Candice Holmes

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

#GoodMorning. Andy Burnham takes the keys to No.10 today. GB News says nobody knows what he'll actually do, while others demand a snap election before he's even unpacked. British politics never gives a new PM a honeymoon—only a countdown.

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

The View debated the royal rift. Behar blamed "rivalry." Haines said: "It's the treatment of #Meghan." Griffin called tabloid attacks "low and deep."
The crown costs £1.5bn – and still won't apologise.
They blame Harry. We see the system. 👑

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

"Privatisation of water hasn't worked." – Lucy Powell, Deputy Labour Leader.

With Thames Water's debt at £18.5bn and cash running out by year-end, Burnham faces a choice: temporary fix or permanent public ownership?

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

Scrapping a policy that wasn't in the manifesto is the right call. If Andy Burnham wants a genuine reset, focusing on the promises voters actually backed is a far better place to start. #bbclaurak

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

Lucy Powell is right. Andy Burnham knows the challenges ahead. The real test isn't the promises it's whether he can deliver the change people have been waiting for. #bbclaurak

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

@Femi_sorry Every criticism becomes a conspiracy, every question becomes persecution. Nigel Farage's favourite role is always the victim.

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

@implausibleblog You nailed the hypocrisy Farrukh. Jacob Rees-Mogg demands detailed plans from Andy Burnham, yet defended a government that admitted it had no plan after Brexit. Apparently, substance only matters when someone else is in charge.

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

Nigel Farage has built a career demanding scrutiny of everyone else. Funny how stories about his own connections keep making that look like a one-way street.

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

Kemi Badenoch is borrowing Nigel Farage's playbook: invent a scary headline, hope nobody asks for evidence, and call it opposition. Politics deserves better than conspiracy dressed up as policy. #bbclaurak

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

.@narindertweets's got a point. Reform isn't the answer to the Conservatives' problems—it would just create an even bigger mess. A Tory-Reform pact would be a coalition of failure, not a solution.

[Narinder Kaur @narindertweets]

BREAKING- I think Boris Johnson just said something right.

"No conservative leader should engage in talks with Reform"

Aka - Reform are a joke and the Tories don't need it.

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

Johnson: "Boriswave nonsense." Meanwhile, a sharp drop in migration could cost the UK economy 3.7% of GDP by 2040 and blow a £19bn hole in the Chancellor's budget. Managed migration isn't "nonsense" it's economic necessity. 🥱

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

Bank of England: "Brexit has made UK economy 6% smaller than it would have been."

Johnson: "Wrong. It's Labour."

Presenter: "We were talking about the ten-year period."

Johnson: "Yeah but – wealth creators!"

The denial is strong with this one. 👀

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

Johnson: "No Conservative leader can engage in talks with Reform. It is not going to work."

Translation: "I crashed the party once. I know what it looks like." 👀

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

Boris Johnson quoting the Queen on leadership is a bit rich. Between him and the monarchy, Britain has had more than enough lectures from people who've never faced real accountability. #traverphillps #bbclaurak

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

"Putin won't stop until he thinks it's game over" Boris Johnson is right about that much. The question is: did we already miss the moment to make that clear? @TrevorPTweets

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

@implausibleblog Morning! ☀️ Congratulations to England on the win, and credit to France for a great contest. Hope you have a fantastic Sunday too! 👏🏆

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

"I won't give him a blank cheque" – fair enough. But after years of Tory failure, Badenoch is in no position to lecture anyone on responsible government.

Burnham offers change. She offers opposition for opposition's sake. We see the difference. #BBCLauraK

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

Farage discovers Britain's problems… two years after winning a seat. And now he's called a by-election to clear his name over crypto donations. The permanent opposition is indeed a very comfortable place to be. 👀

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

People keep asking why the King didn't "speak out" over grooming gangs. Because the Monarch doesn't do that. He's a neutral figurehead, not an investigative journalist. If you want accountability, look at the politicians and police who ignored the evidence for decades.

[Candice Holmes @candiceholmes_]

1.3m households on waiting lists. 170k children in temp accommodation. Young renters paying 63% of income on housing.

Burnham says build. The question is: will he deliver?