Clue is in the job title. Prime Minister. Prime, yes, but prime among equals. Not presiding. It's a subtle difference that I'm entirely unsurprised is lost on the chap.

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE

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January 26, 2026 - Trump pummeled by Republican criticism over Pretti slaying in Minneapolis Simon's live chat with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC

Mine with @mrjamesob.bsky.social on why the slaying of Alex Pretti is a turning point in America.

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#pretti #minneapolis #ICE #BorderPatrol #lbc #simonmarks #news #uspolitics #midterms #deportations #Gaza #Ozturk #CanaryMission

You know what would also be awesome to bring to America? Universal healthcare. That's also a reason Europeans are healthy. Access to healthcare that doesn't bring bankruptcy.

The Tories made Shaun Bailey a Baron after he lost the Election to Sir Sadiq Khan.
The Tories made Zac Goldsmith a Baron after he lost the Election to Sir Sadiq Khan.
They haven't given Susan Hall a Damehood yet, but I suspect its only a matter of time.

Its Tories who reward failure, not Labour.

I love the irony of someone with an American accent trying to pontificate on a better healthcare model.

Another thing the media aren't pointing out, with CPTPP. The Tories are hailing it as a great step, at the same time as trying to sound hawkish on China. But China is in the process of joining the CPTPP. So this deal, which the Tories are hailing, is going to give China better access to our market.

As for Bluesky, at this point, it seems plain rude not to…

One thing which isn't in the article: there are a whole lot of people who got used to having political influence under the Tories and are struggling to adapt. And a similar trend among voters.

Sometimes governments do things you don't like! That isn't "undemocratic", and you can't hack the system

Fire guts upstairs bedroom in home as warning issued about household electrical appliance A warning has been issued about the dangers of electrical items after a fire gutted a bedroom having been started by an extension lead.

A warning has been issued about the dangers of electrical items after a fire gutted a bedroom having been started by an extension lead.

Prices rise differently in Northern Ireland than in the rest of the UK - and a new official but experimental index shows its CPI was 3.3% in July not 2.2% as in whole UK @AbiCasey_ONS explains why and what it might be used for @Moneybox noon @BBCRadio4

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Thanks for this.