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We must respond to the message that voters have sent us and break with the status quo once and for all.
We must confront the big challenges the public face with real answers.
That is how we will deliver the change that people are desperate for and build a stronger and fairer country.
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@montysbiscuit @donmcgowan Are they not still a band? I was just highlighting they’re not a “forgotten pop band” as Don stated. He also wasn’t sacked, he decided to leave.
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@Bateman_BTC @donmcgowan They sacked him ages ago...
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And we’re all just fine with the failed banjo player from a long forgotten pop band, rocking up on Fox News to level this insane suggestion?
One of the busiest shipping channels in the world and he wants to build a floating wall … with mines. 🤦♂️
Ah but wait. His dad is the billionaire owner of GB News and the Spectator.
The man determined to install Nigel Farage as Prime Minister.
He’s still a monumental dumbass though.
Acyn@Acyn
Marshall: We've got to build a giant wall across the channel. This hasn't been talked about much. We could build a floating wall that’s mined across the channel.
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@MaertensDanny @balmer_tim @donmcgowan Starmer misled Parliament and demanded Boris Johnson to resign six times for similar. Keep up Danny boy.
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@balmer_tim @donmcgowan If you believe that, you’re still living in the parallel universe - what are those ‘things’? Give us a list please.
Time, date, issue …………..
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Our media fixation with Keir Starmer is becoming a literal drag on the country now.
As I write this, I can already see the replies forming below, accusing me of being a Labour shill etc. but, believe it or not, I am not.
Maybe it's worth setting this out — I have no party affiliation. None. I'm not 'on the right' … but that's as far as it goes.
There are policies and people that I admire across the Lib Dems, Greens and Labour. Conversely, there are policies and people I am vehemently against within each of those parties as well.
There are some decent Conservatives left but fewer and fewer in frontline politics and I can have excellent discussions with those moderate Tories that remain.
Where my line in the sand is drawn though, as I'm sure you're all aware, is the far-right. Reform UK and Restore Britain. I have no common ground with their populism — I see through the propaganda.
This doesn't mean that I think every member of Reform UK is a bad person, far from it, but I cannot rationalise their top-line bravado into credible politics.
So, with all that being said, I think the witch-hunt of Keir Starmer is distracting the public from some far more serious crises.
Since the very day Starmer took office, there has been an onslaught from the media; desperation to try and topple him and his principal team. This played out successfully with Angela Rayner, and they have been vicious and relentless pursuing Rachel Reeves.
I listened to Paul Brand on LBC at the weekend continuously comparing Starmer to Boris Johnson in terms of sleaze.
Have we collectively lost our minds? There is no other Prime Minister in history that compares to Johnson for scandal.
The elephant in the room — Peter Mandelson.
But is it really an elephant still? Clearly, Starmer should never have brought the Prince of Darkness into his team, that was a madness and severe failing of judgement. One for which he has accepted responsibility and apologised on multiple occasions.
The vetting process appears to be, pretty much, a non-story, despite what Dan Hodges and GB News are shovelling out.
So … we should be moving on. Shouldn't we?
Kemi Badenoch and her famously robust judgement felt not yesterday, and spent more of her diminishing political currency by pushing Starmer with six questions at PMQs on the subject. She was met with a well briefed lawyer, that, in all honesty, made her look a bit silly for continuing her defeated line of questioning.
While this continues to dominate the headlines, other far more crucial issues are being missed — we're going to run low on fuel soon, the cost of living is about to skyrocket, holidays will be cancelled imminently.
But mainly ... the cost of living is about to skyrocket.
We saw in yesterday's inflation rise that food is already moving upward, if Trump's ludicrous war in Iran continues, then we're all going to suffer the consequences.
Surely, this is a far more pressing matter? One in which the government should be fully engaged in order to help protect the public — it's number one duty.
It is very telling that Reform UK are spending very little time on the Starmer issue. They sent Lee Anderson out to raise this issue, for goodness’ sake. LEE ANDERSON.
Farage is hyper focused on the local elections, safe in the knowledge that the media is obsessing over Keir Starmer, once again. He's making hay while the S*n shines on Labour.
Jeez! This went on a bit, sorry, but it feels critical to me. We are being led around by the nose by the legacy media outlets. They smell blood in the water, but I really don't think the story is there. Not yet.
And while the sharks circle, Reform UK are flying under the radar, ready to swoop on the local elections [sorry for the weird mixed metaphors — it's early!].
