“The super-rich do not spend their money on MPs out of generosity and out of the goodness of their hearts. They want something in return. This wealth is used to buy influence in this House; to get this place to serve their interests and not the interests of our constituents.”

🚨 BREAKING: Junior doctors in England have voted to accept their 22.3% government pay offer Yes: 65.9% No: 34.1%

Dr Vivek Trivedi, "Doctors have had huge pay cuts since 2008.. Doctors who were being paid £15 an hour will now be paid over £17 an hour" Vivek Trivedi Side note, most of my friends cleaners earn over £20 an hour. Doctors in the UK are still massively underpaid "Medicine is

I’ve suffered with my mental health, terribly on occasion, I’ve never downloaded indecent images of seven year old children like Huw Edwards and referred to the photos as “amazing”because I’m not a disgusting paedophile. STOP EXCUSING SEX OFFENDERS BY CITING MENTAL HEALTH.

Left: Kemi Badenoch, "I never have gaffes.. Or apologising for something.. That's not what I meant.. I never have to clarify.. Because I think very careful about what I say" Right: Kemi Badenoch, "10 years ago I hacked into a Labour MP's website and I changed all the stuff in

Let's rewrite the last 8 weeks... Courtesy of Barry Halverson

A reminder: The last government set up an unlawful PPE VIP Lane ‘A staggering £1.6 billion worth of contracts were awarded as a result of referrals from just ten politicians at the heart of the Conservative party’ Esther McVey was 1 of those 10 politicians

Amol Rajan: Are you glad to see the back of the Rwanda scheme? John Major(former PM): "Absolutely... I thought it was un-Conservative, un-British, if one dare say in a secular society, un-Christian, & unconscionable & I thought that this is really not the way to treat people."

Why?

John Major, "Brexit has made us weaker, poorer, it's not in the interests of our country" "The world saw us as a member of the European Union. It was a megaphone to amplify our power in the world.. Instead we are isolated and outside" "What has happened to the benefits of

"I grew up in a middle class family.. But I became working class when I was working in McDonalds" Yeah I can relate, I once visited the grounds of Buckingham Palace and was shocked to find that I was instantly transformed into a senior royal. Fuck me… what a moron.

🚨 BREAKING: Aslef train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to accept a 15% pay deal in a move that will put an end to two years of strikes Yes: 96% Turnout: 89%

I recently paid my painter £30 per hour. He did a good job - better than I could have. It then dawned on me that he earns more than the vast majority of healthcare and education staff. Quite something, how little we value those that look after our lives and our kids’ futures?

🚨 NEW: Nigel Farage could be ousted as leader of Reform UK if over half of the members lose confidence in his leadership The new proposal will be voted on at their conference [Christopher Hope📝]

The mouth breathers are going to be very confused when Democrats are showing up on election day to vote because there's no active pandemic going on

Today we put an end to the longest strike in the history of our railways, which cost our economy and the taxpayer more than £1bn. This clears the way for vital reforms which will modernise our railways. This Labour Government will always put passengers and taxpayers first.

🚨 NEW: The UK’s border security is at risk due to an error in post-Brexit trade rules that has delayed the replacement of the Border Force fleet until at least 2030 Liz Truss' failure to exclude shipbuilding from trade rules will also raise costs from £60m to £300m [The Times and The Sunday Times]

Photos from Southampton games attended by Rishi Sunak do NOT show him sitting in the stands among the general public, but in cordoned off seats, as Sir Keir Starmer does now. (Deleted previous tweet for accuracy).

Hugely irresponsible headline by the BBC. As the Inquiry highlighted, The absence of strong evidence is not the same as evidence something doesn’t work Now what happens during the next pandemic? “Remember the Covid Inquiry said no evidence good masks work” Terrible journalism!

🚨This is absolutely ridiculous Wes Streeting MP. We have a desperate shortage of nurses yet newly registered nurses (NRNs) are finding it difficult to secure NHS nursing jobs and are working as baristas, shop assistants and bar staff! In an online poll, 42% of 159 NRNs who