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@Lynn06783085 @kelvmackenzie @RupertLowe10 Something is not right, Putin invaded Ukraine, a soveriegn country, which had given up its nuclear weapons as agreed in the Budapest Memorandum which prohibited Russia, the US and the UK from threatening or using military force or economic coercion against Ukraine.

@kelvmackenzie @RupertLowe10 I doubt very much that is the top of people’s priorities. Furthermore, the whole Ukraine/Russia war is far from black and white. The whole thing is all rather questionable and there’s something not quite right.

A post found by the Telegraph from Robert Kenyon, Reform’s Makerfield candidate, saying Russia was “ within its rights” to invade Ukraine is enough for me to hope he doesn’t win. If he doesn’t understand Putin is our enemy he has no right to be an MP.

@CarlBovisNature That is an amazing photo - I don't know how you do it Carl.

If you see this photo, please leave a comment! 😊 This is a Swift, a very difficult bird to photograph at the best of times, but even tougher when low-flying, so I was thrilled to get this pic! 😀😍 Have you seen Swifts this spring yet? 🐦

@WhoopsJack94524 @DPJHodges This is ridiculous hyperbole.

The 18th June 2026 will present a simple fact to the British people. If Andy Burnham loses the Makerfield by-election the Labour Party is finished. If he wins, the United Kingdom becomes a long term, far left, communist like nation, influenced by the likes of Zack Polanski, Jeremy Corbyn, the EU and the Islamist fraternity. A country devoid of money, inward investment, rewarding jobs and freedom of thought and speech. A country rich in debt, mass unemployment, huge benefit payouts and left wing educational teachings, coupled to a Stasi style policing intent on kicking the rich out and the poor down trodden. Nigel Farage and Reform UK realise this but, I don't think Rupert Lowe and Kemi Badenock do. There's the stark choice facing us on that fateful 18th June 2026. Will Rupert and Kemi come up to the plate and join the fight to save our country, or will they put their own Parties before Country?

Further on Keir Starmer and departure timetable: * Team Burnham want him to wait until AFTER the by-election. They worry it would undermine their “Vote Andy to get rid of Starmer” message * Starmer remains furious at perceived cabinet betrayal. Believes Ministers who have been publicly supportive have secretly been sending their SPADs to lobby MPs to call for him to stand down * Is especially angry at Shabana Mahmood and her close friend Josh Simons

@CarlBovisNature I'd guess it's a sedge warbler from the eye stripe.

I saw this little beauty right at the bottom of some reeds yesterday at Steart Marshes .... who knows what it's called? 🤔🐦

Dear the BBC Politics. 'What Nigel Says' should not be your default for breaking news. Just sayin.

@StephMurphy66 Wonderful photos!

A male Crossbill that came down to a puddle on Dartmoor today. You can see his wet feathers!

@CarlBovisNature Well done Carl, very elusive!

Introducing one of the most frustrating birds to photograph... the constantly singing (and hiding!!) Reed Warbler! 😁😍 Taken last night at RSPB Greylake in Somerset... have you ever seen one? 😊🐦

@CarlBovisNature What a great list though either way. I was at RSPB Ouse Fen yesterday - so many Sedge & Reed Warblers & Reed Buntings singing. There were Marsh Harriers, Hobbies, Cranes and Cuckoos around too. Did you manage to photgraph the Reed Warblers? Too low and too quick for me!

I spent the evening at RSPB Greylake in Somerset... my Merlin app kept picking up a very rare Great Reed Warbler! 🤔 There were lots of common Reed, Cetti's & Sedge Warblers constantly singing away, as there was a couple of nights ago, but Merlin didn't pick up a Great Reed Warbler then. 🤔 I don't know if the app was mistaken tonight, but it consistently kept indicating Great Reed Warbler amongst all the other singers! 🐦

I’m in favour of politicians answering questions like this before elections, tbh.

Hey @BBCNews I’ve just watched your 10pm show..lots of gossip from @ChrisMasonBBC about @UKLabour but nothing about the £5m bribe Farage illegally concealed or Tice’s tax dodging or Jenrick’s illegal funding…why are you protecting @reformparty_uk ?

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The visibility of all pro‑Ukrainian accounts, including mine, has dropped dramatically. Please help me fight the algorithm by visiting my profile and boosting posts about today’s Russian war crimes. Pic for attention.

@CarlBovisNature What a fantastic photo Carl!

Red Kite inspecting some tasty meat! 😁 Taken recently near Steart Marshes in Somerset. 😊😍🐦

Never forget the GOP lawmakers & right-wing media who babbled endlessly about Hunter Biden yet remain silent at the grotesque levels of Trump and family self-enrichment. And if you think the family's days in politics will be over when Trump Sr. is gone, you still don't get it.

@CarlBovisNature What a lovely photo Carl - we get Blue tits fairly regularly but not so often now I've stopped putting out food for the summer. Plenty in the hedgerows round the village though!

If you see this photo, please leave a comment! 🙏 It seems that this Blue Tit is sniffing the cherry blossom in my garden. 😁😍 When did you last see a Blue Tit in your garden? 🐦

@AsplinKevin Kevin, I'm not party political. It's the job of journalists to investigate and expose financial ties; highlight conflicts of interest. If a billionaire had secretly and personally given £5m to ANY party leader, I suspect you'd agree that the public deserves to know.

Imagine the outcry if Starmer personally accepted a 5 million donation, not for the party, but for him personally, just before he was elected Labour leader. Chris Mason would have a team on it 24x7 Farage received £5m from donor before he became MP bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

“I’ll be all over the Farage £5 million donor story as soon as I’ve finished investigating allegations that Starmer owes a mate 22p for a Mars bar he bought him in 1987.”

Richard Tices taxes Robert Jenrick donation Nigel Farage 5 million donation come on journalists let see you

@axispoint60 @afneil @FT @Keir_Starmer @10DowningStreet The person who really made the decision was McSweeney and he's already gone, but I agree it would have been much better to keep Karen Pierce in place.

All @keir_starmer had to do to keep the US relationship ticking along & everyone happy was to keep Karen Pierce in place. Too simple. Mr I'm-so-powerful @10DowningStreet had to keep a crony socialist promise & bring in 'Petey' Reward or silence — who knows Now he's going through ambassadors faster than cabinet secretaries

Great FT scoop. This is a sacking offence. But somehow I doubt Starmer will want the palaver of appointing yet another Washington ambassador 🤔@ft