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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 16/10/2026
Ministers are refusing to publish vital briefings which contain significant material related to Palantir’s NHS software. As the deadline looms to renew the spy-tech firm’s £330m contract, they’re keeping us in the dark. We can't let them 👇 goodlaw.social/t8tf
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Make the government come clean about Palantir | Good Law Project
Together with Democracy for Sale, we’re challenging the information commissioner’s decision to keep ministerial briefings about Palantir’s platform hidden
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Rosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Reform councillor says there was no way of knowing Reform Councillor’s would be racist. Come see me on tour! Tickets available NOW. rosieholt.co.uk/live/
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 16/10/2026
Allowing this dead-company-walking to be bailed out again, instead of taking it into Special Administration and then permanent public ownership, would be a disgrace and a betrayal by the Andy Burnham government Enough is enough.
Graphic with quote from Feargal Sharkey that says "“Thames Water is due to run out of money (again) over the next few weeks. A year and half ago, it was given a £3 billion bailout. Now it is asking for another 2.4 billion. We really are being taken for mugs”
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Former Ofcom Standards Chief Condemns Watchdog’s ‘Two Tier’ Approach to GB News Former regulator calls for a clampdown as Andy Burnham's Government tells Byline Times that ministers… bylinetimes.com/2026/10/16/former-o…
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Former Ofcom Standards Chief Condemns Watchdog’s ‘Two Tier’ Approach to GB News
Former regulator calls for a clampdown as Andy Burnham's Government tells Byline Times that ministers are now ‘exploring what action to take’ about MPs like Nigel Farage double-jobbing as presenters on GB News
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
UK ‘an outlier in Europe’ for letting Farage and other politicians present TV shows. GB News, owned by hedge fund manager, is the propaganda arm of Reform/Farage. Politicians must be scrutinized, and not allowed to present news or current affairs programmes.
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UK ‘an outlier in Europe’ for letting Farage and other politicians present TV shows
Analysis of countries’ broadcasting rules confirms Ofcom code is highly unusual, amid concerns about impartiality
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Reform UK’s Richard Tice’s Property Firm Pays £800,000 in Dividends Despite Falling Profits Quidnet REIT, which Nigel Farage's Deputy controls, made a pre-tax loss in 2025,… bylinetimes.com/2026/10/15/reform-u…
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Reform UK’s Richard Tice’s Property Firm Pays £800,000 in Dividends Despite Falling Profits
Quidnet REIT, which Nigel Farage's Deputy controls, made a pre-tax loss in 2025, but still paid shareholders more than three times its adjusted earnings
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 15/10/2026
The Reform candidates that said these incredible things, got re elected, were already elected - they represent Reform councillors up and down the land. And in case the Tories didn’t notice - some of these people are ex Tories, refugees from the slightly less racist party.
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Honour guard at Downing Street ahead of Zelenskyy’s arrival.
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Rosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
LONDON!!!! My show is at Leicester Square Theatre NEXT WEEK!!!! ONE NIGHT ONLY! Tickets: www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/show/rosie-h...
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Jonathan Pie @jonathanpienews.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The President of the United States taking the piss out of a mentally ill man who died just a couple of days before. Frankly, I expected nothing less from this sociopathic arsehole.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14/10/2026
Family of man killed by tiger criticise online content after Trump reposts video
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Family of man killed by tiger criticise online content after Trump reposts video
Relatives of William Chapman say footage of attack shared online ‘deeply offensive’ and causing them ‘severe distress’ The family of a man killed by a tiger at a UK wildlife park have spoken at their “severe distress” at the circulation of online media content after the US president, Donald Trump, reposted a video of the incident. William Chapman, 23, was mauled to death after entering an enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster, on Saturday. Continue reading...
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov confirms Elon Musk's Space X crippled Ukrainian capabilities last night. In other words, the US deliberately sabotaged European defence operations mid-mission. Every country in the world should move away from buying American hardware ASAP.
"I can confirm that tonight SpaceX has implemented a speed limit on Starlink terminals while in motion.

The limit currently applies to the StarShield “military package” and is set at 100 mph.

