Peter Smith

@LibertyNut1 Yes

BE HONEST: Do you still consider Barack Obama one of the best leaders of our time? A. Yes B. No, one of the worst

@Simi_2210_ 9

What Number am i...? Only 0.0001 percent will get this right

@Beno10_MFC 49

Which number can you get that is greater than 45 by moving only 1 stick? Only true geniuses will get this right, 99% people failed.

@Mofoman360 @RupertLowe10 @elonmusk Don't be ridiculous@ Dream on.

Do you think Rupert Lowe would be a great Prime Minister Yes or No? @RupertLowe10 @elonmusk

@noah_mwamfupe Yes

Be completely honest! Do you like Pope Leo? Yes. No.

@Amelia558rs 1966

What is your guess as to what year this photo was taken?

@labourlewis This is a fight that must be won.

In the more than decade I have had the privilege of serving as your MP for Norwich South, I don’t think I have ever attended a meeting quite as moving as the one we held in Parliament this week. We hosted the people behind Channel 4’s Dirty Business. It tells the true story of campaigners and families who have spent years fighting not just water companies, but a system that was meant to protect us and has too often failed. Many of you will know that since introducing my Private Member’s Bill to bring water back into public ownership, I have been raising these issues in Parliament and beyond. I have heard the evidence. I have read the reports. I have listened to accounts of pollution, regulatory failure, and companies putting profit before the public good. But nothing prepares you for sitting in a room with people who have lived the consequences. The most difficult moment came when we heard from a mother who lost her daughter after exposure to polluted water. Her story is part of the series, but hearing it in person was something else entirely. To hear her voice break as she described the moment she lost her child is something I will not forget. There was no anger in her tone. No performance. Just grief, dignity, and a determination that no other family should go through what she did. At the end of the meeting, she came over to speak to me. She gave me a hug and thanked me for the work we have been doing to bring water back into public ownership. I have to be honest. That meant more to me than almost anything else I have experienced in Parliament. Because in that moment, this stopped being about policy, or process, or politics. It became about something much simpler. What kind of country allows this to happen? And what kind of country decides it will not allow it to happen again? For years, we have been told that this system works. That it just needs tweaking. Better regulation. Stronger oversight. But when a system allows pollution on this scale, when it fails families in this way, when it continues to reward failure with profit, we have to be honest about what we are dealing with. This is not a system that is broken. It is a system doing exactly what it was designed to do. That is why I believe there is no alternative to bringing our water back into public, democratic ownership. Not as an abstract idea. Not as ideology. But because it is the only way to align this essential service with the public interest. The people I met this week are not politicians. They are not lobbyists. They are ordinary members of the public who have given years of their lives to holding power to account. They are the ones who have tested the water, gathered the evidence, fought the legal battles, and refused to be ignored. They are the ones who have carried this issue when others would not. They are, quite simply, the reason this fight continues. And it will continue. Because water is not just another commodity. It is something we all rely on, something we all share, and something that should belong to all of us. So we keep going.

@susanp_80 @jeremycorbyn What nonsense. The current Labour Party, which I represented and campaigned for for over 50 years, is a shadow of its former self, and it's policies, especially on immigration, are simply aging reform. Only a left alliance can stop the frightening prospect of a reform government.

@jeremycorbyn What an absolute betrayal of all of us in the Labour Party who supported you for so long .

There is only one way we will defeat Reform: together. That’s why I’m backing the Greens in the Gorton and Denton by-election. We are a mass movement of all ages, backgrounds and faiths — united in a belief that things can, and will, change.

In good company

@OborneTweets Got them both. Thanks to both writers.

It is pretty obvious why a number of cabinet ministers - all potential leadership challengers- are voicung support for Starmer. None of them want to be leader before the May elections, which are expected to be dreadful for Labour.

@Harlequins @LukeNorthmore @cadan_murley @DHLRugbyUK Will Hobson was in the squad too, but can't play because of injury.

Quins quartet set to represent England A 🌹 Dombrandt, Kenningham, @LukeNorthmore and @cadan_murley will start against Ireland A at Thomond Park on Friday ☘️ 📲 quins.co.uk/Article/quarte… 🌍 International Team News Delivered By @DHLRugbyUK #COYQ

@karl_fh @linda62lowe He is not inoffensive. Neither is he decent. He made 10 pledges to win the leadership then ditched every one. He claimed to be Corbyn's friend till he got the leadership.

Keir Starmer declaring that Israel “does have that right” to cut off water and electricity to civilians in Gaza was the most offensive thing a prime minister has said in my lifetime.

@OlenaRohoza No. He has not achieved any peace anywhere.

Would you support President 🇺🇸🇷🇺 Trump receiving the Nobel Peace Prize ? YES or NO?

@DonaldTrumpnq E

@DonaldTrumpnq 0

@suey2y Surprise, surprise. US doesn't believe Palestine, and by implication , other countries, have the right to self- determination. But then the US has never stopped invading countries or overthrowing elected leaders who are not prepared to be US client states.

We didn't abstain? Blimey, at last.

@Harlequins @scarlets_rugby @DHLRugbyUK Great to see WILL HOBSON in the starting 15.

🚨 Early team news 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Your Harlequins side to tackle @scarlets_rugby on Friday night! 🎟️ Tickets still available, don't forget Members must claim a free ticket before attending 📲 quins.co.uk/Article/team-n… 🚚 Delivered by @DHLRugbyUK #COYQ #HARSCA

Henry Zefferman quotes an MP saying that the current furore over Keir Starmer makes it extra tough for his activist base on the doorstep. Labour's activist base has disintegrated under Starmer's leadership. Thousands have joined the Greens or Your Party.

@IsraelinUK Israel values a free press? Except it doesn't allow foreign journalists into occupied territories and kills Palestinian journalists trying to report the truth.

The Embassy of Israel in the United Kingdom takes note of the resignations of BBC Director-General Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness. These resignations come in the wake of serious and long-standing concerns about the BBC’s biased and deeply flawed coverage of Israel, particularly during the war against Hamas. For years, we have repeatedly warned about the BBC’s consistent failures to uphold the standards of accuracy, impartiality, and integrity expected from a public broadcaster. The BBC’s reporting, especially by BBC Arabic, has too often distorted reality, omitted vital context, and provided a platform for antisemitic and extremist narratives. This failure has contributed to public misinformation, hostility towards Israel and Jewish people, and, tragically, to the radicalisation of audiences in the UK and across the Middle East. We hope that this moment will serve as a turning point. The BBC must seize this opportunity to restore public trust by ensuring fair, factual, and balanced coverage of Israel and the Middle East. Accountability and transparency must replace denial and defensiveness. We call for full accountability for those responsible for the editorial failings of BBC Arabic and for full reform to ensure that its future reporting meets the standards expected of the BBC. Israel values the role of a free and responsible press. It is our sincere hope that, under new leadership, the BBC will recommit itself to those principles and rebuild a relationship with its audiences, based on truth, integrity, and respect.