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Is it time for Kier Starmer to resign?

@MatthewStadlen It's abundantly clear that figures on the far left on both sides of the Atlantic are using the horrific killing of Charlie Kirk to gaslight and only further radicalise people on the left and demonise the right. Doubling down on a rhetoric that gives license to political violence

@NadiaWhittomeMP How can labour still be in power? Your government is a disaster. The party isn’t fit to serve. The UK is a mess. It was virtually impossible to make things worst after the economic fallout from the pandemic and the Tories, but you’ve absolutely excelled at doing so.

The misogynistic comments about Diane Abbott, the longest serving Black MP, recounted with glee by Paul Ovenden are utterly despicable. The fact that the Party knew about this and swept it under the carpet until it was reported in the press, is unforgivable. The individual who made these comments, as well as those who covered it up and those now defending Ovenden, have no place in the Labour Party. Total solidarity with Diane.

@BBCNewsnight Here’s Ed Davey tapping into the trolling skills of a 10 yr to advocate how to go toe to toe with Elon Musk on X. What an absolute wet blanket Ed Davey is. 🤦🏻‍♂️ He instead needs to thank Musk for saving free speech & the opportunity to humiliate himself in the first instance.

"One thing I think it's good to do when you're taking on opponents is ridicule them" Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey explains why he posted a picture of SpongeBob Squarepants after Elon Musk called him "a craven coward" on X. #Newsnight

🚨 JD VANCE just WENT OFF on people who are calling for "UNITY" with radical leftists "There is NO UNITY with people who scream at children over their parents' politics. There is NO UNITY with someone who LIES about what Charlie Kirk said in order to excuse his murder. There is NO UNITY with someone who HARASSES an innocent family the day after the father of that family lost a dear friend. There is NO UNITY with the people who celebrate Charlie Kirk's assassination."

Debunking The Biggest Lies Told About Charlie Kirk (0:00) - Intro (10:58) - On Second Amendment (12:48) - On Empathy (15:42) - On Gay People (17:58) - On Trans People (24:21) - On Racism (28:21) - On Affirmative Action (30:58) - On Critical Race Theory (34:56) - On Illegal Immigration (39:12) - On Abortion (44:22) - Charlie’s Why (49:48) - Liberal Threats (50:55) - Leaving The Left (52:29) - My Thoughts

@amirxodom Amen

Should Kier Starmer resign?

It’s abundantly clear that figures on the populist and far right on both sides of the Atlantic are using the horrific killing of Charlie Kirk to further radicalise people on the right and demonise the left.

@Sargon_of_Akkad The murder of Charlie Kirk and debates since has made him self reflect for the better.

Cenk keeps posting good tweets. What is happening here?

@elonmusksonlilx 👍

@piersmorgan Piers, I've never liked you so much! Good man.

Leaving the BBC after #kuenssberg today… never has this quote on the wall outside seemed more important.

@labourlewis The far right 😂. Despite espousing about your friend being an everyday person, you still sign off referencing the far right. Is that us? The people? Those marchers? You just don’t get it do you? That’s the very reason why Labour won’t be elected to government ever again.

