Sly Old Fox 🦊

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[Sam McBride @SJAMcBride]

Lawyers get a bad name - sometimes deservedly. But many do essential work. Our lawyers kept us out of court (even when I wrote "Jimmy Savile was a paedophile" fully aware that it was a criminal offence) & then got us into court to overturn that absurd law. https://t.co/MVO9VF6fc8

[Sam McBride @SJAMcBride]

The DUP's biggest lie has been exposed. For 20 years, it's denied ever talking to Sinn Féin before March 2007. It attacked Trimble & threatened libel action. Now the man who hosted top secret DUP-SF talks has spilled the beans - & he kept hard evidence.
https://t.co/5AuxR7LIUB

[Sam McBride @SJAMcBride]

On Friday, I'm spending the night outside Stormont - but not to wait on politicians reaching agreement. I'll be sleeping out with colleagues from @BelTel to raise money for the Simon Community, which helps those who are homeless - a growing problem in NI.
https://t.co/6CDcGZIWw6

[Sly Old Fox 🦊 @grumpyfactcheck]

Also this time last year …

[Sly Old Fox 🦊 @grumpyfactcheck]

Arrivals by small boat are down 🔻14% on the same period last year when Robert Jenrick was Minister of State for Immigration.

[Robert Jenrick @RobertJenrick]

Starmer pledged to “end asylum hotels.”

But he scrapped rather than strengthened the Rwanda plan. And in the 88 days he’s been PM, 11,000 illegal migrants have come.

It’s no surprise then that, under Starmer, we’ll be spending billions on these hotels for years to come.

[Jayne McCormack @BBCJayneMcC]

The BBC understands he is at an ERG event…

[Sam McBride @SJAMcBride]

💷 Baroness for hire:
After discovering that Arlene Foster has been trying to make money for talking about renewable energy, I posed as a corporate fixer wanting to book her and established that she wants £10,000 a day...without a mention of RHI.
https://t.co/Of5b5jUteb

[Sly Old Fox 🦊 @grumpyfactcheck]

You seem to have received quite a few dinners and accommodation stays yourself according to your pst registers. Why didn’t you pay for them yourself?

[Dame Andrea Jenkyns DBE 🇬🇧 @andreajenkyns]

Another £20,000 from Lord Alli to Starmer. 'For a peaceful environment for his son.' The PMs bank account must be pretty healthy as he doesn't appear to pay for anything himself!
https://t.co/Dmp3jNtAAZ

[Sly Old Fox 🦊 @grumpyfactcheck]

Are you not getting emails from people who can’t afford to eat asking why you couldn’t afford to pay for your own dinner on 24th January this year?

[James Cartlidge MP 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 @jcartlidgemp]

Truly staggering.

I’m seeing parents in my surgeries, and getting emails from military families, who aren’t wealthy, don’t have someone to magically gift them £20k - but now cannot afford to do what they believe is right for their children because of Starmer’s VAT on fees.

[Sly Old Fox 🦊 @grumpyfactcheck]

Arrivals by small boat crossings are actually

🔻8.5%

On the same period on last year.

Period: 5th Jul - 23rd Sep

[Reform UK @reformparty_uk]

Labour have lost control.

Only Reform UK will end this national security emergency.

[Sly Old Fox 🦊 @grumpyfactcheck]

Amazingly between 2010 and 2020 there was 6000 pubs lost. That’s 50 pubs a month.

Under the freedom hating Conservatives hellbent on destroying Britains pubs and hospitality sector 😬

You might think 2020 might skew these results we only lost 260 in that year.

[Priti Patel MP @pritipatel]

This freedom hating Labour Government is hellbent on destroying Britain’s pubs and hospitality sector.🍻

We are losing 50 pubs every month and policies like this will cripple the sector. Pubs and hospitality businesses also face Beer Duty rises and other tax hikes in next month's Budget.

Labour is failing to support Britain’s businesses to grow.

[Sly Old Fox 🦊 @grumpyfactcheck]

Arrivals in small boats are actually down

🔻 8.5%

compared to the same period in 2023

[Reform UK @reformparty_uk]

Over 11,000 people have crossed the Channel illegally since Starmer took power.

That’s an increase of 57.1% on average since the July 5th.

It’s clearer than ever that Labour won’t stop the boats. Only Reform UK will end this national security emergency.
https://t.co/qgzEK68awX

[Kevin Scott @Kscott_94]

MISSING: Police in North Belfast are becoming increasingly concerned about missing person Wendy Kelly, who is currently missing from the Cavehill Road area.

It is not known what Wendy was last wearing, but a photograph of her has been attached to this post.

If you have seen Wendy, or have any information that could assist police in locating her, please contact 101 and quote serial reference 1136 of 24/09/2024.

[Sly Old Fox 🦊 @grumpyfactcheck]

The 266 constituency branches aren’t registered with the EC as accounting units and don’t have financial autonomy.

[Reform UK @reformparty_uk]

Reform UK has set up 266 constituency branches in just the last two months.

We are getting ready to win elections across the country.

Join us today 🔗 https://t.co/PXAEd8j45A

[Sly Old Fox 🦊 @grumpyfactcheck]

So you paid for all your freebie tickets and for family and friends to movie premiers, BAFTAs Wimbledon and football matches?

[Rt Hon Nadine Dorries @NadineDorries]

I'm disgusted by Angela Rayner weaponising her working class roots to excuse her poor behaviour. Where I grew up there was no question of accepting 'owt for nowt.’

My ⁦@DailyMailUK⁩ column, here ✍️ https://t.co/QH8W8hKN4x

[Sly Old Fox 🦊 @grumpyfactcheck]

.@CPhilpOfficial also accepted tickets from the FA in 2023 and took along a friend or family member too according to the Home Office declarations.

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Left: Chris Philp, "I have not accepted any free personal donations"

Right: The Times, "Policing minister failed to declare VIP football tickets.. Chris Philp attended the match as a guest of the FA and sat in the royal box in hospitality worth more than £6,000"

[Sly Old Fox 🦊 @grumpyfactcheck]

By stands do you mean hospitality suites.

Im sure you also questioned why Rishi couldn’t have travelled by public transport instead of taking £175k of freebies in private helicopter and plane rides?

[Alicia Kearns MP @aliciakearns]

Why is Rishi’s continued sitting in the stands at Southampton not being put to Keir?

[Sly Old Fox 🦊 @grumpyfactcheck]

@AdamBienkov Here’s an historic lengthy thread list of some of the freebies he got whilst as Mayor of London …

[Sly Old Fox 🦊 @grumpyfactcheck]

Today @BorisJohnson has doubled down on Free School Meals. The government cited a £63m program announced in June that finished in September and was oversubscribed.

This thread is highlights of some of the hospitality and gifts Boris has received 👇👇

[Richard Osley @RichardOsley]

It's suggested to Sir Keir Starmer that he might have to give up his Arsenal season ticket if he moves to Downing Street next month

[Sly Old Fox 🦊 @grumpyfactcheck]

Does it also happen in the part of the ground when you accept hospitality tickets as a gift?

[Lee Anderson MP @LeeAndersonMP_]

State A This.

My season ticket at Forest is £700. I stand (not sit) in the noisiest part of the ground with the most vocal of all fans. We sing, we cheer, we boo and aim a few choice words at the Ref and the opposing team. At half time fellow fans talk to me about politics. Try it @Keir_Starmer - you might learn where you're going wrong.