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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I have many issues with Keir Starmer. But his response to Nigel Farage in the House of Commons today was dignified, firm and quietly powerful. It exposed Farage for the shallow and heartless opportunist he is. Could we please see much more like this from the government.

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Richard Hernaman Allen @rhernamanallen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

It needs to be constantly repeated by every Labour MP & spokesman & followed up by reminding everyone that it's a distraction from Farage's £5m lies

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busygranof6.bsky.social @busygranof6.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

He talked but maybe he should consider doing something about this far right frog mouthed yob. Get the commons committee onto him, get the police to investigate his £5m. Don’t dir back and do nothing. This man is a danger to our isles.

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Kate @spinningoutloud.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Farage owes a debt of respect to the multiple millions who have, with grace, allowed him space to fully be himself in public office. What the millions will resent tolerating is him giving his inner imp freedom to stir up hurtful mischief. Can he control himself? Or his urges? He’s old enough to.

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Ruth Shaw @ruthshaw.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Yes, but can he DO something via making it legal for ALL MP's to attend X% of Parliament/X% constituency surgeries/illegal to have own TV programmes AND if they don't comply, immediate sack & no pension. They should do their job or go. That's the world I live in!

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djkenthenoo.bsky.social @djkenthenoo.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

They’re playing games - we’re being kidded. You give Starmer credibility he shouldn’t have.

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Mick McDermott @mick-mcdermott.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

It seems people only hear what they want to hear and those who are stirred up by Farage won’t hear anything against him.

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Dr Adam R. North @northy1.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Hopefully this is the start of his backbone development. If he’s going anyway then he should go out swinging.

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isolar76.bsky.social @isolar76.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

He should have gone further and called out the opportunism and his fear of restore starling his votes

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Andrew James @a-bluejay.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Credit where it's due. But this govt has fully contributed to the legitimisation of racism thro its immigration policy & propaganda. Things are being said now that would have been unthinkable under the last Tory govt! Getting the genie back in the bottle looks unlikely. bsky.app/profile/saul...

Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social

"... it goes after those of us who look like we could be immigrants. We have talked a lot about illegal immigration sitting at the heart of this debate, but what we are not talking about so much is race" Shabana Mahmood condemning the hostile environment back in 2018

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big-cat-diesel.bsky.social @big-cat-diesel.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Can’t wait to see the front page of the Mail/ Telegraph and express….. “Abusive Starmer insults poor Nigel with his outrageous defence of the victim’s family”.

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Womble1958 @wimblewomble1958.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Well said!!! 💪👏🥳

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Clord TC, illustration creaturo @clordtc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

last time i remember seeing someone say something along these lines about him was him commenting on the england football strip

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anticlimax @antspants04.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Hard to take the moral ground when on many issues they seem equally unprincipled. So the greatest weapon they should have against farage, decency, can’t be used because it’s in frequently short supply.

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Ken Oh ☄️☄️ @revenge-of-ken-oh.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Yeah, maybe Starmer has turned a corner here… 🤣

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KP McDonnell @wildecard.eurosky.social · 03/06/2026

Hold up a pro-palestine sign; immediately arrested. Incite public unrest and violence: get told of *remotely* by a politician with zero spine.

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Hannibal Lecturer @heyyouguys.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

It's hollow to take moral high ground when you're in government with 400 MPs and have done nothing but to chase Farage's anti immigrant rhetoric and made them the central policy

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🏳️‍🌈🐈‍⬛🌱🌎 Michael B ❌👑 @broderick-m.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The oligarchs (Epstein Class) and their GOP sycophants are pushing this country to the brink of violent upheaval but everyone seems to be sleepwalking towards it. When it finally breaks it wil break quickly, badly and incredibly violently

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ELIZE @autopostai.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

That's the kind of leadership we need, not just in the opposition but in government. A leader who can stand up to the opportunists and hold them to account.

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ChayBristol @chaybristol.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Empty words as always though. Has he called for mass arrests of the fascist rioters? Directly accused Farage of inciting racist violence? Or decriminalised peaceful protest against genocide? He may make a half decent speech every 6 months or so, but he's practically paving the way for Reform.

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cb24resident.bsky.social @cb24resident.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Nigel’s Nazïs

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Formerly Thommo on X @empty52.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

So one heartless opportunist got one over on another heartless opportunist in the HoC? Gotcha.

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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

He's ordinarily having the craic, like old mates. It's sickening. bsky.app/profile/blad...

BladeoftheSun@bladeofthes.bsky.social

Keir Starmer crosses Parliament to have a nice chat with... Nigel Farage. Do you want someone who actually opposes Farage or someone who pretends to?

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Adam Lechmere @adamlechmere.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Shallow and heartless opportunist...that covers the man

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balletann @ballet-ann.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

But will it be enough. This is not a “ one off”. I sense there is a long term plan here. Farage is not the only actor in this scenario. There are others who stand to gain from his performances.

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Ann Harries @annharries.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

It’s when you see Starmer, the public servant who does believe in decency instead of Starmer, the politician who isn’t very good at politics

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NanaJan @50swoman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

He projected well in this instance but words won't stop Farage whose hide is as thick & well protected as Trump's. We all know who & what Farage is & that he plays Trumpstein's game. Farage & Reform's "faux" political party need to be removed from British politics.

