This sums up Badenoch's leadership to a T: against a failed and flailing government, cannot ever clear the bar of 'not sounding both insane and out of her depth'.

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If you are calling for Sir Keir Starmer to stand down, who ever you are, then you are doing Farage's work for him. It's the way his desire for an election in 2027 comes about. Just shut up and stop it. Let the government get on with the job we elected them to do - and which they ARE doing.

The BBC isn't perfect, but it belongs to Britain not Trump. Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.

Starmer is the best PM in many years, if not decades. The hysterical unhinged attacks on him from all quarters show that quite conclusively, to those with eyes to see and ears to hear, in possession of a properly functioning cerebral cortex and an ounce of human decency.

Anyone notice the similarities between Nigel Farage and David Brent?

Somebody needs to be keeping an eye on the nine Reform councils. This could be chaos personified

Reform have been losing councillors at an astonishing rate.

And through it all We’ll play the way we want to With Big Ange Postecoglou Whether it’s right or wrong So long big man… thanks for the memories

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Starmer has delivered. - A India trade deal - A substantial reset with EU - Breakfast clubs - Renters and Workers rights - Falling waiting lists - A growing economy - Billions into Green energy - Saved British steel - Saved thousands of Jobs with US deal Demand better, but stay on side.

On a genuine note, what is going on at Twitter now? Are they all falling out? Still united behind mags? Where is the general mood at over there?

Two years ago, Farage said we shouldn’t help British steelworkers. From backing Putin to pushing chlorinated chicken and privatising the NHS — Reform UK get it wrong every time. Labour will save our steel and stand up for Britain. #LabourSavesSteel

So much blinking.

On @BBCNewsnight shortly. I’m guessing we may be discussing the very stable genius & his tariff stratagem. #TrumpTariffs

Members of Congress should never be allowed to trade stocks. Period.

We should stop using, "he has a point" when we actually mean, "somewhere in that incoherent ramble full of insane demands and wild allegations was something that could be a legitimate grievance if expressed completely differently by a mature and emotionally stable adult."

It could be worse, you could still be on Twitter…

youtu.be/cQMj_Z65TSE?... Labour are definitely not living up to expectations in some places, particularly welfare and international development, but we can’t let the narrative be written about how they are anything other than the best option of the 3 main parties currently…

As we head into the SOTU tonight, remember: First, all modern political ideologies/parties are built upon the same two questions: 1) How much control does the govt have over me? 2) How much responsibility do I have for my fellow man. Second, the Cross has already answered both questions. /ENDS

This is Starmer’s big moment, and so far, he is doing an 8/10 job. Not bad at all

MAGA are mad at Zelenskyy for not wearing a suit for an official White House meeting. Meanwhile:

So Bluesky, we’ve been chatting for a good year now. It seems like we’re all in agreement over here BUUUUT… What’s the plan???

I talked about these 2m appointments on doorstep after doorstep during the election. Still loads & loads to do to fix the NHS, but … 🔲 Promise made ✅ Promise delivered!

We've reached the point of the story where the far right wants to imprison people who educate others about their Constitutional rights.

No words can describe the lows Farage is hitting. We’re used to grandstanding, smears, half-truths, question dodging etc. But there is something uniquely sick and unseemly about this - the GLEE with which he has made these stabbings (one of the worst stories in a generation) about himself 1/4

I’m gutted, I genuinely thought I’d been followed by @ruthcadbury.bsky.social. She is near where I live so I thought she was adding Labour supporters. Turns out I didn’t see the extra “r” in the handle (In case someone skims this and thinks this is a sting - this is NOT the real Ruth Cadbury

I turned off Twitter completely a few weeks back For a while I was worried that I’d miss out on something important. I didn’t. I thought I would really need to see a post if no longer have access to I didn’t. I thought I’d be deprived of news I wasn’t Actually, I feel like I’ve gained so much..

An excellent article by @graemedowniemp.bsky.social, I am proud to belong to a Labour Government that has achieved so much in such a short space of time.

I’m sure the mail will post this on the front page saying “POLL: BRITAIN WANTS MUSK AS PM”

The lack of self awareness is incredible.

I think Conservative Opposition call for a "long overdue" inquiry into grooming gangs has led to exaggerated criticism of their record in government: that they said & did nothing about it during their 14 years. It s a self-inflicted blow (from political opportunism) but record better than that

Can anyone help with how to add people to lists faster? I’m trying to make a list of every mp on Bluesky (I follow them all) but, with hundreds to do, it seems pretty manual to go through them one by one…

Badenoch will lick her mental wounds for a very long time after Keir Starmer's thunderous speech, especially as he called out her bandwagon-jumping on child grooming gangs, an issue she never cared about before, showing no real interest in the victims until it suited her agenda. #ukpolitics

Get ready for more Blueskiers. Zuck’s gone Musk.

This is a legitimate Elon Musk tweet. The fact that I’m sympathetic to Farage in this (and only this) drama is making my head spin. Wow. What is happening?!?!

Musk’s accusations towards Starmer are such clear aggressive disinformation pushes as to be overt defamation/ libel cases that any “public interest” defence would find difficult to cover.

Starmer should start removing govt resources from X.

No lies detected.

I think it’s time for all MPs to come off of Twitter. That place is completely unfit for public discourse now.

Maybe

I think a massively underrated component of radicalisation is the extent to which people find themselves in a kind of massively-multiplayer online role playing game where they can get a regular dopamine hit as they discover ‘secret’ information and get likes and recognition.

My unpopular opinion is that the government is doing a lot. Most of it is good, some of it is very good, and some of it is not good at all. It has a narrative and a sense of moral purpose - to defeat populism through competence and service. It has an ideology, which is left technocrat.

What a year! Bluesky opened its doors just last February. Since then, we opened federation, launched video, rolled out trending topics, and a whole lot more. Happy New Year, and here’s to a great year ahead! 🎉

Just remember: Elon Musk’s relentless attempts to undermine my country is because our prime minister was one of the very few people that dared to stand up to him

This would all be resolved if someone in congress asked him this under oath…