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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 23h

Good to see the Conservative Party committed to keeping the deficit down by *checks notes* spending £2 billion giving tax breaks for private education, creating a massive new deportation force and pledging to maintain pensioner benefits.

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Daily Politics UK @dailycorruption.bsky.social · 15h

Also heard Tories saying how amazing her speech was.

She started with a video saying she’d tell the truth… then lied consistently all the way through.

***Delusion*** is why Tories are becoming extinct.

And they deserve it.

David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 18h

Sorry, but if you're saying those implausible and shallow Kemi Badenoch announcements constitute a good speech then you're part of the UK's political problem.

Same half-baked "tax cut good / international commitments bad" bearing no resemblance to well formed policy.

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Russell Scott @russellscott1.bsky.social · 17h

It’s was great to speak to @mrjamesob.bsky.social about my book Viplanebook.com

We talked about the $2billion profit made by Innova following a referral onto the VIP lane by Dominic Cummings 👀

Its’s owner has now splashed the cash on $90m in private jets + mansions 🤷‍♂️

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Firm linked to Tory peer must pay back £122m for breaching Covid contract

YouTube video by LBC

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Daily Politics UK @dailycorruption.bsky.social · 19h

People Tories blamed for the country being a mess despite being in power for 14 years:

EU
Polish, Hungarian, Romanian
EU citizens
Muslims
Boat people
Previous Labour govt
Hung parliament (Brexit)
Immigration
Civil service
Local councils
Bank of England

People actually to blame:
Tories

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 23h

"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch.

Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?

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Daily Politics UK @dailycorruption.bsky.social · 19h

People Tories blamed for the country being a mess despite being in 14 years of power:

EU
Polish, Hungarian, Romanian
EU citizens
Muslims
Boat people
Previous Labour govt
Hung parliament (Brexit)
Immigration
Civil service
Local councils
Bank of England

People actually to blame:
Tories

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 23h

Labour have presided over a "doom loop of higher taxes, weaker borders and month after month of chaos" says Kemi Badenoch who was part of a government that raised taxes and immigration levels by record amounts, whilst changing leader no fewer than four times

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Daily Politics UK @dailycorruption.bsky.social · 1d

Facts always kill the billionaire fossil fuel lovers

Euronews @euronews.com · 1d

Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.

Solar power named the world’s cheapest energy source

Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

Among the worse interviews I've seen a politician give. There is no way Badenoch can (or should) survive until May.

- Do you admire Nigel Farage?
- On what basis?
- Do you admire him?
- I don't understand your question.
- What do you think of him?
- Why don't you ask me about Ed Davey?" 😱 ~AA

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 1d

Birmingham, my home city, is a fantastic city, with fantastic people- a success story. It has its problems, like anywhere. But the obsession the online right has with it is as transparent as it gets.

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Daily Politics UK @dailycorruption.bsky.social · 1d

Things the Tories used to believe in… until Boris, Liz, Sunak, Kemi and soon to be Jenrick.

Democracy
Independent judiciary
Party of law and order
Fiscal responsibility
Strong government
Stable economy

They’ve sunk to the bottom.
They deserve to be wiped out.

The New Statesman @handle.invalid · 1d

Robert Jenrick declares war on the judiciary

The shadow justice secretary wants the power to appoint judges

🖊️ Ethan Croft

Robert Jenrick declares war on the judiciary

The shadow justice secretary wants the power to appoint judges

www.newstatesman.com

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 1d

We have an independent judiciary in this country. Robert Jenrick wants puppet judges.

The Conservative Party once believed in the rule of law and our shared British values - no longer.

Robert Jenrick holds up a judges wig like a puppet during his speech to the Conservative Party Conference.

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Joseph Evans @josephevans.bsky.social · 1d

The politics of migration have shifted so far to the extreme right, the Conservatives and Reform now have a more hardline policy on deporting legal British residents than... the British National Party did in 2005

Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 2d

David is slightly unfair. There is a clear difference here.

Conservatives and Reform plan to forcibly expel large numbers of people who are legal, permanent residents of migrant origin. The BNP proposal is voluntary.

David Herdson @davidherdson.bsky.social · 2d

This below is from the 2005 BNP manifesto.

Spot the difference with current Tory and Reform policy.

(p14 news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp... )

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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 1d

Latest YouGov Westminster voting intention (5-6 October 2025)

Reform UK: 27% (-2 from 28-29 Sept)
Labour: 20% (-2)
Conservatives: 17% (+1)
Lib Dems: 17% (+2)
Greens: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)

yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

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Daily Politics UK @dailycorruption.bsky.social · 1d

You mean Brexit didn’t take our country back?

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

After spending an entire morning defending his suggestion that there are too many non-white faces in the UK, Robert Jenrick ends his speech with the line: "Let's take our country back".

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Daily Politics UK @dailycorruption.bsky.social · 1d

He’s a nasty disgusting racist.

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 2d

Wow. Robert Jenrick doubles down by branding a black journalist's questions "ridiculous" and saying that the problem is not his comments, but "journalists like you who pop up and try to knock me down", adding that "this is the reason why terrorist attacks happen". ~AA

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Jenrick could have visited Handsworth to listen to residents – he chose to pass through and make a judgement based on the colour of their skin. Instead of getting to know our nation of neighbours, he chose racism.

The Tories, Reform and Labour want to divide us.

The Greens say enough is enough.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on 90-minute visit Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in. After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith” and he wanted people to live alongside each other. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d

Pushed repeatedly on why she doesn't know how many civil servants would lose their jobs under her plans, Kemi Badenoch finally goes with: "If a job shouldn't exist then it isn't really a job".

LBC @lbc.co.uk · 2d

"So you're laying waste to people's jobs, but you don't know how many?"

Kemi Badenoch plans to get rid of 'quite a lot' of civil servants.

She doesn't have the exact figure, but she assures Nick that she's 'looked at it'.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d

Kemi Badenoch asked about the low turnout at Conservative Party conference describes it as "teeming" with members

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Daily Politics UK @dailycorruption.bsky.social · 2d

Jenrick is a racist.

All Tories have is racism and lies.

It’s why they’re becoming extinct

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2d

This is shocking racism from Jenrick and Badenoch should sack him immediately.

No further comment necessary.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in Birmingham neighbourhood

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on short visit

www.theguardian.com

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 3d

England households could bigger water bills as the competition regulator prepares to give verdict on industry appeal.

36% rise already approved by OFWAT.

People will continue to be robbed. Companies raise capital from customers, shareholders get returns.

End the scam. Nationalise water.