Keir Starmer: "We don't have £4.5 billion for defence."
Keir Starmer the next day: "I’m announcing £4.5 billion for more cycle lanes and zebra crossings."
He’s just reached the point where he’s just laughing at us all now.
You really couldn't make it up.
Every single person who still cringes at the memory of trying to bullshit their way through an interview or exam question: today, the slate is wiped clean. Set down your burden of shame. Nothing - nothing, I say - could touch this.
Today I have met Lucy, Mark and Katie, Henry Nowak’s mother, father and stepmother. Their courage is extraordinary.
They have endured the most appalling loss, it is a life sentence for them.
They have also faced the agonising decision to release the harrowing body-worn camera footage, knowing how painful it would be and how strongly people would react. They did so because they want truth, accountability and change.
They have asked that we work across political parties and religions to rebuild trust in the police. That trust has been broken because of what happened, and I agree with them on that.
We must also be prepared to examine, carefully and seriously, religious practices or exemptions that permit the carrying of dangerous weapons in public, and other activities that are not conducive to the public good. We also need to examine where the law needs to change.
Henry’s family do not want anger to tear communities apart. They are a family who have friends across faith and race, and so did Henry. His family want his memory to help bring our society together.
Everyone knows I have strong views about how we should deal with equality under the law. What the family agreed with me on is that we need to bring common sense back, and that is what we should all be fighting for.
I promised the family that we will work to ensure there is a positive legacy for Henry out of this tragedy.
That is my focus now.
I’ve thought this for a while. Kemi Badenoch is the only serious leader of any of our (many) political parties. And I’ve never voted Conservative. Labour since I was old enough to vote.
I’ve never been tempted before to vote Tory. I am now sorely tempted.
I’m not going to amplify Reform’s ad by sharing it, but the wilful misrepresentation of Kemi Badenoch - selectively quoting what she said about ‘white lives matter’ - is disgraceful and dangerous.
It needs to be challenged, including by those of us who are not Conservatives.
Isabel Oakeshott on Nigel Farage buying a £1.4m house: “I honestly don’t see why it’s anyone’s business. Why should people know how he paid?”
Isabel Oakeshott on Angela Rayner buying a 2nd home: “I smell a massive rat. How on earth has she raised the money to buy a £800k flat?”
Cue Andy Burnham
-riding a bike
-visiting a school
-going the pub (obvs)
- sleeves up in Factory
-talking more Mancunian
-wearing ‘working class stuff’
-watching the footy
What’s on your Andy Burnham bingo card?
Do the constituents of Makerfield, having just seen current MP Josh Simons abandon them to give Andy Burnham a route back to Parliament, really want to elect a man who is abandoning his responsibilities as the Mayor of Greater Manchester to use Makerfield solely as a springboard for fulfilling his own personal ambition of becoming Prime Minister?
I’m sorry but if farage can’t even be arsed to turn up to the kings speech
The bloody kings speech - then what was the point of him actually being an MP?
@hasanopinion00@GBNEWS You would if it was a Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, SNP, Green, DUP, Plaid Cymru, SDLP, Alliance, TUV, UUP or Independent MP.
Reform:
Nigel Farage is being investigated by Parliamentary Standards over £5m donation.
Greens:
Zack Polanski is being formally investigated after failing to pay thousands in council tax over three years.
These protest parties aren’t serious.