Ben Houchen
@BenHouchen
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Mayor of the Tees Valley
North East, England
Joined March 2010
I assure you she’s delusional. She can thank @realDonaldTrump anytime just to set the record straight.
'We've played a key role behind the scenes in shaping this' Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the UK government has been involved in diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza. https://t.co/jnqh0Ns5QE
#TrevorPhillips 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
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Convicted rapist let out on bail AFTER BEING CONVICTED and goes missing in Two Tier Keir’s Britain How is this allowed to happen?! Further putting communities and women at risk. In Labour’s Britain we jail people over tweets but not convicted rapists… make it make sense
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Linking Digital ID with access to financial institutions is one obvious way central authorities will use it to curtail individual freedom. Sometimes dangerous policies are dressed up to make them look less threatening, ie, a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Digital ID is not that; it
🚨KEIR STARMER JUST ADMITTED DIGITAL I.D WILL BE USED TO MAKE PAYMENTS AND ACCESS MONEY We are turning into a communist state He's just said the quiet bit out loud THIS MUST BE STOPPED
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This is the sort of scandal that would once have brought a government down
EXC: Powell Met With Chinese Communist ‘Front Organisation’ Officials Before Becoming National Security Adviser https://t.co/w91MH8qxjX
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On @TimesRadio discussing how we can and must make the economy our central mission. With Labour set to raise taxes AGAIN and Reform planning to boost benefits and nationalise industry, now is the time for us to deliver a strong sensible economic plan. Party of sound money.
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I mean, they’re not wrong 🤷🏻♂️
Britain: where the government says it's powerless to stop a hate march but bans you from having a second glass of pop.
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Today’s Britain: Where the Government says it can’t even ban a literal terrorist organisation marching on our streets… Enough is enough. Take charge, get a grip and ban it. We will back you all the way!
Shabana Mahmood admits that she does not have the power to ban the Palestine Action protest this weekend.
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I am appalled by the horrific scenes in Manchester I stand with our Jewish communities and my thoughts are with the victims and their families. It is unbelievable that this must be said in 2025 - but action must be taken immediately to protect Jewish people across our country
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The future of the global economy is based on energy production. Who can produce cheap abundant energy, which fuels everything from AI to the chemical industry and everything in between. The UK’s energy policy of less energy, and less reliable energy will lead us into poverty.
The UK needs energy abundance. From nuclear power to hydrogen, we can grow our economy and protect the environment. But we cannot run ahead of economic viability or grid capacity. It is insane not to fully use our own oil and gas and instead import these from overseas (adding
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I don't think the IMF have recommended a single forecast per year... The IMF said first best option would be to operate with more ‘headroom’. They did suggest that the rules could be assessed only once per year, but explicitly said that two forecasts per year is best practice!
Chancellor Rachel Reeves @RachelReevesMP tells @TimesRadio she would like to go to one OBR forecast a year (from two). "The IMF have said that ... and I agree with their recommendations." OBR in the past have not been so keen ...
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Keir Starmer has just shown us who he really is. He believes anybody here on a time-limited visa is entitled to stay forever. He sees no distinction between Brits and people here on temporary visas. And if you disagree with him, he says you’re racist.
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🚂 Celebrating 200 Years of the Darlington & Stockton Railway 🚂 On 27th September 1825, history was made. Locomotion No.1 set off from Darlington and changed the world forever — the birth of the modern passenger railway. This was more than just a local achievement. It was the
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Keir Starmer, 11.00: 'We will take your most sensitive personal information and place it on a new compulsory national IT database'. Darren Jones, 15.00: 'The Government's IT systems are basically a pile of crap and not for for purpose'. Seriously. What are these people doing.
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This 👇
Arguably Starmer’s worst move to date. Will cost a fortune, take years, produce blunders meaning people can’t check into hotels etc. It’ll be vulnerable to hacking, power cuts, foreign sabotage. All businesses will need new expensive readers. And it won’t stop illegals.
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As simple as it gets 👇
The bond markets are simply the people and institutions who lend government money. We can avoid being “in hock” to them by reducing borrowing. We struggle now because our borrowing and debt are extremely high. Mr Burnham wants to increase borrowing.
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🚨Britain is losing £120 billion of investment - due to *bat surveys* Labs & data centres are being blocked by mountains of paperwork One fusion demonstration plant in Oxfordshire had to submit 4,000 pages of planning docs! A new @ukonward report reveals this & more...👇
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Growth is more than a political catchphrase. It’s the deciding factor on the prosperity of our nation
Chief Exec of BT: “We pay in business rates, energy levies and other government regulation and compliance costs 10 times the amount our peers pay in countries like Germany and the Netherlands” UK is actively repelling business
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First all the crazy stuff at the reform conference about how vaccines killed the Queen, now this.
"We were told thalidomide was a safe drug and it wasn't..." Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.
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It’s one thing to talk about growth and to put it in a headline - it’s entirely another to actually do it. This report gives real and practical suggestions as to how to do it. Great work from @SirSimonClarke and @ukonward Let’s hope someone in Government listens!
Britain is more regionally unequal than the former West and East Germany. To revitalise industry, and to prepare the UK for the technologies of the future, we need Industrial Growth Zones. And today @ukonward sets out what these should like.
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No, some women do not have a penis. You’re thinking of a man.
@BenHouchen Hi Ben and all the people who last did biology when they were at secondary school 😊✋. Some women do have a penis. Also there are some humans who are born trans or intersex. Throughout history, in every culture, before the internet. Trans and intersex people are very real -
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