Victoria Lister

The fact that Isabel Oakeshott, economic migrant to the UAE may just turn into a refugee fleeing to the UK from a war zone will cause a level of schadenfreude in me that may just make me topple right over.

Amid rising alarm over suspected pollfraud, Reform leader says allowing non-British citizens into ballot booth threatens democracy FOREIGN-BORN VOTERS STOLE BY-ELECTION BLASTS FARAGE that Reform UK was robbed of victory diary assertion in today's Mail on Sunday by foreign-born voters in last week's that 'Reform UK won the Gorton and Denton By Glen Owen Manchester by-election. by-election among British-born voters'. Amid mounting allegations that voter, fraud And he vowed that if he becomes Prime Pages 16-17 POLITICAL EDITOR and sectarianism contributed the Grecn

Truly, truly, truly disgusting.

Keep this Trumpist race baiting out of British politics.

Fantastic @andyburnham.bsky.social 👏

It’s giving middle passage

Measles Find out about measles, a highly infectious viral illness that can be very unpleasant and sometimes lead to serious complications.

The best protection against measles is making sure you and your loved ones’ MMR or MMRV jabs are up to date. Contact your GP to check.

Learn more about the vaccine and the symptoms of this potentially serious infection: www.nhs.uk/conditions/m...

‘Is university still worth it?’ is the wrong question The graduate earnings premium isn’t really measuring what most people think

Turns out (says @jburnmurdoch.ft.com) it's not so much an oversupply of graduates in the UK (the same would be true of other similar countries but it's not) as an undersupply of the kind of jobs that a better-performing, more productive economy would supply.

Struck by how supine so much coverage of the Royal Family continues to be, even now. “Business as usual” is the line I keep hearing. No, it really isn’t. And it shouldn’t be.

🚨Gorton & Denton by-election

Reform leader Nigel Farage has posted on X

“1 million people living in this country don’t speak any English at all. 4 million people living in this country barely speak passable English”

It’s racked up 2 million views AND IT’S COMPLETELY UNTRUE

Seriously bad. America axes pandemic preparedness programme.

WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

Important paper. Schools are high-risk environments for respiratory disease transmission MAINLY because classrooms are underventilated. This problem has a workable solution - it just needs political will. Air quality is as important as water quality for public health. MT @martinmckee.bsky.social

Thirty deaths in small boat crossing avoidable, inquiry finds Inquiry chair Sir Ross Cranston said

Deaths of people seeking asylum are absolutely avoidable. That isn't achieved by human swap PR policies like the one in one out policy, or restricting human rights and weakening modern slavery protections for people seeking safety as Labour is doing. 1/16

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“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?”
Oli Dugmore

It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end

Three African countries agree to UK migrant returns after sanctions threat The Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia and Angola have said they will cooperate on migrant returns.

Genius! Blackmail countries which have significant human rights concerns to take back people who often should not be being sent back and then celebrate it by threatening more countries with similar blackmail. Labour really is digging down with its xenophobic policies.
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EU has 'open mind' on UK customs union debate, says commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis says the EU is willing to engage with Britain amid mounting global uncertainty.

Brussels would be "open‑minded" about discussing closer trade ties with the UK, including the possibility of working together on a customs union, the European Commissioner for finance has told the BBC

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Deadly Israeli Strikes in Gaza, as Rafah Border Is Set to Reopen A local health official said at least 26 people had been killed in the attacks, which the Israeli military said had targeted Hamas commanders. The opening of the border was seen as progress in the cease-fire.

The Israeli military launched a series of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Saturday, an attack that local health officials said was the deadliest in weeks and that comes as the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was set to move into its next phase.

🚨An internal FBI counter-intelligence briefing flagged Britain’s failure to investigate Russian interference in Brexit.

This wasn’t gossip.
It was briefed to senior US law-enforcement officials.

The UK didn’t take it seriously.
Others did.

#BrexitDay #RussiaReport #RejoinEU

‘Unjust and inhuman’: how royal family ignored a Black abolitionist’s plea to end the slave trade In this adapted extract from The Crown’s Silence, which examines the royal family’s links with slavery from Elizabeth I to the present, Ottobah Cugoano directly appeals to the monarchy – but is met wi...

‘Unjust and inhuman’: how royal family ignored a Black abolitionist’s plea to end the slave trade - The Guardian www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ja...

NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.

He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…

'We've got to stand up to Donald Trump, he's a bully'

Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey tells #BBCBreakfast the UK should cancel the planned visit by King Charles to the United States in the row over the US President's threat over Greenland

Two people you should never trust; A religious leader who tells you how to vote, and a polition who tells you how to pray.

🚨BREAKING: Parliament will debate the petition Calling for a FULL public inquiry into a Russian influence.

🇬🇧 Unlike other parties who were infiltrated or hid. We campaigned for 5 years on this and it’s clear to us Russia interfered in the Brexit campaign. Do you agree?

Time to Exit Brexit.

"Under the weather" is a funny way to spell "chicken"

I think the White House badly underestimates the strength of the pan-European folk memory of 1930s appeasement, and how deep it still cuts. I suppose this is what happens when you learn in school that WW2 started in 1941 in Hawaii.

Rare twins born in DRC raise cautious hope for endangered mountain gorillas Virunga park ranger says babies are well cared for by mother Mafuko but high infant mortality makes first weeks critical

Fingers crossed.

Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...

🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

In the spirit of brotherly love, could I gently enquire why the almighty **** are government departments, government ministers and Labour MPs *STILL* using X?

UK trade unions urge Labour to revisit EU customs union Unions want Labour to consider an EU customs union, but Prime Minister Keir Starmer says closer EU ties will not cross existing Brexit red lines.

Britain’s biggest trade union body has called on the Labour government to consider rejoining an EU customs union, reopening a core Brexit fault line as the party grapples with weak growth and rising pressure from its traditional base.

Turtle doves: saving the most remarkable and romantic bird of Christmas From Christmas symbol to an endangered migrant – the turtle dove’s numbers have fallen 98% – but renewed habitat work will help it endure

“Two turtle doves…” 🎶

Once a symbol of love and loyalty, now on the UK Red List. This Christmas, let’s protect the species that inspired the carol. Read about a farmer doing just that ⤵️

Day 2 of East Anglia Bylines #12DaysOfChristmas

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @oscarwoofs.bsky.social

Brilliant work. Well done, team. We are regular monthly supporters.