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Sarah Rosemary@SarahRosemary3·1h

@brucemcd23 2/ My worry is that they're going to outrun the prosecution of the suspect Just as with RAVEC confidentiality, they can invent anything about this crime & friendly papers will assist with that until he's charged Then unregulated SM allows that to continue until trial verdict

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Sarah Rosemary@SarahRosemary3·1h

@brucemcd23 simple but perfect

Make a choice. Which one is it. Oh wait, you’re not even elected.

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Bruce McD@brucemcd23·1h

@SarahRosemary3 It all a bit like a set to in the 6th form common room

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Sarah Rosemary@SarahRosemary3·1h

@brucemcd23 when I see his tweets, i wonder if he's mentally unwell and then I pause & realise he's just abusive and then I see twisted Jenrick being interviewed The only upside of all of this is that their current display of explosive aggression cannot be ignored by the media. My 1/2

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Bruce McD@brucemcd23·1h

Great work by Gary Gibbons Sticks to his guns Brings Jenrick back to the issue But really this should have been the challenge every time Farage or his surrogate said ‘broken no rules’ The viewer should have always left with the message that it wasn’t for Farage to decide. It was for Parliament

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trixietrottsbackagain 🇪🇺 Duchess of truth🇪🇺@trixietrottsba1

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Sarah Rosemary@SarahRosemary3·1h

@brucemcd23 just as he is the arbiter of whether he has broke any rules on donation Gary Gibbons wrangles Jenrick x.com/trixietrottsba…

Gary is an absolute class act just watch as Jenrick squirms while grasping at straws to save himself from total humiliation

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Bruce McD@brucemcd23·2h

Grotesque lie from Jenrick on Farage’s behalf The record is clear Farage’s needs were assessed by the responsible body and they proposed a security package in line with what senior cabinet ministers receive Farage turned it down After the secret £5m gift was revealed he claimed, initially, it was for security Although it appears he may not have spent any of it on security Don’t be conned by the lies . Farage and Jenrick are changing the subject Because Farage is in deep trouble over the £5m 73% think Farage is sleazy

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@SarahRosemary3 Then there’s what Farage really, really wants

I think it’s a good chance that Farage wants the full entourage option That seems a big deal for him….look at the team around him in that airport scene where he confronted SkyNews’s Rob Powell But I suspect what drove him wild with frustration is that Sadiq Khan has got the armoured Range Rover Sentinel with the full 15 man team Lot of chat from Yusuf about Farage being downgraded Of course the level of security for Khan reflects the risk assessment- including his demonisation by Trump and Musk…..not an experience Farage has had

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Bruce McD@brucemcd23·1h

@SarahRosemary3 Because obviously Farage knows how to make a security assessment than the body ( RAVEC) charged with that responsibility Seriously

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Bruce McD@brucemcd23·1h

I think it’s a good chance that Farage wants the full entourage option That seems a big deal for him….look at the team around him in that airport scene where he confronted SkyNews’s Rob Powell But I suspect what drove him wild with frustration is that Sadiq Khan has got the armoured Range Rover Sentinel with the full 15 man team Lot of chat from Yusuf about Farage being downgraded Of course the level of security for Khan reflects the risk assessment- including his demonisation by Trump and Musk…..not an experience Farage has had

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Neil Lancaster@neillancaster66·5h

2 possibilities. He either... didn't fancy hanging around with police officers for some reason. Or he wanted a big statement security entourage, with earpieces, big biceps, shaved heads, and Ray-Bans. Like his hero Trump.

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The Finance Guy@OneFinanceGuy·5h

Battle of ideas? Several. 1) Pay all your taxes (hi @TiceRichard @nadhimzahawi) 2) Declare all your "gifts" (hi @Nigel_Farage) 3) Don't accept illegal foreign money (hi @RobertJenrick) 4) Don't abuse women (hi @JMcMurdockMP) 5) A big one for a special friend: don't launder money.

Alan Mendoza@alanmendoza

An example of the derangement syndrome that @Nigel_Farage provokes in the political class by his very existence. This MP once showed his bravery and grit in the Army. Yet rather than engage in the battle of ideas, he’s resorted to cheap mockery over an old video. Very sad.

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Bruce McD@brucemcd23·1h

@implausibleblog Not an honest error

Gove responds to the Hallett Report by acknowledging ‘honest errors’ The VIP Lane cannot be described as an honest error It was planned and unnecessary systemic step , put in by the Conservative Party in government to give their friends and contacts priority The National Audit Office described it as ‘unprecedented’ There was absolutely no justification for it in terms of procurement process It was a recipe for cronyism and soaking up energy Out of approximately £14.9 billion spent on PPE £ 9.9 billion (nearly two-thirds) was wasted The government paid £4.2 billion on "VIP lane" contracts Over 50% of all contracts issued via the VIP lane referral system encountered notable performance and supply issues The standard procurement routes saw a lower performance-issue rate of 39%. The wastage rate of 66% is staggeringly awful It’s evident the performance figures were over 10% worse in the VIP Lane The VIP Lane , an unnecessary and unsound innovation, contributed about £3 billion to the £9.9 billion of overall waste Not an honest error Crassly arrogant cronyism. Corrupt

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Farrukh@implausibleblog·2h

Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "Do you think a waste of £10 billion deserves an apology?" Michael Gove, "These were honest errors.. Appropriate lessons have been learned"

