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Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 27/01/2026
Good news for London’s leaseholders ⤵️ I welcome the government’s introduction of a cap on ground rent. For too long, Londoners have had to struggle with unregulated and unaffordable ground rent charges.
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Ground rents to be capped at £250 a year for leaseholders
The reforms for England and Wales also include proposals to ban the sale of new leasehold flats.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
BREAKING: “ Today is quite a historic moment for leasehold reform” - Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Steve Reed The government will today announce a cap on ground rents paid by leaseholders in England and Wales
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
There are at least 365 MPs with BlueSky accounts (a majority of 65!) acc to this @politicshome.bsky.social tracker, with 244 having posted on the site this month/since new year Labour 265 (65%) LibDem 61 (85%) Cons 6 (5%) Green 4 (100%) SNP 4 (44%) Plaid 2 (50%) Reform 0 (0%) mps.dowu.uk#parties
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UK MPs on Bluesky
Track which UK Members of Parliament are on Bluesky. See adoption rates by party, find missing MPs, and explore the constituency map.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
A 22 year old Reform Councillor Joseph Boam in Leicestershire has been criticised for his solidarity with ICE after the killing of nurse Alex Pretti www.lbc.co.uk/article/ice-...
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Reform Councillor slammed after tweeting 'I stand with ICE' after fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti | LBC
A Reform councillor has sparked fury after showing support for ICE following the brutal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti.
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions. It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
The Legislation
Upon winning a general election, a Reform government under Prime Minister Nigel Farage will:
1) Leave the ECHR
2.) Repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights.
3.) Pass The Illegal Migration (Mass Deportation) Bill:
This Bill will:
Create a legal duty to remove illegal migrants for the Home Secretary
The Bill opens with a blunt obligation for the Home Secretary: "The Secretary of State shall ensure the removal from the United Kingdom of each person who does not have extant leave to remain and is not an Irish citizen or otherwise protected by regulations made under this Act."
The following parts of the legislation are introduced on an emergency basis, with an in-built sunset clause after 5 years:
Disapply the 1951 Refugee Convention, the UN Convention Against Torture, the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention (ECAT)
Derogation is justified under the Vienna Convention doctrine of state of necessity: Britain faces a national emergency in which uncontrolled illegal migration undermines public order.
These treaties will otherwise be used by activist judges to frustrate deportations, even after the repeals of the HRA and ECHR.
Create Detention Power Without Hardial Singh Constraints
This means illegal migrants can be detained until they are deported. Activist lawyers routinely use Hardial Singh to secure their client's bail, after which the client absconds.
If you came to the UK illegally, you are ineligible for asylum. End of story
All asylum claims will become inadmissible if made by a person within the Act's scope. If you came to the country illegally, you are ineligible for asylum in the UK. This strips the Home Office, the immigration tribunals and the higher courts of jurisdiction to even consider claims. A claim that cannot be considered cannot suspend removal and therefore, cannot delay a flight.
Re-entering after deportation and destroying ID becomes a serious criminal offence
Re-entry after deportation will be…The Operational Plan
We will create an enforcement unit called UK Deportation Command, including an Illegal Migrant Identification Centre - harnessing cutting edge data fusion
A Reform government will create a cutting edge enforcement data centre to relentlessly identify and detain all illegal migrants in the UK. Using powers granted by the new legislation, it will automatically share data between the Home Office, NHS, HMRC, DVLA, banks and the police. It will power bulk warrants, including mandatory biometric capture during any police encounter. Each power addresses a failure mode observed over the past decade - for example, banks and GP surgeries unaware of a customer's status, or overstayers slipping through because a warrant covered only a single property.
Secure Immigration Removal Centres (SIRC) will be built rapidly to detain up to 24,000
Detention capacity for up to 24,000 will be created within 18 months. The Home Office will build Secure Immigration Removal Centres. This will be modular accommodation built in remote parts of the country. Conditions are basic but not punitive: prefabricated two-person rooms, canteen catering, on-site medical suites. Robust perimeters and internal movement controls prevent escapes.
This enables detention-on-arrest: no more bail. This capacity would allow for up to 24,000 illegal migrants to be deported per month.
Initial Voluntary Return Window
A six-month Assisted Voluntary Return window precedes large-scale raids. Illegal migrants will be offered a financial incentive to self-deport. An app will be launched to facilitate this.
The Deportation Flights
The Home Office will scale up charters to 5 flights per day. To guard against last-minute aircraft unserviceability, the RAF will keep one Voyager aircraft on six-hour 'hot-spare' readiness. If a commercial charter breaks down, detainees can still be flown out that night, preserving operational integrity. The legal reset will mean activist lawyers will no longer be able preven…
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
BREAKING: UK has lost its measles elimination status from the World Health Organisation (WHO) after vaccination coverage plateaued & cases surged. Vaccination rates in 2024-25 among five-year-olds who had received both MMR jabs hit lowest level in 15 yrs news.sky.com/story/uk-los...
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UK loses measles elimination status, warns WHO
Vaccination rates in 2024-25 among five-year-olds who had received both MMR jabs hit the lowest level in 15 years.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
A hagiographical "Donumentary" about the first lady - Melania Trump - has been released in UK. So far the Vue in Leicester Square has managed to sell.... ONE ticket. Clearly Mr Farage toom the afternoon off from Cameo. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Melania documentary struggles in UK cinemas as Vue admits sales are ‘soft’
Only one ticket sold for premiere of film about US first lady at Vue’s flagship London branch as insiders question launch strategy
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
It's official: Nigel Farage now leads not just the Tory party, but the very worst elements of the Tory party that most people absolutely dispise and which was responsible for most of the countries problems over their years in government. If you still vote Reform now, then you are officially stupid.
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
In the least surprising political news of recent years. What's going to be really fun is watching Reform argue that they are a "force for change" when they are stacked with the exact same people who lost the last election after being in power for 14 years. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ex-Tory Home Secretary Braverman defects to Reform UK
Ex-Tory Home Secretary Braverman defects to Reform UK
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Mail online (paywall) www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Reform won't take Liz Truss or Suella Braverman if they left Tories
One well-placed insider claimed Mrs Braverman was 'not a team player', adding: 'Her record shows she is just too disruptive.'
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Bob From Brockley @bobfrombrockley.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Important story: Big tech (incl Meta, Google, Microsoft) is forming alliances with - and spending lobbying major money on - far right parties in the EU, in an attempt to defeat regulatory efforts. www.brusselstimes.com/1916422/us-t...
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US tech giants allying with European far-right to strip back EU rules
Amid rising EU-US tensions, a new report has accused Big Tech of courting far-right MEPs to weaken the EU's regulatory power on AI and data.
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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Perhaps Labour might like to take a rain check on their internal dramas over Starmer’s future and whether or not Burnham can or cannot stand as an MP and deal with Trump, the poor state of the economy as well as Brexit and our relationship with Europe. Pull yourselves together.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Labour-run Erewash Borough Council has agreed to stop using “unsafe” TwitterX. (h/t @peterallison.net)
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Derbyshire council to stop using 'unsafe' social media site X
Erewash Borough Council leaders said they had been left
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Penney Esq. FBPE. Easygoing, but I mind more as I get older @iidomind.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Cold War Steve gets it..!
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John Crace @mrjohncrace.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Please repost if you are feeling kind!
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Why TF would you ‘give Reform a go’? Yes. They represent change. But not good change. Not the change people want. This lot would torch everything we value and rely upon (NHS, public services, our rights, protections…) in an absolute frenzy of corruption, prejudice and uselessness. FFS. Please don’t.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
UK business growth jumps to 21-month high Growth in the UK’s private sector has increased this month at its fastest pace since April 2024 on the back of an upturn in the services sector, according to new figures. www.dissmercury.co.uk/news/nationa...
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UK business growth jumps to 21-month high
The S&P Global flash UK composite purchasing managers’ index reported a reading of 53.9 in January, lifting from 51.4 in December.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 24/01/2026
On the international day for education - a rare moment to celebrate the achievements of the UK government in reintegrating the country into Erasmus+. www.bestforbritain.org/uk_to_rejoin…
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Horizons broadened for young Brits as UK to rejoin Erasmus
The government is set to announce tomorrow that the UK will rejoin the Erasmus+ scheme from January 2027 according to re
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Legal C @legalclaret.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
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Alastair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Closest anyone will ever get to an apology from The Orange ManBoy - now he should say something similar to the other 31 countries whose military he insulted
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
In case you missed it: My suggestion that Farage was whispering to Trump behind the scenes while Trump was going after Greenland has been essentially confirmed. As @jamesdaustin.bsky.social notes: Working against your country's interest with a semi-hostile state - there's a word for that.
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 24/01/2026
Board of Peace - Season 1
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
It’s nuts.
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
If you need a reminder for how Labour ARE helping us all with the cost of living... (not that any of you do need a reminder, as you will already know if you follow my posts)
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Nigel Farage is hellbent on stuffing his party with more and more failed Tories. You couldn’t trust them then, and you can’t trust them now. t.co/b8BMExlNm2
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https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/tory-councillors-say-they-are-being-offered-jobs-seats-to-join-reform
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Kerry @kerry10.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The most heinous criminals in the world @ledbydonkeys.org have smashed it right out of the park with this one! Watch Repost!
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
🚨 Now trending 🚨 A video from 6 years ago is resurfacing where Nigel Farage was accused, during his time as an MEP, of failing to declare over £500k in financial support. x.com/i/status/201...
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 23/01/2026
Nigel Farage attended Davos as adviser to Iranian billionaire ft.trib.al/iYjrEx4
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Nigel Farage attended Davos as adviser to Iranian billionaire
Reform UK leader’s pass and hotel costs for World Economic Forum event were paid for by Sasan Ghandehari
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Claire S (UK not USA) @csav55.eurosky.social · 23/01/2026
They would say that wouldn't they, as a Labour party member I want them to stop the plotting, stfu and let Starmer get on with the job. It's not even 2 years since the last GE, the Government has delivered or has in progress 70 manifesto pledges, what more do they want fgs,
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Dorothy Lepkowska @dotlepkowska.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
For anyone who's interested, James O'Brien is discussing Trump's comments about NATO on his programme this morning with traumtaised ex-military and bereaved families phoning in. Callers in tears at the sense of betrayal and anger. It makes for difficult listening. @mrjamesob.bsky.social
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Where are the poppy patriots? Why are they completely silent on this grotesque insult to our armed forces and specifically the 2,000 UK service and civilian personnel who were injured and the 457 who died in Afghanistan?
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
“How dare he say we weren’t on the frontline, how dare he?” Labour’s Emily Thornberry says Donald Trump’s claim European soldiers in Afghanistan avoided the frontlines was an “absolute insult”, and is “proud” the UK helped stand up to him over Greenland
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kaybell27.bsky.social @kaybell27.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
London leads the way, and much of that is thanks to Sadiq Khan who worked tirelessly to promote it and to implement the changes that were needed. If you really want to support 'a Man of the People' look no further than Khan. bsky.app/profile/lond...
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The Home Affairs Committee has now published written evidence to its inquiry on the Earned Settlement proposals. Mine is linked here - screenshot shows summary. [1/3] committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
Migrants—particularly those on skilled work routes—make a strong positive contribution to the UK economy and public finances. Fiscal and labour-market benefits arise from migrants’ high employment rates, earnings growth, and the long-term incentives created by stable legal status. Delaying settlement would discourage investment by both migrants and employers and have negative impacts on both earnings and occupational mobility. International evidence across the OECD and Europe shows that predictable and relatively early access to permanence has a number of positive impacts on both economic and labour market outcomes, as well as on integration. Extending the ILR period – particularly if this were to be retrospective - would therefore introduce new costs, reduce the UK’s competitiveness for global talent, and risk undermining both fiscal and social outcomes; the costs would substantially outweigh any fiscal benefits from reduced access to benefits and increased visa fees. The evidence supports maintaining the existing five-year route as the standard pathway to settlement.
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Kate @katenorthnorfolk.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
457 UK armed forces personnel died in Afghanistan during the 20-year deployment. This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Important piece from @tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social on turming the (so far little noticed) commitment to safe routes and expanded community sponsorship of refugees into a substantive commitment to show the UK government is combining control with compassion labourlist.org/2026/01/name...
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'Named community sponsorship puts control and compassion at the heart of refugee resettlement' - LabourList
Community sponsorship is set to become the main way the UK resettles refugees. Named sponsorship can combine public consent, local leadership and compassion – but only if ministers now deliver a clear...
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 22/01/2026
Great news that arts venues, museums, libraries and heritage buildings are set to be boosted by major new funding from the government. Organisations mentioned - from Natural History Museum to the BFI - are cultural powerhouses. It’s vital they’re supported and protected.
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Government announces bumper £1.5 billion package to restore national pride
£1.5 billion will be invested in cultural organisations over a five-year period – turning the corner on underfunding over the last decade and more
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Mujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Emmanuel Macron’s softly-softly approach to Donald Trump is over, it appears. As you'll see below, the Elysée Palace has published a gif of Trump  labelled with one of the US president’s own favourite slurs: “Fake news”.  1/
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Martin Cook @cookieaob.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
After Johnson et al it's still a vast improvement. Meanwhile he has to constantly wrestle with an absurd orange crocodile.
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Martin Cook @cookieaob.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Charisma he's short of for sure, but he has inherited an economic disaster. Any losses due to tariffs will make growth infinitely more difficult. Labour are doing lots of good, grown up things quietly (mainly because our right wing press covers none of it) in the background.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 22/01/2026
Borrowing data offers new year cheer for UK's Reeves, for now reut.rs/3NWDYzH
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Borrowing data offers new year cheer for UK's Reeves, for now
Britain's government borrowed less than expected in December, according to data on Thursday that may give finance minister Rachel Reeves reasons for optimism in 2026, even if political risks at home and abroad dog the longer-term outlook.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
New pic: Bannon & Epstein 🔴 Steve Bannon Offered Trump’s MAGA as Shield for Jeffrey Epstein @nafeez.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/s... 🔴 Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein @peterjukes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Westminster voting intention: Reform's lead drops to 5 points
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Westminster voting intention: Reform's lead drops to 5 points
Our first Westminster voting intention poll of 2026 sees Reform UK drop to 26%, down 3 points on our previous poll and at the party's lowest level since April 2025.
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D.Moore @d-moore.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Putin holds the same view. Fancy that.
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