mattski99.bsky.social
@mattski99.bsky.social
Annoyed, wants to be a cat next time. KRO.
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Although Angela Rayner has been touted as Labour's answer to Nigel Farage, Britons are split 28% to 28% on which would make the best prime minister, whereas Starmer beats Farage by 15pts

Rayner (28%) vs Farage (28%)
Starmer (44%) vs Farage (29%)

yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
June 4, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Keir Starmer has found Nigel Farage’s weak spot… and it’s Liz Truss www.independent.co.uk/voices/keir-...
May 30, 2025 at 9:23 AM
So weird
We are governed by a lunatic
May 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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What’s better than writing about the disgraceful failure to build any reservoirs over the past three decades? Getting some built. Great stuff from @emmahardymp.bsky.social and Steve Reed today www.gov.uk/government/n...
May 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Absolutely agree
Lots to be frustrated about with Labour at the moment, but every week the government is quietly getting on with things that are clearly in the national interest that should have been done years ago.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
First new reservoirs in England for more than 30 years given go-ahead
‘Nationally significant’ status granted to reservoirs in East Anglia and Lincolnshire with seven more planned by 2050
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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May 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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If you need a reality check 👇 #ukpolitics
Labour’s quiet revolution is storming ahead.

While its EU deal grabbed the headlines this week, the government made undeniable breakthroughs on long-term projects that will completely reshape Britain.

5 you may have missed:
May 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Andor so good, great to not have all that jedi nonsense in the way. Bureaucracy, petty jealousies, grudges, imperfections, corruption. Excellent. #andor #starwars
May 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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You cannot have a failing state and a growing economy.

The Tories taxed British businesses by running down the NHS and taking police off the beat - and they're still talking the country down.

Labour is backing British business and getting the economy moving again.
May 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
More of this please 🙏
Wilfred Frost brilliantly called out the grifter Jenrick on what the Tory policy is on winter fuel payments. 👍 #ukpolitics
May 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
So much winning for the people of the US

BBC News - Nike to raise prices as firms face tariffs uncertainty - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nike to raise prices as firms face tariffs uncertainty
The US sportswear giant says its price increases are part of
www.bbc.co.uk
May 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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NEW: Reform UK’s pledge to remove every low-traffic neighbourhood from the council areas it controls looks to be achieved in record time - as the 10 local authorities all told the Guardian they do not actually have any.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK fulfils pledge to scrap LTNs in its council areas as none exist
All 10 council areas controlled by rightwing party tell the Guardian they have no low-traffic neighbourhoods
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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When you haven’t shut your gob about ‘surrendering to the EU’ since 2016, but you decide to go on holiday when Starmer’s actually debating it in Parliament. #ukpolitics
May 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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It was good to have the opportunity to talk about the UK/EU summit on Times Radio yesterday.

We covered a lot of ground, from the widespread business support for the deal, to the opportunities for young people that will come from a youth mobility deal & membership of Erasmus+
youtu.be/ZIihvs7nuds
Speaking on Times Radio on the UK-EU Summit & Reset Deal
YouTube video by Andrew Lewin MP
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May 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Ah yes, the “golden age.”
May 20, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Parliamentary clown Badenoch has been laughed off by Starmer and his ministers. #ukpolitics
May 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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New YouGov poll:

- 66% would support the UK having closer relationship with the EU

- This includes half of both Leave (52%) and Reform UK (54%) voters

- Majority (53%) support Britain rejoining the European Union

- Six in ten believe Brexit has been more of a failure than a success
May 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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“Our biggest consumer market, 27 neighbouring countries that we lost, is open again. It is the small producers that lost out from Brexit."

“Now we can stop fishing in this small pond and cast our net wider again."

Full story: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
May 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM
More very positive news. Did we ever see anything like this under the tories?
The Labour government has announced a £24bn investment partnership to transform key growth sectors & deliver affordable housing.

The joint venture between The Crown Estate & Lendlease could see 26k new homes & 10 million sq ft of workspace and labs to support the science, tech &innovation sectors.
Major investment partnership worth £24 billion to transform key growth sectors and deliver affordable housing across UK
A major new partnership between the Crown Estate and Lendlease has been agreed which will unlock housing and science innovation hubs across the UK worth £24 billion.
www.gov.uk
May 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Matthew Syed, "It's a thin deal"

"As somebody who would rather be in the EU, it's quite disappointing"

"The psychology is fascinating. One side, saying betrayal this is a disgrace. Then the other side, Labour in particular: utopia, sunlit uplands"

"Both of those positions are ridiculous"
May 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This
The main point of Brexit was restoring Britain's ability to negotiate its own trade deals. Then Britain negotiates its own trade deals and it's a betrayal of Brexit.
May 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Deal with EU will make food cheaper and add £9bn to UK economy, says No 10

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Deal with EU will make food cheaper and add £9bn to UK economy, says No 10
Agreement reached to ‘slash red tape’ on food products, in exchange for extended EU access to fishing waters
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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I’m yelling at my radio again.

WHY is Nick Robinson asking whether the small gains forecasted for the new EU agreement was “worth stirring up the hornets nest” of Brexit ?

Are we all supposed to cower in the corner, afraid of Farage and his gullible followers for ever?
May 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Today is a very significant step forward for our UK/EU partnership.

In less than 2 minutes, here is my initial reaction.
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May 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM