Jason McCartney

After 18 months of “standing up to Putin” the Labour govt quietly issued a licence allowing imports of Russian oil refined in third countries. Yesterday Labour MPs voted AGAINST UK oil and gas licences. We are now importing from Russia instead of drilling in the North Sea. Insane.

Lovely to catch up with @JasonMcCartney today - chatting all things business, sport and the upcoming #p4pmnd ride.

The Labour Party is now in civil war. Meanwhile no one is running the country.

BREAKING: Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash, shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, Sky News learns. Sky's political correspondent @AliFortescue has this exclusive story ⬇️  trib.al/1bMRCCs

🔺Excl: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash shortly after receiving a £5 million personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, according to property records seen by Sky News. Reform spox: "The offer and process for purchase of this property commenced before the gift". Full story 👇 news.sky.com/story/nigel-fa…

As Labour self-implode, Kemi Badenoch gets ever more confident and impressive. Suspect the polls will start to reflect this as Reform come under more intense scrutiny.

😩 The UK is truly one of a kind. They will portray her in film & TV one day…just like they did with Margaret Thatcher.

In two to three years time, when Starmer and his government are no doubt deeply unpopular, I hope we in the media will ask ourselves: "Why were we so supine during the long 2024 election; why didn't we hold Labour properly to account while we could, and ask more probing questions, and explore their records, rather than give them such an easy ride?".

Why I have decided to back Andy Burnham for Labour leadership camdennewjournal.com/keir#.VXsVkoEg…

The challenge for political broadcasting is enormous, and rather satisfying to watch. After years of personality-driven and chaotic, shallow politics coverage across much of the media, which was largely about instability, gossip and leadership crises we now have a govt with massive majority, widespread internal agreement and no likelihood of massive instability anytime soon. A great environment for a programme like #c4news full of policy nerds and people who prefer to argue about what ideas work than who should be the front person.

He’s toast. He’s going.

Vote Conservative. Get Britain working again.

You may not agree with me, but you will always know where you stand with me. Today in Billericay, a heckler tried to shout me down as I spoke about the normalisation of hatred towards Jews. I did not back down, because it needs to be said. British Jews are being targeted and too many people are pretending this is the same experience of other minorities. This lady implied Muslims are being similarly targeted. This is simply not true. Let's be honest about what is happening. Certain groups (in particular but not solely Islamic Extremists) are creating a climate of fear and intimidation that is normalising Jew hatred. I will never stand for that. Governments have spent too long hand-wringing, making excuses and hoping it would go away. It is time to call this what it is: a national emergency in our attitude, our urgency and our response. I will always engage with people who disagree with me. That is politics. But there is a difference between argument and intimidation. Shouting does not make a bad case good. It's done to silence others. And it certainly does not change the truth. The truth is that British Jews have been made to feel less safe in their own country. Our country. They are being singled out, threatened and harassed in ways that should shame everyone in public life. If we do not stand up now and stop this rise in antisemitism, then why bother saying "Never Again" at Holocaust Memorial Day? Because this is how it starts. I am not prepared to play along with the pretence that this is normal, or manageable, or just another example of tension between groups. It really is not. It is targeted hatred and it is getting worse. So my message is simple. Not here. Not in Britain. And not on our watch. We need to stop the hand-wringing and start doing the right thing. That means standing with British Jews openly, unapologetically and without fear.

Huge congrats to all the players, staff & volunteers at @Emley_AFC after their thrilling penalty shoot out win over Bradford Park Avenue to clinch promotion to the Northern Premier League - Premier Division - with former @golcarunitedafc loanee Joe Clegg scoring the winning pen!

JOE CLEGG THE LOCAL LAD WINS THE SHOOTOUT FOR EMLEY! THE PEWITS ARE PROMOTED TO THE NPL PREMIER DIVISION! UP THE PEWITS 🔥

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Wishing @Emley_AFC the very best of luck ahead of tomorrow's Play-Off Final clash! 👏 Go well 👊 #htafc

⏱️ FT The play-off final awaits! EML 1-0 DUN

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