David Rippon

[David Rippon @Rippo1]

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[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 WATCH: Kemi Badenoch says Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson is a "disgrace to people who grew up on a council estate" as she attacks the VAT policy on private school fees

"She doesn't want to talk about the lives she's ruined... it's all about her"

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

The level of tax is already far too high. It's killing growth, killing jobs and making the cost of living crisis worse.

The only 'room for movement' Andy Burnham should have is to cut spending so he can cut taxes. That’s what the Conservatives will do.

[Grifty @TheGriftReport]

Family run bakery chain Coughlans with 31 stores across south London and the South East is closing after nearly 100 years blaming devastating tax hikes including higher National Insurance and business rates

Co-owner Sean Coughlan said the extra £20,000 pounds a week in costs from the changes introduced under Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves had made the business unsustainable especially after heatwaves slashed footfall by half

The closure which comes as comedian Romesh Ranganathan is also a co-owner has sparked anger locally with some accusing Labour of destroying high streets.

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

This is the reality on Starmer’s Defence Investment Plan. Well said, Tom👇

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

The Defence Secretary resigned 3 weeks ago because he was being forced to make decisions that would make our troops and our country less safe.

Today Labour is publishing a Defence Investment Plan that is barely half what the armed forces say is needed, and well below what our allies are spending.

Starmer is no longer the real Prime Minister. But he’s underfunding our military in his search for a ‘legacy’. If Andy Burnham has signed off on this, then he too is culpable of putting our service personnel at risk with this weak plan.

We need to cut benefits to fund our armed forces. It doesn’t matter who leads them, the problem is Labour MPs who won’t do what is necessary to defend our country.

[David Rippon @Rippo1]

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[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

Sir John Major makes the essential point. Parents who send children to private school save the state money.

Labour’s tax on them has failed. Now the state has 2,000 fewer teachers than when Conservatives left office.

So we will reverse this futile, vindictive policy.

[Kelvin MacKenzie @kelvmackenzie]

Burnham is literally balmy. He will quote these stats next week to justify taking powers and money from the wealth creating South and giving it to the North;
At present Londoners pays £24,400 in tax and get back £19,500 in spending on public services while the South East pays £17,600 and gets back £15,900.
In the North West they pay £12,700 in tax and get £17,300. In the North East it’s £11,200 and £17,400.
The Times says Burnham will announce slashing Whitehall budgets and giving the money to mayors to deliver social housing, tackle welfare and allegedly reduce the cash going North.
It’s all bollocks. The idea that by handing money to dim local mayors who then bribe the voters with mad schemes is likely to increase wealth is for the birds.
Burnham knows it but will keep him in office for three years before we chuck him out to a record defeat. Roll on ‘29

[David Rippon @Rippo1]

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[Benedict Spence @BenedictSpence]

Kemi Badenoch when Bridget Phillipson’s getting spiteful.

[Kevin Edger @KEdge23]

“Mark my words, Labour will raise your taxes”

“You name it, Labour will tax it”.

The Conservatives weren’t wrong.

[David Rippon @Rippo1]

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[David Rippon @Rippo1]

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[Andrew Neil @afneil]

Team Burnham pressed Keir Starmer to stay on over the summer to give their man time to prepare for power. Starmer rebuffed them in no uncertain manner: you’re forcing me out because you think I’m useless. So why should I wait til September at your convenience?
As I said on @TimesRadio yesterday, this is not an amicable handover.
Starmer was very badly prepared for power in July 2024. Burnham is considerably less well-prepared.

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