Ben Bradshaw
@benbradshaw.bsky.social
Ex Labour Minister & ex MP for Exeter, now growing olives in Sicily.
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A #budget to cut the cost of living, inflation & borrowing, boost public services, redistribute from old to young & capital to labour, while sticking to fiscal rules and increasing headroom has pleased the markets & Labour MPs. Quite a feat from an embattled chancellor. Now over to the public.
November 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A #budget to cut the cost of living, inflation & borrowing, boost public services, redistribute from old to young & capital to labour, while sticking to fiscal rules and increasing headroom has pleased the markets & Labour MPs. Quite a feat from an embattled chancellor. Now over to the public.
Important & overdue observation on how the unelected House of Lords are busy thwarting policies the Government was elected to implement. The perils of incomplete Lords reform.
The Lords they are a-leaping to frustrate ministers | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Important & overdue observation on how the unelected House of Lords are busy thwarting policies the Government was elected to implement. The perils of incomplete Lords reform.
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„Die Ukraine kämpft ihren eigenen Kampf der Freiheit. Aber sie kämpft auch den Kampf der Freiheit Europas.“ - @aussenminister.diplo.de beim Treffen der europäischen Außenministerinnen und -minister am Donnerstag in Brüssel. 🇪🇺🤝🇺🇦
November 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
„Die Ukraine kämpft ihren eigenen Kampf der Freiheit. Aber sie kämpft auch den Kampf der Freiheit Europas.“ - @aussenminister.diplo.de beim Treffen der europäischen Außenministerinnen und -minister am Donnerstag in Brüssel. 🇪🇺🤝🇺🇦
As the first MP to raise concerns about Russian interference in the #Brexit referendum, my response to the jailing of Farage’s chum Nathan Gill for taking bribes to work for the Russian regime.
Government, what are you waiting for?
Nathan Gill’s sentencing should be the final wake-up call for Britain to take the threat of Russian interference seriously, says @benbradshaw.bsky.social
Nathan Gill’s sentencing should be the final wake-up call for Britain to take the threat of Russian interference seriously, says @benbradshaw.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
As the first MP to raise concerns about Russian interference in the #Brexit referendum, my response to the jailing of Farage’s chum Nathan Gill for taking bribes to work for the Russian regime.
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Gill’s sentence sets a clear legal benchmark – leaving the way clear for Parliament to finally hold a much-needed inquiry into Kremlin meddling in domestic affairs…
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
Nathan Gill, Voloshyn and the Kremlin’s European Network
The sentencing of Reform UK's former leader in Wales to ten and a half years in prison should open the door to a broader investigation into the pro-Kremlin network that has infiltrated European politi...
bylinetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Gill’s sentence sets a clear legal benchmark – leaving the way clear for Parliament to finally hold a much-needed inquiry into Kremlin meddling in domestic affairs…
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
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BREAKING: Gill sentenced to 10-and-a-half years 🚨
Here he is defending Medvedchuck as part of paid-for pattern of pro-Russia messaging.
Here he is defending Medvedchuck as part of paid-for pattern of pro-Russia messaging.
November 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
BREAKING: Gill sentenced to 10-and-a-half years 🚨
Here he is defending Medvedchuck as part of paid-for pattern of pro-Russia messaging.
Here he is defending Medvedchuck as part of paid-for pattern of pro-Russia messaging.
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🚨 Today, Reform’s Russian ‘agent’ will be sentenced after admitting he took bribes to push pro-Russian narratives.
This is a recap of the story so far 🧵
This is a recap of the story so far 🧵
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🚨 Today, Reform’s Russian ‘agent’ will be sentenced after admitting he took bribes to push pro-Russian narratives.
This is a recap of the story so far 🧵
This is a recap of the story so far 🧵
The jailing of Farage’s ex right hand man for working for the Putin regime is a final wake up call. With Britain & Europe facing our worst security threat since 1945 the Government must implement the 5 year old #Russiareport. Farage must answer: who introduced Gill to his Kremlin minder? #Brexit.
