Sam

I work in schools using data to help them manage their operations. Leeds via London, York and Wakefield

[Stephen Sutherland @sjsuth]

The hardcore Starmerite gang complaining about Number 10 North. Guys, it’s not for you. Nothing is, you’re still voting Labour in 2029 either way. It’s for people that don’t follow politics to see something different happening, and outside London for once.

["Sources close to" Bob Borsley @BobBorsley]

The “anti-Farage forces” didn’t force Farage to take £5m from a crypto billionaire based in another continent, or to cuddle up to a convicted fraudster, or to parrot Kremlin propaganda, or to praise Andrew Tate. He did these things of his ow free will:

[Sam @_SamCrossley]

Nigel Garage, bought and paid for by crypto scammers. Who could've seen it coming...

[Gabriel Pogrund @Gabriel_Pogrund]

EXCLUSIVE

Nigel Farage failed to declare that a criminal and crypto gambler paid for his staff, security, drivers, social media output in year before election

Reform leader has also received free accommodation in Westminster from George Cottrell as MP
https://t.co/fSKszEDnV1

[Hicham Bou Nassif @Hbounassif]

Only six days after the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, Alexander Haig, then U.S. Secretary of State, wrote a letter to President Ronald Reagan outlining what America's objectives in Lebanon should be.

And what were those objectives? Encouraging Israeli domination? Fomenting civil war? Further weakening the Lebanese state? That is what leftist and Islamist propaganda would have us believe.

Except there was nothing of the sort. This is what America's top diplomat had in mind: (1) creating a strong Lebanese government; (2) linking an Israeli withdrawal to a Syrian withdrawal in order to secure both; and (3) ending the PLO's position as a state within a state and making it accountable to Lebanon's legitimate authorities.

That was essentially it. In a nutshell: All foreign forces should leave, and Lebanon should have a functional, sovereign state.

Darn, these imperialists are evil! Right? Right.

[Tom Forth @thomasforth]

There is a thick cloud of anti-Northern snobbery that wafts out from many of twitter's thinkers today. They will deny it of course. Perhaps they genuinely can't even see it. But we can. My politics are to the right of Burnham's, but he's on my side against many of them at least.

[Mike Bird @Birdyword]

I'd be ecstatic for some growth of passable or unremarkable quality at this point

[John McTernan @Johnmcternan]

The case for Ed Miliband as Chancellor

If you aren't terrified by this heatwave, you should be | New Scientist https://t.co/xypcwMqzPm

[Sam @_SamCrossley]

Not even close.

[Britain Elects @BritainElects]

✅ BURNHAM IN

Makerfield by-election result:

LAB: 54.8% (+9.6)
REF: 34.5% (+2.7)
RST: 6.8% (+6.8)
CON: 2.2% (-8.7)
GRN: 0.7% (-3.7)
LDEM: 0.4% (-6.4)

[HLTCO @HLTCO]

“Will be allowed to lift the World Cup with the winning team”

It’s mad that the leader of the USA has to be treated like a toddler who’ll kick off and scream the place down if he doesn’t get the first slice of birthday cake. 😂

[The Mirror @DailyMirror]

Arise, Sir Kevin! Rugby legend Sinfield to be knighted in Birthday Honours https://t.co/G6esecWXDM

[Tom Calver @TomHCalver]

A reminder that the government can simply freeze student loan repayment thresholds, or keep interest rates high, whenever it needs to raise a bit more cash

[Tom Forth @thomasforth]

Andy Burnham seemingly entertaining the WASPI stuff is depressing. We've gone through much more process than necessary to decide rightly that there isn't a case. It's a huge amount of money at a time where we should be investing in growth.

[Sam Karas @sammiecarrots]

On this day in 1944 Amon Carter presented FDR with the deed to the land that would become Big Bend National Park. Famously FDR had nothing else going on June 6, 1944, which you can tell from his extremely relaxed demeanor

[Andrew Fox @Mr_Andrew_Fox]

The family memorial inscriptions on Commonwealth War Graves are always so profoundly moving.

Private Cyster: “He gave the dearest thing in the world, his beautiful unfinished life.”

Lt Brotheridge: “Out of the bitterness of war he found the perfect peace.”

Private Corteil: “Had you known our boy you would have loved him too, ‘Glen’ his paratroop dog was killed with him.” [note the dog toys left on the grave]

Private Harbert: “How can the memory fade of one who gave up his young life so unselfishly?”

[Dave Rich @daverich1]

The letter calls for *all* Israeli nationals to be subjected to extra screening and *all* British/Israeli dual nationals to be monitored. It goes much further than investigating individuals accused of crimes - it’s a call for discrimination against an entire nationality.

[Ben Judah @b_judah]

The UK government has sanctioned two Israeli ministers, indicated it will arrest Netanyahu if he lands on British soil, restricted arms sales to Israel and recognised the State of Palestine. The decision to deny visa access over antisemitism was made by a Muslim Home Secretary.

[Mike Bird @Birdyword]

People say Tony Blair isn't a true Labour man but I don't know what's more Labour than sharing a 6,000 word blog post about your relationship with the Labour Party

[Sam @_SamCrossley]

@DAaronovitch Would love a Briefing Room on this!

[Mr Memory @AmIRightSir]

The end of an era as Labour peer Lord Christopher, 101, yesterday ceased to be a member of the House of Lords - he was the last remaining person in Parliament who served in the Armed Forces in the Second World War: https://t.co/6rI5R9Jf3R

[Rob Powell @robpowellnews]

Strong eyebrow game from Wes Streeting as the PM makes a joke about lists of names