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Bruce McD@brucemcd23·1h

@CliveWismayer @michaelgove Not an honest error👇

Gove responds to the Hallett Report by acknowledging ‘honest errors’ The VIP Lane cannot be described as an honest error It was planned and unnecessary systemic step , put in by the Conservative Party in government to give their friends and contacts priority The National Audit Office described it as ‘unprecedented’ There was absolutely no justification for it in terms of procurement process It was a recipe for cronyism and soaking up energy Out of approximately £14.9 billion spent on PPE £ 9.9 billion (nearly two-thirds) was wasted The government paid £4.2 billion on "VIP lane" contracts Over 50% of all contracts issued via the VIP lane referral system encountered notable performance and supply issues The standard procurement routes saw a lower performance-issue rate of 39%. The wastage rate of 66% is staggeringly awful It’s evident the performance figures were over 10% worse in the VIP Lane The VIP Lane , an unnecessary and unsound innovation, contributed about £3 billion to the £9.9 billion of overall waste Not an honest error Crassly arrogant cronyism. Corrupt

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Clive Wismayer 🇪🇺🥪@CliveWismayer·2h

@michaelgove is hoping no one bothers to read what Dame Heather Hallett found in relation to the so-called ‘High Priority Lane’ for Covid procurement. ‘No evidence of cronyism or corruption’ was found, he said. The judge found that: • out of the total of £15B spent on PPE, £10B was wasted • the HP lane embedded unfairness in the procurement process • it should never be repeated Gove says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for what he calls ‘mistakes’. I invite him to tell us what that means. What consequences should befall those, including him, who made these so-called mistakes? Dame Hallett was not conducting a criminal enquiry. It was not her job to make findings of cronyism & corruption. I think we can all make our own minds up about that, given that the known facts scream criminality.

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Bruce McD@brucemcd23·2h

@michaelgove Come off it . You actually made a systemic change described as unprecedented by the NAO which had the effect of embedding cronyism @Kevin_Maguire is right about the VIP Lane

Gove responds to the Hallett Report by acknowledging ‘honest errors’ The VIP Lane cannot be described as an honest error It was planned and unnecessary systemic step , put in by the Conservative Party in government to give their friends and contacts priority The National Audit Office described it as ‘unprecedented’ There was absolutely no justification for it in terms of procurement process It was a recipe for cronyism and soaking up energy Out of approximately £14.9 billion spent on PPE £ 9.9 billion (nearly two-thirds) was wasted The government paid £4.2 billion on "VIP lane" contracts Over 50% of all contracts issued via the VIP lane referral system encountered notable performance and supply issues The standard procurement routes saw a lower performance-issue rate of 39%. The wastage rate of 66% is staggeringly awful It’s evident the performance figures were over 10% worse in the VIP Lane The VIP Lane , an unnecessary and unsound innovation, contributed about £3 billion to the £9.9 billion of overall waste Not an honest error Crassly arrogant cronyism. Corrupt

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Michael Gove@michaelgove·6h

Nonsense. There was no corruption or cronyism on the part of ministers or officials

Scandals don't come much bigger than wasting £10bn of £15bn spent on unusable PPE during Covid. The Tory VIP lane for donors, cronies and chums was a rip-off door. Hunt them down and grab back the £10bn no matter whatever that costs. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/c…

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Bruce McD@brucemcd23·2h

@PippaCrerar The VIP Lane cannot be described as an honest error It was a planned, systemic and unprecedented change - essentially to embed cronyism in the process

Gove responds to the Hallett Report by acknowledging ‘honest errors’ The VIP Lane cannot be described as an honest error It was planned and unnecessary systemic step , put in by the Conservative Party in government to give their friends and contacts priority The National Audit Office described it as ‘unprecedented’ There was absolutely no justification for it in terms of procurement process It was a recipe for cronyism and soaking up energy Out of approximately £14.9 billion spent on PPE £ 9.9 billion (nearly two-thirds) was wasted The government paid £4.2 billion on "VIP lane" contracts Over 50% of all contracts issued via the VIP lane referral system encountered notable performance and supply issues The standard procurement routes saw a lower performance-issue rate of 39%. The wastage rate of 66% is staggeringly awful It’s evident the performance figures were over 10% worse in the VIP Lane The VIP Lane , an unnecessary and unsound innovation, contributed about £3 billion to the £9.9 billion of overall waste Not an honest error Crassly arrogant cronyism. Corrupt

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Pippa Crerar@PippaCrerar·8h

Boris Johnson’s govt wasted £10bn of public PPE during the coronavirus pandemic, official inquiry concludes. Covid-19 inquiry chair, Heather Hallett, also criticised then Conservative govt's controversial “VIP lane” which gave high priority for PPE contracts to firms with political links to the Tories. Full story by @david_conn theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/j…

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Gove responds to the Hallett Report by acknowledging ‘honest errors’ The VIP Lane cannot be described as an honest error It was planned and unnecessary systemic step , put in by the Conservative Party in government to give their friends and contacts priority The National Audit Office described it as ‘unprecedented’ There was absolutely no justification for it in terms of procurement process It was a recipe for cronyism and soaking up energy Out of approximately £14.9 billion spent on PPE £ 9.9 billion (nearly two-thirds) was wasted The government paid £4.2 billion on "VIP lane" contracts Over 50% of all contracts issued via the VIP lane referral system encountered notable performance and supply issues The standard procurement routes saw a lower performance-issue rate of 39%. The wastage rate of 66% is staggeringly awful It’s evident the performance figures were over 10% worse in the VIP Lane The VIP Lane , an unnecessary and unsound innovation, contributed about £3 billion to the £9.9 billion of overall waste Not an honest error Crassly arrogant cronyism. Corrupt

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Bruce McD@brucemcd23·3h

Quite shocking that Farage and his acolytes, inside and outside Reform, will continue to speculate about the Widdecome murder and a political or targeted motivation for it, to promote their own interests, regardless of its effect on either the investigation or any subsequent trial

He'll make the same of it as he has from the beginning. He's going to sit back, let the police to their job and not say anything that could undermine or prejudice the investigation. I understand you have other priorities however...

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