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What has Tom Pursglove been up to today?
Tom Pursglove is MP for Corby and a member of the Conservative party.
Tom Pursglove has 14671 followers on Twitter.
It's totally out of control. Far from "smashing the gangs", it's smashing for the gangs.
Having no deterrents is a total disaster:
- More crossings
- More deaths
- More migrants in hotels
This is getting worse and worse. Time to wise up.
Cue months of endless speculation - media buffeting Ministers around and backbenchers getting more restless. That does not make for a happy contingent, compounding the initial policy error and blowing apart the already shaky justification for it. This is not deft handling.
BREAKING:
Number 10 is unable to say whether winter fuel payment u-turn will be come into effect this winter
The prime minister’s official spokesman says only that the government ‘wants to do this as quickly as possible’
He says that the economy is ‘turning a corner’ and that…
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He really was - a good, good man. Such sad news.
General point on the passing of Patrick O’Flynn. Look at the comments from those who knew, worked and had dealings with him and they all say he was a genuinely nice bloke, whatever your views.
It’s because he really was.
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Sad to hear of the loss of Patrick O’Flynn - a truly original conservative journalist who grasped the causes of much of the current discontent. His pieces were always punchy and persuasive. He will be missed.
Put it this way.
Only one side is leaking the documents with joy.
What are you talking about?
We have a huge trade agreement with the EU and we negotiated it! It's Labour that's trying to dismantle it.
Two-tier Keir is once again going back on his promises to the people of this country - by making us non-voting members of a two-tier European Union. Under this appalling sell out of a deal the UK will have to accept EU law on a host of measures from food standards to emissions…
Despite Labour saying only a couple of thousand would leave private schools when their vindictive VAT policy was introduced, it seems it’s 13,000 & rising. That’s 13k new places to find in state schools.
Labour’s figures never stack up.
I won’t accuse you of lying. Just of not having a clue what you’re talking about. Look up the net returns under the Dublin Convention and get back to me with an apology.
Congratulations to this year's G4D Open Men's and Women's Champions!
🏆 Brendan Lawlor
🏆 Daphne van Houten
This by @BorisJohnson is a million percent right, as I've been out there saying for months.
Unless you can relocate illegal arrivals to a third country, like Rwanda, within a few days of arrival, you're not going to break the vile trade, and in fact, it'll keep getting worse.
This is a dreadful idea. I’m not naive, I know it’ll be seen as a Westminster village story and nobody will care, but it actually does matter.
This proposal will do none of the things being claimed. If anything, it will make the problem worse. The notion that “call lists” will…
Sir Roy served every PM from Thatcher to Johnson with diligence and skill.
He was the engineer that made the machinery of the Commons run smoothly, efficiently and above all fairly.
The tributes from all sides of the House today are testament to the respect he carried.
Stefano Domenicali: "Huge Congratulations to Martin Brundle on receiving his OBE for services motor racing and to sports broadcasting. He has been a tireless supporter of motorsport and constant presence and brilliant voice to all our fans over many years."
I couldn't have put it better - Sir Roy was a legend of Parliament. A sharp mind, an encyclopedic knowledge of the House, a superb sense of humour and a real gent. Gutted to hear this news - he'll be missed by so many across politics and beyond. Thoughts with his family.
Am shocked and saddened to learn from his family that Government Whips Office legend Sir Roy Stone has passed away.
Known as the “Usual Channels”, Roy was not only an outstanding public servant, he was *the* public servant.
And a terrific gentleman, and such a sense of humour!
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The visa rules changes that I put in place as Home Secretary were projected to bring net migration down by 300,000 people per year.
Labour’s plan is for only 1/3 of that reduction.
Despite their rhetoric, Labour’s plans are weak.
This is what Keir Starmer really believes. https://x.com/NJ_Timothy/status/1797188989247504794
Buckingham Palace tonight
#VEDay80
📸 From above: A flypast to remember 🇬🇧
#VEDay80
The Cenotaph stands draped in flags, just as it did on VE Day 1945. 🇬🇧
Today, we pay tribute to the Greatest Generation whose courage secured the freedom and prosperity our Armed Forces protect today. #VEDay80
We did!
Ironic that, today, some of those who decry Brexit the most are the same people who trumpet the recent report that the UK is the most attractive place in the world to invest behind the US.
They can't be right on both fronts...
Let's continue to seize the opportunity!
But there's nothing irregular about it.... the illegal migration is constant @DavidLammy! @VotePursglove @JamesCleverly @KemiBadenoch @CPhilpOfficial
yeah, not bored of posting the MCG at night ✨
This conscious, deliberate dilution of terminology from "illegal migration" to "irregular migration" is significant and speaks volumes about underlying attitudes driving policymaking.
