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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 6d

‘An attack like this is against all human kind’ – mother of Manchester arena victim

www.channel4.com/news/an-atta...

‘An attack like this is against all human kind’ – mother of Manchester arena victim

We were joined by Figen Murray. She is the mother of Martyn Hett, who was killed in the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017.

www.channel4.com

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Lucy Powell MP @lucympowell.bsky.social · 7d

This is your vote, your choice. You the members choose your Deputy Leader.

Having this conversation is not dissent, but an important conversation about how we can be better.

I will be your strong independent voice.

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UK Politics @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 New YouGov poll: In a head-to-head, Brits pick Starmer over Farage for PM by 45% to 33%. Despite Reform’s rise in vote shares, far more voters still prefer a Starmer premiership. #ukpolitics
🔗 labourlist.org/2025/09/excl...

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 8d

Can someone ask Farage or Zia Yusuf why, if they're so concerned about incitement to violence, they had Lucy Connolly as a guest star at their conference?

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 8d

Right-wing media fluffs Farage for years, to the point where he now leads the polls, and then start whining about Starmer being 'obsessed' when he starts telling some long overdue home truths. It's actually hilarious.

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John Quinton-Barber @johnqb.bsky.social · 7d

I am not surprised at all Hannah. Best of everything.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 8d

"I hope Starmer wakes up tomorrow morning and feels ashamed about what he has done," says man who unveiled this poster the day Jo Cox was assassinated by a far-right terrorist.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 8d

Hugged a self-described racist jailed for inciting racial hatred at his party conference.
Threatened to ‘don khaki’ in the event of Brexit being frustrated.
Disseminated the racist lies of an alleged rapist & stayed silent as racists responded by setting fire to buildings full of foreigners.

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 8d

Nigel Farage: Labour rhetoric incites violence against Reform

Reform UK leader will claim in a speech today that Keir Starmer’s labelling of his migrant plan as ‘racist’ has endangered the safety of his candidates and activists ⬇️

Nigel Farage: Labour rhetoric incites violence against Reform

www.thetimes.com

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 8d

Wow Starmer finally drawing a line!

"If you say or imply that people cannot be English or British because of the colour of their skin, that mixed-heritage families owe you an explanation... If you say that they should now be deported, then mark my words - we will fight you with everything we have".

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John Quinton-Barber @johnqb.bsky.social · 9d

@rahilsheikh.bsky.social thank you for tonight’s Panorama. And for shining a balanced light on the asylum issues 🙏

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Femi @femi-oluwole.bsky.social · 10d

Farage is applying for a job.

That job is Prime Minister.

The only thing on his CV is Brexit.

He campaigned for it for 27 years.

So his only real track record is making everyone poorer & damaging the NHS.

If you hire Nigel & Reform, you must want this company (UK) to fail.

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John Quinton-Barber @johnqb.bsky.social · 11d

I had the pleasure of working with Mo, back in the day. Simply one of the best. Lovely person who had the rare political ability of being able to relate to everyone.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 12d

ARE

YOU

PAYING

ATTENTION

YET?

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 12d

I wonder what attracted him to a party led by a massive Putin fan…
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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John Quinton-Barber @johnqb.bsky.social · 12d

I just love Channel 4 News. Always have. Always will. The only news programme to dare to ask the hard questions.

Much needed.

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Lucy Powell MP @lucympowell.bsky.social · 13d

My plan to grab the political microphone back. Farage has had it for too long 👇

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Labour must grab the microphone from Reform UK and stand up for true British values | Lucy Powell

If elected deputy Labour leader, I would take the fight to Nigel Farage and show him for what he really is, says Labour MP Lucy Powell

www.theguardian.com

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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 13d

I really hope the Starmer speech on patriotic renewal is better than this summary of it, which basically argues that New Labour and the Tories let in too many immigrsnts but this one is going to give you a youth club instead so please don’t vote Reform www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/f9444c6...

The Left ignored immigration fears for too long. It’s time to give communities back control

Only a plan for patriotic national renewal led by Labour will counter the rise of the populist Right

www.telegraph.co.uk

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John Quinton-Barber @johnqb.bsky.social · 13d

Agreed Hannah. 100%.

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 13d

This from Lucy Powell is the strongest articulation I've seen yet of the way Labour can take on Farage

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Labour must grab the microphone from Reform UK and stand up for true British values | Lucy Powell

If elected deputy Labour leader, I would take the fight to Nigel Farage and show him for what he really is, says Labour MP Lucy Powell

www.theguardian.com

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John Quinton-Barber @johnqb.bsky.social · 13d

No disrespect but to Steph - but the comms coming out of Number 10 is shocking. The biggest open goal for Reform.

John Quinton-Barber @johnqb.bsky.social · 13d

To those Labour MPs taking shots at Andy Burnham for even thinking about challenging, ask yourselves why he feels the need. People are fed up. The comms from No.10 are a disaster, and you're handing Reform an open goal. This isn’t about Farage’s charm-it’s about the vacuum of leadership at the top.

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 14d

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John Quinton-Barber @johnqb.bsky.social · 14d

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Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social · 15d

Just to be clear:
- Paracetamol does not cause autism.
- Sadiq Khan is not introducing Sharia law in the UK
- We do not have a massive free speech problem here.
- Britain is not on the verge of civil war.
These are not controversial subjects or contested, they're just not true.

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MrPaulRobinson @mrpaulrobinson.bsky.social · 15d

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