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Good on Kemi!

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MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/01/2026 15:17

I'm no fan of Kemi Badenoch, but I'm even less of a fan of Robert Jenrick, and I'm rather delighted to see that she has sacked him and withdrawn the whip before he could jump to Reform.

She has definitely had the last laugh here. He must be spitting bullets!!

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BIossomtoes · 16/01/2026 21:42

Freud2 · 16/01/2026 21:38

Well the NHS works so well now doesn't it.? It needs total reform with a party that's not scared to do it!

It’s was working as well as any healthcare system could until 2010 with a 70% public approval rating.

Freud2 · 16/01/2026 21:38

neitherleftnorright · 16/01/2026 18:22

Yeah can't wait for the NHS to be dismantled.. no wait....🤔

Well the NHS works so well now doesn't it.? It needs total reform with a party that's not scared to do it!

Teanbiscuits33 · 16/01/2026 20:37

Yes, that’s what you’re supposed to think @Freud2

Good on Kemi!
Freud2 · 16/01/2026 20:29

Teanbiscuits33 · 16/01/2026 20:03

But it is though, you can deny it all you want. Stay deluded and stick your fingers in your ears. Up to you. You are following a cult after all, their members don’t listen to reason by design.

That's too ridiculous for words!

Khayker · 16/01/2026 20:21

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/01/2026 15:17

I'm no fan of Kemi Badenoch, but I'm even less of a fan of Robert Jenrick, and I'm rather delighted to see that she has sacked him and withdrawn the whip before he could jump to Reform.

She has definitely had the last laugh here. He must be spitting bullets!!

I like Kemi but I think what she did yesterday was damage limitation. He was going, she knew it and choose to make the statement move she did to get ahead of the game. Mainstream Conservatives on opposition benches don't necessarily agree with Kemi and once she's done the hardwork to increase their support, she'll be replaced. Think about the ten years of Conservatives before the last election, those politicians that didn't do anything in the last government are still there, waiting to get back on the gravy train at the next election. Country wanted change before the last election and voted in Labour on a now defunct manifesto replacementi of which is being made up as this government goes along. Nothing to choose between Labour and Conservatived and if either get elected we will have more of the same.

pineapplecrushed · 16/01/2026 20:20

I'm a big fan of Kemi Badenoch and plan to vote for her in 2029.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 16/01/2026 20:20

Hellohelga · 16/01/2026 20:06

Don’t worry, Reform have made a right mess of it in Kent CC. Instead of the DOGE type cuts they promised, spending has gone up with thousands spent on political advisers. Council finances are worse than ever. Not to mention the shouting insults and swearing in council meetings. It’s a shit show.

Yes, I live in a different Reform council and it's the same here... total shitshow.

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Hellohelga · 16/01/2026 20:06

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/01/2026 18:37

I'm concerned but not panicking. I know that there is a proportion of the electorate who would vote Reform but I'm clinging to the hope that the majority have enough sense to realise what a terrible mistake this would be.

Plus there are several more years for people to see the trajectory of the populist right in the US and for Reform councils to carry on fucking up. People may yet come to their senses.

Don’t worry, Reform have made a right mess of it in Kent CC. Instead of the DOGE type cuts they promised, spending has gone up with thousands spent on political advisers. Council finances are worse than ever. Not to mention the shouting insults and swearing in council meetings. It’s a shit show.

Teanbiscuits33 · 16/01/2026 20:03

Freud2 · 16/01/2026 20:00

None of this is fact.

But it is though, you can deny it all you want. Stay deluded and stick your fingers in your ears. Up to you. You are following a cult after all, their members don’t listen to reason by design.

Freud2 · 16/01/2026 20:00

Teanbiscuits33 · 16/01/2026 19:40

He stepped down his own MPs to allow the Tories to win a majority in 2019 because he was happy with Johnson’s Brexit plans, and he played a prominent role in Brexit even being a thing by making up lie after lie about how great it would be.

He lies every time he opens his mouth, he’s a fucking charlatan and a conman, and too many people have been taken in by him and blinded to it all. It’s a cult, same as MAGA.

He says he doesn’t want foreign influence in our politics, yet thinks it’s fine for Trump and Musk to medal in it, goes to Davos to increase his foreign influence on the world stage 🤣

He said he had never met Nathan Gill when he has been pictured with him, lies about the safety of our streets (most notably London), he parrots Russian talking points because he’s a Russian asset, not to mention endorses a paedophile. He’s a threat to our national security while telling you he cares about Britain. He’s a joker.

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None of this is fact.

AngelinaFibres · 16/01/2026 19:58

Playingvideogames · 15/01/2026 21:24

Please don’t vote for Reform.

