Richard Short
@EHOinExile
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An EHO in Exile, Chairman Homeless Charity & Former Parliamentary Candidate. Toryworker. Views are mine and mine alone. Accidental RTs possible Pronoun - m'duck
Lincs Lancs London
Joined January 2010
I've been practising JuJitsu for 40 years under the stewardship of the unstoppable Sensei Alan Francis (6th Dan). He set up his own club in 1996 and established Leigh JuJitsu in 1998. Huge thanks to film producers, @CarlettEagle, for making this featurettes of one amazing club
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CONFIRMED: Rachel Reeves plotted to tax pubs. And she lied about it. Is there any wonder the British public have completely lost confidence in her?
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Suella Braverman says she’s happy with Nigel Farage’s socialist policies. An honest moment from Reform UK at last.
NEW I am happy with Nigel Farage pursuing socialist policies, Suella Braverman tells @GBNEWS' Chopper's Political Podcast after defecting to Reform UK https://t.co/JqgZNKxcpt
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RIP Palmerston Retired Chief Mouser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office who died yesterday aged 12. Larry and Palmerston were never best of friends but like any good civil servant they worked together to get the job done.
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Is Britain Broken? Our latest Party Political Broadcast:
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RIP Palmerston Retired Chief Mouser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office who died yesterday aged 12. Larry and Palmerston were never best of friends but like any good civil servant they worked together to get the job done.
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A Young Conservatives action day in Fylde, we are out across St Anne’s-on-the-Sea delivering my annual survey. A fantastic group of young, committed Conservative activists - plus Roger from the Association (sorry, Roger 😂).
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Yesterday at Reform UK led @Kent_cc I was gagged. A perfectly compliant budget ammendment to defund political advisors and transfer the £140,000 funding to community grants was not allowed to be debated. In my five years on KCC this is the first time this has happened.
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WTF! Never had Suella as a one nation type. Did she mistake ReformUK for ProgressUK?
NEW I am happy with Nigel Farage pursuing socialist policies, Suella Braverman tells @GBNEWS' Chopper's Political Podcast after defecting to Reform UK https://t.co/JqgZNKxcpt
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This guy is the best 👌
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WTF! Never had Suella as a one nation type. Did she mistake ReformUK for ProgressUK?
NEW I am happy with Nigel Farage pursuing socialist policies, Suella Braverman tells @GBNEWS' Chopper's Political Podcast after defecting to Reform UK https://t.co/JqgZNKxcpt
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@LeaderofKCC Sorry, I don't remember Reform's campaign slogan ... "Vote for us and we'll hike your taxes by almost 4%"
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@LeaderofKCC As you know, Linda, councils can’t borrow for day to day spending. The debt was principally incurred for a by pass. Would you not have done that? You also know your ‘savings’ are simply smoke and mirrors
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Thing is, Arron, running a council in an age of ageing residents and children and adults with special needs where you have legal responsibilities is tough. The fact you didn’t know that whilst clearly saying in your campaigns that you would fix it all, improve services and cut
You bankrupted the council sunshine.
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We already face the highest tax on a Great British holiday - we are also the only country in EU that doesn’t have a lower VAT rate for hospitality if the government is serious about tackling the cost of living the last thing they should do is add another tax on working families.
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History has been made today at Kent County Council. After promising to cut council tax, Reform have raised council tax by slightly less than the legal maximum. Well done team Reform 🩵
History has been made today at Kent County Council. Reform has passed a balanced budget and a council tax rise of just 3.99%. Well done team Reform 🩵
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Been in Parliament for almost 2 years. Still a rookie
I am disgusted at Labour MP Rachel Blake, who decided to make a cheap political point over my visit to a synagogue in the same constituency as the Houses of Parliament. Why are so many Labour MPs just deeply antisemitic?
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VAT in Hospitality! And why we need it changed. We buy our food in zero vat rated and as soon as we sell it within our restaurant VAT is added. So in simple terms when we buy a steak in at £20 (for example) and sell that steak at £20 we only reveive £16 as £4 goes to VAT.
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Hospitality is in every corner of the country and at the heart of our communities. Thank you to @cajardine for making the case for a reduced rate of VAT for the hospitality sector. A cut to VAT would drive investment and lower prices.
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He's not wrong ....
@policylaila Laila. You are attacking this Conservative MP for being dismissive of our inquiry. How have Reform contributed to the rape gang inquiry? All Reform MPs were asked to attend our survivor event in Westminster. None came. More Labour MPs made the effort than Reform. They certainly
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.@mimsdavies you are the absolute best. Thoroughly deserved
🤩 Well, this is a huge honour! 🏆 I was delighted to be presented with this award for Men’s Health Champion 2025 as part of my work as Co-Chair for the All Party Parliamentary Group for Men & Boys. Thank you @MovemberUK 💙 This is crucial work & I have to admit I was very
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