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@Ameer_Kotecha If Burnham becomes PM how long will it be before everyone realises its going to be at least as bad

@IndyLassie @WingsScotland @Jonathan_K_Cook Joint enterprise. Look it up

@WingsScotland What do you make of @Jonathan_K_Cook argument? "But that obviously can't be the explanation because three of the activists had nothing to do with that incident and yet they were convicted as terrorists by the judge anyway."

If you’re breaking into a building to smash up property as a political protest, that’s criminal damage. If the cops show up, you either surrender (in order to make your political point in a trial) or you run away. Attack them with sledgehammers, hi, you’re a terrorist.

@alexwickham Vote re tweet x.com/i/status/20656…

NEW: Bloomberg Saturday read — Andy Burnham is planning to move quickly after Makerfield to secure a coronation. His supporters think John Healey’s resignation kills off Keir Starmer’s chances of survival. They think Wes Streeting and Al Carns don’t have the numbers, and that Burnham can quickly get 250+ Labour MPs and most of the cabinet to back him. — Starmer insists he’ll fight, but the question is what the cabinet does. Burnham’s supporters want them to tell the PM to agree a handover. Before Healey resigned, Starmer’s allies hoped he could battle on because most of the cabinet would back him to stay. Aides suggest the calculus is changing and Healey’s brutal exit makes it more likely they tell Starmer it’s over. — Even Starmer loyalists are very critical of the PM. They wish he’d been bolder, found the defence money from welfare, net zero or elsewhere, and sacked Ed Miliband. Several allies say they can’t believe Miliband and Shabana Mahmood (who they say privately plotted with Burnham and Miliband to oust Starmer) are still in the cabinet, but Healey isn’t. One says that’s the final evidence of his lack of authority, political judgment and decision-making ability. — Starmer’s relationship with Rachel Reeves has been tested to the limit. Her resistance led Starmer to renege on his Munich speech and overrule Healey and Jonathan Powell. She effectively buried his survival strategy of focusing on security. Reeves allies argue it’s her job to make the numbers add up and if Starmer wanted more money for defence he could have imposed more departmental cuts but was unwilling. — Burnham will not keep Reeves on as his chancellor, despite her allies pitching her to stay. Reappointing her would not be the change he’s promising, one Burnham supporter says. They say they spoke to Reeves around the locals and came away believing she would help them persuade Starmer to go, but she didn’t follow through. — The turmoil is rattling UK allies. European diplomats contacted British counterparts in recent days complaining about the uncertainty over the UK’s defence spending plans, the slow pace of the uplift and Healey’s departure. They’ve also asked for information about Burnham’s plans for foreign policy and defence but got no answer. — If Burnham does become PM he’ll face the same problems. His critics say he’s never uttered a word of substance on defence or foreign policy, shows no interest in it and has no plan. It is not impossible that in the next few months the British PM has to join negotiations with Putin over Ukraine. “Can you imagine Burnham doing that?” asks one official, especially with Powell likely to leave with Starmer. — Starmer’s chaos also distracted from what might otherwise have been a bad week for Burnham. He got away with his WASPI gaffe thanks to Healey. Labour MPs are also critical of his plans on immigration. One aide said his proposal to end asylum hotel contracts and move responsibility for housing migrants to local authorities is amateurish and toxic. — It all leaves Labour MPs in a state of total despair. Starmer looks finished but Burnham has no obvious plan and keeps making basic mistakes that foreshadow another troubled premiership, one said. If Burnham loses Makerfield, Labour appears to have no other options. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

@TonyGreenstein The jury's role is limited to deciding guilt on the charged offences. Aggravating factors like motivation, intent details, harm caused, or statutory enhancements (terrorist connection, hate crime aggravation, etc.) are assessed by the judge post-conviction.

1. The judge can indeed impose the terrorist connection, whether it is so charged or not, per s.69 Sentencing Act 2020. 2. Crown Court sentences don't set precedents. This is trite - and as an MP, you really ought to know this. 3. The sentences are neither disproportionate, nor wrong. There was serious damage (£1.2m) to property, and a police officer's spine was fractured with a sledgehammer. What's "wrong" here is that MPs are outraged that people have been appropriately sentenced for such crimes that include GBH by fracturing a police officer's spine with a sledgehammer. We should not have MPs who think this way.

