Bryan Smith #RejoinEU
@bpsmithuk.bsky.social
UK Company director, scientist & humanist. Opinions are my own, but are based on facts. If they upset you don't take them seriously - but check your sources!
Same handle on Twitter. Microbiologist, tech expert, smallholder, polymath, Green energy #RejoinEU
Same handle on Twitter. Microbiologist, tech expert, smallholder, polymath, Green energy #RejoinEU
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Giving up smoking?
Here's how I did it:
Most cigarettes are "habit" (you have them at set times or stuations), ~10% are "addiction" (you need the nicotine).
Start by cutting out "habit" cigs, 1 or 2 each day, over about 3wks.
So, dont smoke at every tea break, or when you get to the lights etc.
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Here's how I did it:
Most cigarettes are "habit" (you have them at set times or stuations), ~10% are "addiction" (you need the nicotine).
Start by cutting out "habit" cigs, 1 or 2 each day, over about 3wks.
So, dont smoke at every tea break, or when you get to the lights etc.
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And companies must never skimp on this - see JLR and billions it cost them … and for every architect like me security should be the first thought
...but our Labour government wants to help businesses of every size to move further & faster by putting protections in place.
The campaign will encourage them to engage with the Cyber Essentials scheme.
Many measures may seem obvious to some of us, but if you don't know them, you don't know!
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The campaign will encourage them to engage with the Cyber Essentials scheme.
Many measures may seem obvious to some of us, but if you don't know them, you don't know!
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Businesses urged to “lock the door” on cyber criminals as new government campaign launches
A new campaign to provide practical ways for organisations to protect themselves from common online threats.
www.gov.uk
February 17, 2026 at 7:36 AM
And companies must never skimp on this - see JLR and billions it cost them … and for every architect like me security should be the first thought
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The UK is going big on community-owned green energy with a £1 billion push! Think solar, wind, and even biomass—all controlled by the locals. It’s like energy democracy! 🌍💡 Check it out: https://cleantechnica.com/2026/02/15/in-the-uk-power-to-the-people-is-latest-clean-energy-trend/
February 17, 2026 at 1:31 AM
The UK is going big on community-owned green energy with a £1 billion push! Think solar, wind, and even biomass—all controlled by the locals. It’s like energy democracy! 🌍💡 Check it out: https://cleantechnica.com/2026/02/15/in-the-uk-power-to-the-people-is-latest-clean-energy-trend/
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Come on everyone!
It's stories like this which we need to share far and wide if we want to tackle the media attacks and defeat Reform.
If you like and share the original post and also comment in support of it here, more people will see it.
Please also share the press release on other sites.
It's stories like this which we need to share far and wide if we want to tackle the media attacks and defeat Reform.
If you like and share the original post and also comment in support of it here, more people will see it.
Please also share the press release on other sites.
Labour announce 6 more areas are getting mobile Jobcentre vans.
It will mean more people get employment support from the Jobcentre on Wheels scheme directly in their communities, following a pilot which helped 1600 people.
Staffed by experienced work coaches they offer support with...
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It will mean more people get employment support from the Jobcentre on Wheels scheme directly in their communities, following a pilot which helped 1600 people.
Staffed by experienced work coaches they offer support with...
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Mobile Jobcentres hit the road in six new areas to deliver employment support
Jobseekers are to benefit from the roll-out of mobile jobs vans across Great Britain – appearing outside leisure centres, supermarkets and even football stadiums.
www.gov.uk
February 17, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Come on everyone!
It's stories like this which we need to share far and wide if we want to tackle the media attacks and defeat Reform.
If you like and share the original post and also comment in support of it here, more people will see it.
Please also share the press release on other sites.
It's stories like this which we need to share far and wide if we want to tackle the media attacks and defeat Reform.
If you like and share the original post and also comment in support of it here, more people will see it.
Please also share the press release on other sites.
Go Geothermal !!!
One of the best ways to create renewable energy!
One of the best ways to create renewable energy!
🌍 Exciting times for our planet! New Zealand is ramping up geothermal and solar power, plus adding grid batteries. Meanwhile, global mining is shifting gears with battery locomotives and electric fleets. And in Meraux, wetlands are getting a boost with thousands of storm-stopping trees.
February 17, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Go Geothermal !!!
One of the best ways to create renewable energy!
One of the best ways to create renewable energy!
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All those people telling me Labour were doing nothing to support Port Talbot through the steel works rebuilding are all very quiet now.
Here we have ANOTHER announcement, this time of a £11m Economic Growth and Investment Fund to support companies who offer skilled, well-paid jobs & help them grow.
Here we have ANOTHER announcement, this time of a £11m Economic Growth and Investment Fund to support companies who offer skilled, well-paid jobs & help them grow.
New £11M fund opens to support jobs, growth and investment in Port Talbot
The newly-opened Economic Growth and Investment Fund is designed to support companies that offer skilled, well-paid employment opportunities and help them grow.
www.gov.uk
February 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
All those people telling me Labour were doing nothing to support Port Talbot through the steel works rebuilding are all very quiet now.
Here we have ANOTHER announcement, this time of a £11m Economic Growth and Investment Fund to support companies who offer skilled, well-paid jobs & help them grow.
Here we have ANOTHER announcement, this time of a £11m Economic Growth and Investment Fund to support companies who offer skilled, well-paid jobs & help them grow.
FactCheck: Untrue.
*30 Councils who requested postponement* have been refused permission by Labour, ensuring May Elections go ahead for all.
Labour tried to accommodate their request to save council taxpayers from £millions of expense holding elections for councils that will disappear next year.
*30 Councils who requested postponement* have been refused permission by Labour, ensuring May Elections go ahead for all.
