Thread 10 Starmer: First Female Chancellor delivers the Budget

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No, stupid thing to do. He has reported himself to the police.

He didn’t have much choice!

I’m not sure ‘stupid’ quite covers it. That was a very violent, sustained attack.

The evergreen School/VAT issue really has highlighted that by their own argument, some parents could have done with some private schooling 😀

Sorry, who is this about?

Yup. Man had his arms by his sides.

Presumably there will be a byelection.

news.sky.com/story/video-shows-labour-mp-mike-amesbury-punching-man-in-street-13242763

Mike Amesbury, Labour MP for Runcorn and Helsby.

Possibly soon to be MP for HMP Kirkham.

Oh, right. Thanks!

Eta: just saw the punch. What an idiot.

https://x.com/PolitlcsUK/status/1850602568621208055

Looks like Amesbury has been suspended. Unsurprising really.

Suspended and whip wirhdrawn

Quite right too.

You took the words right out of my mouth. Sheer stupidity.

At least we don’t have to spend a week talking about whether he should be suspended. It just gets done.

Just notice there is a Kemi Badenoch zoom chat tomorrow. I'm I being cynical to expect that the questions will be heavily vetted and not selected to put her on the spot?
www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_live_events/5195642-zoomchat-with-kemi-badenoch-mp-monday-28th-october-10am

If anyone wants to know what Farage, Truss, Jenrick, Johnson are supporting, watch the Trump rally at Madison Square Garden

Scary stuff

Is that his weird reliving a nazi rally thing?

Yes it is.

Somewhat predictable questions dominating Badenoch thread.

The anti-CIA sentiment expressed at the Trump rally is pretty extraordinary. Undermining the reputation of their own security forces is something else.

Sam Freedman on Twitter pointed out that the only certainty is that Trump and Musk will fall out at some point - I can't imagine what a dangerous bin fire 🔥 that would be.

After Badenoch's pamphlet suggesting SN kids are at an 'economic advantage' (even transport!) there is nothing that could incentivise me to tune in.

I've seen that video now. 👀 I'm glad he was suspended without question. He should have been.

I'm always on the side of it's not the party leaders fault what their party do - what's a reflection of them is how they deal with it.

I've always been the same with parenting - don't judge the child's behaviour - judge the parents reaction (or lack of it!)

Victoria Atkins given complete free rein to rubbish Labour by Kay Burley, no interruptions and few challenges on the simple fact that she and the Tories have been in power for 14 years... complete opposite to how she questioned Bridget Phillipson.

Shocking bias, could have been a party political broadcast.

The Covid Inquiry starts its live hearings again today looking in detail at the impact on the NHS, its staff and its patients.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78dl0xv7y2o

Can't find mention of this press release on any major media platform - anyone else?

“If people want to criticise the path we choose, that’s their prerogative. But let them then spell out a different direction. If they think the state has grown too big, let them tell working people which public services they would cut. If they don’t see our long-term investment in infrastructure as necessary, let them explain to working people how they would grow the economy for them."

www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-governments-first-budget-will-invest-in-britains-future

Yes, she's had a few questions about that too.

They have all lifted the "harsh fiscal reality" line, but not mentioned the rest of the release! Thanks for the link.