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Liverpool fans heavily conflicted. Egypt have Mo Salah but are playing in United’s colours. Who to support? #AUSEGY
Paul Davey retweeted
🌡️ Europe 2026: Record-Breaking Heatwave
🇫🇷 France: Hottest day ever — 43.8°C
🇪🇸 Spain: Hottest June day — 42.7°C
🇩🇪 Germany: Hottest day ever — 41.5°C
🇨🇿 Czechia: Hottest day ever — 40.9°C
🇨🇭 Switzerland: Hottest June day — 38.8°C
🇩🇰 Denmark: Hottest day ever — 37°C
🇬🇧 UK: Hottest June day — 36.7°C
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France's all-time high temperature is 46.0°C recorded in 2019, not 43.8°C; UK's June record is 37.3°C. Several other records listed are outdated or incorrect. meteofrance.com/magazine/meteo… metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news-…
But what we really want to know is what do three random people in West Bromwich think of Starmer. Thank God for the 6 o’clock news! #wasteofgoodtime
"The prime minister is in office but not in power," Kemi Badenoch says
"Everyone is trying to pretend it's alright, it's not alright," the Conservative leader adds
Follow live: bbc.in/48TqGfk
I’m not sure those espousing a ban on marches protesting a genocide as a means of fighting anti-semitism have thought it through fully. Associating British Jews with Israel’s crimes isn’t going to make anyone safer. More likely the opposite. Stupid idea.
Can someone explain what’s wrong with Starmer saying yes, we knew Mandelson was a risk but thought it one worth taking because of his relationship with Trump? Everyone knew that and most people thought it also worth taking at the time.
Paul Davey retweeted
What an odd way to admit that your staff are committing crimes, and to let them know they won’t get in trouble when they commit more.
Apart from the small matter of killing tens of thousands of people, their actions have now increased food and fuel prices for everyone else. Isn’t it time they were sanctioned?
Paul Davey retweeted
Brexit has likely done more economic damage than feared.
Recent evidence suggests the economic cost of Brexit may be approaching twice the 4% impact assumed by the OBR.
The Chancellor has signalled a shift in approach to EU trade, but the effect will depend on how far the govt goes on alignement.
ALT Chart showing estimated fall in GDP per person resulting from Brexit (based on different specifications in a synthetic control model): UK, Q1-2026 to Q2-2025
Catching up, as you do, with the Tour of Sardinia, remembering when the south were the poor of Europe, and marvelling on what better condition their roads are in than ours these days. Ho hum.
Good. Not only was proscribing PA a misuse of terrorism laws, it was also patently absurd #GoTerrorGrannies
Palestine Action wins High Court challenge against government ban bbc.in/4rQYnFf
Paul Davey retweeted
UK Tax paid by Jim Ratcliffe in 2025: £0
UK tax paid by immigrants in 2025: £17,000,000,000
Paul Davey retweeted
Have written about the truth Starmer cannot say: he appointed Mandelson to the court of Trump not in spite of his relationship with Epstein but in a sense because of it, because of what it represented. Many congratulated him for it at the time. And are now pretending they didn’t.
I write about that hypocrisy. And one of my own.
Paul Davey retweeted
The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni.
Is that fair?
Surely the only reason Mandelson was appointed was because Starmer calculated his potential as a Trump whisperer outweighed the obvious risks. Epstein linked them both but not something anyone seems keen to talk about.
Full disclosure: I have kids
✍️ READ: My @theipaper column today on why Rachel Reeves’ defence of the scandalous student loan system betrays young people - and might prove to be her biggest mistake yet.
There seems to be no one who doesn’t think student loans are a scandal so how come Government is doing diddly squat about it?
At this rate the Tories might be electable again soon.
"Today I'm announcing that I resign the Conservative whip," Suella Braverman says
"I haven't taken this decision lightly," the former Conservative home secretary adds, as she announces her switch to Reform UK
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