Alexander Learmonth KC

@reformparty_uk @grok is this threat to punish opposition constituencies legal?

Today we announce a new policy: In order to deport all illegal migrants in Britain, Reform will need to detain tens of thousands at a time. Migrants will not be able to leave these detention centres, and each will be held there a couple of weeks before being deported. So here’s our promise: A Reform government will not put any migrant detention facilities in any constituency with a Reform MP. Nor will we put them where Reform controls the council. And of the remaining areas, we will prioritise Green controlled parliamentary constituencies and Green controlled councils to locate the detention centres. Put simply, if you vote in a Reform council or Reform MP, we guarantee you won’t have a detention centre near you. If you vote Green, there’s a good chance you will. This is an important exercise in democratic consent, not just for our mass deportation policy, but for where the detention centres are placed. Given Zack Polanski openly advocates for open borders, we look forward to their warm embrace of this policy.

@thegameverse @grok what game is this? Is it on pc?

Genuinely asking… how did this game not win GOTY?

🎙️ New Talking Family Law episode! We’re marking 50 years of the Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975 with @EmilyRoskilly & @alearmonth, covering s1 claimants, s2 powers, reasonable provision & cohabitees. 🎧 Listen buff.ly/05KscV1

@delphis_Wang @Matt_Pinner Seconded. Spellbinding and terrifying.

@Matt_Pinner Chernobyl, it is short and really good

What is the best?

@chinmj “Dear [name of firm]” works

"If they do not know the identity of the recipient, members are encouraged to use neutral terms such as ‘Dear legal team’, ‘Dear all’ or simply ‘greetings’ or ‘good morning’." Absolutely not. lawgazette.co.uk/news/goodbye-t…

@AlanMakMP @Conservatives I think that was you and Brexit, Alan.

Labour are damaging Britain's #lifesciences sector Merck now diverting £1bn investment from London to US with 125 job losses saying UK "is not competitive." In January Labour botched a £450m deal negotiated by the @Conservatives with AstraZeneca x.com/FT/status/1965…

@MaxJLHardy Bringing two ferns into court with you?

8yo: Dad, has anyone ever- Me: No. No, they haven’t. 8yo: -just like- Me: Stop talking.

@MaxJLHardy I had the same thought today. Every answer begins by telling you what a wonderful question you’ve asked and how your previous suggestions are marvellous. It is probably trying to curry favour!

How are you supposed to use Chat GPT if you’re allergic to flattery?

We shouldn’t trivialise and stigmatise mental health diagnoses. It’s enough to just say that Trump is just a terrible person.

@philosophybites This was absolutely my favourite book in the Ethics module I took as part of my jurisprudence degree. Thanks for reminding me of its virtues!

Alasdair MacIntyre’s moral bombshell - the opening pages of After Virtue app.theneweuropean.co.uk/story/136543/c…

@essenviews @grok is this a real video or ai?

Marco Rubio officially announced that anyone who criticizes Israel will NOT be granted a visa to enter the United States.

@SuellaBraverman At last

The beginning of the end of Brexit.

@Arron_banks Non-politician? Really? And you can’t just accuse the council of fraud and corruption without evidence

My latest video from the world famous Clifton suspension bridge. Bristol & Bath deserve better !

Kamala Harris told us exactly what was going to happen.

Was it for this that the US spent 80 years building power and alliances? Not to be a force for good. But instead to impoverish neighbours, threaten those it protected, rob minerals from war-torn countries, and break its promises to 100s of millions of the poorest in the world? 🧵

@SuellaBraverman I’m going to bet every single one of these examples has been significantly distorted from the truth.

Guy is spot on. This week alone, we have seen: 🇨🇺 A Cuban given a visa to join her boyfriend in the UK despite the fact that he had already died. 🇦🇱 We can’t deport an Albanian as his son doesn’t like their chicken nuggets. 🇳🇬 A Nigerian can stay in the UK because she joined a terrorist group. 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 Gazans can claim asylum under the Ukrainian refugee scheme. 🇬🇧 And finally a Coroner ruled the SAS were wrong to kill IRA terrorists! We have an out-of-control judiciary with activist judges making law through their reckless interpretation of the Human Rights Act and ECHR. Neither are fit for purpose and are rigged against the British people. Scrap the HRA. Leave the ECHR. Take Back Control.

@SuellaBraverman Suella, you need to base your policies on evidence. The evidence shows longer custodial sentences do not act as deterrent, nor do they help rehabilitate - quite the opposite. Listen to this year’s Reith lectures.

We need a zero tolerance approach to knife crime in order to reclaim our streets for the British people. 1.If you carry a knife, you should get mandatory custody. We need to raise the minimum sentence. 2.Increase Stop and Search (I changed the guidance to do this as HS). It’s not ‘racial profiling’. It works and saves lives. Bring back consequences for actions.

This February, our Contentious Probate 2025 conference is taking place at @CalClubLondon. A pertinent and ongoing issue that many legal professionals encounter several times throughout their career. Chaired by STEP’s ‘Advocate of the Year’ @alearmonth ⬇️

I’m leaving X now. Musk is either evil or insane and either way he’s dangerous. You can find me on LinkedIn if you’re a colleague or on Facebook if you know me socially. (Very tempted to leave Facebook too, mind.)