Hyde is the daughter of a Baronet, and like so many on the Guardian was educated at a top private school. She is very annoying and doesn't have a clue about how ordinary people live, so who cares what she thinks.

An ordinary unarmed man, what an absolute hero.

How interesting, so we all know his name but the BBC doesn't seem to have found out yet. BBC news is increasingly useless.

Unfortunately Labour went too far to the right, they should have just concentrated on the economy and not got involved in trying to attract Reform voters with racist dog whistle statements.

I have voted Lib Dem in the past to get the Tories out and we have some good local Lib Dem councillors in my area. We need PR then Greens, Lib Dems etc could support each other on shared policies.

That is the main thing, he can't be trusted. I voted for Starmer stupidly but have since left the Labour party and I was a member for a long time.

You can't give in to despair I just joined the Greens in the UK and am out to help canvass today. It makes you feel better to be trying, with other like minded people, to improve stuff.

The name of the dog is Rowlf. I thought it was Ralph and when my husband suggested calling our son Ralph I agreed thinking oh cute like the name of the dog in the muppets.