Emma

Consultant Radiologist NHS and blundering Mother of two (views my own, unless they're not)

[Emma @ehelbren]

@Eurofizz Watching on catch up and am appalled. The client is literally in tears, saying how it will change lives and they are sent home 🤯

[Count Binface @CountBinface]

It’s the 10th anniversary of Brexit. Let’s have a look at how that’s going:

1974-2016: 7 prime ministers
2016-2026: 7 prime ministers

I said it then. I’ll say it again.
It’s a shitshow.

[Emma @ehelbren]

This.
@Keir_Starmer we didn’t deserve you. You were better than this country deserves and I am so, so sorry for you and us.
Thank you for all you did, I am so grateful we had your leadership, if only too briefly.

[Brendan May @bmay]

Well that marked the end of our brief two years as a serious country again. Well done everyone.

Back to vibes, shits and giggles it is.

Britain is done.

I am ashamed.

[Brendan May @bmay]

Well that marked the end of our brief two years as a serious country again. Well done everyone.

Back to vibes, shits and giggles it is.

Britain is done.

I am ashamed.

[ㅤً @Evertxn]

I still find it absolutely mental how a Prime Minister who won 411 seats, hasn’t even done a bad job, is being ousted by a man who wasn’t even an MP and somehow has the backing of everyone? 😂

[Matthew Syed @matthewsyed]

Starmer was hated. Says far more about the electorate than the man. Impossible to govern when people want welfare, triple lock, tax loopholes, NIMBYist vetoes, while also hating the low growth, high debt economy this entails. Starmer was a good man leading an ungovernable country

[Thomas @TomSoede]

Open letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Dear Prime Minister,

I am writing as a Labour supporter who is deeply concerned by the growing pressure surrounding your leadership, but also as someone who has developed a genuine admiration for the way you conduct yourself.

What I respect most about you is your seriousness.

You are not a political showman. You do not rely on constant drama, easy slogans or theatrical promises. You come across as disciplined, intelligent, decent and deeply conscious of the responsibility that comes with leading the country.

In an age when politics is increasingly dominated by noise, outrage and personality cults, your calmness is a strength.

Your resilience is also admirable. You have faced relentless criticism, personal attacks and an often hostile media environment, yet you have continued to behave with dignity. You rarely lash out. You do not appear consumed by ego. You keep returning to the work.

That matters to me.

Britain has already endured years of political chaos, revolving-door prime ministers and governments more interested in internal warfare than governing. The country does not need another leadership contest. It needs stability, seriousness and delivery.

You were elected with a mandate to govern. You inherited damaged public services, weak growth, overcrowded prisons, an NHS under enormous pressure and public trust worn down by fourteen years of Conservative government. None of that can be repaired overnight.

I hope you will remain Prime Minister and continue the work until the next general election in 2029.

Labour MPs should understand that removing you now could trigger weeks of division, uncertainty and damaging promises made during a leadership contest. The press would feed on the chaos, financial markets could react, and Nigel Farage and Reform would be handed exactly the political instability they want.

This is not the time for Labour to imitate the Conservative Party.

I also believe your personality is better suited to this difficult period than many people appreciate. You are methodical rather than impulsive, measured rather than reckless, and focused on governing rather than performing.

Those qualities may not always generate exciting headlines, but they are the qualities a serious Prime Minister needs.

Leadership is not only about popularity. It is about character.

It is about remaining calm when others panic, showing discipline when others chase attention, and continuing the difficult work when the noise becomes unbearable.

Please hold the line.

Many Labour supporters still believe in your integrity, your determination and your sense of duty. Britain needs less political theatre and more delivery, and you deserve the opportunity to complete the job the country elected Labour and you to do.

Yours sincerely,

Thomas Soede

[Sam @SamCKx]

If Keir Starmer does resign, history will look back on his reign and scratch its head as to why the hell he was so hated.

On paper, he's probably delivered more to working British people in such a short time than any PM for decades.

