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Thread 18 Starmer: All sides of the House agree apart from the Trump bootlickers

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DuncinToffee · 17/02/2025 16:36

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bombastix · 27/02/2025 13:23

BIossomtoes · 27/02/2025 13:21

I suspect she was the unnamed Cabinet minister Simon Hart refers to in his book.

Agreed. Her resignation letter was unbelievable.

The Conservatives should take a lot of responsibility for her but they won't. The damage she did was significant

Notonthestairs · 27/02/2025 13:27

BIossomtoes · 27/02/2025 13:21

I suspect she was the unnamed Cabinet minister Simon Hart refers to in his book.

I think someone checked the dates and it was either Badenoch, Keegan or possibly Frazer (not quite sure of the third).

Notonthestairs · 27/02/2025 13:30

What will Badenoch do I wonder.

Fuck all probably.

itsgettingweird · 27/02/2025 15:55

bombastix · 27/02/2025 13:06

She is such a bullshit merchant and should have been sacked by Sunak for her neo Powellite endorsement of Tommy Robinson's ruck makers at the Cenotaph and her two tier policing comments.

To me, she is everything that is wrong with UK politics. Endlessly rewarded for incompetence and promoting division. Sunak was too gutless to sack her and Johnson revelled in her lawless ideas,

Agree.

I'm actually glad she doesn't fully see herself as English or British. I'd hate people overseas to think she represents what we are like.

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DuncinToffee · 27/02/2025 17:09

Mike Amesbury's jail sentence has been suspended, he is still subject to a recall petition.

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DuncinToffee · 27/02/2025 17:45

Keir Starmer is meeting Trumpski right now

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BIossomtoes · 27/02/2025 17:51

DuncinToffee · 27/02/2025 17:09

Mike Amesbury's jail sentence has been suspended, he is still subject to a recall petition.

I wouldn’t fancy being his probation officer trying to enforce his community service.

JacqFrost · 27/02/2025 17:55

It's really not a great look when an MP quite rightly gets put in prison for assault and then miraculously gets a super quick appeal and his sentence suspended.

bombastix · 27/02/2025 17:57

JacqFrost · 27/02/2025 17:55

It's really not a great look when an MP quite rightly gets put in prison for assault and then miraculously gets a super quick appeal and his sentence suspended.

It was quite entertaining when his counsel had to query that a custodial sentence was starting now. He had not even brought a bag and had expected it to be suspended in accordance with the guidelines.

This stupid man has ruined his life.

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DuncinToffee · 27/02/2025 18:10

FFS

Starmer gives Trump invite from King for state visit as White House talks begin

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JacqFrost · 27/02/2025 18:11

At this point I'm just totally fed up with all of Westminster. We vote out a corrupt government and they get replaced with an equally corrupt government.

Notonthestairs · 27/02/2025 18:13

DuncinToffee · 27/02/2025 18:10

FFS

Starmer gives Trump invite from King for state visit as White House talks begin

Fully expected this as a bargaining chip. Trump loves that stuff.

Cheguevarahamster · 27/02/2025 18:14

DuncinToffee · 27/02/2025 18:10

FFS

Starmer gives Trump invite from King for state visit as White House talks begin

Well it was obvious he was going to do this.
It's diplomacy and stroking the mango mussilini's ego.

I'll start getting my placard ready for the inevitable protest march.

countrygirl99 · 27/02/2025 18:14

If I were Charles I'd be planning a timely "relapse".

BIossomtoes · 27/02/2025 18:18

Entirely predictable. He loved his state dinner with the late Queen.

BIWI · 27/02/2025 18:18

DuncinToffee · 27/02/2025 18:10

FFS

Starmer gives Trump invite from King for state visit as White House talks begin

Unpalatable though it may be, it does have to be done.

derxa · 27/02/2025 18:31

BIWI · 27/02/2025 18:18

Unpalatable though it may be, it does have to be done.

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What use are the Royal Family

BIWI · 27/02/2025 18:44

Globally, they are hugely significant. You must realise that?

(I'm no monarchist, by the way, but I do accept that they can play an important role)

derxa · 27/02/2025 18:55

BIWI · 27/02/2025 18:44

Globally, they are hugely significant. You must realise that?

(I'm no monarchist, by the way, but I do accept that they can play an important role)

I’m being hugely sarcastic. The RF wield soft power that politicians can only dream of.

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DuncinToffee · 27/02/2025 19:28

Trump has forgotten he called Zelenskyy a dictator

Starmer had to correct him a few times

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DuncinToffee · 27/02/2025 19:30

Starmer also dealt well with Vance

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SerendipityJane · 27/02/2025 19:33

DuncinToffee · 26/02/2025 15:27

https://bsky.app/profile/josiah.writes.news/post/3lj3hlwz66c2q

Extraordinary briefing with Kemi Badenoch's official spokesman just now

He called for Donald Trump to intervene to block the Chagos Islands deal. Ie a foreign power over ruling our elected government here. When I asked for clarification he confirmed "we are calling for a foreign power" to block it.

Well that appears to have gone well for St. Kemi. If Starmer were a nasty person, he'd bring Trumps wrath down on someone who dared to suggest this isn't a "good deal".

SerendipityJane · 27/02/2025 19:34

DuncinToffee · 27/02/2025 18:10

FFS

Starmer gives Trump invite from King for state visit as White House talks begin

<Liam Neeson voice> RELEASE THE CHARLES !

cardibach · 27/02/2025 19:55

derxa · 27/02/2025 18:31

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What use are the Royal Family

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Well, this use. Trump loves it. It’s a bargaining chip with him. I’m a republican and would get shot, but since we do have them this is actually one thing that’s any use at all they can do.
Edit: see it was sarcasm. My radar is off lately as it’s so difficult to tell it from ‘normality’ currently.

Llttledrummergirl · 27/02/2025 20:01

I think we should start planning the menu.
Chicken in a yellow mustard sauce.

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