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He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”

Key aide to Nigel Farage was frontman for Premier League billionaire’s betting syndicate, lawsuit claims Exclusive: George Cottrell ‘gave control’ of gambling accounts to syndicate headed by Tony Bloom, the owner of Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Another Farage pal getting mixed up in legal stuff.

UK Politics: OBR says Reeves did not mislead public over Budget forecasts Fiscal watchdog faces Treasury committee after accidental publication of key report prompted chair to resign

So much for all that bleating about being misled by the Treasury from the BBC's political editor Chris Mason .....
www.ft.com/content/48c2...

This is how Chris Mason, like a child filled with wonder, described "the choreography and theatre that surrounds a Budget" in Feb 2024, when a male Tory Chancellor was in post.

"Plans, or even just options, can be floated... Reaction to them can be tested. Opponents can be teased or wrongfooted." 👀

Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev Must Be Investigated in a New Public Inquiry into Russian Influence If you think the Gill conviction is bad, linking the Reform UK Party leader's closest aide to the Kremlin, wait till you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle

🔴 Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev Must Be Investigated in a New Public Inquiry into Russian Influence

If you think the Gill conviction is bad, wait till you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin’s inner circle…

bylinetimes.com/2025/12/02/b...

Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration - Greenpeace UK Commenting on the government’s North Sea Future Plan, in which it has confirmed that no more licences for new oil and gas will be issued, Greenpeace UK’s co-executive director, Areeba Hamid, said:  “B...

'Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration'

Feels like this should have been bigger news...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...

Reform cabinet backs £10mn cuts to start filling Durham’s growing black hole Reform is now learning that running a big council is not as easy as it probably thought

Reform UK went into Durham Council promising to find huge savings. They have managed to GROW the authority's deficit by over £11m *in the last two months*.

Grimes recommends “serious consideration” to increasing council tax “by the maximum 5%.” ~AA

northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...

PM to defend Budget after Reeves forced to deny lying to public to justify tax hikes Calls for multiple investigations following accusations that the chancellor misled the public

If only the press had held Johnson and the Tory party to the same standards when he was PM.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Superb article tracing the development of the #Ukraine "peace plan" - better described as a "business plan" for exploiting a war and a war-torn country - over more than a DECADE.

Super-rich US investor´s 🤝 RUS oligarch´s slow take over of geopolitics. Their greed is boundless. #Witkoff #Putin

Reeves speech did not mislead on challenges facing UK ahead of Budget, says OBR official Prof David Miles tells MPs the messaging given by the chancellor was

Oh.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Honest Bob Jenrick recommends reversing the cuts in court time imposed by Tory-led governments since 2010 - the system is a mess, he says, lawyers are poorly paid.

And passes over the bigger things lke the probation service his mate Chris Grayling destroyed.

I wonder who did all that.

#BBCPM

This televised meeting with Trump is a real life “the Emperor has no clothes” moment.

His entire Cabinet is going around lavishing him with praise about his strength and touting supposed accomplishments, but he is having trouble staying awake or even holding his head upright.

End Ex-PM Benefits For Boris Johnson Following Covid Inquiry Verdict Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

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The prime minister’s economic adviser also suggested that rejoining the EU customs union would be one of the most effective ways of generating growth. This too was quickly knocked back. - Rachel Sylvester, Political Editor, The Observer

What’s the point of Keir Starmer employing an economics advisor if he ignores her on the biggest economic issue of the day?

Ukraine war latest: Russia claims biggest victory in over a year ahead of Putin talks Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Moscow and is due to meet the Russian president today

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv denies fall of Pokrovsk after Kremlin claims ahead of Putin-US peace talks

Attorney general urges Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged racism and antisemitism Exclusive: Richard Hermer, a senior Jewish minister, says Reform leader ‘clearly deeply hurt’ many people with his alleged behaviour

EXCL: Richard Hermer, UK’s top law officer & one of most senior Jewish govt ministers, urges Nigel Farage to apologise to school contemporaries who claim Reform UK leader racially abused them while at school, saying he had “clearly deeply hurt” many people.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

A democratic fiscal framework Transforming the Office for Budget Responsibility into the Office for Fiscal Transparency

It's clear we need an alternative to the OBR if we're to break out of a cycle of low public spending and stagnation. That's why we've been arguing for a new Office for Fiscal Transparency. neweconomics.org/2025/08/a-de...

The resignation of the chair of the OBR is all over the front pages - but we're more interested in how the OBR vastly underestimated the impact of austerity on our economy and how it continues to lock us in to a cycle of cuts and low growth.

Putin claims Russian capture of Pokrovsk, Vovchansk as Kyiv warns of Kremlin propaganda blitz amid peace talks "All of this is done exclusively for Western audiences and to raise the stakes in diplomacy," said Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation.

Russian propaganda in full force for the Witkoff visit: Putin is claiming to have captured Ukrainian cities that he doesn't control, and having himself photographed in military uniform
kyivindependent.com/putin-claims...

The best way to improve growth would be to rejoin the Single Market and Customs Union.

It pretty much fixes everything and would allow the government more leeway to spend money on infrastructure without increasing inflation or upsetting Reeves' precious bond markets.

Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.

Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.

What a speech! I wish someone in the UK would do similar on Boris Johnson and/or Nigel Farage, particularly focusing on what Farage was actually doing on Brexit night (there will be some who know, and records that could be called in by an inquiry.)

Sen. Mark Kelly demonstrates tremendous courage and tenacity as he speaks the truth about the illegitimate occupant in the Oval Office. 🔥🔥🔥
#TrumpisaNationalDisgrace

Keir Starmer, "The Brexit vote was a fair democratic expression, and I will always accept that"

"The idea that leaving the EU was the answer to all our cares and concerns has clearly been proved wrong"

"That same spurious argument is now being made about the European Convention on Human Rights"

Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin

Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

You've got to work harder on all the aspects of your EU reset then.

#WATO

“we must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal we have has significantly hurt our economy”
Keir Starmer

I wonder if it's time to retire the role of "political editor" altogether

Return most of the coverage to the Economics Editor, the Health Editor, the Home Affairs team & so on.

Leave the "who-said-what-to-whom" & "what-does-it-mean-for-the-polls" to others. The BBC doesn't need to foreground this.

Conservative friends of Russia needs a major investigation carried out into its dealings over the years.

What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev If you think the Gill conviction is bad, linking the Reform UK Party leader's closest aide to the Kremlin, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle

What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev

If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle

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