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Queen of The Snark. I may or may not have met a horse. Can lead a man to despair with a single tweet. Dullard. Cringe effort of a bio.

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Joined July 2009
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Let’s start Sunday again shall we? Lucky shot of a comma taken this glorious morning.
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@Ferretgrove
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To Marcus Rashford Children were fed because of you. That’ll do kid.
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I think that whenever an MP jumps ship, there should be an automatic recall petition, particularly when it happens so soon after they were elected, because people aren’t getting what they voted for. It’s cheating.
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British Electoral Politics
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NEW: Suella Braverman is expected to defect to Reform UK.
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Poor Boris Johnson, he couldn’t even hold his position as the worst Prime Minster ever.
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Oh dear, if only someone had reported on this before he won an election by *checks notes* 98 votes.
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5 years
Dear @BBC , Since you binned Danny Baker for his awful comment, please consider dropping Nigel Farage from #bbcqt this evening. He is so much worse.
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Hi Rachel Johnson The shortage of water treatment chemicals that contributed to the release of sewage into our waterways was not because of the strike at Felixstowe. Effluent was released last week, the strike started today. Facts matter. @LBC
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Truss just said on Radio Leeds that the maximum energy bill will be £2,500. That’s a lie isn’t it?
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Who remembers when Angela Rayner had to apologise for calling the Tory government scum because it was mean? She was right.
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If I’ve done my sums right, writing off £4.3b is like Sunak coming to your house and taking £65 from every man, woman and child and giving it to fraudsters.
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I’ve seen more anger at Blair getting a knighthood than I have for any Tory b*stard buying themselves a seat in the Lords and a say in our governance. Fascinating
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Brexit voting pensioner on BBC News: ‘They started telling us what shape vegetables we can grow.’ It doesn’t have to be true, it only has to be believed.
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@Ferretgrove
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5 years
What do you mean semi-retirement you absolute plank? You're paid a full-time salary.
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We have been openly and wilfully betrayed by our government. I haven’t come out of semi-retirement to muck about — I am giving this both barrels.
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Looking forward to Richard Tice and Isabel Oakeshott moving to Skegness and Farage spending every Friday night in Clacton.
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@Ferretgrove
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Thats our PM holding hands with an actual fascist, they don’t even hide it anymore and there’s nothing any of us can do about it.
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Who did this? 😂
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From all I have read, Alison Rose was a big asset to NatWest and by default to us, as major shareholders. That one insignificant man, with big support from the right wing media and the sitting govt, can force her out and cause shares to crash by 30%, is an issue for us all. 1/
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Kate Hoey saying that Brexit isn’t working because we haven’t had the right people leading in government. Well you’ve had four brexit Prime Ministers and goodness knows how many brexit supporting ministers, how many cracks of the whip do you need?
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@Ferretgrove
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2 years
The Susanna Reid interview is more important than people give it credit for and why he has avoided GMB for so long. It will reach a passive audience that doesn’t engage in politics and whose social media interaction is family/friends based. I think he made a big mistake.
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61 revolting Tories now, more of this please.
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Has anybody noticed that brexiters have stopped talking about their perceived benefits of brexit? All I hear now is that we must have 'it', we voted for 'it', 'it' is democratic. Whatever 'it' might be, is no longer of interest.
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4 years
What actually does it take to bring an incompetent government down these days?
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Michel Barnier tests positive for coronavirus. We wish him well. I’m sure that’s what Andrew meant to say.
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Michel Barnier tests positive for coronavirus. No Brexit talks anytime soon.
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@Ferretgrove
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How Brexit was won: They owned the press Then they lied They bought a referendum Then they lied They stole your data Then they lied They bought the DUP Then they lied They bought the opposition. And remember that when the uplands are dark and barren, remainers are to blame.
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Keviiiiin, breakfast’s ready.
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5 years
Poor Theresa May, her one achievement, being the UK's worst ever Prime Minister, is about to be snatched away from her in an instant.
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4 months
There is no pay per mile plan. Does the Electoral Commission allow candidates to tell blatant lies on election materials?
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James Barton
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Out delivering in Northumberland Park Ward this afternoon with our local GLA candidate @Calum_McG . Vote for Susan Hall on 2nd May to have a London administration on the side of motorists and stop Sadiq Khan’s pay per mile plan.
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6 years
Does anybody else think that UK democracy is a bit shit?
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So much respect for this young european and her restraint after a farageiste manhandled her and tried to force her to wear the yellow vest of shame. So little respect for the baying mob which meant she couldn't walk down Regent Street without police protection.
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The remainer enemy is your: Doctor Cleaner Shop assistant Airline Pilot Teacher Scientist Carer Police officer MP Taxi driver Civil servant Nurse Childminder Small business owner Soldier The remainer enemy is your: Sister Aunt Parent Neighbour Child Who will you smash first?
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The Telegraph
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Boris can win the Brexit war by smashing the Remainer enemy in a snap election | Nigel Jones
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Arrested for the crime of holding a small sign. There’s a word for that and it’s written on the small sign.