Have a lovely sunny day. 🌞
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@Beulah12 @Mark_CPFC @pacpfcitti @wembleywilshake If that wasn’t enough “stats” for you, here’s 100 cases over the last 18 months. You should have enough information now to educated yourself on the dangers of unvetted migrants.
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Damien Slash@damienslash
Zack Polanski: "No evidence that people seeking asylum are sexually assaulting anyone" Reality: "Here are 100 examples as reported by UK mainstream media organisations over the last 18 months" 1. Iranian Abdulla Ahmadi (26), Egyptians Ibrahim Alshafe (25) & Karin Al-Danasurt (20) – small boat arrivals in asylum hotel – gang-raped woman on Brighton beach (Oct 2025; guilty verdicts Apr 23, 2026) - BBC/ITV/Guardian 2. Afghan asylum seeker Mirzai (migrant hotel) sexually assaulted two women on trains (2025-2026; sentenced Apr 2026) - BBC 3. Afghan asylum seeker Ahmad Mulakhil (23) raped 12yo girl, Nuneaton (Jul 2025; guilty Feb 2026, sentenced Mar 2026 to 15-16yrs, referred as unduly lenient) - BBC/Guardian/Reuters/ITV 4. Afghan asylum seeker Sohail Amiri (30, small boat) sexually assaulted three women in Southampton (2025; sentenced Mar 2026) - BBC 5. Syrian refugee Mohand Mageed raped 21yo student in Glasgow (Feb 2025; sentenced Mar 2026) - STV 6. Afghan asylum seeker Mehmet Ogur (27) raped 18yo woman in Tamworth park (Jan 2026; sentenced to 7yrs) - BBC 7. Pakistani-born asylum seeker Sheraz Malik (28) raped 18yo woman in Nottinghamshire park (Jun 2025; convicted Jan 2026) - BBC 8. Afghan asylum seekers Jan Jahanzeb (17) & Israr Niazal (17) abducted & raped 15yo girl, Leamington Spa (May 2025; sentenced Dec 2025) - Guardian/BBC/Reuters 9. Afghan Sultani Bakatash charged with raping two 14yo girls, Bolton (Dec 2025) - Manchester Evening News (mainstream coverage) 10. Syrian refugee convicted of raping minor, Birmingham (Dec 2025) - ITV 11. Afghan unaccompanied minor convicted of peer rape in care home (Nov 2025) - Independent 12. Afghan asylum seeker convicted of child rape in care system (Nov 2025) - Independent 13. Iranian failed asylum seeker charged with rape, Manchester (Nov 2025) - Guardian 14. Bangladeshi national convicted of rape (Nov 2025) - BBC 15. Pakistani migrant convicted of rape (Nov 2025) - BBC 16. Algerian overstayer charged with rape-related offences (Nov 2025) - Guardian 17. Unnamed migrant charged with raping woman near train station using translation app (Oct 2025) - BBC 18. Unnamed Syrian asylum seeker charged with raping woman in Bournemouth toilet (Aug 2025) - mainstream reports 19. Small boat migrants charged in coastal gang rape (Sep 2025) - Independent 20. Unnamed Sudanese asylum seeker convicted of group sexual assault, Kent (Sep 2025) - Guardian 21. Unnamed group of migrants charged with raping woman in Oxford churchyard (Sep 2025) - Guardian 22. Libyan failed asylum seeker charged with family rape, Sheffield (Sep 2025) - Guardian 23. Moroccan migrant charged with rape, Leeds (Sep 2025) - Guardian 24. Eritrean failed claimant convicted of repeat rape, Bristol (Sep 2025) - BBC 25. Unnamed Eritrean boat arrival charged with rape, Bristol (Oct 2025) - BBC 26. Syrian national convicted of rape (Aug 2025) - BBC 27. Unnamed Afghan asylum seeker convicted of raping woman in London (Aug 2025) - Guardian 28. Sudanese boat arrival raped jogger, Kent (Aug 2025) - Guardian 29. Afghan asylum seeker Rapualla Ahmadze raped 17yo girl in Elgin park, Scotland (Aug 2025; sentenced Dec 2025) - BBC 30. Iranian dissident claimant raped flatmate, Glasgow (Jul 2025) - BBC 31. Ethiopian asylum seeker Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu sexually assaulted 14yo girl & woman, Epping hotel (Jul 2025; sentenced Sep 2025) - Guardian/BBC 32. Syrian asylum seeker Mohammed Wahid Mohammed raped 12yo girl in Birmingham supermarket (Jul 2025) - ITV 33. Unnamed illegal immigrant convicted of raping 20yo woman in Oxford churchyard (Jul 2025) - Guardian 34. Indian student charged with campus