After I tweeted this thread, the Home Office phoned me up and said I was lying.

Trying desperately to work this press release into a political piece about the rising cost of living.

This is Reform's largest vote share so far

North: Tories 18, Reform 21
Midlands: Tories 21, Reform 21

Hi there. No, Alicia Fitzgerald and I are not married. Good friends and colleagues, but that’s it.

“The pair proudly flaunt their denim”
Peter Cardwell

I’m going to be Peter Cardwell’s sidekick for a full 3 hours until 1pm. What a treat. Our asylum system, falling out of love with the NHS, and whether we are symbols of Western Imperialism - all coming up!

The fact that we are all collectively shocked that an MP from one party can be polite about an MP from another party speaks volumes about the state of politics and what has become ‘normal’.

Good Morning! Now: Alicia Fitzgerald, Matthew Stadlen and will geddes weighs in on #TalkTODAY ; The Biggest and Best at #Breakfast with Jeremy Kyle and Nicola Thorp to talks about China Cyber Attacks. #TalkTV

After further Rwanda defeats in Lords last night, Gov had a choice - bring bill back to Commons next week pre-recess or delay til April 15. They chose to delay despite calling this emergency legislation. Big driver? Keeping fractious party happy by giving them early Easter ... 1/

“Another blow to the government on this flagship policy that seems to be failing at every single hurdle.”

The House of Lords has handed the government new defeats on the Rwanda bill. Peers approved four amendments, including one requiring 'due regard' for laws.

Alicia Fitzgerald

I asked a Labour insider about this recently. Their answer? “No one with a family wants to do the job any more”. Which is, if true, a massive issue.

Diane Abbott was offered the Labour whip back if she agreed to offer a more fulsome apology and undergo antisemitism training, but turned the offer down, I am told 👇👇
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

EXCLUSIVE

More people see the Conservatives as a high tax party than Labour, post-Budget polling has found

48% of voters associate the Tories with high taxes – including two in five of their 2019 supporters

telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

I didn’t lie Your Honour, I threw you off the scent 🙏🏻

Ouch. But I guess you could (and he probs will) argue that technically he’s not really ‘defecting’, as he’s already been suspended by the Conservatives rather than leaving on his own accord.

Been told that this week we can expect to see a handful more Conservative MPs defect to Reform and join Lee Anderson.

Lee Anderson defects to Reform and is now their first and only MP…

EXC: Tory MPs propose ‘Super Thursday’ plan - holding an ECHR Referendum on the same day as a General Election

Aimed to ‘square off’ threat from Reform and Nigel Farage

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

Gazpacho police - cold, raw and made up from the leftovers that no one likes?