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5 years

Dominic Raab claims that he recalls in 1977 that the country was on its knees. He was 3 years old. Yeah right, that's what all 3-year olds are thinking about isn't it? The state of the nation's economy. I'm calling bullshit here.

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For all those saying they "want their country back", well it's my country too and I don't want you to have it. #racistsnotwelcomehere #Riots

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Watching Terminator 2 on TV tonight. It’s set in 2029, so only another 9 years until the machines take over. Oh well, they can’t possibly be any worse than the fucking Tories.

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Brexit negotiator Lord Frost claims they didn’t know the impact of the NI protocol. May’s former Chief of Staff Gavin Barwell on #r4today saying that is inconceivable. This is who we’ve got in charge in the UK, a party arguing amongst themselves whether they’re liars or idiots.

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I'm now calling Trump's exit from the Whitehouse 'Trexit'. (This also seems to be the term for a rectal prostate biopsy, which seem appropriate.) #Trexit

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@danschm_ Those making snarky remarks about the size of his parents house have totally missed the point. Shouldn’t people be able to live independent lives and have affordable homes without relying upon an inheritance? Telling people to move back in with their parents is hardly the answer.

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Standby for Tory sour grapes talking about Lib Dems 'throwing the kitchen sink at the constituency', as if actually trying to win a by-election is not playing the game.

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3 years

I understand that people deserve a holiday, especially when they have a stressful job. However, when people’s lives are on the line, you pick up the phone and do whatever you can to help them. That’s the difference between doing your job and doing your duty. #RaabMustGo

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@ramoncym @FutureRider4 @ScousetoryL1 @Billy_Geddes @piersmorgan I think it's that he doesn't want to understand. The cognitive dissonance that Trump was a terrible president but Biden seems worse, is simply too great. It's easier to pretend Biden is not at fault and Trump is entirely to blame. Totally illogical but it makes him feel better.

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3 years

Andy Burnham hits the nail on the head. Next one is Steve Barclay calling for a 'smaller state' when what he means is passing more responsibility onto local authorities with less funding. Then, when the difficult decisions have to be made - Tory councillors campaign against it.

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He’s not wrong is he

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15% Council Tax rise for Croydon voted through on the back of Labour abstaining. Utterly disgraceful and absolutely spineless, only made worse by the mealy mouthed words of Labour councillors abstaining 'under protest'. The people of Croydon let down again by @CroydonLabour .

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Richard Tice seems to be struggling to tell the difference between “concerned citizens” and a far right mob. Let’s see if I can help him. If you’re watching it on the news, you’re a “concerned citizen”, if you’re throwing bricks at police officers you’re a far right reactionary.

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@HCLPokerShow @RobbiJadeLew @GmanPoker Anyone who didn’t think this is blatant cheating, knows nothing about poker. She blocks 2/3 of his combo-draws (Jc8c; QcJc) and she’s behind to all other possible draws and value hands. The only hand she can call with is his exact holding. She must’ve known what it was.

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@SDoughtyMP @Keir_Starmer The hypocrisy on this from Johnson is breathtaking given that former active Provisional IRA volunteer Maria Gatland sits on Croydon Council as a Conservative.

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@Trevor11472468 @NimkoAli Now there's a quote you never want to be taken out of context.

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5 years

@EdwardJDavey @JulianHeather1 @loanchargeAPPG Let's get our support for contractors, freelancers and the self-employed front and centre in our manifesto - ditch the Loan Charge and IR35. As IPSE points out, there are 5 million votes out there to be won. Let them know we are the party for them.

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3 years

A year on from Ed Davey's leadership win and our polling is riding high, won an amazing by-election victory and poised to smash through the Tories' blue wall. Maybe it's time for some people to recognise he knows what he's doing.

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Westminster voting intention: CON: 37% (-7) LAB: 34% (+3) LDEM: 14% (+2) GRN: 5% (+1) REFUK: 2% (+1) via @KantarPublic , 19 - 23 Aug Chgs. w/ Jul

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@irenegarth1946 @timfarron We were totally for Remain. But since we left, we can no longer ‘Remain’. Unfortunately, Rejoin is not the same as Remain. The terms would be different. That’s one of the reasons I fought so hard to Remain - because we could never get back what we had once we left.

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5 years

I think Raab was trying to channel Tony Blair's 'Mondeo Man' story about a man he met whilst out campaigning with an added dash of nostalgic patriotism. What he forgot was to make his little jackanory story even remotely believable.

