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[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

In one tweet the MAGA on Russia’s side in Ukraine exposed

[Hugh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @HughEdw31897368]

A very dark day for the UK. A corrupt media and backstabbers with no principles bringing down a democratically elected Prime Minister.

#SkyNews #bbcnews

[Sam @SamCKx]

The first major wave of online misinformation resulted in Brexit, a decision that the majority of economists regard as the most damaging economic choice Britain has made in modern times, making millions of working families poorer.

Now it appears a second wave may succeed in forcing out a democratically elected Prime Minister who in a short timeframe has a track record of delivering policy designed to help millions of working families. Not a perfect man, but certainly one of the better PMs of the last 30 years or so.

A wave of gross & obvious misinformation, spread and amplified by foreign-owned social media platforms, in a deliberate campaign designed to indoctrinate UK citizens, may have toppled a British Prime Minister.

We are going down a very dark path here.

[Anonymous @YourAnonCentral]

When a trillionaire wants a PM out, as Musk has been publicly campaigning for in the UK, greater scrutiny is needed regarding the motivations, actions, and independence of the opposition outside and inside the party.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Keir, thank you for all our cooperation, your support, and the joint decisions that have helped make our Europe and our protection of life stronger.

The United Kingdom has been, is, and will remain among the world’s leaders. Here in Ukraine, we deeply value Britain, and every meeting and every conversation we have had has always been filled with real substance.

Thank you for always being in touch, always engaged, and always striving to do what is needed and what will truly help.

I wish the United Kingdom and all British people every success as well as realisation of your national goals. We have confidence in Britain.

Keir, you are always a welcome guest in Ukraine.

@Keir_Starmer

[Sam @SamCKx]

The replies to this post have put absolutely beyond doubt that the hatred for Keir Starmer is 99% based on misinformation. Just read through them, people spouting the same misinformation they have been repeatedly fed over the last year or so, disproven countless times, but still believed and amplified by so many. This is how easy it is to brainwash millions of people if you have the resources. This is how societies are destroyed.

[John Slinger MP @JohnSlinger]

A man of dignity in an age of indignity.

Thank you @Keir_Starmer for your service to our country.

You didn’t deserve this.

[Tim Chapman 💙 @timchap]

A remarkably dignified resignation speech. A very sad day for Starmer but also for the country losing an honourable and dedicated public servant. I think many will come to regret this moment.

[Brendan May @bmay]

Well that marked the end of our brief two years as a serious country again. Well done everyone.

Back to vibes, shits and giggles it is.

Britain is done.

I am ashamed.

[Sam @SamCKx]

A democratically elected British Prime Minister has been driven from office by a relentless campaign of propaganda and misinformation; funded, amplified and perpetuated by foreign billionaires and elites whose interests bear zero resemblance to those of ordinary working people.

A noble gesture from an emotional Keir Starmer, entirely consistent with his conduct in office.

A truly sad day for British democracy.

His full resignation speech:

[Jennifer Stewart @JenniferJS_]

It's frustrating not being able to just call @Keir_Starmer and tell him how much so many of us want him to stay and how we grieve at the thought of losing him. #HoldTheLine #StarmerMustStay

[Mary Lefteris 🌹Labour @MaryLefteris]

PM please don’t resign.

[Viviane: #AnyoneButBurnham @LaindonFEMINIST]

If Starmer goes our country deserves everything it gets. What an absolute waste of a decent PM.

[Ben 🇬🇧 @BenInRushcliffe]

All this in two years. @Keir_Starmer.

Feel free to share.

[Jack Dart @JackWDart]

If people genuinely believe Burnham won’t receive the exact same media onslaught, they’ve not been paying attention.

Starmer is not, objectively, bad. This idea that he is somehow the worst PM in British history is frankly laughable.

Liz truss lasted 49 days, crashed the pound and was laughed out of Downing Street.

Since Labour took office, Keir Starmer’s government has:

• Scrapped the two-child benefit limit, lifting hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty and putting money back into some of the hardest-pressed households in the country.

• Expanded free school meals, cutting costs for families and making sure more children get a proper meal during the school day.

• Expanded funded childcare, reducing one of the biggest monthly costs facing working parents and making it easier for people to stay in work.

• Raised the National Living Wage, increasing pay for millions of low-paid workers.

• Strengthened workers’ rights, giving people greater protection against insecure work and bad employers.

• Introduced statutory sick pay from the first day of illness, so workers are less likely to choose between their health and their wages.

• Ended no-fault evictions, giving renters more security in their homes.

• Brought rail operators back into public ownership, taking key services out of failed private hands and giving the public a stronger stake in how they are run.

• Cut NHS waiting lists from their post-pandemic peak, meaning more patients are being seen sooner.

• Raised the state pension through the triple lock, protecting pensioners’ incomes against rising costs.

• Scrapped the old non-dom tax regime, making some of the wealthiest people in the country pay more fairly.

• Added VAT to private school fees, raising money from those most able to contribute.

• Removed business rates relief from private schools, ending an unjustified tax break.

• Increased neighbourhood policing, putting more officers and PCSOs back into communities.

• Helped bring knife crime down, meaning fewer families face the devastation of serious violence.

• Recorded the lowest homicide rate since the 1970s, a material improvement in public safety.

• Created Great British Energy, giving Britain a publicly owned clean energy company.

• Created the National Wealth Fund, backing investment in industry, infrastructure and clean energy.

• Passed planning reforms aimed at getting homes and major projects built faster.

• Improved relations with the EU, reducing diplomatic hostility and rebuilding practical cooperation.

• Agreed a UK-EU security partnership, strengthening cooperation on defence and European security.

• Signed a long-term partnership with Ukraine, reinforcing Britain’s support against Putin’s invasion.

• Secured new trade agreements, opening up markets for British businesses.

• Helped restore seriousness to government after years of scandal, chaos and decline.

People do not have to like Starmer. They do not have to vote Labour. But pretending this is the record of the worst Prime Minister in British history is absurd.

[Pharaoh👳🏾‍♂️👑 @MrMekzy_]

The distance between your house and your job really affects your quality of life.

[Just Dave now @justdavenow89]

I speak on behalf of the entire human race when i say Donald Trump is the worst president of all time and no one comes near to him..

and everyone in the UK and world wide detests you

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

The same week that @RupertLowe10 put out his bullshit ‘rape gang report’ falsely claiming Muslims raped 250,000 white girls & same week @elonmusk amplified it on here, this happens. Is anyone surprised?

They’re inciting violence against Muslims and emboldening extremists.

[BelindaSales. @sales_belinda]

I'd be devastated if Starmer just hands over the keys to no 10. I want @Keir_Starmer to fight for his job. He deserves to be there. I don't care if he's not popular & Burnham is. I trust Starmer. I don't trust Burnham.