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At least 20% of Reform MPs are revolting – politicalbetting.com
At least 20% of Reform MPs are revolting – politicalbetting.com
? Farage acts like a ‘messiah’, says Reform MPFirst public rift emerges after Elon Musk appears to tout Rupert Lowe as a future leader of the partyhttps://t.co/NWWQKgQIjo
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Have you been? I’m looking for Uruguay tips - something unusual. I’m doing the normal Montevideo, wine country, punta del este itinerary. It would be good to squeeze in something unusual. A bit of NOOM
Everything I’ve read indicates Uruguay is rather devoid of Noom. Pleasant and sunny and all that but no noom
Not been, I’m afraid. Good place for nuclear escape though. That’s sort of noomy by association.
He's just a Putin-lovin' tw@
Complaints against Lowe referred to the police by Zia Yusuf.
https://x.com/mrharrycole/status/1898058063846019397
This is always the risk with small parties. They can’t afford internal strife
Maybe I will have to heed the call of my nation after all
NEWS: Inside the explosive Cabinet meeting where Musk clashed with Trump's appointees.
https://x.com/maggieNYT/status/1898058005611991528
Mr. Musk was unimpressed. He told Mr. Rubio he was “good on TV,” with the clear subtext being that he wasn’t good for much else. Throughout all of this, the president sat back in his chair, arms folded, as if he were watching a tennis match.
After the argument dragged on for an uncomfortable time, Mr. Trump finally intervened to defend Mr. Rubio as doing a “great job.” Mr. Rubio has a lot to deal with, the president said. He is very busy, he is always traveling and on TV, and he has an agency to run. So everyone just needs to work together.
The meeting was a potential inflection point after the frenetic first weeks of Mr. Trump’s second term. It yielded the first significant indication that Mr. Trump is willing to put some limits on Mr. Musk, whose efforts have become the subject of several lawsuits and prompted concerns from Republican lawmakers, some of whom have complained directly to the president.
Literally the only reason they'd have employed people is because of Covid.
*TESLA SHARES ERASE ELECTION RALLY, DOWN 48% FROM RECORD HIGH
Firstly that Farage is difficult to work with, as previous splits in the UKIP MEP body demonstrated. If Reform have 5 MPs at the end of the parliament, I would be very astonished if they are the same 5 as now.
Secondly, as I mentioned yesterday, Lowe is too old, and Reform don't have anyone young enough to be a leader in waiting.
Tesla soared after Trump’s win, from a price already inflated on the assumption of continued sales growth. If sales are plummeting around the world, as early data suggests, they’ve got some way to fall yet.
And indeed the history of Conservatives and Labour.
Reform meltdown
https://x.com/jonsopel/status/1898060021625168140
Trump just pledged new tariffs on Canada, either for lumber and dairy (or maybe everything, it's unclear) -- as soon as today, or on Monday or Tuesday. He's speaking in the Oval Office still.
Also, as PJH notes, Farage apparently is just very hard to work with. Though I think part of it is the atmosphere the party wants to foster makes its people harder to control - I felt that way with Boris and the 2019 intake, even if his own positions were more flexible than his campaign rhetoric might be, many of those elected were true believers.
Maybe I’ll just have to satisfy myself with the basic strangeness of being in “Uruguay”. Which, I guess, is what you’re saying
At least give some more time to your companies, Elon!
Now Selfie, shades into the lead by hundredths of a second, clear
Third goes Sizzle, a team GB member. No room for error, now. Sadly eliminated, goes round the back of the fence.
Fourth, Spider the spaniel. Looks slower than the collies, five faults, jumps off the dog walk before the marker. 32.4
Finally Taxi, looking fast. Another spaniel. 32.8 and clear.
So Selfie wins, by 0.11 seconds
Paraguay looks weirder. I knew someone who spent 6 months there working on some sort of ranchy farm before having a breakdown and escaping.
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I think
I’ve just walked from Highgate down to Camden. Giving London an MOT
Result?
