My polling station in Gospel Oak this morning.

#SAVotingAbroad great vibes 1st hour down

Too many 'sensible' centrist politicians have policies make absolutely no economic sense. Emmanuel Macron is the preeminent example, writes Philip Pilkington 👇 buff.ly/457QEsc

every year, roland garros (the french open) asks an artist to create a poster for the tournament today, the collection has become an *incredible* display of tennis as modern art let's take a look at some of the best ones — starting with this iconic 1984 poster by gilles aillaud

If you want any proof that the UK stopped being a serious country travel through Heathrow Airport this afternoon. 45 minutes sitting on tarmac after landing Home Office border force had one person on Egate assistance and now British Airways baggage with 3 HR delay

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These people do not have “legitimate concerns” they’re racists. & to the non-white right wingers who are “big on Twitter” cheering them on, if they saw you on the street they’d do this to you too. They don’t care about your politics or care who you are. Twitter isn’t real life.

Jane Haynes Hi Jane, as moronic as some of those scenes were around Heartlands, it was community elders who stepped in to ensure that matters did not escalate. Last night at the Clumsy Swan pub, Yew Tree, Yardley.

Now’s the time to please check in on your Black, Brown and minority friends, family, neighbours and colleagues. In many parts of the country, they don’t feel safe. A thread:

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Most times when we celebrate winners we sometimes forget the behind the scenes. This is a shout out to LETSILE TEBOGO ‘s coach! 🇧🇼 Dose Mosimanyane!Thank you big guy for the endless effort to nurture the amazing talent! Hardwork and dedication has made Botswana and Africa PROUD👏🏼

Snoop Dogg needs to be a permanent fixture at the Olympics. What a fun personality he is #ClosingCeremony #Paris2024

Hero of the day: Abdullah who stopped the Leicester Square attacker ❤️

Trophy hunter Cameron Hopkins bragged about killing three Cheetah cubs and posted the dead bodies online. The scumbag even boasted: “My name is Cameron Hopkins and I proudly killed three Cheetah cubs… I’d do it again. 🤬 #EndTrophyHunting NOW! @RickyGervais Peter Egan

Sick of the Boris Johnson brigade throwing tantrums and threatening to leave whenever they feel they’re not getting their way! Let’s be real: calling yourself “right-wing” while longing for Boris is a joke. Boris was more left-wing than Tony Blair on immigration, economics, and

Penny Mordaunt for Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan?

Some will think this communique is harmless. It’s not. As I saw at G7, G20 and WTO meetings, they are used for policy making at multi-lateral organisations and we will pay for this work to be done. There are two likely reasons why this has been signed🧵👇 thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

A lot of people who should know better spent yesterday outraged that Kemi focused on education at PMQs - and yet here we see the fruits. There is almost nothing the opposition to a landslide government can *do*, so forcing a retreat on a major bill is a huge win.

Julian Jessop 🎗 Tom - you are sooooo right. The government should not be within a million miles of the decision making process on asset allocation. Investments must be made by professional analysts on merit!

Live political players have driven four revolutions in the organisation of Britain since the war. We need a fifth, but none of the main parties appear to appreciate what is necessary. The first great postwar change was economic, and was undertaken by Clement Atlee's Labour