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🚨 PICTURED: Green Party posters at a Gorton and Denton by-election rally with Zack Polanski tonight have misspelt the constituency name
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[@JackParkr]
January 27, 2026 at 7:03 PM
🚨 PICTURED: Green Party posters at a Gorton and Denton by-election rally with Zack Polanski tonight have misspelt the constituency name
[@JackParkr]
[@JackParkr]
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer and his team have travelled to China with burner phones and laptops to avoid being spied on
[@thetimes]
[@thetimes]
January 27, 2026 at 6:54 PM
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer and his team have travelled to China with burner phones and laptops to avoid being spied on
[@thetimes]
[@thetimes]
🚨 BREAKING: Rachel Reeves has announced a £300m support package for pubs and music venues:
- From April, venues get 15% off business rates
- Bills then frozen in real terms for 3 years
- 75% of pubs see bills fall or stay the same, then freeze or fall
- By 2029, venues pay less than today
- From April, venues get 15% off business rates
- Bills then frozen in real terms for 3 years
- 75% of pubs see bills fall or stay the same, then freeze or fall
- By 2029, venues pay less than today
January 27, 2026 at 2:33 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Rachel Reeves has announced a £300m support package for pubs and music venues:
- From April, venues get 15% off business rates
- Bills then frozen in real terms for 3 years
- 75% of pubs see bills fall or stay the same, then freeze or fall
- By 2029, venues pay less than today
- From April, venues get 15% off business rates
- Bills then frozen in real terms for 3 years
- 75% of pubs see bills fall or stay the same, then freeze or fall
- By 2029, venues pay less than today
🚨 BREAKING: GB News presenter Matt Goodwin is Reform UK's candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election
January 27, 2026 at 2:30 PM
🚨 BREAKING: GB News presenter Matt Goodwin is Reform UK's candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election
🚨 WATCH: Ed Davey says the Lib Dems are open to welcoming Tory defectors
[@LBC]
[@LBC]
January 26, 2026 at 8:24 PM
🚨 WATCH: Ed Davey says the Lib Dems are open to welcoming Tory defectors
[@LBC]
[@LBC]
🚨 WATCH: Suella Braverman calls Kemi Badenoch a "Supreme Leader" who Tory MPs must pledge "lifelong allegiance" to
"It's a very toxic environment. There is now a concerted effort to expunge from the party anyone who wants robust borders"
"It's a very toxic environment. There is now a concerted effort to expunge from the party anyone who wants robust borders"
January 26, 2026 at 5:51 PM
🚨 WATCH: Suella Braverman calls Kemi Badenoch a "Supreme Leader" who Tory MPs must pledge "lifelong allegiance" to
"It's a very toxic environment. There is now a concerted effort to expunge from the party anyone who wants robust borders"
"It's a very toxic environment. There is now a concerted effort to expunge from the party anyone who wants robust borders"
🚨 NEW: More than 50 Labour MPs have signed a letter to Keir Starmer complaining about Andy Burnham being blocked from standing
[@e_casalicchio]
[@e_casalicchio]
January 26, 2026 at 5:11 PM
🚨 NEW: More than 50 Labour MPs have signed a letter to Keir Starmer complaining about Andy Burnham being blocked from standing
[@e_casalicchio]
[@e_casalicchio]
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer is planning to make Brexit the "key dividing line" between Labour and Reform to win the next election
Government source: “Farage doesn’t actually want to talk about Brexit any more because he knows his project has failed”
[@Independent]
Government source: “Farage doesn’t actually want to talk about Brexit any more because he knows his project has failed”
[@Independent]
January 26, 2026 at 3:39 PM
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer is planning to make Brexit the "key dividing line" between Labour and Reform to win the next election
Government source: “Farage doesn’t actually want to talk about Brexit any more because he knows his project has failed”
[@Independent]
Government source: “Farage doesn’t actually want to talk about Brexit any more because he knows his project has failed”
[@Independent]
🚨 UPDATE: The Tories have now retracted their statement digging at Suella Braverman's mental health, blaming it on a draft version which was "sent in error"
January 26, 2026 at 3:23 PM
🚨 UPDATE: The Tories have now retracted their statement digging at Suella Braverman's mental health, blaming it on a draft version which was "sent in error"
🚨 NEW: Greens Deputy Leader Mothin Ali is considering standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election
[@AvaSantina]
[@AvaSantina]
January 26, 2026 at 12:38 PM
🚨 NEW: Greens Deputy Leader Mothin Ali is considering standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election
[@AvaSantina]
[@AvaSantina]
🚨 BREAKING: Suella Braverman has defected to Reform UK
January 26, 2026 at 12:16 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Suella Braverman has defected to Reform UK
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer is hesitant to ban social media for under-16s as he believes it provides "educational and social value" for his two children
[@thetimes]
[@thetimes]
January 25, 2026 at 8:30 PM
