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Richard Tice
@richardtice· Reform UK· Aug 20, 2026

With regard to other matters, Tim, and things, we’re a fast-growing political party. There’ll be a range of views, and sometimes we’ll agree, and sometimes we’ll have a debate and discussion.

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Richard Tice
@richardtice· Reform UK· Aug 20, 2026

Far from it … we get more scrutiny than everybody else. But isn’t it interesting, Nigel’s success in Clacton, getting a thousand more votes than he secured (previously), despite a much, much lower turnout.

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Bridget Phillipson
@bridgetphillipson· Labour Party· Aug 20, 2026

We were elected with a five-year mandate in 2024, and I see no reason that we would depart from that.

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Bridget Phillipson
@bridgetphillipson· Labour Party· Aug 20, 2026

Having public consent for migration and having a system that is fair is absolutely essential.

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Bridget Phillipson
@bridgetphillipson· Labour Party· Aug 20, 2026

We’ve seen some pretty shocking failings in terms of the police response over decades and sadly we’re not seeing the progress that we should in terms of how the police will often respond to this.

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Bridget Phillipson
@bridgetphillipson· Labour Party· Aug 20, 2026

I worry that we are at kind of a ground zero in terms of attitudes around violence against women and girls.

theguardian.com
Daisy Cooper
@daisycooper· Liberal Democrats· Aug 20, 2026

The government needs to do much more to bring down energy bills and get our sluggish economy growing again.

bbc.co.uk
Mel Stride
@melstride· Conservative Party· Aug 20, 2026

Labour's tax rises and business bashing have driven the cost of living higher and higher, yet Andy Burnham refuses to rule out yet more tax hikes at the Budget.

bbc.co.uk
Alison Hume
@alisonhume· Labour Party· Aug 20, 2026

I don't want to go on about the North-South divide, but we know there is one, right?

bbc.co.uk
Alison Hume
@alisonhume· Labour Party· Aug 20, 2026

I think had it been in the South, my calls for an extension of the grant network, which exists for flooding, would have probably been better received.

bbc.co.uk
Suella Braverman
@suellabraverman· Reform UK· Aug 20, 2026

There's not a necessity, there's not a value in many of these degrees.

bbc.co.uk
Suella Braverman
@suellabraverman· Reform UK· Aug 20, 2026

We're firing the starting gun on unleashing a technical and vocational renaissance of homegrown skills.

bbc.co.uk
Chris Philp
@chrisphilp· Conservative Party· Aug 20, 2026

Too many communities are failing to properly integrate and become part of our culture, leaving frankly backwards standards to prevail.

bbc.co.uk
Chris Philp
@chrisphilp· Conservative Party· Aug 20, 2026

Instead of trying to train these mainly young, male illegal immigrants behave in a civilised way towards women, they should be deported.

bbc.co.uk
Pierre Poilievre
@pierrepoilievre· Conservative Party of Canada· Aug 20, 2026

We’re looking forward to seeing the new and excellent deal that is being finalized, one we expect and we believe should include an end to tariffs on Canadians.

nationalpost.com
Yves-François Blanchet
@yvesfranoisblanchet· Bloc Québécois· Aug 20, 2026

Supply management is essential for thousands of Quebec family businesses.

Supply management is essential for thousands of Quebec family businesses.

globalnews.ca
Pierre Poilievre
@pierrepoilievre· Conservative Party of Canada· Aug 20, 2026

We believe that the United States spends tens, if not hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies to its farmers, which put our producers at a competitive disadvantage.

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