Retired journalist. Fighting Tories, Trump and corrupt right-wing populism. EU rejoiner. Reclaiming Labour for centre ground. Change has finally arrived.
As a Labour activist I fought Hezza for years. Challenging 'Tarzan' became an obsession. But on Saturday he almost brought me to tears. One of the most powerful, emotive, pro-Remain speeches I've ever witnessed. A veteran Tory grandee savaging May and the Brexiteers. Devastating!
Michael Helseltine's speech at the #PeoplesVoteMarch shows up Michael Gove & Boris Johnson for the posturing, casually destructive clowns that they are.
God help us if either of them becomes PM.
#Marr#Ridge
'Nigel Farage's claim, in essence, is that there's actually anti-white prejudice within the police. What's your response to that?' - @cathynewman
'I think he's talking nonsense. The kind of nonsense he's talking is dangerous' - Michael Mansfield KC
https://t.co/yIZoxc6NSJ
More of CNN's false equivalence language. Ukraine is not targeting St. Petersburg, but striking military installations, Russian warships, and oil refineries. It's the Russian terror state that strikes cities and targets civilians. https://t.co/Cy7DgqtkuT
"His response has been to appeal for rage. Rage is his response to a father who's lost his son and asked for that not to happen. Exploiting this tragedy to create grievance & division when the family says "please don't" is unforgivable. It shows exactly who he is"
PM to Farage
Farage is humiliated by Starmer at #PMQs and shown to be not only a pathetic little racist but actually a danger to the UK.
Farage should be in prison for what he did yesterday.
Proud to share the best of the South West with @AmbJapanUK
And slightly embarrassed that the Japanese Ambassador can say “gert lush” in a better Bristolian accent than I can!
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Parliament has the power to Expel MP's, The House of Commons itself has the power to permanently expel an MP by voting to pass a resolution to remove them.
Someone should put forward a vote on Farage after what he did yesterday.
I thought the Prime Minister was outstanding at PMQs in response to Nigel Farage’s question about the tragic murder of Henry Novak.
Calm, dignified and decent leadership at an important moment.
Thank you @Keir_Starmer
Why is this man in Parliament and not being questioned by @metpoliceuk for inciting violence?
If he wants to talk about two-tier police - please be my guest. Brown and Black people have been begging you all to do this for decades now.
Sarah Everard was kidnapped, raped and murdered by a WHITE Police Officer.
Nigel Farage called for calm.
But when he can use racism he calls for Cold, Hard, Rage.
Nigel Farage couldn’t bring himself to condemn the violence in Southampton last night when he spoke at PMQs today. Really shameful and hugely irresponsible.
Like him or loathe him but, on this particular matter, Keir Starmer is 100% correct.
Farage’s response yesterday shows us ‘exactly who he is’… a rage-bating racist with no respect nor conscience.
His followers refuse to see it… which tells you all you need to know about them.
This is Nigel Farage at his worst and Keir Starmer at his best. The difference between darkness and light, night and day. Farage is a hate-mongering, mob-rousing monster who should be allowed nowhere near government.
In response to my report to the police about Farage they have sent me a very long list of questions. Presumably hoping I will give up. I've answered them all.
One of Keir Starmer’s greatest moments in Parliament. He totally met the moment. Some say they don’t know what he stands for, but he’s often the most passionate in these moments when he’s able to showcase how much he cares #PMQs
Elon Musk, the wealthiest man alive, gutted USAID, which supports some of the poorest people in the world.
Now there's an Ebola outbreak in the Congo, which USAID could have helped prevent or slow.
When you dismantle the systems that stop deadly diseases, people needlessly die.
A £6 billion investment on Universal Studios UK with £1.3 billion govt investment on infrastructure gets no mention on 6pm news. They deliberately suppress positive news.
@RachelReevesMP@peterkyle when is someone going to intervene at the BBC?
#bbcnews