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@piersmorgan What are the odds on Trump invading Vatican City? It must be on his list now. Can’t allow the Pope to have his finger on direct access to the almighty!

Sorry, WHAT!? So, having demanded the Strait be opened on pain of all Iranian civilisation being ended, President Trump is now going to shut it himself?

@IndianaGPA Straight red for head to head contact I would assume?

Sometimes when you FA it isn’t till later the FO part of life hits you when you’re not looking 😂

@Bubblebathgirl That will make the free world step in and clear out the both of them.

President Trump reportedly told ABC News that charging ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz might be a “joint venture” between the U.S. and Iran and said, “It’s a beautiful thing.” Trump added that peace talks will begin Friday and will move quickly. (RedWavePress on 𝕏)

@MelJStride @KemiBadenoch At last. A conservative post that is starting to make sense. Please get back to basics and start offering a centre/right alternative to the current extreme left and right wing options.

Labour’s decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap is a serious mistake and one the country cannot afford. At a time when Britain faces a sustained cost-of-living challenge, families across the country are making difficult, often painful decisions to balance their budgets. They expect government to show the same discipline. Instead, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have chosen to increase welfare spending by billions, and to tax working people to pay for it. Starmer and Reeves’ choice marks a significant shift in the principles that underpin our welfare system. The two-child cap, introduced by Conservatives in 2017, reflected a straightforward and widely understood idea: that families should make choices based on what they can afford, and that the state should mirror that reality. It ensured the system remained fair, both to those who rely on support and to those who fund it through their taxes. Labour have now chosen to abandon that balance. Under Labour’s plan, families on benefits can now receive thousands more for every extra child. For bigger households, that could mean well over £10,000 more a year, at a cost of around £3.5 billion each year. That comes on top of already high levels of public spending and over £100 billion in debt interest – double the defence budget. Given the strain on the public finances and the fact taxes are rising to record highs to pay for this, such a commitment raises serious questions about sustainability. It also raises questions of fairness. Working households do not receive more money when their family grows. They adapt. They plan. They make trade-offs. It is reasonable to expect that the welfare system reflects those same constraints, rather than insulating some from them at the expense of others. This is not about withdrawing support from those in need. Britain already has a compassionate system that protects the most vulnerable. But compassion must be matched with responsibility. Without that balance, public confidence in the system begins to erode. On top of that, we should all be concerned about how this decision was made. Before the election, Keir Starmer made clear that the cap would remain. Its removal came about because Labour’s backbenchers have Starmer and Reeves over a barrel, following a slew of disastrous u-turns. A government driven more by internal politics than by a consistent economic strategy is dangerous. Reform UK have taken every possible different position on the two child policy. Nigel Farage last year made a speech announcing he wanted to scrap the cap. His Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick voted alongside Labour to lift it just a few months ago. Then they said they only wanted to partially scrap it. And now they claim they would keep it. They may deny it, but Labour and Reform are pushing more welfare spending, with no consideration for the country’s finances. The Conservative position is different. We believe in a welfare system that is robust, targeted, and fair - one that supports those who need help while maintaining a clear link between responsibility and support. That is essential not only for fiscal sustainability, but for maintaining public trust. Restoring the two-child cap would reaffirm an important principle: that support should be delivered in a way that is fair to all, and consistent with the realities faced by working families. The country does not need competing promises of higher spending paid for by yet more taxes on working people. It needs honesty about the choices we face, and an understanding of what is fair.

@UKLabour No it means 450k Children’s parents have a bit more money to spend on fast food, wine, and cigies.

From today, the two child limit is lifted. That means 450,000 children will no longer grow up in poverty.

@RachelReevesMP Except the children won’t see much of it. Mum and/or Dad will have more to enjoy on ‘pay day’ though.

Today we are lifting 450,000 children out of poverty with the end of the two-child limit.  This Labour Government is achieving the biggest reduction in child poverty over a Parliament since records began.  Change promised. Change delivered.

@GBNEWS That would be right if the parents spent it on the child and not iPhones, wine and tattoos. Just saying. 👍

'This is about choosing to be on the side of young kids who are in poverty through no fault of their own.' Labour MP Tom Hayes champions his party removing the two-child benefit cap. 📺 Freeview 236, Sky 512, Virgin 604 🇬🇧 Become a Friend of GB News: gbnews.com/support

@DominicMcGregor Easy solution. All those who think state pensions are too high can sign a request to reduce the pension they personally will receive in the future as they believe they won’t need it. Sorted.

I’m 32 years old and I want to change the state pension. With the triple lock, based on historical growth (4.5%) when I reach my pension age. The state pension will be £30,100 a year. This would account for £512bn a year. The current government budget is 1.2Trn. This would be 3x the current NHS budget. The triple lock is unsustainable. Now the debate, no one is saying that pensioners shouldn’t recieve support. That goes without saying. But there shouldn’t be a non-means tested, non contribution based pension which gives everyone blanket support. Especially when you consider 1 in 4 of over 60 years are asset millionaires. My view is, we need to have a means tested only state pension. Which is reassessed every 3 years. There is no “pot” people pay into, national insurance is just a tax - there is no ring fenced fund for a state pension. It comes directly from taxation ever annum. Without changes like this, young people will suffer while older people - who receive their pension and political protection because they actively vote - will continue to have a glorious quality of life.