rape, London (Jul 2025) - BBC 35. Iraqi national convicted of rape (Jul 2025) - Guardian 36. Romanian lorry migrant convicted of assault rape, Dover (Jun 2025) - Guardian 37. Algerian small boat crosser charged with nightclub rape, Newcastle (Jun 2025) - Independent 38. Spanish national convicted of rape (Jun 2025) - BBC 39. Pakistani asylum seeker convicted of child rape, Leeds (Apr 2025) - BBC 40. Unnamed Somali asylum seeker convicted of sexual assault, Cardiff (Apr 2025) - Guardian 41. Unnamed Sub-Saharan African migrant convicted of sexual assault, Birmingham (Apr 2025) - Guardian 42. Unnamed North African migrant convicted of sexual offence, London (Jul 2025) - Guardian 43. Unnamed Middle Eastern migrant convicted of rape, Manchester (May 2025) - Guardian 44. Nigerian overstayer charged with raping elderly woman, Manchester (May 2025) - Guardian 45. Somali refugee convicted of honour-based rape, Cardiff (May 2025) - Guardian 46. Turkish asylum seeker raped tourist, Edinburgh (Apr 2025) - BBC 47. Indian migrant in trafficking group charged with rape (Apr 2025) - Guardian 48. Unnamed male asylum seeker raped 14yo girl in SW England hotel (Feb 2025) - Guardian 49. Unnamed male migrant raped Sierra Leonean female asylum seeker in hotel (Jan 2025) - Guardian 50. Somali Yaqub Ahmed convicted of gang rape of teenage girl, London (Jan 2025) - Guardian 51. Polish construction worker raped colleague, Birmingham (Jan 2025) - Guardian 52. Sudanese Mahmood Noor Ibrahim convicted of sexual assault of 16yo in Hull (Feb 2025) - Independent 53. Nigerien Musba Missa charged with sexual assault in Skegness migrant hotel (Mar 2025) - BBC 54. Syrian asylum seeker Qais Al-Aswad (26) sexually assaulted three women in Horley migrant hotel (May-Jun 2025) - BBC 55. Vietnamese trafficked migrant charged in brothel rape case (Feb 2025) - BBC 56. Jamaican overstayer convicted of domestic rape, Liverpool (Mar 2025) - Independent 57. Ghanaian migrant convicted in group rape (Oct 2025) - Guardian 58. Sudanese national convicted of attempting to rape woman in Wakefield nightclub (Oct 2025) - Independent 59. Belgian national convicted of rape (Oct 2025) - Guardian 60. Albanian migrant charged with group rape, Brighton (Nov 2025) - Independent 61. Unnamed Pakistani national convicted of sexual offence, Leeds (Jun 2025) - Independent 62. Unnamed Indian overstayer charged with rape in care home (Aug 2025) - BBC 63. Egyptian asylum seeker Abdelrahmen Adnan Abouelela raped woman in Hyde Park, London (Nov 2024; sentenced Sep 2025) - BBC 64. Unnamed Afghan asylum seeker convicted of raping woman in mixed-sex hotel (Mar 2025) - Guardian 65. Unnamed male migrant raped Sierra Leonean female asylum seeker in hotel (Jan 2025) - Guardian 66. Syrian refugee convicted of raping minor, Birmingham (Dec 2025) - ITV 67. Iranian failed asylum seeker charged with rape, Manchester (Nov 2025) - Guardian 68. Moroccan migrant charged with rape, Leeds (Sep 2025) - Guardian 69. Sudanese boat arrival raped jogger, Kent (Aug 2025) - Guardian 70. Eritrean failed claimant convicted of repeat rape, Bristol (Sep 2025) - BBC 71. Afghan unaccompanied minor convicted of peer rape in care home (Nov 2025) - Independent 72. Turkish asylum seeker raped tourist, Edinburgh (Apr 2025) - BBC 73. Somali refugee convicted of honour-based rape, Cardiff (May 2025) - Guardian 74. Algerian small boat crosser charged with nightclub rape, Newcastle (Jun 2025) - Independent 75. Iranian dissident claimant raped flatmate, Glasgow (Jul 2025) - BBC 76. Libyan failed asylum seeker charged with family rape, Sheffield (Sep 2025) - Guardian 77. Iraqi national convicted of rape (Jul 2025) - Guardian 78. Syrian national convicted of rape (Aug 2025) - BBC 79. Albanian migrant charged with group rape, Brighton (Nov 2025) - Independent 80. Pakistani asylum seeker convicted of child rape, Leeds (Apr 2025) - BBC 81. Nigerian overstayer charged with raping elderly woman, Manchester (May 2025) - Guardian 82. Romanian lorry migrant convicted of assault rape, Dover (Jun 