George Braeckman

Conservative district councillor, for Stort Valley on Uttlesford district council.

[Archbishop of Canterbury @ArchbishopSarah]

I am deeply shocked and saddened by Ann Widdecombe’s death in such terrible circumstances. My prayers are with her family and friends at this traumatic time.

Ann had a deep Christian faith, which drove her strong principles in a career spent as a committed public servant. As I give thanks for her service to our country, my prayers are with all those who are in shock and grief, and all who put themselves forward for public office.

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

Fantastic result in my constituency!
22-year-old George Braeckman has taken a ward the Lib Dems have held since 1995.

In one fell swoop he’s ended 3 decades of Lib Dem control and put Reform in third place 🎉

So good to see Young Conservatives stepping up. Congrats, George!

[George Braeckman @georgebraeckman]

@CCACllrs Thank you, I’m enormously grateful to the entire team in NW Essex.

[George Braeckman @georgebraeckman]

@lukerobertblack Thank you Luke

[George Braeckman @georgebraeckman]

Thank you to everyone involved in the campaign for all the support and advice.

[Election Maps UK @ElectionMapsUK]

Stort Valley (Uttlesford) Council By-Election Result:

🌳 CON: 46.4% (+18.7)
🔶 LDM: 31.9% (-25.8)
➡️ RFM: 21.7% (+16.0)

No LAB (-9.0) as previous.

Conservative GAIN from Liberal Democrat.
Changes w/ 2023.

[Election Maps UK @ElectionMapsUK]

Stort Valley (Uttlesford) Council By-Election Result:

🌳 CON: 46.4% (+18.7)
🔶 LDM: 31.9% (-25.8)
➡️ RFM: 21.7% (+16.0)

No LAB (-9.0) as previous.

Conservative GAIN from Liberal Democrat.
Changes w/ 2023.

[Andrew Burdett @Burdett]

Pop star about to do what pop stars are paid to do.

Worthy of a push notification?

On BBC Sounds app — urgh, yes, if you must.

On BBC News app — nope, absolutely not. It’s not news.

[Benjamin Lewis @tc1415]

"1. The [ABC] Act is hereby repealed and is deemed to have never had effect.

2. This Act shall be cited as the Parliament Is Sovereign Nothing Is Impossible Act 20XX"

Done. Easy.

[Conservatives @Conservatives]

Reminder: the £2 billion of gold Gordon Brown sold when he was Chancellor would be worth £44 billion today.

[Carl Benjamin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @Sargon_of_Akkad]

Terrible, vindictive, ideological politics. Not a responsible steward of the land, but instead a partisan attack on political opponents because a percentage of the constitutency voted the wrong way. Atrocious.

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

Britain is a Christian country.

The Conservative Party will always celebrate our Christian heritage with deeds, not just words.

This Easter, we want to ensure local churches are properly maintained and repaired so we’re announcing a plan to restore funding for the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme which the government has recently placed caps on.

Churches matter. They aren’t just important places of worship, in many towns and villages they are the centre of the community and the pride of local people, often steeped in hundreds of years of history. It is critical we maintain them properly, because when they’re gone, this history and heritage could be lost forever.

@Conservatives believe we have a responsibility to protect our churches and make sure they endure for future generations.  What are we for if not to conserve the very best of our country and our society for those yet to come?

Conservatives will protect our heritage and build a stronger country.

[Calgie @christiancalgie]

Starmer: “When they made mistakes I carried the can. I never turned on my staff, you should never turn on your staff”

[Fergus Butler-Gallie @_F_B_G_]

@2D0XPS @john_ritzema

[Pope Respecter @poperespecter1]

Breaking: Pope Leo calls for an end to "Orwellian" anti-free speech laws.

[Adam Wren @aswren]

Note to all tories that are uncomfortable with Katie/Jenrick and the core of the ‘new party’: Labour so rattled they’re attacking the tories again instead of reform for once. Makes you think

[. @jdpoc]

it’s a 2 minute radio program, never repeated, broadcast 18 times a week.

Bigger audience than Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and Jimmy Fallon … combined.

Millions listen, with no need for the information it gives. Just to listen.

The BBC Shipping Forecast is 100 years old.

[Tim Johnson @Partyreptile]

Harold Macmillan lay in a shell hole with shrapnel in his hip on the Somme for a full day, reading Aeschylus while waiting for stretcher bearers

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

It doesn’t have to be like this. Our best days can lay ahead. But only if we stop pretending the government can do everything for everyone.

We need to get serious about growth.

That means backing the people who build, who work hard, who take risks.

We need to back the makers, not the takers.

[Capel Lofft @CapelLofft]

'Why anyone should have troubled to crucify the Christ of Liberal Protestantism has always been a mystery.'

William Temple