Campaigners gather at Nottingham Crown Court over jury trial reforms “I worked as a probation officer for 35 years, and I’m alarmed at the very real prospect of people being denied the right to a fair trial.” westbridgfordwire.com/campaigners-...

@jakerichardsmp.bsky.social Your best line today to Cathy Newman - you might want to be a super model 🤣👏

And another one…

New stats show we now have over 1,600 more teachers in our colleges and sixth forms. With the 2,300 more we have in our secondaries and special schools, Labour is on our way to recruiting 6,500 more expert teachers. We're turning the Tory tide on teacher recruitment and retention. 📈

Sobering stuff from David Blunkett in the @financialtimes.com

He might have got £5 million - but you and your family have been left poorer and with fewer opportunities. He has sold the country down the river. https://www.bestforbritain.org/brexit_made_uk_poorer_while_farage_claims_he_was_rewarded

Shout it louder for those who are hard of hearing, or thinking…

Let it be clear: you are wanted here.

It's truly inspiring to see Wes Streeting call for decisiveness in govt after a week in which he denied he'd resign; then resigned but said he wouldn't stand as leader; then said finally he intends to stand as leader, so we can rejoin the EU, a policy he was dead against last week.

Oh 😐

Despite claiming to give his paymasters “nothing in return” for their money, the truth is that Farage has been assiduous in serving their interests. Last year, as Christopher Harborne was handing millions of pounds to Reform UK, Farage was taking to the airwaves to openly promote his company

💯 This warning from Rick Wilson, The Lincoln Project. bylinetimes.com/2026/05/08/rick-wilsons-warning-from-america-nigel-farage-will-be-your-donald-trump-unless-you-act-now/

Why the biggest lie in British politics is the claim that Nigel Farage, who has received more corporate bungs than any politician in our history, "cannot be bought" www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-cameo-...

There’s a complete lack of loyalty. I think Keir Starmer should stay. I think there shouldn't be a leadership contest. And I back Keir Starmer to finish the job that he started, deliver the manifesto that he got elected on. Yes, things have been tough. Yes, he's made mistakes. buff.ly/blYVhcX

"I can't be bought by anyone"

It’s time for MPs to be accountable, rather than leaving it up to convention: Codify rules for MPs' attendance in Parliament & their constituency in statute petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

This ⬇️. The timing couldn’t have been worse from Streeting, Burnham and co.

Musk said he didn’t offer millions to Farage. Farage said he did. Meanwhile this story from December 2024 suggests a conversation was definitely had Reform UK's new treasurer Nick Candy reveals he spoke to Elon Musk this morning news.sky.com/story/reform...

Farage clearly needed A LOT of security given he had to charge his donors TWICE for it… Here he is declaring a payment for security from another donor, despite initially saying the £5m from Harborne was for security for LIFE. Here’s bloody hoping this finishes him 🙏🏻

Keir Starmer's letter to Wes Streeting is pretty decent tbh Worth noting he doesn't seem to have sent one to any of the junior ministers who resigned earlier this week...

The Tories have suspended their leader on Worcestershire County Council for doing a deal with the Greens to oust Reform. After the local elections Kemi Badenoch said Conservative councillors were free to do any deal they wanted without interference from the national party.

Are there uncontroversial Reform councillors? www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-o...

I was reading the FB comments on Jess Philip’s resignation post (and letter). I note she didn’t post here despite having an account! Most of the comments said they understood her reasons, but thought she’d been too hasty and hadn’t put the good of the country first. Quite interesting for FB!

Nigel Farage, April 29: “This money was given to me so that I would be safe and secure for the rest of my life”. Nigel Farage, May 14: “Frankly, it was given to me as a reward for campaigning against Brexit for 27 years.”

Just a couple days ago this money was supposed to be for his security.

Running scared… is it all about to catch up with ‘man of the people’ Nigel Farage? Let’s hope so - it’s not before time.

Remember the whole Coutts & NatWest scandal surrounding Farage… this was written in 2024, and given this week’s accusations… pardon the pun, was it on the money? #BylineTimes #ProperJournalism

Oh I do hope so, for once there is some traction! I thought his behaviour in interviews when asked about this was very telling. He’s often rude, but this was something else - bigger. Investigations need to dig deep. #Farage #£5million

The economic plan put in place by Rachel Reeves to raise investment and cut the deficit is working. - start of 2026 was fastest GDP/capita growth in 4yrs - Q1 GDP growth fastest of 6 G7 nations we have data for - UK has seen the fastest investment growth in G7 since election

Great news on the British Economy this morning! With the Labour Government our economy is heading in the right direction - faster than forecast! Thanks to Rachel Reeves for her calm and steady leadership.

This is a good move from Ed. www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

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CALL TO ACTION!!! Please support the decent journalists actually holding Farage to account. Please share far and wide! 👊💥👍

Newly elected Reform Sheffield councillor and Nazi flag loving Nathaniel Menday has been suspended for bringing the party into ‘disrepute’. Old posts have surfaced where he was seen with a Nazi flag on his wall and seemed to support dictators saying “dictator shouldn’t be an ugly word”.

To anyone considering a leadership challenge I say - put the country first, not your own interests or those you might claim are the interests of the party. Keir Starmer has a massive democratic mandate from the public, nobody has the right to seek to depose him, nobody. buff.ly/cI7lfBP

Knock me down with a feather, Sky News (Adam Boulton) just mentioned the accusation by Ben Habib about Farage taking money from Harborne to fix the 2019 GE in Johnson’s favour. 😳

Good 🙌🏻

Good, I hope they skewer the b’stard. It’s about time! Police next hopefully given the now additional £1m accusation… no smoke without fire (see below).

Yes! 🙌🏻

Any update on the #Habib #Farage #Johnson expose yesterday? Post Farage saying he’s got the lawyers onto it. Hard to keep track when none of the MSM are mentioning it 🙄.

Come on! This surely is a claim too far. It's not like Farage ditched plans to take on the Tories in more than 300 seats, after what he said was Boris Johnson's supposed "shift of position" on Brexit. Oh.... www.bbc.co.uk/news/electio...

Exactly, I don’t see Farage threatening Habib. 👀 He’s often the first to throw the consulting legal advice/lawyers line.

@chriswardmp.bsky.social brilliant to hear the common sense interview on Sky News right now 👏🏻

And another one where the media will look the other way as they’re too busy manufacturing a PM crisis and leadership contest that has not even been called 🙄

And Reform strikes again… this time in Northumberland County Council. 🙄

This is staggering and requires an urgent investigation!!

🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer has told Cabinet that he will not resign "The past 48 hours have been destabilising for government and that has a real economic cost for our country and for families. "The Labour Party has a process for challenging a leader and that has not been triggered.

@darrenpjones.bsky.social on Sky News this am. Clearly sad about this ridiculous situation. He has a lot of respect for SKS & sees the work day in day out in No 10. The last thing this country needs is more leadership chaos, new PM, new cabinet. They were elected, just let them get on.

Oh god, listening to Beth Rigby this morning, I’m likely to see a reappearance of my breakfast. She clearly thrives on this. It’s just sick. The media are complicit in this, they’ve stirred the pot and are lapping up their highs from the chaos. Shame on them. Like vultures hanging round a kill.

Naive at best. Leader of the Greens ‘inadvertently’ has not paid council tax for 3 years. Surely most adults realise if they own somewhere and live in it, council tax will usually be due (& check!). Even your average Joe knows this. Really not a good look for instilling confidence in #Polanski.