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Grand Duke Phil of Wessex

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European forever. Royal Navy veteran. Appalled by Tory corruption.

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Labour Friends of Israel - Wikipedia

'Labour Friends of Israel' in the cabinet sets the tone:

Starmer; Reeves; Lammy; Cooper; Jones; Streeting; Phillipson; Kendall; Benn; Kyle... over 1/3 of the Cabinet listed and probably others that are sympathisers.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_...

02.03.2026 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Refugee status becomes temporary in asylum shake-up Adults and accompanied children claiming asylum will only receive refugee status for 30 months under the changes.

Abysmal, immoral, cruel, small hearted, tiny minded, ineffective, undemocratic, and just generally utterly indecent. What a bitter godforesaken disappointment these people are.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

02.03.2026 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 525    πŸ” 169    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 8
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He insults, tariffs and attacks β€˜allies’ and we rake a hit for his stupid war. Sort your demented, insane war criminal out US.

02.03.2026 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really wonder how much the Tory/Reform atack line on Starmer that he wasn't quick enough to support Trump attack on Iran, resonates with voters. My hunch is not much at all

02.03.2026 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 185    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 4
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Kemi Badenoch has accused Keir Starmer of not supporting the initial strikes in Iran for fear of upsetting Muslim voters β€œwhose political loyalties are swayed by conflicts in the Middle East, not the British national interest.”

That’s quite the claim, and pretty inflammatory.

02.03.2026 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 278    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 55    πŸ“Œ 109
No more illegal wars. Introduce a prevention of military intervention act and put human rights at the heart of foreign policy. Review all UK arms sales and make us a force for international peace and justice.

No more illegal wars. Introduce a prevention of military intervention act and put human rights at the heart of foreign policy. Review all UK arms sales and make us a force for international peace and justice.

The majority of people in this country do not want us to be involved in this war.

Keir Starmer of a few years ago wouldn't have supported this war.

The only reason he does now is he will do anything Donald Trump wants - and it makes us all less safe.

02.03.2026 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1652    πŸ” 490    πŸ’¬ 88    πŸ“Œ 51

That special abusive relationship that keeps giving.

02.03.2026 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Starmer commits the UK to a dangerous illegal war, and all he gets for his pain is personalised abuse from Trump.

That special relationship is very special.

02.03.2026 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

The UK's permission for the US to use its bases in attacking Iran amounts to complicity in the crime of aggression. It drags us into what could be an endless war, without democratic or even parliamentary consent.

02.03.2026 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1009    πŸ” 272    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 16
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Anyone listening to Richard Dearlove at the moment should take note that he was head of MI6 during the WMD and Dodgy Dossier scandals.

He also set up an organisation called Operation Surprise which planned to undemocratically remove Theresa May as PM.

He’s a far right snake in the grass. 🐍

#iran

02.03.2026 12:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5

More tariffs for the UK

02.03.2026 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump has told four different journalists completely contradictory things about his aims.

It's going to be over in three days or four weeks... it's about regime change but he also wants to start talks again with the current regime...he's killed all the possible replacement leaders...

Total chaos.

02.03.2026 09:20 β€” πŸ‘ 659    πŸ” 152    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 21

How can Starmer have allowed us to be drawn into this war of aggression by the US and Israel?

Without any legal justification or debate in Parliament!

A shockingly bad decision

02.03.2026 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Fare dodgers targeted as train ticket refund rules are tightened In a bid to clamp down on ticket fraud that costs the railways millions each year, the government has quietly changed the rules on claiming refunds for unused train tickets.

DON'T BUY TRAIN TICKETS IN ADVANCE!
On 1 April, the government is quietly changing the rules.
Off-Peak & Anytime tickets become non-refundable after 23:59 the day BEFORE you travel.
If you wake up & find your event cancelled, NO REFUNDS, even on Β£100+ tickets.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/far...

02.03.2026 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 260    πŸ” 221    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 50
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UK launches operation to support thousands of Britons in Middle East Officials are understood to be working on plans to evacuate British nationals, should airspace remain closed.

What's happening in Dubai bolsters the argument taxes should be based on people's nationality, not just their country of residence (ie the US model).

If Brits living abroad can expect to be airlifted out by virtue of being British, they should pay some tax towards that.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

02.03.2026 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 649    πŸ” 183    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 20
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Six years ago, his principles were entirely different.

02.03.2026 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1229    πŸ” 613    πŸ’¬ 189    πŸ“Œ 125

The events of the past 48 hours have laid bare Keir Starmer's utter inability to stand up to Donald Trump - and this weakness could have serious consequences for the safety of British people.

02.03.2026 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1491    πŸ” 358    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 12

Wealthy, white, tax-avoiding people … who will now expect support from the country whose taxes they avoided paying maybe?

01.03.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 128    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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"Unquestionably blindly following the Americans is, in my view, the wrong thing to do.. I'd pass legislation that said military action could be taken if.. the lawful case for it was made.. there was a viable objective &.. you got consent of the commons"

When's the vote, Keir?

02.03.2026 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 361    πŸ” 195    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 22

Starmer has U-turned on that.

And it won’t make a sod of difference to how Trump treats us.

God, the UK is weak.

America’s lapdog, as always

02.03.2026 07:14 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Warning UK at risk of being pulled into illegal war

Warning UK at risk of being pulled into illegal war

Why is Keir Starmer utterly incapable of saying no to Donald Trump?

Our national security requires us not to be dragged into illegal wars.

The Prime Minister is making us less safe. Did we learn nothing from Iraq?

01.03.2026 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1552    πŸ” 394    πŸ’¬ 107    πŸ“Œ 30
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Just 90 minutes to go before this far right racist, who, the last time he was in govt, corruptly helped a pornographer avoid tens of millions in tax, reveals something "truly shocking" about Rachel Reeves.

Ngl, I'm on tenterhooks.

#r4today #Jenrick

02.03.2026 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is Benjamin Netanyahu's son Yair. While working class American service people are dying in the gratuitous war his father and Donald Trump started, Yair is poolside in Miami chilling.

No word on where Donald Trump's children were, just that they were 100% *not* wearing a uniform.

01.03.2026 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3311    πŸ” 1353    πŸ’¬ 207    πŸ“Œ 97

We know how this plays out. Mass demonstrations, increased terrorist activity, inflation, interest rate freezes/hikes, and a total failure to plan properly for regime change.

01.03.2026 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 173    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

The US is not a 'partner'. It's in their National Security Strategy to support far right parties that oppose multicultural liberal democracy here. They are behaving lawlessly at home and abroad, summarily executing their own citizens, and now bombing Iran with no coherent rationale or plan.

01.03.2026 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 229    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4

No no no no no
Enough kowtowing to Trump

01.03.2026 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The UK has given the US permission to use Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands and RAF Fairford to bomb Iran's missile and drone capability at source.

Expect House of Commons statement tomorrow

01.03.2026 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 10
Keir Starmer announcing involvement in Iran war

Keir Starmer announcing involvement in Iran war

The United Kingdom has folded under Israeli and US pressure and opened its bases to be used by the US in the war vs Iran; the PM says it is for "defensive purposes" & safety of UK citizens, emphasizes it was not involved in the initial strikes; unsure how Iran's IRGC is going to read that.

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