@TalkTV @ThatAlexWoman @BenedictSpence Easy solution. All those who think state pensions are too high can sign a request to reduce the pension they personally will receive in the future as they believe they won’t need it. Sorted.

Conservative Commentator Benedict Spence shares his views on Pensioners claiming a state pension with Alex. "They shouldn't be receiving that, they have the assets, they have the resources to look after themselves." @ThatAlexWoman @BenedictSpence

@isnit0 What rate did you use to compound up each years investment?

For the retired people in the comments claiming "I paid more than my fair share". Actually, most of you didn't. You're being subsidised by me, my peers, and the children we won't be able to have.

@miriam_cates To be clear, I paid in to the scheme to buy ME a pension when I got to 65. How the government chose to use my money and fund the scheme was up to them. But they were responsible for ensuring that funds were in place to fund MY pension. So I was buying MY pension when I paid in.

No one has ‘paid into’ the state pension. NI payments are spent by the government of the day, not put into a pot with your name on. Using these terms just perpetuates the myth that the state pension is a contributory scheme. It isn’t. It’s a non-means tested universal benefit paid for by current taxpayers.

@piersmorgan Is it possible that Trump might just tell lies all the time?

I’m confused. President Trump says the war is 2/3 weeks from being over and the main goal of preventing Iran from developing a nuke has been achieved. Yet they still have all their enriched uranium? 🤔

@USronaldcarter I guess it tells you that you messed up by assuming you can start a war without any input from allies and they will follow you in to the cesspool you created.

🚨 NOBODY KNOWS HOW FUCKED NATO ACTUALLY IS RIGHT NOW. In the last 72 hours, watch who walked away: 🇫🇷 France: Blocked US military overflight for weapons to Israel — FIRST TIME since war began Feb 28. Israel cut ALL defense procurement from France. 🇮🇹 Italy: Denied Sigonella air base landing to US bombers. Defense Minister said relations are "solid and loyal." DAYS after blocking US planes. 🇪🇸 Spain: Closed ENTIRE airspace to US operations. Blocked Naval Station Rota AND Morón Air Base. PM Sánchez called it "not NATO collective defense." 🇵🇱 Poland: Refused to redeploy Patriot batteries. US burned through 1,200+ interceptors in 16 days. Poland said no. 🇨🇭 Switzerland: Denied 2 US reconnaissance flights. Suspended $120,000,000 in weapons exports under "neutrality laws." 🇬🇧 UK: PM said "this is not our war." Trump told them to "build up some delayed courage." 🇩🇪 Germany: President Steinmeier called war "possibly illegal." WHILE hosting Ramstein — largest US base outside America. That is: France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Switzerland, UK, and Germany. All in ONE week. When this many allies abandon you at once, it's not a disagreement. It's a collapse.

@DanielCreminGB The damage Trump has done to Americas international standing is unprecedented. It may never be fixed.

The damage Starmer, Hemer and co have done to Britain's international standing and national security is very significant. It is going to take years to fix this.

@piersmorgan There must be more to it and the BBC lawyers must have advised it was legal to terminate his contract. Otherwise he would hit them with a law suit.

I don’t understand this Scott Mills scandal. He was investigated by police 10yrs ago over alleged offences 25+ years ago, but no action was taken and case was closed. Now he gets instantly fired over same thing? The BBC needs to explain why, surely?

@FromLe2 Totally right decision. He just needed to go over and make his point without the push. Poor example to any youngsters watching.

Completely and utterly the wrong call to apologise. A) Geoff did nothing wrong and acted how I want a tigers head coach to act in that moment. B) Do not give a baying mob anything. They’ll only want more.

@GBNEWS Quite the reverse actually. Starmer (and the UK and the US) need Trump gone to get things back to normal.

Donald Trump needs Keir Starmer gone to make the special relationship great again – Lee Cohen gbnews.com/opinion/donald…

@ThePatriotOasis Don’t start wars you can’t win and don’t expect support if you don’t involve your allies in the planning (assuming that you did any planning!)

🔥🚨 BREAKING: President Trump - "WE ARE DISAPPOINTED IN NATO!" Calls out the British Government for inaction. TRUMP: "WE come to their rescue, but they will NEVER come to ours." "I want you to remember that we said this, they didn't come to our rescue! Now they all want to help when they're annihilated!" "The other side is annihilated. They said, 'we'd love to send ships.' They actually made a statement, a couple of them, that we want to get involved when the war's over..." "...No, it's supposed to get involved with the war's BEGINNING or even before it begins!" "We had the UK say that 'we'll send,' this is three weeks ago, 'we'll send our aircraft carriers,' which aren't the best aircraft carriers, by the way, they're TOYS compared to what we have, but 'we'll send our aircraft carrier when the war's over.'" "I said, oh, that's wonderful. Thank you very much. Don't bother. We don't need it. And we don't need it. We don't need them!"

@Iromg Actually Starmer is in the middle of the biggest comeback since Lazarus! He was done but his performance during the Iran invasion has been game changing.

Nobody’s listening. No one believes him. He’s a compulsive, thin skinned, duplicitous liar…

@SkyNews @skydavidblevins Trump is obviously mentally unable to carry on and should be removed from office before he does more damage.

Donald Trump has called NATO allies 'cowards' over the Strait of Hormuz in a Truth Social post, while declaring the war in Iran is 'militarily won'. Sky's @skydavidblevins reports. trib.al/vImqzCl 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube