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[Sam @SamCKx]

The first major wave of online misinformation resulted in Brexit, a decision that the majority of economists regard as the most damaging economic choice Britain has made in modern times, making millions of working families poorer.

Now it appears a second wave may succeed in forcing out a democratically elected Prime Minister who in a short timeframe has a track record of delivering policy designed to help millions of working families. Not a perfect man, but certainly one of the better PMs of the last 30 years or so.

A wave of gross & obvious misinformation, spread and amplified by foreign-owned social media platforms, in a deliberate campaign designed to indoctrinate UK citizens, may have toppled a British Prime Minister.

We are going down a very dark path here.

[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...

[Ian @ianonanon]

Excellent description of this existential moment for a Labour Party who seem determined to follow the Tory path to oblivion

[Gordon Fielden @GordonFielden]

Robert, I think you and much of the Westminster media are looking at this entirely from the wrong end of the telescope.

The real issue is not whether ministers could nominate Andy Burnham whilst remaining in government. Nor is it whether Sir Keir Starmer would face a difficult political choice. The real question is what such a challenge would do to the Labour Party itself.

For many members, this would be an existential moment. Sir Keir Starmer led Labour from opposition to government and delivered a landslide victory after years in the political wilderness. If, after barely two years in office, sections of the Parliamentary Labour Party sought to remove him, they should not assume that members and voters would simply accept it.

The danger is not that Starmer loses authority. The danger is that Labour loses its coalition of support altogether.

I have spoken to many members who make it clear that they did not join or remain in the party to facilitate an internal coup against a leader who won a General Election. Many would leave. Some say permanently. Once that trust is broken, it is exceptionally difficult to rebuild.

Westminster often assumes that leadership contests are simply matters of parliamentary arithmetic. They are not. They are also matters of legitimacy, loyalty and public perception. The electorate tends to take a dim view of politicians who use one leader to secure power and then move against them once they have obtained office.

If those advocating a challenge believe the public will applaud such behaviour, I suspect they may be making a profound miscalculation. The consequence may not be a stronger Labour Party under new leadership. It may be a fractured party, a collapsing membership base and the loss of support from voters who conclude that Labour has once again become more interested in itself than in governing the country.

That is the risk. Not for Starmer, but for Labour itself.

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

This is an image from @I_W_M of British Commandos on a landing craft approaching Sword Beach on D-Day, 6th June 1944. 82 years ago today.
War is a horrific thing; these men left their loved ones to enter its hellish cauldron. Some never returned. We remember their immense bravery and sacrifices to defeat fascism so that they should never be necessary again.

[Ian @ianonanon]

@AlasdairGold Wld be popular departure, but he’s just Vinai’s scapegoat. Lange given far too much responsibility, with too little oversight. VV will just recruit another polite, grey clone who gives good presentations to suits who don’t understand football.

Replace VV with Paul Barber 🙏

[Ian @ianonanon]

@levynomics1882 @ztranche Thanks both. Would this liability impact PSR for any new owner?

If ENIC sell the club, would the new owner find that paying this debt to ENIC reduced the amount the club could invest in new players, due to PSR restrictions?

[Ian @ianonanon]

“Now see here Vincent old boy, we clearly have dozens of playing assets already. I fail to see why we need any more.

What I really want to know is - how can we make our player sales more profitable? We are an investment company, after all.”

#ENICOut #COYS

[Ian @ianonanon]

@footballontnt No commentary audio on UHD tonight. Please can you sort out the sound! #EuropaLeagueFinal

[Ian @ianonanon]

@ClaireNotts Even worse today. The “demand pricing” scam…

[Ian @ianonanon]

@tapbots Sad to see you go and appalled by the way Musk has handled this. Blocking of third party apps is a massive leap towards the death of Twitter. My engagement with the platform has dropped through the floor.

[Ian @ianonanon]

@StigAbell Quickest way out of recession, surely? Imagine the boost to the economy with all those trade routes opening up. Sunlit uplands 😏

[Ros Atkins @BBCRosAtkins]

Based on available evidence, Brexit, in its current form, is one of the things constraining the growth of the UK's economy. Here's 5 mins on how we reached that conclusion. Watch the full edition of 'On the Week' on @BBCiPlayer here: https://t.co/Dk6BFgX0sx

[Ian @ianonanon]

Great to be back at @O2SBE tonight at long last, with @natimbruglia on top form. Thank you for an amazing show. Can’t wait til the next one.

[Ian @ianonanon]

@OfficialFPL Is your site having DNS or authentication issues? Lots of blank pages, and “permission denied” after logging in, when trying to access Transfers.

[Ian @ianonanon]

Populist Prime Minister not so popular any more, it seems.

[Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire]

The Prime Minister @BorisJohnson arriving with wife Carrie at St Paul’s Cathedral for the Platinum Thanksgiving Service is booed by some in the crowd

@BBCNews

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

When it came to Partygate, the police had Johnson’s back. Here’s how:

[Tim Shipman @ShippersUnbound]

More unbiased reporting from our German colleagues. I don't know a single British reporter who would tweet something like this