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🚨 BREAKING: Tory Shadow Energy Minister Lord Malcom Offord has defected to Reform UK, becoming its first peer
December 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Tory Shadow Energy Minister Lord Malcom Offord has defected to Reform UK, becoming its first peer
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer has again delayed approving the Chinese super-embassy until he visits Beijing in January
[@thetimes]
[@thetimes]
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer has again delayed approving the Chinese super-embassy until he visits Beijing in January
[@thetimes]
[@thetimes]
🚨 NEW: 20 Labour MPs have been secretly recorded engaging with a fictional Chinese firm looking to invest in the UK
December 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🚨 NEW: 20 Labour MPs have been secretly recorded engaging with a fictional Chinese firm looking to invest in the UK
🚨 BREAKING: Your Party members have voted for a collective leadership model over a single leader
Collective: 51.6%
Single: 48.4%
Collective: 51.6%
Single: 48.4%
November 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
🚨 BREAKING: Your Party members have voted for a collective leadership model over a single leader
Collective: 51.6%
Single: 48.4%
Collective: 51.6%
Single: 48.4%
🚨 NEW: Jeremy Corbyn says he wants Your Party to keep its current name
November 29, 2025 at 10:04 AM
🚨 NEW: Jeremy Corbyn says he wants Your Party to keep its current name
🚨 NEW: The Government will announce a tourist tax on overnight stays in English cities later today
City Mayors will be able to impose a tax of around £2 a night on hotel and Airbnb-style stays
[@BloombergUK]
City Mayors will be able to impose a tax of around £2 a night on hotel and Airbnb-style stays
[@BloombergUK]
November 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
🚨 NEW: The Government will announce a tourist tax on overnight stays in English cities later today
City Mayors will be able to impose a tax of around £2 a night on hotel and Airbnb-style stays
[@BloombergUK]
City Mayors will be able to impose a tax of around £2 a night on hotel and Airbnb-style stays
[@BloombergUK]
🚨 WATCH: Keir Starmer does the 6-7 trend with primary school children
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
🚨 WATCH: Keir Starmer does the 6-7 trend with primary school children
🚨 NEW: David Cameron has revealed he had prostate cancer in 2024
“This is something we’ve really got to think about, talk about, and if necessary, act on”
[@thetimes]
“This is something we’ve really got to think about, talk about, and if necessary, act on”
[@thetimes]
November 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
🚨 NEW: David Cameron has revealed he had prostate cancer in 2024
“This is something we’ve really got to think about, talk about, and if necessary, act on”
[@thetimes]
“This is something we’ve really got to think about, talk about, and if necessary, act on”
[@thetimes]
🚨 NEW: Zack Polanski says the Green Party has now reached 175,000 members
November 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🚨 NEW: Zack Polanski says the Green Party has now reached 175,000 members
🚨 WATCH: Zack Polanski says it is “very tempting” to stand against Keir Starmer in Holborn and St Pancras
"It would be very tempting to take Keir Starmer down.... I'm tempted to take on any Labour MP that is a disaster"
"It would be very tempting to take Keir Starmer down.... I'm tempted to take on any Labour MP that is a disaster"
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🚨 WATCH: Zack Polanski says it is “very tempting” to stand against Keir Starmer in Holborn and St Pancras
"It would be very tempting to take Keir Starmer down.... I'm tempted to take on any Labour MP that is a disaster"
"It would be very tempting to take Keir Starmer down.... I'm tempted to take on any Labour MP that is a disaster"
🚨 NEW: Ex-Reform Welsh leader Nathan Gill has been sentenced for 10 and a half years in prison over bribes he took from pro-Russian sources
November 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🚨 NEW: Ex-Reform Welsh leader Nathan Gill has been sentenced for 10 and a half years in prison over bribes he took from pro-Russian sources
🚨 NEW: Nine Labour MPs have already publicly criticised Shabana Mahmood’s asylum proposals
[@christiancalgie]
[@christiancalgie]
November 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
