Jordan Beedles

Marketing Manager, Hertfordshire

[Deborah Meaden 🇺🇦 @DeborahMeaden]

I was with him yesterday amongst so many who he has supported by challenging the system and introducing laws to prevent and protect…I observed total respect and a sense of loss and I observed his humanity, dedication, and grace in Departure. I believe my eyes, ears and those who actually know above the Tittle Tattle and name calling of foreign influence and those who simply serve to bring down. We have lost a good man with good intent, We will know that too soon,

[Manchester United @ManUtd]

He's here.

Welcome to the United family, Youri 🔏❤️

[utdreport @utdreport]

Tielemans: “When Manchester United call, you don’t think twice” 🇧🇪❤️

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

EXCL: Keir Starmer has become first UK PM to be presented with Légion d’honneur by French president, in recognition of his work on security of Europe.

Emmanuel Macron awarded the historic honour to Starmer for his l'ship in setting up coalition of the willing at a critical moment for the continent in early 2025.

Only other British PM to receive a similar award – at a higher level, the Grand-Croix of the Légion d’honneur – was Winston Churchill in 1958 in recognition of his leadership during the second world war.

https://t.co/mybbRlZZba

[☈�� @TheFergusonWay]

🚨 | BREAKING:

Manchester United were in talks to acquire the Freightliner land for the proposed 100,000-seat stadium and were understood to have tabled an opening offer of around £50 million, believing the £400 million valuation was significantly inflated.

After extensive internal discussions, the club ultimately decided to walk away and pursue alternative options.

In a surprise twist, Tottenham have now entered the race and are close to reaching an agreement to pay the full £400 million asking price. It is understood the breakthrough came after Roberto De Zerbi held lengthy face-to-face talks with Freightliner officials, presenting a detailed analysis of the site's underlying metrics, long-term upside and elite potential.

Sources say Freightliner executives were so impressed by the depth of the presentation that they immediately accepted the valuation, with one official reportedly saying, "No one has ever explained a patch of industrial land to us like that before."

Further discussions are believed to have centred around the site's ability to manipulate space between railway lines and progress cargo through central areas.

Personal terms are not expected to be an issue. New land for Spurs after Matues and Tonali signings.

[@FabrizioRomano]

[Dean @ideanoc17]

jesus christ how have they mobilised this fast?? can we put network rail in charge of hs2???

[Sky News @SkyNews]

National Maternity Advisor @MichelleWelshMP tells @SkySarahJane: 'Women and babies are being systematically failed, those working on the front line are being systematically failed and unless we make some big changes, that will continue'

Watch live: https://t.co/o2tDbgRHLe

[Dave Hibbert, BA(Hons), ACTUS, Cert.Ed. Rejoin EU. @Cpass12David]

The Guardian: “Net migration down by three-quarters, the biggest fall in NHS waiting lists for 17 years, knife crime cut by 10%, the economy growing the fastest in the G7, rising wages, energy bills and petrol prices held down, the biggest sustained rise in defence spending since the cold war, a massive expansion of free childcare …
If Keir Starmer did tub-thumping lists of Labour’s achievements in the style of Gordon Brown, he would not actually have a shortage of things to talk about.”
During the two years of Labour government, following fourteen years of Tory mismanagement, there have actually been significant improvements in Britain. Why does the Tory media not report them?

[Jack Elsom @JackElsom]

EXCL: Taxpayers were stung £35k so Andy Burnham could pose with a yellow train when he had nothing to announce.

Emails between Transport for Manchester staff: "Andy wants to do a one year out media moment in December… we haven’t really got anything to say. What’s your thoughts on the likelihood of us getting him a yellow train to stand in front of?”

FOIs show it cost £35k to wrap the train yellow for that photo op.

https://t.co/DFTIBnfwUT

[Cherry @Cherryopenmind]

Unfortunately, my school teacher is no longer with us to grade this piece through her golden rule of journalism: Who, What, Where, When, and Why.

So, let us walk through Laura Kuenssberg's article together and scan it the way she taught me to.

WHO
The article relies heavily on an army of anonymous faces. 'An ally tells me', 'one cabinet minister', 'another minister', 'one source'. This is not verified reporting. It is Westminster gossip and unnamed sources. If sources have no names, they have no skin in the game and no accountability.

WHAT
We are told the race to replace the Prime Minister is officially on. But what has actually happened? One MP resigned from government and another wants to re-enter parliament. Everything else, the timelines, the coronation plots, is speculative drama, gossip, and unnamed sources designed for clicks.

WHERE
The setting is entirely inside the Westminster bubble. An article about such a momentous topic that will affect the lives of millions of citizens contains absolutely no mention of them. There is no word on how the stock market is already reacting or how this uncertainty will impact the entire country and every single citizen.

WHEN
The piece talks about a leadership contest over the summer, yet the author admits this timetable is miles away from being confirmed. A real journalist would know the rules, laws, and procedures, and would offer at least two alternative timelines, including the very real possibility that none of this happens at all.

WHY
We are told Starmer is being pushed because he is a 'slow decision-maker'. This reduces national governance to a personality contest. Why is there no mention of the GDP growth, the many advancements the government announced just last week, or the clear progress made on their manifesto? A proper journalist would look at these undeniable results and search for the deeper, hidden motives of the people challenging the PM.

The Verdict
My teacher would have given this a 2/10. It is a theatre review masquerading as news.

The author lists major issues on the PM's desk, help with energy bills, defense spending, social media safety for children, and so much more. Yet, these crucial issues are treated as mere background decoration for party infighting.

