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'The general election may be done, but that doesn’t mean party drama has come to an end. Suella Braverman is back in the limelight today after an appearance on GB News in which she, er, refused to... ...
Will the benches in The Commons have to be rearranged to seat all the Labour MPs ?.Labour will have too many members to sit on the Government Benches. And the Tories, too few to fill the... ...
....and I'm sick of hearing Labour talk about "the mess left by the Tories". I voted labour. Delighted they won, but just get on with it! We know about all the gubbins from the last 14 years. Stop... ...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51ypwj0214o Yes I am generally a Tory and did agree with some nationalisation but NOT water. Time to take water back into public ownership by force. They are up... ...
https://news.sky.com/story/labour-keir-starmer-prime-minister-tory-leadership-latest-news-12593360 If Gay marraige is your greatest achievement that's a pretty poor self assessment. ...
I pose the question in relation to the constant bombing of Ukraine by Russia. IF, Ukraine was given entry into the Alliance tomorrow, would the rest of NATO come to their boots on the ground type... ...
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/08/rescuers-search-rubble-of-kyiv-childrens-hospital-after-russian-missile-attack-in-ukraine a children's hospital which specialises in cancer... ...
Apparently in the North West Essex constituency (winner: Kemi Badenoch) 2,600 postal votes were delayed as a result of human error, and so the result is open to challenge and a potential re-run is... ...
// During the election campaign, Labour was accused of not putting up a fight in the Essex seat after the Guardian revealed that Owusu-Nepaul [the Labour candidate] had been instructed to leave... ...
Just a quick question, not sure why my original question was deleted from last night, but I will ask it again in another way. Now that Labour have won the general election, will Kier Starmer call... ...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ng03lnv0vo Le Pen's party isn't far right they are just sensible people that put their country first. That don't buy into all the latest trobsicite rowlocks... ...
To Sir Keir, and a very well done to Gulliver who predicted this outcome a long time ago, even while Boris the clown was still PM. At last the rubbish Boris left behind has now been disposed of... ...
The Tory verdict is. That one of the main causes of them getting such a Beating at the GE Was BREXIT. And not just the Tory betting scandal and Liz Truss .And the Chris Pincher Boris downfall... ...
If Joe doesn't step down & allow another Democratic candidate to take his place he will lose to Trump & be ousted anyway. If he can't accept that then he is truly demented. They would have a chance... ...
It cost nearly half a £billion, nobody went there, and it deterrred no illegal immigrants from coming here. I am sure you willl agree this was a easy saving for the Starmer Government...