Our defense forces were not given notice of this limit, and this has resulted in the disruption of a number of missions.

It is clear that this action cannot be a coincidence and is related to the current political situation."
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Poundland could fall into administration ‘within days’, thousands of jobs at risk. It has been owned multiple times by private equity and never recovered, over £253m debt. Misleading name. Many items priced at more than a Pound. Shoppers didn't return.
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Poundland could go into administration ‘within days’ risking thousands of jobs
Around 12,000 jobs at 600 stores are said to be at risk at the group that was bought for just £1 in summer of 2025
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Citizens Advice @citizensadvice.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
If you owe money to your energy supplier, you don’t need to struggle alone. Find out more about how the Citizens Advice energy debt service can help ⤵️ www.citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/…
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
'I'm not sure Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson should be going round calling anyone a liar' On #BBCBreakfast Defence Minister Luke Pollard defended Andy Burnham after the PM said it was "clear" there had been interference in the Brexit referendum by Russia
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Was that the same security services you dumped to visit ‘ex’ KGB colonel Alexander Lebedev and party in Umbria just after the Novichok Salisbury attack? Or the same security services whose advice you defied to put his son Evgeny in the House of Lords? Those security services?
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Ehijacked 📎 @ehijacked.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
As Farage bleats about a Russian hoax & calls our PM a liar - I urge you to read this from @bylinetimes.bsky.social from June 24. Let’s just say he would say that, wouldn’t he, given his cosy & lucrative relationship with Russia, who swore to undermine the EU? bylinetimes.com/2024/06/19/t...
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The Five Questions Nigel Farage is Never Asked About Brexit, Trump and Russia
As the media provides the Reform Leader with a prominent platform, Peter Jukes considers all the concerning lines of enquiry that journalists never confront him with
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/10/2026
Nigel Farage adviser had unpublicised role at polling firm
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Nigel Farage adviser had unpublicised role at polling firm
Exclusive: Chris Bruni-Lowe used Redfield & Wilton Strategies role to develop potential campaign tactics, sources say A close adviser to Nigel Farage had an influential role at a national polling company despite not being publicly associated with the firm, the Guardian can reveal. Chris Bruni-Lowe, Farage’s private pollster for many years, played an important role in the operations of Redfield & Wilton Strategies and used it to develop potential campaign strategies, according to several sources who have worked there. Continue reading...
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Andy Burnham confirms what previous PM's - May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak and Starmer - failed to, that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
📌 ICYMI — Why Did Polymarket Trading Surge an Hour Before the Iran War Started? — @iainoverton.bsky.social There was a major spike in Polymarket bets predicting the Iran War, an hour before Trump's strikes began, new analysis finds
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Why Did Polymarket Trading Surge an Hour Before the Iran War Started?
There was a major spike in Polymarket bets predicting the Iran War, an hour before Trump's strikes began, new analysis finds
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
‘For years the Observer tried to get to the truth of Russian interference until we sacked the reporter involved for participating in union activities’
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Jonathan Pie @jonathanpienews.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
American Morality Tickets to my Live Shows in London on Halloween weekend: JonathanPie.com/londonlive
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Russia has been at war with Britain for years and the EU referendum was an open goal which they exploited. That doesn't mean that "Putin made Brexit happen" but his troll farms and media operations certainly played a part Brexiters may hate to hear it but to deny it is to deny a dangerous reality.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
🔎 From the archive: Putin’s Plot Against ‘Great’ Britain – And How He Got Away With It Now Andy Burnham has revealed there was key evidence Russia interfered in the Brexit Referendum
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Putin’s Plot Against ‘Great’ Britain – And How He Got Away With It
Peter Jukes tracks Vladimir Putin’s long war against the West and the allies he has found in the pro-Brexit establishment in the plot to derail Britain
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump announces deal to import Russian diesel. Yet he imposed tariffs on China and India for importing fuel from Russia. 3 weeks ago signed law threatening 500% tariffs on India and China. Now facing midterm election defeat ... and Utter bankruptcy of Trump foreign, economic and other policies.
