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[Adrian Ramsay MP @AdrianRamsay]

This by-election is an attention-seeking attempt by Farage to evade scrutiny. We know Reform are in the pocket of big donors and they're running scared.

Farage should face the music. If he truly thinks he's done nothing wrong, why not wait for the standards investigation?

[Rep. Jim McGovern @RepMcGovern]

23 years ago tonight, in an Oval Office address, George W. Bush announced the start of the Iraq War.

4,492 American service members were killed in the years that followed. 32,292 were wounded.

At least 200,000 Iraqi civilians died. The humanitarian impact was immense.

America wasted 9 years and 3 trillion dollars on a war that never should have happened—a war predicated on a lie, pushed by warmongering neocon politicians, and paid for by everyday people.

Imagine what that $3 trillion could have bought here at home. Imagine the decade we could have spent focusing on America, our people, our place in the world. Imagine the lives our service members, stolen from us, would have lived. But instead, the president took us to war. Yet another costly quagmire in the Middle East.

I voted against the Iraq War. I knew the White House would lie to Members of Congress and voters alike to manufacture the pretext for a conflict—and they did.

Now, Iran is shaping up to be Iraq 2.0—new lies, new bloodthirsty politicians, still paid for by American families. Yesterday, we learned that Trump wants another $200 billion for his war. That's after Congress already gave the Pentagon more money than it even asked for in the budget.

Enough is enough. It is not too late to learn from the past. Stop this madness. Bring our troops home. End this war.

[Jon Favreau @jonfavs]

Hundreds of people are dead. Little girls are dead. Six Americans are dead. Others are risking their lives. Millions across the Middle East are terrified.

It's not a video game. It's not a meme. It's not another chance to troll the libs. It's fucking war.

[Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine]

A man who has never seen war and never will, cheering this on from a comfortable perch in Washington.

Every Senator who fails to stop this war should lose their seat, starting with @SenSusanCollins and @SenFettermanPA.

[Jon Favreau @jonfavs]

An illegal war, funded in part by illegal taxes, waged by a corrupt criminal and the buffoon he put in charge of our military.

No matter what you think about the Iranian regime, you have to be out of your fucking mind to support this.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

This man is a draft dodger who couldn’t find Iran on a map and who came to office lying about being the peace candidate.

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

This is an illegal, unprovoked and brutal attack that shows once again that the USA and Israel are rogue states.

The UK must end our cosy relationship with the USA and our ongoing support for Israel.

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

The messaging is pure Farage (including the room-high pic).
The policies are pure Trump; removing people's established right to be here, boasting about deportation numbers and threatening sanctions on countries that do not comply.
Truly awful.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Why don't her fellow White House correspondents stand up for her? Why do reporters as a group tolerate these Trump attacks on their own members, especially female members? What happened to solidarity?

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

Donald Trump has not assembled a “Board of Peace” for Gaza.

He has assembled a Board of Occupation.

The future of Gaza is not up to Trump, Blair or Netanyahu.

That is up to the Palestinian people.

[Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon]

Breaking: Over 35 MPs have now signed my parliamentary motion against Trump’s war on Venezuela.

It violates international law - and is the start of Trump's plans to turn Latin America back into a US colony.

Our Government must stand up to Trump and say: Hands off Latin America.

[The Green Party @TheGreenParty]

Trump has withdrawn the US from global climate treaties.

Surprise, surprise his lapdogs in Reform want the UK to follow suit.

But the facts won't change: the world is getting hotter, and clean energy was 90% of new power in 2025.

Reform follow Trump; we'll follow the science.

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

If only we'd known Keir Starmer was really saying don't "tacitly" condone Trumps unhinged behaviour - he apparently should have our full support.

Absolutely shameful.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Her body is not yet cold. Her six year old is an orphan. She was shot twice through the side window of her car as she drove away.

Horrific stuff here from the vice president.

[Jon Favreau @jonfavs]

What the fuck is wrong with you?

You have no idea who this woman was. You have no idea what she believed. You have no idea what an actual investigation might show. A 37-year-old American citizen was killed. Her 6-year-old son has been orphaned. Her family and friends are going through the worst moment of their lives. And all you can do is call her a "deranged leftist"?

Seriously what the fuck is wrong with you?

[Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas]

OMG - just unbelievable - it really shouldn’t be a difficult question. What on earth has happened to the Labour Party, to international law and frankly to any kind of moral compass? Such craven cowardice is deeply dangerous

[Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon]

A shameful and reckless statement from the Prime Minister.

International law is being cast aside to appease Donald Trump.

The world will see this hypocrisy for exactly what it is.

Contrast it with the principled words of Brazil's President Lula (below). That's real leadership.

[Emma Vigeland @EmmaVigeland]

This is exactly what the Bush administration said after we dismantled the Iraqi state, and the resulting power vacuum gave rise to ISIS. Fucking psychotic.

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

How quickly Keir Starmer has tried to change the narrative from an illegal kidnapping & oil grab to "long supported a transition of power."

Is it any surprise they're so untrusted and their Government is doing so badly?

No situation they don't handle badly.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

I was briefed this morning on the U.S. military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, as well as their planned imprisonment in federal custody here in New York City.

Unilaterally attacking a sovereign nation is an act of war and a violation of federal and international law.

This blatant pursuit of regime change doesn’t just affect those abroad, it directly impacts New Yorkers, including tens of thousands of Venezuelans who call this city home. My focus is their safety and the safety of every New Yorker, and my administration will continue to monitor the situation and issue relevant guidance.