SHHS Politics

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[SHHS Politics @PoliticsShhs]

What Happens When a World Order Ends https://t.co/lPlHHRJBLN

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham is set to ban Palantir from the NHS if he becomes Prime Minister

[@Telegraph]

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

BREAKING: Donald Trump’s legal team has asked E. Jean Carroll to agree to delay the disbursement of the $5 million judgment awarded to her.

According to Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, the request was denied.

“Carroll does not consent,” Kaplan told Trump’s lawyers, adding that Carroll wants the funds she was awarded “immediately” after waiting years for the case to conclude.

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 BREAKING: Police have asked the CPS to authorise charges against suspended Labour MP Dan Norris for sexual offences including upskirting

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 BREAKING: Andy Burnham officially announces "No 10 North" which will be based in Manchester

"But it will only be based here. The job of No 10 north will be to make power flow into the Midlands, into the South West, into the East of England, and yes, into London"

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

The Immigration and Asylum Bill, to be introduced tomorrow, will give the Home Office powers to recover costs from asylum seekers who’ve received support and accommodation 

A flat charge will be set, paid back monthly, mainly through direct payments or the tax and benefits system. Full repayment will be needed before settlement and anyone who leaves the UK would have to clear what they owe to return

The total is expected to be around £10,000 

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood exclusively told Politics UK: "Asylum seekers will now be required to contribute towards the cost of their
asylum support and accommodation.

"It is only fair that those who can afford it repay this country's generosity.

"This is how we are restoring fairness, order and control to our asylum system"

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 BREAKING: The Government has announced asylum seekers will soon be forced to pay £10,000 to cover the cost of their accommodation and support

The cost will be means-tested and paid monthly, either directly or taken from benefits

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 WATCH: Andy Burnham says he will bring about the "biggest rebalancing of power" the UK has ever seen

"It's time for Whitehall to accept that growth cannot be ordered from the top down. It can only be nurtured from the bottom up"

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Applebaum: Ukraine has cut off land and ferry links to Crimea. Fuel and food running short. Russia forced to move air defense from the front line toward Moscow.

Gasoline shortages across Russia. Russians talking about it on social media, which was not the case before. 1/

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

BREAKING: Craig Williams, who was parliamentary private secretary to Rishi Sunak, has pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to cheating at gambling with bets on the date of the 2024 general election.

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: Shabana Mahmood has announced members of the public will replace judges in deciding appeals from failed asylum seekers

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: Resident doctors have voted to accept the Government’s offer on pay and jobs after three years of strikes

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

The average life expectancy of a new Russian recruit—from arrival at a training ground to death in a combat zone—lies somewhere between 10 days and three weeks. Once sent onto the battlefield, they survive an average of 20 to 35 minutes. @peterfrankopan https://t.co/W3UhBerdH0

[Rohoza (Дев'ятий) Mykhailo 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇨🇦 @Oct7NeverForget]

PUTIN LAUNCHED "ORESHNIK" MISSILES — AND THEY EXPLODED RIGHT AT THE BASE! A MAJOR DISASTER IN RUSSIA

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin reportedly ordered the use of the "Oreshnik" missiles—the same weapons the Kremlin has long used to intimidate the world. But this time, the alleged "superweapon" turned against Russia itself.

According to these claims, during launch preparations the missiles began detonating directly at their launch positions. One after another, the munitions exploded, triggering a powerful chain reaction. What was allegedly intended as a strike against Ukraine or Europe instead turned into a massive inferno on Russian territory.

The ammunition stockpile, which Russian officials had promoted as one of their main strategic assets, is reportedly engulfed in flames and continues to detonate. Powerful explosions, towering columns of smoke, and widespread destruction have reportedly consumed the entire base.

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 BREAKING: Rough sleeping will be decriminalised tomorrow as the Government repeals the 1824 Vagrancy Act

It means police won’t be able to move on homeless people sleeping or begging on the streets

[GB Politics @GBPolitcs]

🚨NEW: It has been revealed that Reform UKs Zia Yusuf has been blocked from standing in recent by-elections

[Politics Global @PolitlcsGlobal]

🚨🇬🇧 NEW: Keir Starmer is interested in becoming NATO Secretary-General when the post becomes vacant in 2028

[@ObserverUK]

[The Independent @Independent]

Sir John Major has slammed "ragbag" Reform UK for its scapegoating of Muslims and migrants, claiming the party has nothing positive to offer Britain.

[Parody Nigel Farage @Parody_PM]

I proudly boasted about having claimed "zero personal expenses". Which is not surprising when you consider that there is no such thing as 'personal expenses' for MPs, so nobody has claimed any. But I have claimed over £150k in office expenses.

[🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @front_ukrainian]

❗️❗️The United States has for the first time approved a text stating that they are no longer a neutral mediator in the Russian-Ukrainian war, – Macron.

“In it, it is stated that the United States support Ukraine’s territorial integrity, provide military assistance, help with energy issues, and impose sanctions against Russia.”

[WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧 @WarMonitor3]

Putins closest associate former Russian defence minister Sergei Ivanov has suspiciously died in the context of an increasingly conflicted Russian elite...