"I don't have the answer to peace and stability in the region, but I do know there's no example in history where you bomb people to democracy," said #Polanski on #BBCLauraK
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#Polanski's rebuttal of Mahmood's claim that he was "encouraging ppl to cross The Channel"
#green#asylumseekers
Bulgaria’s ban on transgender people changing the sex on their birth certificates breaks European law, EU judges have ruled in a landmark case.
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) said a 2023 ban by Bulgaria’s Supreme Court fell foul of EU freedom of movement rules, which superseded national law
🥳 one small victory
The USA has already gone through more patriot missiles in 7 days of attacking Iran than it has made available in its 4 years of supply to Ukraine fighting Russia
I think that says all you need to know
#iranwar
#Ukraine#feedtheenemy
As of today, in an increasingly facist Britain, refugees' status will become temporary and subject to review every 30 months for all adults claming asylum
Shameful
The breaking news: "two injured by falling debris in Abu Dhabi"
The unreported news: "Over the last 24 hours, at least 37 people have been killed in Lebanon due to ongoing Israeli airstrikes
The unreported news: "In the 24-hour period ending March 8, 2026, the Gaza Health Ministry reported that 3 people were killed and 4 others were injured"
The unreported news: "Reports from the last 24 hours indicate that at least six people were killed during strikes on oil storage facilities in Tehran"
More than 3,200 lawyers have written to Starmer urging him to "rethink" plans to restrict jury trials
The group, which includes 22 retired judges and more than 300 senior barristers, alongside solicitors, academics, and other legal professionals, have urged Sir Keir Starmer to halt what they say is an "erosion of a deeply entrenched constitutional principle for negligible gain
Come and join me outside Parliament today
Vote expected at 18:00 ish
#defendourjuries
Xx
Israel have said they will attack Lebanese government infrastructure because of their failure to control Hezbollah
Fuck off
#hannahspencer does a selfie with her other #Green colleagues on the Parliamentary Green. Xxx
The contract with Pearson, the parent company, that is owned by Smotrritch and the company that the ladies in Newcastle were trying to disrupt and of whom I mentioned in a post before this one was for £10 million and was awarded without going to tender because of .....
..... "TECHNICAL REASONS"
Even wirh thoughts of #Palestine to one side, we are run by a VERY corrupt government
The #green party now being 220,000 members is the largest green party in the world
Xx
The penguin on the left is holding his gun in an offensive way; whereas the penguin on the right is holding his gun in a defensive way.
I know it is hard to tell the difference, but apparently, the British government knows
The white angel of death has made another visitation. ...
Off to bed to cuddle up to my hairy hot water bottle bear xxx
Maybe no war tomorrow xxx
Trump of Starmer "Why do you have to ask your team? You're the Prime Minister"
This says more of Trump than it does of Starmer....
Roads have been closed, and protective screens have gone up around the RAF base in Fairford, currently used by the United States Air Force (USAF) to launch operations against #Iran.
They do not want you to see our complicity!
One million people have been forced to flee their homes in #Lebanon because of the Israelis
It seems North Korea will have a female leader before the Labour Party does
#Farage's Deputy, Tice, is under scrutiny after one of his companies has avoided nearly £600K in corporation tax
Farage piled in on Rayner over stamp duty, championing her resignation didnt he
But when one of his closest political allies is facing scrutiny, the standards change. Suddenly, there's no great moral principle at stake. No dramatic calls for resignation. No righteous fury. Just excuses, deflection, & silence
He's not interested in standards. He's interested in outrage to win votes
The massacre of the innocents 🥺
"The moment Israel bombed a school and killed 80 children we knew that international law was not being obeyed.
So, the very first prerequisite is to make sure we uphold international law. Once you begin to do that, then you have a framework within which you can negotiate, but right now, we don't even have that framework because international law is eroding before our very eyes and that is making us all less safe" #Polanski on #bbclaurak
Just a reminder:
Come to Parliament Square tomorrow from 10:30 to 13:00 to help the people of #Palestine and #Gaza
Wave a flag, shout a bit, come and say hello
Xxx
Milliband commits to not lifting sanctions against Russia on #TrevorPhillips programme
Hopefully, there will be no u-turn on this
The wonderful #HannahSpencer's maiden speech in full can be found here
Pritti Patel stopped the FBI investigating Andrew Mountebatten-Windsor!
This is bad...
"Lawyer Radd Seiger told the Mirror that Ms Patel told him in January 2020 she would not allow the US to speak to Andrew if Anne Sacoolas was not sent to the UK over the death of Harry Dunn. Mr Seiger, who was representing Harry's family, told the Mirror: "Ms Patel must have blocked the request [to interview Andrew]. I feel slightly guilty now as you can imagine."
