X Accused Of Failing To Remove Racist Abuse Despite New Ofcom Commitments www.politicshome.com/news/article...

On Friday, X promised to review and assess at least 85% of UK suspected illegal terrorist and hate content within a max of 48 hours By Monday, dozens of racist posts targeting British public figures were still online more than 48 hours after being reported

An Ofcom spokesperson said Ofcom's job is "to make sure sites and apps have appropriate measures in place to comply with their duties", rather than tell platforms specifically what to take down They described X's commitments on Friday as a "step forward, but there’s a lot more to do"

Most of Britain thinks net migration is still rising — when it has actually fallen by more than three-quarters From our new 2026 @britishfuture.bsky.social study of public attitudes to immigration, published online here www.britishfuture.org/britain-thin...

Who knew being PM (especially in today's crazy times) was a really tough gig?

@jessphillipsmp.bsky.social Not sure it's going to plan, is it? bsky.app/profile/pipp...

lefties just don't get it. It's got zero to do with Starmer trying "out farage farage" and everything to do with what people are saying on doorsteps. YouGov-26% of Lab. Party members want to adopt a more liberal immigration policy while 44% would like to see *Mahmood's* current policy continued. 1/2

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Claims that “over two million” people attended last weekend’s Unite the Kingdom march in London are circulating online. But this isn’t true. Police estimates put it at around 60,000, and an independent expert told us it definitely wasn’t millions.

I wonder what Kemi Badenoch and the right wing media would be saying if Starmer had told people to cancel their summer holidays. Presumably congratulating him for taking a principled stance. No?

Keir Starmer is "not Superman, we're not going to get Superman, we're going to get a person" Labour MP Dame Emily Thornberry tells #PoliticsLive it's "impossible" to be UK PM, adding "you cannot have someone who's perfect, and also someone who's human" She also tells Labour MP’s to step up.

BBC's second top story at 6 o'clock was the Chancellor getting heckled by some shouty twat. Not even news. Let alone top news. Into the actual item, mentioned almost in passing, the fact gov't has frozen fuel duty. It is impossible to deny the bias. You have to REALLY not want to see it.

Inflation down more than expected. Growth up last week. Borrowing down last year. Investment up. Waiting lists falling. Migration down from record highs. Much more to do, and the conflict in Iran to weather, but real concrete progress is underway www.ons.gov.uk/economy/infl...

🚨 Support for drivers, farmers & hauliers 🚨 ⛽ The UK Labour Government has extended the 5p fuel duty cut until the end of the year. 🚜 Red diesel duty is also being reduced to support farmers and hauliers facing rising costs. 👉 questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...

Lots being said about Russian oil today. Here is my understanding... The UK government had planned to restrict imports of refined petroleum products made in third countries from Russian crude oil. That restriction had not yet fully come into force in the UK. 1/2

This is good 👍

Trump & Vance need to stop meddling in British politics and sort out the mess they have created in their own country. Here’s a message back: we don’t want your division, conspiracy politics or MAGA culture wars. And we don’t want unarmed civilians shot in our streets. Britain is better than that.

#Pmqs fullfact.org/politics/bad... the Full Fact evidence has recently disproved her claim

A glimpse of what tends to do more to divide the Kingdom - though the Tommy Robinson event was half the size of last time - and the challenge of finding out what unites us too. www.easterneye.biz/unite-the-ki...

Inflation is down today, in part thanks to action we've taken on energy bills. But the price of electricity is still set by global gas rates, despite half of our electricity coming from renewables. So we're taking steps to fix that too. Let me explain 👇

But the EU is not honouring its legal commitments to its other WTO partners not to discriminate against them. That was a deal and the EU is not honouring its. So much for its claim to stand for the rule of law. So much for the solidarity of middle powers. MEPs can still do the right thing in June.

I promised our analysis of the £5m gift to Nigel Farage would annoy everybody. The verdict? He probably doesn't owe any tax. Why? Because "campaigning for Brexit" isn't a taxable trade, and genuine gifts aren't income. But there are risks for him. Thread:

"Dear Diary, Starting to get withdrawal symptoms due to not having had a press conference for weeks. But I can't face scrutiny so I need to stay in hiding. I'm even considering going to Clacton because nobody would think to look for me there..."

