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Kate Nevens
@katenevens· Scottish Green Party· Jul 7, 2026

This guidance is authoritarian and cruel and cements exclusion and segregation.

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Noah Law
@noahlaw· Labour Party· Jul 7, 2026

At a time when our multilateral system and the international rules-based order is under threat, I urge you to treat this matter with the utmost seriousness.

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Noah Law
@noahlaw· Labour Party· Jul 7, 2026

The integrity of any major international tournament depends not only on players and officials adhering to the rules, but also on those rules being applied equally to all participating nations.

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Noah Law
@noahlaw· Labour Party· Jul 7, 2026

Whilst I believe that it was right for Jarell Quansah to have received this red card and that refereeing rules must be applied consistently, I believe it would be right to delay his suspension until after the completion of this World Cup.

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Noah Law
@noahlaw· Labour Party· Jul 7, 2026

As I'm sure you are aware, during this morning's World Cup game between England and Mexico, our formidable right-back Jarell Quansah unfortunately received a red card for a clumsy tackle on a Mexico player.

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Jack Middleton
@jackmiddleton· Scottish National Party· Jul 7, 2026

Use of domestically-produced oil and gas would reduce the need for carbon-intensive imports, the MSP added, while also creating 'billions of pounds in tax revenue', which should be 'ring-fenced' and sent to Scotland to boost the renewables…

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Jack Middleton
@jackmiddleton· Scottish National Party· Jul 7, 2026

Instead, I think we should be increasing use of our own domestic resources right here in the North Sea.

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Jack Middleton
@jackmiddleton· Scottish National Party· Jul 7, 2026

While we still need oil and gas, we should be decreasing our reliance on countries in the Middle East and from friends of Vladimir Putin.

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Jack Middleton
@jackmiddleton· Scottish National Party· Jul 7, 2026

Right now, Westminster is throwing North Sea workers on the scrapheap and Jackdaw and Rosebank would not only create thousands of Scottish jobs, it would be a massive boost to businesses and local economies the length and breadth of…

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Jack Middleton
@jackmiddleton· Scottish National Party· Jul 7, 2026

I believe in three key things – supporting Scottish jobs, strengthening our country’s energy security and building the renewables industry that we are going to need in the future.

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Keir Starmer
@keirstarmer· Labour Party· Jul 7, 2026

We all want a country where everyone, no matter their background, feels they are respected for who they are.

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Olivia Bailey
@oliviabailey· Labour Party· Jul 7, 2026

Today marks a significant moment for children with allergies and their families across the country - with Benedict’s Law making sure that every school has the training, plans and equipment needed to keep every child safe.

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Keir Starmer
@keirstarmer· Labour Party· Jul 7, 2026

Keir Starmer stepped in to stop FIFA from bringing forward kick-off at the Estadio Azteca, over fears the alteration could hand World Cup co-hosts Mexico an unfair edge over England.

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Jake Richards
@jakerichards· Labour Party· Jul 7, 2026

I think it is important that as a country we face up to the horrors of the past but also, more importantly, that we make sure it never happens again.

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Ed Davey
@eddavey· Liberal Democrats· Jul 7, 2026

Nigel Farage has spent his whole life dodging responsibility for his actions. This new stunt is his latest attempt to escape consequences for his biggest grift. We won’t let him.

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Rachel Reeves
@rachelreeves· Labour Party· Jul 7, 2026

He’s obviously trying to distract from the huge troubles that he is currently in around not declaring a whole range of donations and associations.

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Keir Starmer
@keirstarmer· Labour Party· Jul 7, 2026

Politics should be about improving the lives of millions of people, not about personal gain, not about hiding dodgy donations, and I think the public will see this for exactly what it is.

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