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@grahambsi @BritainElects I see you know precisely nothing about local politics in Croydon.

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What are these people 'protesting' about? If it's innocent children being murdered, nobody disagrees. However it isn't. It's an excuse to demonise people who are different to them. They're not 'protesters', they're thugs, racists and a disgrace to their hometown and country.

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2 years

“Lock her up! Lock her up!” “Hang on, this applies to me too?” “Shit! No.” “Defund the FBI!”

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2 months

Great to be helping out @LukeTaylorLD on my birthday to turn Sutton & Cheam Lib Dem again. #LibDemsWinningHere #ToryCollapse

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@HMRCVictim Yes. The Loan Charge is retrospective, unfair and wrong. I am committed to an independent review and a fair resolution. HMRC deliberately pursue individuals with limited means to defend their position, irrespective of the merits of their case. This entire approach must change.

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3 years

Boris Johnson in 2019: “Get Brexit Done!” Boris Johnson in 2021: “Get Brexit Undone!” #NIProtocol

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4 years

Biggest fall in GDP in history. Chronically mismanaged pandemic leaving 1000's dead. Huge unemployment looming. No deal Brexit imminent. The country is on fire and what are @LibDems talking about? X's on passports and smoking on the pavement. Is this being relevant? I despair.

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2 years

Do all the Boris fans complaining that the 100 nomination requirement was a ‘stitch up’ to prevent him from standing not appreciate that they are accepting that he did lie about how much support from MPs he really had? If it’s a ‘stitch up’, then he’s a liar.

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4 years

@aliMMA @ManUtd @juanmata8 Fantastic performance tonight from @juanmata8 , great link up play and understanding with @B_Fernandes8 . I really want to see more of those two on the pitch together, they're an engine room of creativity.

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5 years

This is the beginning of the end for BoJo. Johnson has overplayed his hand, buoyed by the fact that when Parliament wasn't sitting it looked like he could do as he pleased. He's about to find out that despite what Brexiteers claim, Parliament has always been sovereign.

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2 years

Ladies and gentlemen, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Croydon South MP demonstrating that he is dangerously out of his depth.

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3 years

@SebDance I used to respect you @SebDance , but no longer. This shows you care more for petty tribalism and political point scoring than the truth or working together for the good of society. Labour is finished with attitudes like this. I hope you’re proud of yourself.

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3 years

I'm not sure that the HGV driver shortages are going to change many minds over Brexit. If you told people back in 2015 that the Army would be resupplying supermarkets instead of 'foreigners', the Leave campaign would've probably written that on the side of a bus. #BrexitReality

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3 years

@Billy_Geddes @piersmorgan When it became apparent that the Taliban weren't keeping to their side of the deal, keep US troops in place until they complied. Not unconditionally withdraw and give the Taliban no incentive whatsoever to negotiate with the Afghan government.

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3 years

@youngfabians @LibDems @_JonathanQuin A great example of how Labour still don’t understand why they were never going to be main challengers in North Shropshire. Put simply, the potential Labour vote in these seats is capped below the amount needed to win. This means they may occasionally come close, but never win.

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3 years

I’m delighted to announce I have been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of Croydon. Looking forward to the upcoming campaign and providing a real alternative to the failures of both Labour and the Tories here in Croydon. #RickforMayor #CroydonDeservesBetter

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4 years

I’m no Scottish nationalist, but @BimAfolami is getting absolutely owned by @Ianblackford_MP on #PoliticsLive . Condescending, patronising and contradicting himself in every breath. This so supposed ‘rising star’ of the Tories has been exposed as the political lightweight he is.

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2 years

And the Parallel Universe Award goes to… The idea of Boris Johnson and honourable is so preposterous as to be comedic. He lied about everything he did as PM, then he lied about his support for returning as PM. He lies, and lies and then lies some more.

Zac Goldsmith

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2 years

Boris had the numbers, members would have backed him & he’d have been PM. But relentless noise from too many in Parliament & media would have made governing impossible. He has done the honourable thing

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@GA_partisan I served this country in uniform for nearly 19 years. I put my life on the line to save others from bombs and improvised explosive devices. But yeah, you're the one who gets to decide who is a 'traitor'.

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4 years

@ZombyWoof4 @sincesixaneagle Shaun Bailey literally can’t go 30 seconds without saying something stupid.