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The jailing of Farage’s ex right hand man for working for the Putin regime is a final wake up call. With Britain & Europe facing our worst security threat since 1945 the Government must implement the 5 year old #Russiareport. Farage must answer: who introduced Gill to his Kremlin minder? #Brexit.
Hugely impressive long interview of Shabana by Nick Robinson. Intelligent, funny, tough & moving.
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson - Shabana Mahmood: Racism, Asylum and Me - BBC Sounds
Why did the Home Secretary quote racial abuse in her big immigration speech in Parliament?
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Hugely impressive long interview of Shabana by Nick Robinson. Intelligent, funny, tough & moving.
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I'm sure the Londinistan guys will be delighted to read this... really good news... they'll be talking about something else altogether now... sure of it... because they were genuinely concerned weren't they
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I'm sure the Londinistan guys will be delighted to read this... really good news... they'll be talking about something else altogether now... sure of it... because they were genuinely concerned weren't they
I see the outgoing leadership of the @equalityhumanright.bsky.social has leaked their post Supreme Court ruling draft guidance to their friends on the Times. Given how bonkers it is, thank goodness the Government hasn’t laid it. Back to the drawing board.
"Trans people could be banned from single-sex spaces based on how they look. The Times has seen the equalities watchdog’s final guidance, which Whitehall figures fear Bridget Phillipson is delaying to avoid a political backlash" [Times]
www.thetimes.com/article/82ee...
www.thetimes.com/article/82ee...
Trans people could be banned from single-sex spaces based on how they look
The Times has seen the equalities watchdog’s final guidance, which Whitehall figures fear Bridget Phillipson is delaying to avoid a political backlash
www.thetimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I see the outgoing leadership of the @equalityhumanright.bsky.social has leaked their post Supreme Court ruling draft guidance to their friends on the Times. Given how bonkers it is, thank goodness the Government hasn’t laid it. Back to the drawing board.
Well said, Wes.
'Don't tell me you don't want to be out on strike - because that is exactly where you are. Own it.'
As resident doctors walk out again, Wes Streeting calls out the 'reprehensible and cartel-like behaviour' of their union.
As resident doctors walk out again, Wes Streeting calls out the 'reprehensible and cartel-like behaviour' of their union.
November 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Well said, Wes.
Right call by the BBC, to apologise but not pay a penny of the British public’s money to President Trump.
BBC apologises to Trump over edited speech but rejects compensation claim
‘We strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim’, reads statement expressing ‘sincere regrets’ over Panorama episode
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Right call by the BBC, to apologise but not pay a penny of the British public’s money to President Trump.
This is great news. Our police services should never have been politicised. PCC’s have been a costly waste, diverting resources from front line policing & leaving police chiefs constantly looking over their shoulders. Devon & Cornwall’s PCC has been a national exemplar of uselessness.
Police and crime commissioners to be abolished, government to announce
Police and crime commissioners to be abolished, government to announce
System introduced in 2012 across England and Wales has faced criticism from police chiefs
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UK politics live – latest updates
The controversial system of police and crime commissioners is to be abolished by the government, the Guardian has learned.
Under the system, introduced under the Conservatives, all 43 police forces covering local areas across England and Wales had to answer to an elected official. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This is great news. Our police services should never have been politicised. PCC’s have been a costly waste, diverting resources from front line policing & leaving police chiefs constantly looking over their shoulders. Devon & Cornwall’s PCC has been a national exemplar of uselessness.
Required reading for jittery Labour MPs, members & activists. emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Deborah Mattinson Column: 'Labour must never forget who it's fighting for' - LabourList
Labour must retain it's focus on 'hero voters' to ensure its mission has both moral and electoral clarity argues Deborah Mattinson.
emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Required reading for jittery Labour MPs, members & activists. emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
This is excellent on the BBC from my old boss and ex World At One editor, Roger Mosey.