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I keep seeing people decrying the government for issuing extreme heat warnings and suggesting people need to apply common sense. The thing is, 52% of the nation voted for brexit so we can’t rely on common sense, can we?
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How bloody hard can it be for the government to say ‘Masks are mandatory on public transport, in shops and busy venues?’ You don’t need Plan B or any other nonsense. Just announce it.
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Edwina Currie says she’s in a state of total misery. Fine by me.
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Apparently Johnson is mesmerised by Carrie and that’s why everything is shit. Can we not do this? A woman didn’t make him like this, this is who he is and who he’s always been.
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Remember when we were all young and Brexit wasn’t a thing, Trump was British for fart and Johnson was American for willy? I miss those days.
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Jacob Rees Mogg is attempting to prevent Yvette Cooper's bill to extend A50 being heard, by calling for a parliamentary recess and asking HM not to sign her bill. Such a man should be reminded of this every time he utters the word 'democracy'. Back bench dictator.
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Nigel Farage: 'You cannot lie to the people on this scale' Restrain me, somebody.
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If you don’t want lockdowns, this is what you do: Wear a mask Maintain hygiene Keep away from people. This is what you don’t do: Follow conspiracy theorists and quacks Chuck things at coppers/spit at coppers March down the street telling people Covid is a hoax. #londonprotest
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Why does @LBC have Richard Tice on talking about Covid like he’s an expert? He’s not a bloody expert he’s a businessman. Just stop it.
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I’ll no longer be satisfied when Jonathan Gullis loses his seat at the next election. I want him to be unemployable. I want him to be held up as an object of ridicule. I want people to point and laugh when they see him on the streets. He brings out the absolute worst in me.
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This picture tells a story. No blinds at the window. No books or pictures in the bookcase. No laptop. The landline not plugged in. Yet they wheeled in a massive flag and a shiny new red box for the photo op. It’s almost as if he knew it wouldn’t last.
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Cressida Dick has told her officers not to take the knee. I’ve tried very hard to give her the benefit of the doubt but that’s it now.
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Dear Boris Johnson I had a Polish friend called Tony, walked out of a Russian Labour camp, dropped at Arnhem, fought at Monte Casino and spent the rest of his life in the Yorkshire coalfields. He died thinking he would be sent back. He thought this country was his own, we all did
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Andrew Bridgen on @LBC just said we all need to pull together, including the ‘most ardent remoaners’. That’s a no then. 😂
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Four years ago today, the UK shot itself in the foot. Nobody could explain why we shot ourselves in the foot so we shot ourselves a few more times for good measure and forward we limp. Rule Britannia!
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Sounds like #StormJorge has arrived. That means he must earn 24K, speak excellent English and have a job offer. We will call him George because Brits don’t do languages. #BritishStormsForBritishPeople
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Someone’s mate is going to make money from voter ID cards, mark my words.
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I don’t often post about the Labour Party but I want to say this. Labour under Jeremy Corbyn didn’t win any elections, if you can’t win elections, you can’t make change and that is of no use to me.
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Turns out he’s the father of a seriously ill child who had to wait for treatment. Nothing else matters here, including your politics.
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@BBCPolitics Turns out the man who challenged the PM is also a Labour activist
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I took a wander through brexity right wing twitter to see what is being said about the current crisis. Brace yourselves, there’s more madness here than the devil himself could wish for. 1/
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The Rejoin march is much bigger than I had expected. Looks the same as Remain marches but louder, angrier and very much anti-Tory.
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Let’s not elevate Piers Morgan to the sainthood too soon. He’s saying some good things now but he is in part responsible for the government that we have.
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Because of the sheer volume of noisy fascists at the Cenotaph today, I saw numbers of older veterans, with medals and berets, turn away and not go to down to pay their respects. I think that’s the worst part of this whole government supported debacle.
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The GFA matters, it belongs to us. Mo Mowlam put her heart and soul into securing a fragile but long lasting peace for Northern Ireland, @DanielJHannan dismisses it in one short tweet. Ask yourself what else our leaders would sacrifice on the altar of Brexit. #StopBrexit
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If Brexit happens, it won't be because a young woman crowdfunded and played guitar, a bloke did a swear or I posted something on twitter that you don't like. It will because the Bannon axis wants it, because we let extremism creep in and half the nation neither noticed nor cared.
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Please can we stop shouting at ChangeUK. Few people have done as much for the Remain cause as Chuka Umunna, Sarah Wollaston, Anna Soubry etc. They deserve our respect.
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I see Liz Truss has inadvertently admitted that the UK was dangerously close to running out of paracetamol a few months ago. They tried to keep that one from you.
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'Let my people go.' I am not your people, @BorisJohnson you are not my saviour. I recommend a period of contemplation for you, 40 years in the political wilderness should do it. #RevokeArticle50
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We’ve come from Yorkshire just to say...🎶 #StopTheCoup
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Farage on @LBC is pushing the narrative that Johnson was humiliated by Luxembourg. This is a lie, Johnson was humiliated by the people.
