DavidRidley

If you want to sustain your carefully-cultivated fury at the stupid Panorama edit then don’t, whatever you do, read or listen to Trump’s speech in its entirety…

As anti-Labour media will always put words in her mouth, why not beat them to it:

"Yes it's true, Daily Mail readers, we are coming for you and your money because a) everyone else had to pay under the Tories b) Brexit screwed the poor c) you voted for both. Cheers, Rachel."

Another 55mins of Farage carried live by BBC and Sky, in which he rambled for twice as long as briefed, and yet managed to say little of substance.

Why can broadcasters not simply give us 3mins of the low-lights after the event, as they would do with most other politicians? ~AA

All morning, Philp has toured studios spouting this guff. Look at his shock when @sophyridge.bsky.social challenges him.

"No, I'm not having this. Remind me, how long have the Conservatives been in power? I haven't got my history that wrong."

High hopes for the new Sky Ridge/Frost pairing. ~AA

Looking forward to receiving stacks of apologies from the countless listeners who insisted the train stab perps were migrants...bet Farage is gutted he can't make capital out of this atrocity.

Poor Kemi.

A reminder that this is the same Rishi Sunak who when he was Prime Minister raised taxes to their highest level in more than 70 years

Proud of our diverse country.

And all the people working hard to overturn 14 years of Tory misrule, whatever their background.

❤️🇬🇧

The data shows Brexit was a massive mistake and badly hurt the economy. We're all paying for it. It was Nigel Farage who sold the lies that it would make life better. How can anyone still listen to him about anything?

Absolutely spot on by Jarvis. Putting Philp (in full, flouncy, pipsqueak mode) in his place.

Honestly, Philp is unbearably overpromoted. Like a provincial understudy stepping in for the star at the last minute, with his mum watching. You can see him mentally high-fiving himself and going NAILED IT.

Like I never met John Thaw. 👀

Miliband refused to discuss North Sea with me, says Ratcliffe Ineos owner urges policymakers to reform net zero taxes or risk ‘irreversible decline’

Why does this tax exile 'foreigner' think our government should discuss policy with him? He should feck off back to Monaco. Made his choice based on his own interest, to avoid tax. Anything he has to say will be only in his own interests, again.

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The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 has been awarded to Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado.

The Nobel Committee recognised her “struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

In other words, exactly the opposite of what Trump is doing to the United States.

Just heard Chris Philp on BBC’s Today programme explaining why the Tories want to leave the ECHR. He claimed ECHR isn’t mentioned in Belfast Agreement - which is simply untrue. The UK govt agreed to incorporate it into NI law & give direct access to the courts (Strand 3). Why no BBC fact-check?

For balance, I thought Starmer did a very good interview this morning, despite a typically superficial and hostile Kuenssberg.

Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.

He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.

A Brexit Party MEP.

A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:

"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."

This is a MASSIVE story

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Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey slams the UK media's "easy ride" for Farage:

"As he lies, as he divides, the BBC and others give Farage so much time... They never hold him to account for all the damage he has already done. The damage of Brexit... So much of what is broken today is broken thanks to Farage."

Sadiq Khan condemns Nigel Farage's threat to deport hundreds of thousands of Londoners with settled status.

“They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.

“Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.”

The COVID enquiry and last night’s ITV documentary shone light on a dark time - when billions of pounds of public money were shovelled into the pockets of private investors rather than public institutions - wasting existing expertise, wasting money, wasting lives in the process.

*Unless it is Cameron being replaced by May, May being replaced by Johnson, Johnson being replaced by Truss, or Truss being replaced by Sunak.

It is only if Starmer goes.

Absolute. Charlton. Hypocrite. Imbecile.

If this became a weekly series, it would run longer than The Simpsons.

David Davis, grandstanding about Mandelson's "moral suitability for such a vital position" because "his character was well known" - same Davis who was instrumental in bringing down May, then pled allegiance to Boris Johnson, before eventually turning on him.

Was BoJo's character unknown to Davis?

“I can either confront & own the consequences of every policy I’ve supported & every leader I’ve cheered for, or I can pretend they had nothing to do with me & become Nigel Farage’s slipper-warmer. No contest.”

It's very good to have a Minister saying this.

But the Prime Minister needs to say it, loudly and unequivocally, now.

This must be a watershed moment. The government's continued use of X is no longer simply negligent. It is an act of conscious assistance to violent extremism.

NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before.

Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.

The BBC are constantly fawning over Farage's every move despite Reform only having four MPs. Our national broadcaster should reflect the whole country, not just one man’s ego.

Chris Mason: Reform conference shows party's growing ambition like never before The conference feels like that of a big party - but retains the insurgency vibe that the party is seeking to channel.

I have never been so disappointed in a BBC piece. Breathless admiration is, as far as I knew, not the role of the BBC’s political editor when describing a party political conference. Description+detail yes, rigorous examination of the conference content, yes. This, absolutely no, in my opinion.

It really must be clear now, to any decent-minded person, that the primary political activity of the next few years is to destroy this party.