@TheNewsAgents MPs can't actually resign, they have to be appointed to a paid office of state by the chancellor in order to quit and trigger a by-election - why doesn't @RachelReevesMP just sit on this for a bit and let the investigation complete first?
@RubiRubenstein The problem with this idea, Is that it cements the notion that when you pay tax, you are paying in for your own gain. When the reality is your paying for society's education. This is why childless people, and people with grown up children still pay for education through their tax
@SamCoatesSky Either the security services warned of this risk and gov ignored it, or the security services failed to spot the risk. We need to know which
@SamCoatesSky At the time of appt... It was known Epstein collected compromat, the US was in possession of some of that material, and starmer knew the relationship was 'ongoing'. That alone enough to rule him out of the US job because of the blackmail risk to mandelson leading to nat sec risk
Not sure what what will be in the US UK trade deal, I'm just hoping whatever stupid rule that stops peanut butter m&m's being sold in the UK is abolished
@DebsNorman@faisalislam@RishiSunak If you take a look at the Indian gov announcement of the trade deal, they literally call this out as a massive advantage
@DebsNorman@faisalislam@RishiSunak Most of the IT service providers 'on shore' at least some of the people working on the account, usually the seniors to work within the company they are providing services to