We are profoundly saddened by the loss of Kevin Keegan. A giant of English football, he was a cherished figure at the very highest levels of the game.
Our condolences go to Kevin’s family, loved ones and all those he inspired as a manager, player and person, on and off the pitch.
Rest in peace, Kevin ❤️
"We're leading in the polls."
"A bit of a Burnham bump."
"Is there? I haven't seen that."
@SamaramGill and @RobertJenrick discuss the current state of Reform and how the party plans to challenge Andy Burnham.
Argentina players starting fights as soon as the whistle blows, attacking Spanish players.
Nobody deserves to lose this World Cup more than Argentina. The dirtiest, nastiest team in the tournament. Pathetic.
Class from Spain, the whole world has been behind you 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸
David Lammy has been sacked as Justice Secretary.
He tried to restrict our ancient right to a jury trial.
He failed to stop rapists and paedophiles from being released from prison early.
He prioritised diversity over merit.
And court backlogs reached a record high on his watch.
I wish him well for the future.
But his successor has a lot of work to do.
Why is the Government going to such absurd lengths to avoid publishing data on migrant crime?
What are they so afraid of? What are they trying to hide?
If there's no link between migration and crime, let's see it in the data. If there is a link, then people deserve to know.
If the speculation is right that Andy Burnham offered Rachel Reeves defence, that really doesn’t bode well. She has no interest in defence and stood in the way of giving our military the resources it needs. A relief she turned it down (if speculation correct). She should never have been offered it in the first place. Indicates Burnham not serious about defence.
Performative drivel. And out of touch with public sentiment. The British people expect their male PMs to wear a shirt and tie when performing nearly all their public duties. Look smart when representing our country.
Incredible drone footage taken by independent reporter, Gaz Hall, shows the extent of the criminal waste dumping operation in Bradford.
This runs alongside a huge stadium used every week.
Why has it only now been “discovered”?
A timely reminder that Andy Burnham used to refer to Theresa May as an “unelected PM” after she was crowned leader.
We should refer to Andy as an unelected PM from next Monday.
Dear American friends...
This is our Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer who has been forced to stand down as he lost the faith of his own party and the public after 2 years.
He moves out this weekend and a new guy moves in ( 24, 900 people voted for him in a small town called Makerfield. We have 70m people in the uk).
All these people applauding Starmer wanted him out.
This shower of sh*te prefer performative theatre over honesty and authenticity.
Please send help!
We are scr*wed.
🇬🇧
Anyone else think Andy Burnham being installed as Prime Minister on Monday is deeply weird and unsettling?
At least when the Tories pulled this handover stunt there were multiple hustings and people got to know the candidates.
This has a banana republic feel. Not British.
Labour knew what they were doing.
Jess Phillips was asked if she knew she was voting to let rapists and sexual abusers out of prison early.
Her response: "Absolutely."
Keir Starmer — ever a man of his word til the end.
In June 2023 he explicitly ruled out ever indulging in a resignation honours list (BBC Radio 4 Today).
Today he’s marked his resignation with 21 peerages, overwhelmingly public-sector/legal jobsworths. Barely a single wealth creator among them.
Classic line up of the New Establishment which has run the country under Labour and Tory governments for the past three decades and is now firmly in control. Largely (if not entirely) with the following characteristics:
*Career almost entirely in public sector, often taking salaries from several sinecures at once as they work up the greasy taxpayer-funded pole.
*Associated with various ‘right-on’ causes.
*Largely middle class, London chattering class, Oxbridge well represented (of course).
*Fashionable left but not too left. Good mainstream Labour links.
Thus is the antediluvian House of Lords perpetuated by the Left as well as the Right as a comfortable state-funded retirement home for the well-connected ‘good and great’ past their sell-by date — when it should simply be abolished.