This is not the first time Starmer has shamelessly used a young person's murder to fend off legitimate Qs from opponents. Recall his opportunism in the Chamber, when he told off Sunak for an accurate observation about Labour's muddled position on gender, because Brianna Ghey's mother was watching
A reminder that just last year, the Sentencing Council tried to push through guidelines which would have instructed judges to give ethnic minorities more lenient treatment than whites.
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Labour inherited a defence budget for 2024/25 of £60.2 billion. Latest projections put defence spending at £73.5 billion by 2028/29. That’s a rise of £13.3 billion. Where did you get the £270 billion increase from? The tooth fairy? Let me speak plainly: it’s a lie — delete the tweet.
Can people who have no idea how MPs’ expenses work stop screenshotting an MP’s expenses of £250k and say: “they are absolute scum who lavishly spend this much”. That covers 4-5 Full-time employees (salary, NIC, pension), travel costs, accommodation in London, etc
RIP Jeremy Hanley, local Richmond MP and inspiration for one of the great political lines after returning to parliament after the 1983 GE:
“Mrs Thatcher, I want to thank you. I won by just 74 votes and without them I wouldn’t be here. I think your visit to the constituency made all the difference. You are responsible for those 74 votes.”
“No Jeremy,” she replied gravely. “It is you who were responsible for the 74 votes. I was responsible for the 20,000.”