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On the face of it, this makes Starmer’s claim in Parliament that due process was followed in the appointment of Mandelson more difficult to defend.
Sam Coates Sky@SamCoatesSky
🔥NEW - buried in the bundle of documents from the Humble Address Keir Starmer was advised by the cabinet secretary Simon Case to do security clearance BEFORE appointment but ignored the suggestion. Case said (If you want a political appointment) "you should give us the name of the person you would like to appoint and we will develop a plan for them to acquire the necessary security clearances and do due diligence on any potential Conflicts of Interest or other issues of which you should be aware *before* confirming you choice" Which feels quite material .....
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@Gillybobs2011 @bmay If you're getting this upset by having your ridiculous assertions challenged, maybe social media isn't for you. ❄️
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Man’s girlfriend is very annoyed that the free press she champions, despite having emigrated to a dictatorship without one, is investigating her boyfriend for stuff she says people who aren’t her boyfriend, like Angela Rayner, should resign over.
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@Gillybobs2011 @bmay Obviously anyone rational can see the Starmer/Mandelson story is bigger & given it's dominated the headlines for days whilst Tice's tax evasion is barely a footnote I fail to see what you're upset about.
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What reflects very poorly on Starmer is that if, as the government claims, Sir Olly Robbins was entitled to tell him that Mandelson had failed security services vetting, why was the Prime Minister not far more curious?
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@MattWalls99 @bmay Bore off ffs, you replied to my post and now asking me loads of questions like you’re a journalist 😂 I need to go now to get ready for Starmer as he’s about to spout more lies in the HoC
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@Khaledhzakariah @SulkyMcSulkFace A Russia/China spy in the USA suited Starmer
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Okay, genuine question.
Why did Starmer insist on Mandelson?
I am being dead serious here. If many people tell you appointing someone in a certain role is a terrible choice, why still do it? Why risk so much over something like this?
Starmer is suspicious. I would genuinely start asking questions about private aspects of his life, if you know what I mean!
Politics UK@PolitlcsUK
🚨 NEW: Peter Mandelson was granted the UK's highest possible security clearance - "Strap 3" - despite failing vetting This is top secret material only a very small number of top officials can access due to the severe national security risks [@thetimes]
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Why are there 3 parties with the same immigration policies?
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Sam Coates reports "We've got some breaking news"
It turns out that the head of the civil service told Starmer he should get all the security vetting done before he announced who'd be the new ambassador
"Clearly Starmer chose not to do that, [he] chose to ignore formal advice"
Saul Staniforth@SaulStaniforth
"Is it correct that Mandelson was announced in post by the govt before the vetting process was completed?" Douglas Alexander says yes its true & the govt could do it so they did. He then refuses to acknowledge that specifically was a mistake
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What Case now proves is Starmer specifically took the decision to appoint Mandelson without any proper due diligence at all, directly against the advice of his officials. Even though he was a major national security risk. Then lied about it. How is that not a resignation issue.
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Upsets a bit strong, I’m just pointing out the timing of it all and how it’s a desperate political hit job to deflect from the bigger scandal of why our supreme leader hired a Russian/China bitch and the best friend of a pedo, do you agree the Mandleson scandal is a bigger story than a £100k potential tax avoidance (not evasion btw)
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@Gillybobs2011 @bmay Why are you getting so upset about it being reported then?
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@labourpress Any comment? 👇🏻
Sam Coates Sky@SamCoatesSky
🔥NEW - buried in the bundle of documents from the Humble Address Keir Starmer was advised by the cabinet secretary Simon Case to do security clearance BEFORE appointment but ignored the suggestion. Case said (If you want a political appointment) "you should give us the name of the person you would like to appoint and we will develop a plan for them to acquire the necessary security clearances and do due diligence on any potential Conflicts of Interest or other issues of which you should be aware *before* confirming you choice" Which feels quite material .....
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Reform won’t say that Richard Tice’s companies paid the correct tax. Because they didn’t.
Why won’t they hold their deputy leader to the same standards they demand of others?
BBC Breakfast@BBCBreakfast
'Last year Richard Tice said Angela Rayner should resign if she had any moral decency after she'd underpaid stamp duty, should he also resign then by his own standards?' Zia Yusuf from Reform UK was questioned on #BBCBreakfast over reports the Deputy Leader Richard Tice had underpaid corporation tax bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cg…
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@MattWalls99 @bmay “Massive scale” let HMRC investigate just like they did during Brexit, funny that 😂 btw back then HMRC found Tice had overpaid 😂
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@Gillybobs2011 @bmay "We should ignore tax evasion on a massive scale when it's by politicians I support"
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This is just a recipe for chaos. Reviewing thousands of individual cases would take years. And wouldn’t solve anything. It’s been difficult enough tackling the vast backlog we inherited from the Tories without quadrupling the administrative chaos
BBC Breakfast@BBCBreakfast
Reform UK has pledged an immediate review of all asylum claims from the last five years should the party win the next general election. Home Affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf told #BBCBreakfast around 400,000 people would be liable for deportation under the plans bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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The last media attempt to hound Starmer from office backfired and so will this one. People can see Mandelson was dodgy and the victims are owed a full inquiry. They can also see off-the-scale bias and click-farming by self-aggrandising lobby journalists paid more than the PM
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@Gillybobs2011 @bmay Can you show me a reliable source that they are a Labour Party activist?
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@HoodedClaw1974 @barryAshcroft4 Watch the press conference at 11am
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Nigel Farage says Reform will review all asylum claims within the last 5 years and will deport up to 400,000 people.
Three questions here.
Is that enough for you?
Do you believe him or is it just false promises?
Does he mean the last 5 years, or 5yrs from 2029 if elected?
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