@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
I don't know if you're registered yet as a candidate anywhere, but if you're not I would like to suggest you stand in Clacton and approach all the other parties to support you as a modern day Martin Bell
A reminder that's particularly relevant for trans folks; if you are having difficulty with getting appropriate ID because your presentation no longer matches the bullshit government forms & suchlike, it's quick and easy to apply for a postal vote;
The fact that the Tories think the first week of #Pride is a good time to launch a Transphobic (& Homophobic, as it will impact many cis women whose gender expression is not classically feminine) policy shows exactly why #PrideIsAProtest
Declassified UK revealed on May 8th the RAF has conducted 200 surveillance flights over Gaza since December 3rd
Since its investigation, the RAF has continued these reconnaissance flights. This included a RAF aircraft flying over Gaza on May 26th, the same day Israel massacred 45 Palestinians in a Rafah refugee camp