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Huw Jelly @huwjelly.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Didn't call for his arrest, though.🤬 All talk, no.action...unless it's the public calling for peace in the Middle East.

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Anthony McDonald @antmcd7.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

And from our political journalism

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djcaress.bsky.social @djcaress.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I’m no fan of Starmer, but wholly agree with how he eloquently exposed Farage for what he is. Quietly powerful is also is really good way to refer to his response.

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Markeye @markeye.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

It was the right thing to say, for sure. But we need much firmer action - to proscribe the neo-Nazi/fascist groups that mobilised for the protest and much stronger police handling of them. I get they’re afraid of the fallout, but the majority of people would support a more forceful approach.

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HT4Ecosocialism @ht4ecosocialism.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Don’t hold your breath.

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Brian Robinson @brian-robinsonbsky.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Yes it was powerful. This was the lawyer as prosecution counsel. If only that lawyer had been the politician in charge at earlier points in the administration.

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iniseoghain.bsky.social @iniseoghain.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

And the dullard media

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Veronica du Lac (She/Her) @krustyallslopp.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

George, please, don't be fooled. He's been whipping up this bullshit with his ridiculous relentless flag shagging bollocks

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Jenia #FBPE #FBPPR #ClimateCrisis 🕷🌍🇪🇺🇺🇦 @rakitacraft.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

What fartage said yesterday to summon the thugs onto the streets of Southampton was incitement to violence! Why doesn't anybody come out and say that?! He needs to be locked up, not given a dignified response!

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Viscount Pontypandy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @viscountpontypandy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The vast majority in the chamber let Farage know how they felt. Starmer says a lot in such situations but doesn’t do a lot. It looks good & sounds good but it achieves next to nothing. Now if it involved Pro-Palestinian/Anti-Genocide protesters he’d be straight onto it!

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Sue Caro @suecaro.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Jeez. Where were you when Starmer felt it appropriate to talk about an "island of strangers?" When he said nothing about the first victim of the Golders Green attack, a Muslim? When he stayed silent about ALL the attacks on Mosques, the running down of Muslim women and so on? Take your blinkers off

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Dexter Parker @ridingtime.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Reminder that the issue at hand is a homicide in which the police arrested the dying victim on the word of his assailant for what appear to be racial reasons. Catastrophizing about an opposition figure is obviously the British state conducting narrative control.

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alienteknol.bsky.social @alienteknol.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Pretty words provide no defence to the weapons of the far right.

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Donna @donnarejoin.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Just shows how easy it is to expose it for what it is....a dangerous piece of shit.

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Sir Mal Reed #FBPE @malreed.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Your media gets to decide what you'll see from your government. I suspect your right wing media will put a very different interpretation on what we all saw.

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PastaPete @pastapete.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I am pleased either way a ‘steady’ PM rather than a shallow one. Yes, he’s made mistakes but we’re all human and I think he will do the job over the next three years … and eradicate the fascists led by Fartrage and Lowe … the latter is leading himself of course but lying viciously, like Fartrage

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Morabeets 🍉 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈🌏♀️ @morabeets.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Maybe Keir is a Gordon Brown.

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Chris #ChangeEverything #VoteGreen @chrisl86.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

We need more than.just words #KeirStarmer ... #NigelFarageOut

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Frogzombie @sapofrog101.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Thought Lyndsay hoyle played a blinder calling fuck face farage after starmer finished savaging him.

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Now the Government needs to see to it that Farage and Robinson are charged with incitement to hatred.

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Ben Adam-Smith @benadamsmith.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Much as Keir Starmer has not quite been what we might have hoped for, I believe he's protected us from some the worst that's been going on these last few months. Let's just hope he's not another Biden equivalent - handing the keys to Farage when he leaves. #ElectoralReform

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Trickcyclist 🦋🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @trickcyclist.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I thought Farage’s comment “it will get much worse” will be interpreted by his far right goons like waxy lemons as a call to carry out more #Farageriots

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sallylowe.bsky.social @sallylowe.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Exactly

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John Wilks @johngwilks.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I agree. And I'd also like to see the Government challenging Musk's Grok platform which has, intolerably, spread false information about two police officers leading to death threats and abuse. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Former police officer in hiding after being falsely linked to Henry Nowak arrest

Christi Hill and male officer misidentified in Vickrum Digwa murder case on AI platforms including Grok

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bella34.bsky.social @bella34.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I actually think that he, Badenoch and Davey did very well to present a united front against hatred and division rising from this tragedy. I just hope Parliament can be like this more often.

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mlco.bsky.social @mlco.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Exactly

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Nualaatpeace @ros14.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Better still can we please see Farage sacked as an MP.

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The Bishop 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @fritzbischoff.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Nice, but Starmer's actual policies and day-to-day rhetoric often echo Reform and Farage. More eloquent? Certainly. But lbh: on immigration and the EU, the gap between Farage and Starmer's Labour is much narrower than Labour supporters care to admit. 1/2

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TG42Birder🇵🇸 @tg42birder.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

If he didn’t mention “inciting racial hatred” and the threat of jail for those doing such things, I’m not even remotely interested.

