Lies Industry UK - Darren Jones: An inquiry is underway into the leaking of confidential information to The Guardian. Tom Whitehead, FCDO Deputy Director of Communications, is the husband of The Guardian political editor Crerar.

What is the point of a vetting process when the outcome isn’t shared?

The Guardian is not a friend to this government and as a longtime Guardian reader I’m more than disappointed.

Absolutely there is. Greens and Reform will win well in the local elections and the electorate will be able to see what they do with power. I have a hunch they won’t be that impressed.

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Did he leak the Mandelson vetting story to the Guardian I wonder 💭

When Angela Rayner underpaid £40,000 in stamp duty, Richard Tice said it was "morally completely indefensible” and she should resign if she had “any moral decency”.

Now we learn he set up four shell companies that let him avoid paying £100,000 he owed in tax and to then transfer the cash to Reform

Well he would say that wouldn’t he?

Yes fair.

Probably the Guardian

And the Guardian’s

Like I said, I am uninterested in your view of Streeting. You obviously have some sort of agenda here which is nothing to do with what I was talking about. You crack on in your parallel universe and have a good day.

I honestly have no idea what you are on about.

I would argue that it is the BMA that is trying to destroy the NHS to be honest. There were never in favour of having an NHS. I also reject your characterisation of Streeting, but that is a difference in opinion.

If you're not interested in engaging with my point that's fine.

The facts are the doctors went on strike for the 15th time despite having a 28.9% pay rise and turning down a 4.9% pay rise on top of that as well as 1000 training places which they asked for. My friend had her op cancelled because of their actions. Those are the facts I am talking about.

As is your inability to engage with the facts.

They don't in Wales

I'm not interested in what you think of Wes Streeting. My argument is about doctors holding patients to ransom by standing on picket lines when they should be working. That's it. They have had a massive pay rise and should do the job they're paid to do.

That's nothing to do with the point I have been making.

Check out the Hippocratic oath.

He's not a doctor though is he?

Yes is winning on 58%

Mail is running a poll on whether the UK should rejoin the EU.

Takes seconds to vote and it's going hilariously well...

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

I think Labour are well aware they have lost votes to Greens. But you seem to forget that Labour are actually in government, so it makes no sense for them to step aside for anyone.

Yes, every post is about Labour, not Reform

I’d say it’s the other way round. Greens continue to bash Labour, but say they want to defeat the far right. So if Reform get in it will be because the Greens have gifted them a victory

Isn't he forgetting that it was the Tories who hollowed out the defence budget?

I also missed this. My apologies. Follow Adam!

Our dogs in the car 🐾🐾🐾

Exactly. They say they want to take on the far right so why don’t they?