Alistair McBay #FBPE #RejoinEU #onceawasp
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Atheist, humanist, secularist &, so it seems, woke lefty Remainiac & Scottish 'extremist'! Freedom FROM religion as well as freedom of religion. #onceawasp
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Vance inhabits “a small, energetic world of conservative Catholic intellectuals, lawyers and politicians” - NYT. We know Opus Dei has been throwing resources into penetrating these fields – especially in DC, now its largest community in the US.
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A new book — not The Da Vinci Code — shows just how much sway the mysterious right-wing Catholic group has — and might have over Trump’s next term.
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Former @Conservatives peer @SayeedaWarsi tells me on @Channel4News the “loons, closet racists and fruitcakes” once derided by @David_Cameron are now “mainstreamed” in her party.
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Vance has also been a member of the Teneo Network since 2018. This is run by Leonard Leo, another Opus Dei affiliate who sits on the board of the Opus Dei hub in DC, and who is also funding Project 2025. https://t.co/Tg3Etq8gyh
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Vance gave the speech to the secretive Teneo Network. The GOP vice presidential nominee has been a member of the Leonard Leo-backed group, which seeks to cultivate conservative influence in business...
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Labour government confirms £22billion for carbon capture projects in England
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What this Nadine Dorries? 10 years ago.. 'Tory MP Nadine Dorries has apologised to the Commons for failing to declare her fee for appearing on ITV's I'm a Celebrity … £82,000, after being censured by the parliamentary standards watchdog' Source: The Guardian
Keir Starmer doesn’t get to choose how much he pays back (6k so far) or what the ethics are surrounding his decision to accept up to £100k worth of freebies. But, now that he has, and has attempted to make a virtue of paying for a few of the freebies, he’s going to pay for the
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BREAKING: Mike Lindell associate and former Mesa Clerk Tina Peters was sentenced today to 9 years in prison for her role in hacking Dominion voting machines to try and prove Trump won the 2020 election. Complete story … https://t.co/DXiJ6c9amK
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Former Mesa Clerk Tina Peters was sentenced today in Colorado
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BREAKING 🚨🚨🚨 Man who opened negotiations with Mauritius over the ownership of the Chagos Islands is reportedly “Shocked and appalled” at the idea now that he’s in opposition.
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Here is Trump meeting with Tina Peters, who was just sentenced to 9 years in prison for hacking voting machines. https://t.co/eQ77q0RgB0
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Jack Smith reveals that Trump planned to declare victory before the ballots were even counted in 2020. This is what Roger Stone advised him to do. 1/
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While prepping to interview Boris Johnson tomorrow, by mistake I sent our briefing notes to him in a message meant for my team. That obviously means it’s not right for the interview to go ahead. It’s very frustrating, and there’s no point pretending it’s anything other than
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Rule 1: There's always a tweet.
When I was Foreign Secretary I banned the use of the phrase “deeply concerned” It is lazy, meaningless, and disguises a lack of action. The government shouldn’t be a spectator or commentator. We should say what we plan to do rather than how we feel.
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@bbclaurak “Whilst prepping to interview a former Prime Minister who I really wanted to hold to account, despite never actually doing that when he was Prime Minister, I inadvertently gave him a heads up of my really weak questions”
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📺 Audience member on #bbcdn, who moved to Scotland from England, talks about her comparative experience in the two nations and says the NHS is much better in Scotland. “Here, I can’t fault the NHS, they’re wonderful”. Not comfortable viewing for the Tories and Labour…
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DAN RATHER: ".. If there’s one thing Vance has learned from Trump, it’s that lying to get ahead is OK. If you get caught, just double down and lie some more. .. Who’s going to fact check you? Well, apparently not CBS News.” @thedailybeast
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“Their responsibility is to call out lies. If they don’t do that on live television, during the most consequential election in modern history, they are the lesser for it,” he said.
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James Cleverly, "We got Boris Johnson elected and we got Brexit done" Celebrating two of the greatest disasters to hit this country is not the best look 🤷♂️
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*Massive* donations to the Tory candidates, with Tom Tugendhat having trousered another £152,500 since the last register a month ago. James Cleverly next on £89,000, then Kemi Badenoch on £40,000.
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And by (genuine) chance - a new register of MPs' interests has just dropped. Robert Jenrick has received nearly £135,000 in donations in less than a month, including £25,000 more from mystery company The Spott Fitness.
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Kemi Badenoch is running her leadership campaign from the home of wealthy Tory donor Neil Record. Neil Record is the chair of the climate science denial group Net Zero Watch. He's also the life vice president of the Institute of Economic Affairs, closely linked to Liz Truss.
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