🚨BREAKING PMQs🚨 Starmer: "But the £5 million question is, why did the Reform leader keep this donation secret? I see. He is not here to answer." "And what did the billionaire lining his pockets ask for in return? Those questions need to be answered. That's why he's not here."

Can I suggest people read @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social snap verdict on PMQs and have a rethink on "Betraying Ukraine". He's no great fan of the PM but this borders on objectivity in the face of hyperbole.

PM Starmer on Nigel Farage's £5m 'gift' from Christopher Harborne: "The £5million question is, why did the Reform leader keep this donation secret? "What did the billionaire lining his pockets ask for in return? Those questions need to be answered. That's why he's not here."

They slip in the one liner good news and swiftly overshadow it with ifs buts and maybes. It's almost like they're reluctant but obliged to tell the facts however they find it necessary to clothe it in doom.

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

The moaning news presenters all negatively spinning the 0.5% fall in inflation. We see you. We hear you. We have no respect for you.

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

Whatever Reform’s ‘vetting’ process involves, it clearly doesn’t extend to anything as complicated as a basic Google search.

Funny listening to Sky News report the fall in inflation but then talk only about how it will be going up in the future. Well I’m delighted as I live in the now and in the real world. Not the make believe doom and gloom the media want to portray. Labour doing brilliantly 👏👏

Weird that Newsnight describe Jake Berry as Conservative Chairman 2022 rather than Reform Not Very Much 2026

The UK inflation rate falls to 2.8% in the year to April, the Office for National Statistics says And the strong economic news continues. Well done Labour

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

Living in the real world is so much better than believing what the media tell you. Inflation down fastest GDP/capita growth in 4yrs GDP growth fastest in G7 UK fastest investment growth in G7 Consumer spending up 0.6%, business investment 0.7%, government consumption 0.4%.

me whenever someone online says some provably dumbass shit and I remember life's better when you ignore them

In the Commons today, Clare Coutinho confirmed to me that she has, "changed her mind" and given up on Net Zero. Genuinely sad to see them abandon the green agenda to chase Reform votes. The future is clean, green and renewable energy. Our Labour Government gets it. The Conservatives have lost it.

For too long, rogue traders have taken advantage of loopholes and weak enforcement, damaging the reputation of our city’s high streets driving away families and shoppers. That is why I launched my Stop Dodgy Shops campaign. Today’s positive news is a campaign win for Portsmouth people👇🏻

So pleased to welcome new Secretary of State for Health &Social Care, @jamesmurrayldn.bsky.social to the DfE where we met with parents & campaigners today. Building a system to better support children with SEND will need us to work really closely together. James is gripping this right from the off.

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

What this country so badly needs is stability not the ego & ambition of politicians such as Burnham. But then again, the last fifteen years have shown us that the national interest always comes secondary to these types of politicians. www.politico.eu/article/andy...

So why are Labour changing leader again? Burnham sticking to fiscal rules? No rejoin?

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.

None of this plotting is clever. It helps no one not even the egos involved. Let the PM get on with his very difficult job, maybe ?

Well, well. Him stepping down wasn't such a selfless move after all. Jobs for the boys innit.

Fckn two faced rat. Even if he isn’t selected or loses the by election then Manchester should tell him where to go what a loser he is.

Keir Starmer fronting up to his ‘challengers’. A strong leader. Not backing down in face of adversity. Not hiding away in fridges, not taking photo ops in tanks or with dogs and not taking £5m bungs. Keir Starmer all the way for me.

Burnham now agrees with Starmer on the EU Burnham also agrees with Reeves about fiscal spending. Sooo…wtf is the problem apart from some peoples egos? Take that away and they have nothing to fight for. Labour better get their act together and back Starmer cause NO ONE is saying anything different

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The issue here is that voters want quick easy solutions to complex issues that take time to fix (see Brexit)

A YouGov poll of 706 Labour Party members found Andy Burnham receiving 47% first-preference votes, ahead of Keir Starmer at 31% and Wes Streeting at 4% That gap on previous polls between Starmer and Burnham has narrowed considerably.

Pretty much Starmer.

How about: a) I believe the UK should rejoin the EU; but b) Neither we nor Brussels are ready for a formal negotiation; and c) EU membership would not be a panacea for our national challenges; so c) I will work to build trust and lay foundations with the EU, while advancing other priorities.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The usual BBC sprinkling of negativity here, but I think he sounds ok. This is probably one of the toughest briefs there is, & Streeting's made progress. But he's ditched it & walked away for self interest, so welcome to the new guy. Hope he can do a great job 👍

Seems like a decent guy. Maybe Labour should consider him as a leadership candidate, Instead of the self-serving duo doing so much damage.

As each day passes i see nothing in Burnham that is gonna change anything. He’s now on level with Starmer on EVERYTHING. No difference except a few words from Burnham to go ‘faster’ WTF does that even mean and how is it gonna be achieved?? Don’t know,and Burnham doesn’t care about that just now.

Do you know the best things to happen for Keir Starmer? Wes Streeting, and Andy Burnham They are showcasing him to the Country as the sensible, safe pair of hands that he is.

What an intelligent and refreshing approach from our new health secretary.

He’s a breath of fresh air ! No ego ! 👏👏👏👏

Our new health secretary, getting stuck in with a visit to a company leading the way on innovative medicines and talking with staff at an NHS hospital!

So not even a week since this Burnham saga erupted fully All of them were riding high telling us the PM has to go,they were the only ones to save us. Blah blah Starmer is getting on with it and Streeting is a dead duck now,no one is backing him and Burnham is floundering under the weight of his lies

Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho keeps saying the "UK is the only country in the world banning new oil and gas licenses". It's completely untrue. Denmark, France, Spain & Ireland have all done the same. She went completely unchallenged on Talk this AM when she repeated it.

REAL NEWS. GREAT VIDEO.

Never ever seen humanity like that from ANY PM in my lifetime. Fck off haters it’s just pure jealousy from the others that they have tried and failed time and time again. He’s a success in his life while the others are rats scurrying around telling lies to distract you from this man as they fear him

This bill is so necessary for small businesses. Cash flow is king and so many small businesses go under due to late payments.

Just our Prime Minister, getting on with the job, helping small businesses. And just watch to the end!

Yes. I'm from the south. Now in the Midlands. His northern rhetoric has always wound me up and his national popularity is skewed by his popularity in the north west.

Totally this.

Burnham’s anti South rhetoric is a mirror image of Farage’s metropolitan elite rhetoric - lazy divisive populism aimed at creating division & suspicion

Very wise words.

I have brewed on this 🧵. A midterm change of PM comes with big risks and costs: electoral, reputational, and actual with bond markets. The equation only makes sense if the change of leadership is profound. Throwing the dice for someone who may be a marginal improvement presentationally is not smart.

We live in an 'instant' society and folk get agitated when it isn't. Rejoining is a long, complex, subtle, nuanced process. It's not just a UK decision. All the countries of the EU are involved. How will the UK react to possibly lesser terms than we had before? Starmer's already doing the groundwork