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@saqibbhattimp.bsky.social
Member of Parliament for Meriden and Solihull East Shadow Minister of State for Department for Media, Culture and Sport.
Just about to be on BBC Radio 4 Westminster Hour on the big issues with @lucyfisher.bsky.social, @rachelblakemp.bsky.social & @saqibbhattimp.bsky.social
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Serious questions about Starmerβs judgement for appointing her even though he knew she had a criminal conviction.
29.11.2024 07:53 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0π€― astonishing - surely her position is untenable now
28.11.2024 19:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Labour party manifesto said it would overhaul business rates system βso we can raise *the same revenue* but in a fairer wayβ
instead the government is removing Β£2.7bn of annual business rates relief
but because this is part of a wider shake-up (larger premises paying more) itβs easy to obfuscate
British companies face a stealth tax rise of Β£900mn next year and up to Β£2.7bn in 2026 through higher business rates, despite Labourβs manifesto promise not to increase the amount of cash raised by the levy
www.ft.com/content/39f4...
For all those parroting the Labour Party line.
The farmers are clear. The experts have backed them. Defraβs own figures contradict the treasury.
Labour have got this wrong and it will do immeasurable harm to our farming industry and it will weaken our food security.
- Angela Rayner expresses outrage at PMQs that the Tories could possibly suggest that Labour broke promises on taxation
- hereβs an FT reminder of the multiple ways in which Labour misled people over taxes
www.ft.com/content/07fe...
Second on PMQ list today⦠what would you ask? #PMQs
20.11.2024 09:14 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 3 π 0For weeks we challenged the Government to publish their impact assessment for the removal of the Winter Fuel Payment. Now we see the full cost laid bare.
Labour MPs supported it and sneered at the suggestion this would create pensioner poverty, now we see how crass and damaging their arrogance is.
My piece on how some in No10 are hoping the assisted dying legislation itself dies a death
news.sky.com/story/miscal...
Labour finally confirm that 100,000 pensioners will be sent into poverty as a result of their winter fuel allowance cut.
They made a political choice to punish pensioners. Labour should be ashamed.
Out on College Green this morning to stand with farmers who have been betrayed by Labourβs Family Farm Tax. This policy threatens our family farms and weakens our food security. The only winners are Putin and Xi Jin Ping who will relish us relying on food imports more.
19.11.2024 10:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Important day today as our farmers stand up against the damaging family farm tax by Labour. Iβll be standing with them.
Sign up to the petition here
www.stopthefarmtax.com
Absolutely tone-deaf from City Steve ahead of the mass NFU-led farming protest in Westminster tomorrow.
As he insults our farmers suggesting that they donβt understand Labourβs Family Farms Tax, Labour MPs across rural constituencies are refusing to meet their farmers tomorrow.
Shadow culture minister @saqibbhattimp.bsky.social is now on Bluesky (and is definitely real)
Only the second Tory MP Iβm aware of, along with @benobesejecty.bsky.social
Looks like Starmer is going to break another election promise and undermine the democratic Brexit vote of 2016.
To justify this huge Brexit betrayal he will let his backbenches and Peers agitate so it looks like he had no choice when it was his plan all along.
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