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Dave Doogan
@davedoogan· Scottish National Party· Aug 11, 2026

Burnham has endlessly boasted about confronting the big issues, but he has completely ignored the biggest issue on the horizon for families this autumn.

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Dave Doogan
@davedoogan· Scottish National Party· Aug 11, 2026

People in Scotland don’t want to hear any more empty promises about ‘hope in their hearts’ – they want money in their pockets.

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Dave Doogan
@davedoogan· Scottish National Party· Aug 11, 2026

Concerns about heatwaves will soon turn to heating bills – the first test of Burnham’s listening skills will be to put right Keir Starmer’s broken promise to cut energy bills.

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Dave Doogan
@davedoogan· Scottish National Party· Aug 11, 2026

If Andy Burnham is actually serious about listening, he should start by living up to all the promises the Labour Party made to the public – and then rapidly broke – to get themselves into Downing Street.

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Paul Waugh
@paulwaugh· Labour Party· Aug 11, 2026

So every child stays engaged right through to the end of the week

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Paul Waugh
@paulwaugh· Labour Party· Aug 11, 2026

Broader, smarter and more ambitious

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Q Manivannan
@qmanivannan· Scottish Green Party· Aug 11, 2026

I am genuinely sorry to everyone who has been distressed, hurt or triggered by the clips, and by the discussion and coverage that has followed.

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Q Manivannan
@qmanivannan· Scottish Green Party· Aug 11, 2026

I will always stand with and for victims and survivors.

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Larry Brock
@larrybrock· Conservative Party of Canada· Aug 11, 2026

I’ve accepted an opportunity to return directly to the frontlines of justice at the Brantford Crown Attorney’s office.

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Pierre Poilievre
@pierrepoilievre· Conservative Party of Canada· Aug 11, 2026

No more caving, no more unilateral concessions without any gains in return,

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Shaun Chen
@shaunchen· Liberal Party of Canada· Aug 11, 2026

Serving the federal riding of Scarborough North over the past 11 years has been the greatest privilege and honour of my career.

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Pierre Poilievre
@pierrepoilievre· Conservative Party of Canada· Aug 11, 2026

For the past year and a half, you have backed down to one American demand after another while getting nothing in return, with concession after concession.

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Shaun Chen
@shaunchen· Liberal Party of Canada· Aug 11, 2026

After discussing the situation with my family, I have decided that it is best for me to step down as a member of Parliament.

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Pierre Poilievre
@pierrepoilievre· Conservative Party of Canada· Aug 11, 2026

Trump's tariffs are bad enough; Carney's taxes are even worse.

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Steven MacKinnon
@stevenmackinnon· Liberal Party of Canada· Aug 11, 2026

We will defend this industry to the very end, and we will make sure that this industry not only survives, but thrives and prospers.

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Steven MacKinnon
@stevenmackinnon· Liberal Party of Canada· Aug 11, 2026

Hamilton's steel industry is of vital, strategic, national importance, as are the producers in steel industries from all over Canada.

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Mike Dawson
@mikedawson· Conservative Party of Canada· Aug 11, 2026

We seem to be all right to put somebody on the moon, but we can’t stop a pay raise.

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James Bezan
@jamesbezan· Conservative Party of Canada· Aug 11, 2026

Was the ethics screens used? Was Prime Minister Carney involved in the decision-making process? Did he recuse himself when these discussions were taking place at the cabinet table?

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