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Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a 'gift to Putin'
Ukraine's president sharply criticised the move, calling it an "investment in war that must be ended, not prolonged".
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
NHS faces exodus of ADHD and autism services staff to private clinics. Low wages have caused brain drain, loss of skilled staff. Part of privatisation of the NHS by stealth. Private sector picks up NHS contracts, profiteers, higher cost to public purse, increases NHS queues.
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NHS faces exodus of ADHD and autism services staff to private clinics
Brain drain of psychologists, psychiatrists and nurses leaves NHS ‘weaker’, driving patients to seek care elsewhere
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump is a Russian asset. For shame America! He’s helping Russia’s murder of Ukrainians.
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Former Labour Deputy Leader Lord Thomas Watson, now Senior VP at Palantir UK, wrote to me defending their public contracts. Instead of trading letters, I’ve challenged him to an open, public debate. He can defend Palantir’s ethos; I’ll argue for public accountability. Will you accept, Tom?
Formal letter from Clive Lewis MP, Member of Parliament for Norwich South, to Lord Thomas Watson of Wyre Forest, Senior Vice President of Palantir Technologies UK Limited, dated 7 October 2026. In the letter, Lewis challenges Watson to a public debate regarding Palantir's role in government contracts and public institutions. Lewis rejects Watson's claim that criticisms malign software engineers, stressing that elected officials must scrutinize corporate power, democratic control, and public accountability. He proposes a debate with an impartial chair, equal time, and audience questions.
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EveryDoctor @everydoctor.org.uk · 08/10/2026
Every pound taken as profit by private equity is a pound lost to NHS patient care and NHS staff. It's easy to feel like sending a letter won't make a difference, but doing nothing guarantees nothing changes. Send our letter to your MP in 60 seconds: everydoctor.eaction.org.uk/stop-private...
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🔴 NEW Why Did Polymarket Trading Surge an Hour Before the Iran War Started? By @iainoverton.bsky.social Read below. ↓
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Why Did Polymarket Trading Surge an Hour Before the Iran War Started?
There was a major spike in Polymarket bets predicting the Iran War, an hour before Trump's strikes began, new analysis finds
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 07/10/2026
LET THEM GO BUST ! Last year, Thames Water took out a £3bn loan - at 9.75% interest. And now they want another £2.4bn to keep going?! ENOUGH. If water companies can't survive without rip-off loans, they should be declared insolvent and brought into public hands through special administration.
Screenshot from The Daily Telegraph, 2nd October 2026: "Thames Water seeks £2.4bn lifeline after rescue plan stalls Troubled utility risks more financial turmoil if its army of hedge fund backers do not provide emergency cash", above a graphic of the Thames Water logo swirling down a drain.
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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
One of Reform’s defences over the Verbatim sting is that Dan Jukes, Farage’s right-hand man, was a private contractor with multiple clients so wasn’t working on behalf of the party. Tenuous though that defence is, it’s also funny that one of Jukes’s clients in recent years has been… Michelle Mone
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
NHS Productivity Lack of beds & infrastructure is the problem I have a standard kitchen in my house and can cook for 20. (Just) I ask another 2 people to cook with me but don’t increase the number of ovens or hobs. We get in each other’s way and can now only cook for 15🤷🏻‍♂️
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Russia just sanctioned six @bylinetimes.bsky.social journalists and contributors. Proof that the work they and Byline does is hitting the target and really matters. bylinetimes.com/2025/08/21/r...
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Russia Sanctions Byline Times Journalists and Contributors for Exposing Putin's War Crimes
The Russian foreign ministry added multiple Byline Times and Byline TV contributors to its "stop list" following our award-winning investigations into the Putin regime
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Eu bem te disse. means I told you so. @ceu---azul.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
There's no clearer badge of honesty and pro- #democracy than being banned by #Farage and #Putin. Byline Times, you are the best! 👍🏽
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Conservative Party is “authoritarian” and attacking the “free press” by banning journalists from its conference when Kemi Badenoch called Reform precisely that for doing the same. bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/k...
