ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social

Unemployable. Unless you need a whisky taster. Been around a bit. Getting on a bit. Save NHS. End child poverty now. #NotSorry.

[ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social @IanMartin55]

Bluesky is a breath of fresh air. Takes 2 minutes to set up and you're right in.

[ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social @IanMartin55]

@ultras_antifaa Why use Arsenal Stadium in picture 2 ?

[ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social @IanMartin55]

@Dawn117147265 @vickybarlo @RobertJenrick Did you get free education ? Did your parents get child benefit ? Have you ever had free NHS treatment ? Like when you were born ? If so STFU and grow up.

[ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social @IanMartin55]

@RobertJenrick Why don’t you just piss off to wherever failed little politicians go.

[ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social @IanMartin55]

@Amato861 @RFC_Michael_ @RFCNUFC23 @RangersFC Plenty of unemployed rangers supporters knobhead.

[ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social @IanMartin55]

@tirnaog_09 It was also a mainly cash business. 😉

[ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social @IanMartin55]

@KemiBadenoch @Conservatives You had already doubled VAT.

[ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social @IanMartin55]

@BackOnTopUTD @UtdXclusive In the days those players played they were vastly underpaid but the club was highly profitable. The club owes them not the current players.

[C . A . T @DeathUnicursal]

@UtdXclusive Vermin Jim doing the meme

[Craig Bromfield @craigbromf]

Is it as appalling and shocking as these Robert?

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Robert Jenrick

, currently serving as the Reform UK MP for Newark and Shadow Chancellor (appointed February 2026), has been central to several high-profile political controversies. His career has been marked by accusations of bias in planning, breaches of lockdown rules, and most recently, a dramatic defection from the Conservative Party. 

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Major Political Controversies

Westferry Printworks Planning Scandal (2020): As Housing Secretary, Jenrick unlawfully approved a £1bn housing development for Conservative donor Richard Desmond. The approval was rushed through just 24 hours before a new council tax would have cost Desmond £40m. Jenrick later admitted "apparent bias" after it emerged they had exchanged private texts and sat together at a fundraising dinner.

Defection to Reform UK (2026): In January 2026, Jenrick was sacked from the Conservative Shadow Cabinet by Kemi Badenoch after she discovered "irrefutable evidence" he was secretly plotting to defect to Reform UK. He officially joined Nigel Farage's party hours later, describing the Conservatives as "rotten" and "broken".

COVID-19 Lockdown Breaches (2020): During the first national lockdown, Jenrick faced calls to resign after travelling 150 miles to a second home in Herefordshire and 40 miles to visit his parents. He defended the trips as essential for delivering medicine, despite government guidance at the time to "stay at home".

Asylum Centre "Cartoon" Controversy (2023): While serving as Immigration Minister, Jenrick ordered staff at a Kent asylum reception centre for children to paint over murals of Disney characters (including Mickey Mouse), arguing they were "not age-appropriate" for teenagers. The move was widely condemned as performative and cruel.

Donation from "Shell" Company (2024): During his 2024 Conservative leadership bid, Jenrick accepted a £75,000 donation from Spott Fitness, a company with no employees and significant debts. This sparked questions about the ultimate source of the funds.

Misleading Parliament on Modern Slavery (2023): The UK Statistics Authority formally criticised Jenrick for claiming 71% of foreign offenders were "claiming to be modern slaves" to avoid deportation, when the actual figure was closer to 20%. 

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Other Notable Incidents

Expenses and Funding: He was forced to repay travel expenses after claiming for both petrol and rail tickets for the same trip, and faced criticism for awarding "levelling up" funds to his own relatively affluent constituency.

Driving Disqualification (2023): He was banned from driving for six months and fined over £1,600 for speeding on the M1.

Handsworth Integration Comments (2025): Jenrick drew sharp criticism for claiming he "didn't see another white face" in Handsworth, Birmingham, framing it as an example of failed integration. 

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[ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social @IanMartin55]

@RobertJenrick You joined a failing organisation and will never have a gov job again. That makes you irrelevant no matter what pathetic stunts you pull.

[ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social @IanMartin55]

@LauraTrottMP Nobody is listening to you.

[ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social @IanMartin55]

@StandUpForElonn 0%

[ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social @IanMartin55]

@GBNEWS Stop talking shit.

[ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social @IanMartin55]

@BonardiDebi @EileenforCO Socialist policies are currently enacted in the best countries in the world where none of those things occur. Norway, Finland, Switzerland etc.

[ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social @IanMartin55]

@Keir_Starmer Will you support the death squads when they start their work ?

[ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social @IanMartin55]

@BorisJohnson Just fuck off again.

[ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social @IanMartin55]

My Grandaughter Betsy is going in her first sponsored walk for Gaza https://t.co/YgOCDhZ8SX

[ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social @IanMartin55]

@NigelLaw526509 @drearycontent @AlexTaylorNews A country that can hold such a referendum at all is clearly running itself. EU is a trade organisation which makes agreements to cut historic trade barriers. Brexit and Trump are costing UK jobs by the thousand.

[ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social @IanMartin55]

@GyllKing @AngryatMayfair A visit from the anti terrorist police might be in order. Along with a paranoia specialist.

[ian Martin - ianm-york.bsky.social @IanMartin55]

@BladeoftheS No.