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@MatthewTorbitt @tomhfh Pyops 🥱🥱

@tomhfh I’m fairly certain they will go from some fairly online thing to having a say in Reform strong areas and costing them seats at the GE. Anecdotally all my more right wing friends have swapped Reform for Restore and all said Reform accepting Zahawi etc was their tipping point.

Interesting: Labour canvasser picking up some Restore Britain voters, who they hope will split the Reform vote - and some Reform voters now 50:50 due to Burnham’s candidacy.

@ElectionMapsUK @YouGov 💤💤💤💤

[GB-wide Poll, Excluding Don't Knows] Assuming Andy Burnham is selected as Labour's candidate in Makerfield, who would you most like to see win the By-Election: LAB: 38% RFM: 27% GRN: 13% CON: 8% LDM: 6% Other: 6% Via @YouGov, 17-18 May.

@BBCPolitics 💤💤💤💤💤

Reform leader Nigel Farage facing new questions over home purchase funding bbc.in/4nAo8sp

@SamCoatesSky Bore off with the suppression polling everyone's had enough of your shit your fooling no one

YouGov / Sky / Times voting intention RefUK 25(-3), CON 18(+1), LAB 17(+1), GRN 15(-1) LDEM 14(+1),

@danwootton Dan's a conservative man

Another one bites the dust… David Bull the latest to be stabbed in the back in Reform UK’s ongoing civil war. What the heck did he do wrong?

Keir Starmer has decided not to announce a departure timetable unless and until Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield by-election. I will explore what this means for the government and Labour Party later today

@alexwickham @DanielHewittITV Shut up you cunt

NEW: For the first time since Brexit, the UK is starting to talk about rejoining the EU. Both Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting want to. Burnham could not have been clearer only seven months ago: “I want to rejoin the EU.” He confirmed his view to @DanielHewittITV this weekend. This is a big moment. Until now, no prime minister has been willing to go anything like that far. Keir Starmer insisted on keeping Brexit settled with his red lines. If Burnham wins that looks about to change. It sets up the realistic prospect that Labour will go into the next election with a manifesto that calls for Britain to rejoin. It could make the next election an effective second referendum. It throws up huge questions. Have the Leave voters of Makerfield changed their mind about Brexit 10 years on? Is Britain willing to vote for free movement? Does it hurt or help Farage? And what terms would the EU give the UK to rejoin? With @LucyGJWhite >> bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

@LukeTryl Bore off you fucking prick

Some reflections on the EU/Makerfield. 1) The public overwhelmingly think Brexit hasn't worked, but are most likely to say it hasn't worked because politicians messed it up rather than could never have worked. The promised £350 million for the NHS comes up a lot in groups.

@MatKendrick Congratulations on getting Brexit in as a excuse 🫣

This is bleak.

@HoodedClaw1974 💤💤💤💤💤

"I voted Reform but this changes everything" People in Makerfield asked about Andy Burnham running as MP. If these people are representative he is a dead cert. Absolutely baffled how you can vote for completely different policy based on the candidate.🙄

@JamesCleverly Incredible you actually think it's a issue let that sink in

One of the first decisions made by Essex Reform was to remove the Ukrainian flag from County Council HQ. Let that sink in. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@jedwallace12 Good luck Jed 🦁

Thank you all 💙

@Artemisfornow He's trying to provoke a reaction from people marching tomorrow

‼️I am staggered at this post from a PM who has watched hate filled matches on our streets every week for 2 years. And has never spoken like this. Today, he labels every single person in this country, black, white and all shades in between, who are concerned about social cohesion and cultural erosion, as Racist and thugs. It is unforgivable 🚨

@SKinnock the Kinnocks are biggest carpet bagger family of the lot .

Farage trousered £5,000,000 from a crypto guy in Thailand without declaring it in the Register, and then went on to actively promote crypto in speeches. He initially claimed every penny was to pay for personal security... but he bought a £1.4m house in cash shortly after… 🤔

@Telegraph General election

❓Who would you rather have as prime minister?

@PippaCrerar @AliFortescue Keep smearing your 💩💩💩💩 it will make no difference

BREAKING: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage bought £1.4m house in cash shortly after receiving £5m personal gift from crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne. Reform says the "offer and process" of buying the property commenced before gift. Intriguing story by @AliFortescue

@RichardTomo5 @benhabib6 @Nigel_Farage It's a process you dick

A couple of days ago, @benhabib6 called out @Nigel_Farage over the personal money taking of a billionaire reportedly living in Thailand. Most likely in exchange for political favours. Speaking with the excellent Paul Thorpe, Ben made it clear: if what he said was untrue, he fully expected Farage to sue him. So what happened? Farage says his lawyers are sending Ben a letter. A letter is not a lawsuit. A letter is not legal action. It is political theatre. If the claims were genuinely false, surely proceedings would already be underway. So to be clear - Nigel Farage is not suing Ben Habib. People can draw their own conclusions as to why – I think it is obvious. This is exactly the kind of murky political culture and sleaze the British public are sick of. Credit to Ben Habib for having the courage to call it out publicly.

@peterkyle @steph_sejourne Tone deaf fuckers

Rebuilding our relationship with Europe matters. I headed to Brussels today to meet with @steph_sejourne as we deepen UK-EU cooperation on our industrial strategy. A closer relationship with Europe benefits Britain - it creates jobs, strengthens trade and increases our security.

@BethRigby Your embarrassing

ANALYSIS: Starmer clearly listening to his party. Tries to step up the emotion and the passion. But so wanting when it comes to matching his rhetoric of urgency to policy offer. Next 24 hours going to be very precarious as MPs weigh up what to do

@Keir_Starmer Tone deaf and like a bad case of herpes that won't go away

Hope resides in our young people. But Brexit has held them back. They should be able to live, work and study in Europe, which is exactly what our Youth Experience Scheme will deliver. This is part of rebuilding a stronger relationship with Europe. That's the Labour choice.