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James🍊🐖=🌊 @crimsonsaint.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

This is what we need, a united front against Farage. Badenoch, Davey, Starmer and Polanski should all be condemning Farage and calling him out as a discusting riot inciting cretin!

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Brian Blessed Is Enraged @micbbbrad.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

He'll be spouting Reform policy again within a couple of weeks. He agrees with Farage, he just doesn't like the lack of civility.

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James by-the-sea @jameskiter.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

See also, Jeremey Vine on radio 2 taking callers about two tier policing.

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Irked Badger @irkedbadger.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I agree that the response was good. I am glad it happened. But what we saw was a performance, a good one, but nothing more. What you are asking for is not possible. As that would require principles. A government neck deep in genocide complicity is incapable of what you want.

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Steve Batty @stevebatty.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

We need to sharpen the blade on this for the likes of Farage.

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evo1963.bsky.social @evo1963.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Words mean nothing. He needs to act on them and stop enabling Farage by repeating the same rhetoric on immigration.

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Andy Taylor @andytaylor128.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

and his continued betrayal of his Country....

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ReMona Lisa - News Reader - @thebookwormturns.co.uk · 03/06/2026

They'll all be backslapping each other in the bar at lunchtime. Don't be fooled.

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Linda Henderson @lintrinsic.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

No thank you. Had quite enough of his hypocritical nonsense.

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Paula Gilligan @gilliganpaula.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Starker..the respectable face of fascism..as long as he is arresting people who speak out against genocide, he is the same as Farage. Wedded to a nostalgia for empire.

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Michiel @murtoz.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

apparently only when the victim is white. If they're trans, black, disabled, foreign - they'll just compete with reform on who can be most vile.

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Duncan Poundcake @duncanpoundcake.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I disagree. Farage, Robinson, Tenconi all free to lie and incite violence. #PalestineAction nicked for carrying a flag

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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I have few issues with Keir Starmer. Because he is, like his response to Nigel Farage in the House of Commons today, always dignified, firm and quietly powerful. And his obvious humanity exposed Farage for the shallow and heartless opportunist he is.

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Andy Cooper #backzack @spsblue.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Needed to call for Farage's arrest and list Reform Ltd. and Restore etc. as terrorist organisations.

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Dr AM Sardar @amsardar.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Farage never saw a fire he didn't want to throw petrol on.

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woodcollier.bsky.social @woodcollier.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Proscribe Reform, proscribe Restore. Arrest the grifters for betraying their country in order to turn it into Little Trumpton.

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Elaine Wyatt @elainewyatt.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Same. I'd also like to see more like this.

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Philip Machanick 🇿🇦 @philip-mach.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Starmer lost me when he bought into the fake antisemitism charge against Corbyn supporters. Then used anti-immigrant rhetoric. He’s playing in Farage’s terrain. A pig enjoys fighting in slime and is good at it.

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Snowy. @snowy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Enough words. Time for action. Farage and his ilk are tearing the country apart, aided by the media. It’s time for action. Or the UK is screwed.

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Cat Ballou @squarahj.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Was Nige there to hear it? Or still standing in a field pontificating about two tier stuff.

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Naptime48🇬🇧 @naptime48.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Bout time they grew some balls. Decades too late tho 😕

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Proud Lefty CW💚🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧🇮🇷🎧 @proudleftycw.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

It likely killed him inside to say those things about his pal. You have to wonder, how scared is he of eviction to do it.

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Mill Glen Industries @millglen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Lest we forget, he practically ran across the floor of the Commons to shake Farage’s hand. If you asked him the question today ‘Who is more dangerous to the country, Farage or Polanski?', you know he’d both-sides it. Lots of folk who legitimised Farage getting buyer’s regret recently.

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💉💉💉Kumara📎Republic↙️↙️↙️ @kumararepublic.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Now that Starmer has talked the talk, will he have the balls to walk the walk? Or will it take Andy Burnham re-entering Parliament to do it?

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LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

No get rid of him. He could actually campaign for Farage's arrest or really start to turn the screw on Reform. People have had enough of words. Starmer is a coward.

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Sandie RejoinEU🇪🇺💙🌈🇺🇦 @sandiesned.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

FTrump/Musk/Farage/Robinson must not succeed in using their thugs to turn our streets into battlegrounds. Follow the money

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Roy B ☮️ @rewerbyor.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Agreed

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DamonTheDemon @damonthedemon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Oh hes very good at putting his finger in the air and gauging the wind. But his Government, especially Mahmood, continue their march rightwards and have themselves endorsed, in many ways, the outright racism we now witness. They are as culpable as Farage, just slightly less so.

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failuresuccedslike.bsky.social @failuresuccedslike.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Are you feeling ok?

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Scaifytime - WOUNDEDSPiRiT - lead guitarist @scaifytime.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The words whilst good need to be followed by action. Farage has been getting away with shit like this for far too long. If it’s stochastic terrorism then prosecute him. There is more than enough evidence to bring him down and jail him. Send a message bring back some standards

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