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@Steven_Swinford @MatthewStadlen Logically All the times Starmer stood up and said he followed the process & cleared vetting that Robbins would obvs of seen, he didn’t think once to tell him “ actually there was a slight issue “ but don’t worry I sorted it . Make it make sense 🤯

Breaking: Number 10 is said to have been told by the foreign office that Lord Mandelson had *cleared* his security vetting Downing Street asked the foreign office extensive questions about the appointment in the wake of the Humble Address and was given assurances that he had passed vetting Starmer subsequently stated publicly, on February 5, that Mandelson has been given clearance by the security services It only came to light on *Tuesday this week* when Cabinet Office officials were given the security vetting files confirming that he had not been cleared. The PM was informed late on Tuesday night and ordered an investigation Starmer is expected to make a statement to the Commons on Monday. Unclear if he will apologise. There's fury in No 10 Olly Robbins, the permanent secretary at the foreign office, is coming under pressure tonight There are huge questions for Starmer over his categoric statements that due process was followed

@au_tom_otive Not all biz is Amazon / Apple What business can absorb wage ⬆️ of 30% over the last 4 years plus ⬆️ other wages to maintain skill / exp gap Add onto that ⬆️ rates and utilities Plus why is it biz fault for the cost living ?

@John_Stepek It’s unbelievable. Same with business rates , they had to bring in relief to help business survive due to the increases they bought in So instead of killing business they will just leave them on brink 🤯

"We're going to refund employer NI if you hire the people you currently can't afford to hire because we raised employer NI"

@OldDownbadians Scrum has gone well , but his club form was outstanding coming into the tournament and he has hit no where near that . Like you say working hard, just hasn’t gone his way

Scrummaged well and can tell he's working hard. But him and Chessum have made some poor defensive reads leading to line breaks

@OldDownbadians Genge is the one for me had a really poor tournament

Itoje right on the heels of Earl in terms of carries, tackles and rucks. He's played basically 100 minutes less.... Tired tired Itoje?..

@EnglandRugby @O2 The French making line breaks for fun , but don’t worry because Eng have the defensive might of Daly to stop them 🙄🙄 And also leave our most destructive defender the one person who can stop France on the gain line on the bench in underhill

The final round 🌹 Steve Borthwick has named his match day squad to face France this Saturday. @O2 | #WearTheRose

@HeTalksRugby @EnglandRugby You are not giving Italy enough credit , they are a very good side at home . Beaten all major nations at home now apart from NZ What facets of the game were Italy better ? Eng had more scrum pens , 100% lineout, lots of turnovers , good in the air

Wow, so so much wrong in this @EnglandRugby team .. first off, massive & I mean massive congratulations to Italy, they fully deserve the win & managed the game better than us. Okay, this is going to leave us 1 from 5 & for a country with our resource, player pool, despite the last 3 results - quality in that squad this is genuinely unforgivable, Borthwick & his mate Wigglesworth simple have to be sacked - this is embarrassing. The players just don’t look upto it & they’re more than good enough but this is leadership & management, discipline is a real issue & that again is leadership & I’m including Maro in this - he’s to blame for that capitulation for that stupid yellow, absolutely no need to do it, not using it as an excuse but the ref was a joke second half, so don’t give him a reason to ping you! We’ll get slaughtered in Paris next week & the RFU have to get rid of Borthwick post Paris, he cannot take this team forward, Maro simply cannot be captain any more, I get he’s gone through a tragic loss in his family but he is hindering this team not helping them. Borthwick with his bench was clueless, why bring on Pollock, Cunningham South & Marcus with 5 bloody minutes to go? They can’t impact the game!! Get through this next week & go get O’Gara, Dowson or Robertson. I’ve had enough of this .. you cannot make excuses for it any more, change has to be made.

@barbedquill He is and always has been an embarrassing defender

Genuine comedy 1-on-1 defending from Elliott Daly here, doesn’t get within 3 yards of Menoncello #ITAvENG

Really don’t think Eng were that bad Italy are a force at home , beaten all major teams apart from NZ now at home . Can’t coach stupidity from itoje or attempted tackles like that from Daly #itaveng

Why have Fra got a yellow !! The other pens were well outside the 22 Rugby has to stop this obsession with yellows

@moving_charlie @Keir_Starmer Exactly this . Dumped it on business and not created an environment for business to make it viable The laziest of polices .

“We’ve given the country a pay rise”. Sorry @Keir_Starmer no you haven’t! You’ve forced employers to give a pay rise whether we like it or not, whether we can afford it or not. And that’s why you now have fewer young people being employed. Own it.

@brettruganalyst Agree, it’s a terrible way to tackle . He has no chance of a warp , his right arm is on the ground on contact Very rarely see him complete a tackle like that , the normally just run over him

someone going to get very badly injured with this tackle technique. rightly penalised #ENGvSCO

@RickyHarries Big left field call , but I would put lake in the back row , just get him carrying & hitting . Elias is another big lump carrier to come in . Carre Elias Francis Jenkins beard ( they won’t drop him ) lake , wainwright , cracknell

Changes for next Saturday. For me Grady wing, Costelow 10, Reffell (i know he won't call him up) and anyone for Beard. Eddie James worked his bollocks off yesterday but I worry for him with the width Scotland use. The Richie try v England is a prime example

@raphaeldogg So wages have gone up 25 % and 50% in the past 5 years . What SME business can absorb this ! Ontop of Covid , crippling utility & rate bills And don’t forget other wages have to go up as well to keep the skill/experience gap

'Minimum wage increases.' I don't know how often it has to be said before you imbeciles get it; if your business can't afford to pay a liveable wage, you don't have a viable business. You have a business reliant on subsidy.

@jcorrigangolf Just the 12 wins in a row 🙄 Things don’t go your way in intl rugby sometimes and Scot are always very formidable at home

With yet another defeat at Murrayfield, England continue to defy belief as to their incredible lack of quality considering the scale of their resource and player pool. One of sport’s huge anomalies

@rowlicott @JPearce_JP 👏 spot on Then go look at George Natural thrower vs manufactured

The tap & go was an absolute shocker, no doubt, and he didn't have a great game around the park. However it's clear to even a casual observer that Wales's lineout woes go way beyond Lakes darts. The whole drill looks laboured & skittish. No snap or dynamism to the WOHLE process.

@thepaulwilliams @Hughwatkins How is it even a debate He intentionally aimed a kick , studs first at the head . It can’t be ok just because he didn’t split him open You saying that’s the same level indiscretion as not getting a deliberate knock on ?

@Hughwatkins Just looking at the law now. Can't see intent mentioned

Difficult situation for the officials. Even if you're held. Can't kickout.

How is an intentional kick directed at the head not a high degree of danger 😂 #walvarg

@LeeJarvis10 🫣 fans follow players ! Maybe if they are 8 years old Supporters are connected to history , a belonging and a love for a club

I've only just seen this interview 😢 Dear Lord 👀 How many fans followed Shane Williams to Japan when he was out there for a few seasons 🤔 Car crash interview this one 😢

So 2nd pen inside the 22 and you get a yellow . Rugby has to stop its obsession with yellow cards #LionsTour2025