Just a heads up for people outside the UK that our first UK-wide televised debate of the general election is about to start on ITV, and it's a head to head between Sunak (Tories) & Starmer (Labour).
Daily Mail wailing that Victoria the Milkshake Queen is a "Jeremy Corbyn loving Only Fans model" this giving their readership something to be angry and horny about #Ukpol#Ge2024#Ukpolitics#Clacton#Farage#NigelFarage
The classy thing to do as Brit politician getting a milkshake is to laugh it off and not press charges, but of course Nigel won't be letting the lady off for making him look foolish now, that's not how populists work.....
Victoria the Milkshaker is probably young enough to have never voted on Brexit, yet she's been told she has to suffer it for at least 10 more years and there will be no discussion on that this election.
Then Mr Brexit strolls into her town, feeling entitled to be an MP despite his big idea destroying the nation.
When you are denied a voice, direct action is your only option.
@PhilipCJames There is a further point. How does Farage really win here? Not by becoming an MP. How Farage really gets what he wants is by making everybody else dance to the Reform agenda. In the Tories he has done that a lot. He has even affected Labour. The whole agenda is shifted right.
Farage could lose every war but still win the battle if the UK ends up politically as Reform.
How come #NigelFarage gets to turn up out of nowhere and decree that this is now “the immigration election”‽
Ordinary voter here, and I don’t give a tinker’s toss about #immigration. I’d much prefer this to be “the climate change election”, please. If you agree, give this a RT. ♻️
Rishi Sunak says he is "disappointed" his bill banning young people from ever being able to smoke legally will not pass before the general election. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-69058303
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is not included in the legislation being rushed through by MPs ahead of Parliament shutting down on Friday.
Selling tobacco to anyone born after 1 January 2009 would have become illegal.
But Mr Sunak said the bill was "evidence of the bold action that I'm prepared to take".
"That's the type of prime minister I am. That's the type of leadership that I bring.
"I stepped up to do something that is bold, that will make an enormous difference in the future of our country."
Labour's shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said: "If Rishi Sunak's idea of bold leadership is to crumble before his party and surrender his landmark smoking bill, it's no wonder the country is in such a mess." #smoking#vaping#UKlaw#UKpol