The Rwanda scheme dismantled, through numbers.

Right, the new phrase from the government is:

We want to stop the boats.
Labour want to stop the planes.

Not from the gov:

We also want you to ignore the fact that we’ve granted asylum to Rwandan citizens this year … because Rwanda is so safe …

theguardian.com/world/2024/jan…

With the Rwanda Bill set to become law today. What do we know about where it stands with the public.🧵of some of our insights. Firstly public opinion on the scheme has been remarkably consistent despite twists and turns, consistently registering plurality but not majority support

Gutted for Coventry.

… and I’m a Manchester United fan.

#FACup #COVMUN

So what is he meant to do with his arm …? That’s a ridiculous decision.
#COVMUN #FACup

Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has pledged to make the Thames “swimmable” within ten years ⬇️ thetimes.co.uk/article/sadiq-…

I stayed non partisan and fact based

“I just can’t wait to soak in that atmosphere.”

Musician, teacher, and cancer patient Nathaniel Dye will run the London Marathon while playing a trombone.

Nathaniel Dye | Alexis Conran 𝕏

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Tories for a month: BUUUURN ANGELA RAYNER!!!!!

Grant Shapps this morning to Kay Burley: “There’s a process in this country where one is innocent until proven guilty - not guilty simply because an allegation is made.”

Provided “one” is not a working class woman, evidently.

‘Sovereignty’ though …

This is something I see every day in clinic and our practice pharmacists are dealing with constantly - it was absolutely not something we had to deal with before

*Drug shortages, now normal in UK, made worse by Brexit, report warns*

If you watch one clip today make it this one.

Quite extraordinary ….

Paul Marshall steps down as Chair of Ark Schools & Ventures following HOPE not hate The News Agents investigation into his social media activity. Follows campaign from parents.

Sir Paul remains in the running to buy The Telegraph as well a major investor in GBNews.

Exactly right. This bears down to the granular level. On any night out, you'll be told what to do numerous times: you can't take drinks outside, you can't smoke in this area, you must vacate this space before 9pm, you must stand to the right of the line if you drink here.

'I'm really pleased. The bill passed on Conservative numbers. It's great news for the PM's top priority.'

Umm. 106 Tory MPs abstained and 69 voted against their own PM's 'top priority'. That's nearly four times his majority. The bill did NOT 'pass on Conservative numbers'. ~AA

Labour source unconfirmed: 58 Tory MPs, including six ministers, vote against government on smoking ban

Nit picking.

I mean… £100bn … pffft.

Ah yes, the Daily Star, famously dependent on its 'London elite' audience

via ⁦Hugo Rifkind⁩

This really is quite a chart