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Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social

In PM’s very personal - and handwritten - letter, he says Rayner has been a trusted colleague and friend, but that it’s right for her to resign. He says she is the embodiment of social mobility and signs off with “real sadness” that she’s having to leave his government.

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sep 5, 2025, 11:24 am • 123 29

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Keith @iowkeith.bsky.social

Nothing from Faridge yet? Will he be investigated by the ethics committee?

sep 5, 2025, 11:41 am • 3 0 • view
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Keith @iowkeith.bsky.social

Two tier politics?

sep 5, 2025, 11:45 am • 2 0 • view
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Lee @nofixedagenda.bsky.social

I thought my handwriting was bad!

sep 5, 2025, 12:09 pm • 2 0 • view
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Tom @permanentfixture.bsky.social

Indeed my first thought was “should have used lined paper.

sep 5, 2025, 12:16 pm • 2 0 • view
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Bryan laverty @bopgunner.bsky.social

Did you hunt down tories like Rayner,Paul? No, you didn't.

sep 5, 2025, 5:08 pm • 1 0 • view
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James @dune400.bsky.social

it's comforting 2 know my handwriting is as bad as the prime minister's.

sep 5, 2025, 12:48 pm • 1 0 • view
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petehutch.bsky.social @petehutch.bsky.social

Very classy from the PM and a very classy exit from Angela Rayner. She will be sadly missed.

sep 5, 2025, 3:15 pm • 1 0 • view
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Mike Bovril @mikebovril.bsky.social

Striking that his signature leaves a big empty space

sep 5, 2025, 11:41 am • 0 0 • view
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stephena77.bsky.social @stephena77.bsky.social

Nice that it was hand written too. A very personal, and authentic, response.

sep 5, 2025, 11:33 am • 5 0 • view
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Almost Retired @nimrodmr2.bsky.social

It seems to me that there is no middle ground anymore. Bare faced lying, to the detriment of the country, seems to get you promoted, some times even to the house for Lords. A mistake gets you pilloried.

sep 5, 2025, 11:47 am • 3 2 • view
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shakeystephens.bsky.social @shakeystephens.bsky.social

What about Farage?

sep 5, 2025, 11:36 am • 2 0 • view
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Professor David Pickernell @profdgpickernell.bsky.social

"embodiment of social mobility" which is why those paragons of virtue at the Torygraph, Heil, Sexpress, SpunkTraitor etc have indulged in their favourite game "put the prole back in their box".

sep 5, 2025, 11:28 am • 35 1 • view
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Fifthcolumnblue @fifthcolumnblue.bsky.social

Same day, different rules

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sep 5, 2025, 11:50 am • 2 0 • view
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johnmaga.bsky.social @johnmaga.bsky.social

Agreed. But we all have to follow the tax laws. Unless we are Oligarch, billionaires, CEO class or can afford tex companies to draft exclusion to benefit from.

sep 5, 2025, 11:31 am • 13 0 • view
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Chris Trotter @skarthi64.bsky.social

You mean like man of the people, Nigel Farage. What a sham.

sep 5, 2025, 6:41 pm • 2 0 • view
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Professor David Pickernell @profdgpickernell.bsky.social

& there's the rub. We SHOULD ALL have to follow the tax laws, but that's not what happens. I'd put money on there being more than one of the MPS baying for her blood that are involved in tax avoidance schemes (not illegal) & we all know that some of these are ultimately ruled as evasion....

sep 5, 2025, 2:13 pm • 7 0 • view
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Professor David Pickernell @profdgpickernell.bsky.social

...after which the "clever" tax lawyer is blamed, a fine is paid, and we all start again. I just hope that ALL MPs' tax affairs are now investigated with equal vigour and with equal punishment, but I won't hold my breath.

sep 5, 2025, 2:16 pm • 2 0 • view
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johnmaga.bsky.social @johnmaga.bsky.social

can start with Farage

sep 5, 2025, 4:11 pm • 4 0 • view
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Eileen K @eileenk.bsky.social

www.dailystar.co.uk/news/nigel-f...

sep 6, 2025, 10:39 am • 0 0 • view
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johnmaga.bsky.social @johnmaga.bsky.social

yeah but he would have to possess honour and a sense of shame to step down he´s a chancer on the right-wing money breast

sep 6, 2025, 10:54 am • 2 0 • view
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Eileen K @eileenk.bsky.social

And he has neither But surely he should be investigated

sep 6, 2025, 10:56 am • 2 0 • view
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Professor David Pickernell @profdgpickernell.bsky.social

One would have thought...and one we would probably be wrong. I'd give it 5 years before...

sep 6, 2025, 10:58 am • 1 0 • view