Andrew Yearsley
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If the Chagos surrender is dead, this is a great victory.
One day there should be an inquiry into this shabby saga: the Ministers and officials, under Labour and the Tories, who tried to sell Britain out.
Shameful.
Steven Swinford@Steven_Swinford
EXCLUSIVE Sir Keir Starmer has been forced to drop legislation which would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a further deterioration of relations with Donald Trump The Times has been told that a bill underpinning the controversial deal will not be included in the King's Speech next month after the US president branded it an "act of great stupidity" and withdrew his support The government stands by the deal and will attempt to persuade Trump to change his mind but has acknowledged that it cannot proceed without his backing Ministers are "deeply frustrated" with Trump, who initially supported the deal after extensive discussions between intelligence agencies but changed his mind during a dispute with Nato over plans to seize Greenland The government believes that it puts the future of Diego Garcia, the UK-US base in the islands which has been used during the Iran war, at risk It is concerned that Mauritius will mount a legal challenge granting it access to the waters around Diego Garcia, making it harder for the base to host nuclear submarines and patrol surrounding waters The deal was highly contentious. It would have seen Britain hand over the islands to Mauritius before immediately entering into a 99-year lease for Diego Garcia. The government claimed it would cost £3.5billion, although the Tories disputed this and said it would cost £35billion his over its lifetime. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…
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Londoners, why will you vote MAY 7?
Crime feels out of control. Services aren’t working. Costs keep rising. Everything keeps getting worse.
If you vote the same, what changes?
Vote Reform, May 7
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When Melania Trump speaks with such grace and poise, the world listens.
Justice for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein.
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@AndrewRTDavies You're a Tory, for now. If it was up to you there would be no NHS.
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Plaid Cymru separatists will take money from our NHS to fund their commission on Welsh independence. We need to end Senedd waste on separatist projects. Plaid will give us even more.
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@FoxNews … and left won’t believe her but will take Hillary and Bill at their word. Got it.
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@PahlaviReza They also put your father into power.
How the revolution in 79 may have ended up being hijacked by the islamic fundamentalists, but it started because they wanted democracy.
You think the people of Iran should have another corrupt monarchy?
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The United Kingdom has endlessly appeased the criminal regime in Iran. The Prime Minister speaks of protecting the innocent civilians of Iran but failed to act to help stop the regime’s massacre of 40,000 innocent Iranians in January.
Only an end to this regime - that brings terror to Britain’s own shores - will yield lasting peace and regional stability. Keir Starmer should follow in the footsteps of Churchill, not Chamberlain. He should support the Iranian people’s fight for liberty.
The Iranian people will remember who stood with them in their hour of need and who stood against them. There is still time for the Government to change course: prosecute the IRGC that slaughters innocents, expel the illegitimate regime's ambassador, and act to support the people of Iran.
Keir Starmer@Keir_Starmer
The two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran today is welcomed by the UK and our allies. The goal now must be a lasting end to the war. Alongside our international partners, the UK will work to ensure a return to freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
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@DalrympleWill Totally agree. Very ineffective gaslighting. Someone with a real grasp of Middle East politics is needed. We know what Russia is, we know we can live and trade with China. The Middle East is a powder keg that needs continual dampening.
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Yvette Cooper is completely out of her depth and should be sacked immediately
Farrukh@implausibleblog
Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "Why aren't you criticising Donald Trump more vocally?" "Trump is clearly now habitually lying, delusional and you're not standing up to him" "Worse than that you're sending the King to place nice with him" Yvette Cooper, "We have a long, strong, deep, standing partnership and that continues" Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "Trump has been very offensive about British forces and the Prime Minister" Yvette Cooper, "There's been some rhetoric that's completely wrong" Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "Aren't you putting the King in an awkward position?" Yvette Cooper, "This is a long standing relationship"
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@BitcoinSapiens So how long is she going to stay silent? I don't get it.
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Rep. Nancy Mace says she has seen the Epstein client list and warns that the names on it will shock the entire world.
She adds, as a Republican, that the DOJ is protecting those identities.
According to Mace, the list includes both Republicans and Democrats, along with wealthy elites, media figures, people in power, and even current and former prime ministers and presidents.
She says the Epstein case will go down as one of the greatest cover-ups in American history.
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Should there be bigger fines for walkers who don't properly dispose of their dog's poo?
It's becoming a menace at Hadrian's Wall, where the Roman fortifications are under threat from bags of dog poo stuffed into cracks of the historic wall.
Should the £100 fines be bigger?
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@PM_ViktorOrban @realDonaldTrump Two Putinist grifters. You complain that Hungary is smaller now than its ever been. Its because you back the wrong side every time.
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@henri_fjord @TuckerCarlson Carlson doesn't care about this weirdo. Trump is a alme duck as of the Mid terms. Carlson will be looking to run himself at some point or mentor someone like Vance. Basically trump and this fuckwit Loomer have a very short shelf life.
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“I’m just going to admit it. I sent the president Tucker Carlson’s clips so he can see the shit that he says about him… and I want that motherfucker @TuckerCarlson to know that I’m the one who knifed him from the front.”
Laura Loomer
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I support President Donald J. Trump.
Will Chamberlain@willchamberlain
I support President Donald J. Trump.
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White House staff told not to place bets on prediction markets bbc.in/4mldzJb
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@LBC @GavinWilliamson Speaking of wetness, wasn't that the reason he got his knighthood.? For keeping quiet about Johnson.
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'It's not leadership, it's wetness in the extreme!'
@GavinWilliamson believes Rachel Reeves has a 'dithering' approach to handling the oil crisis.
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@AndrewRTDavies Maybe Wales should leave NATO, you know, because of travellers.
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Illegal traveller sites blight our communities. But laws to remove them were blocked by the European Convention on Human Rights. We’ll stop this by leaving the ECHR and ending two tier justice.
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@natasghar @Conservatives @KemiBadenoch @WelshConserv The Tories created the problem. They are the problem.
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🏴 Immigration is an incredibly important issue for many of my constituents.
🔵 The @Conservatives under @KemiBadenoch's leadership have a plan to tackle the problem.
🗳️ Vote @WelshConserv on May 7th
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US has let in 4,499 refugees since October - all but three were South African bbc.in/4tBPLTG
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@WhiteHouse Last week you wanted to split the profits with them.
Fucking shambolic.
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"There are reports that Iran is charging fees to tankers going through the Hormuz Strait — They better not be and, if they are, they better stop now!" - President DONALD J. TRUMP
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@spectator £26 is a reasonable price to pay for the zoo. Why are you not outraged at the rip off prices these place actually expect you to pay?
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Has Britain become a freeloader’s paradise?
A working family of four will pay £111 for a trip to the Tower of London, or £108 to visit London Zoo. But with one parent on Universal Credit (UC) that drops to just £4 and £26 respectively.
Michael Simmons says that on its own, UC is not particularly generous by international standards, but health-related top-ups transform the picture, while it is Britain's failure to incentivise people back to work that makes us stand out. @Simmons__
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Melania Trump: The lies linking me with Jeffrey Epstein need to end today. I've never been friends with Epstein. I never had a relationship with Epstein or his accomplice, Maxwell. My email reply to Maxwell cannot be categorized as anything more than casual correspondence.
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