Taffy St. Bean

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

I’m so mad about this and all the other shit Argentina got away with

[Kevin Maguire @Kevin_Maguire]

Scandals don't come much bigger than wasting £10bn of £15bn spent on unusable PPE during Covid.

The Tory VIP lane for donors, cronies and chums was a rip-off door.

Hunt them down and grab back the £10bn no matter whatever that costs.

https://t.co/iMXKTLH8N1

[Marina Purkiss @MarinaPurkiss]

10 BILLION FFS

Any chance of a single bloody consequence?!

Or no, because…posh, rich dudes?

[richard bacon @richardpbacon]

“We should just throw in that Jimmy Savile ran marathons for charity”

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

Farage is, always has been and always will be the establishment. Like his hero Trump his skill is being able to persuade people he is one of them when in truth he is of money, for money and obsessed with having it. As for being subject to over zealous media I can think of few other senior politicians who have had such an easy ride from our press over the years. Questions unanswered. Scandals ignored. Treated as a jovial commentator. Today was a long desperate whinge by a man being found out and needing to shift the narrative. Classic Trump distraction strategy. Still at least a by election means the people of Clacton might get to see him for once. Will be discussing on @RestIsPolitics with @mehdirhasan out later today

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

"The Paraguayan players were an absolute disgrace." 😳

Joe Hart was critical of Paraguay's tactics and questioned several refereeing decisions.

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

Imagine Trump ever being invited to join a photo like this — not in a million years.

Four presidents. Zero drama. Just smiles, respect, and a shared love of country. 🇺🇸

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

Brilliant. Go @SamiraAhmedUK

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

EXCL: Nigel Farage has been trying to block Bank of England cryptocurrency plan that could be costly for billionaire bankrolling his party.

Reform UK leader has said Christopher Harborne wants nothing in exchange for millions donated to party and undeclared £5m personal gift to Farage revealed by Guardian.

But Farage used private meeting at Bank to urge governor to drop plans for state-run alternative to digital currency that has made his Thailand-based benefactor one of richest people in world.

Cracking tale from @tomburgis

https://t.co/o4ljHGx8fZ

[John McDonnell @johnmcdonnellMP]

Parliament should reverse the decision to proscribe Palestine Action urgently before we see large numbers of elderly people in particular being dragged before our courts. Classifying protest through direct action as terrorism brings Parliament & our judicial system into disrepute

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

Today’s @independent front page

Brexit has been a disaster – it’s time the guilty men felt some shame

[Taffy St. Bean @TaffyStB]

@annesdramaduh Couldn’t believe it

[Lance Lachlan ✌🏻 @lancelachlan]

Did you know that many people working in supermarkets such as Tesco and Asda still qualify for Universal Credit because their wages aren’t high enough to cover the cost of living?

That’s not a welfare problem. That’s a low-pay economy.

Taxpayers end up subsidising low wages while working people are told to work harder. Britain doesn’t have a benefits culture problem. It has a wage problem.

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

Complaining about nightlife when you *checks notes* choose to live in Soho is like living in South Kensington and complaining about the museums.

Or moving to Hackney and grumbling about creatives. Living in Richmond and hating green space. 

It's all getting a bit silly, isn't it?

[Ounka @OunkaOnX]

Richard Burgon just exposed the most glaring double standard in British policy

"Imagine if this weekend in London there was a Russian real estate event selling Ukrainian land. The government would ban it immediately.

Instead, we have an Israeli real estate event openly advertising the illegal sale of land in occupied Palestinian territories. The government recognizes Palestine. Why isn't this banned?"

[John McDonnell @johnmcdonnellMP]

How many more children do the IDF have to kill before the UK government introduces a comprehensive sanctions programme? https://t.co/PEhcbzXH6Z

[Jon Sopel @jonsopel]

It was terrible Mr Vice President what happened. And lessons will be learned. But here’s a thought - maybe concentrate instead on why 44000 Americans died last year from gun related deaths, and what can be done about your dreadful disease before you start lecturing others

[Alicia Kearns MP @aliciakearns]

We are facing an epidemic of misogyny.

Too often, rape and sexual violence are dismissed as youthful mistakes rather than life-altering crimes that leave victims carrying the consequences forever.

Our justice system must deliver real accountability and deterrence.

[Marina Purkiss @MarinaPurkiss]

Just watch this…

And for the love of God, please see Farage for what he is.

His response to Sarah Everard Vs his response to Henry Nowak

Jaw dropping.

[John McDonnell @johnmcdonnellMP]

Government ministers cannot watch on, wringing their hands, whilst Netanyahu blatantly forces the Palestinians off their land, destroying any hope of a Palestinian state. Total sanctions are the least this government could do & coordinate with other states https://t.co/Y4GJHeo9ks