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🔥Daisy Cooper quotes Best for Britain's research in her response to Rachel Reeves. 📊 A deeper relationship with the EU will deliver 2.2% growth according to our research, equivalent to £25 billion per year in extra tax revenue. 🇪🇺 Want growth? Cut trade barriers with the EU.

🚨🚨In a devastating but hardly surprising #betrayal, US defence secretary Pete #Hegseth has announced in a congressional hearing yesterday that the #US will reduce funding allocated for military assistance to #Ukraine in its upcoming defense budget. 🧵 kyivindependent.com/us-to-cut-mi...

Israel’s government is issuing “clearly illegal” orders that must not be obeyed, a group of Israeli military intelligence officers have said, announcing they will no longer participate in combat operations in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

🔴 The astounding hypocrisy of the UK’s DOGE-obsessed politicians When we exposed obscene levels of fraud and waste – with billions handed to political donors and profiteers – Farage, Badenoch and co. were nowhere to be seen... 📝 New post 👇

Earlier Trump refused to transfer 20,000 missiles to Ukraine to fight the Shahed drones raining down on civilians. The United States and Ukraine had already agreed on the transfer when Trump decided to skirt the deal after his conversation with Putin. These scenes are Trump and Putin's fault.

300 Foreign Office staff who raised concerns about potential UK "complicity" in Israel's conduct in Gaza by continued arms sales were told if they disagreed with government policy they could consider resigning. 🤔 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump Family Project Spurs Resignations and a Criminal Charge in Serbia A preservation group has thrown a wrench in plans for a half billion dollar Trump-branded hotel complex backed by Jared Kushner in Belgrade - on site of a military complex bombed by NATO in 1999 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/u...

How will the Britcard be handled when your phone s stolen? What ID do you need to get one? How much will Palantir take for the contract? It could have been a good idea 20 years ago - ID cards could have stopped the Windrush scandal - but things are much more complicated now. #polticslive

🧐 Hmmm just a former Conservative Westminster candidate and district councillor on bill at a the Moscow forum hosted by the Tsargrad Institute, run by U.S., EU and UK-sanctioned oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev Some guest list too - Alex Jones, Galloway, Errol Musk Any thoughts Kemi Badenoch?

Reform UK’s new Chairman everyone… TV doctor and ex-Brexit Party MEP faces searing backlash for flogging pricey HIV tests. They’re free through the NHS www.thepinknews.com/2021/02/05/d...

Just a reminder that there are thousands of Ukrainians currently held captive by russians. And many of them are civilians snatched from the streets on occupied territories. Letting russia keep occupied territories results in this. #UkrainianView

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has drawn up plans to win over Reform voters by changing its news and drama output. BBC Director General Tim Davie and other execs discussed altering "story selection" in order to win the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...

I asked a BBC spokesperson to set out any examples of the corporation drawing up specific plans to secure the support of voters for other political parties in the UK, but they were unable to do so bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...

🔴BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output The Director General Tim Davie discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the “trust” of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party, reports @adambienkov.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...

Nigel Farage has been making some big populist promises. But behind the soundbites lies not only a financial black hole, but tells us a lot about the future he sees for Britain: Let’s take a closer look 🧵 1/23

The cost of homelessness is crippling councils but is spiralling. Not including those sleeping rough or staying in hostels, a record number — 126,040 households, inc 80,530 families with 164,040 children — have lost their homes and are living in temporary accommodation. www.ft.com/content/4605...

Today, I’m joining @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social & men across the whole of the UK - to share a potentially lifesaving message⤵️ You don’t need a finger up the bum to test for prostate cancer. In fact, the first step is a simple blood test you can get free from your GP

It's what the people of Kent voted for. (Of course all this & future coming disruption could be avoided if UK was to join Schengen, or again reciprocate freedom of movement with the EEA30 & Switzerland) www.bbc.com/news/article...

Yes, it was a bubble, no, it's not scientific or statistically valid, but it's good for the soul to talk to like-minded people and their appreciation was genuine. #Exeter Respect Festival.

".. small children not only being bombed & losing limbs, but also to find out that that child.. is the only survivor from their family & is now orphaned as well as disabled" Richard Madeley asks British surgeon Victoria Rose what she saw in Gaza while she was working there #GMB

Susanna Reid: "what are you seeing in terms of day to day living for the children [in Gaza]?" British surgeon Victoria Rose: "Its a really awful situation.. there doesn't seem to be anywhere safe.. no sanitation.. running out of clean water... no substantial aid since 2nd March"

NOW 321 DAYS since our nuclear test veterans - national heroes - requested a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss how he will honour the commitment Labour made to them in opposition. How much longer must they wait?

Hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians marched in silence outside the Israeli Defense Ministry, holding portraits of Palestinian children killed in Israel’s war on Gaza.

Greta Thunberg and other human rights defenders have been kidnapped by Israel on international waters. The aid they were delivering to Gaza that includes baby formula & medical supplies has been stolen. The ship Madleen was attacked with drones & will be forced to port at Ashdod Port. #3E #FreeGaza

President Zelenskyy: We counted on 20,000 missiles for #Ukraine to fight Shahed drones [promised by the previous US administration]. The United States now moved them to the Middle East."

Radiology delays linked to ‘unsustainable’ NHS privatisation If current trends continue, annual spending on outsourcing could exceed £400 million by 2028, enough to fund 3,389 full-time consultant radiologists leftfootforward.org/2025/06/radi...

#Palestine #Gaza #FreePalestine 🇵🇸 I love her so much for speaking up 😍♥️ #Israel repost too please legends 🔄

NHS calls for 200,000 new blood donors as supplies run low www.bbc.com/news/article...

There are now drones above the flotilla and the drones have dropped white liquid onto the boat.

After Ben Houchen was given £978m to spend on transport projects this week, one Teesside MP immediately asked the government to make sure the money didn't end up in the pockets of property developers.

Musk’s father Errol is speaking at an event organised by Russian fascist and Putin advisor Alexandr Dugin tomorrow.

The Marleen is not a security threat. Israel is the threat.

“A senior practitioner at a Kherson hospital is quoted in the report: “Russian Federation soldiers behave like this is a safari […]; they are simply chasing and hunting civilians who are on their way to work or walking their dogs. They drop explosives from drones like it is a video game.”

Gathering of fascists in Moscow, Elon Musk's father in attendance

Les Italiens appelés à voter dimanche par référendum sur la naturalisation et le droit du travail

‘Rachel Reeves, please tax me more. I’m a rich pensioner. I’ve had my time in the sun. The state is crumbling. It’s time we gave back.’ Read this anonymous #SpendingReview #TaxJustice plea...

I’m extremely chuffed by just how well the below article has done - who knew public procurement frameworks could be so popular! Thanks to @bylinesnetwork.co.uk and @eastangliabylines.co.uk for sharing it so far and wide, and for all the lovely comments and DMs.

"UK government withholding details of #Palantir contract #KPMG is being paid £8 million to promote #PeterThiel tech in #NHS hospitals – but we’re being forced to fight for information about this public contract." democracyforsale.substack.com/p/uk-governm...

The Epstein List: Full list of names revealed in unsealed court records www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Reform UK’s Elon Musk-Style ‘Doge’ Team Is in Turmoil Following Major Resignations The team set up by Nigel Farage to slash spending in the local authorities his party now runs across England is already falling apart bylinetimes.com/2025/06/06/r...