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All views my own etc.

[Scott Chapman @ChapScottman]

Probably the last time Lee Anderson said anything remotely sensible.

[Zoomer @ZoomerHistorian]

@reformparty_uk Here is Lee Anderson, your Chairman, saying 'Vote Reform, get Labour'. How did that go?

The language of defeat. You are finished.

[Scott Chapman @ChapScottman]

@tomwhx Totally agree. I think people that believe in Burnham are too young to remember just how inept he was in the previous Labour government.

[Les Trumpeter @LesTrumpeter]

Don’t understand the constitution.

Don’t understand standing orders.

Don’t understand an amendment.

Coming to a council chamber near you 🫵

#Reform

[Scott Chapman @ChapScottman]

@pennycenturyy They’re still left with a £40k bill though. Hopefully common sense will prevail.

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

After 18 months of “standing up to Putin” the Labour govt quietly issued a licence allowing imports of Russian oil refined in third countries.

Yesterday Labour MPs voted AGAINST UK oil and gas licences.

We are now importing from Russia instead of drilling in the North Sea.

Insane.

[David @Zero_4]

Jake Berry: “What I think is extraordinary about this by-election, is you have ‘Robert Jenkins’, a brilliant candidate for Reform…”

Victoria Derbyshire: “That’s not his name by the way”

Jake Berry: “Sorry?”

Victoria Derbyshire: “It’s Robert Kenyon”

#newsnight

[CCHQ Press @CCHQPress]

Essential Criteria:

Must be comfortable with photocopying documents and leaving them there.

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

Parliamentary standards watchdog to begin inquiry into whether Reform UK leader Nigel Farage breached rules over £5m gift

https://t.co/gaCDWiIRsq

[Scott Chapman @ChapScottman]

God help Sandwell. Let the infighting begin 🤯

[Lewis Warner @LewisJWarner]

NEW: Ray Nock has been selected as Reform UK leader on Sandwell Council.

The party has a majority meaning Nock will be elected leader of the council at the next full council meeting.

[Anna Soubry 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇦🇪🇺🖤🤍 @Anna_Soubry]

Is it just me but suddenly everything feels …. normal ?
No more psycho dramas and scandals.
Like the grown ups are back in Govt & people can get on with their lives watching politics out the corner of their eyes.
Safe

[Scott Chapman @ChapScottman]

@Georgeward_97 @NatJPeters I’m Blues and a former Tory councillor. Nothing wrong with that. Fair play to you Nat. It takes courage to put yourself forward, particularly in areas where we traditionally haven’t done the best in. 💙

[Scott Chapman @ChapScottman]

Knowing some of the Reform lot in Sandwell, this is 100% accurate.

[Sam @SamCKx]

Some guy whose mates down the pub call Barry the Bellend or Terry the Tosser is going to wake up on Monday morning and realise he's responsible for overseeing a £26 million regeneration project, and chairing a meeting of the local council licensing committee...

[Les Trumpeter @LesTrumpeter]

Some great Labour and Conservative councillors lost their seats today in Sandwell off the back of a national “stop the boats” mantra.

Good luck to Reform and all newly elected councillors. All eyes are on you now and the empty promises you’ve made.

We’re watching 👀

[Scott Chapman @ChapScottman]

Christ. The leader has gone by nearly 900 votes

[Sunday Sport @thesundaysport]

Polls open in about 50 minutes - and we're just starting to get the results from Tower Hamlets
#election

[Craig Liddell @CraigLiddell7]

Easy to do that when you do fuck all in parliament 👍

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

You may not agree with me, but you will always know where you stand with me.

Today in Billericay, a heckler tried to shout me down as I spoke about the normalisation of hatred towards Jews. I did not back down, because it needs to be said. British Jews are being targeted and too many people are pretending this is the same experience of other minorities. This lady implied Muslims are being similarly targeted. This is simply not true.

Let's be honest about what is happening. Certain groups (in particular but not solely Islamic Extremists) are creating a climate of fear and intimidation that is normalising Jew hatred. I will never stand for that. Governments have spent too long hand-wringing, making excuses and hoping it would go away. It is time to call this what it is: a national emergency in our attitude, our urgency and our response.

I will always engage with people who disagree with me. That is politics. But there is a difference between argument and intimidation. Shouting does not make a bad case good. It's done to silence others. And it certainly does not change the truth.

The truth is that British Jews have been made to feel less safe in their own country. Our country. They are being singled out, threatened and harassed in ways that should shame everyone in public life. If we do not stand up now and stop this rise in antisemitism, then why bother saying "Never Again" at Holocaust Memorial Day? Because this is how it starts.

I am not prepared to play along with the pretence that this is normal, or manageable, or just another example of tension between groups. It really is not. It is targeted hatred and it is getting worse.

So my message is simple. Not here. Not in Britain. And not on our watch. We need to stop the hand-wringing and start doing the right thing. That means standing with British Jews openly, unapologetically and without fear.

[Scott Chapman @ChapScottman]

@AEHALL1983 @WiltsAnnabelle Not forgetting of course that Birmingham’s wannabe Reform leader was once the Labour leader of Sandwell Council. That great bastion of amazing governance. He must love working with government appointed commissioners 😆

[Scott Chapman @ChapScottman]

@amritadunn @Dave4PrincesEnd I think Dave’s just jealous that Justyna, as well as being a far better councillor than he will ever be, also speaks better English than he does. A real low-blow from him, but unsurprising from such an unprincipled chancer.