Thread 54 Starmer: Grev Søppelbøttefjes Sommergalskap

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you forgot "capable"

Fgs. Goes out the door and comes back in again

We need candidates with the seven Cs: they must be clever, have charisma, communication skills, conviction and, most importantly, be Conservative and have a conscience AND be capable.

Dammit. Forgot competent!

https://bsky.app/profile/lizziedearden.bsky.social/post/3mqjyq2gly224

The home secretary has made a statement on these arrests, which is a mark of how serious they are

Shabana Mahmood said the police's "swift and effective response undoubtably saved lives"

"The Muslim Council of Britain has issued this statement about the terror attack on an Islamic festival averted by police action at the weekend. (See 3.26pm.) Wajid Akhter, the MCB’s secretary general, said:

We thank counter-terror police for their swift action in arresting twelve people over a terrorist threat to an Islamic event this weekend, the speed of their response undoubtedly saved lives, and we are relieved everyone is safe.

This cannot be treated as an isolated incident. Barely a month after racist pogroms in Belfast and a terror-related incident in Edinburgh that left five men injured, this once again highlights that the threat facing Muslim communities is real, not imagined. MCB calls on ministers to match the language of condemnation with actual action and policy, not another round of statements that change nothing."

Taken from here:

www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jul/13/shabana-mahmood-migration-rochdale-grooming-gang-pakistan-visas-immigration-andy-burnham-labour

A poll on the Manchester Mayoral by election

Greater Manchester Mayoral By-Election Voting Intention:

LAB: 38% (-25)
GRN: 22% (+15)
RFM: 19% (+12)
RES: 9% (New)
CON: 8% (-2)
LDM: 3% (-1)
Ind: 1% (New)

2nd Round:
LAB: 64%
GRN: 36%

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 7-13 Jul.
Changes w/ 2024.

Hope it’s a reflection of the outcome. 🤞

The Hague is calling

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-farage-treated-like-a-war-criminal_uk_6a54e6c1e4b04a4b8d2df18a?51c

He really is losing the plot completely now.

Of course "corrupt" begins with a "c".

The response to that may well be, not saying it ever happened,

Who the fuck asked you for your opinion and input!

Coerce also begins with a c.

He goes to all the places that no one else would have even considered it possible to go to.

Nigel, you are being treated like the bottom dwelling, avaricious, dishonest, wankstain that you are. Maybe own it instead of turning into a less charming Vicki Pollard when challenged.

contemptible ?

A war criminal for being asked why he was paid £5 million?

I suppose the relevant bit is that he said this in an interview to his own "in house" podcast - so he's flogging this nonsense to the true fans that will swallow anything he says.
The wider public won't swallow it.

He really doesn’t like being on the receiving end of any scrutiny does he, always think that anyone who gets all shouty & overly defensive when questioned or clarification sought is usually guilty.

They haven't thought this one through

https://bylinetimes.com/2026/07/13/reform-uk-plans-to-jail-candidates-for-using-irish-gaelic-or-cornish-on-election-leaflets/

Reform-backed amendment to Labour’s new elections Bill would see candidates who use the Irish language, Scottish Gaelic and Cornish face prison time.

New Clause 107 to the Representation of the People Bill – tabled by Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice and co-signed by Reform MPs Lee Anderson, Sarah Pochin, Danny Kruger, Robert Jenrick, Andrew Rosindell and Suella Braverman – would require all election publications and election material to be “in the English language or the Welsh language” only.

Commons speaker Lindsay Hoyle rejects Zia Yusuf's claim he does not care about security of Reform UK MPs

Guardian

I forget, what is Yusufs constituency ?

(because I just typed it)

Constituency ?

Up His Own Arse?

😂😂🤣

Farage accepts offer of meeting with official in charge of VIP security, and says he will discuss how all Reform politicians can be protected

Farage didn't even bother to attend the HoC debate but posted his acceptance on SM

Regarding the Irish language, removing it from election material is in breach of the Good Friday agreement.

So does Farage know more than the current police investigation on who or why Ann Widdecombe was murdered, hence the total urgency & concern of safety or is he using her awful death as a deflection for the millions he has been gifted.

The latter.

It's bin day tomorrow, so have put my bin out 😄

This surely Suella & Jenrick should of been aware of this aren’t they both lawyers.