DB Cupar

Living in a constant state of despair at the state of politics in the United Kingdom and its devolved administrations.

[DB Cupar @DBCupar]

Now we’re talking 👍🏻

[Chris McCall @Dennynews]

The SNP faces the prospect of two civil actions raised by Scots demanding refunds after they donated to a fundraiser "ring-fenced" for an independence referendum campaign.

https://t.co/ogod5UnJyJ

[Ashley Cowburn @ashcowburn]

Count Binface asked on the Today programme what his appeal is in Clacton?

"I'm not Nigel Farage," he says.

Also repeats pledge to nationalise Adele.

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

Always worth knowing when bin day is.

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: Nigel Farage’s £5m gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne was reported to the National Crime Agency by his bank over fears it was laundered money

[@guardian]

[Conor Matchett @conor_matchett]

A massive round of applause for @mmgeissler's skewering of the arguments around Nigel Farage's demands for special treatment around his £5million gift

Malcolm Offord's response? "I agree with all that. I agree that he's chosen that life and I agree with the scrutiny."

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

Nigel Farage and his colleagues are setting themselves up for a month of this. And they genuinely expect people to let them run the country.

[Dennis Noel Kavanagh @Jebadoo2]

If Count Binface ends Nigel Farage’s political career in this silly hissyfit unnecessary by-election it will be the single greatest moment in British politics

[DB Cupar @DBCupar]

Daisy Cooper with the zingers today 😂 #PMQs

[The Spectator @spectator]

The 28-year-old gave up reading International Law and Legal Studies as a PhD student at King's College London to run for parliament. Her full name is actually Pyla Lara Bird-Leakey and she is, of course, obsessed with Palestine.

Unearthed videos of the qualified English barrister on social media appear to show that she has significantly dialled up her Scottish accent since becoming an MP, having previously spoken in a rather posh English tone.

✍️ Steerpike

Article | https://t.co/ujAhfY8jf6

[Graham Lambert 💙 @100glitterstars]

Keir Starmer was the 1st PM to refuse to join a US war since Harold Wilson.

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

The Brexit vote, electing Boris Johnson and then driving Starmer out of office shows clearly how easy it is to manipulate the British population. They must be the most gullible in all of Europe.

[Aviemore @Fyrishsunset]

The Sun : Sturgeon’s ‘last shred of credibility DESTROYED’ by new Branchform photos.

Have to agree with Kenny MacAskill, the suggestion she didn’t know what was coming down the tracks when she upped and resigned is “for the birds”.

https://t.co/CFAiYjUo0v

[Walter White @WalterWhite444]

Sturgeon is struggling to get her story straight and it looks increasingly clear, as Scots have long suspected, that she resigned as FM because of the Murrell scandal. We have to see Sturgeon under oath and interrogated properly by someone on top of their brief.

[Lucy Dunn @lucyidunn]

🟡 NEW: Statement from SNP finance committee members who resigned over finances in 2021

- The three confirm they submitted their resignations ‘independently and with integrity’ on 19 March 2021 over ‘the party’s financial health and governance’

- A joint statement was given to the NEC the following day, with the hope it would be flagged to the auditors – said what followed this was ‘deeply concerning’

- Say they worked on the committee ‘against a backdrop of increasing concern and negative perceptions among party members and the wider public regarding aspects of the party’s Autumn 2020 accounts’

[Steven Swinford @Steven_Swinford]

EXCLUSIVE:

Andy Burnham is expected to appoint a former Blairite cabinet minister who is one of his oldest political allies as his chief of staff as he seeks to overhaul No 10

James Purnell, who served as pensions minister, culture secretary, and work and pensions secretary in the New Labour governments of Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, is the frontrunner for the role, The Times has been told

He is said to be viewed by Burnham as a “serious figure” who is capable of implementing his radical plans to reform Downing Street and Whitehall

The pair, who entered parliament together in 2001, shared an office as novice Greater Manchester MPs, with Burnham representing Leigh and Purnell holding Stalybridge & Hyde

Burnham frequently joked that he was overlooked for broadcast interviews in favour of Purnell, who was educated in France and Surrey

Purnell is chief executive of Flint Global, a major PR and lobbying firm, a role that may present issues over potential conflicts of interest in government

https://t.co/e3qmp06x7W

[euan mccolm @euanmccolm]

First Minister John Swinney’s failure of leadership throughout the Murrell scandal could yet cost him his job. My @DailyMail column: https://t.co/RMKF03UvpA

[Conor Matchett @conor_matchett]

Cops and prosecutors have confirmed they DID have evidence against Nicola Sturgeon and asked for advice on whether to charge her – despite the former SNP leader’s claims they found nothing.

https://t.co/En8vJ9HT9C

[DB Cupar @DBCupar]

Very good. Hat tip 👏🏼 😂

[Simon Johnson @simon_telegraph]

It seems fitting that Peter Murrell is being sentenced on Amazon Prime Day

[Conor Matchett @conor_matchett]

SNP response to Murrell's sentencing published. We'll get more from Swinney later.

But no apology to donors, members, or independence supporters for its institutional failure to stop Murrell's theiving or its intense denial that anything was in any way wrong