Hereditary peers to lose their seats in the House of Lords 🤔 It's well past time for the whole lot to go. Replace it with elected representatives using PR. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

You gotta congratulate US for working so efficiently! It took them 20 years to replace Taliban with Taliban and 9 days to replace Khamenei with Khamene!

::low whistle:: From the looks of it, this seat went from R+13 in 2024 to D+4? nhjournal.com/gop-loses-ca...

Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’ Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Hasty redeployment of US missiles from South Korea to Middle East leaves Seoul rattled South Korea’s president has sought to reassure the public that the country is able to deter threats from the North www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"

The outrageous behaviour of the Tories & hereditary peers in the House of Lords deserves much wider coverage than it’s getting. Only letting Labour’s manifesto commitment through in return for lots more Tory life peers. What a discredited institution.

Farage and Badenoch are absolute clowns: startled by the entirely foreseeable series of events they failed to foresee. A demonstration of their total lack of judgement.

Iranians living in UK tell Starmer that war will only strengthen Tehran regime Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe among more than 100 signatories to letter urging PM not to get drawn further into the conflict www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Badenoch denies calling for UK to join US-Israeli war on Iran Conservative leader accused of taking confusing position after she said Starmer should ‘do more than catch arrows’ 🤔The politics of sound bites rather than integrity! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Leaders of both parties should be calling for Witkoff's immediate resignation after these remarks. He is a Russian patsy, a traitor, and this has just gone for too long. It is has to end.

The Iran war should be a lesson for Keir Starmer's Government. If you take a clear line on an issue where the public agree with you then it's your opponents who end up having to back down, not you

"Actually this tax rise is a type of tax cut" is Rachel Reeves taking notes on this

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"Relationships" with Putin, leaving NATO. This week's dose of Polanski foreign policy idiocy. 🤦‍♂️ The fact that they have any votes at all especially with him in charge is scary. #UKPolitics #Polanski #Russia #Putin

“Never once did Reform promise to cut council tax” insists an angry Nigel Farage to Sky News. Here's some of the leaflets Reform have been putting out ahead of the local elections

Make no mistake, the only person this war is good for is Benjamin Netanyahu 🤔 To be fair, Putin appears to be adeptly turning it to his advantage too! Trump bigly winning the #EpsteinFilesWar www.independent.co.uk/voices/trump...

Badenoch denies calling for UK to join US-Israeli war on Iran Conservative leader accused of taking confusing position after she said Starmer should ‘do more than catch arrows’ 🤔The politics of sound bites rather than integrity! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Q: “Reuters has reported that about 150 U.S. service members have been injured so far. Can you confirm that number?” Leavitt: “I can’t confirm the exact number. I know it’s within that ballpark.”

There is no war, but the war will end soon and is just beginning.

BREAKING: As many as 150 U.S. troops have been wounded in the war with Iran, according to sources familiar—far higher than the Pentagon’s publicly disclosed figure of just 8 seriously wounded troops. The true toll of this war is already far worse than the public has been told. (Reuters)

I can't wait to read Putin's memoirs about the Trump years - it'll probably be hilarious!

So, at least we no longer need to wonder what would happen if a narcissistic, geriatric, sundowning paedophile got control of a military!

Iranians living in UK tell Starmer that war will only strengthen Tehran regime Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe among more than 100 signatories to letter urging PM not to get drawn further into the conflict www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Oh.

Trump says he will loosen oil sanctions after ‘very good’ call with Putin Zelensky says Ukraine sent interceptor drones and operators to US bases in Jordan 🤔Zelensky helps Trump - Trump rewards Putin - seems fair! www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

Nigel Farage accused of U-turn as he says UK should keep out of Iran war Reform leader’s latest comment contrasts with earlier statement that ‘gloves need to come off’ 🤔Bollocks for the gullible! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Farage fumbles as Iran war becomes cost-of-living issue The Reform UK leader has changed his tune on Britain’s involvement in the Iran conflict as oil and gas prices soar. www.politico.eu/article/uk-n...

Not trying to be hyperbolic, I fear we are on the cusp of a 9/11 type catastrophe that this regime is unwilling and unable to protect us from.

Crispin Odey, the multimillionaire financier fighting various lawsuits relating to allegations of sexual misconduct, is to launch a case against the financial services regulator over his exile from the City www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Fun fact: no Trump fought in any of the major wars of the 20th or 21st century. That must be some kind of record.

Trump says Iran war is ‘very complete, pretty much’ as economic toll rises 🤔I've got a victory, the biggest most beautiful victory, you've never met it because it goes to a different school! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Tice says Britain should join the bombing. Jenrick says Britain shouldn't join the bombing. Farage has gone silent for the past 72hrs. This mob couldn't run a bath let alone a country.

Any time soon they'll be embracing 15 minute cities

Epstein celebrated Brexit and ‘return to tribalism’, newly released emails suggest #EpsteinFiles www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Oil be the judge of that...

Investigators are finally looking into Jeffrey Epstein’s New Mexico ranch. They may be too late Federal authorities apparently never searched the property, but now state authorities will reopen a 2019 investigation www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The impact of Brexit on UK immigration - new research by @johnspringford.bsky.social & me for @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social & @ukandeu.bsky.social Brexit a) reduced EU-origin employees by 785K (2.3% of workforce) b) increased non-EU origin employees by 992K (2.95%) www.cer.eu/insights/imp...

The Tories oversaw the degradation of UK gas storage capacity - 2010 to 2017. Thatcher privatised the gas and oil industry - 1982 to 1986. Thatcher closed the collieries - 1986 to 1991. This woman is an idiot - 1960 to 2026

I wonder if Farage and Badenoch are having a little think about whether they should have been so gun-ho about supporting this war. You sure that's going to be a popular long-term position pal?

Wait, you're telling us that the Reform Party is full of racists?

Members of the administration families should be the first to be drafted

UK government releases list of 76 EU laws that it says UK will align with under food standards treaty with EU www.gov.uk/government/n...

Nigel Farage fails to meet Trump after flying to Mar-a-Lago Reform UK leader insists he never planned on meeting the president, despite flying to his resort 🤔Was his idol too busy f*cking up the world to find time for the sycophant? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Tim Shipman accused me the other day of not knowing how to “political journalism works”. Well, the modus operandi is clear for all to see. Unattributed briefings to channel, without responsibility, whatever undeclared agenda a source or political journalist wants to pursue

‘Not my son, over my dead body’: MTG lays into Leavitt for refusing to rule out Iran war draft Former congresswoman Greene lashes out at WH press sec over prospect of American citizens being called up 🤔Drafting Americans so Trump can draft more cheques! www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Jo Cox was killed by a man like that guy harassing Hannah Spencer

Drivers told to stop ‘non-essential’ journeys as Trump’s Iran strikes send fuel costs soaring Price of oil has surged since the US and Israel launched airstrikes towards Iran 10 days ago 🤔Be careful what you vote for - you might get it! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Nigel Farage invests £215,000 in Kwasi Kwarteng’s bitcoin firm Reform UK leader strengthens ties with crypto sector with stake in former Tory chancellor’s company Stack BTC www.theguardian.com/politics/202...