Downgrading the issue at a time when the public is increasingly vexed about it isn't right.
Good to be on @TimesRadio about the latest @ONS projections showing the UK population is set to rise by 4.9m by 2032 & what can be done to ensure a much more sustainable position, building on the reforms I oversaw to drastically cut net-migration numbers.
NHS England speaking at @CommonsHealth now.
Of the £10.6bn extra for the NHS, Julian Kelly says £9bn is taken up by pay deals, NICs, and rising drug prices—potentially all £10.6bn will cover cost increases, leaving no genuinely new money to spend.
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, marking 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. We remember the 6 million Jewish men, women, and children murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. As survivors grow fewer and antisemitism rises, today is more vital than ever.
I’ve always been proud to call @markwhiteTV my colleague but especially today.
Trademark first-rate reporting and perseverance amid this horror.
This morning, in Portcullis House, I was joined by Members, House staff and special guests from @HMD_UK to mark the upcoming Holocaust Memorial Day #HMD2025 in Parliament. (1/4)
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Unemployment up
Public sector debt up ⬇️
Business investment down.
And paying £9 billion to give away the Chagos islands
Not good news
The Chancellor needs to change course
The local Labour line at the election was to accuse anyone who said the @KettGeneral project would be "at best delayed, at worst scrapped" of 'lying'. Well, here you have it; and snuck out on a busy news day. Shocking. Local people are owed a big apology.
Congratulations @realDonaldTrump!
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Thank God that Emily, Romi and Doron have finally been released from their appalling captivity. They have been incredibly brave. Let us pray that the remaining hostages are released as fast as possible.
Emily is home ♥️
I am completed incensed.
I have just been to an event in Keighley and a former Lord Mayor of Bradford, who is now a retired Labour Councillor previously on Bradford Council representing part of Keighley came up to me and said ‘I need to stop talking about these grooming gangs… https://x.com/i/web/status/1880657336668139803
A privilege to be representing the Conservative Party at the inauguration of President Trump.
The Conservatives and Republicans have been sister parties for decades - and have achieved huge amounts together.
Looking forward to a productive weekend. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Separated by only 30 years. Two true beauties
“As co-chair, it is a privilege to pick up on Sir Liam’s work; the next critical phase needs to be the publication of supporting guidance for the #DownSyndromeAct.” @DamianHinds
New Year, new venture! Delighted to introduce Ascalane Partners today with @VotePursglove, providing leading, bespoke strategic counsel and wider support services to businesses, campaigns and other organisations. Find out more at https://ascalanepartners.uk and do get in touch!
A bit of news! Delighted to launch Ascalane Partners today with @RobertCourts, to provide leading, bespoke strategic counsel and wider support services to businesses, campaigns and other organisations. Find out more at https://ascalanepartners.uk/ and do get in touch!
Getting behind the rhetoric: what you need to know about the complex operational challenges illegal migration poses, why there are no easy answers, and you need to be bold if you're going to succeed. More of the same simply won't be enough.
via @LinkedIn
RT @Simon_ClarkeUK: Really excited to announce that I start today as the new Director of @ukonward, succeeding the brilliant @SebastianEPay…
On this one, Ministers are right.
Every pound we spend on debt interest is money we cannot spend on the public’s priorities. Labour’s decision to rack up higher debts is making it more expensive for the government to borrow. We now have the highest gilt rates in 27 years. (1/6)
75th Anniversary of Corby New Town
Corby Town Council is asking residents how a landmark in Corby’s history should be recognised.
April 1st, 2025, will mark exactly 75 years since Corby was officially designated as a “New Town”.
Following the Second World War a ...
As true today as it was yesterday.
There is no credible reason not to launch a national independent inquiry to join the dots and get to the truth, with new harrowing stories now emerging.
Whilst at the same time, in parallel, delivering on the existing recommendations.
Let's be clear about the false choice being presented today.
Yes, get on and deliver, in full, the Jay Recommendations. Any right-minded person would agree.
But doing so does not prevent a full independent inquiry from being held to get to the truth and hold people to account.
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It’s time to get justice for the victims of the rape gangs.
Today the @Conservatives will force a vote on a full national inquiry into this scandal.
Help us send Keir Starmer a message he can’t ignore. Sign the petition at: http://demandaninquirynow.com
This PMQs underlining Kier Starmer's fundamental problem. There is no moral or rational argument against an inquiry. And there is no reason why it should preclude the implementation of Jay.
Let's be clear about the false choice being presented today.
Yes, get on and deliver, in full, the Jay Recommendations. Any right-minded person would agree.
But doing so does not prevent a full independent inquiry from being held to get to the truth and hold people to account.