The fact that this comes from the BBC is what should worry us the most.

A broadcaster that built its global reputation on honest, investigative journalism now relies on writers who treat politics like a soap opera.

Between these narratives, figures like Robbie Gibb with questionable political motives, and an Ofcom regulator that does everything except its job, civic trust is being destroyed.

Laura Kuenssberg can go hand in hand with Chris Mason.

We are left to wonder why the two of them are doing this and what their motives are, especially regarding the BBC, which we pay for.

We deserve real facts, not orchestrated drama.

#BBCNews #LauraKuenssberg #ChrisMason #Ofcom #UKPolitics #Journalism #VotersFirst #Decency

[Robert Peston @Peston]

Reform UK told the BBC that he paid in cash for his £1.4m house in Surrey with his “I’m a Celebrity” fee from ITV and not with the £5m gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne - which Farage says was to provide him with security (physical, not financial). But the ITV “Celeb” fee was £1.5m, which would be £825,000 after tax, for a top-rate taxpayer like Farage. That’s £575,000 less than the price of the house.

And even if the fee was paid into his “Thorn in the side” media company rather than directly to him, it would still be taxable, one way or another

[Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire]

Nigel Farage tells The Sun the £5m he got from the crypto billionaire was a ‘reward for campaigning for Brexit for 27 years’

On May 5, Mr Farage said the money was ‘the only way I can protect myself for the rest of my life’ as he was the ‘most attacked, physically, politician of modern times’

[Cherry @Cherryopenmind]

Lucy, spreading this kind of disinformation is genuinely dangerous.

It’s a matter of public record that Keir Starmer wasn’t the reviewing lawyer on those specific grooming gang cases (such as Rochdale).

As Director of Public Prosecutions he was in charge of the CPS, but he didn’t personally decide on every individual case.

In fact, during his time as DPP from 2008 to 2013, he made major changes to how the CPS handles sexual violence and child abuse.

He introduced the first ever national guidelines on prosecuting child sexual abuse in 2013 , described at the time as the biggest shift in a generation.

Prosecutors were told to focus on the credibility of the allegation itself, rather than whether the victim was a “perfect witness”.

This directly helped overcome the myths that had been failing victims for years.

He also moved to a more victim-centred approach, reopened dropped cases, and by the time he left the CPS had record numbers of child sex abuse prosecutions.

He appointed Nazir Afzal, who overturned some of the earlier failed decisions in Rochdale.
Rather than repeating debunked claims, it would be better to look at the actual reforms he brought in to better protect victims.

Facts matter, even when they don’t fit someone’s narrative.

[Matthew Stadlen @MatthewStadlen]

Quick reminder for those who haven’t managed to grasp recent history.

Ed Miliband was the Labour leader who lost to David Cameron, thereby helping to open the door to Brexit - and the chaos that followed. He is less charismatic than Starmer.

Andy Burnham was hammered by Jeremy Corbyn in the 2015 Labour leadership election.

[Lionel Barber @lionelbarber]

The UK is not a football club. Chopping and changing managers is for Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. We don’t need another Tudor. Starmer is a third rate communicator with no skills in picking people and leading teams. But toppling him midterm without an obvious alternative is a recipe for political and financial instability

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Hilarious video that shows none of the Reform voters know any of Reform's policies.

[The Labour Party @UKLabour]

Our latest Party Election Broadcast cannot be shown in full on TV. But we think you should see it anyway - uncensored. https://t.co/bp91qJnyP2

[Bryan Smith #RejoinEU same handle on BlueSky @BpsmithUk]

On the contrary, "Smash the gangs" has resulted in over 4000 arrests, 900 gangs smashed, half the boats attempting to launch being stopped, thousands of rubber boats & motors seized, importers closed down & 38,000 people with no right to be here deported *in 1 year* under Labour.

[Gordon Fielden @GordonFielden]

It is difficult to accept the basis upon which these so called facts are presented. In modern times, the two most demonstrably unsuccessful Prime Ministers this country has endured are Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. No other Prime Minister, including Sir Keir Starmer, approaches the scale of those failures.

What has followed is a narrative constructed and sustained across major broadcasters, including the BBC, ITV, Sky News, and GB News, alongside sections of the wider press, the persistent chorus of voices from within the Conservative Party, and the influence of Reform UK. Within that narrative, criticism of Sir Keir has been constant from the moment he assumed office.

That scrutiny stands in stark contrast to the latitude afforded to his predecessors, particularly at times when serious errors were made and rules were plainly disregarded. The effect is cumulative. A narrative is repeated, reinforced, and amplified until it presents itself as established fact, regardless of whether it withstands scrutiny. It is this constant echo that many have grown weary of, particularly when it appears so plainly unbalanced in its application.

It is not unreasonable to conclude that such imbalance reflects editorial inclination rather than objective assessment. A Labour Prime Minister does not sit comfortably with certain proprietors or institutions, and that discomfort appears to shape the tone of coverage.

Yet one fact remains beyond dispute. Sir Keir secured a decisive electoral mandate, a landslide victory that confers both authority and responsibility. Those who supported him expect that mandate to be honoured through steady and effective governance. To date, there has been no failure of the kind so readily alleged. What we are witnessing instead is the noise of political transition.

Meanwhile, the Conservative Party finds itself diminished, its relevance increasingly in question, and its future uncertain.

It would therefore be welcome if sections of the press returned to the task of reporting events as they are, rather than seeking to shape them into something they are not.

[Kevin May @Yam_Nivek]

Robert Jenrick complaining that the country is broken is like Fred West complaining that his patio is uneven.