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Marged Sosban Fach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺🇫🇷

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Brexit😢, pro-tactical voting, #FBPPR, #FBPE, Europhile centrist linguist. Liberal Democrat in Guildford, UK, but non-tribal. Supporter of Macron/Lecornu, Harris/Walz and Zelensky/Ukraine. Anti-authoritarian. Pro-social justice & the environment.

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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I do wonder what some politicians are scared of ….
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Half of Reform voters think Britain should have closer ties to the EU, poll shows www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Half of Reform voters think Britain should have closer ties to the EU, poll shows
The polling comes after Andy Burnham admitted he is open to reversing Brexit, insisting he could go ‘all the way’ in proposing to rejoin the European Union
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Brexit was a huge loss both for the British people and for the European project as a whole. If the United Kingdom were to make such a decision, Spain would welcome it with open arms and once again embrace our friends in Britain.” - President Sánchez
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The good news keeps coming 5pillarsuk.com/2026/09/24/r...
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Rupert Lowe MP referred to Prevent and parliamentary watchdog over anti-Muslim rhetoric
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail 5Pillars has learned that formal complaints have been submitted against Rupert Lowe MP to counter-terrorism police and Parliament’s standards watchdog over his repeated rhe...
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is an outstanding point
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The US has withdrawn from GRECO, the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption watchdog, which it has been a member of since 2000, ABC reports. Russia and Belarus are the only other countries to have left the group.
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
No, the difference between "join" and "rejoin" really doesn't matter, just as in the past it didn't mater if it was an "association agreement" or a "free trade agreement", and it continues not to matter if the EU is or is not the organisation the UK left. Wood. Trees.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is testament to No.10's frankly astonishing degree of political competence. A policy which was branded electoral suicide 48 hours ago now showing signs of robust popularity.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Richest 1% of Britons owns more wealth than the bottom 70% of the population combined. 50 richest families hold more wealth than the poorest half of the population combined. The concentration of wealth in fewer hands has not provided the necessary economic stimulus. Need redistribution.
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This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So what ARE the options for Britain re EU? - Status quo: massive damage to the economy - Customs Union: limited economic benefit - Single Market: significant economic benefit but UK has to follow EU rules without a say on them - EU membership: econ & political benefits with a seat at the table
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
President Macron, "Brexit has cost the UK 8% of GDP.. Brexit is the biggest lie of the last 30 years" My view: Brexit was sold as a route to greater prosperity: less bureaucracy, more money, new trade opportunities Instead, Britain put new barriers between itself and its largest trading market.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Actually pretty funny when you consider that they could benefit significantly from this.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2026
Burnham: "My judgment is Brexit in its current form has caused more harm than good and I think around 60 per cent of the British public now hold that view." "It's not a good thing if the public are ahead of politicians on this issue."
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2026
📈 Only one policy option gets £92bn in growth. 💪 Only one policy option boosts our exports by £43bn every single year. 🇪🇺 Britain needs to rejoin the EU. And the EU needs Britain.
independent.co.uk
Burnham says he could go ‘all the way’ and rejoin European Union in Brexit warning
PM said one option was to back George Osborne’s call, made in an interview with The Independent, to rejoin the EU custom
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A country that will not fix its mistakes is a country that has given up on the future. And Brexit was, it’s now clear, a terrible, terrible mistake inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Andy Burnham is coming for your pension! By... er... increasing it by slightly less. Whereas Reform will scrap it completely.
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"The league said the commission had found City used schemes “to artificially inflate the club’s revenues, and reduce its costs, by more than £900m during the affected period, to appear to comply with financial rules”. £900 million.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today's announcement marks the beginning of the end of First Past the Post. To everyone who has contributed to our movement over the years: we can't thank you enough. Now let's push PR over the finish line 💪💯 A message from our CEO @emmacampaigner.bsky.social:
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
There can only be one option on the table. Full EU membership. 💷 £92bn for our economy. 📈 £43bn extra exports each and every year. ⬆️ Growth in every postcode, region, and nation of the UK. 🇬🇧 628/632 constituencies in favour. 🗳️ Stops Farage getting to No10. It really is a no brainer.
theguardian.com
Burnham vows to seek new ‘long-term’ relationship with EU in emotional Labour conference speech
PM also confirms plan to end pensions triple lock to pay for national care service and pledges to put electoral reform i
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
👀 In his speech, Burnham promised to set out different options for closer UK-EU relations. Shortly afterwards, Downing Street did not rule out that these options included rejoining the EU. inews.co.uk/news/politics/burnham-o…
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Burnham: "I cannot say to you truthfully that where we are is good enough. Brexit has done more harm than good. We need to restore a higher level of growth and prosperity for Britain." Britain needs EU membership - only then will we have the growth that our country needs.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
💥BREAKING: Andy Burnham announces a National Commission on Electoral Reform. This is a historic moment. The era of First Past the Post is coming to an end. It's time to transform politics and make all votes count. It's time for Proportional Representation.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Chris Byrant on Northern Ireland having the fastest growing economy in the UK, "And we're open to business like nowhere else on earth with unique dual access to enormous markets: the UK and the European Union - our potential is enormous"
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Chris Bryant, "I have this warning for Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch. They say they'll bin the European Convention on Human Rights" "They've clearly never read the Good Friday Agreement, or maybe they don't even care about it" "I promise you this: we will not dump the ECHR, we will stand by it"
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'Water is a symbol of what has gone wrong with Britain. A service where the shareholders never lose and the public never win' PM Andy Burnham announces plans for a law change to allow public ownership of water companies 👏
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Zöe Franklin MP @zoefranklinld.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Great to be out on doorsteps in St Nicolas ward this morning. A really warm welcome for the team and I - thank you!
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Zöe Franklin MP @zoefranklinld.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A slightly different week, with my time split between Guildford and Brighton for the Liberal Democrats Autumn Conference. There was plenty of important work happening in both places, helping to lay the foundations for the weeks and months ahead.
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Zöe Franklin MP @zoefranklinld.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Feeling clean should never be a luxury. Yet 4.2 million adults across the UK are living in hygiene poverty, unable to afford essential everyday items like shampoo, toothpaste, laundry detergent, nappies and period products. Find out more👇 www.zoefranklin.co.uk/links-resour...
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Julien Hoez @julienhoez.eu · 27/09/2026
This week in The French Dispatch: 💰EP Demands €206,000 From Bayrou's MoDEM 🛑Les Écologistes suspend Jadot for backing Glucksmann ⛽Macron sends troops to fix fuel prices www.frenchdispatch.eu/p/macron-tro...
frenchdispatch.eu
Macron Sends Troops for Fuel, Greens Suspend Jadot, Bayrou Back in Court
France deploys soldiers to guard Saudi oil at Yanbu, Les Écologistes punish Jadot for backing Glucksmann, and the EU Parliament wants €206,000 from the MoDem.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Times - which has v much joined in the rightwing clamour to reduce immigration - now reporting that Mahmood’s “success” has cost the economy £4- to £7Bn. Would they like to now honestly confirm that fewer people = less spending power for all. There’s a high price to pay for this nasty obsession.
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Chief Political Commentator Oliver Wright Policy Editor

Falling migration numbers could cost the chancellor as much as £7bn in fiscal headroom as he writes his first budget, The Times has been told.
Government insiders believe that John Healey, who already faced an uphill battle to balance the books next month, is likely to have an even bigger challenge after immigration undershot projections from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
The Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank estimated last month that the success of Shabana
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reforms, which have cut net migration to the low hundreds of thousands, could cost Healey some £4bn.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New York Times confirms reports that, days before Oct. 7, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed warned Netanyahu that Hamas was planning a major attack. According to five former senior Israeli officials, Netanyahu never passed the warning to Israel.
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New York Times sources back Haaretz report that UAE president warned Netanyahu before 7 October
Five former senior Israeli officials told the Times the warning never reached Israel's security chiefs. Netanyahu denies the call and has ordered lawyers to sue Haaretz.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Labour wins Poole Town Council seat from Reform UK in by-election www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2658206...
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Labour gains seat from Reform UK on Poole Town Council after by-election
Labour wins its first Poole Town Council seat as Peter Cooper takes Hamworthy East in a by-election after Reform UK councillor Daniel Bleeze…
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 26/09/2026
Josh Babarinde MP "So many of our businesses who used to have thriving trade with European Union countries, now just struggle." "There are so many barriers in place, so many bits of paperwork that you've got to navigate, so much red tape to try and cross."
