UK politics thread – meet the new boss, same as the old boss

[Anonymous X]

YouGov (@yougov.co.uk)

Five years on, few Britons think Brexit has been good for anything % saying Brexit has had a positive impact on... Control the UK has over its laws: 31% UK's ability to respond to COVID-19: 23% UK's level of international trade: 11% NHS: 6% Full list in chart 👇...

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Politicians of both main parties are still claiming Brexit is great and can’t be questioned, despite this.

 

[Anonymous X]

Labour launches ads in Reform-style branding to boast about deportations

Exclusive: Some MPs and activists upset at tone of party’s Facebook campaign aimed at countering Farage

www.theguardian.com

Oh, it’s nothing, just a “Labour” government trying to outflank the Reform party from the nationalist right…

 

[Paladin]

Starmer told to accept Trump ‘free speech’ agenda to win trade deal

‘Good chance’ of agreement, says JD Vance – but a source close to the administration says his concerns over Britain’s hate speech laws ‘are still a red line’

www.independent.co.uk

so from what i've heard... Starmer's ABSOLUTELY gonna do that isn't he???

 

[Anonymous X]

Starmer told to accept Trump ‘free speech’ agenda to win trade deal

‘Good chance’ of agreement, says JD Vance – but a source close to the administration says his concerns over Britain’s hate speech laws ‘are still a red line’

www.independent.co.uk

so from what i've heard... Starmer's ABSOLUTELY gonna do that isn't he???

Wouldn’t be surprised. He’s more rightwing in practice than the last Tory prime minister, is a social conservative, doesn’t want rapprochement with Europe…

 

[Rhinox]

What's the disenfranchisement of a few thousand citizens compared to being Trump's favorite foreign country, amirite?

Should have told his trained couch ******* monkey to swim back to the states and take that deal with him.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

Starmer told to accept Trump ‘free speech’ agenda to win trade deal

‘Good chance’ of agreement, says JD Vance – but a source close to the administration says his concerns over Britain’s hate speech laws ‘are still a red line’

www.independent.co.uk

so from what i've heard... Starmer's ABSOLUTELY gonna do that isn't he???

Trump and cronies can f***k RIGHT off. They've NO right to dictate to other countries how to run their affairs within the context of tarrifs.

 

[Pocket]

No surprise that this was his plan all along. Threaten the whole world with insanely high tariffs and then offer to get rid of them in exchange for basically becoming their president too.