Anna (ox_anna29 on X/Twitter)

Having argued that Angela Rayner had to go when it became clear that she had not sought proper advice over her housing arrangements, I can't help thinking that entrusting the renting of your house in a specific area to people who routinely rent out houses in the specific area is pretty blameless.

And then allowed two completely unaffordable tax cuts as a desperate election ploy, screwing up the public finances while leaving the overall tax burden still at a high.

I’ve got straight to work with Keir Starmer to discuss how we will work closely together to defeat the forces of division and hate, and to reunite the country.

Division and grievance.

Or dignity and respect.

The PM and the Labour government call out what is essentially racism from Reform PM Sarah Pochin.

Reform are not even hiding it any more.

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Congratulations to Lucy Powell on her win, wishing her the very best as deputy leader.

Disappointed to have lost, but proud of the campaign we ran. Thanks to everyone who backed me along the way, it's been a privilege to meet so many of you and I'm so grateful for your support.

And it can’t be denied any longer: this is absolutely what was at the heart of Brexit.

The Tory media's shift from hysterically claiming that Starmer *did* intervene in the China spy case to hysterically claiming that Starmer *should* have intervened in the China spy case is a thing to behold.

Nigel Farage now says that any suggestion he's been soft on Putin is "just nonsense".

Here's a quick reminder of what he's said in the past

And you think I exaggerate when I say that we’re always on in the Palace…

Going to football in the 1980s was routinely terrifying inside and outside the stadium. Violence and racism were absolutely endemic in Brum and across the country. What's changed since then is that it's got so much safer. Jenrick is a liar. No-one who knew a thing about it would say what he said.

I notice all those brave journalists, Guido alumni, and Tory hacks, who manufactured a scandal - a dangerous one to national security, at that - out of gossip, supposition, and sticky tape, have gone ALL QUIET now the witness statements have been released and are exactly as the PM detailed at PMQs.

@lewisgoodall.com and the newsagents might want to apologize instead of doubling down like they did on todays podcast

I don't think Robert Jenrick realises that the people clapping along to him when he talks about Handsworth would clap along if he said the same about Stamford Hill. I'd hope that would give him pause for thought.

Wow. Robert Jenrick doubles down by branding a black journalist's questions "ridiculous" and saying that the problem is not his comments, but "journalists like you who pop up and try to knock me down", adding that "this is the reason why terrorist attacks happen". ~AA

He doesn't want areas where there is a 'preponderance' of one race over another. My kids school in rural Suffolk had one black family in a school of 1200 pupils. But that's not what he means, is it?

Zack Polanski is a shameless liar. He has accused the PM of quoting Enoch Powell. I am no fan of that speech from the PM, but he did not quote Enoch Powell. Either Polanski read a different speech, or, cannot read at all. He should apologise.

Kemi Badenoch, a year ago:

"People throwing out numbers and saying we’ll leave the ECHR are giving easy answers. That’s how we got in this mess in the first place"

Kemi Badenoch mistakenly says NI voted in favour of Brexit In a BBC NI interview, the Tory leader said the

Once again, her insistence that she *never* makes gaffes makes every gaffe she makes much, much worse than it would otherwise have been…
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Kemi Badenoch told the BBC in Northern Ireland that "the last time I checked, Northern Ireland voted to Leave". (56% Remain). One reason she didn't know/ recall the actual result is probably that she is more familiar with Unionist MPs from Northern Ireland but much less aware of Catholic opinion

Can someone ask Farage or Zia Yusuf why, if they're so concerned about incitement to violence, they had Lucy Connolly as a guest star at their conference?

sTaRMeR DId evERYtHiNG tHE cEnTRisTs DEmS wANt aND iT HASn'T woRKed

Reform say it is "disgusting and libellous" to suggest that Nigel Farage flirted with Hitler Youth when he was young.

Here's how a former teacher at his school remembers it

Harry Cole here, suggesting that because someone in Utah shot Charlie Kirk 3 weeks ago, Keir Starmer shouldn’t be nasty about Nigel Farage in the U.K.

If you don’t like being called a racist, maybe don’t make a career of saying things that appeal to racists, don’t create a political party that keeps attracting racist candidates, don’t fawn over racist world leaders, and don’t make a convicted racist the guest of honour at your party conference.

Incredibly, the Mail is currently madder & more dishonest than it was in the aftermath of the Brexit vote.

Right-wing media fluffs Farage for years, to the point where he now leads the polls, and then start whining about Starmer being 'obsessed' when he starts telling some long overdue home truths. It's actually hilarious.

This is Starmer at his best. Acknowledging and identifying nuisances where necessary while being unequivocal and impassioned on distinguishing right from wrong.

I hope this speech heralds a permanent end of Labour attempting to parrot Reform UK's nativist and culture war narratives.

hardly anyone will watch Starmer's appearance at Labour conference today but it was probably the best speech he's ever given

he clearly signposted what he stands for - a diverse, tolerant, decent Britain - and how be believes progressives are in an existential fight with the populist right

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Starmer’s speech wish list. (Delighted that the reality was better than the predictions!)
Gaza peace ‘plan’.
The jobs AI is already transforming (or terminating).

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