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 25/09/2026
Protest is one thing. Intimidating volunteer lifeboat crews is another. These volunteers risk their lives to save others. Targeting them isn’t patriotic. It’s un-British. @joshbabarinde.bsky.social
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Brexit and Trump have combined to be an absolute disaster for UK food and drink exports. Deficit worst in a quarter of a century and sales have plummeted ever since we left the single market
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Brexit and Donald Trump’s tariffs push UK’s food and drink trade deficit to £21bn
In the first half of 2026, the sector’s export volumes fell 11.7% to hit their third-lowest level on record
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Dr Zubaida Haque @zubhaque.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
And they thought Muslim women choosing to wear hijabs (headscarves) and niqabs (face veil) was a threat to British values lol
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Between 2019 and 2025, export volumes slumped 31 per cent as Brexit added border checks and trade complexity, pushing up costs for businesses” … and threatening our food security. Why TF would *anyone* want this for our businesses and our country? giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Brexit and Donald Trump’s tariffs push UK’s food and drink trade deficit to £21bn
In the first half of 2026, the sector’s export volumes fell 11.7% to hit their third-lowest level on record
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Room empties out at the UN as Netanyahu begins his speech.
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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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theguardian.com
Tactical voting at next election could push Reform into fourth place, poll finds
Polling suggests Andy Burnham is attracting progressives back to Labour, motivated by desire to stop Nigel Farage
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Worth remembering that MRPs don't pick up tactical voting decisions that happen during a campaign. So I'd guess this slightly underplays Lab/Lib and slightly overplays Con/Reform.
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Searchlight magazine @searchlightmag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Patriot Platform boss Danny Tommo has tonight been arrested on suspicion of serious criminal offences committed on Tuesday in the Channel. Read more and see the arrest here: searchlightmagazine.com/2026/09/dann...
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Danny Tommo arrested for criminal damage and reckless endangerment | Searchlight
Patriot Platform boss Danny Tommo has tonight been arrested on suspicion of serious criminal offences committed on Tuesday in the Channel
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 23/09/2026
🚨 NEW BEST FOR BRITAIN RESEARCH 🚨 If Labour commit to rejoining the EU in the next manifesto they will be the party most likely to form a government. If Burnham wants to stop Farage, grow our economy and bring Britain to the top table, he must commit to EU membership.
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I only want to hear from Hampshire Police when they have nicked Danny Tommo and had him remanded in custody. There are so MANY criminal offences - including very serious ones- caught on video It would be utterly inexcusable not to act and charge him appropriately.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 19/09/2026
Why Macron is warning against risk of Russian hybrid warfare in France
lemonde.fr
Why Macron is warning against risk of Russian hybrid warfare in France
The French leader brought together presidential candidates and party leaders at the Elysée Palace on Friday for a confidential briefing on the evolving threat, as suspicious attacks and incidents continue to multiply across Europe.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/09/2026
PM’s new anti-disinformation unit gets cross-party backing, as Farage declares it an attack on free speech – UK politics live
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PM’s new anti-disinformation unit gets cross-party backing, as Farage declares it an attack on free speech – UK politics live
Farage referred to the new unit and said Burnham was setting it up ‘using the excuse that Russia wants to interfere with elections’ The former Labour minister leading the government’s review into youth unemployment has written to 100 firms to ask them to provide work placements and jobs for young people, the Press Association reports. PA says: Alan Milburn, who was commissioned by former prime minister Keir Starmer to lead the government’s review into worklessness, has approached “business leaders” in sectors including rail, transport and utilities to ask them to provide more chances for young people. The Milburn review said Royal Mail, Octopus Energy, Greene King and Lloyds bank are among the companies who are already offering opportunities to school and university leavers. They are taking part in the review’s First Chance scheme, which has come from the review. Continue reading...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
69% of Brits now see Nigel Farage unfavourably, the highest recorded by YouGov tracker to date - with just a quarter having a favourable opinion
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
'An insidious campaign that reaches into people's homes and twists what they feel about their own country and community' Andy Burnham tells United Nations Russian agencies are using 'every means at their disposal to spread lies and disinformation
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
No, arresting ‘Danny Tommo’ won’t make him a martyr. *Not* arresting him will fuel his agenda.
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