Four #horses died during the 2026 Cheltenham Festival this week:
Hansard: Sustained a fatal leg injury on Tuesday during the Arkle Challenge Trophy.
HMS Seahorse: Suffered a fatal injury after falling at the final hurdle on Wednesday.
Envoi Allen: The 10-time Grade One winner collapsed and died after finishing the Gold Cup on Friday.
Saint Le Fort: Died following a separate incident on Gold Cup Friday
DON'T BET ON HORSE RACING!
If you can spare half an hour or so
Come to Parliament Square
Wednesday 25th March
Flag waving and shouting
Xx
My very good friend and great Palestinian activist lost all her followers recently.
Knowing how upsetting that can be, you might wish to give her a follow
Xxx. ⬇️
Fiona Bruce asks the #BbcQuestionTime audience to show their hands if they thought the war was legal
4 ppl out of 251 said it was*
*I freeze framed and counted heads on my telly - I have no life soz
Ferguson's defence was that he believed shouting "sieg heil" at Jewish people was not a crime 😠
Wtf is wrong with these people?
Is this the first time in World Cup history the host nation has bombed one of its participants?
Lammy is bringing the Courts and Tribunals Bill for its 2nd Reading in the HofC this Tue
The following would LOSE the right to be tried by Jury
Theft and Burglary
Assault occasioning Actual Bodily Harm (ABH)
Non-fatal strangulation
Stalking (involving fear of violence)
Controlling or coercive behaviour
Drug supply and possession
Fraud and financial crimes (if deemed exceptionally technical or lengthy)
Think how this may impact you If you were a woman xx
The ban on tomorrow's Al Quds Day march may set a precedent for future protests in, particularly those deemed to pose a risk of public disorder or violence. It raises concerns about the balance between the right to protest and public safety, potentially leading to stricter regulations on similar events in the future.
If they can close this down, they can close anything down.
There was a section of the #lastleg that was cut out tonight whilst they were satiricallly discussing Andrew MW
Odd
45 MPs and peers from all parties have signed an open letter calling on the British government to formally apologise, as they say the UK must confront its historical role and responsibility to support peace efforts today
I did a dna test thing
And was surprised to discover I was
98% Viking and 2% Holiday
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#bbclaurak says to Pritti Patel, "There were negotiations ongoing so why act now?"
PP "We can't just speculate and say all was going well"
LK "But we have spoken to man who was in those negotiations, and he thought there was progress."
PP "The Americans did not think that, and the Israelis did not think that either. So for them to have taken action as they did they must have felt their countries were under threat"
DON'T BET ON HORSE RACING!
Sky News: Third horse dies at Cheltenham, in his last race
https://news.sky.com/story/third-horse-dies-at-cheltenham-in-his-last-race-13519361
10 labour rebels but an enormous 90 abstentions in Labour benches at today's Courts and Tribunals Bill
Ayes 203 Nos 311. Maj 108
Lammy’s bill passes
By virtue of the fact that the House rejected the Conservative amendment to the Courts and Tribunals Bill
Whilst the world was looking the other way, further atrocities were occurring in #Gaza
One Palestinian was killed, and seven others were injured over the past 24 hours as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza on Sunday.
Sophie Ridge asks liar-in-chief Yvette Cooper, "Why has that position [allowing the Americans to use British airbases] changed"
"This is about the defence of our partners in the Gulf, defence of the countries where we have so many British citizens"
SR "So you are saying any strike on Iran is now defensive"
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Assisted dying law is voted down in Scotland
GOOD
...... all charges against the five guards had been dropped "in light of significant developments"
REUTERS is reporting tanks and aircraft strikes in #Gaza
CAIRO/GAZA March 9 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike and tank shelling killed six Palestinians, including two women and a girl, in separate attacks in Gaza City on Sunday, the deadliest incidents in Gaza since the U.S.-Israeli assault on Iran began a week ago, health officials said
Reuters footage showed Palestinians displaying blankets stained with blood, as some women sat and wept next to a white-shrouded body
Justice Delayed is not Justice Denied.
Justice delayed is simply justice that has just not been metered out yet.
Just because it has a nice cadence, it doesn't mean to say it has a nice meaning 🙄
Many a mickle makes a muckle
Should you be interested to know, they have just divided for the Courts and Tribunals Bill
#defendourjuries
Trump gave a speech today where he mentions American Prisioners of War who on July 26th, 1945, stood up to German guards.
It was a really impressive story. I was transfixed because war in Europe ended on May 8th, 1945.
Wtf!