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Chris Williamson: Israel is run by evil demonic bastards…

Israel is run by evil demonic bastards, whose actions are supported by over 90% of Jewish Israelis. The fact that this Labour govt retains diplomatic relations and is still selling arms to this rogue entity is an outrage. So, when @AndyBurnhamGM replaces Sir @Keir_Starmer later this year, will he renounce his previous support for Israel? Will Andy end arms sales and sever diplomatic relations with Israel, or will he bow to pressure from the UK's genocidal Zionist lobby? This one issue will determine whether Andy is capable of being an international statesman or will he just be another puppet of Benjamin Netanyahu and his cronies. This is THE most important foreign policy issue this century. Will Andy behave as Thatcher did when she maintained diplomatic and trading ties with apartheid South Africa when people all over the world were demanding an end to that regime?

Lee Hurst: I don’t think the Tories or Restore…

I don’t think the Tories or Restore should stand down in Makerfield. Let them stand and be demolished. It is the will of the people. Reform is up against it for sure with tactical voting guaranteed by Greens and LibDems and possibly even some Tories going to Labour. However, Reform should use the opportunity to learn and build, whether they win or not. Before Burnham becomes PM, we have months of Labour policies destroying the country further. The Greens will NOT vote tactically everywhere and Labour will still lose a substantial number of seats to them. Fellow Reform supporters, redouble your efforts going forward. 👍👍

Pouria Zeraati: Trump is also pursuing the expansion…

Trump is also pursuing the expansion of the Abraham Accords after the deal with the regime. He has threatened the Arabs: "Negotiations with the Islamic Republic are going very well! Either we'll have a fantastic deal for everyone, or there'll be no deal at all and we'll go back to the battlefield and shooting, but this time bigger and more intense than ever. In conversations I had on Saturday with Mohammed bin Salman, Mohammed bin Zayed, Emir Tamim, Asim Munir, Erdogan, El-Sisi, King Abdullah of Jordan, and the King of Bahrain, I said that after all the work America has done to put together this complex puzzle, the least of it is that all these countries must sign the Abraham Accords simultaneously. This document must begin with the immediate signing of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and the rest should follow suit. If they don't do this, they shouldn't be part of this deal [with the I.R.], because it shows they don't have good intentions. In talks I had with many of these leaders, they said that if our document is signed, it would be an honor for them if the Islamic Republic also becomes part of the Abraham Accords. Wow, that would really be something special!"

Deborah Haynes: The government has yet to issue…

The government has yet to issue public guidance on how to ready the whole of society for potential war, despite warning almost a year ago of the need to "actively prepare". Discussions on homeland defence and wider national resilience and readiness are understood to be taking place behind closed doors. But a network of local authorities and voluntary organisations that would play a key role in every part of the country should the UK ever come under armed attack appears to be largely in the dark about what they should be doing to better prepare. Sky News has spoken to a number of experts who say that local resilience forums - the regional bodies that are responsible for supporting communities in any kind of emergency, from floods to conflict - need to become a lot more familiar with wartime planning. Such a move though would require direction and coordination from the Cabinet Office and additional money from the Treasury. Local government budgets are already stretched and - depending upon the level of government ambition - rebuilding the country's civil preparedness for potential conflict would require a whole new area of expertise, training and responsibility. This is not an alien concept, however ⬇️
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