Don Whitaker

[Connor Tomlinson @Con_Tomlinson]

Shabana Mahmood's new "safe and legal routes", allowing hundreds of thousands of refugees and asylum seekers, sponsored by mosques and NGOs, to settle in Britain, is based on the 2023 Fabian Society proposal, Lawful and Fair: Building A Better Migration System.

The paper prohibits deportations and says that democracy does not mean "that every policy must command a majority" of public support.

Sponsors will receive taxpayer subsidies to support the migrants, and migrants must repay £10,000 in housing costs — but this can come from benefits, also paid by British taxpayers.

This is while they are given brand new homes in small villages, despite the Home Office admitting that they pose a threat to schools and nurseries.

Mahmood also quietly reversed the ban on illegal migrants gaining British citizenship, saying it was "outside their control" that they paid a people smuggler to ferry them to Britain.

Immigration policy is a crucial part of their gradual socialist revolution. It is why Labour will never respect the public's wishes to see immigration stopped and reversed.

The next government must commit not just to sending everyone imported via this scheme back, but to stripping citizenship from illegal migrants and the Boriswave.

Otherwise, we will be stuck with these people, and their costs and crimes, forever.

[Don Whitaker @_Don_Whitaker]

@RealPatriotsRVQ Rupert Lowe

[Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10]

I read that Pakistan has set out its demands for taking back their Rochdale rapist.

Here's the official Restore Britain response to the Pakistani Government.

You can piss right off.

We would end all Pakistani visas. No more Pakistani immigration into Britain. Scrap foreign aid, unquestionably. Tax remittances/dividends into Pakistan.

We would work with international allies to ensure that all Pakistani visas into those countries too are cancelled along with ruthless trade sanctions.

Our deportation NATO.

Britain will not be bullied or blackmailed by a rogue state that has supplied us with endless child rapists and paedophiles.

A Restore Britain Government would retaliate with the full force of the British state.

Watch how quickly the Pakistanis fold.

We would do it so hard and so brutally, it would never be needed again.

We will not allow Pakistan to bully Britain any longer.

[Don Whitaker @_Don_Whitaker]

@GlamBecks21 No

[Don Whitaker @_Don_Whitaker]

@ukhomeoffice What the hell No No NO we need to reverse migration not add to it

[Don Whitaker @_Don_Whitaker]

@MariaBowtell Please copy and paste I’ll send mine today

[Don Whitaker @_Don_Whitaker]

Amazing day connecting with people from all over the Burnley and Lancashire area today at the Armed forces event at Towneley Hall

[Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10]

The mass rape of vulnerable working class white girls by gangs of primarily Pakistani Muslim men is pure unfettered evil.

Our report outlines in great detail what has happened, why it happened and what we need to do to stop it from happening again.

This is an important day.

[Don Whitaker @_Don_Whitaker]

#NewProfilePic

[Don Whitaker @_Don_Whitaker]

This man does not represent my town he needs to go and go now #resign

[Antony Higginbotham @antony_hig]

We knew Kier Starmer was a hypocrite, now we know it flows all the way to their newest backbenches.

Oliver Ryan once posted about me and my integrity. But as he and every resident in Burnley knows, my priority was them, and I treated every one with the respect they deserved. It��s a shame he can’t say the same.

Saying sorry after you’ve been caught out and named in national newspapers is no apology at all. If he truly wants to make amends he should be honest about the comments he made, not make vague references.

[Don Whitaker @_Don_Whitaker]

Kemi Badenoch LOSES IT In Heated Exchange With Rachel Reeves! https://t.co/38kzr344bX via @YouTube

[Don Whitaker @_Don_Whitaker]

Really interesting perspective on this one I happen to agree with

[Jamie McGowan @JMcG0wan]

For those centre-right thinkers involved in political discord, there seems to be a niggling question buried, yet trying to reach the surface. Whether the Conservative Party continue to be the standard bearer for centre-right opinions in 🇬🇧 British politics.

With the ability to capture and cajole the media on topics which naturally get a positive reaction from the silent majority, @reformparty_uk is surging in the polls. But is this relatively new outfit, borne out of the Brexit Party and before that UKIP, set to replace the Tories entirely?

Some may have already answered this question internally, but I have yet to see such an argument put forward which does not rely on either tribal instincts or longevity. For many, there isn’t a properly articulated position either way – with status quo thinking succeeding in planting feet so far.

But given the ability of @Nigel_Farage to constantly gain media attention, it’s a question which needs an answer.

Yes, we’ve seen so called ‘defectors’ of late – @andreajenkyns, the former MP for Morley and Outwood followed by @montie, a long-standing Conservative voice. But are their moves a turning point or an indication of the frustration felt by members and activists from within the Conservative ranks who now have what they believe to be an avenue to vent?

Switching to Reform is no small move. Both gained a reaction in their own right, albeit different depending on the audience. Because whilst some may have been dismissive, others have started to question their own position. And for those still in contemplation mode we need a proper discussion. Not only to cement internal thinking but also as any future Conservative message needs this foundation to go out to the country with.