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@wealthagent @HMRCVictim No other organisation would be allowed a second bite of the cherry like this. After being defeated in the courts conclusively, just changing the law and applying it retrospectively. #LoanChargePledge #LoanChargeScandal

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3 years

Tories with any remaining sense will realise that the question now is not whether Johnson can survive as PM, but how many others he takes down with him. The idea he needs an inquiry to answer if he attended a party at his own house becomes more ludicrous by the hour. #no10party

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4 years

@BruceReuters ‘Australia terms’, the new way of saying ‘no deal whatsoever’. As in: I’m about to sign for Real Madrid on ‘Australia terms’.

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2 years

Will Quince resigns because he was made to repeat lies from Downing Street on TV. Given the number of times that he’s done the same, when can we expect @CPhilpOfficial to step down from his ministerial role too?

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5 years

A fantastic result for @LibDems on Thursday, however the real winners are the nearly 1 million people across the country who now have a Liberal Democrat councillor working hard for them and making a difference. Not all of them voted for them, but all of them will see the benefit.

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@wealthagent @HMRCVictim A great podcast that explains brilliantly how this was a problem entirely of HMRC's own making and sadly typical of their approach - to pursue individual taxpayers because they are less likely to contest them in court, as opposed to employers who would. #LoanChargePledge

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4 years

@AndrewRosindell As a veteran, I find this naked attempt at one-upmanship sickening. Stop trying to make this all about you and show some respect. Poppies are worn from St. Crispin's Day. If this keeps creeping earlier because narcissists like you want to be the first, soon nobody will care.

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3 years

Even for the Tories, I'm staggered how out of touch this is. "Just do another another 2 hours a week..." as if it was as simple as that. Are those hours even available? If so, when? What about child care costs? Or transport costs? She has no idea what people have to do to get by.

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"£20 a week is about two hours extra work every week, we will be seeing what we can do help people perhaps secure those extra hours” On #BBCBreakfast Work and Pension Secretary Thérèse Coffey says the increase to universal credit was always temporary.

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2 years

The man who was removed as PM because he couldn't stop lying is now lying about how many MPs want him back as PM. Does this not tell you everything you need to know about this man? #BorisTheLiar

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3 years

#PrinceAndrew ’s defence of “she was paid off so I have no case to answer” might be a win in court of law, but will be seen as an admission of guilt in the court of public opinion. I fail to see how he could continue as an active member of the Royal Family after this.

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2 years

I’ve always considered it a fundamental of basic politeness and good manners to call people by the name they call themselves. It’s one of the easiest things you can do to show them respect. Why is it so hard for some people? Is it a power thing, arrogance or just plain ignorance?

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Chloe Kelly's face after Richard Madeley says "Chloe - or 'Coco' as I call my daughter Chloe - Coco, thank you very much indeed for coming in."

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2 years

Croydon has a by-election today. I wonder when we’ll get the result. August?

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3 years

@UB5simon Technically it was an invasion - to overthrow the Taliban in the first place. Only once the Afghan interim government was in place did the UN sanction the International Security Assistance Force. However, it was an invasion that could be justified under Art 51 of the UN Charter.

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4 years

@Beany_1 Asking questions in Parliament is very much like making love to a beautiful woman...

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@Smithyishere Why have I not mentioned it? Because it's completely irrelevant. Nobody disagrees that was terrible, tragic and unforgiveable. The person responsible must be held to account. But inflicting violence on entire communities is also unjustified and unforgiveable.

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3 years

I really think this could be the end of the line for @BorisJohnson . I know he’s managed to bluster his way through everything else he’s caught doing, but there’s no explaining his way out of this. Anyone who backs him will be tainted, which means he’s on his own. #no10party

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It was great to be able to wish a warm Eid Muburak to so many today at Purley Masjid. I'm proud to be endorsed by both @themuslimvoteuk and Croydon Votes for Palestine and I promise to continue to stand up for the Muslim community in Croydon South.

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2 years

I really don't think this can be re-tweeted enough. Even in this desperate situation, Johnson still manages to be duplicitous.

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5 years

@EvenFlowDave @TheIndGroup @LibDems @TheGreenParty It's got to be @LibDems all the way. I joined two years ago and realised that I should've joined years ago. Unlike @TheIndGroup , it's a proper party, with real policies and based upon real principles. Come along to our conference and you can see what a difference you can make.

