"Just put the fires out!"
Ever seen a boreal wildfire? I have. I used to fight them.
When fire behaviour becomes extreme, you're not getting close to them.
The radiant heat from a crown fire is face-melting from hundreds of metres away.
All attempts at direct attack will fail, because dropping water on it becomes akin to trying to spit on a campfire...it evaporates before it even hits the flames.
Additionally, reduced visibility, high winds, and turbulence makes aerial attack hazardous.
As a wildland firefighter, I've been extracted off of wildfires twice as our fires blew up, both times having our gear burned over. We returned to find firehoses and metal melted into the ash.
I've seen fireballs launched hundreds of feet high, and fires intense enough to produce lightning, influencing the weather around them. I've seen wildfires grow to the size of a major city in a short period of time.
So no, we can't just put the fire out.
Not being able to stop such a natural process is a truly humbling feeling.
The Thirlwall Inquiry was set up to examine events at the Countess of Chester Hospital, following on from the conviction of Lucy Letby.
Its terms of reference are built on the assumption of Lucy Letby's guilt. Today, I held an Adjournment Debate on why the Inquiry should have its terms of reference widened to recognise the multiple failings at the hospital.
My speech here👇🏻
The saddest thing about this is that this wasn't an off the cuff remark, it was scripted.
Someone would have written it, it would have been pored over by all sorts of advisors and then Badenoch would have rehearsed it before reading it on the chamber. Yet at no point did anyone think 'this might be a bit crass'.
If that doesn't show you the truth about how out of touch the Conservatives are with the public mood, nothing will.
The country is burning, we’re about to be without an active Parliament for 46 days, and an ex MP has just been murdered in her home!! Save your self appraising banter for the retirement party the lot of you!! This is absolutely disgusting to watch. #PMQs#Starmer
@gerrycampbell69 Sorry, I don’t understand the words “imbecility”, and “ignorance”. I do however, understand the words “condescending” and “ supercilious”.
I’m glad @ZiaYusufUK named and shamed people who have used vile rhetoric against Ann Widdecombe and Reform:
David Lammy
Wes Streeting
Jess Phillips
Ed Davey
Lisa Nandy
Lucy Powell
Tory Chairman
Keir Starmer
Putin murdered citizens. To compare Farage to him is disgusting.
"She was bludgeoned to death and the police lied... It is left-wing terrorism and at this point in the UK, it is state-sanctioned terrorism. None of us are safe anymore."
Megyn is joined by former MEP @ThatAlexWoman to discuss the brutal murder of Ann Widdecombe.