Tom Speed

@tommayusw @ProfDavidNutt @sajidjavid @UKLabour @Conservatives "The published data on the health impact of Cannabis use clearly show that future arguments should take the form of “how many lives are saved by Cannabis use”, not the current argument of “how harmful is Cannabis use”. scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/bitstre…

.@Peston: “Israel has a right to exist. Yes or no?” @ZackPolanski: “I don’t believe any country has a right to exist. People have a right to exist. Israelis have a right to exist. Palestinians have a right to exist”.

The consensus at the top of the Labour Party appears to be that Keir Starmer won’t announce a timetable for his departure until Andy Burnham fights the Makerfield by-election. But that makes very little sense to me. Because, as I said on ITV’s News at Ten, the probability he can survive as PM, even if Burnham were to lose the by-election is low. This is what his cabinet colleagues and trade union leaders have made clear to him (and to me). So the timing and manner of his exit are now at the mercy of events, which makes him a lame duck prime minister - whose utterances about policy will barely be heard above the racket of speculation about how and when he will go. This would be humiliating for any PM, but perhaps doubly so for Starmer given that his genuine success in taking Labour to a landslide victory after the nadir of the 2019 election would risk being forgotten and ignored if his last weeks in office are spectacularly chaotic. The limitations on his power are already conspicuous. As his closest colleagues tell me, he was only powerful enough to do the most limited and unambitious of reshuffles to fill the vacancy at health created by Wes Streeting’s resignation - although the disaster of last week’s elections would have been the trigger for a more comprehensive reshaping of the Cabinet if the PM were stronger. Starmer lacks the authority to force any of his ministers to move or leave the government. It’s telling that the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood kept her job even after her allies briefed she told the PM his time is up, and that Streeting dictated the timing of his own resignation, even though his enforcers were actively briefing against the PM. In the Cabinet, the prime minister is supposed to be the first among equals. In Starmer’s case, scrap “the first” and maybe insert “second”. Also, resignations and sackings have over months left his Downing Street team depleted. As even his friends tell me, few want to take a career risk by working for him, partly because of the open secret that he won’t be in post much longer (and partly because the Whitehall zeitgeist is that he is the worst kind of delegator, one who insists on delegating but then shows little loyalty or understanding when things go wrong). So what’s the alternative to him being in office but not in power, as it were? Perhaps he should emulate Tony Blair, despite many in his party having repudiated the Blair years. In September 2006, Blair announced he would resign within a year and he stood down the following June. This longer timetable meant Blair wasn’t tainted by the chaos of unexpected immediate elections. And because the election schedule was dictated by him rather than by factors beyond his control, he looked commensurately stronger. He appeared to be the master of events, not the victim. The “will he? won’t he?” about Starmer last week was exhausting just to narrate, as I had to do. Goodness knows how bad it was for the main protagonist, Starmer. To be clear, any PM that says he’s off is weakened by that very pledge. But Starmer might actually have even less authority in today’s limbo, where everyone but he acknowledges the reality that he is a short-dated stock.

@kevinlaughlin @FlaviusMaximus1 @melliflora @ClarkeMicah Sad incident. Note! He was looking down at a *mobile phone* right before hitting her. She never looked left/right before crossing. Just because the DM chose to highlight the fact he may have used Cannabis, you think that's hard evidence Cannabis was to blame. Wrong yet again.

@FlaviusMaximus1 @TomSpeed420 @melliflora @ClarkeMicah Oh mol.im/a/15820889

The 'peaceful drug' strikes again: Sam Field found guilty of 'torturing' 93-year-old man to death in Desborough northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/courts/sa…

Andy Burnham voted for the Iraq War, an illegal war that killed over a million people. As Health Secretary, he helped drive NHS privatisation. He joined Labour Friends of Israel, opposed BDS as “spiteful”, praised Israel as a “democracy”, and called the Balfour Declaration “British values in action”. He is a Zionist. Stop pretending he’s a radical alternative, he’s more of the same.

This is not normal.

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We asked 100 people, "How many times can a lying, grifting cvnt, change his story over a £5M bung?" You said, "Small boats." 🐢💨

🚨 Labour’s Digital ID Bill Has Arrived We now have the first details of the government’s new Digital ID Bill - officially called the "Digital Access to Services Bill". The plan builds on systems and laws that are already being put in place, including: * The existing GOV UK One Login system (whose serious problems we’ve covered extensively) * The GOV UK Wallet * And the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, which created the legal framework for so-called "Digital Verification Services" This Bill would go much further. Among other things, it would create an official government Digital ID system and link access to government services through a single One Login account. The implications of this are enormous - and needless to say, Digital ID was never in the Labour manifesto. We need to do everything we can to stop this Bill - will you help us today by becoming a member? -> Join us as a member HERE to help us fight back: togetherdeclaration.org/join-digitalid We need to give this a huge pushback but we can't do it without your help. Lots of new members have joined us this week but we need more. We've already had an impact in getting a climbdown on the "compulsory" aspect - even if we all know the risk is Digital ID just becomes compulsory later... or impossible to live without. The best time to stop this is right now. If you don't want to risk Britain becoming a "Papers Please" country - now is the time.