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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban
The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 04/10/2026
UKR: We’re hitting Russian oil refineries. RUS: In that case we’re going to aim missiles at your civilians. US: OMG. There must be an immediate ceasefire … that stops attacks on oil refineries.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 04/10/2026
Many water companies are near insolvency, so they want to hike our water bills again The government must say NO. If they can't survive, let them go bust and take them into public ownership FOR NOTHING Sign up to support our campaign for public ownership of water: vist.ly/5kxtt
A picture of a campaigner (Cat Hobbs) carrying a sign that says "if water companies cannot survive without raising our bills, let them go bust and take them into public ownership"
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Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Byline Times has an unusual distinction: sanctioned by the Kremlin and banned from Reform’s conference. Watch Farage say: “I’ve never met the Russian Ambassador.” He had. There’s a Russian Foreign Ministry photograph of Farage meeting Ambassador Yakovenko in 2013.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 30/09/2026
The profiteering from children’s social care is OUT OF CONTROL 💷Hundreds of millions in profits for big private-equity-backed providers 💰Senior civil servant owning shares in children’s care provider Add your name to demand an end to profit in children’s care: vist.ly/5kg88
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
UK household energy bills forecast to rise 16%, or £276, in January. Household energy debt expected to hit £7bn soon. Heating v Eating dilemma. 120,000 a year die in poverty. Companies profiteer, fuelling costs, inflation, poverty. Public ownership gives govt more policy options.
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Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years
A typical household faces an annual gas and electricity bill of £1,999 from January, based on a key forecast.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 29/09/2026
It's good to see the first steps back to public ownership. But the need to put water companies into special administration is immediate: regulation by negotiation is not working and it's time that the Government took action www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...
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UK PM Burnham plans law change to allow public ownership of water companies
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Tuesday ​he would legislate to repeal a ban on the ‌public ownership of water companies, promising a ten-year route to "a very different water system" for t...
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Mr Bloody Wells @mrbloodywells.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Amazing!
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Mary lowden @marylowden.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Brilliant Reece 👏🏻
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StoneyCat ≅ 🏳️‍🌈💚🏳️‍⚧️ @stoneycat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Love it! 👏 #SaveSquareChapelArts
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 23/09/2026
When the health department published Palantir’s contract with most of its pages completely blanked out, our legal action forced ministers to reveal key sections about the protection of personal data. And now we’re doing it again. Support our challenge for transparency: goodlaw.social/xcsv
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Make the government come clean about Palantir | Good Law Project
Together with Democracy for Sale, we’re challenging the information commissioner’s decision to keep ministerial briefings about Palantir’s platform hidden
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🔴 NEW Nigel Farage-Backed Bitcoin Firm to Buy Gold Dealer That Paid Him £685,500 By @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Read below. ↓
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Nigel Farage-Backed Bitcoin Firm to Buy Gold Dealer That Paid Him £685,500
The deal would put the Reform leader's gold bullion 'brand ambassador' fees in the hands of a crypto company he part-owns
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EveryDoctor @everydoctor.org.uk · 21/09/2026
Money meant for patient care and healthcare workers is lining shareholder pockets off the back of growing waiting lists. We need to stop this. Tell your MP to demand an end to private equity in our health service. Send our letter: everydoctor.eaction.org.uk/stop-private-equity-profiting-from-nhs
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 21/09/2026
All expenses paid trip to Italy? Looks like Danny Kruger is pretty relaxed about "foreign influence" when it's paying his bills. novaramedia.com/2026/09/18/reform-m…
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Reform MP in Hypocrisy Row After Rightwing Think Tank Flies Him to Italy
Danny Kruger campaigns against ‘foreign’ influence in politics, but he accepted a trip to Italy paid for by a Dutch think tank linked to Viktor Orbán’s authoritarian government. Simon Childs reports.
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StoneyCat ≅ 🏳️‍🌈💚🏳️‍⚧️ @stoneycat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Life in the UK has got so much worse in the decade since Brexit, in every way I can think of. Surely people must realise it can't be a coincidence. I saw this with a link to a letter to write to your MP. I hope all MPs get flooded with them. bsky.app/profile/mike...
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