🚨 NEW: Nine Labour MPs have already publicly criticised Shabana Mahmood’s asylum proposals
[@christiancalgie]
[@christiancalgie]
🚨 BREAKING: Rachel Reeves has decided not to raise Income Tax rates in the Budget
[@FT]
[@FT]
November 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Rachel Reeves has decided not to raise Income Tax rates in the Budget
[@FT]
[@FT]
🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves has abandoned plans for a £2bn tax raid on lawyers, doctors and accountants
[@thetimes]
[@thetimes]
November 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves has abandoned plans for a £2bn tax raid on lawyers, doctors and accountants
[@thetimes]
[@thetimes]
🚨 NEW: The Government will announce the scrapping of Police and Crime Commissioners later today
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[@hoffman_noa]
November 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🚨 NEW: The Government will announce the scrapping of Police and Crime Commissioners later today
[@hoffman_noa]
[@hoffman_noa]
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer has apologised to Wes Streeting after allies of the PM accused him of plotting a coup
[@SkyNews]
[@SkyNews]
November 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer has apologised to Wes Streeting after allies of the PM accused him of plotting a coup
[@SkyNews]
[@SkyNews]
🚨 BREAKING: The UK economy grew by 0.1% from July to September
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🚨 BREAKING: The UK economy grew by 0.1% from July to September
🚨 NEW: According to internal polling, Labour has lost half of its voters from the General Election
[@harriet_symonds]
[@harriet_symonds]
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🚨 NEW: According to internal polling, Labour has lost half of its voters from the General Election
[@harriet_symonds]
[@harriet_symonds]
🚨 NEW: Reform's Laura Anne Jones faces a 14-day suspension from the Welsh Senedd after using a racial slur about Chinese people on WhatsApp
November 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🚨 NEW: Reform's Laura Anne Jones faces a 14-day suspension from the Welsh Senedd after using a racial slur about Chinese people on WhatsApp
🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves is considering increasing alcohol duty by 3.6% in the Budget
[@LBC]
[@LBC]
November 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves is considering increasing alcohol duty by 3.6% in the Budget
[@LBC]
[@LBC]
🚨 BREAKING: The UK has suspended some intelligence sharing with the US over concerns about the legality of drug boat strikes in the Caribbean
[@CNN]
[@CNN]
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🚨 BREAKING: The UK has suspended some intelligence sharing with the US over concerns about the legality of drug boat strikes in the Caribbean
[@CNN]
[@CNN]
🚨 NEW: 91 prisoners were released by mistake between April 1st and October 31st of this year
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🚨 NEW: 91 prisoners were released by mistake between April 1st and October 31st of this year
🚨 NEW: The High Court has ruled Epping's Bell Hotel can continue to house asylum seekers after refusing to grant Epping Forest District Council an injunction
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🚨 NEW: The High Court has ruled Epping's Bell Hotel can continue to house asylum seekers after refusing to grant Epping Forest District Council an injunction
🚨NEW: UK Unemployment hits 5%, it’s highest level since the pandemic
November 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
🚨NEW: UK Unemployment hits 5%, it’s highest level since the pandemic
🚨 NEW: Liverpool FC have complained to the BBC after Kelvin McKenzie appeared on its coverage about journalistic standards
McKenzie was the editor of The Sun during the Hillsborough disaster, which blamed Liverpool supporters
[@JamesPearceLFC]
McKenzie was the editor of The Sun during the Hillsborough disaster, which blamed Liverpool supporters
[@JamesPearceLFC]
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🚨 NEW: Liverpool FC have complained to the BBC after Kelvin McKenzie appeared on its coverage about journalistic standards
McKenzie was the editor of The Sun during the Hillsborough disaster, which blamed Liverpool supporters
[@JamesPearceLFC]
McKenzie was the editor of The Sun during the Hillsborough disaster, which blamed Liverpool supporters
[@JamesPearceLFC]