So fuck you Sgt Kate Evans of Avon & Somerset Police. Nature of the Attack Evans was struck twice in the back with a 3kg (approximately seven-pound) sledgehammer during the incident at the Elbit Systems facility in Filton, Bristol. Physical Injuries The most serious injury was a fractured spine. Trial evidence indicated fractures to several transverse processes in the lumbar region of the spine, including the right third lumbar vertebra, a probable fracture of the second lumbar vertebra, and a displaced fracture of the fourth lumbar vertebra. Immediate Effects Evans described experiencing intense pain immediately after the attack. She reported a shock sensation through her back and legs, pins and needles in both legs, and difficulty sitting upright. Basic daily activities became difficult and she required assistance during the early stages of recovery. Medical Treatment Treatment consisted of pain management and physiotherapy. No reports indicate that major spinal surgery was required, but the injuries required prolonged medical supervision and rehabilitation. Time Off Work Evans was absent from work for approximately three months following the attack. Long-Term Physical Recovery At sentencing in June 2026, nearly two years after the assault, Evans stated that she was still receiving treatment for her injuries. The ongoing nature of the treatment suggests that the effects of the spinal fractures had not fully resolved. Career Impact Following the injury, Evans returned to policing on restricted duties. She told the court that the lasting effects of the assault contributed to her giving up her position as a police sergeant. Psychological Impact Evans reported sleep disturbance, waking in panic, recurring distressing dreams, and continuing emotional effects from the incident. She also stated that she received hostile communications after the case became public. Current Recovery Status Publicly available information indicates that Evans survived the attack, returned to policing in a limited capacity, and continues to receive medical treatment. There is no evidence from court reporting that she suffered paralysis or permanent loss of mobility, but the injuries were sufficiently serious to constitute grievous bodily harm and continued to affect her almost two years after the assault.

3 of the 4 people didn’t attack the police officer and all of the 4 were cleared of violent intent. So the only disgrace here is the lie you’re telling to justify a clear miscarriage of justice & the use of anti-terror laws to justify your government’s complicity in a genocide.

@mehdirhasan @Tulameen3 The law of joint enterprise applies

Sgt Kate Evans of Avon & Somerset Police. Nature of the Attack Evans was struck twice in the back with a 3kg (approximately seven-pound) sledgehammer during the incident at the Elbit Systems facility in Filton, Bristol. Physical Injuries The most serious injury was a fractured spine. Trial evidence indicated fractures to several transverse processes in the lumbar region of the spine, including the right third lumbar vertebra, a probable fracture of the second lumbar vertebra, and a displaced fracture of the fourth lumbar vertebra. Immediate Effects Evans described experiencing intense pain immediately after the attack. She reported a shock sensation through her back and legs, pins and needles in both legs, and difficulty sitting upright. Basic daily activities became difficult and she required assistance during the early stages of recovery. Medical Treatment Treatment consisted of pain management and physiotherapy. No reports indicate that major spinal surgery was required, but the injuries required prolonged medical supervision and rehabilitation. Time Off Work Evans was absent from work for approximately three months following the attack. Long-Term Physical Recovery At sentencing in June 2026, nearly two years after the assault, Evans stated that she was still receiving treatment for her injuries. The ongoing nature of the treatment suggests that the effects of the spinal fractures had not fully resolved. Career Impact Following the injury, Evans returned to policing on restricted duties. She told the court that the lasting effects of the assault contributed to her giving up her position as a police sergeant. Psychological Impact Evans reported sleep disturbance, waking in panic, recurring distressing dreams, and continuing emotional effects from the incident. She also stated that she received hostile communications after the case became public. Current Recovery Status Publicly available information indicates that Evans survived the attack, returned to policing in a limited capacity, and continues to receive medical treatment. There is no evidence from court reporting that she suffered paralysis or permanent loss of mobility, but the injuries were sufficiently serious to constitute grievous bodily harm and continued to affect her almost two years after the assault.