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4 years

PM's press conference to announce new Covid measures is running late. By about six weeks. #Lockdown2

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3 years

@BarryNL No, not really. An EU Army would be hampered in its ability to deploy without full consensus. Each contributing country would have a veto making intervention more difficult and leas likely. Separate sovereign armed forces makes making a coalition of the willing easier to form.

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Blaming NATO ‘aggression’ for Putin’s actions in #Ukraine is the geo-political equivalent of absolving a domestic abuser who says “look what you made me do”.

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Boris Johnson's inevitable exit from Downing Street could be no more undignified than it already is, even if he publically soiled himself whilst having to be physically removed and hysterically screaming "I'm going to be Prime Minister forever".

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@JFRitte @Andrew_Adonis @TookeKris They can, but just watch. They’re not going to. This will be the precursor to the UK’s complete cave in to get an EU deal.

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2 years

The end of Johnson would almost certainly be the end of Dorries. If ever there was an incentive for Tory MPs to vote no confidence...

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2 years

I'm hearing the thread below from the Culture Secretary about Jeremy Hunt has incensed some MPs and is tempting some to vote against the Prime Minister -- because they feel it comes with his endorsement

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@sweetexi @cspan @DianaJohnsonMP @BorisJohnson 1. It was today. 2. It's a Parliamentary Committee - who's job it is to hold the PM to account. 3. That person is a Russian spy.

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4 years

@KBGreyhoundlady @HereIsMiranda No they couldn’t. For so many practical and technical reasons that you simply can’t fit into 280 characters.

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3 years

"My friends call me Boris. You call me... Hobocop."

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3 years

So, what is our current situation? Can the French unilaterally ruin our Christmas, or did we 'Take Back Control'? It can't be both. Asking for 17.4 million confused people.

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2 years

It won’t be long now until the prefix to Boris Johnson’s name will be forevermore ‘disgraced former Prime Minister’.

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@robertstweets1 Yes, I am more than 14 years old.

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3 years

Tory MPs posting pictures of themselves at food banks is like an arsonist taking selfies with the fire engine crew called out to one of their fires.

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2 months

If you want a different kind of politics, with a different kind of politician in #CroydonSouth . Vote Liberal Democrat this Thursday. #GeneralElection #LibDems

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2 years

What a great idea to combine The Thick of It with The Apprentice where each week we see a group a narcissists hilariously screw up a simple political task, then one gets fired. What’s that, this is the actual news? Shit.

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All those replying “you knew what the pay was when you signed up” and “if you don’t like it, quit” don’t realise this is what exactly what they will do. If you think the NHS is under pressure when nurses are on strike, what’s it going to be like when they never come back to work?

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Cards on the table; I’m a Band 4 Nursing Associate registered with the NMC. I often have up to 12 patients assigned to me. I do medications, IV’s, syringe drivers and more. I’m a lone parent so I do no unsocial = no enhancements. This is my take home. This is why there’s strikes.

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“My values may be different to yours, but that’s ok as long as you don’t try to force your values on me.” @timfarron puts his finger on what it really means to be a liberal. Lots of people out there with yellow diamonds, take note.

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I’ve been on train journeys again, so I had time to write this... Liberals need to have the courage to defend liberalism:

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Absolutely. Biden’s words are a slap in the face to America’s allies who stood shoulder to shoulder with them in Afghanistan in solidarity over 9/11. The standing of the USA in the world has been irreparably damaged by this.

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3 years

Trump rightly criticised for this “America First” mantra. But Biden’s speech straight out of the America First playbook. He spoke only to US voters, purely about narrow US interests. Not a word about wider issues. Not a word about allies, who’ve also expended blood and treasure.

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@PippaCrerar Are they really going to make Philp the sacrificial lamb here and sack him? The man who is willing to go out on TV and say ANYTHING asked of him, irrespective of how absurd and incredulous it might be. Surely not. He’s far too useful at absorbing flak to go now.

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My Shropshire Blue looking a lot more orange this year. Must be from North Shropshire.

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2 years

@BestForBritain “The convention is that a PM stays on until a successor is in place…” Because Boris Johnson is all about convention, isn’t he? If you could sum him up in one word it would be ‘conventional, wouldn’t it?

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Half the Tory party telling us Sunak is an untrustworthy snake. Half the Tory party telling us Truss is a mindless cretin. It’s the first time I agree with the entire Tory party.

