Ian Rushforth

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@MarinaHyde I would just add that Henry Novak (of Polish heritage) was exactly the sort of person who Farage was telling us a decade ago there were too many of in the UK.

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@DavidHenigUK Probably a good reason we should have stayed, the better to argue against such a move.

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@Bornawoman99 @forwardnotback The irony is that ten years ago during the Brexit campaign, Farage would have been questioning the Novak family's right to be here in the UK (since they're of Polish heritage). Farage is a such cynical opportunistic hatemonger.

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@forwardnotback @likesretirement @bbcquestiontime Although Restore are querying why they haven't been invited onto the panel for the BBC1 Question Time recording in Makerfield this week. (Perhaps justifiably, since they're polling higher than some of the other parties who are due to appear.) One in, one out?

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@Steven_Swinford Henry Nowak was of Polish heritage, ten years ago he would have been the target of Farage's hateful opportunist outbursts.

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@MartinMonmouth @alexwickham @JackElsom @grok Right wing media made it up so that they can subsequently accuse him of 'chickening out', just like they did with Gordon Brown.

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@JohnRentoul The other candidate who lost to Steel, John Pardoe, also stood (unsuccessfully, obviously) against Margaret Thatcher in Finchley in the 1964 general election.

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@Jackheaton03 @Jimbokav1971 @LukeTryl Unless Restore start to overtake Reform in the polls.

I wonder to what extent confusion in the polling stations between two similarly named parties will be a factor?

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@SamCoatesSky Did you mean to say purdah would apply if and when a Labour leadership contest gets underway? All that's occurring right now is a by-election in Wigan!

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@fromarsetoelbow The Rap Battles of their day?

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@Samfr Here's a thought - Burnham (if he wins Makerfield) could still have a 'honeymoon election', but delayed, if Starmer sees the writing on the wall but persuaded Burnham not to challenge him yet. It would be in Burnham's interest for Starmer to take flak for this summer's inflation.

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@danny__kruger No other solution was compatible with the Good Friday Agreement.

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@soniasodha Ironically, "Bash Back" doesn't sound very 'lady-like'...

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@ClaireCoutinho Why did the Tories allow the same funding stream to Putin for the entire time you were in office, Claire?

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@RobertJenrick EXCLUSIVE: Reform's Robert Jenrick calls for 'Jihadi Bride' Shamima Begum to be returned to the UK...

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@tomhfh Indeed. As Stewart Lee pointed out, if you say you're English these days, they lock you up in jail and throw away the key.

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@DanielJHannan Not until votes at 16 is on the statute books.

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@LucyJMcDaid Misleading question from Sophy as it implies we used to ban those imports prior to yesterday.

Truth is we never had a ban on diesel and jet fuel from Russian crude oil till yesterday. The only point of contention is whether the government is implementing this new ban too slowly?

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@KateEMcCann Because otherwise you're asking her to put a deadline on Trump stopping his war with Iran, which would be even more absurd.

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@conseequence2 @SkyNews @BethRigby @SamJRushworth They aren't easing sanctions, they're tightening them. The argument is about whether they are tightening them fast enough.