@EdwinWine1 @FreeTheWorId And the truth.......MRI scan showed no damage. Only the insane support psychopath Netanyahu's genocidal, apartheid colony & thousands of crimes against humanity committed by its depraved IOF verminous scum. All Israeli-connected death factories should be closed down.

Evil has many faces. This is one of them. If you know, you know. There is nothing I could say about this matter that would highlight or emphasize the injustice. It speaks for itself. #Filton4

I don't care whether its territory not. He hit a police officer in the back with a sledgehammer. If labelling it terrorism allows the judge to give a longer sentence great. IMHO an exemplary 20 years without remission was more appropriate. Protest all you want, use violence nope. Use violence like that is not acceptable. If you want to fight go to Gaza join Hamas. Post a selfie

@EdwinWine1 @socksknitter @ZackPolanski Exactly. Not terrorism.

Gut wrenching to see four young people jailed for direct action against an arms supplier to Israel. Years in prison for protesting to save lives in Gaza, with 'terrorism' used despite no jury convicting them of it. A truly dangerous attack on the right to protest.

@Jack62Swans @FarRightSkip Well maybe but is Zack (women can have a Penis) Polanski is absolutely the best possible solution obvs.

@FarRightSkip Seriously? Are you blind to those who actually hold the power in Restore? A group of Jew hating, anti semitic racists? Lowe is the senile figurehead for these truly dangerous ethno nats.

I'm not anti Reform. I just no longer believe that Nigel has the grit that is needed to unfuck Britain, whereas Rupert does.

As a new low for this country this takes some beating. Meet Sam who fractured a police woman's spine with a sledgehammer @TfL

@WillGlass23 @tg_greg @FreeTheWorId Collective responsibility. Joint enterprise law

@tg_greg @EdwinWine1 @FreeTheWorId Retards 😂 they were involved in the same crime so are just as much involved in committing that crime. Same reason if someone drives a murderer to go kill someone they can get charged with murder.

@francesweetman We need fundamental changes. Burnham is not the one to deliver them. My assumption now is that Burnham becomes PM. Then by the time of the next GE he will have become totally exposed. The country will move right. I still fancy Badenoch to win

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Insane

@AngelicaDevine_ You're a bloke. Why should unwell women in a hospital ward have to put up with a man being place in their ward.

Last year I had a surgical procedure at a hospital. It went without complications. But as I woke up from anesthesia, I realised I was put in MEN’S WARD 😰 Men were staring at me and had faces of disgust 😔 I though I was going to die from embarrassment 💔 Then a nurse came in, she was concerned and said: “I am sorry honey, you must’ve been put here by mistake” as she strolled me out to women’s ward 🥹 If not for her idk what may have happened during the night there, I am forever thankful 🏳️‍⚧️❤️‍🩹 So many are unnecessarily cruel to trans women, but that nurse gave me hope for a better world 💓

@SVPhillimore The one thing they really hate is being ignored.

Interesting. Small turn out, no other business on High Street appears to be joining in. Mayor says it’s all about loving who we love, fiercely. About being inclusive and welcoming. While hoisting the Progress Pride flag at the Town Hall. The message and the reality are starkly different. Does he not know? Or does he not care? No sign of any police presence. I suspect Swindon will be the one to watch.

@akuareindorf @DannyBeales Only a few hundred women have to move away from Labour and he's toast

@DannyBeales Furthermore, this is only to do with LGB people insofar as we are also allowed to gather together on a single sex basis. The law currently allows that. If you want to take that right away from us, own it. Don't lump us in with those who would forbid it.

LGBT+ people deserve to be able to live freely and safely. I don't believe the EHRC's guidance is helping to make that possible. My statement on why I've signed EDM 240 to stand up for trans people in my constituency and across the UK.

@DannyBeales If you're going to oppose delivery of our manifesto pledges, you really shouldn't have put yourself forward as a Labour candidate.

@UNwhoWEFight @WingsScotland @Jebadoo2 Collective jeopardy

@WingsScotland @Jebadoo2 Surely they should have just added Assault on an Emergency Worker as that’s what one did? Also what do you think the other 3 did to warrant terrorism sentences after only being found guilty of criminal damage?

@DannyBeales You are on the list of MPs we will target for defeat at the next opportunity. You look particularly vulnerable. Bye