So again, I ask, who is the real standard bearer for centre-right opinions in British politics?

As a Conservative Councillor, Chairman of an Association and Parliamentary candidate in this year’s General Election, my position would seem clear. But titles mean nothing and what matters is the future of our country. Because the very issue on which Reform’s popularity is centred is the very issue which will matter even more to my 18 month old son. This matters to people.

Those who occasionally glance at the political show business promoted by a 24-hour news cycle, and who are sick of mainstream politics, are rightly going to be tempted to believe that Nigel Farage’s new outfit has at least some of the answers on this.

But is that the case? Does Reform actually have the ability to replace the Tories? And should they be taken seriously in the new claim that they might just be in charge of the country in 4 years’ time? Whilst seriously unlikely, all of it remains to be seen. But it does leave those of us on the centre-right with a question. A question of strategic importance.

It's why we need to properly delve into that question without fear of the answer. Because the future of our country literally depends on it.

We have, as a nation, ground to a halt. Beset by those who prioritise the take, we are stifled on every front. Social cohesion is hanging on by a thread. Separate interest groups lobby and succeed in acquiring deeply unpopular policies under the guise of every moral crusade.

It is within this context that the likes of Reform benefit. They are a symptom with which if we are honest with ourselves, the Conservative Party has, along with Labour, helped to create.

It is why Kemi is so right to speak of renewal. Because it perfectly sums up what is required for the Conservative Party and the Country.

Whether you love or loathe Nigel Farage, it cannot be denied that when a vacuum appears, he’s there, playing such a prominent role that he’s now a household name. Right now is prime time for a man possessing his talents. Over the last 15 years, he’s skilfully influenced and shaped public opinion in a way which is secretly envied by those involved in politics.

Left without proper leadership and a clear sense of what the vast majority of the country wants to see – outside of the special interest groups, the big business lobbyists, the friends of friends which infects politics, Farage is ready. Ever the great orator practised over a lifetime campaigning against the grain.

But is this alone enough to make the switch and throw away an organisation that has produced the likes of Churchill and Thatcher? Because whilst leaders have come and gone (too frequently in recent times), the @Conservatives has always been bigger than any one of them. It’s the party’s biggest strength.

That same sentence cannot be said for Reform in any way. Without Farage they are nothing. Like UKIP or the Brexit Party, devoid of their main man, they would crumble, divide and be seen as nothing more than an old vehicle of his. That cannot be a basis for any political party. Not least one which could take the reins of Government. Winning 5 MPs this year was an achievement. But taking the remaining 319 to form the next Government would turn Farage into a political stretch Armstrong.

Granted the tactics one would have you buy into are the tactics used by Trump in the US, even Macron with his En Marche party in France. But these are under Presidential systems completely dissimilar to ours. Having one ‘supreme’ leader within the UK system can lead to nothing more than armies of drones. These are the very career politicians people are sick of.

In Reform’s case, who would fill the ranks? Maybe you? But if you find yourself getting itchy feet about the Conservatives and entertaining this notion, then imagine Reform without Farage.

The worst would be the split. A never-ending Labour dominance would emerge. There are many reasons to stick with the Conservatives. But the promise of seeing your political ideas gain greater success with Reform is not one of them.

The only reform I am choosing is the reform of the Conservatives led by @KemiBadenoch

[Don Whitaker @_Don_Whitaker]

Oh it keeps coming with this scandal ridden self serving administration as Rosie Duffield MP resigns from Labour. Wonder what our Ollie @OliverRyanUK has to say about this one ?

[Andrew Snowden MP 🇬🇧 @A_J_Snowden]

After years of pious preachings from ‘Saint Starmer’, now the halo has been fully blown off - it’s the hypocrisy and deceit that’s infuriating most people I speak to in Fylde…

My weekly column for the @lsaexpress, out now 🗞️

[Don Whitaker @_Don_Whitaker]

Well this circus member continues to follow the ring master (sir Keir where the free gear) instructions over 15k pensions just in my town #Shameful

[Don Whitaker @_Don_Whitaker]

Just saying

Starmer labelled 'BIGGEST HYPOCRITE in politics' in scathing rant https://t.co/4211eHyMPN via @YouTube

[Don Whitaker @_Don_Whitaker]

Wow oh wow is this never going to end ? Talk about saying one thing then doing another whilst freezing pensioners #shameless

Government denies PM's top aide gave herself pay rise amid report she earns more than him https://t.co/8ZyzpBM5jV

[Don Whitaker @_Don_Whitaker]

Amazing player I’ll definitely be getting this

[Rob Burrow CBE @Rob7Burrow]

Take care will be published on the 27 February 2025 and I am happy to be able to share the cover with you. I’m honoured to say that the book features a forward written by HRH Prince William.

Take care is a memoir of love, family and never giving up. As well as telling our family story, I want it to highlight the work that so many carers in the U.K. are doing in the hope that it will give readers and families hope to overcome challenges in their own lives.

You can preorder the book now through the link in the bio