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🔴Conservative Fixer Lord Feldman Lobbied Boris Johnson to Push Through Dyson’s Ventilator Contract Private messages between Boris Johnson and his team reveal they were “on a mission” to secure the contract with leading Brexiteer James Dyson bylinetimes.com/2025/03/06/c...

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All national teams should start threatening a boycott of World Cup USA 2026.

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Four senior members of Donald Trump’s entourage have held secret discussions with some of Kyiv’s top political opponents to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, just as Washington aligns with Moscow in seeking to lever the Ukrainian president out of his job.

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“President Putin's Russia violates our borders to assassinate opponents, manipulates elections…organises cyber attacks .. attempts to manipulate our opinions with lies published on social media & ..is testing our limits..in the air, at sea, in space & on our screens” Emmanuel Macron

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“I want to believe the US will stand by our side, but we have to be ready for that not to be the case” French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to his nation in a televised address

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🔴Michael Gove Told Officials to Buy 10,000 Ventilators From Dyson During Pandemic in ‘Affront’ to Procurement Rules The Covid Inquiry reveals that the Conservative Minister was “insistent that an order” was placed with leading Brexiter Sir James Dyson’s firm bylinetimes.com/2025/03/05/m...

submitted 23 hours ago • 35 comments

"Golden age" for whom exactly?

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Delete Your X Account

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🔴Michael Gove Told Officials to Buy 10,000 Ventilators From Dyson During Pandemic in ‘Affront’ to Procurement Rules Covid Inquiry evidence reveals the Conservative Minister was “insistent that an order” was placed with leading Brexiter Sir James Dyson’s firm bylinetimes.com/2025/03/05/m...

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For #CollegesWeek2025 I'm proud to draw attention to the incredible work of Bracknell and Wokingham College delivering cutting-edge skills education right in the heart of Bracknell

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🇪🇺 Ursula von der Leyen unveils a €800B, 4-year EU rearmament plan, with €150B in loans for defense investments. "Europe will take responsibility. We will, of course, continue working closely with NATO partners. This is Europe's moment, and we are ready to step up." www.politico.eu/article/ursu...

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Freeland: "If these tariffs are put in place, it is going to hurt Americans ... your grocery prices are gonna go up, bc you know what you need to grow food in the US? You need fertilizer. 80% of it comes from Canada and you're gonna be a 25% tax on it? ... the WSJ is right. This is dumb."

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We are living in dangerous times. Europe‘s security is threatened in a very real way. Today I present ReArm Europe. A plan for a safer and more resilient Europe ↓ europa.eu/!MFPVMC

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Over 150,000 signatures already on the petition to cancel President Trump's state visit you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

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🇬🇧🇺🇦 The UK's support for Ukraine is unwavering. Ukraine is on the front line of Europe, and has shown incredible bravery in the face of Putin's aggression. A just and lasting peace must come with guarantees for Ukraine's security, and with Ukraine at the table.

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Well, he certianly knows his stuff.

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Most lucrative subject this year. 8pm ITV Tue Age under 73? The deadline to buy missed 2006 to 2018 National Insurance years nears (some can get em free). It can be worth £10,000s in extra State Pension Got questions for me on my ITV show tomorrow (or owt else) suggest em by reply

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Great to speak to South East Labour Conference this morning about the priorities for growth in Bracknell and across our region As a New Town, growth is built into our bones - Bracknell knows how important connectivity, housing and skills are to driving opportunities

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I make no apologies for continuing to post songs from the Marsh Family - they are consistently brilliant! And this is the best yet - I'm still crying with laughter. Enjoy 👇.

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Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low, like the west Texas county with a current outbreak. Here's how fast.

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🇺🇦 Fact check: Zelensky has thanked the U.S. 33 times for its support, including POTUS, Congress, defense companies, and the American people. Despite claims in the heated Oval Office meeting, Zelensky’s gratitude has been consistent throughout the war. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...

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Brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer To mark the beginning of brain tumour awareness month I’m joining @braintumourresearch to #ShineALight on their incredible work Read more: buff.ly/49Lpmco

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen 👏

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Just posted by President Zelenskyy

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"NATO is not the thing that Russia is afraid of. Russia is afraid of democracy expanding to Russia. Why are we in NATO? Its because we are afraid of Russia. And the only thing that really works – the only security guarantee that works – is NATO's umbrella," Kaja Kallas said in an interview with AFP

submitted 7 days ago • 316 comments

The government needs to take action on this @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social

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Fantastic news that the Government has boosted Thames Hospice's funding by almost £250,000 so they can continue supporting incredible services in the community Read more -->

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🧵/ This heartbreaking case highlights why so many doctors like me have been begging NHS England & the Dept of Health to stop endangering NHS patients by substituting doctors with non-medically trained PAs We've been dismissed & smeared as "toxic bullies". Please read this thread & decide.

