Saul Staniforth
@saulstaniforth.bsky.social
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"We've heard from the vaping industry association.. they say its a step too far. They say that every vape shop will go out of business" Now tell us the downside.
"The Met police are investigating half a million pounds worth of donations made to [Reform] before the last election by Fiona Cottrell. Now she's an aristocrat, she's said to have dated Prince Charles in the 1970s.." Tell me again how Reform aren't part of the establishment.
Nicholas Watt: "Keir Starmer gave an interview to LBC where he gave the impression that when Israel started its action in Gaza that it was right for Israel to cut off water & power to Gaza" 'Gave the impression'? He said Israel had the right to do it!
Hind Khoudary reports that yesterday Israel murdered at least 9 Palestinians in Gaza. Among those killed was a truck driver delivering aid and a family who were sheltering in their tent.
"This by-election that we've got coming up it seems, Nigel Farage versus Count Binface" They say one of the worst things that can happen to a politician is becoming a laughing stock.
Who could have known that breaking a pledge on tuition fees would end badly?
One from the archives: "What about university tuition fees then, will you remain committed to scrapping them?" "They're all pledges Andrew, so the answer to these questions is yes." "So university tuition fees being scrapped will be in a Starmer manifesto?" "Yes. Thats why its a pledge"
Trump: "I understand sports really well" seconds later... "He gave him a red card, I didn't know what that meant" then.. "how do they penalise him for a game that hasn't been played yet, its very unfair, you can't do that" Don't forget folks, he understands sports really well. Really well!
UEFA says FIFAs decision to u-turn on the 1 game suspension for a key US player following an intervention by Trump "has crossed a line" When the corruption is so blatant its impossible to ignore.
Labour MP Ellie Reeves, who is married to Labour peer & former Labour MP John Cryer (whose mum and dad were also Labour MPs) is asked about her sister Rachel, who is also a Labour MP.
".. we have been seeing Israeli air strikes, drone strikes, artillery shelling, home demolitions.." Zeina Khodr reports this morning that Israel is continuing to bomb villages in southern Lebanon in order to stop people returning to their home
In Tehran Dominic Waghorn speaks to parents whose young children were murdered by the United States when they bombed a school in Minab.
"we want to do whatever we can to support parents with the cost of living" Oh good, so universal free school meals? Rent controls? Price caps on essential items? Tackling the profiteering utility companies? No. Temporarily reducing VAT on trips to amusement parks
Sky is buying ITV's television channels. Wilfred Frost: ".. Sky are committing to all of ITVs public service broadcaster commitments.. & that does extend to 2034.." Fortunately in Ofcom we have a strong regulator who'll protect those commitments going forwards. Oh, wait.
Did Cottrell let Farage stay at his Georgian townhouse near Buckingham Palace? Yes Did Cottrell pay for Farages staff? Yes Did Cottrell pay for Farages security? Yes But Jenrick says no rules have been broken. That was Starmers excuse for all the bungs & bribes he took too!
When he was Home Sec Blunkett warned that the children of asylum seekers were swamping our schools & he introduced a bill banning them from attending. Just last year he was defending the two child benefit cap. He says he has enormous confidence in Burnham & trusts him implicitly