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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h
Barrister who conducted Reform inquiry after Channel 4 sting is ex-UKIP candidate Adam Richardson has previously represented Farage and Trump on cases. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/who...
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Barrister who conducted Reform inquiry after Channel 4 sting is ex-UKIP candidate
The barrister who conducted Reform UK's inquiry into allegations of impermissible donations is a former UKIP candidate.
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North West Bylines @northwestbylines.co.uk · 13h
Rochdale Borough Council has announced Syke will become their 28th Conservation Area, with strong public support and historic significance | Adam Green
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Syke, Rochdale’s newest conservation area
Rochdale Borough Council has announced Syke will become their 28th Conservation Area, with strong public support and historic significance
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 12h
Reform UK say they're not racist, and are ready to govern, but their record says different ... memes via Reform Watch
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 9h
Reform accused of 'whitewash' after party's own probe clears officials www.thenational.scot/news/2661581...
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 11h
🚨 Polls for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election are now open until 10pm
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David @davidpeacock40.bsky.social · 11h
reFUKKK plc
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
As well as a Britannia Magic Dome, Tories will build a Halo Array, a Stargate, a Dark Tower, and a Death Star - named respectively Spirit of the Blitz, Maggie's Opening, Boris-Dûr, and Churchill's Clacker - funded by sales of a new wellness smoothie made with carrot, ginger, and poor people's tears.
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kaybell27.bsky.social @kaybell27.bsky.social · 13h
With such an abundance of #wildlife to choose from, a difficult decision to pick the final four, but all selected will be wonderful addition to our banknotes.
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Next UK banknotes to feature barn owls, bumblebees, puffins and hedgehogs
Four native species selected after consultation, but which one adorns which note is yet to be decided
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 11h
Reform tried to cancel Black History Month in town, now it will be 'bigger than ever' www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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Black History Month to be 'bigger than ever' after Reform UK move
After St Helens Council leader withdraw support for annual celebration, locals in the town have had another idea
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 12h
Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000 Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second home ownership on rural communities www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 13h
Reform defends councillor over social media post calling immigrants ‘third world animals’ www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Reform defends councillor over Facebook post calling immigrants ‘third world animals’
Reform insisted people would ‘sympathise’ with the comments, but councillors say it has sparked fear in the community
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Obviously laughable. But a reminder of how these people would behave in power: Financially benefiting the journalists and pollsters who do their bidding, legally pursuing those who do not.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 12h
America right now is the maddest place on earth. Like watching a David Lynch film.
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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 12h
Starmer and Merz jointly announced 17 projects between our two countries. Press didn’t say a lot. Well they wouldn’t, would they? Today it gets ratified. Bet there’s a Burnham headline or two.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 12h
Reform Probe Into Donations Sting Branded A 'Whitewash' After Party Clears Its Own Officials www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...
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Reform Probe Into Donations Sting Branded A 'Whitewash' After Party Clears Its Own Officials
“They can’t run from the truth forever,” Labour chair Bridget Phillipson said.
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Billionaire David Reuben claiming he quit Britain for Monaco over potential wealth taxes—when records show he already moved years ago—exposes the myth of the "super-rich exodus." Threats to flee are just economic blackmail to block fair taxation.
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‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left
TaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 23h
...and another #ReformCriminal
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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Imagine younger people hearing this? “You can’t get a house but people with mansions aren’t going to pay inheritance tax on their huge wealth “ Woo hoo!!!
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amadmanda.bsky.social @amadmanda.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Lovely 👌🏻
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Approval Ratings (NET) Andy Burnham: 16% (+5) Kemi Badenoch: 2% (+2) Ed Davey: -10% (-2) Rupert Lowe: -15% (-4) Nigel Farage: -24% (0) Zack Polanski: -28% (-4) Via: More in Common Field Work: 3-5 October changes w/ 25-29 September
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 07/10/2026
Westminster Voting Intention: LAB: 30% (+1) RFM: 24% (+1) CON: 19% (=) LDM: 9% (=) GRN: 8% (-1) SNP: 2% (-1) RES: 2% (-1) Via @survation.bsky.social, 2-5 Oct. Changes w/ 29 Sep.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
That's the first time I've seen an impassioned moment from Badenoch distancing herself from the extremism of Reform on moral substance. I don;t understand why it took so long, but it;s a very good sign.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Actually interesting section on Reform. "To those who say 'unite the right', we are not uniting with that". Says she doesn't want to debate if her mixed-race children are English. "We must not let these people take us backwards." This is a very welcome section, which wins a standing ovation.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
She is currently doing her bit about defending the UK from "separatists". Her problem, and it is a very severe one, is that Burnham's version of this section was one of the most compelling moments of oratory in decades of British politics. Her version is like watching something die.
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Katie @katieest1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I think managing to listen to 47 seconds of Badenoch's speech before turning off the radio is an incredible achievement. Utterly, utterly, pathologically delusional. Genuinely frightening.
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The Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Story and video: thedailybritain.co.uk/krishnan-gur...
