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Dear the BBC Question Time Zia Yusuf? Again. The party of eight MPs puts up an unelected money man for the ninth time in two years. Any chance you could find someone else? Thanks in advance. The UK.
Tomorrow, join Question Time in Warwick On the panel: Emma Reynolds, James Cartlidge, Daisy Cooper, Zia Yusuf, and Alastair Campbell Apply now: eu.castitreach.com/ag/mentor… Thurs 29th Oct, 9pm on @BBCiPlayer, @BBCSounds, and the @BBCNews channel #bbcqt
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Goooooooooooooood team Fleetwood
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Has anyone's life improved since Brexit? In any way? Have your bills gone down since Brexit? Do you feel richer since Brexit? Safer? Has your local community improved at all since Brexit?
Has your life improved in the last 100 days? In any way? Have your bills gone down? Do you feel richer? Safer? Has your local community improved at all? For the average person, the answer is a resounding NO. Burnham is making tweaks as broken Britain slides further into terminal decline. He’s a talker, not a doer. He hasn’t changed the country one bit so far, and isn’t going to. We need fundamental change - and that's what I will bring. In our first 100 days, we will: Put the Royal Navy in the Channel and stop the boats forever. Begin the mass exit of over 1 million people who illegally entered Britain. We will make it impossible to live here illegally, so many will leave voluntarily. But, make no mistake, the deportation of those who don’t will be enforced. We will increase your tax-free personal allowance from £12,570 to £15,000 to keep money in your pocket. We’ll reduce your annual energy bills by £250. We’ll charge NO interest on loans for nursing students, lift the cap on medical school places and cut student loan issuance by 20%. If my ministers fail to deliver, I'll sack them. Simple as. The stakes have never been higher. It's time we have a government that acts like it.
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Ever the professionals…Jamie’s side eye as Dermot Gallagher spoke sent me.
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To everyone getting their knickers in a twist… All because @andyburnham suggested a sensible conversation about freedom of movement …do you perhaps need reminding of this?
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• Right to live, work, study, retire in 30+ countries • Friction-free artist touring 
• 40 million pieces of paperwork per annum ditched 
• Mutual recognition of qualifications • Reliable multi-annual regional funding 
• A say on the rules our exporters already follow
What is it that people imagine they would get out of rejoining the EU that they don't already have?
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BEN CONNOR retweeted
Some are claiming that freedom of movement with the EU would mean hundreds of millions of Europeans wanting to come to Britain. They didn’t do that before 2016. The scale of the claim is absurd. And more importantly, free movement never meant anyone could simply move here indefinitely without meeting any conditions. After three months, people who weren’t working, studying or genuinely seeking work could lose their right to reside if they also lacked sufficient resources and health insurance. David Cameron’s government chose not to enforce those rules. Blaming free movement for that choice doesn’t make the scare stories true.
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🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham has opened the door to Britain readopting the European Union’s free movement rules, arguing that an “honest discussion” is needed, reports @benrileysmith
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BEN CONNOR retweeted
Como are a young club. They were playing against amateurs nine years ago. And tonight, it turns out that they still are.
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So a room full of angry pensioners who want to make the lives of younger people more miserable — nice to see it confirmed.
🚨 WATCH: Robert Jenrick asks Reform UK's audience to stand up if they work
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I thought they didn’t work and took benefits Which is it Robert?
NEW: 4 in 5 new jobs created in Britain since 2014 were taken by migrants. Reform will make it cheaper to hire Brits, paid for by a levy on migrant workers. It should not be controversial to put the British people first.
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“Brexit was a huge loss both for the British people and for the European project as a whole. If the United Kingdom were to make such a decision, Spain would welcome it with open arms and once again embrace our friends in Britain.” - President Sánchez
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BEN CONNOR retweeted
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez: I believe Brexit was an enormous loss both for the British population and for the European project as a whole. Therefore, if the United Kingdom were to take a decision in the direction you are suggesting, Spain would certainly applaud it and once again open its arms.
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🇬🇧🇪🇺 Should the UK Rejoin the EU? ❓ A recent poll shows a majority of Britons now support rejoining the European Union. 📊 🔹 59% would vote to rejoin the EU 🔹 32% would vote to stay out ➡️ A +27% net support for EU membership 🏛️ By party: 🔹 Greens (Greens/EFA), Labour (S&D), and Lib Dem (Renew) voters show strong support for rejoining 🔹 Conservatives (ECR) and Reform voters remain strongly opposed ⚠️ Important context: While support for rejoining is clear, polls also show Britons are against rejoining if it means giving up past opt-outs. At the same time, polls show that EU citizens oppose the UK rejoining if those opt-outs are kept, making the path back far more complex. 🤔 Should the UK rejoin the EU? 👇 And should they keep their previous Opt Outs? #UK #EU #Brexit #RejoinEU #EUMS
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BEN CONNOR retweeted
Leaving the European Union has done immense damage to living standards, to businesses and to economic growth in London and across the country. It’s great to see the Prime Minister calling out this historic mistake. Looking forward to working with the PM to open a new chapter in EU relations.
"Brexit has done more harm than good." Andy Burnham says he will 'lay out options' at the next reset summit to tighten the relationship between the EU and UK. trib.al/RZyLi0j 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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BEN CONNOR retweeted
Andy Burnham opening the door to rejoining the EU is a masterstroke. Single market, trade gets easier, the economy boosts and Reform’s wet dream of ripping up the Equality Act becomes practically impossible. Let's get it done.
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Yep - his parents - Kruger's parents - Braverman's parents - Braverman's husband - Farage's ex wife - Farage's girlfriend - Zahawi and his parents
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People say 16 and 17 year olds are too stupid to vote...
What have I just experienced. 🤯
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Tommy Robinson releasing a sleek, pre-emptive video is the ultimate giveaway that the upcoming Channel 4 Dispatches investigation is going to be absolutely brutal. He knows the facts are coming, so he's desperately trying to manage the damage beforehand. Grifters always use the exact same playbook: when a real investigative journalist holds them accountable, they immediately cry mainstream media hit piece to keep their followers blindfolded. He isn't getting ahead of the story, he is running scared from it. Let's see if his supporters actually look at the evidence or just swallow the deflection.
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BEN CONNOR retweeted
Will you look at that. @ZiaYusufUK has linked up with Ryan Bridge from Raise the Colours, who is currently on bail in connection with an assault. He is also on bail in a separate matter after being arrested on suspicion of causing racially or religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress.
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