really is almost beyond belief: the chair of the US Federal Reserve releasing a video statement stating that he is being threatened with concocted criminal charges because he won't set the interest rates the president wants to see.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Amid yet another day off what=the-hell news, this really is almost beyond belief: the chair of the US Federal Reserve releasing a video statement stating that he is being threatened with concocted criminal charges because he won't set the interest rates the president wants to see.
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I think this is very poorly misunderstood. The reason why the 'the UK, a dangerous crimehole' stuff matters is that people in other countries who might invest in the UK see it online and believe it, not because the electoral constituency for it is particularly large or significant.
When we look at satisfaction with policing (I know, not the same as perceptions of crime, but hopefully helpful proxy) and crime rates in Police Force Areas, there is a clear link (interactive maps here tinyurl.com/c56jbcwc). And our Issues Index has concern with crime relatively low. ...
January 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I think this is very poorly misunderstood. The reason why the 'the UK, a dangerous crimehole' stuff matters is that people in other countries who might invest in the UK see it online and believe it, not because the electoral constituency for it is particularly large or significant.
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During his visit to Kyiv, British Defence Secretary John Healey’s train had to make an emergency stop after it came under a rocket‑drone attack nearby, the Daily Mail reports. Local officials said at least four people were killed in the strike that same day.
January 11, 2026 at 6:04 PM
During his visit to Kyiv, British Defence Secretary John Healey’s train had to make an emergency stop after it came under a rocket‑drone attack nearby, the Daily Mail reports. Local officials said at least four people were killed in the strike that same day.
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The transformation of ICE into a type of national police force, backed, in some cases, by soldiers from the National Guard, has been covered as immigration story—but these forces are reshaping democracy for all of us.
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Federal Agents Are Violating the Rights of Americans
ICE and the National Guard are acting with impunity.
www.theatlantic.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:10 AM
The transformation of ICE into a type of national police force, backed, in some cases, by soldiers from the National Guard, has been covered as immigration story—but these forces are reshaping democracy for all of us.
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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He does know that the Pilgrims arrived 405 years ago
doesn't he...
doesn't he...
Trump: "I'm a fan of Denmark too. They've been very nice to me. But the fact that they had a boat land there [Greenland] 500 years ago doesn't mean they own the land. I'm sure we had lots of boats go there also."
January 9, 2026 at 11:09 PM
He does know that the Pilgrims arrived 405 years ago
doesn't he...
doesn't he...
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No, he doesn't
He does know that the Pilgrims arrived 405 years ago
doesn't he...
doesn't he...
Trump: "I'm a fan of Denmark too. They've been very nice to me. But the fact that they had a boat land there [Greenland] 500 years ago doesn't mean they own the land. I'm sure we had lots of boats go there also."
January 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM
No, he doesn't
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A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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'Renee Nicole Good was posing no threat to that ICE agent.'
@simonmarksfsn.bsky.social says there's 'nothing' in the latest video of the ICE shooting that 'justifies the death' of the 37-year-old mother.
@simonmarksfsn.bsky.social says there's 'nothing' in the latest video of the ICE shooting that 'justifies the death' of the 37-year-old mother.
January 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
'Renee Nicole Good was posing no threat to that ICE agent.'
@simonmarksfsn.bsky.social says there's 'nothing' in the latest video of the ICE shooting that 'justifies the death' of the 37-year-old mother.
@simonmarksfsn.bsky.social says there's 'nothing' in the latest video of the ICE shooting that 'justifies the death' of the 37-year-old mother.
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'Effectively all we are doing is turning criminals and perverts into X's paying customers'
Dame Caroline Dinenage, chair of the Media Select Committee, speaks to #BBCBreakfast after X limited the use of its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok
Dame Caroline Dinenage, chair of the Media Select Committee, speaks to #BBCBreakfast after X limited the use of its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok
January 10, 2026 at 10:45 AM
'Effectively all we are doing is turning criminals and perverts into X's paying customers'
Dame Caroline Dinenage, chair of the Media Select Committee, speaks to #BBCBreakfast after X limited the use of its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok
Dame Caroline Dinenage, chair of the Media Select Committee, speaks to #BBCBreakfast after X limited the use of its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok
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The Labour Government proposes a new road safety strategy. #ukpolitics
January 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
The Labour Government proposes a new road safety strategy. #ukpolitics
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Reform UK Councillor John Baker threatened legal action when we said Reform UK’s Kent Council was selling the historic Folkestone Library building in Grace Hill.
They had promised to keep it open.
Well guess what? They’ve now sold it:
www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/n...
They had promised to keep it open.
Well guess what? They’ve now sold it:
www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/n...
‘This isn’t right’: Fury as historic library set to be sold off at auction
A historic library described as a town’s “most treasured community asset” is set to be sold off at auction, sparking fury among residents.
www.kentonline.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Reform UK Councillor John Baker threatened legal action when we said Reform UK’s Kent Council was selling the historic Folkestone Library building in Grace Hill.
They had promised to keep it open.
Well guess what? They’ve now sold it:
www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/n...
They had promised to keep it open.
Well guess what? They’ve now sold it:
www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/n...
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Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
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Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
January 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
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Good to be out campaigning last night with Cllr George Fielding and the Portsmouth Labour team in Central Southsea delivering our latest action update to residents
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Good to be out campaigning last night with Cllr George Fielding and the Portsmouth Labour team in Central Southsea delivering our latest action update to residents
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‘3-4-3? How about 52x11, Ruben?’
Why are Manchester United in crisis? Because Sir Jim Ratcliffe is too busy cycling, apparently
‘3-4-3? How about 52x11, Ruben?’
road.cc
January 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
‘3-4-3? How about 52x11, Ruben?’
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ICE is claiming that the officer feared that Renee Good was about to seriously injure or kill him at this moment.
January 9, 2026 at 6:52 PM
ICE is claiming that the officer feared that Renee Good was about to seriously injure or kill him at this moment.
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🚨 NEW VIDEO 👇🏽This puts an end to all the lies. Horrific.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
January 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
🚨 NEW VIDEO 👇🏽This puts an end to all the lies. Horrific.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.