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy asks Helen Whately one devastating question about 14 years of Tory government
Krishnan Guru-Murthy challenged Helen Whately as she promoted Kemi Badenoch’s new Conservative vision after 14 years of Tory government.
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Jessica Goetia Brooking @transskinmedia.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“The woman who never makes gaffes…” James O’Brien isn’t impressed with Kemi Badenoch’s lack of answers when it comes to her new ‘Britannia Shield’ policy.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Hilarious." via Barry James
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Leader of party - that sold its own shrivelled soul to the devils of austerity and Brexit - will use her conference speech to slag off Labour (yawn) and make the only promise the Tories ever make - cutting taxes… They have nothing new or credible… or just plain nice… to say any more.
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Badenoch promises tax cuts in 'battle for the soul of this nation'
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Reform UK accused of 'doing nothing' at Cornwall Council by other councillors www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...
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Reform UK accused of 'doing nothing' at Cornwall Council
Their leader says the accusations are 'absolute nonsense' over concerns that 'it's whoopee doo time for the administration because they're unopposed - they can vote anything through'
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Which, if any, of the following people do you think would be the best Prime Minister? Andy Burnham (LAB): 41% (+1) Kemi Badenoch (CON): 20% (+1) Andy Burnham (LAB): 45% (+1) Nigel Farage (REF): 24% (+1) via Opinium, 30 Sep-2 Oct (Changes with 25 Sep)
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's like watching Bart Simpson doing a classroom presentation in front of Mrs Krabappel after zero preparation.
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Investigation into Nottinghamshire group linked to Reform UK councillors that allegedly had '£10,000 of debt' One of the councillors says the group was a 'deeply divided' organisation www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-n...
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Reform MS won’t explain why he hasn’t declared a wedding photography business to the Senedd nation.cymru/news/reform-...
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oh dear Reform UK, that YouGov poll you spammed us all with, seems to have reversed. 🚨 NEW: Labour has now hit its highest level of support since January 2025 🔴 LAB 27% (+3) ➡️ REF 22% (-3) 🔵 CON 20% (+1) 🟠 LDM: 11% (-1) 🟢 GRN: 11% (-) Via YouGov
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Ryan Coogan — leader of the Reform group at the Huntingdonshire District Council who claims he was an international toy exporter at AGE TWELVE — has been ARRESTED on suspicion of making false statements on his election nomination papers!" www.facebook.com/politicsinth...
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Can you imagine the derisory coverage and outright mockery if any other party with single-digit MPs decided to "declare a General Election" and go on a bus tour? Yet when this outlandish nonsense comes from Farage, it is treated as somehow brilliant. "Subscribe to continue..." No thanks. I'm good.
Farage to launch general election campaign with national tour
Reform leader to begin in Yorkshire next week where party sees ‘many Cabinet scalps to be had’ in Labour heartlands

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Nigel Farage campaigning in Southend-on-Sea for the local election in May
Nigel Farage campaigning in Southend-on-Sea for the local elections in May Credit: Geoff Pugh for The Telegraph
Nigel Farage is to “fire the starting gun” on Reform UK’s general election campaign with a nationwide tour beginning next week, The Telegraph can reveal…
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@AlanWalter @alanwalter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’m an RNLI volunteer crew member and I invite her to get on a plane from her hideout in Dubai and say that to my face here in the UK
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Ada Loves Lace @adaloveslace.eurosky.social · 06/10/2026
The UK's productivity isn't as bad as economists thought. (The ONS screwed up the data, again.) #EconSky
moneyweek.com
Why Britain’s productivity problem isn't as bad as we thought
It turns out that the UK’s unique productivity puzzle may not have been so much of a puzzle all along – but does it matter?
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's almost like putting a quack anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of the nation's health policy has consequences. "The United States has now had more measles deaths in the past two years than we have had in the previous three decades combined...": www.ms.now/news/pennsyl...
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Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the U.S.
The state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, health officials said Monday, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in more than three decades.
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Newcastle landmarks to be lit up for Show Racism the Red Card after Reform councils pull support www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Reform’s farting racist councillor is another embarrassment for Nigel Farage www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A timely reminder to Nigel Farage that his Council of Chaos, Durham is just one councillor away from falling in to No Overall Control. He seems to be the only person that has any confidence in Andrew Husband and Darren Grimes. #CouncilOfChaos
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
On-brand. 'Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin completed the purchase of an £800,000 Grade-II listed property on the southern coast of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) two days after raising concerns in parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities.' www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000
Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communities
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Benedict #FBPE 🇬🇧 🇪🇺FBR💙 #NAFO #FELLAS @cosmogalaxy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The thing is, this isn't some gotcha memory test about "what precise amount of money will this cost/raise" of the type beloved by interviewers in election campaigns. It's the most basic question imaginable - "how will this thing work?" She has no idea.
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amadmanda.bsky.social @amadmanda.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Is that allowed 🤔
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And here it is…
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 06/10/2026
The hypocrisy 👀 Sarah Pochin MP bought an £800,000 second home on a Welsh island two days after raising concerns in Parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities.
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Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000
Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communiti
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