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Before last Friday I thought Truss had weeks before she's gone. Earlier today I thought it was days. Now I think it's hours. #TrussMustGo #ToryShambles

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@Steph_Peacock When a party loses an election it is no longer beholden to the manifesto that was rejected by the electorate. Not to change policies after losing an election is absurd. Only a government can be held to manifesto promises, as only a government has the power to enact them.

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3 years

I don’t know about being ambushed by cake, but I was nearly drowned by my muesli this morning. I got pulled under by a strong currant. #AmbushedByCake #cakeambush

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@grahambsi @BritainElects The most toxic party in Croydon politics is Labour. They have destroyed our borough. But hey, why let complete ignorance of key local factors stop you from piping up with your nonsense?

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@varicella112 @gordoncraig11 @john4brexit There were always going to world events, there always are. If not COVID and Ukraine, then something else equally bad if not worse. The problem is that Brexit made us less prepared and robust to handle theses things when they come. Which they always do.

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@AngelaRayner @slowbikeiain @AngelaRayner literally telling everyone that not only the Lib Dems but also Labour were useless last time they were in government... and then wondering why people still vote for the Tories. If we want the Tories out, we must offer a credible alternative.

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@r1ckh0ward

3 years

This says more about Blair’s judgment than yours.

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@AndrewSisley I never served in the Blair government!

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4 years

Question for LDs who think a 'clean break' from the coalition is a panacea for us. Why did our polling not soar under Farron, yet did so under Cable? Is it not clear that the correlation between our polling performance and our leader being in the coalition is approaching zero?

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@r1ckh0ward

3 years

Do you remember as a teenager trying to convince your parents that something wasn’t a party by calling it a ‘gathering’ instead? It didn’t wash then either.

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Richard Howard 🔶

@r1ckh0ward

2 years

Rival Coulsdon politicians re-enact their own version of Monty Python's Four Yorkshiremen sketch.

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@r1ckh0ward

2 years

#LizTruss is what happens when someone abandons their principles entirely in pursuit of power. She believes in nothing and is willing to say anything. As a result, she ends up saying some really stupid things as there's no part of her brain that asks "is this right?"

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@r1ckh0ward

2 years

He’s going to try and cling on isn’t he? Even after he announces that he’s resigning. Somehow, he thinks he can still turn it around; he can convince people to give him another chance and rescind his resignation. It��s a long time until October, he reckons. #BorisResigns

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Richard Howard 🔶

@r1ckh0ward

5 years

A famous Muppet, whose words and actions are manipulated by people behind the scenes... pictured here with Elmo.

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Richard Howard 🔶

@r1ckh0ward

10 months

Somewhere in Downing Street this morning: Sunak: “How do I sack Suella Braverman without sacking Suella Braverman being the biggest news story of the day?” Aide: “This might sound crazy, but hear me out… do you still have David Cameron’s phone number?”

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@r1ckh0ward

2 years

Ed Davey showing what common sense, centre ground politics looks like on #Peston tonight talking about support for carers that can free up resources in the health service. Both Gavin Barwell and Jess Philips nodding along in agreement throughout.

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Richard Howard 🔶

@r1ckh0ward

4 years

@LibDems @EdwardJDavey , @markpack is this actually party policy? If so, when did we decide to give up on liberalism and individual choice? If not, when did whoever runs the Twitter account get to set illiberal policies based upon what they read in the Guardian?

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@r1ckh0ward

1 month

@dean1wg @narindertweets Even if you didn't know Kaur is a Sikh name, you did assume she was a Muslim, and a "proud Muslim" at that. Just wondering how you made that leap. Genuine question not a dig.

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Richard Howard 🔶

@r1ckh0ward

2 years

Boris Johnson's legacy will be threefold: Brexit, lying and lying about Brexit. #BorisJohnson #Brexit

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Richard Howard 🔶

@r1ckh0ward

2 years

This Thursday is an opportunity for real change here in Croydon. Please vote for me, the Liberal Democrat candidate, as your first preference for Mayor of Croydon.

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Richard Howard 🔶

@r1ckh0ward

3 years

@SebDance @jaredjeya Labour worked with Susan Hall and London Tories in the committees previously on the Assembly. What’s different now except Labour throwing their toys out of the pram because they didn’t want any real scrutiny on the transport committee? It’s simply pathetic.

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