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer is hesitant to ban social media for under-16s as he believes it provides "educational and social value" for his two children
[@thetimes]
[@thetimes]
🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham responds to Labour blocking him from standing as a candidate
January 25, 2026 at 6:07 PM
🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham responds to Labour blocking him from standing as a candidate
🚨 BREAKING: Labour has blocked Andy Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election
January 25, 2026 at 11:57 AM
🚨 BREAKING: Labour has blocked Andy Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election
🚨 NEW: Kemi Badenoch managed to convince the Tories to let her be an MP because she was “funny”
“They just burst out laughing”
[@BBCNews]
“They just burst out laughing”
[@BBCNews]
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 AM
🚨 NEW: Kemi Badenoch managed to convince the Tories to let her be an MP because she was “funny”
“They just burst out laughing”
[@BBCNews]
“They just burst out laughing”
[@BBCNews]
🚨 NEW: Sadiq Khan and Lucy Powell have joined calls to allow Andy Burnham to stand to be an MP
January 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM
🚨 NEW: Sadiq Khan and Lucy Powell have joined calls to allow Andy Burnham to stand to be an MP
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer has ordered his team to increase attacks on the Greens for antisemitism and their "extreme policies" to give up nuclear weapons and leave NATO
[@HuffPostUK]
[@HuffPostUK]
January 23, 2026 at 7:45 PM
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer has ordered his team to increase attacks on the Greens for antisemitism and their "extreme policies" to give up nuclear weapons and leave NATO
[@HuffPostUK]
[@HuffPostUK]
🚨 IN FULL: Reform’s expected Shadow Cabinet
Chancellor - Robert Jenrick
Home Office - Zia Yusuf
Foreign Office - Nadhim Zahawi
Business and Energy - Richard Tice
[@Telegraph]
Chancellor - Robert Jenrick
Home Office - Zia Yusuf
Foreign Office - Nadhim Zahawi
Business and Energy - Richard Tice
[@Telegraph]
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
🚨 IN FULL: Reform’s expected Shadow Cabinet
Chancellor - Robert Jenrick
Home Office - Zia Yusuf
Foreign Office - Nadhim Zahawi
Business and Energy - Richard Tice
[@Telegraph]
Chancellor - Robert Jenrick
Home Office - Zia Yusuf
Foreign Office - Nadhim Zahawi
Business and Energy - Richard Tice
[@Telegraph]
🚨 NEW: Labour’s candidate applications are now open for the Gorton and Denton by-election
Andy Burnham has until the end of Sunday to decide if he will stand
Andy Burnham has until the end of Sunday to decide if he will stand
January 23, 2026 at 5:25 PM
🚨 NEW: Labour’s candidate applications are now open for the Gorton and Denton by-election
Andy Burnham has until the end of Sunday to decide if he will stand
Andy Burnham has until the end of Sunday to decide if he will stand
🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham wants Gary Neville or another celebrity to replace him as Greater Manchester Mayor
[@kitty_donaldson]
[@kitty_donaldson]
January 23, 2026 at 12:54 PM
🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham wants Gary Neville or another celebrity to replace him as Greater Manchester Mayor
[@kitty_donaldson]
[@kitty_donaldson]
🚨 NEW: The Lib Dems have called on Keir Starmer to summon the US Ambassador after Donald Trump “denigrated” British troops
January 23, 2026 at 12:09 PM
🚨 NEW: The Lib Dems have called on Keir Starmer to summon the US Ambassador after Donald Trump “denigrated” British troops
🚨 NEW: No 10 says Donald Trump was “wrong” to suggest NATO troops “stayed a little back” from the frontlines in Afghanistan
“457 British personnel were killed… many suffered life changing injuries”
“457 British personnel were killed… many suffered life changing injuries”
January 23, 2026 at 12:04 PM
🚨 NEW: No 10 says Donald Trump was “wrong” to suggest NATO troops “stayed a little back” from the frontlines in Afghanistan
“457 British personnel were killed… many suffered life changing injuries”
“457 British personnel were killed… many suffered life changing injuries”
🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves beat Rishi Sunak at chess in Davos at 1am this morning
[@theipaper]
[@theipaper]
January 22, 2026 at 4:48 PM
🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves beat Rishi Sunak at chess in Davos at 1am this morning
[@theipaper]
[@theipaper]
🚨 NEW: Kemi Badenoch has called on kids to have “dumb phones”
“We need products that are designed for children that limit the amount of screen time”
[@SophyRidgeSKy]
“We need products that are designed for children that limit the amount of screen time”
[@SophyRidgeSKy]
January 22, 2026 at 12:16 PM
🚨 NEW: Kemi Badenoch has called on kids to have “dumb phones”
“We need products that are designed for children that limit the amount of screen time”
[@SophyRidgeSKy]
“We need products that are designed for children that limit the amount of screen time”
[@SophyRidgeSKy]
🚨 BREAKING: Communities Secretary Steve Reed has confirmed 29 council elections scheduled for May will be postponed
January 22, 2026 at 12:13 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Communities Secretary Steve Reed has confirmed 29 council elections scheduled for May will be postponed