I’m right of centre, I’m a conservative with a small ‘c’, but truly, Reform are snake oils salesmen and frankly traitors.

They have a cosy relationship with Russia, Farage refuses to acknowledge the mess Brexit has caused, they’ve backtracked on their sensible positions while going full throttle on their ludicrous ones. I don’t trust them at all, I think they’re a national security risk and would just preside over further carnage and corruption.

I’m going to vote Conservative probably.

Me too. Kemi Badenoch is great

Teanbiscuits33 · 16/01/2026 19:51

Teanbiscuits33 · 16/01/2026 19:40

He stepped down his own MPs to allow the Tories to win a majority in 2019 because he was happy with Johnson’s Brexit plans, and he played a prominent role in Brexit even being a thing by making up lie after lie about how great it would be.

He lies every time he opens his mouth, he’s a fucking charlatan and a conman, and too many people have been taken in by him and blinded to it all. It’s a cult, same as MAGA.

He says he doesn’t want foreign influence in our politics, yet thinks it’s fine for Trump and Musk to medal in it, goes to Davos to increase his foreign influence on the world stage 🤣

He said he had never met Nathan Gill when he has been pictured with him, lies about the safety of our streets (most notably London), he parrots Russian talking points because he’s a Russian asset, not to mention endorses a paedophile. He’s a threat to our national security while telling you he cares about Britain. He’s a joker.

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Meddle in it that should say, not medal 🤣 god knows why I wrote that!

Teanbiscuits33 · 16/01/2026 19:48

Having Johnson implement Brexit was the best thing that could have possibly happened for him. It meant that Johnson had to shoulder all the blame and he could pop back up, completely unscathed, when the country got pissed off that their standard of living had nose dived.

Brexit was influenced by Russia to weaken the West, and Nigel knowingly colluded in it for his paymasters.

luckylavender · 16/01/2026 19:47

Dragonscaledaisy · 15/01/2026 19:38

I recall the Louise Haigh and Angela Rayner debacles dragging on endlessly so we have very different memories. Both perfect examples of Starmer's weak, ineffective leadership.

Endlessly? Hardly.

thedramaQueen · 16/01/2026 19:43

Freud2 · 16/01/2026 19:29

What's your evidence that they're only out for themselves- seems more like a feeling than facts.
And Nigel Farage was the campaigner for Brexit, he was not in government so couldn't implement it. In spite of the government at the time not making the most of the Brexit freedoms it allowed us to be the first country to roll out the covid vaccine. Also lower tariffs in the trade agreement with America. The EU is a failing institution - most other countries in the EU are doing badly.

11 Tory MPs on defection watch list over fears more could join Farage’s Reform | The Independent

"Launching a sensational attack on her former shadow justice secretary, Ms Badenoch also said Mr Jenrick “tells a lot of lies and you can’t believe a word that comes out of his mouth”. She also claimed his defection was because “he doesn’t think that he could be leader” of the Tory party."

This comment for a start. You could probably do a PhD thesis on the topic but sadly, I haven't got the time - I'm off to watch Traitors, maybe they could do a political version we've already got some top Traitors for that show Farage and Jenrick...

11 Tory MPs on defection watch list over fears more could join Farage’s Reform

Senior Tories are concerned that Robert Jenrick’s departure could trigger others to follow

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/robert-jenrick-reform-uk-tories-badenoch-farage-b2901926.html

Teanbiscuits33 · 16/01/2026 19:40

Freud2 · 16/01/2026 19:29

What's your evidence that they're only out for themselves- seems more like a feeling than facts.
And Nigel Farage was the campaigner for Brexit, he was not in government so couldn't implement it. In spite of the government at the time not making the most of the Brexit freedoms it allowed us to be the first country to roll out the covid vaccine. Also lower tariffs in the trade agreement with America. The EU is a failing institution - most other countries in the EU are doing badly.

He stepped down his own MPs to allow the Tories to win a majority in 2019 because he was happy with Johnson’s Brexit plans, and he played a prominent role in Brexit even being a thing by making up lie after lie about how great it would be.

He lies every time he opens his mouth, he’s a fucking charlatan and a conman, and too many people have been taken in by him and blinded to it all. It’s a cult, same as MAGA.

He says he doesn’t want foreign influence in our politics, yet thinks it’s fine for Trump and Musk to medal in it, goes to Davos to increase his foreign influence on the world stage 🤣

He said he had never met Nathan Gill when he has been pictured with him, lies about the safety of our streets (most notably London), he parrots Russian talking points because he’s a Russian asset, not to mention endorses a paedophile. He’s a threat to our national security while telling you he cares about Britain. He’s a joker.

Freud2 · 16/01/2026 19:29

thedramaQueen · 16/01/2026 19:18

Agree 100% with you!

