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[Kevin Maguire @Kevin_Maguire]

Declaring war on welfare while splashing billions on a wealthfare privileged elite is immoral.

https://t.co/Z4d5Am0aa8

[Richard Sefton @richardosefton]

@TheMeldrew @Ennyls Why the hell are the police leading HER off and not the racist bitch troll?

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

"Average UK households are now almost £3,000 worse off than they would have been without the inflation shocks [since 2020]"

Energy bills up 70%. Water bills up 61%. Food prices up 38%

And that's on top of wages falling in real terms from 2008-18

[Politics For You @PoliticoForYou]

BREAKING 🚨🚨🚨

Nigel Farage cleared of wrongdoing over Channel 4 expose by internal Reform party investigation led by Nigel Farage.

Mr Farage said he is delighted to have been exonerated by Nigel Farage & has thanked Nigel Farage for his meticulous investigation.

[Ounka @OunkaOnX]

Cenk Uygur: "The Israelis are in a sick, disgusting cult where they believe they have to murder the Palestinians, and it's the Palestinians' fault for getting murdered. Oh, they made us murder all their kids. 23,000 kids"

Cenk just said ugly, undeniable, documented truth. Israel is committing genocide. And they're proud of it

[GET A GRIP @docrussjackson]

A few replies have said free speech protects what's in this clip, so here's a quick explainer on how I understand the law actually works.

Freedom of expression (Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights) and freedom of assembly (Article 11) are qualified rights. Article 10(2) states that free expression "carries with it duties and responsibilities" and allows restrictions that are prescribed by law and necessary in a democratic society, including to prevent disorder or crime and protect the rights of others. Article 11(2) is framed the same way.

At the extreme end, Article 17 bars anyone from relying on Convention rights to destroy the rights and freedoms of others. In Norwood v UK (2004), a BNP member convicted over a poster linking Muslims to 9/11 was told he couldn't rely on Article 10 at all. Most cases never get that far, and are decided by asking whether a restriction is lawful and proportionate.

The clip looks like it's from the Sheffield Patriots march and SCARF counter-protest on 26 September, which finished at the station. A march is an assembly, so Article 11 is engaged, but it only protects peaceful assembly and can still be restricted. Police had already imposed conditions on both sides limiting when they could gather at the station, which is how Article 11 is ordinarily restricted. One woman shouting at another is a separate question under Article 10.

UK law already strikes that balance. Threatening or abusive words that cause, or are likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress are offences under the Public Order Act 1986, and s.28 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 makes them racially aggravated where the offender shows hostility based on the victim's racial group, which the Act defines to include nationality, citizenship and national origins. It also covers presumed membership, so it doesn't matter whether the person targeted is actually British.

The audio isn't good, so I can't be certain exactly what was said, though it sounds something like "you're not English/British". Protest speech carries real weight under Article 10, and chants and flags aimed at the other side are one thing. Getting in one person's face to tell her she doesn't belong here because of how she looks is another, and it can be exactly the kind of conduct those laws exist to address, depending on the words used and how they were delivered.

So when I say "do something", I'm not asking anyone to tear up the Human Rights Act or invent new powers. I'm asking for existing law to be enforced, and for politicians to stop feeding the idea that some citizens are less British than others.

Everyone is free to hold and argue for ugly opinions, including about nationality. Nobody is free to use threatening or abusive behaviour against someone because of who they think she is, and her right to walk down the street without that deserves as much protection as anyone's right to speak.

[GET A GRIP @docrussjackson]

Fucking hell @andyburnham - are you seeing this? Do something ffs.

[Yorkshire Victor Meldrew+his dog @TheMeldrew]

Someone seriously needs to do something about the racism going on in society, I guess it's always been there but now people feel enabled by the likes of Farage spouting his bile

[The Hind Rajab Foundation @HindRFoundation]

🚨The #HindRajabFoundation has filed an Article 15 communication with the ICC calling for an investigation into Israeli officials, medical professionals and the Israeli Medical Association (IMA) over the death, torture and ill-treatment of Palestinian detainees at Sde Teiman. The submission argues that the conduct documented in the filing amounts to war crimes, crimes against humanity, and acts of genocide under the Rome Statute.

➡️ More → https://t.co/qhgnpNEhuX

[Britain People @Britain_People]

🔴'@Helen_Whately, Shadow Secretary of State for Work & Pensions, has claimed £2 MILLION in expenses in 10 years.

