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Fire Brigades Union leader, Steve Wright: “If people think that Nigel Farage, a city trader millionaire & his mate, Richard Tice, are gonna be the people that can fix this country for the benefit of the majority, they are wrong”
#politicslive
#politicslive
January 8, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Fire Brigades Union leader, Steve Wright: “If people think that Nigel Farage, a city trader millionaire & his mate, Richard Tice, are gonna be the people that can fix this country for the benefit of the majority, they are wrong”
#politicslive
#politicslive
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Shutting down X is no longer a matter of free speech. It is a matter of child protection.
January 9, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Shutting down X is no longer a matter of free speech. It is a matter of child protection.
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BREAKING: Changes to Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok only serve to make creating deepfakes a “premium service” and are “insulting” to victims of misogyny and sexual violence, Downing Street has said
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
No 10: Grok changes ‘insulting’ and make deepfake creation a ‘premium service’
The changes to Grok come after regulator Ofcom said it made ‘urgent contact’ with X.
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 12:32 PM
BREAKING: Changes to Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok only serve to make creating deepfakes a “premium service” and are “insulting” to victims of misogyny and sexual violence, Downing Street has said
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Nigel Farage's stunning list of VIP freebies while 'ignoring' Clacton locals
Nigel Farage's stunning list of VIP freebies while 'ignoring' Clacton locals
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been criticised for his globe-trotting trips - which include a flight to Abu Dhabi where he was given £10,000 in paddock passes and hotels
www.mirror.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Nigel Farage's stunning list of VIP freebies while 'ignoring' Clacton locals
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And so it begins ….. tick tock
January 9, 2026 at 6:39 AM
And so it begins ….. tick tock
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'Get a grip' on Grok, Starmer tells X after Al tool is used for child sex images.
PM says the "disgusting" unlawful use of Grok will not be tolerated. He warns action will be taken by Ofcom and that all options are on the table.
news.sky.com/story/get-a-...
PM says the "disgusting" unlawful use of Grok will not be tolerated. He warns action will be taken by Ofcom and that all options are on the table.
news.sky.com/story/get-a-...
'Get a grip' on Grok, Starmer tells X after AI tool is used for child sex images
PM says the "disgusting" unlawful use of Grok will not be tolerated. He warns action will be taken by Ofcom and that all options are on the table.
news.sky.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:15 AM
'Get a grip' on Grok, Starmer tells X after Al tool is used for child sex images.
PM says the "disgusting" unlawful use of Grok will not be tolerated. He warns action will be taken by Ofcom and that all options are on the table.
news.sky.com/story/get-a-...
PM says the "disgusting" unlawful use of Grok will not be tolerated. He warns action will be taken by Ofcom and that all options are on the table.
news.sky.com/story/get-a-...
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The new Reform UK PR tactic is to say they aren’t raising Council Tax to the maximum - whilst still raising it. During the Local Election they criticised councils across the UK for just raising Council Tax. Now they are.
www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-o...
www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-o...
Reform UK leaders at Staffordshire County Council propose 3.99% tax hike
Reform councillors say the below-maximum increase demonstrates their commitment to deliver better value for money to taxpayers
www.stokesentinel.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 7:05 AM
The new Reform UK PR tactic is to say they aren’t raising Council Tax to the maximum - whilst still raising it. During the Local Election they criticised councils across the UK for just raising Council Tax. Now they are.
www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-o...
www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-o...
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Keir Starmer: "I won’t apologise for lifting almost half a million children out of poverty.
I won’t apologise for putting money back in people’s pockets.
That's why we are scrapping the two-child limit."
I won’t apologise for putting money back in people’s pockets.
That's why we are scrapping the two-child limit."
January 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Keir Starmer: "I won’t apologise for lifting almost half a million children out of poverty.
I won’t apologise for putting money back in people’s pockets.
That's why we are scrapping the two-child limit."
I won’t apologise for putting money back in people’s pockets.
That's why we are scrapping the two-child limit."