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Every lie you make Every law you break Every smile you fake Every claim you stake We'll be watching you. The Police #PeoplesVote
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I pledge my absolute and total support to Leave Means Leave and will go back on the road to campaign. Over the last few months, scores of people have stopped me in the street to ask: “When are you coming back?” Well now you have your answer: I’m back.
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The Tories are going to fight the next election on brexit, mark my words.
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I want the media to stop saying that children will miss out on six months of schooling. They will have missed one term, the six months includes at least 9 weeks of Easter holidays, half term and Summer holidays. We need accurate reporting not exaggeration.
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A remainers brexit would be no brexit. End
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I told you they would go for Steve Bray first. The clause was for him specifically. That is bad law.
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As Mrs Mercer flips between feisty husband/boss defender and poor victim, and the Tory MPs rush to her aid, I thought I’d unpick one of those odd tweets, this one from @annietrev . 1/
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Jo Johnson is going to the House of Lords, nominated by his bro. There’s nothing we can do to stop these people now. This isn’t a democracy it’s a f*cking family business.
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At a time of dangerous military tension, we need clever diplomats with knowledge and expertise. Instead of that we’ve got the man occasionally know as Grant Shapps for Defence Secretary.
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I’m a socialist. Penny Mordaunt wants to fight me. She’s a sturdy woman and she has a big sword but I’m from Hull. Bring it.
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Well that was just weird. Looked like a 14-year-old trying to invent a Shakespeare monologue. 😬
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Is it OK to call them scum yet?
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Rishi Sunak has accepted a £1,000 bet from Piers Morgan that deportation flights to Rwanda will be up and running before the General Election. The full interview is due to be shown on the Piers Morgan Uncensored YouTube channel at 2pm and TalkTV at 8pm on Monday (5 February).
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‘If you love the EU so much, go and live there!’ And they did.
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There hasn’t been a coup, there has been a democratic election. Where are your fact checkers?
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With no Brexit Party manifesto, we can now say, without criticism, that Brexiters didn't know what they voted for.
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It’s nearly Thursday. It’s been a long time coming. You have one job and one job only. Do not get complacent. Do not stay home. Do not assume it’s in the bag. Vote 🗳️
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For goodness sake, just get these people out of government.
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For the record, this is me: I am not a Corbynite I am not a LibDem I do not like our party political system or the whip I don’t think FPTP works in the UK Above all, I think that we are better served by being a member of the EU, and will work to that aim, whatever it takes.
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It doesn’t actually matter if Johnson withdraws or apologises for the Savile slur. The damage was done the moment those words left his mealy mouth.
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I'm going to march on the 23rd. I'm more of a #RevokeArticle50 person than #PeoplesVote these days, but I'll take either. Loads of people who don't like me will be going, they can just walk on by. I'm going anyway. 👊❤️
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Happy Europe Day to everyone who values peace, friendship and unity over sabre rattling, nationalism and gunboats. 🇪🇺
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Thanks to the men and women of the @metpoliceuk today for looking after us on #StopBrexitSaturday , Particularly this gorgeous pair. 💕 Give them some love. 👊♥️ #PeoplesVoteMarch
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Nissan has just announced that it is closing the night shift at its Sunderland plant. Those poor people who will lose their jobs, the north east was sold a crock.
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When people talk about free speech, it’s always theirs, never yours.
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This is what a ‘low skilled’ carer looks like.
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I thought I had accepted the inevitable on 12th December, turns out I’m really quite bitter. Whether you were conned into voting for Brexit, ignorant or knew exactly what you were voting for, your vote caused harm to people I love. So no, I don’t forgive you.
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People died because of government inaction and now the economy is being wrecked. If there was a General Election tomorrow, the Tories would win. What’s wrong with people?
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Anything to say @Nigel_Farage , anything at all? Or are you too busy with the real reason you wanted Brexit, getting rid of foreigners?
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'They can take away the whip but they cannot take away my integrity.' Lord Heseltine's Braveheart moment. 👊❤️
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I haven’t watched Strictly yet but you can be certain this family will enjoy watching Nicola Adams more than Ann Widdecombe.
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Is Jeremy Corbyn the only person in the nation who is neutral on Brexit?
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Tell me something @theresa_may , what does a young soldier do when confronted by his own people who cannot get access to 'adequate food' and stockpiled medicines? You stupid, stupid woman, every call you make is the wrong one. #PeoplesVote #RevokeA50
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I'm quite angry. I'm dipping out of twitter for a few hours. They told us Brexit would be better for the UK, I'll leave you with this. TROOPS ON OUR STREETS #StopBrexit
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NewKip is dead, make way for New NewKip. Farage is the most poisonous politician never elected to Parliament, how do we keep him away from us?
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Whenever I see David Davis on TV, I remember that my old mum once hit him with her handbag. Sorry if you've heard that before but I'll never stop saying it. 😁 #bbcqt
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If my twitter account got hacked I would be mightily annoyed but not worried because I haven’t been meddling with a democracy. #arronbanksleaks
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Tiny contingent of brexity Tommehs outside their spiritual home, Spoons Whitehall.
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Not a day goes by when Ben Bradley doesn’t get his arse handed to him on a plate. Today was a big one.
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I name this baby Convenient Distraction.
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