After inheriting an absolute mess: NHS waiting lists fallen. Worker's rights improved. Rail operators nationalised. Improved relations with EU and improved UK's global reputation. Removed non-dom tax status. Halved childcare costs. Boosted state pensions. Lowest homicide rate in 50 years. Lifted 550k children out of poverty. Immigration vastly reduced.

We are in the age of billionaire funded misinformation, whose sole purpose is to topple democratically elected leaders, and insert leadership that favours the wealthy elites over the working people. Looks like the game plan is working...

[Andy Fitchet @AndyFitchet]

The constant banging on about DEI is an infuriating American import into the UK.

In the UK we call it EDI. And EDI training is essentially summed up like this:
‘Don’t be a knob to other people, and realise some people face barriers you don’t.’

It’s not some woke conspiracy.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

"Just because you’ve got a flag in your van and you scream at people in the street doesn’t make you a patriot."

Chancellor Rachel Reeves tells Channel 4 News' Economics Editor Helia Ebrahimi that being a patriot is about "loving this country and treating other people with respect", after being heckled during a previous interview.

[Anita 💙 @Neets21]

Under Keir Starmer:
The economy has grown.
More illegal migrants have been deported than under the Tories.
Renegotiating the ECHR.
Asylum seekers being moved out of hotels.
Workers Rights Act.
Renters Rights Act.
NHS waiting lists are lower.
VAWG strategy.

#TenYearKeir

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

One city. 9 million people. All of us Londoners. We will never be divided.

[Dame Carla ne:CBD 😷 ❤️‍🩹🇪🇺🌹No DMs @CarlaDrayford]

I just signed: Tell Labour MPs: Hold the line. — add your name too. via @labholdtheline https://t.co/yWzNvV3hxt

[Emma @ehelbren]

An excellent speech. Educating, entertaining and moving. Congratulations @NazShahBfd

[Emma @ehelbren]

#StandWithStarmer
Enough now. Back to work everyone and carry on.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

"Everybody actually acknowledged the strength of leadership that the prime minister has shown."

Labour peer Baroness Chapman tells Sky's @BethRigby there were no voices of dissent in the cabinet meeting.

Read the latest ➡️ https://t.co/2hwCHZkhf2

[𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡 𝙈𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 @PhilMyers53]

If people are calling for @Keir_Starmer to go, he must be doing a terrible job

And yet he isn't

Think of the mess Labour inherited

Look at the progress made in under 2 years

Look beyond the right-wing media campaign

#TenYearKeir

#TenYearKeir

Who's with me?

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[Wayne Smith @waynesmith1971.bsky.social @WayneSmithUK71]

Dear Labour MPs, Keir Starmer isn't your enemy, the media is your enemy. Show some backbone and defend the man who bought Labour into government after 14 years in the wildness and has done more in 18 months for families than the tories did in 14 years. #C4News

[Politics In The U.K. @politixintheuk]

Times columnist Fraser Nelson pointed out over the weekend that new Home Office statistics paint a striking picture: net migration has fallen dramatically since Labour entered government, now sitting around 80 per cent below the record highs reached under the Conservatives.

And it is not just the headline figure shifting. Remove international students from the equation and long-term immigration levels are now “probably at a multi-year low”, Nelson wrote on his Substack — a remarkable turnaround after years of Tory chaos, broken promises and soaring numbers.

The asylum backlog is also being rapidly reduced under Labour. After ballooning in the aftermath of Covid while successive Conservative ministers appeared paralysed and unwilling to grip the crisis, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has begun making serious progress in clearing the system.

Away from the Westminster psychodrama and endless Reform stunts, an uncomfortable reality is emerging for Labour’s opponents: the Government may quietly be delivering results where the Tories failed for years.

Source: The London Economic

[Damian Low @DamianLow3]

Labour have halved the asylum backlog, yet the media never mention it.

Why is that?