Steve Norris
@StevenJNorris
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ex-MP,Transport Minister. Transport/Infrastructure/Property nerd. Used to be the Next Mayor of London
Joined July 2011
A reminder that it has now been 123 days since the @EHRC sent @bphillipsonMP its draft guidance on single-sex spaces. But she has yet to table it in parliament.
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Last night @Conservatives defeated the Government four times over its Chagos surrender. Surrendering a vital military base weakens our security and costs £35bn. Britain must project strength. Only the Conservatives will stand up to hostile actors and for our national interest.
Once again Labour have suffered a humiliating defeat on their shameful anti-British Chagos Surrender Bill. At every stage of this process, the Government has sought to silence and ignore the Chagossian people and dodge scrutiny for the outrageous handover of British territory
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▪️They lied on farming ▪️They lied on fishing ▪️They lied about taxes ▪️They lied to the disabled ▪️They lied to pensioners ▪️They lied to WASPI women ▪️They lied to small businesses ▪️They lied to communities on the small boat crossings No one voted for this.
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While Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves prattle on about turning Britain into a ‘defence industry superpower’ UK defence spending, third highest in NATO before invasion of Ukraine as share of GDP, is now the 12th highest. Last year Starmer-Reeves couldn’t even manage 2.5% of GDP on
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🚨 ‘More than 100 private schools forced to close due to VAT on fees’ The spirit of envy can destroy; it can never build. 📚 https://t.co/Sdo7PeZ6XV
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Julie Robinson, chief executive of the Independent Schools Council, said Labour’s move was "a bridge too far" for many independent schools
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@100glitterstars Wrong way round Graham..Starmer hates Brits..He proves that everyday.
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The idiots at energy regulator Ofgem, who spent £4m on refurbishing its London office and then allowed staff to WFH for 4 days out of 5, handed themselves a record £2million in bonuses last year with 1,633 employees picking up an average £1,100+. A racket we’re all paying for.
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The @Conservatives will Get Britain Working Again. ❌Restrict foreign national benefits. ❌Bring back the two-child benefit cap. ❌Cut welfare spending by £23 billion. ✅Reduce business rates. ✅Scrap the Family Firm Tax. ✅Introduce a £5,000 tax cut for young people.
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105 private schools have closed affecting 25,000 children since Labour’s imposition of VAT. An act of vandalism against education, driven by the politics of envy. These schools are never coming back. Unforgivable
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21% more people now unemployed since Labour took over. Tell me how this helps society?
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I spoke to a friend today who was still sitting on the fence. One video changed everything — Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech. His reaction was “I’ve never seen a party leader openly admit mistakes and show the backbone to fix them.” That was it. Decision made. He’s voting
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@bo66ie29 The Austin Allegro (aka All Aggro!) saloon was OK for its design, but sadly had typical British Leyland build quality - ie: poor! However, the estate version was ugly! Worse still was the Vanden Plas version with its front grille - it was a like a pig with lipstick! 🐖 💄 🤣🤦
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Laura Kuenssberg: “This year could make or break Sir Keir Starmer’s government” 24 hours is a long time in politics never mind an entire year, but I’m reasonably sure Kuenssberg never started the first show of the year saying similar things about a Tory government #bbclaurak
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“Change'' “Fixing the foundations” “Smash the gangs” “£22 billion black hole” “Mission-driven government” "A Decade of National Renewal" "Hope for the Future" “Rebuilding Britain.” “Delivery, Delivery, Delivery” You are literally a walking, talking sloganeering machine.
We need to shoot down this idea that slogans, easy answers, quick fixes and shortcuts are what fix the country.
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@Keir_Starmer We need to shoot down this idea that a party can get elected off the back of manifesto pledges that it discards immediately after getting themselves elected.
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My experience as one of her ministers when @KemiBadenoch was Business Secretary was that she understood and was 💯 behind small businesses Our announcements that we’ll scrap Stamp Duty and Business Rates for most pubs, shops and restaurants are 💯small business measures.
Under @KemiBadenoch , the changed Conservative Party is rebuilding and setting out a plan to get Britain working again through lower taxes, reforming welfare, cheaper energy, and taking a chainsaw to red and green tape.
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@afneil @BillyB_UK They’ve been in Government for 18 months and have demonstrably taken the country backwards on every front. Whether it is the economy, immigration, civil liberties, crime or allowing rampant anti-semitism, they are truly disgraceful. They will be shot down in 2029.
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Like smash the people smuggling gangs? Or growth growth growth. Or our spending plans are fully costed. Or there will be no need for major rises in taxes. Or … oh just add your own.
We need to shoot down this idea that slogans, easy answers, quick fixes and shortcuts are what fix the country.
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Not only did PM Starmer claim credit for the fall in inflation and the stock market rally in his interview with BBC'S Laura Kuenssberg, but he also had the temerity to try and hang the banking crisis on the previous government, when it happened under Labour's rule! Staggering!
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