When & how will Burnham’s honeymoon come to an end?

Michel Barnier said this evening that it would be possible for the UK to rejoin the EU and keep the pound.

Yes, but again that’s a selective quote. He also said it was "a matter of public record" that there was interference in the referendum by online trolls and bots. Which is the factual statement the Prime Minister made. So, anyone who called the Prime Minister a liar should apologise.

And in my opinion, using Sir Ken McCallum’s words - which are clearly not party political - to continue to attempt to score party political points- as some in the opposition and in sections of the press seem to be doing - appears to me to be doing exactly what he was warning against: which is continuing the debate, in a way which sows the kind of division the Russians will delight in.

His wording here

Sir Ken, speaking at the agency’s Thames House headquarters on Tuesday, said it was “up to us how far we allow our adversaries to divide us”.

He said: “I’m a little bit worried that [if] we all stay in this debate for another few days, the Russian trolls who didn’t appear to do all that much at various points over the years, they’ll be delighted they are front page news once again despite the comparative unimpressedness of what they do at all points along the journey.”

His wording here

Sir Ken, speaking at the agency’s Thames House headquarters on Tuesday, said it was “up to us how far we allow our adversaries to divide us”.

He said: “I’m a little bit worried that [if] we all stay in this debate for another few days, the Russian trolls who didn’t appear to do all that much at various points over the years, they’ll be delighted they are front page news once again despite the comparative unimpressedness of what they do at all points along the journey.”

You will find it funny if CGT is increased? Now that does surprise me.

The head of MI5 has warned against fuelling Russian propaganda efforts, after Andy Burnham said Moscow had attempted to interfere in the 2016 Brexit vote.

Sir Ken McCallum, the Security Service director-general, warned that revisiting the debate on Moscow’s influence on the EU referendum risked empowering Russia.

Yes, be quiet Burnham, you fool.

Edit: Come to think of it, didnt a bunch of Labour activists fly to US in an attempt to influence the last presidential election? Funny old game ain’t it?

That's a very selective quote to share, given he also said that what the Prime Minister said about the Russians attempting to interfere in the Brexit vote was completely true. So, I hope those in Reform and the Conservative party who called him a liar and sought to play politics over the matter will retract MI5 chief lists Iran, Russia, AI and terrorists among threats to UK | Reuters.

I mentioned the FT which was more than you produced.

The head of MI5 has warned against fuelling Russian propaganda efforts, after Andy Burnham said Moscow had attempted to interfere in the 2016 Brexit vote.

Sir Ken McCallum, the Security Service director-general, warned that revisiting the debate on Moscow’s influence on the EU referendum risked empowering Russia.

Yes, be quiet Burnham, you fool.

Edit: Come to think of it, didnt a bunch of Labour activists fly to US in an attempt to influence the last presidential election? Funny old game ain’t it?

Please learn some manners, and link your own data.

I brought this to the threads attention, in the first place.

The head of MI5 has warned against fuelling Russian propaganda efforts, after Andy Burnham said Moscow had attempted to interfere in the 2016 Brexit vote.

Sir Ken McCallum, the Security Service director-general, warned that revisiting the debate on Moscow’s influence on the EU referendum risked empowering Russia.

Yes, be quiet Burnham, you fool.

Edit: Come to think of it, didnt a bunch of Labour activists fly to US in an attempt to influence the last presidential election? Funny old game ain’t it?

The head of MI5 has warned against fuelling Russian propaganda efforts, after Andy Burnham said Moscow had attempted to interfere in the 2016 Brexit vote.

Sir Ken McCallum, the Security Service director-general, warned that revisiting the debate on Moscow’s influence on the EU referendum risked empowering Russia.

Yes, be quiet Burnham, you fool.

Edit: Come to think of it, didnt a bunch of Labour activists fly to US in an attempt to influence the last presidential election? Funny old game ain’t it?

Insert a laughing emoji here.

According to Reuters it’s FT speculation. Given that the government has managed to avoid the leaks that have preceded the last couple of budgets it’s probably better to wait and see.

The FT said Healey could still opt for a smaller increase in capital gains tax, which is currently charged at 18% for basic-rate taxpayers and 24% for higher-rate taxpayers, compared to income tax rates of 20% and 40% paid by basic and higher-rate taxpayers.

www.reuters.com/world/uk-will-not-raise-capital-gains-tax-same-level-income-tax-ft-reports-2026-10-13/

Please learn some manners, and link your own data.

I brought this to the threads attention, in the first place.

Has she paid her stamp duty bill yet?

You meant to type that the UK will not raise capital gains tax to same level as income tax and that Healy could still opt for a smaller increase.

FT reported this

Please be accurate when you repeat information.

I don’t think Kemi has or needs to lean on one nation stuff. She’s not using those lines but her own approach, which is working so far.

Things have moved on since then in any case, and not just here. Politically EU countries will try to resolve migration issues, and the U.K. You can see it put pressure on politics atm.

That remains to be seen. Potentially Labour if Andy Burnham if gets on top of the cost of living crisis, and gets devolution right in a way that makes people genuinely feel they have more power in their communities. Potentially the Conservatives, if Kemi Badenoch starts talking more like a One Nation Conservative and can persuade the red wall her party aren’t just there to serve the wealthiest.

TBH I don’t personally mind that much, because above all what I want is for Reform to be pushed back into the fringes of politics, for the Overton window to be dragged back towards the centre, and for the tone of political debate in this country to become less hyperbolic, less divisive, less knee jerk and more grounded in reality. I would much, much rather see the Conservatives as the dominant right wing force in the country than Reform.

That remains to be seen. Potentially Labour if Andy Burnham if gets on top of the cost of living crisis, and gets devolution right in a way that makes people genuinely feel they have more power in their communities. Potentially the Conservatives, if Kemi Badenoch starts talking more like a One Nation Conservative and can persuade the red wall her party aren’t just there to serve the wealthiest.

TBH I don’t personally mind that much, because above all what I want is for Reform to be pushed back into the fringes of politics, for the Overton window to be dragged back towards the centre, and for the tone of political debate in this country to become less hyperbolic, less divisive, less knee jerk and more grounded in reality. I would much, much rather see the Conservatives as the dominant right wing force in the country than Reform.

John Healey has ruled out increasing capital gains tax (CGT) to the same level as income tax in the Budget, according to reports.