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Did Elon Musk really just say "one of the things we accidentally cancelled was Ebola prevention”?? Heaven help America

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Leaving the ECHR could result in the UK’s trade deal with the EU being terminated because the convention is written into the 2020 Trade & Co-operation Agreement & would also breach the Good Friday Agreement which requires the Convention be directly enforceable in Northern Ireland

submitted 9 days ago • 19 comments

Last week, the new owners of the Observer wrote to tell me they would not be issuing me with a new contract. 🤷‍♀️ So...I want to say publicly that it was an absolute privilege to speak on behalf of my Observer colleagues during our strike. I don't regret doing so. And I learned so much from it. 1/

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Conservative Home review of Badenoch speech: "It was so bland, formulaic, and unsurprising that it would have made Chat-GPT blush. Her commitment to never saying anything original, interesting, or newsworthy remains admirable." ~AA conservativehome.com/2025/02/25/b...

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⚡ Ukraine's Tryzub laser weapon has shot down Russian drones, including Shaheds. With a 2 km range, it joins the US, UK, and Israel in deploying directed energy weapons. Cheap to fire, lasers could reshape Ukraine’s air defense.

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Bracknell Forest has officially secured national tourism status, alongside other Berkshire councils! Great to speak to VisitEngland about the opportunities this unlocks for local businesses, and the skills we need to support a growing local tourism industry

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The absolute venality of this pair of autocrats. Where are the Republicans who once gave Zelensky a standing ovation? Their silence - while Trump & Putin decide how to plunder Ukraine - is sickening.

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Victoria Atkins says she "shares the public's disgust about a Labour MP". For clarity, Amesbury is not a Labour MP. He was suspended and had the whip withdrawn, soon as news broke. Unlike, eg. Elphicke who was not suspended and on whose behalf MPs tried to pressure the judge. ~AA

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OPEN YOUR EYES Trump Wants to Be President for Life—and He’s Already Preparing for It No, he’s not “joking” when he portrays himself as a king and muses about staying in office past 2028. Just look at everything he’s done this month. newrepublic.com/article/1918...

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"Bravo, Britain! 🇬🇧✊🙌🤣 Tesla #ElonMusk teslamotors"

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🔴Silicon Valley Whistleblowers Warn Elon Musk ‘Hijacking’ Republicans to Control Entire US Government Former followers of the ‘Dark Enlightenment’ say a planned ‘neo-reactionary’ hollowing out of government is happening in real time bylinetimes.com/2025/02/07/s...

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Keir Starmer slams Reform UK's 'dangerous right-wing politics' as he accuses Farage of 'fawning over Putin' www.lbc.co.uk/politics/uk-...

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Former Capitol police officer Michael Fanone when confronting Proud Boys insurrectionist Enrique Tarrio: “You are a traitor to this country.” RETWEET if you stand with Officer Fanone!

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Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."

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Van Hollen: "There's no Article 4 in the Constitution that gives Elon Musk that authority, and the way he's been 'delegated' this authority is illegal, and the actions he's taking are illegal, and we need to shut down this illegal operation."

submitted 11 days ago • 701 comments

This is how it’s done.

submitted 13 days ago • 2917 comments

It’s a coup. It’s a strategic alliance with Putin. It’s the end of the post-war international order. It’s the triumph of lies over truth and in Putin’s case, evil over good. We are through the looking glass & we all now have to decide who we are & what we stand for

submitted 15 days ago • 156 comments

We need facts as never before. 3 years after Putin invaded Ukraine, I spent 24 hours with combat medics on the Ukrainian frontline. Their courage, compassion, dedication & skill are astounding. Please read & please never stop standing up for Ukraine. 🇺🇦 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

submitted 13 days ago • 21 comments

Wow! The number of @bsky.app users just passed 32 MILLION! 👏 LETS DO THIS!

submitted 13 days ago • 120 comments

Absolutely wild that in the midst of a geopolitical crisis, with liberal democratic values under assault as never before, this claptrap is what Kemi Badenoch chooses to major on. Not sure a party of opposition has ever been less relevant, nor hellbent on making themselves more so. Laughable.

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🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!

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