Penny Stuart

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If Labour MPs have got themselves into such a state that they think forcing Keir Starmer out is their best option, they have a nasty surprise coming their way. /19.

The story of one of the riskiest and most classified HUR special operations in occupied Crimea in 2016: a deep raid behind enemy lines, where the Russians considered themselves untouchable. Planned and led by Kyrylo Budanov.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHnJ...

‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record

www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

I don't think they realise just how ridiculous and morally compromised use of X makes them look. Honestly not sure they even have a sense of that.

Kicking off all over the Left

Good…more please

WriteToThem Insights Learning more about different kinds of constituent communication

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“.. no one has a good overview of casework information…no understanding across Parliament as an institution of ‘[x] many people had a problem with [y] this month'. We do not even have an accurate sense of the overall volume received by all MPs.”👀

Police assessing claims about Andrew sharing confidential trade details It comes after files suggest the former prince shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein from his official work as trade envoy.

One absurdity of the 43-force police structure: the investigation of Mandelson is done by the Met because he was probably in London when he emailed Epstein, while the investigation of Andrew is by Thames Valley because he was in probably in Berks when he did the same.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sadiq Khan: "Keir Starmer was elected with a huge majority and needs to be given the time to deliver, especially given the extremely challenging circumstances he inherited after 14 years of Tory governments."

Oh dear

Russia continues to carry out strikes against Ukraine's railway infrastructure,with the current focus on Chernihiv&Sumy regions

▪️Russian drone hit a locomotive at the Konotop station;⤵️

📹Firefighters deal with the aftermath of the Russian attack in the Konotop district/State Emergency Service of 🇺🇦

What if you threw a coup and nobody came?

With Streeting, Rayner pledging support, it looks like Starmer will struggle on. All rests on a massive gear change and some supportive Cabinet members may have to find their focus substantially change. Failing Domestic or successful Foreign, McSweeney or Powell….time to choose differently.

😂 The saga of capture of Kupyansk by Russian troops continues. As reported by Z-blogger Romanov, an investigation commission from the General Staff has arrived at "West" group of forces to investigate the situation, accept the false information, and reward those involved for their false reports.

After 14 years, we get this. There are still good people with previous ministerial experience in the party, plus people retired from a frontline role, how come we managed to put all our eggs in the Starmer/McSweeney basket? Is it just the fallout from the Corbyn years?

Spooked by Reform, Labour may have cut net migration too far With numbers already falling the government made it even harder to come to the UK – and it could cost us billions

I wrote for the @theobserveruk.bsky.social on the economic problems that will flow from yet more immigration crackdowns.

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Exciting that Starmer will now equal Boris Johnson's record of four Directors of Communications.

Musk and Zuckerberg pictured at dinner with Epstein after child sex conviction Jeffrey Epstein emailed the photograph to himself on in August 2015, one day after he bragged about meeting tech chiefs for a swanky dinner, including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg

"Awesome dinner"

www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...

Just beyond parody at this point

There’s a trend among recent PMs of having a poor relationship with and/or not really understanding what their backbenchers’ expectations are and how they view their role (and how that seems to have shifted among backbenchers of all parties in recent years)

The first episode of Grange Hill was broadcast on this day in 1978. Created by Phil Redmond, the series ran for a total of 601 episodes, finally closing its doors in 2008.

Ukraine’s energy company DTEK published footage showing how its thermal power plants looked before the full-scale invasion and how they look now. The company said its facilities have been attacked by Russian forces more than 220 times. #Ukraine

Belgorod region head Vyacheslav Gladkov said efforts to restore power and heating have failed, with heating now the main problem. Water is being drained from heating systems in 455 apartment buildings and dozens of public facilities. Residents are advised to evacuate or send children away. #Russia

Boom

One day he's going to get someone killed, and there's going to be some very serious questions needed asking.

French Response French Response @Fr... • 26/01/2026 Confusing how much each country spends on its own military with its contribution to NATO's common funding = confusing how much you spend on your sports equipment, shoes, and coaching with your annual gym membership fee. The U.S. pays about 16% of NATO budget = equal to the largest EU contributor (Germany). X NATO Common-Funded Budget Cost Share by Ally (2025) Germany United Kingdom France taly Spain Turkiye Netherlands Canada Poland Norway Sweden Belgium Denmark Romania Czechia Portugal Greece Finland tungary Slovakia Bulgaria Lithuania Slovenia Croatia Latvia Luxembourg 1 Estonia - North Macedonia - keland Albania - Montenegro - + 10 Share of NATO common-funded budgets (%) 12 Investment Programme (NSIP), "Cost share at 32", valid from 7 March 2024 to 31

The French once again taking no bullshit.