Positive. London feels good. Busy. Prosperous. Young. Dynamic. Lots of once empty shops are now
in use. Camden in particular is rammed. Not sure why - midweek? Also - I sense more people back in the office
Of course the spring sun helps. As does half a bottle of Albariño and some decent oysters with an old pal
But still. London thrives. If only the rest of the country had the same pzazz
https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/33725520/uk-banana-shortage-storms/
Next another GB team member, competition holders, collie - but it all goes wrong. Eliminated. They’re pushing to beat that first fast time.
Next Maggie, collie cross, last years number two. Five faults. 33.2.
Last of the Medium dogs, Willow the spaniel. It’s fast. 31.2 secs, goes into second.
Baileys wins. Ole
Well how about this chap. Boris Johnson nominated for two literary awards for his book Unleashed. Best fiction book in the World ever, and best audio book in the World ever.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/national/24988920.gillian-anderson-boris-johnson-among-british-book-awards-nominees/
Trump 'finding it more difficult to deal with Ukraine' - and says he believes Putin
Ukraine has to "get on the ball and get the job done", Donald Trump says now as he answers questions on the war.
"They're bombing the hell out of Ukraine... I'm finding it more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine," he adds.
Russia has "all the cards", he says, and says it "may be easier" to deal with Moscow, despite their position.
Asked if he believes Vladimir Putin when he says he wants peace, Trump says "yeah... I believe him".
https://x.com/TheBeaverton/status/1897690024172568684
Hopefully the erstwhile Reform supporters on here are suitably shamefaced.
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/03/06/donald-trumps-economic-delusions-are-already-hurting-america
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2gx52xqqpo
..Gaberova, of Euston, north London, Ivanova, of Harrow, north London, and Ivanchev, of Acton, west London, were convicted of conspiracy to spy, while Ivanova was also convicted of possessing multiple false identity documents.
They were working for fellow Bulgarian Orlin Roussev, 47, who ran the spy ring from a 33-room former guest house in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
Here police found a "treasure trove" of spying gadgets and equipment, including cameras hidden in ties, a camera hidden in a fake rock, and glasses containing recording equipment.
Roussev previously admitted conspiracy to spy, alongside Biser Dzhambazov, 43, of Harrow, while a sixth defendant, Ivan Stoyanov, 34, of Greenford, west London, admitted spying before the trial.
The cell's key targets were investigative journalists Christo Grozev and Roman Dobrokhotov, whose work includes exposing Russia's role in the nerve agent attacks on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in 2020 and Sergei Skripal in Salisbury in 2018.
As part of the surveillance, Gaberova was instructed to befriend Mr Grozev, with Roussev describing him as "hooked and in love" with her in WhatsApp messages.
Another operation included carrying out surveillance at a military site where Ukrainian soldiers were being trained, around the time of Russia's invasion of the country in 2022...
Funky the Collie 31.6 secs clear.
Another Willow, collie, goes next, eliminated, it all goes wrong.
Third is collie Banana. Goes clear at 30.1; top Banana!
Finally Streak the collie. Fast. But five faults, knocks a pole. 31.3
Banana wins !
One of the reason I want to go there is because John Gimlette wrote a book on it. On Paraguay. And he’s one of my favourite travel writers. His book on Sri Lanka - Elephant Complex - is superb: a masterclass in how to capture a nation - history, culture, ethos, potential noom - in one volume
Outside a few sectors where there’s a risk of dumping undermining UK manufacturers, our economy is quite nicely set up to benefit from diverted imports.
I don't think he has a clue what he's doing.
He just wants to be doing 'stuff'.
"Before taking office, Mr. Trump told top aides to think of each presidential day as an episode in a television show in which he vanquishes rivals."
Stelter wrote: “I think about this quote a lot.
Has Musk slipped him some ketamine ?
First is Copernicus the collie, from Wales. 32.1 clear - looks tough to beat at this size.
