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Josiah Mortimer
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Chief Reporter at UK political outlet Byline Times. I write the 'On the Ground' column in our print edition. Covering democracy, campaigning, and Britain's media.

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Absolutely. (And I'm not back yet, I'm just having a particularly politics-heavy nap times this week 😆 Back at start of March)
February 11, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Reposted by Josiah Mortimer
Watched the entire debate live yesterday. Reform's absence was noted on many occasions by several MPs listed with their Bluesky accounts in the summary thread below. As well as "treachery" they went further, citing specific counts of illegal funding. They didn't hold back.

bsky.app/profile/stev...
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Following a petition signed by 114,659 people, today (16:30-18:50) Parliament held an excellent debate on Russian influence in UK politics. MPs I'll list in this thread know, offered details and remedies.

Full debate starts 4 mins in:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXlk...

+The Citizens live notes ⏬
February 10, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Miliband said the government has not done enough and ‘for too long, this country has been run for the wealthy and powerful, and that needs to change.’
February 10, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Reflecting on last night’s PLP meeting, Miliband said Keir is ‘someone who wants to seize this moment and make it a moment of change, to reconnect with the country’
February 10, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Semafor: "Internal frustration had peaked after he skipped a virtual meeting to discuss layoffs, but was then photographed at a Super Bowl party."
February 8, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Semafor: "Then, Bezos pulled a planned endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris at the 11th hour, for apparent fear of offending Donald Trump". Lewis stuck by it firmly.
February 8, 2026 at 7:40 AM