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Most Reform members believe non-white UK citizens born abroad should be forced or encouraged to leave, poll finds Nigel Farage’s attempts to appeal to centre-ground voters may cause tension in his party, according to Hope Not Hate

More than half of Reform UK members believe non-white British citizens born abroad should be deported or encouraged to leave.

No different to the old BNP or National Front voters.

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US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war

That was quick.
Already got to the crystal meth stage of war.

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How Nigel Farage Will Lose the Next General Election Reform's extended tantrum over losing the Gorton and Denton by-election reveals exactly why they are on course for an even bigger defeat at the next general election

How Reform's extended tantrum over losing the Gorton and Denton by-election reveals exactly why they are on course for an even bigger defeat at the next general election

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Want to stop Farage with your vote? At the moment you can’t – and Starmer must fix that | Polly Toynbee The PM’s in-tray is overflowing. But he can’t afford to neglect the real issue that is distorting our politics and the way we live, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Want to stop Farage with your vote? At the moment you can’t – and Starmer must fix that | Polly Toynbee The PM’s in-tray is overflowing. But he can’t afford to neglect the real issue that is distorting our politics and the way we live, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

“The FPTP voting system was the fortress sustaining the old parties, but “small” parties have stormed the walls. YouGov finds that Farage could become PM on a 23% vote. Voting has become a fruit machine with random results when tiny shifts bring cascading seats”
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US strikes on Iran ‘outside international law,’ says Macron Macron joins Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez in calling the legality of the strikes into question.

After four days of hesitating, the president of France has joined the prime minister of Spain in saying that the 🇺🇸🇮🇱 attack on Iran is a violation of international law.

But they are still the only 2 EU leaders to have done so. Will others join?

Want to stop Farage with your vote? At the moment you can’t – and Starmer must fix that | Polly Toynbee The PM’s in-tray is overflowing. But he can’t afford to neglect the real issue that is distorting our politics and the way we live, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Institute of Government says that the FPTP voting system has become "dangerous". Switching to PR should now be top of the government's priority list.
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No one reads the Telegraph.

Precisely because it produces sh*t like this.

Support for war with Iran is at less than 10%.

Only about 24% of Reform supporters support it, everyone else is basically at 0%

Billion-pound helicopter deal secures 3,300 British jobs, boosts battlefield kit and unlocks up to £15 billion in UK exports Leonardo UK selected for £1 billion contract for new medium helicopters (NMH) - which could work alongside uncrewed aircraft - to support defence operations around the globe.

Excllent news!

Labour sign £1bn defence contract for 23 new medium helicopters, to be built in Yeovil.

It will secure 3,300 skilled British jobs and could see £15bn of international orders placed for helicopters over the next 10 years.

Investment in the UK. Improving our defence. Supporting Jobs!

This is important. Reform keep taking positions that are only supported by the 25% of the electorate they already have and in doing so are negatively polarising everyone else against them.

US evangelicals have spent generations preparing to fight the Antichrist. But when he finally shows up, they just make him President.

Important to remember that the people most enthusiastic about bombing Iran are almost always the people most hateful towards refugees.

MPs’ basic salary to rise to £110,000 by end of parliament, watchdog says Ipsa cites rising abuse and constituency workloads as reasons for above-inflation increase of 5% from April

15,000,000 people live in poverty in the UK.
Just saying…………

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Keir Starmer when you were running for Labour leader you promised to introduce this legislation to stop the UK being dragged into illegal wars - it's time to show you were serious about that.

It is incredible that, 4 days into this crisis, only *2* 🇪🇺countries (🇮🇹&🇸🇰) have requested activation of the EU Civil Protectionism Mechanism to coordinate joint evacuation of EU citizens.

There are hundreds of thousands of Europeans stranded right now, but each country is acting (and failing) alone.

This IPSO adjudication against the Telegraph is quite something

Confirms their story titled: ‘We earn £345k, but soaring private school fees mean we can’t go on five holidays’ was completely fabricated, with the family involved non-existent and stock pictures used

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Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey:

"Tax exiles like Isabel Oakeshott and washed up old footballers who mock ordinary people who stay in the UK and pay our taxes... As we protect them, it's only right for tax exiles to start paying taxes to fund our armed forces, just like the rest of us".

Raytheon Executive: I know you’re skeptical about buying American again. But hear me out. The MIM-104 Patriot is the only surface to air missile system with a proven track record of success against the US Air Force.

Danish Defense Minister: Continue.

Labours attitudes towards water companies is one of the starkest examples of how they'll do anything to protect the status quo.

The case for water nationalisation is so bloody obvious to everyone - yet they'll do anything they can to keep the failed privatisation experiment.

Good lord. What an abject failure the Blue Labour strategy has been.

THE STORMSHADOW/SCALP-EG/TAURUS SAGA

Many of you I am delighted to say, are new followers and every couple of months the interest in these missiles peaks again.
So as briefly as possible let’s go though what’s happening. For the most part the UK and France had handed over all but a few.

Anyway, there's nothing like a war in the Middle East to remind us why we need renewable energy. More solar, wind, tidal and wave power please!

The fact that Iranian drones are striking targets across the Middle East and reaching even Cyprus (btw. Hallo, Fidias) while facing 8 countries with highly advanced Air Force’s and air defense assets underlines how skilled Ukrainian air defense has become.

I’ve been constantly disappointed by Starmer’s government, this is just one more.

Labour's Chris Curtis MP in last night's elections bill debate: “The Government should look at a National Commission to look at our voting system.

"We no longer live in a two-party electoral system" - but FPTP acts as if we do (via Make Votes Matter)

DENMARK SAYS ITS WILLING TO FUND FRENCH EU+ DETERRENT POLICY

After Macrons speech yesterday Denmark is willing to assist in funding an EU+ nuclear deterrence policy. Others are expected to follow. It’s quite extraordinary how quickly the realities of the situation are dawning on EU+ nations.

❗️Interceptor drones destroyed more than 1,500 Russian UAVs of various types last month — Syrskyi

The Commander-in-Chief reported that the key role in countering enemy UAVs is already shifting to these interceptor drones. For example, in Kyiv and its surroundings,

Greens overtake Labour in sensational poll The Greens have polled higher than Labour in the latest poll by YouGov, which puts them only two points off Reform UK and five ahead of the governing party.

Of those who voted Labour last time just 37% would vote Labour again - Even more remarkable when you realise only 34% of all electors voted Labour last time.
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Inadequate responses to their by-election loss will do Labour no favours, & will only succeed in convincing waverers to look elsewhere for hope & realism.

5 political parties separated by only 9 percentage points. An election under FPTP would be a complete lottery. It’s time to upgrade our democracy, the current electoral system is not fit for purpose. #PR