Kathy

@mancunianmedic I’m a Nescafé Gold Blend kinda gal but I do have a boiling water tap so do those count as luxury items… 🤔😱

The account of Murrell's spending of ill-gotten gains makes me glad to be a Tablespoon of Douwe Egbert's instant with a mug and a kettle kinda guy

@MickMyers72 @Joanna__Hardy @yuanyi_z 😂

@CentreLeft_ @Joanna__Hardy @yuanyi_z If DPD have it I think you’ll be alright, I guess they have had a run on them since, I’m blaming whoever posted about them on X ☺️🤣

Europoor wife gave me this in lieu of a discussion on buying air con:

@MickMyers72 @Joanna__Hardy @yuanyi_z I ordered mine y/day and had email from DPD today to say they’re expecting it so I’m anticipating delivery maybe wed ? I’ll be so disappointed if I have to wait 2 weeks+ - there wasn’t any indication of a delay when I placed my order. The heatwave will have ended by then too 😟

@CentreLeft_ @Joanna__Hardy @yuanyi_z I was going to, I have a discount code too, but the lead time changed to 2 weeks+ when I put it in my basket, I might still order a second from them if it’s as good as I hope

@MickMyers72 @Joanna__Hardy @yuanyi_z Send it back and buy it for £180 direct from Shark !

@Joanna__Hardy @yuanyi_z Haha! I hope it was worth it! For what it’s worth, I acted on your recommendation, hope it’s as good as you say!

@DAaronovitch @HollieStaffor12 Generous of him to give each one a home of their own though 😄

You have to admire the dexterity with which Mr Zahawi has picked up the vocabulary of the New Right. He of course was only 11 when he arrived as a refugee, but presumably had he been five years older, he too would've been of 'fighting age'.

@Joanna__Hardy Oof, that’s another £180 gone from my bank to Shark after seeing your tweet 😄 I love Shark products and hadn’t seen this one but I love that the blades can be twisted to send air in different directions so no longer one of us hogging the cooler air

Bought a fancy end-of-bed fan before the London heatwave began and - honestly - this is the single greatest purchase of my life

@WilfredFrost @thetimes @JohnHealey_MP @DefenceHQ 😂😂😂 I’m chucking now

Was this intentional from @TheTimes? Either way - it has seriously tickled me this morning - the idea of John Healey in his finest red suit atop this plane. 🤣🤣🤣 @JohnHealey_MP @DefenceHQ

@annemflfc @AnthonyGlees @mariachetcuti1 @BBC Found it on BBC sounds. It’s Broadcasting House and was on Sunday 9-10am

@AnthonyGlees @mariachetcuti1 @BBC BH?

If you don’t listen to anything else today, listen to Alan Johnson on @bbc BH 09:10 this morning. He makes a very compelling case to keep Starmer on as PM, flaws & all, bc of what’s now being delivered.

Records are made to be broken #Bruno #BHAMUN

@ShanmukhSripada Incredible ! Well done 👏

was it worth it? 👀 (check the replies)

@Lescromps @DPJHodges John McDonnell has apparently already said he’s going to be pushing for a Corbyn return.

@DPJHodges Well obviously not, he was of course in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet as well wasn't he along with Starmer, wonder if there'll be a place for Jezza in a Burnham Government, I can't wait

People heaping a lot of praise on this piece. And it has some excellent insights. But at its heart is one gaping flaw. It reads as if Andy Burnham's journey began in Manchester. And completely ignores the fact he served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Culture Secretary and Health Secretary. This idea he is some political neophyte, unused to the cold, harsh realities of Westminster is silly.

One cannot help but observe that in much of Andy Burnham’s election material, the word “Labour” is conspicuous by its absence. That, in itself, is telling. Here is a figure who, it is suggested, harbours ambitions to lead the Labour Party, yet appears reluctant to place its name prominently upon his own campaign literature. If one seeks to lead a political party, there ought to be no hesitation in standing beneath its banner. Every leaflet, every statement, every piece of campaign material should reflect that allegiance clearly and without ambiguity. To do otherwise invites the impression that the association is one of convenience rather than conviction. A candidate standing for Labour does so not as an individual detached from the party, but as its representative. The purpose is not merely personal advancement, but to advance the cause of the party as a whole, and ultimately to present a credible alternative to the sitting Prime Minister. That demands a degree of loyalty and clarity that should be visible to all. When that clarity is absent, it inevitably raises questions. It suggests a desire to appeal to all sides, perhaps even to avoid offending those who might not naturally align with Labour, including voters who have recently supported alternatives. Yet in attempting to be all things to all people, one risks appearing to stand for very little at all. In the end, political leadership requires more than positioning. It requires conviction, and the confidence to state plainly where one stands.

Bloody hell #Usyk ! That fight was so unexpected but I’m glad my man won in the end 😃

@DanyalHKhan Great news !

🚨Further good news after Michael Carrick’s extension yesterday, all current first-team coaches have now also signed two-year contracts at Manchester United. This includes Steve Holland, Jonathan Woodgate, Jonny Evans, Travis Binnion and Craig Mawson. As reported yesterday, #mufc’s hierarchy have been impressed by not just the results achieved in the last five months or so but also the positive change in culture at Carrington - led by Carrick as well as his staff too.

@cazjwheeler Hope he’s got concrete evidence or it’s going to be awfully costly for him

Exclusive: A suspended Labour MP is preparing to sue the party for discrimination, claiming he was the victim of a coordinated smear campaign that targeted his mental health. Karl Turner, who rebelled against Keir Starmer’s government in a row over jury trials, alleges that senior party figures weaponised his history of mental health struggles to undermine his political standing. On Wednesday, Turner, who was suspended at the end of March over his opposition to plans to curb jury trials, publicly challenged Starmer over “hostile briefings and smears”. In an interview with The i Paper, Turner tells the full story behind this extraordinary exchange with the Prime Minister, including how he spent nine days in a mental health hospital in 2016 after his nephew Matty, a junior barrister, took his own life, and how other members of the Cabinet have been dragged into the row. inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

@AlexofBrown She’s just sore cos Foden is a City player and she’s a City fan. He’s not going to the World Cup cos he’s been shit this season

Exc: Lucy Powell claims Andy Burnham not being in Westminster is like 'not taking Phil Foden to the World Cup' mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

@LBC @BenKentish My cousin has moved back from Dubai this year. How many 22yr old people can afford a years rent in advance ? That’s what they have to do in Dubai How many of those ppl can kiss goodbye to that rent if they move out b4 the end of the years rent, cos they don’t get any of it back

‘You feel like you’re just free there.’ Bailey, a 22 year old British influencer, tells @BenKentish he moved to Dubai because it’s safer and more liberal than the UK.

@BBCNewsnight Has MacNamara apologised publicly for providing a karaoke machine for Downing Street staff to party during the Covid restrictions yet ?

"I spent two days sitting behind the sofa... just apologising to people." Former Deputy Cabinet Secretary Helen MacNamara recalls her weekend being derailed after her team accidentally leaked the home addresses of honours recipients. #Newsnight

So @lisanandy DOES use her X account after all ! Hopefully she’ll have seen all the tweets begging her to tell Ofcom to do their job.

@CharlotDearling @walesintheworld @PrifWeinidog 🔥

@walesintheworld @PrifWeinidog Everything will be fixed by September.

First Minister for Wales @PrifWeinidog will hold responsibility for International Relations. He said: “This will be the most outward-looking government Wales has ever had."