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When he was chasing a headline, Nigel Farage said he’d scrap the two child limit.
Now Labour’s actually doing it, he’s going to vote against.
You’re a fraud Nigel Farage.
Now Labour’s actually doing it, he’s going to vote against.
You’re a fraud Nigel Farage.
January 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
When he was chasing a headline, Nigel Farage said he’d scrap the two child limit.
Now Labour’s actually doing it, he’s going to vote against.
You’re a fraud Nigel Farage.
Now Labour’s actually doing it, he’s going to vote against.
You’re a fraud Nigel Farage.
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And here it is.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:39 PM
And here it is.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
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The Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
The bill is expected to be introduced to the House of Commons today (it's first reading, without debate).
It will deliver on Labour's committment in the budget to scrap[ the 2 child cap on benefits, living 450,000 children out of poverty.
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The bill is expected to be introduced to the House of Commons today (it's first reading, without debate).
It will deliver on Labour's committment in the budget to scrap[ the 2 child cap on benefits, living 450,000 children out of poverty.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:28 AM
The Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
The bill is expected to be introduced to the House of Commons today (it's first reading, without debate).
It will deliver on Labour's committment in the budget to scrap[ the 2 child cap on benefits, living 450,000 children out of poverty.
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The bill is expected to be introduced to the House of Commons today (it's first reading, without debate).
It will deliver on Labour's committment in the budget to scrap[ the 2 child cap on benefits, living 450,000 children out of poverty.
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Striking how many people currently explaining the state’s right to murder *other people* were quite hysterical about the state’s right to limit *their own* freedoms during lockdowns.
January 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Striking how many people currently explaining the state’s right to murder *other people* were quite hysterical about the state’s right to limit *their own* freedoms during lockdowns.
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says that the United States is destroying the world order:
"But there is also the fact that our most important partner, the US has broken with the values that it helped to establish and, above all, has played a decisive role in shaping over decades"
"But there is also the fact that our most important partner, the US has broken with the values that it helped to establish and, above all, has played a decisive role in shaping over decades"
January 8, 2026 at 9:15 PM
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says that the United States is destroying the world order:
"But there is also the fact that our most important partner, the US has broken with the values that it helped to establish and, above all, has played a decisive role in shaping over decades"
"But there is also the fact that our most important partner, the US has broken with the values that it helped to establish and, above all, has played a decisive role in shaping over decades"
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Leave campaigners promised Brexit would bring more consumer choice. In practice, the opposite is happening. ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3N394FI
https://bit.ly/3N394FI
January 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Leave campaigners promised Brexit would bring more consumer choice. In practice, the opposite is happening. ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3N394FI
https://bit.ly/3N394FI
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Shooting a woman at point blank range, simply for driving away is bad enough.
The most powerful people on Earth justifying it is simply next level.
The most powerful people on Earth justifying it is simply next level.
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Shooting a woman at point blank range, simply for driving away is bad enough.
The most powerful people on Earth justifying it is simply next level.
The most powerful people on Earth justifying it is simply next level.
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Saw this on X.
Merlin Strategy, run by Scarlet Maguire (formerly of JL Partners) is Farage's favoured polling company. Until very recently, registered at the same address as the Brexit Party's old one.
I'm sure it's just a coincidence.
Merlin Strategy, run by Scarlet Maguire (formerly of JL Partners) is Farage's favoured polling company. Until very recently, registered at the same address as the Brexit Party's old one.
I'm sure it's just a coincidence.
January 8, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Saw this on X.
Merlin Strategy, run by Scarlet Maguire (formerly of JL Partners) is Farage's favoured polling company. Until very recently, registered at the same address as the Brexit Party's old one.
I'm sure it's just a coincidence.
Merlin Strategy, run by Scarlet Maguire (formerly of JL Partners) is Farage's favoured polling company. Until very recently, registered at the same address as the Brexit Party's old one.
I'm sure it's just a coincidence.