I’ve seen the BBC flat out on the canvas before. Brave journalism is the best way to hit back | Roger Mosey
The corporation is again being put to the test. Now is its chance to double down on reporting that serves the people of the UK, says former head of BBC TV News Roger Mosey
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:19 AM
This is excellent on the BBC from my old boss and ex World At One editor, Roger Mosey.
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
The BBC resignations are sad but inevitable after Panorama, a string of earlier scandals & failure to learn from them. The Board faces a huge but vital challenge to find someone to do the near impossible job of DG & save the BBC & public service broadcasting from the encircling sharks.
November 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The BBC resignations are sad but inevitable after Panorama, a string of earlier scandals & failure to learn from them. The Board faces a huge but vital challenge to find someone to do the near impossible job of DG & save the BBC & public service broadcasting from the encircling sharks.
Not sure what these Labour MPs hope to achieve by talking to the Telegraph in these terms, except damage to the Government. They want more spending, no cuts, yet object to credible ways of raising money. Fantasy economics.
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Not sure what these Labour MPs hope to achieve by talking to the Telegraph in these terms, except damage to the Government. They want more spending, no cuts, yet object to credible ways of raising money. Fantasy economics.
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Another nice example of centre and left votes lining up behind the best candidate to beat Reform.
Bromsgrove South (Worcestershire) Council By-Election Result:
🔶 LDM: 51.9% (+20.3)
➡️ RFM: 33.4% (-1.5)
🌳 CON: 11.3% (-5.8)
🌹 LAB: 3.4% (-4.1)
No GRN (-5.5) or Ind (-3.4) as previous.
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
🔶 LDM: 51.9% (+20.3)
➡️ RFM: 33.4% (-1.5)
🌳 CON: 11.3% (-5.8)
🌹 LAB: 3.4% (-4.1)
No GRN (-5.5) or Ind (-3.4) as previous.
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
October 31, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Another nice example of centre and left votes lining up behind the best candidate to beat Reform.
Hopeful news if true. 🤞
You'll have to ignore the buckets of anti-trans campaigning commentary in the piece, but the basic news is quite simple. The EHRC has failed to get the government to accept its anti-guidance in haste. Something is holding it up, perhaps for another a year www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rules forcing trans people to use birth-sex facilities delayed
The Equality and Human Rights Commission set out statutory guidance on how gyms, clubs and hospitals must judge single-sex spaces based on biology
www.thetimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Hopeful news if true. 🤞
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As the average age of Conservative voters rises inexorably towards death and the party spurns the centre ground in favour of a journey to far-right irrelevance, Conservatives would do well to read this concise and insightful speech by John Major (h/t @stephenkb.bsky.social)
Sir John Major’s Remarks at Conservative Party Lunch – 28 October 2025 – The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH
johnmajorarchive.org.uk
October 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
As the average age of Conservative voters rises inexorably towards death and the party spurns the centre ground in favour of a journey to far-right irrelevance, Conservatives would do well to read this concise and insightful speech by John Major (h/t @stephenkb.bsky.social)
Not sure how supporting equal rights for LGBT people (which most Brits do) equates with backing Hamas. Thought Kruger was supposed to be the new “brains”in Reform. These people want to turn the clock back decades,if not centuries.
Calls for Nigel Farage to condemn anti-LGBTQ+ remarks made by Reform MP Danny Kruger
Calls for Nigel Farage to condemn anti-LGBTQ+ remarks made by Reform MP Danny Kruger
Nigel Farage is under mounting pressure to condemn what many are calling “disgraceful” and “divisive” comments made by Reform UK MP Danny Kruger, who warned against the UK being led by an “LGBT-supporting”...
www.scenemag.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Not sure how supporting equal rights for LGBT people (which most Brits do) equates with backing Hamas. Thought Kruger was supposed to be the new “brains”in Reform. These people want to turn the clock back decades,if not centuries.