@PeterStefanovi2 @SamCoatesSky When Reform get into power maybe they should look at banning union donations 🤣
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Stephen Pickles
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BREAKING: A new report proposes tighter rules on political donations, including limits on contributions from Britons overseas and restrictions on company donations.
These changes would particularly affect Reform UK as @SamCoatesSky reports
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@RubyBeech @UpTheWorkers But neither of those measures stopped the drone hitting the runway at the base. That is what has upset the Cypriot government so much. Why were there no air defences already in place given the USA attacks on Iran way back in June.
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@pickles_stephen @UpTheWorkers Radar defence and fighter jets in place.
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Cutting UK defences was naive and short sighted
Cuts take effect immediately. Rebuilding takes years
...only a simpleton would blame the current government
Politics UK@PolitlcsUK
🚨 WATCH: Keir Starmer snaps at Tory MP Bernard Jenkin for suggesting his approach to defence "smacks of enormous complacency" "This smacks of the fact that for years there was underinvestment by the last Government... honestly, 14 years of underinvestment"
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@DPJHodges @10agapanthus Predictions for PMQ'S tomorrow ? 🤔 More deflections I wonder ?
I really do hope @KemiBadenoch comes back with the exact same line of questioning tomorrow 🤞
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Just spoke to a former senior government advisor. He had his mobile stolen on Whitehall. A full investigation was launched, initially by the Government security team, and then the police. The advisor was senior, but not as senior as McSweeney.
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@RubyBeech @UpTheWorkers There were zero defences in place to protect Akrotiri and Dhekelia base from missile & drone attack much to the annoyance of the Cypriot government. That lack of foresight & planning has now brought that base sovereignty into question. It should have been protected last June.
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We were specifically told by Steve Reed on Sunday the theft pre-dated the issues relating to Mandelson. I’m going to say it again. This is a blatant cover-up. And Ministers - from the Prime Minister down - are openly lying about it.
Arj Singh@singharj
McSweeney's phone was stolen around a month after Starmer was forced to sack Mandelson as US ambassador.......
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@pickles_stephen @hol40900 You can't turn around 15 years in 18 months. You couldn't do that with your own personal finances, a Country is the same. It takes time to build, train and deploy.
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Bernard Jenkin whines about under-resourced forces—after his party slashed defence by 25% over 14 years. The arrogance. You broke it, you own it. 🪖👋💷
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@DPJHodges @PeteJacksonGMP I hope @KemiBadenoch asks the exact same question as last weeks PMQ's tomorrow.
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By using the Rebekah Vardy excuse on the McSweeney/Mandelson messages Keir Starmer is taking the British people for idiots > Daily Mail > dailymail.co.uk/debate/article…
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@hol40900 Run by businessmen vs the current lot who have never run a business between them.
I know who I'd trust with the economy.
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Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf promises to cut fuel duty—while his boss Farage pockets £3,125 an hour from GB News and owns £3m in property. The party of the “working class” is run by millionaires selling you a dream they’ve already cashed in on. Don’t buy it. 🤡⛽️💷
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@HelDoc369 @Neilsocialist Which compared to the burden of public ownership we had is miniscule.
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@pickles_stephen @Neilsocialist As opposed to the privatised versions now being propped up by our taxes because we can’t afford for them to fail?
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Royal Mail privatisation - failed
Electricity privatisation - failed
Gas privatisation - failed
Water privatisation - failed
Rail privatisation- failed
Steel privatisation - failed
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@politixintheuk We are not short of personnel or hardware. This is down to poor planning and readiness.
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Tory MP Jenkin claims Keir Starmer has left defence unprepared. Piss off, Jenkin — it’ll take years to undo the damage your lot did to this country and its services.
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@DPJHodges Only a small amount of our armed forces have been deployed to the middle east so we are not stretched.
The USA attacked Iran's nuclear sites in June 2025, yet no one in government thought it wise to put in protection for our bases despite knowing they were in range of missiles.
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And if you ignore the repeated attacks on UK sovereign territory, the repeated attacks on our servicemen and women, the hundreds of combat mission being flown by the RAF and the hundreds of bombing missions being flown from UK soil and sovereign bases, he's right...
Kevin Schofield@KevinASchofield
Keir Starmer: "This is not our war and we are not getting dragged into this war."
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@KevinASchofield Pressure him over what exactly. Starmer was never asked to join in or even consulted about the operations against Iran.
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Starmer Tells Trump: You Can’t Pressure Me Over Iran War
huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/starmer-…
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@narindertweets We are not short of personal or hardware. The USA attacked Iran's nuclear sites in June 2025 yet no one in government thought it wise to put in place any protection for our bases/joint bases knowing full well that Iran's missiles/drones were in range of them. He owns this.
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Keir Starmer RIGHTFULLY snaps at Tory MP Bernard Jenkin for suggesting his approach to defence "smacks of enormous complacency"
"This smacks of the fact that for years there was underinvestment by the last Government... honestly, 14 years of underinvestment
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@vivamjm It's called being called out & losing your temper.
The USA attacked Iran's nuclear sites in June 2025 yet no one in government thought it best to put in place any protection for bases/joint bases.
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More passion and animation like this please against the twats of the Tory Party
..and the 'Tory Party with different clothes'
Peter Stefanovic@PeterStefanovi2
Keir Starmer snaps at Tory MP Bernard Jenkin for suggesting his approach to defence "smacks of enormous complacency" "This smacks of the fact that for years there was underinvestment by the last Government... honestly, 14 years of underinvestment"
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@pickles_stephen @hol40900 Do you understand how long it takes to build a ship or recruit more troops?
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@PeterStefanovi2 Eighteen months in power & years of planning workable policies before that.
The UAE has a missile/drone defence in place for a huge area compared to a military base. No excuses any more I am afraid.
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Keir Starmer snaps at Tory MP Bernard Jenkin for suggesting his approach to defence "smacks of enormous complacency"
"This smacks of the fact that for years there was underinvestment by the last Government... honestly, 14 years of underinvestment"
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@Phil_Jones01 @Keir_Starmer @BorisJohnson @RishiSunak Apart from when he loses it completely when it's pointed out to him that he has the man in charge for 18 months. The 'last government' line is past its sell by date now I am afraid.
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Contrast this please @Keir_Starmer clear direct evidence to the Liaison Committee with @BorisJohnson and @RishiSunak attendances particularly the former which resembled a drunk criminal under cross examination.
Peter Stefanovic@PeterStefanovi2
BREAKING: PM confirms the UK was aware of US-Iran talks after Trump confirms pause on missile strikes 'I welcome the talks reported between the US and Iran' 'We, the UK were aware that that was happening, and the immediate priority has to be a swift resolution of the conflict'
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@PhilMyers53 @Keir_Starmer Apart from the part when he completely lost his composure when it was pointed out that he had been in charge for 18 months & hadn't in any way protected Cyprus & the base there. The 'last government' line is now losing all credibility. It is now time he owned responsibility.
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For 90 minutes today, @Keir_Starmer was grilled by the Liason Committee, which is made up of cross-party MP'S.
He was calm, measured, authoritative, & inspirational
He's #TenYearKeir
Labour, #FixingBritain
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