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[Jack Dart @JackWDart]

If people genuinely believe Burnham won’t receive the exact same media onslaught, they’ve not been paying attention.

Starmer is not, objectively, bad. This idea that he is somehow the worst PM in British history is frankly laughable.

Liz truss lasted 49 days, crashed the pound and was laughed out of Downing Street.

Since Labour took office, Keir Starmer’s government has:

• Scrapped the two-child benefit limit, lifting hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty and putting money back into some of the hardest-pressed households in the country.

• Expanded free school meals, cutting costs for families and making sure more children get a proper meal during the school day.

• Expanded funded childcare, reducing one of the biggest monthly costs facing working parents and making it easier for people to stay in work.

• Raised the National Living Wage, increasing pay for millions of low-paid workers.

• Strengthened workers’ rights, giving people greater protection against insecure work and bad employers.

• Introduced statutory sick pay from the first day of illness, so workers are less likely to choose between their health and their wages.

• Ended no-fault evictions, giving renters more security in their homes.

• Brought rail operators back into public ownership, taking key services out of failed private hands and giving the public a stronger stake in how they are run.

• Cut NHS waiting lists from their post-pandemic peak, meaning more patients are being seen sooner.

• Raised the state pension through the triple lock, protecting pensioners’ incomes against rising costs.

• Scrapped the old non-dom tax regime, making some of the wealthiest people in the country pay more fairly.

• Added VAT to private school fees, raising money from those most able to contribute.

• Removed business rates relief from private schools, ending an unjustified tax break.

• Increased neighbourhood policing, putting more officers and PCSOs back into communities.

• Helped bring knife crime down, meaning fewer families face the devastation of serious violence.

• Recorded the lowest homicide rate since the 1970s, a material improvement in public safety.

• Created Great British Energy, giving Britain a publicly owned clean energy company.

• Created the National Wealth Fund, backing investment in industry, infrastructure and clean energy.

• Passed planning reforms aimed at getting homes and major projects built faster.

• Improved relations with the EU, reducing diplomatic hostility and rebuilding practical cooperation.

• Agreed a UK-EU security partnership, strengthening cooperation on defence and European security.

• Signed a long-term partnership with Ukraine, reinforcing Britain’s support against Putin’s invasion.

• Secured new trade agreements, opening up markets for British businesses.

• Helped restore seriousness to government after years of scandal, chaos and decline.

People do not have to like Starmer. They do not have to vote Labour. But pretending this is the record of the worst Prime Minister in British history is absurd.

[Rachel Reeves @RachelReevesMP]

Today’s strong growth figures show the Government has the right economic plan.

The choices I have made as Chancellor mean our economy is in a stronger position as we deal with the costs of the war in Iran.

Now is not the time to put our economic stability at risk.

[Deborah Meaden 🇺🇦 @DeborahMeaden]

Oh my goodness I wish I had written this… it’s exactly how I feel… every word…

[Andy Murray @andy_murray]

Never even liked tennis anyway.

[Dr. Eli David @DrEliDavid]

This will never be unfunny... Every time I watch it I burst in laughter 🤣

[Ted Smith 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 @TedUrchin]

Sorry, but even after all this time, I still cannot believe the narrow-minded idiots in this country voted to remove our Freedom of Movement in that ridiculous referendum.
Their selfishness still astounds me.
Did they never think about the young people of this currently disunited kingdom?
Arse ‘oles, they are. Arse ‘oles.
#BrexitBrokeBritain, and in so many ways.

[Gary Lineker @GaryLineker]

This. 💔

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

I have clearly condemned the horrific acts of Hamas.

I have also clearly condemned the violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza.

Let me repeat:

We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.

And we need the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

There is no justification for the intentional killing, injuring, torture or kidnapping of civilians, using sexual violence against them, or launching rockets towards civilian targets.

But at the same time, nothing can justify the collective punishment of the people in Gaza.

[Dr Rachel Claire Morris, Shadow Secretary of Snark @5By5Creativity]

@ProfBrianCox @mrjamesob I can recommend a good therapist.

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Ciaran Jenkins, "In total 1,200,000 immigrants came to the UK last year"

Excellent report by Channel 4 News which shows that Boris Johnson's Brexit government which took us out of the EU to reduce immigrants coming to the UK, actually raised the number of immigrants to the UK in 2022 to over 1.2 million

[Sam Freedman @Samfr]

The best bit in Braverman's letter is where she says she was prepared to accept Sunak despite him having no public mandate as long as he agreed to her secret deal the public didn't even know about.

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

So there we have it.

There were two protests.

According to the Met, one were a bunch of far right thugs intent on violence.

The other was a massive Palestinian protest with “no issues”.

One was whipped up by politicians and media outlets.

The other was demonised by them.

[Jess Phillips @jessphillips]

Can't imagine why they attack the Police? Almost as if someone asked them to.

[Gary Lineker @GaryLineker]

Lest we forget.

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

Fascists storming the Cenotaph on Armistice Day.

Braverman should resign.

[Nick Lowles @lowles_nick]

The far right paying their respects to the war dead. Absolute disgrace. ⁦@SuellaBraverman⁩ this is on you

[Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon]

A crowded refugee camp in Gaza has been bombed.

The scenes are horrific.

Almost 10,000 people have already been killed in just over three weeks.

We cannot just accept more and more innocent lives being lost.

We need humanity to prevail.

We need a ceasefire now!

[Husam Zomlot @hzomlot]

The #UN General Assembly vote for a ceasefire. We will remember those who voted for and those who caved to evil mass killings of innocent people.