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Ending Freedom of Movement creates a prison not a fortress.

@jack_plant1 That's far too reductive a distinction. Immigration is impossible to be "for or against", it's a simple fact of life for every country on earth.

@OperaSocialist So are you for or against immigration?

The UK had lower immigration before Brexit when it had EU Freedom of Movement. Farage is to blame for the record high immigration. Never Vote Reform

You do realise that Farage is bought and paid for by billionaires, don't you? Real people understand what that means.

Why did Farage run away? That's the £5m question... #bbclaurak

This is fucking insane...

As Farage screams - MIGRANTS - to try and hide himself from scrutiny, reality is numbers are 42% down on last year

Don't let hate win.

Nigel Farage is only dabbling in politics for his own self-enrichment. He doesn't care about Britain, he doesn't care about Thursday's Reform candidates, Nigel only cares about Nigel. Vote anyone but Reform on Thursday 7th, let's kick Nigel Farage out of politics.

Reform UK have been accused of carrying out 'dodgy backroom deals' with the construction company JCB after figures from the party promoted the firm’s new pothole machine after receiving £200,000 #Echobox=1777814072-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thenational.scot/news/26075110.…

The EU remains the UK’s largest trading partner (~41% of exports and ~49% of imports in 2025). Leaving the Single Market and Customs Union created persistent trade frictions: more bureaucracy, rules of origin, and non-tariff barriers that have hurt export competitiveness and raised import costs. As a result, the UK has faced structurally higher inflation volatility and elevated bond yields. 1. UK 10-year government bond yields at their highest levels since the 2008 financial crisis. 2. Since 2016, UK inflation has mostly run above the EU, and has been consistently higher since 2021 — with recent CPI at ~3.3% vs ~2.6-2.8% and peaks above 11% vs ~10.6% in the Eurozone Brexit didn’t cause every problem — but it made the UK structurally less efficient. Studies estimate the UK economy is now 6-8% smaller than it would have been. And most Britons are increasingly recognising it: recent polls (YouGov 2025-2026) show ~55-56% now say it was the wrong decision, with ~61% viewing Brexit as more of a failure than a success. Reality is reality.

Small boat crossings down 42% in 2026 over the same period in 2025. Fact, not feeling. This is very bad news for the far right. Also a fact.

It’s striking that all the news on the elections this week is about process, predictions and polls. I remember when journalists reported on policies.

Laila Cunningham was so tempted to take a brown envelope full of cash sent from a Russian guy called "Dimitri." Her question was, "How much was it?

Reform is fast becoming a laughing stock of a party.

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 ?

@jack_plant1 Yes. This post is pointing out the hypocrisy of Farage and Reform who claim to want to lower immigration but also were directly responsible for Brexit which has actually increased immigration to the UK.

@OperaSocialist This you? x.com/operasocialist…

Almost two-thirds of Labour members would like to see the party commit to rejoining the European Union at the next general election, exclusive polling for LabourList has revealed labourlist.org/2026/05/labour…

I have interviewed a former Reform candidate in Wales who is now running as an independent. It was really insightful including the fact that panel to select Welsh candidates were all men from England. Read the full interview in my pinned tweet.

I met with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, @Keir_Starmer. In Ukraine, we appreciate all the steps the United Kingdom has taken to support our people and weaken the aggressor, including efforts to counter Russia’s shadow fleet. We discussed this with Keir today. We also paid significant attention to defense support for Ukraine, in particular contributions to the PURL initiative. Ukraine is ready for the next round of negotiations in a trilateral format. The negotiation process to achieve a just and dignified peace was also among the topics of our discussion. We appreciate the United Kingdom’s position on continuing pressure on Russia. This is truly important. We separately discussed support for Ukraine’s energy sector. I briefed the Prime Minuster on the situation on the battlefield and Russia’s strikes against Ukraine. It is important for Europe to coordinate its efforts and develop a joint air defense system to protect against threats from Russia.