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They’ve just changed their registered address btw. 😂
Well done. ✅
Well done. ✅
January 8, 2026 at 1:15 AM
They’ve just changed their registered address btw. 😂
Well done. ✅
Well done. ✅
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Another eight pupils at Nigel Farage's school accuse him of racism.
One says he was called a "Paki" and told to "go back home" by Farage, who was three years older than him.
New names say they spoke up after being angered by Farage's denials
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
One says he was called a "Paki" and told to "go back home" by Farage, who was three years older than him.
New names say they spoke up after being angered by Farage's denials
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Go back home’: Farage schoolmate accounts bring total alleging racist behaviour to 34
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries say Reform leader often used antisemitic language and racial epithets
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Another eight pupils at Nigel Farage's school accuse him of racism.
One says he was called a "Paki" and told to "go back home" by Farage, who was three years older than him.
New names say they spoke up after being angered by Farage's denials
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
One says he was called a "Paki" and told to "go back home" by Farage, who was three years older than him.
New names say they spoke up after being angered by Farage's denials
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The Chancellor has defended her decision to scrap the two-child limit on benefits, telling Good Morning Britain all children deserve a "fulfilling life" regardless of "however many brothers and sisters" they have 👏
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 AM
The Chancellor has defended her decision to scrap the two-child limit on benefits, telling Good Morning Britain all children deserve a "fulfilling life" regardless of "however many brothers and sisters" they have 👏
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Nigel Farage confirms that Reform UK will vote *against* the bill to lift the two child cap, keeping hundreds of thousands of children in poverty.
January 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Nigel Farage confirms that Reform UK will vote *against* the bill to lift the two child cap, keeping hundreds of thousands of children in poverty.
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“Can I begin by saying I hope all colleagues had a happy Christmas. It probably feels quite along time ago now, but not for Reform of course because today is the day that they celebrate Christmas in Russia”
Keir Starmer
#PMQs
Keir Starmer
#PMQs
January 7, 2026 at 12:13 PM
“Can I begin by saying I hope all colleagues had a happy Christmas. It probably feels quite along time ago now, but not for Reform of course because today is the day that they celebrate Christmas in Russia”
Keir Starmer
#PMQs
Keir Starmer
#PMQs
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Labour are freezing rail fares for the first time in 30 years and unlocking millions of discounted train tickets in the Great British Rail Sale.
Labour are tackling the cost of living.
Labour are tackling the cost of living.
January 6, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Labour are freezing rail fares for the first time in 30 years and unlocking millions of discounted train tickets in the Great British Rail Sale.
Labour are tackling the cost of living.
Labour are tackling the cost of living.
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🔥🇪🇺 “Europeans enjoy more free time than Americans, a higher life expectancy and lower levels of inequality – all with roughly comparable productivity.
Whichever way you look at it, this is a significantly superior economic performance.”
Whichever way you look at it, this is a significantly superior economic performance.”
Decline, what decline? The myth of dying Europe
There is a widespread view that, by comparison with the USA, Europe is in economic and social decline. But, Zucman argues, it's not true
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 9:07 PM
🔥🇪🇺 “Europeans enjoy more free time than Americans, a higher life expectancy and lower levels of inequality – all with roughly comparable productivity.
Whichever way you look at it, this is a significantly superior economic performance.”
Whichever way you look at it, this is a significantly superior economic performance.”
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This was an armed attack that killed scores of people so Trump’s cronies could have access to the oil.
January 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
This was an armed attack that killed scores of people so Trump’s cronies could have access to the oil.
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"Who's who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter". The Financial Times reports on career role models on and around the blurred boundaries of media, technology, sex and the enterprising transnational criminal networks of Musk & co
www.ft.com/content/ad94...
www.ft.com/content/ad94...
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"Who's who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter". The Financial Times reports on career role models on and around the blurred boundaries of media, technology, sex and the enterprising transnational criminal networks of Musk & co
www.ft.com/content/ad94...
www.ft.com/content/ad94...