Perhaps you’d like to take part in yet another rejoin the EU poll in the Daily Fail.* I know - hold your nose! * They didn’t like the result of the last one which was overwhelmingly in favour of rejoin. So they’ve had another go 🙄😆

people are acting like Labour asking supermarkets if they might voluntarily cap the price of a handful of products is some kind of Stalinist state intervention but Boris Johnson did something similar in 2022 without facing the same criticism here’s a reminder

In yet MORE good news today, inflation has fallen from 3.3% in March 2026 to 2.8% in April. I think it is definitely something we could describe as 'unexpected' this month, given the events in Iran. The drop is partially down to the lower gas and electricity prices. 1/2

Is Starmer flashy? No Is he entertaining? Not really But he is honourable, decent, and he is the right PM for the times Economy is growing Inflation again is falling NHS is improving ...and so much more goodness We WILL start to feel it Follow the right ppl, distrust media, do your own research

I believe the email address this comes from is not monitored, so I don't expect anyone to see the response I sent, so I am posting it here. Hopefully some in the Burnham camp will see it and get the message we do not want this by-election and do not want him. 2/2

The Labour Party are begging for money to support Andy Burnham. They have sent out an email this evening. I support Labour in other elections, I support the Labour government and the Labour PM. But I will NOT be donating ANYTHING. I do not support this by-election happening at all. 1/2

Another success of our Labour government! In less than 2 years knife robberies in 7 high volume areas have fallen by 21%. It shows the impact of innovation, collaboration and focusing on proven-to work tactics, that has come out of the Home Office‑led Knife‑Enabled Robbery Group. 1/2

Labour is to allocate £96m funding this week for tens of thousands of work placements in the construction industry. It is the latest step in a series of measures to plug construction skills gap, and boost home building! Labour have also reached a milestone in helping to bring... 1/4

Big deal, this. Republicans briefly finding a bit of spine, on a day the Trump infuriated them by endorsing the clownish Ken Paxton in Texas instead of incumbent Senator John Cornyn...a move that ultimately could deliver the Lone Star State to the Democrats in November. www.cnbc.com/2026/05/19/s...

Signed by the Acting Attorney General who just happens to be Trump's former personal lawyer.

Staggering. Yet another stunner in a day that still hasn’t ended.

A Reform UK councillor has resigned 10 days after the local elections because her "business commitments have expanded rapidly". So utterly unserious. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clypzeyjzpdo

I truly believe that the members of congress who have 7 months left after Trump dumped them can do something very important to turn our country around. I am rooting for you to do the right thing.

Busy couple of days for Starmer’s Gov. the media is too busy making up the news to bring you this news. Knife crime down, record completions for new Homes, business investment and overhauling youth justice. #DoingTheMediasJob #FixingBritain #LabourAchievements

Even Trump appointees know how disgustingly corrupt this is, and it still has not received 10% of the coverage and attention it deserves as media moves on to other things.

Senator Jon Ossoff wins the Georgia Democratic primary for US Senate.

Now is not the time for politicians to put ambition & ego before the stability this country so badly needs.

A wealth tax, targeting (specific) assets of the richest 1%. That is what Labour mansion tax does. Formally called the High Value Council Tax Surcharge, it is expected to raise almost £0.5bn annually. It was announced in the 2025 budget and now the implementation is being consulted on. 1/2

They lie incessantly, with impunity, without remorse, with remuneration. Just incessant hateful lies which the good get exhausted of correcting, the bad enjoy, and the unwitting believe. Till we’re drowned in this incessant tide of lies — and then it hits the hard rock of reality

This is the height of corruption. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

Never forget, Cameron's Tories brought Brexit because Farage's UKIP was taking a bite out of Tory polling. Without a care, Cameron & Cabinet bet the nation for Tory Party benefit; to the absolute disastrous detriment of the nation.

Good luck guys ✊👍

I'm a Labour party member I have a direct debit set up to donate to the party every month. I've just had an email asking for more to help fight the completely unnecessary by-election, my response was on your bike.

"I once said I used the fee from 'I'm A Celebrity' to buy a £1.4m house for cash, even though the accounts showed that income was still in the account after the house purchase"

The Home Office has announced £100 million to fight child sex offences and protect victims and survivors, including £38 million for Operation Beaconport.

The doctors had to attend to a sick man and his cat was there watching everything with concern.