Gent with a collar, "Brexit has been a disaster since the vote and the impact of it has been catastrophic" "It led to the downfall of the Conservatives it completely tore them apart" "Michael Gove says the Conservatives are more united than ever, that's because anyone who disagrees just goes to Reform UK which is full of failed Tories" *Danny Kruger, a failed Tory now in Reform UK shrugs* Gent with a collar, "And I don't know how anyone can vote for Reform given how much of a disaster Brexit has been, and Farage is the architect of Brexit" "And if Farage was in government, it would be a disaster as well" *Massive applause*

Haha 😄 🤣 😂 Love this #Reform

The Guardian has released a statement after Nigel Farage posted a photo of one of their photographers' press passes, implying that a photojournalist threatened his safety: "The Guardian is concerned by the recent publication on Nigel Farage’s social media pages of the professional credentials of a photographer working on behalf of the Guardian while he was working lawfully in a public space. Holding public figures to account is the role of a free press. "As part of the Guardian’s journalism covering Nigel Farage’s purchase of a £1.4m property in cash shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift, a photographer took pictures from a public path and showed his press card when asked to identify himself." theguardian.com/gnm-press-offi…

STUDY. Some genuinely new research (for a change) into the links between #cannabis and #psychosis from King's College. Highlights just how complex this issue is for the very small number of people affected and that it can work both ways - some people who develop psychosis use cannabis to self-medicate. #drugspolicy medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-g…

@CPSUK You don't even know what Crimes are. Crimes are acts done with the deliberate intention of causing harm or loss of rights to a *3rd party*, hence why drug use is NOT a Crime, but only a Vice in fact. "No crime without a criminal intent." 'Criminal Intent' cannot be fabricated!

Prosecutors have been issued new legal guidance on the use of offensive banners, slogans, chants or symbols to recognise the changing context and increase in increase in hate crime attacks ahead of significant planned protests in London this weekend. orlo.uk/z2Tcn

Fiona Bruce, "I've heard Reform UK say that they'd get rid of benefits for people with mild anxiety, what % of welfare bill does that make up?" Former Conservative now Reform UK, Danny Kruger, "I don't know" Fiona Bruce, "So how do you know it will save you £10 billion?" *audience laughs* Danny Kruger, "I don't know every fact and figure" Fiona Bruce, "You've just given us £10 billion and you have no idea how you get to it" Danny Kruger, "I can stand that up later if you like"

Corbyn was an MP for 32 years until he was elected Labour leader in 2015. Number of accusations in the media of antisemitism from 1983-2015 = 0 Number of accusations in the media of antisemitism from 2015-19 = 11,251 Media Lens on how the establishment is revisiting its smear campaign, this time against the Greens, to stop a leftwinger from reaching power: medialens.substack.com/p/starmageddon…

@Arron_banks Q. Why aren't the vast majority of other MPs attracting this kind of unwanted attention/hate?🤔

I’ve been with Nigel when he was attacked by eggs ( one hit me!), milkshakes, bricks & other projectiles, his family was chased away from Sunday lunch. Because of nasty little left wing thugs encouraged by people like you. He deserves life time security & that costs a fortune.

The UK's #cannabis supply chain is robust in its ambition but is constrained by the speed and agility of its regulatory gatekeepers. The ongoing reliance on imports, while diversifying supply, simultaneously amplifies the impact of Home Office licensing. A bottleneck in a single import licence application can impact hundreds of patients relying on a specific product. #drugspolicy medicexum.com/insights/uk-me…

@TweeterReynolds 200 plants, a few streets away. I was once told by a local (how should I phrase this) 'bloke into various naughty things'😆, that there's HUNDREDS of such places, he said "you wouldn't believe how many grows there are within 100 meters of your house!" liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…

@grok @JerryJjjjjjjjjj @RoyalFamily The head of the Met Police cannot be trusted anymore. "Senior Metropolitan Police officers are regular attendees at a think tank closely tied to Israel’s military and intelligence services and have accepted hospitality from its embassy in London." x.com/declassifiedUK…

The Golders Green stabbings (29 Apr 2026) are officially a terrorist incident declared antisemitic by Met Police because the perpetrator (Essa Suleiman) targeted "visibly Jewish" people in a Jewish area, stabbing two Jewish men (ages 34 & 76) after traveling there. He attacked a Muslim man earlier in Southwark, but police cite his specific intent against Jews amid a wave of similar incidents. Mental health history noted, yet motive and context make it antisemitic per PM Starmer & authorities.

At Golders Green today, The King reaffirmed his support for the Jewish community, following a series of antisemitic attacks. During his time at the Jewish Care centre in North-West London, The King spoke to victims of the recent knife attack that took place in the area on 29th April 2026. His Majesty also met community police force, Shomrim, who were involved in responding to the attacks.

@JerryJjjjjjjjjj @1XD11DX1 @RoyalFamily "An update of their analysis, produced after the publication of the study, revealed that the current violent death toll likely exceeds 100,000." mpg.de/25778228/1125-… Q. is, why isn't this front page news on all media? A. Islamophobia and Israel's dominance over western media.

@TomSpeed420 @1XD11DX1 @RoyalFamily 100,000 is an overstatement. Even hamas claims 70,000 (which includes over 25,000 hamas soliders and militants and about 10,000 Palestinians killed by Hamas and Palestinian Jihad).