Legacy the brown collie is next. It’s fast. 31.1 but five faults
Lemon the black collie goes next, with the handler who just won the intermediates with Banana. Goes into the lead by 0.04 of a second !!
Last one, Eclipse, five early faults at the weaves, then eliminated.
Lemon wins by a whisker
Going after Rupert Lowe on “misogyny grounds” when your party selected an MP who went to jail for kicking his ex-girlfriend is wild btw
It is the only way to even begin to make sense of the shitshow.
He thinks he is still in the Apprentice.
https://www.alreporter.com/2025/03/06/historic-montgomery-bus-station-freedom-riders-museum-part-of-doge-ordered-sell-off/
It is projection, projection all day long.
You are a traitor, you have been elevated from a fucking appeaser.
https://x.com/rupertlowe10/status/1898064525007462499
I am disappointed, but not surprised, to read Reform’s untrue and false allegations. Let me be abundantly clear - this investigation is based on zero credible evidence against me, as has been repeatedly stated by the neutral investigator. None has been provided.
I have cooperated and spoken at length with the KC they instructed, at great cost to the party, to investigate a minor staff matter.
I have just spoken to the KC. She is dismayed that this statement has been made, and reiterated that no evidence against me has been sent to her. She stated that this has been issued before the investigation has even started.
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I do not believe that Reform members will be pleased to know that their membership fees are being spent on instructing expensive lawyers to investigate their own MPs, over matters that are entirely baseless and have been dealt with in the correct Parliamentary procedure, with HR’s full involvement and support. The staff member in question only raised a vexatious complaint once disciplinary proceedings had been initiated against them for serious wrongdoing. The other individual mentioned, dropped her appeal.
If they want to kick me out over false claims, they’ll have to finally present some credible evidence against me. There is none, as the KC has just told me. Again.
A complete inability to accept even the most mild constructive criticism without such a malicious reaction is not effective leadership.
This is our party as much as it is Nigel’s.
Just a guess.
But it doesn't change the fact you're cheering a pack of risibles.
This is live.
But for the moment to have a known pro Trump, Russia appeasing, populist fantasising outfit around and contained is OK tactically. All that is needed, even if Reform stay on 25%+ of the vote, is for millions of ordinary voters to vote in the next GE for the party, LD,Lab or Tory, that can beat Reform.
Reform are so positioned that, as things stand, this would happen.
However Farage has been better on Ukraine/Trump since...
But he is a problem for Reform as much as he is an asset. Indeed the problem is, in part, that he IS such an asset. He overshadows everyone else, and he has political skills none of the others possess. He IS Reform to most voters
That's fine if you are essentially a one issue pressure group like UKIP: they were remarkably succcessful at achieving their one objective. Brexit. They did it
But Farage is trying to grow a real political party here, that can credibly compete for the next GE, the trouble is to do this, Reform itself must outgrow Farage
Or is it still in storage somewhere?
Gives us a chance to look at what else is happening in the political world - like we used to do, before the new reality show from US started dominating. I’ve noticed Labour now looking certain to finish second at the next election and the country is going to be governed by a rather right wing populist Prime Minister, who looks like a Human Testicle. But first there’s going to be a biblical flood.
Can you see the picture I’m painting yet? It’s Australia! 🐨🦘
The winner is the Irish wolf hound, for the second year running. Second is the clumber spaniel, third the corgi, fourth the Mastiff.
Makes you fink, dunnit?
REPORTER: How concerned are you that the large-scale federal government layoffs will weaken the labor market?
TRUMP: The large-scale fentanyl what?
On 17 June 2023, the New York Times reported that the eagle and crest would be melted down and recast into a dove by Uruguayan artist Pablo Atchugarry.[48] A day later, however, Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou dropped the plan claiming that "there is an overwhelming majority that does not share this decision" and that "if one wants to generate peace, the first thing one has to do is to generate union. Clearly this has not generated it."[51]
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