Carse not an opening bowler

Had a feeling England would lose the toss. Feel like it could be a long, hot day in the dirt. No specialist spinner won’t help. Hope I’m wrong

The Employment Rights Bill has passed. This is about good work for the many not the few: - Exploitative zero hours contracts banned - Sick pay extended to low earners - Notice of shifts - Family leave strengthened Change promised. Change delivered.

Two legal opinions prepared by international lawyers contradict Belgium's claim it could be on the hook to pay substantial damages if the EU moves ahead with plans to use Russia's frozen assets to help Ukraine.

Literally the most important story in UK politics today. A low discount rate unlocks public investment in a much bigger array of infrastructure projects, as it changes how Government accounts for the future benefits of them.

Once again: to save the bbc, we must first ban the bbc from reporting on the bbc

I can’t stop thinking about the difference the employment rights bill will make to my area - chock full of ZHC jobs, with wages £70pw lower than the West Mids average. Bluesky seems to think Labour should abandon red wall Reform-tempted areas like mine. Never.

I thought these slave wages were the reason these it’s easier to hire in the states…Unemployment levels in the states are only marginally better than ours and have also reached the highest level since the pandemic 🤷‍♂️ #r4today #bbcpm

A second questioner then read out to Tice the text of Parry's comment asking if it was acceptable to tell a black British politician to "go home" to the Carribean. Tice refused to engage with the question.

On the latter, when asked if he supported the comment about Lammy by Chris Parry, Reform's candidate for Hampshire and the Solent mayor, Tice said he was not familiar with the comments, adding: David Lammy is a cabinet minister.... We challenge him."

I'm been at a Richard Tice press conference at which he: • Refused to say whether he still believes Nigel Farage's school accusers made up their claims, calling the row "old news". • Refused twice to condemn a Reform candidate who said David Lammy should "go home" to the Caribbean.

Very odd timing of this Bruno Fernandes stuff to come out. Disappointing too.

Turns out all the flag waving and shouting isn’t for King and Country. Well ours anyway… So just which country is Yaxley Lennon and his buddies in Reform working for?

Casemiro banned v Villa for accumulating 5 yellow cards then. Sigh. With the AFCON lads missing we definitely could’ve done without that

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#r4today Yet another example of overt racism at best ‘tolerated’ in Reform UK

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The BBC should take note #r4today

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“The US pay slave wages, so should we” is not the winning argument this guy thinks it is #r4today

- 2 dropped points, but chased the game when losing so progress - Cunha superb - Just cannot make so many errors leading to goals & expect to win - Bournemouth’s finishing was insane - Mbeumo wasteful

Another 2 points dropped though. Losing the AFCON lads not going to help in upcoming fixtures. Villa away next

2 big saves by Lammens from Brooks

wtf was that?! Been starved of the ball for 2 minutes and just kick it away

Great save that

Gotta keep an eye on Brooks here. Dangerous player for this type of situation

Absolute nonsense

Cunha 4-3

Bruno. Beautiful

Mbeumo needs to buck up here

Keeper had a mare there

Ffs man

YAFKM

🎵Duh duh duh duh Casemiro 🎵

Casemiro does that and it's a red card. 100%. The refs are shite.

Our own worse enemies. Fail to take advantage of many good chances and situations and gift a goal

We need to be more clinical here….and there we go fffs

Woah. Lucky there. Just goes to show, we need to score more goals.

Enjoying Mount’s performance thus far again

Lovely ball from Dalot

Amad 1-0

Good start. Absolutely need to capitalise on these chances though

Mazraoui not available then. That’s a shame. Heaven and Yoro 2 of the 3 CBs. Glad Mount starts