Believe it or not, I had an old school friend on today’s marches in London. He sent me some photos from the crowd. We went to middle school together and grew up on the same Eastern District council estate in Northampton. I asked him why he was there. He gave me two answers: 1.“The government doesn’t listen to us.” 2.“I want to feel proud of my country again.” He wore a Union Jack, not a St George’s Cross as he said that one had been hijacked by racists. He wasn’t there for Hopkins, Musk, or any of the professional ‘grifters’ as he put it. He was there to feel part of something bigger, though he admitted there were a lot of, in his words, “assholes” there. He’s an electrician. He’s smart. He’s not racist, but he’s not “PC” either. He’s not a fan of Keir Starmer but he also believes Farage would be a disaster. Oh yes, he’s a bundle of contradictions! But aren’t we all? I don’t know what ‘box’ we put him or the millions like him in. And I think pretending they’re all racists or fascists would be a massive mistake. Some were. But not all. This is about something bigger than immigration slogans or GDP numbers. For decades we’ve hollowed out our national life, underfunding and undermining the very institutions that once brought us together. Karl Polanyi, writing in The Great Transformation, argued that when markets are “disembodied” from society, when land, labour, and life itself are treated as commodities society pushes back. He called this the “double movement”: people seeking to protect themselves, to reclaim dignity and meaning when everything solid seems to melt into air. That’s what I saw in my friend’s photos. Not just anger, but a demand for belonging. We’ve replaced collective experience with atomisation. Without getting too nostalgic, programmes like the BBC’s Generation Game once pulled in millions every Saturday night, giving us something we could all talk about on Monday morning. Now we watch Netflix, Disney+, Prime, or Paramount, alone, in algorithmic silos. Football used to be affordable and rooted in community; now it’s millionaires playing for the profitability of billionaires. The NHS, the post office, the railways - all chipped away, run down, sold off or centralised, leaving people feeling powerless and disconnected. And don’t get me wrong: some kind of “Hovis Labour” nostalgia for the 1950s isn’t the answer. The country back then was often intolerant, grey, and deeply unequal. But what we’ve built since is a society that gives people little to hold in common, no collective story about who we are or what we’re for. I reckon that’s partly why my mate marched. Not because he wants to turn back the clock. But because he wants to feel pride again. Pride in a country that is inclusive, fair, and offers a role for everyone. Pride in a nation that has a respected place in the world, tackles grotesque inequality, and gives people something real to believe in. Polanyi warned that when democracies fail to provide a humane alternative, the backlash can turn authoritarian. This is how fascism grew in the 1930s, not because everyone became a true believer, but because millions felt abandoned and looked for strength, identity, and meaning wherever they could find it. If Labour and progressives don’t offer that story of renewal, if we don’t rebuild our national institutions, restore collective pride, and re-embed markets within society, the far right will do it for us, in their own image. And by then, it will be too late.

@albieamankona He needs to keep his nose in all and any politics he chooses. He’s saved free speech in the western world.

Elon Musk should just get back to his businesses. His politics are ridiculous, unhelpful, angry & yesterday: violent. This unelected billionaire needs to keep his nose out of UK politics. How are you calling for violence the week Charlie Kirk gets assassinated? Fool.

@_ConnieShaw Breaking the law is not a prerequisite to a person resigning or being removed from a position. However, making abhorrent comments to celebrate the death of a person you’ve shook hands and debated with has no place within the Oxford Union. Abaraonye’s position is untenable.

I find Stephen King repulsive. But I am concerned at this response, along with the campaign to remove or even expel George Abaraonye, Oxford Union president elect. You may find their speech highly offensive, as I do. But it is not unlawful. Please, let’s not use leftist woke tactics and start cancelling or boycotting people. Draw attention to their comments yes, but let people decide whether to democratically remove him, or whether to buy the books.

“When people stop talking, that’s when violence happens”. The murder of Charlie Kirk was an attempt to silence debate. We must embrace free speech. Anyone who is misguided enough to celebrate the death of an individual must be willing to engage in debate. Read @ClaireCoutinho’s piece in @telegraph.

@MatthewStadlen How about we say “no” and put a stop to this rhetoric that labels everyone right of the left as the far right. This language is false, it’s designed to demonise people, it shuts down debate, it fuels hatred and gives self license to political violence.

Everyone on the right, left and centre of British politics should utterly condemn these dangerous words from Elon Musk

Charlie Kirk was not a racist and I will not sit back and allow people to spread that lie I gave Charlie Kirk his flowers last year and thanked him for helping 100s of young black people get an invite to the White House back in 2019 He helped pay for most of their flights and hotels because it cost so much to travel and he didn’t want them to miss out He have gave them an experience & opportunity of a lifetime and yes he helped me get an invite as well. I’m going to miss him so much! ❤️

Guest obliterates The View hosts for their take on Charlie Kirk’s Assassination: