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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 7m

Net migration almost halved last year.
But 84% of regular GB News viewers believe it went up.🙄
You won't see #BBCNews, #SkyNews or #C4News feature this on their bulletins.
There's zero chance you'll see it headlined in the Daily Mail, Sun, Telegraph or Express.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

GB News viewers more likely to wrongly believe net migration to UK rising, study finds

Research also finds majority of people are against letting politicians front current affairs programmes

www.theguardian.com

Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 11m

More statistics you won't see being reported in UK Media:
In the Week Ending 5th October, 23 small boats were intercepted & prevented from coming to the UK.
That's almost two thirds of the boats attempting to set out from France, prevented at source.
Labour policy working.
www.gov.uk/government/p...

Weekly summary of small boat arrivals and preventions

www.gov.uk

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 1h

‘It’s worth looking up the word ‘foe’ in the dictionary.’

Kemi Badenoch challenges Keir Starmer over the collapsed China spy trial. The PM has the receipts of what she said in government.

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James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 20h

🚨 “What it means for consumers is that ‘you’re on your own’ in figuring out how the food safety system is going to work for you."
www.consumerreports.org/health/salmo...

USDA Drops Plan to Tighten Salmonella Rules in Raw Chicken and Turkey - Consumer Reports

The USDA revoked a proposed rule to declare salmonella in chicken an adulterant. Consumer Reports experts explain how you can still stay safe.

www.consumerreports.org

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 43m

Farrukh here pretending he doesn't (or hopes we don't) understand the meaning of "mitigate".
Rachel Reeves is blaming Brexit (correctly) for the damage it did to the UK economy.
She is pointing out (correctly) the UK-EU reset has reduced that impact.
Labour didn't cause this, they're mitigating it.

Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 44m

Farrukh here pretending he doesn't (or hopes we don't) understand the meaning of "mitigate".
Rachel Reeves is blaming Brexit (correctly) for the damage it did to the UK economy.
She is pointing out (correctly) the UK-EU reset has reduced that impact.
Labour didn't cause this, they're mitigating it.

Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 2h

Labour haven't been "feeble in Government".
They have already delivered, or are on course to deliver, 57 of their 83 Election promises, raised minimum wage, given millions more to councils for local services, & funded everything they are doing.
Media are lying to you
fullfact.org/government-t...

Government Tracker – Full Fact

Full Fact is monitoring the government’s delivery on its promises

fullfact.org

Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 2h

This isnt a rightwing Government, Steve.
Labour have raised minimum wage, increased Universal Credit, given more money to Councils for local services, built affordable & social housing...

You should change your information sources, yours are lying to you.

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JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 7h

Look, vote to beat Labour at the next general election if you wish and if you're comfortable with a far-right government, but don't make yourself look entirely ridiculous by saying you're doing it because, above all else, you want the UK to rejoin the EU.

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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 3h

Keir Starmer calling Kemi Badenoch's bluff over the China spy case in PMQs: she's made serious allegations, govt clearly thinks she can't stand them up, & so far the vibe is fairly 'person on X who doesn't know the law, arguing with a lawyer'

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 3h

Why is Badenoch going on and on about the failure of this China trial.

The PM has been clear he is going to publish what information he can and that it all happened under the last government....and that it will show her to be wrong.

Yet she is still going and going. She's a disgrace!

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 3h

Badenoch has called Starmer a lawyer not a leader.
Starmer has just demolished her. He is a leader and a lawyer. She is neither.
#PMQs

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Ianrobo @ianrobo.bsky.social · 8h

Wonder if this is because they dared criticise der fuehrer

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 8h

Another Reform UK Councillor has quit. Patrick Lambert has left after being suspended.

Two Northumberland Reform councillors suspended

Councillors Nicole Brooke and Patrick Lambert have the whip suspended pending a party investigation.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ken Bardsley @kenbar.bsky.social · 3h

Lots of shouting. fake outrage and infantile unfounded arrogance from Badenoch at PMQs. Starmer swatted her nonsense away, which was what it deserved. Her desperation to find something to pin on Starmer is now palpable. Her days as Tory leader are numbered.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 3h

This is an interesting case, & with more electric vehicles being sold (including cheap ones from China etc) it needs to wide sharing.
EVs dont use mechanical gears, so its easier for a shortcircuit to select forward instead of reverse.
Better kill-switch needed!
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

MG wants us to pay £500-plus to remedy rogue electric car

After charging, there was a power system malfunction but MG closed the case and insisted a safety check was at our own expense

www.theguardian.com

Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 16h

Nigel Farage doesn't need to worry.
Labour are processing asylum claims quickly, a few months for most cases. Serious criminals are deported.
This guy won't be staying in the UK. He had 17 convictions in Sweden.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Afghan man jailed for five years for TikTok threat to kill Nigel Farage

Fayaz Khan, 26, was also sentenced at Southwark crown court for entering the UK illegally on a small boat

www.theguardian.com

Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 17h

Hang on though... if they took all the English out of Wales, there would be almost nobody left there (& virtually nobody with any money to spend)...

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 20h

And another one gone!

Reform suspends a council in Kent following unofficial complaints from several female members of staff.

How many more of the May intake of Reform councillors will be gone by the end of the year?

Reform UK suspend Kent county councillor after complaint - BBC News

An investigation is pending into a complaint made by some women into the behaviour of Robert Ford.

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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 1d

So not only have Labour been pivotal on the world stage they’re delivering for the homeless, protecting homes/businesses from flooding and slashing delays to get housing built. All in a normal week under a Labour government. Oh and the economy is still outperforming most, bar US

1. The UK is forecast to be the second-fastest growing of the world's most advanced economies this year. IMF)
2. Deposit Returns Scheme on drinks containers from Oct 27 to run in major supermarkets in England/Wales
3. Every Labour MP voted to ban the badger cull 👏👏👏
4. Landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill – a key driver for growth to slash planning delays
5. New Fair Work Agency will transform how employment rights are enforced across the UK.
6. Deprived communities to get new flood defences faster
7. Sellafield Ltd awards £2.9bn infrastructure contracts
8. £84 million injection to tackle homelessness
9. Half of rail operators publicly owned with Greater Anglia onboard
10. First illegal migrants returned under new UK-France agreement
11. Patients in poorer areas to get better access to GPs
12. 10,600 new UK jobs have be

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 21h

I'll be surprised if this IMF forecast proves to be true (they only forecast UK inflation to be 3.4% this year & 2.5% next year - I don't see how US won't trounce both those figures given huge tariffs Trump added to consumer prices there!)
2nd highest growth G7!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

UK faces highest inflation in G7 this year and next, IMF warns

According to fund’s World Economic Outlook, Britain is on course to average 3.4% this year and 2.5% in 2026

www.theguardian.com

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 1d

So many warnings have been ignored. 😡😡😡😡😡

CBS News @cbsnews.com · 1d

Coral reefs become first environmental system on Earth to pass climate "tipping point," report says

Crucial for marine life and the global economy, coral reefs are the planet's first major environmental system to cross a climate "tipping point" as the world warms.

cbsn.ws

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 1d

I'm glad you asked for clarification!

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 1d

Given this was the second post you made in just this one thread that was untrue, the only conclusions that can be reasonably drawn is that you are either deliberately lying, or are relying on unreliable information sources.

I gave you the benefit of the doubt, & suggested you change your sources

Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 1d

It wasn't in any way patronising, Catherine.

If you are so well informed about UK Freeports, then you really had no excuse for claiming that they are deregulated, when they clearly are not.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 1d

In fairness to psychopaths, but mostly in the interests of informing anyone interested.