At last !! 👏👏 First time I've seen on major UK news programme a reminder that the UK receives FAR FEWER asylum claims than most EU countries - it's NINETEENTH in Europe per population !! You wouldn't think so from most reports on it ! 👏👏@BBCMarkEaston Huw Edwards 👇👇

‘You received £30 from your daughter for your birthday, so we’ve cancelled your pension & deported your carer’

Fixing the carer shortage by banning carers is a bit like going for net zero by opening oil fields, or growing an economy by not trading with your neighbours, or fostering biodiversity by pumping shit into your waterways, or cutting waiting lists by building fantasy hospitals. 🧐

If Gary Lineker were speaking out in favour of Rwanda plan, I’m sure his critics would be praising him for using his position responsibly

All these people claiming WhatsApp wipes your phone if you get a new one forget that we all have WhatsApp and know an idiot change a phone without this happening. Mind you tech bro Rishi was the only MP who messed up online voting

Based on some recent conversations, I felt like a thread was needed on some of the issues surrounding medical training, and how they intersect with the long term workforce plan. Buckle in for a long one 1/14 🧵

DOCTORS STRIKES - CONTEXT IS KEY 100million hospital appts/year 12m cancelled by hospitals 7m cancelled by patients 8m not attended by patients 1m cancelled because Govt won’t negotiate realistic deal with Drs In Scotland - no strikes - pay deal agreed with doctors BLAME GOVT

Twats to the left of me, twats to the right…

This seems to be the first Christmas that Ukraine truly celebrates in the new, western way, on December 24 and 25. I can see it in the streets of this country right now. We are truly going West where we belong. On this Christmas Eve, please remember that Ukraine is fighting

It is important sometimes to take a step back and look at what is really happening in #Ukraine. A thread: 1/5

For those of you who missed it last night, Greg Hemphill’s excellent Neil Oliver sketch:

As the waters recede on another monster flood, thousands of homes and businesses along the Severn and Wye remain dry thanks to flood defences. They work. But they’re not the answer to future flooding and are creating a false sense of security. A (long!) 🧵

There's been a lot of nonsense spouted about Labour's £28bn green investment plans. And doubtless there'll be lots more nonsense spouted in the coming months. With that in mind, here's my primer on the plan - and its affordability. No nonsense. But maybe one or two charts...

Our BBC Panorama Trouble At The Post Office in August 20I5 had a Fujitsu whistleblower who said Horizon computer generated errors. This was the first time outsiders knew for a fact the Post Office was lying. So it is unfair to criticise Keir Starmer and Ed Davey who were

Could end small boats crossings and hotel check ins tomorrow by opening a processing centre in Calais. But no one advocates that because the purpose of Rwanda or Reform’s “ideas” isn’t actually to smash gangs and save lives - it’s to demonise refugees.

I'm so fed up with this #Boats & #Rwanda debate. It is all we seem to have talked about this year, when we have many other pressing priorities. I accept that we need a more sensible debate about managing #Asylum and #Immigration, but this #Rwanda debate is surely not it. Why

All the evidence that is needed that Reform are bat shit crazy. Coming up with stupid impractical ideas is all they can do. Richard Tice MP 🇬🇧

“They are dividing a society, they are making us feel like refugees are the scum” Barrister Hashi Mohamed says the rhetoric created by the Rwanda policy is “poison” and describes the policy as “unconscionable” #bbcqt bit.ly/48W6WFg

If you watch one thing today, make sure that it’s this… absolutely pin sharp evisceration of Rishi Sunak, the Tory Party, and their Rwanda Bill #bbcqt

Has Elon Musk finally switched off the automatic crypto/girlie likes and follows from spam accounts?