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@PeterOuld He's not an eligible donor, he wasn't on the electoral roll at the time the donations were made. That's why he had to launder them via his mum.

Again - can't say I'm a Reform stan, but I can't see anything wrong as long as the donations were declared

Mo is suddenly shocked by something which has been the case since 1918. Just wait until he discovers that women can vote, too.

@ZiaYusufUK Commonwealth citizens resident in the UK have had voting rights since 1918. Are you going to get upset next that women can vote, too?

Unbelievably, 'Commonwealth citizens' living in Britain are eligible to vote in British elections.  The number of people who fall under this definition worldwide amounts to 2.7 BILLION PEOPLE – all of whom can vote in Britain so long as they are legal residents here.  The 850,000 Indian nationals who arrived as part of the Boriswave between 2021 and 2024, for example, were all able to vote as soon as they started living here.  This isn't just hypothetical.  Data from the Electoral Commission shows that 66% of Commonwealth citizens were registered to vote in 2022.  Labour also wants to ensure that Commonwealth foreign nationals who aren't registered are AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERED. Why would a British political party seek to radically increase the number of foreigners who can vote in our elections? We all know why. Now, Andy Burnham is looking into compulsory voting, to make sure each and every one of his new supporters makes it to the polling booths. Their schemes are plain for all to see.  Only British citizens should vote in British elections. A Reform government will end this scam for good. The alternative is unthinkable.

@keithapearson BTS. TLC.

XTC. REM. UB40. UFO. ABC. ABBA. 10CC. U2. INXS. AC/DC. Ten popular groups, not one actual word between them. Have I missed any? Letters and numbers only, but no shortened names like ELO or OMD (my question, my rules 🙂).

@PeterOuld Precisely my thought. The more the merrier, with enough of us it becomes a near guaranteed half a million each.

I'm the kinda person who would look to form a syndicate on this with as many people as possible and all go for 50/50

@YouGov I talk to a bunch of my friends, and we all agree to go 50/50 and then share the winnings equally between us. The odds are now hugely in our favour. The more of us there are in our syndicate, the closer the chances are to us all getting half a million.

If you had a choice between instantly receiving £50,000 or a 50% chance to win £1m, which would you pick? £50,000: 73% 50/50 chance of winning £1m: 21%

@theiaincameron What makes it even more bizarre is that there is no land access to that part of Ireland from the rest of Ireland without going through the UK. Not only are there no roads, you can't even walk it without crossing a river.

The N54 (Ireland) crosses the border with the UK four times. During the two times it makes an incursion into the UK it becomes the A3. Upon doing so the speed limit also changes from metric 100 kmh to imperial 60 mph. The road markings also change from yellow to white. 2/2

On the border between the UK and Ireland there is a piece of Ireland that juts northwards into the UK). Cutting through this section of land is a road. In the space of a few miles, this same road changes its name, speed limit, and from imperial to metric four times. 1/2

Could somebody at @thetimes tell their fashion editor that she doesn't need to pack for a staycation. Not unless she's planning on camping at the bottom of the garden.

@England Can we start a campaign now for that match to be played in a Keegan era retro England kit?

Rest in peace, Kevin ❤️ We will celebrate the life of Kevin Keegan when the #ThreeLions host Spain at Wembley Stadium in September.

@PoliwaveWebsite That's not a minority government. That's a hopelessly hung parliament with no plausible route to either a coalition or even a sustainable confidence and supply agreement.

New Survation Poll: 🌹LAB: 221 Seats (-190) ➡️REF: 151 Seats (+146) 🔷CON: 106 Seats (-15) 🔶LDM: 66 Seats (-6) 🏴SNP: 48 Seats (+39) 🐉PC: 31 Seats (+27) 🟩GRN: 5 Seats (+1) 👤OTH: 4 Seats (-2) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿RES: 1 Seat (+1) 🌹LABOUR MINORITY GOVERNMENT (+/-) Change from 2024 Election

Burnham bounce, Farage flop, or a bit of both?

@Cummingth @AllisonPearson This is the first time in living memory that a handover has been initiated while the only candidate wasn't even an MP!

@MarkGoodge @AllisonPearson It happened about 3 years ago mate

Anyone else think Andy Burnham being installed as Prime Minister on Monday is deeply weird and unsettling? At least when the Tories pulled this handover stunt there were multiple hustings and people got to know the candidates. This has a banana republic feel. Not British.

@anon_opin It's entirely possible to disagree with someone on a particular matter of opinion or policy and yet still have a huge respect for their lifetime's work.

David Attenborough's flirting with eugenics in the name of "population control" ought to be at least an asterisk in his national treasure status, if not outright disqualifying.

@AnimalExtender @fesshole You don't get 18 months for something harmless.

@fesshole The thing is, “some bother” could refer to something harmless or it could refer to something horrifying

Nineteen year old stepson got in some bother. I told the police on him to try and teach him a lesson. He's now serving 18 months. The judge threw the book at him. Whoops.

It's nice to see one of my own favourite listed buildings getting a makeover - how many bandstands are there in the middle of a lake? If any of our local followers have some spare time over the next few days it would be great to get a couple of new photos bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@fmbutt I blogged about this, back when blogging was still worth the effort markgoodge.com/2024/10/why-th…

@fmbutt Because we legislated to ban the most effective forms of advertising, resulting in an overload of less effective forms as advertisers and publishers chase quantity instead of quality.

@Winston_Smith80 @Peston Because Deutschland chooses to be Germany in English, but Turkiye chooses to be Turkiye in English. Simples.

@Peston Do you write Deutschland? No? Then why not write Turkey?

Keir Starmer has revealed that Türkiye’s president Erdogan gave every NATO leader - including the UK PM - a working gun with their respective names inscribed on them as a leaving present. Starmer was obliged to leave his revolver at the embassy in Ankara to be “decommissioned”, because importing it would - obviously - be illegal. History doesn’t relate what President Trump has done with his pistol

@WasAcop This isn't news. Harvey's identity as the creator of Count Binface (and before him, Lord Buckethead) has never been a secret. People acting as if they're revealing it for the first time are merely demonstrating their own ignorance.

🚨 Count Binface unmasked. If you’re on the right and you’re laughing along or backing Binface, you’re effectively helping the very tactic designed to mock and dilute serious opposition. His real name is Jonathan David Harvey — a comedian, writer and producer who’s built a long career inside the BBC. He’s written and produced for flagship shows like Have I Got News For You and The Thick of It, created content for Radio 4, and regularly appears on BBC programmes. Harvey has made a pattern of running as a novelty candidate against right-wing figures — Boris Johnson twice, Rishi Sunak, and now he’s planning to stand in the Clacton by-election against Farage. His past comments show years of anti-Brexit and anti-Farage sentiment. This isn’t harmless fun from some outsider. It’s classic establishment satire — an insider in a bin helmet taking aim at voters who actually want real change. @Nigel_Farage @reformparty_uk 🇬🇧 #ReformUK #Clacton #BinfaceExposed