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John Swinney
@johnswinney· Scottish National Party· Sep 5, 2026

Nigel Farage is fundamentally unfit for office and he should resign.

thenational.scot
Martyn Day
@martynday· Scottish National Party· Sep 5, 2026

Once again, Scotland's workers and our energy security is paying the price for Westminster mismanagement – the only way to ensure Scotland has an industrial policy which will always put Scotland first is with independence.

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Martyn Day
@martynday· Scottish National Party· Sep 5, 2026

£200m was pledged by the Labour UK Government, but yet again Westminster has betrayed Scottish industry with our energy workers paying the price.

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Dave Doogan
@davedoogan· Scottish National Party· Sep 5, 2026

His decision to vote down reforms this week looked weak then, it looks horrendous now – we need a full U-turn from the Labour Party and a review into Westminster donations.

thenational.scot
Dave Doogan
@davedoogan· Scottish National Party· Sep 5, 2026

This latest scandal again exposes the broader reality of a murky culture in Westminster that falls far short of the transparency that is required of a functioning democracy.

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Dave Doogan
@davedoogan· Scottish National Party· Sep 5, 2026

The latest in a long line of scandals must finally finish Farage - he must resign and we can hopefully put an end to a political career that has caused so much division and damage.

thenational.scot
Mike Tapp
@miketapp· Labour Party· Sep 5, 2026

I am fed up with idiots coming to Dover to cause disruption. I bet if you asked any one of those ‘protesters’ they wouldn’t know small boat crossing are down by 40% and we are working hard to fix the mess.

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Katie White
@katiewhite· Labour Party· Sep 5, 2026

My plea to Reform members, MPs and their leadership is a genuine one: please don’t turn climate change into another culture war.

theguardian.com
John Healey
@johnhealey· Labour Party· Sep 5, 2026

I know that some of the decisions I must take – and will take – will show the benefits in years to come.

theguardian.com
John Healey
@johnhealey· Labour Party· Sep 5, 2026

We must cut the cost of welfare, we have to get more people back into work.

theguardian.com
John Healey
@johnhealey· Labour Party· Sep 5, 2026

The country’s under pressure. People are under pressure with the cost of living. Households are feeling that.

theguardian.com
John Healey
@johnhealey· Labour Party· Sep 5, 2026

What’s happening in the Middle East is hitting inflation, it’s hitting growth, it’s hitting borrowing costs.

theguardian.com
Robert Jenrick
@robertjenrick· Reform UK· Sep 5, 2026

Let me tell you this, Mr Milei down in Argentina would not for one minute think about taking our British sovereign territory in the Falkland Islands if Nigel Farage was our prime minister.

theguardian.com
Robert Jenrick
@robertjenrick· Reform UK· Sep 5, 2026

In the first 100 days of a Reform government, in our first Reform budget, we will raise the tax-free personal allowance from £12,570, not just with inflation, not just to £13,000, not just to £14,000, but to £15,000.

theguardian.com
Shabana Mahmood
@shabanamahmood· Labour Party· Sep 5, 2026

I would be happy to meet with MPs in the area to discuss the issue and wider funding concerns.

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