Tom Ridgway

[YouGov @YouGov]

Who doesn't like dinosaurs? Certainly not the person who paid a record-breaking $50m for a T-rex skeleton at auction on Tuesday

Our 2024 poll found 15% of Britons love dinosaurs, and 34% like them - only 3% dislike or hate them, while 47% are indifferent

[Tom Ridgway @Tridg98]

@DunfieldPrayero @FamilyBizUK @Tories4Business Thank you for your support, Danielle 🙏

[Victoria Atkins @VictoriaAtkins]

❓From day one, what would your non-negotiable policy position be...

@Conservatives will axe #FamilyFarmTax

@CLAtweets

[John Lamont MP 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @John2Win]

🛍️ Family businesses are at the heart of our local communities in the Borders.

It was great to join @FamilyBizUK in Parliament to find out more about their work to support them, and the millions of people they employ across the UK.

[James Evans MS @JamesEvansMS]

Almost 94% of Welsh businesses are family-owned, the backbone of our high streets and local economies.

🥀 But instead of backing them, Labour’s tax hikes, record business rates, and attack on property relief are choking growth and putting jobs at risk.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 It’s time to show that Wales is open for business, reverse these damaging taxes and give our family firms the support they deserve!

[Tom Ridgway @Tridg98]

I’ll be back in my home city of Manchester in a couple of weeks for Conservative Party Conference!

If any mutuals on here would like a coffee / pint, please drop me a message - would love to catch up!

[Tom Ridgway @Tridg98]

@GuyOpperman Sorry for your loss, Guy. Love to the family 💙

[Tom Ridgway @Tridg98]

Vive la France - but mostly their cheese and wine 🇫🇷🧀🍷

[Tom Ridgway @Tridg98]

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[Madeline Grant @Madz_Grant]

Parliamentary questions have become such a farce.

Toadying MP desirous of promotion: "Does the Minister agree with me that [insert HQ platitude here]?"
Minister: "Er, yes"

And that's it. This is the standard of oratory and scrutiny in the Commons now

[Robbie Gibb @RobbieGibb]

Congratulations to my brother @NickGibbUK on his knighthood. During his 10 years as Schools Minister, England rose from 10th to 4th in the world for reading, and from 27th to 11th in maths. Now that’s an achievement.

[Conservatives @Conservatives]

Farming families are staring into the abyss right now.

We’re fighting for them.

https://t.co/6S8T34Dkqc

[Conservatives @Conservatives]

Over 170,000 people have now signed our petition.

Keir Starmer needs to u-turn on his disastrous Family Farm Tax.

Add your name to send the government a message: https://t.co/dSwWxnSbQo

[Ruth Davidson @RuthDavidsonPC]

.@ScottishLabour today saying it is against the scrapping of the winter fuel payment.

Apart from, of course, the 35 @ScottishLabour MPs who, erm, voted to scrap the winter fuel payment....

[Farmers Weekly @FarmersWeekly]

This is who we did it for.

The future of agriculture. ✊🏽

[Tom Calver @TomHCalver]

This is frankly embarrassing from London - just 24% of all bars, pubs and clubs are open past midnight on a Saturday night

(h/t @matildakdavies @EdHalford1) https://t.co/SHudbxasSM

[Neil O'Brien @NeilDotObrien]

They finally snuck out equality analysis of the Winter Fuel Payment cut late on friday in recess. Shameful.

-1.6 m disabled people lose the benefit
-Only 1% of losers to gain from⬆️pension credit takeup
-At least half a million extra losers over 5 years

https://t.co/8os6FhoIZV

[Harriet Cross MP @HarrietCross_MP]

Why am I backing @TomTugendhat to be the next leader of the Conservative Party? ⤵️

[Tom Ridgway @Tridg98]

Don’t bother reading this thread.

The answer is tax rises and spending cuts.

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

How could Rachel Reeves raise £22bn of tax, without breaking any of Labour's pre-election pledges?

Some thoughts/speculations:

[Savanta UK @Savanta_UK]

🚨NEW Tom Tugendhat is the most popular Conservative leadership contender among both public (-3) & 2024 Conservative voters (+21)

The lowest scoring potential candidate of those surveyed was Priti Patel among public (-28) and Con voters (+7)

19-21 July
2,312 UK adults