I’m not right of centre (more left of centre) but can and do fully respect people of other political persuasions and I thank you for encouraging others to see through Nigel Farage and his 💩.

I truly believe most people whatever their political beliefs want the best for the country and while we can and do have heated debates, we are on whole united in wanting the best for everyone. Unfortunately Reform and Nigel Farage do not fall into this category- they are out for themselves and don’t care about ordinary people.

What's your evidence that they're only out for themselves- seems more like a feeling than facts.
And Nigel Farage was the campaigner for Brexit, he was not in government so couldn't implement it. In spite of the government at the time not making the most of the Brexit freedoms it allowed us to be the first country to roll out the covid vaccine. Also lower tariffs in the trade agreement with America. The EU is a failing institution - most other countries in the EU are doing badly.

thedramaQueen · 16/01/2026 19:18

gov · 16/01/2026 18:58

Agree - please please right of centre people- don’t vote Reform because you think that anything is better than the current government. That’s completely not true. The current government is at least made up of people who believe in the rule of law- are not corrupt- and are in power because they want to do good.

Reform is not run by people like this. It’s run by self serving grifters - only interested in aquiring power- just like the orange one and his henchmen in the USA. If you follow American politics at all it’s 1930s Germany all over again- and we shouldn’t let the same populism anywhere near our seat of power.

Agree 100% with you!

I’m not right of centre (more left of centre) but can and do fully respect people of other political persuasions and I thank you for encouraging others to see through Nigel Farage and his 💩.

I truly believe most people whatever their political beliefs want the best for the country and while we can and do have heated debates, we are on whole united in wanting the best for everyone. Unfortunately Reform and Nigel Farage do not fall into this category- they are out for themselves and don’t care about ordinary people.

gov · 16/01/2026 19:14

HK16 · 15/01/2026 23:56

I’m astonished that anyone doesn’t consider this current government as by far the worst in living memory.

For the first time ever I feel the government is my enemy. I never thought I’d ever feel anything remotely like that.

Quite simply they are a destructive force. It is possibly made worse because they know they are already living on borrowed time so are adopting a scorched earth policy.

It feels like we are being punished for something we didn’t do. Left wing ideology is poisonous.

I felt that the government was my enemy from 2015 to 2024 - although admittedly somewhat underwhelmed now - largely due to poor communications and a terrible British press. But the biggest f**k up we’ve had politically has been Brexit and the Reform bunch of grifters are responsible for that. How could you possibly think that they should get a turn of messing up even more?

I’m genuinely interested - what is your biggest beef with this government? From what I’ve seen from your posts so far I see only religious fervour.

cramptramp · 16/01/2026 19:06

I wasn’t sure about Kemi at first. But I like her more and more as time goes on

Teanbiscuits33 · 16/01/2026 19:02

Freud2 · 16/01/2026 18:38

Yes he is and plenty of people agree with me - hence their brilliant polling.

Yes, Farage is as honest as the day is long, isn’t he?

https://www.ft.com/content/aed4270b-60f9-4f4f-bc49-7d09fac340db

gov · 16/01/2026 18:58

Playingvideogames · 15/01/2026 21:24

Please don’t vote for Reform.

I’m right of centre, I’m a conservative with a small ‘c’, but truly, Reform are snake oils salesmen and frankly traitors.

They have a cosy relationship with Russia, Farage refuses to acknowledge the mess Brexit has caused, they’ve backtracked on their sensible positions while going full throttle on their ludicrous ones. I don’t trust them at all, I think they’re a national security risk and would just preside over further carnage and corruption.

I’m going to vote Conservative probably.

Agree - please please right of centre people- don’t vote Reform because you think that anything is better than the current government. That’s completely not true. The current government is at least made up of people who believe in the rule of law- are not corrupt- and are in power because they want to do good.

Reform is not run by people like this. It’s run by self serving grifters - only interested in aquiring power- just like the orange one and his henchmen in the USA. If you follow American politics at all it’s 1930s Germany all over again- and we shouldn’t let the same populism anywhere near our seat of power.

BIossomtoes · 16/01/2026 18:53

Freud2 · 16/01/2026 18:38

Yes he is and plenty of people agree with me - hence their brilliant polling.

The only poll that matters isn’t until 2029.

PandoraSocks · 16/01/2026 18:52

Freud2 · 16/01/2026 18:38

Yes he is and plenty of people agree with me - hence their brilliant polling.

Which is beginning to slip.

Freud2 · 16/01/2026 18:38

thedramaQueen · 16/01/2026 18:15

Nigel Farage honest 😂😂😂I think you need to step away from Kool aid!

Yes he is and plenty of people agree with me - hence their brilliant polling.