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June Slater: Let's take this opportunity to thank the Mayor…

Let's take this opportunity to thank the Mayor himself for his contributions to turning our Great capital into one of the most dangerous cities in Europe . As the dusk settled on the busy metropolis, you can hear the sharpening of machetes as hooligans off their head on dealer junk choose their particular victims to rob. Roles watches stay safely in their draw as the well off don their Swatched to fake poverty coming out of The Ivy. The 'No Shitting' in the street signs aimed at humans not dogs makes you realise just how far We've come.

Alex Wickham: Mandelson files…

Mandelson files: Bloomberg end-day wrap with @Joe_Mayes @LucyGJWhite Today’s disclosures lay bare the rifts and toxicity that threaten to sink not just Starmer but the rest of Labour too Mandelson is a pariah but his damning private assessments only echo what many in Labour have been saying privately for the last 18 months “Keir lacks verve as does the cabinet as a whole… The cycle has been the same, advance / buckle / advance / buckle.” Many in the party across different factions have been saying the same thing for ages Most politically damning is the Pat McFadden comment that Labour MPs want to focus on “who can we tax in order to pay benefits to others.” That is a quote that damns the entire Labour project. You can expect the Tories and Reform to repeat it for years Mandelson on Streeting - “pathetic” and “experiencing a midlife crisis” - and “stupid” Miliband simply reflect the way senior Labour people on all sides have been talking about each other ever since they were elected The most newsworthy messages released today had nothing whatsoever to do with the circumstances surrounding Mandelson’s appointment - they are simply salacious political revelations that badly damage Labour It makes it all the more extraordinary that Labour MPs decided to back Kemi Badenoch’s humble address that was so broad it forced full publication of all these messages - the biggest direct hit the Tories have landed so far this parliament

Liz Webster: The UK can’t reliably power or feed itself…

The UK can’t reliably power or feed itself. Global corporations own and run much of our energy, water, transport, and key industries. Brexit didn’t restore sovereignty, it just swapped EU rules for corporate dominance and greater US influence, while weakening our leverage. Real sovereignty in the 21st century means working with our closest neighbours. Rejoining the EU is the only credible route to regaining meaningful control.

Liz Webster: @Frencheconomics in The Times…

🚨 @Frencheconomics in The Times: “Yes, Brexit was a mistake… but not facing underlying issues was worse.” He is right that Britain has deep underlying problems of low investment, housing shortages, productivity failures. But this is like focusing on rising damp while Brexit is burning the house down. We can’t fix the chronic issues while the self-inflicted Brexit fire: trade barriers, lost investment, weaker growth, higher costs continues to rage.

Liz Webster: Brexit has damaged UK investment…

🚨 Brexit has damaged UK investment, growth, trade and productivity. The UK used to comfortably outperform France, Germany and Italy. That advantage has gone. GDP per head has lagged behind major EU peers since 2016. The post-Brexit immigration surge has masked some of the weakness in underlying performance. Public opinion has shifted dramatically. A majority now believe Brexit was a mistake, with polls suggesting a rejoin referendum could pass by a big margin. The current “reset” under Starmer is delivering very little, just 0.3% of GDP over 15 years according to some estimates.

Lee Hurst: Every single one of these rapes…

Every single one of these rapes, or robberies or murders, without exception, has this Labour govt and the previous Tory govt as accomplices through their choice of inaction. Also complicit are the ‘refugee welcome’ cultists who will tolerate no criticism of the people they support. These fakeugees should all be detained on arrival until they can be deported without exception. They have no need to come to Britain, they are already safe in France so no amount of attempted guilt tripping by the Lefturds will alter my view.
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