Her boss, @KemiBadenoch, has 3 children, claims £2.7K per month to rent a 6 bed farmhouse and tried to claim expenses for a family holiday.

The country can't afford @Conservatives.'

- @TyrelWallace

[Rabbi Jeff @RabbiJeffx]

Hey @Grok, start with yes or no.

Do reports show the 𝗜𝗗𝗙 unleashed roughly 𝟵𝟰𝟱 𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗘𝗦 and helicopters fired 𝟭𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗦 on October 7 at targets described as “𝗔𝗡𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗗,” including in areas with Israeli civilians?

[Paul Holden @pauleholden]

Yesterday, I found out the Labour Party was smearing me to The Times. They insinuated that I was sexist and unfairly ascribing views to Sagal Abdi-Wali, Labour’s candidate for Holborn & St Pancras, because I have published factually accurate, hard-hitting investigations into her political record and associations.

This is the second time the Labour Party has smeared me because of my factually accurate reporting exposing and scrutinising Labour Party politicians and officials.

It is obvious to me why they’re doing it – because they’re scared that voters in Holborn & St Pancras will find out the truth about Sagal Abdi-Wali and vote accordingly.

And they’re right to be scared. There is overwhelming evidence that there are serious questions to be asked about Sagal’s history, her funding, her political record, her political affiliations, her own conduct during this campaign, and her campaign’s repeated attempts to smear both journalists and local Muslim community groups.

It seems to me that the only correct response is to set out everything we know about Sagal’s political history and record, which I do in a mega-thread below. The Labour Party would rather you not know this – so please share this widely everywhere you can, and particularly with voters in Holborn & St Pancras. They need to know who they are voting for.

One last thing: I have repeatedly put right of replies and questions to Sagal’s campaign. They have never – not once – responded to a right of reply I have sent prior to publication. They have never raised issues with factual accuracy or balance.

And this is a pattern – multiple journalists have now raised concerns that Sagal and her campaign have been dodging proper scrutiny. Considering how she has failed to respond to Camden residents experiencing serious housing problems, and those requesting expressions of solidarity with the people of Palestine, that’s perhaps not surprising.

[Andrey X @the_andrey_x]

Israeli settlers planted a forest of Israeli flags around a Palestinian store in the West Bank, blocking the entrance and the windows. The owners called the IDF to report the incident, and the IDF told them not to touch the flags.

📍 Lubban ash-Sharkiyya 🇵🇸

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

The telegraph and daily mail are telling you to vote Labour in Holborn and St Pancras.

Says it all!

They are terrified of a Green win.

Possibly something to do with their racist billionaire owners?

Ignore the billionaire press.

Vote Green 💚

[George Galloway @georgegalloway]

He was right

[Rabbi Jeff @RabbiJeffx]

Hey @Grok, concise, no spin.

Did an Israeli soldier testify that his unit was 𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗟 Gaza-border patrols at 𝟱:𝟮𝟬 𝗔𝗠 on October 7, barely an hour before Hamas attacked?

Yes or no only.

[Philip Proudfoot @PhilipProudfoot]

Anti-zionism is a protected political belief in British law.

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

OWEN JONES: Israel has an AI policy called "Where's Daddy?" They wait for an alleged target to go home, then blow it up with up to 20 civilians allowed.

EMILY SCHRADER: There is an acceptable amount of collateral damage under international law

[Jody McIntyre @jodymcintyre_]

Following the publication of my report yesterday, I’ve been passed a list of 77 Labour MPs funded by Brentford FC shareholder Gary Lubner.

One in five in Andy Burnham’s party have had their campaigns and/or staff financed by a single man.

More on this story as it develops...

[Britain People @Britain_People]

🔴'@Ed_Miliband served in Starmer's cabinet for 450 days while UK military was flying daily reconnaissance missions over #Gaza for the genocidal Israeli military

He could have resigned at any time. It would have had a huge impact. Like Wes Streeting, he chose to abide by collective cabinet responsibility and serve in a government that was participating in genocide His action against Israel now only deals with West Bank - and completely ignores UK role in the Gaza genocide.

Do not venerate any of these people. They chose their careers over trying to stop the genocide. They should be investigated by ICC.'

- @kennardmatt