2025) - Guardian 83. Indian student charged with campus rape, London (Jul 2025) - BBC 84. Sudanese national convicted of attempting to rape woman in Wakefield nightclub (Oct 2025) - Independent 85. Unnamed migrant charged with raping woman near train station using translation app (Oct 2025) - BBC 86. Unnamed North African migrant convicted of sexual offence, London (Jul 2025) - Guardian 87. Unnamed Middle Eastern migrant convicted of rape, Manchester (May 2025) - Guardian 88. Unnamed Sub-Saharan African migrant convicted of sexual assault, Birmingham (Apr 2025) - Guardian 89. Unnamed Sudanese asylum seeker convicted of group sexual assault, Kent (Sep 2025) - Guardian 90. Unnamed Eritrean boat arrival charged with rape, Bristol (Oct 2025) - BBC 91. Afghan asylum seeker convicted of child rape in care system (Nov 2025) - Independent 92. Unnamed Somali asylum seeker convicted of sexual assault, Cardiff (Apr 2025) - Guardian 93. Unnamed Pakistani national convicted of sexual offence, Leeds (Jun 2025) - Independent 94. Unnamed Indian overstayer charged with rape in care home (Aug 2025) - BBC 95. Ethiopian asylum seeker Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu sexually assaulted 14yo girl & woman, Epping hotel (Jul 2025; sentenced Sep 2025) - Guardian/BBC 96. Syrian asylum seeker Mohammed Wahid Mohammed raped 12yo girl in Birmingham supermarket (Jul 2025) - ITV 97. Unnamed illegal immigrant convicted of raping 20yo woman in Oxford churchyard (Jul 2025) - Guardian 98. Somali Yaqub Ahmed convicted of gang rape of teenage girl, London (Jan 2025) - Guardian 99. Syrian asylum seeker Qais Al-Aswad (26) sexually assaulted three women in Horley migrant hotel (May-Jun 2025) - BBC 100. Unnamed male asylum seeker raped 14yo girl in SW England hotel (Feb 2025) - Guardian
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@Beulah12 @Mark_CPFC @pacpfcitti @wembleywilshake migrationcentral.co.uk/p/up-to-third-…
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There’s some stats for you. How many rapes and sexual assaults by unvetted migrants is too much for you?
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Green Party wants these people in our country btw. I see at least one of these headlines every day…
LBC@LBC
Three asylum seekers guilty of raping woman on Brighton beach in 'predatory and callous' attack lbc.co.uk/article/asylum…
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Cheick Doucouré returns to action 🥹
Watch him feature for the U21s this afternoon LIVE on Palace TV+ 👇
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@triffic_stuff_ @piersmorgan He knows he’s losing grip of the narrative, in panic mode and doubling down on the “far-right” rhetoric.
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@piersmorgan He can’t go one day without banging on about the imaginary far-right.
There isn’t a political figure more toxic and divisive than the mini Mayor.
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So tedious, predictable, and embarrassing for the Mayor of London to do this every time President Trump comes to town. He may get the ‘likes’ he craves from the woke brigade, but I suspect a lot of Londoners would much prefer Trump to Khan tackling issues like crime in London.
Sadiq Khan@SadiqKhan
President Trump has fanned the flames of the far-right. And now a toxic form of politics is spilling out onto our streets. These are dark times, but those who seek to divide us will not win. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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Wow. “Labour’s plot to silence migrant hotel critics. Emails reveal Whitehall ‘spy’ unit complaining to tech firms about content mentioning asylum seekers & two-tier policing”
This is WILD telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/3…
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We can confirm that Rob Holding has left the club.
The club wishes Rob well for his future career ❤️💙
#CPFC
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