Sir Derek Smith
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If Nigel Farage was judged to have broken Commons rules by keeping secret his £5m bung from a Thai-based cypto tycoon then the huge amount, when Reform would boost the billionaire's fortune, could earn a suspension.
Byelection?
Parly Standards Commissioner has opened an inquiry
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@ITVNewsPolitics Has to be one of the most inaccurate reports ever - absolutely embarrassing
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@jaqflippy @forbesmasson @NTSonline That is what you get with the train, if only you had taken a Scotia airways flight....
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@NTSonline @forbesmasson Inverness oh my! What a show! Well worth the 9 hour train journey
Ooo dearie meeee😅
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@reformparty_uk @Telegraph Great at campaigns, crap at representing his constituency
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The @Telegraph reports Nigel Farage has done more campaign stops than Keir and Kemi combined. 💪
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This man is a hero
Fought for our nation for decades
Such strength of character to face down the establishment,.media and bad actors
Just the guy for Number 10
Everyone loves him 🩵🩵🩵🩵
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@RhonddaBryant Might as well say it was the visits to Laphroaig distillery in 1994, 2008, and 2015 that delivered his interest
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@DanNeidle Maybe he had to buy a secure house in Clacton
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Lots of people asking if Farage would have been taxed on the £5m. The answer is: likely no. Gifts generally aren’t taxable.
(save IHT, not relevant here)
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@DanNeidle @afneil And a rare time I can agree with Mr neil
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Dan Neidle and Gabriel Pogrund are quite the formidable combination.
Dan Neidle@DanNeidle
This is astonishing nonsense. Nobody has identified any errors in our report. Tice’s lawyer didn’t even comment. And Tice’s statement translates into English as “you’re right, but I want to talk about something else”.
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Reminder: I was exposing the broken British system in 2009.
Our Reform paper "Fit for Purpose?" called for ministers to appoint/remove senior officials and end the impartiality farce.
I'm even harder line now after living through it from 2012-2022.
Lots of other people have jumped on the bandwagon since....
civilservant.org.uk/library/2009-R…
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@jamlang22 @saintmirrenfc Dropped in off a cliff at the deep end , and can be absolutely proud of his performance!
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I hate posting after defeats and especially in that manner, but on this occasion I will. I’ve worked with this boy since he was 12 and for him to put in a performance like that on a stage like that unexpectedly I am so proud. Maturity beyond his years⚫️⚪️ well done Tamo
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@brackenskye @StMirrenAcad Thrown in from a great height at the deep end, but can be absolutely proud of his performance.
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Well done young @StMirrenAcad goalkeeper Grant Tamosevicius who came on for his first-team debut against Celtic.
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Mandelson failed vetting – but was given job anyway
Starmer must have known
In which case he deliberately misled Commons on 4 Feb and journalists on Wed 5 Feb telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/…
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I will never ever trust the Conservative Party again.
I will never forget how they failed the British people on immigration.
Chris Rose@ArchRose90
Back in 2023, @SuellaBraverman highlighted that asylum seekers pretending to be gay was "absurd and unsustainable". She was vilified, attacked by some fellow Tories (Andrew Boff heckled her), Yvette Cooper accused her of “scapegoating”. She turned out to be right, again.
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Melania Trump says she was never a friend or victim of Jeffrey Epstein in video statement at White House bbc.in/4czQQFR
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@JimCognito2016 @LBC @NickFerrariLBC @pritipatel Wasn't Dominic raab at a Cyprus resort, that happened to belong to a pal of Putin?
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@LBC @NickFerrariLBC @pritipatel Wasn't Priti Patel sacked twice for un sanctioned visits to foreign countries?
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‘Afghanistan in 2021… we were literally glued into our offices.’
Defence Secretary John Healey has reportedly been ‘spotted in South of France’.
@Pritipatel tells @NickFerrariLBC that leaving the country at a time like this ‘wouldn’t even enter her mind’.
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Kemi Badenoch is now the most popular party leader in Britain.
People want a leader with a plan.
This new Conservative Party will get Britain working again.
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/…
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@oldishbird1 @RachelD1892 Not to mention an entire channel dedicated to him and his cronies
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@RachelD1892 He’s the PM. There are near daily televised ‘press conferences’ by Farage whose party has 8 MPs. Your TV has an off button.
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Two questions:
1) How come Starmer is allowed to 'address the nation' to make party political broadcasts?
2) Who on earth thinks Starmer is persuasive and convincing when he makes these broadcasts?
The nation is sick of his voice and his face.
The PM is a massive TURN OFF!!
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@BBCNews Are they using the one off his birthday card to Epstein?
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Trump's signature to appear on US dollars in first for sitting president bbc.in/47qxvUQ
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@donmcgowan Much preferred it when he boycotted the bbc
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@BBCScotlandNews It has kept pubs accessible to non smokers, made food service viable, and encouraged family access. Can't imagine going back to any environment that allows smoking and vaping indoors and expects non smokers to endure it! bad enough outside when fumes are shared
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What impact did Scotland's smoking ban have on pubs and public health? bbc.in/4uXnEA6
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