Labour tried to accommodate their request to save council taxpayers from £millions of expense holding elections for councils that will disappear next year.
🚨IMPORTANT ELECTION UPDATE 🚨
❎ Labour has been forced to backtrack on their shameful
attempt to cancel local elections.
⭐️ Worthing Greens are organised, capable, and ready to win in Worthing. 7 May, Bring it on.
Green is the only alternative to Reform. Join us, donate, volunteer. 🟢
❎ Labour has been forced to backtrack on their shameful
attempt to cancel local elections.
⭐️ Worthing Greens are organised, capable, and ready to win in Worthing. 7 May, Bring it on.
Green is the only alternative to Reform. Join us, donate, volunteer. 🟢
February 17, 2026 at 11:27 AM
FactCheck: Untrue.
*30 Councils who requested postponement* have been refused permission by Labour, ensuring May Elections go ahead for all.
Labour tried to accommodate their request to save council taxpayers from £millions of expense holding elections for councils that will disappear next year.
*30 Councils who requested postponement* have been refused permission by Labour, ensuring May Elections go ahead for all.
Labour tried to accommodate their request to save council taxpayers from £millions of expense holding elections for councils that will disappear next year.
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Try understand this the people who are having an orgasm over another Starmer
‘U-turn’,making yourselves look
a right tit.
‘U-turn’,making yourselves look
a right tit.
Local council election postponement were proposed by the Tories in May 2024, councils have to request a postponement due to reorganisation meaning the elections will need to held again very soon, the Reform Party Ltd is taking this to court, the Government decided not to waste more money, the end.
February 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Try understand this the people who are having an orgasm over another Starmer
‘U-turn’,making yourselves look
a right tit.
‘U-turn’,making yourselves look
a right tit.
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I tend to watch a lot of videos about megaprojects around the world.
Today, I find one talking about the work out Labour government are doing with Northern PowerHouse Rail.
They said "the scale is unprecedented and marks the largest commitment to northern England infrastructure in modern history."
Today, I find one talking about the work out Labour government are doing with Northern PowerHouse Rail.
They said "the scale is unprecedented and marks the largest commitment to northern England infrastructure in modern history."
February 16, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I tend to watch a lot of videos about megaprojects around the world.
Today, I find one talking about the work out Labour government are doing with Northern PowerHouse Rail.
They said "the scale is unprecedented and marks the largest commitment to northern England infrastructure in modern history."
Today, I find one talking about the work out Labour government are doing with Northern PowerHouse Rail.
They said "the scale is unprecedented and marks the largest commitment to northern England infrastructure in modern history."
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...to postpone the elections in May so they could focus on reorganisation.
The government had initially approved it.
But Reform being Reform, decided to take it to court.
In light of that, the government has reconsidered approving postponements, and today has said they will happen.
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The government had initially approved it.
But Reform being Reform, decided to take it to court.
In light of that, the government has reconsidered approving postponements, and today has said they will happen.
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Local government reorganisation: update on Secretary of State's decision regarding local elections of May 2026
The Secretary of State wrote to council leaders and key stakeholders to inform them of his decision to withdraw his original decision to postpone 30 local elections due to take place in May 2026.
www.gov.uk
February 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
...to postpone the elections in May so they could focus on reorganisation.
The government had initially approved it.
But Reform being Reform, decided to take it to court.
In light of that, the government has reconsidered approving postponements, and today has said they will happen.
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The government had initially approved it.
But Reform being Reform, decided to take it to court.
In light of that, the government has reconsidered approving postponements, and today has said they will happen.
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I thought Reform were all about saving money?
They've just cost us all another £63m....as that is what the government has now been forced to give councils undergoing reorganisation so they can afford to do that AND run & staff elections in this May.
The coucils had asked the government...
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They've just cost us all another £63m....as that is what the government has now been forced to give councils undergoing reorganisation so they can afford to do that AND run & staff elections in this May.
The coucils had asked the government...
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February 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I thought Reform were all about saving money?
They've just cost us all another £63m....as that is what the government has now been forced to give councils undergoing reorganisation so they can afford to do that AND run & staff elections in this May.
The coucils had asked the government...
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They've just cost us all another £63m....as that is what the government has now been forced to give councils undergoing reorganisation so they can afford to do that AND run & staff elections in this May.
The coucils had asked the government...
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I think I’m going to go in a different direction for health advice.
February 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
No need for Starmer to worry about teens use of social media - Russian hackers are taking care of it in revenge for Mush turning Starlink off on their frontlines & drones...
metro.co.uk/2026/02/16/x...
metro.co.uk/2026/02/16/x...
Elon Musk’s X goes down for millions of users worldwide
The cause is unclear.
metro.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 2:07 PM
No need for Starmer to worry about teens use of social media - Russian hackers are taking care of it in revenge for Mush turning Starlink off on their frontlines & drones...
metro.co.uk/2026/02/16/x...
metro.co.uk/2026/02/16/x...
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Journalists (!) poke, pry and dig dig dig into backgrounds of those they've been told to target and to find dirt, exercising questionable and sometimes ILLEGAL methods for which FEW if any are ever penalised. I'm deafened by their squealing now it's being done to them. DIDDUMS. Sauce for the goose.
February 16, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Journalists (!) poke, pry and dig dig dig into backgrounds of those they've been told to target and to find dirt, exercising questionable and sometimes ILLEGAL methods for which FEW if any are ever penalised. I'm deafened by their squealing now it's being done to them. DIDDUMS. Sauce for the goose.
This whole story is deliberate #disinformation.
*Every EV owner* pays the same, 3p/mile.
And from the last paragraph:
EV drivers pay no fuel duty, saving £480/yr on average, so SW drivers save *the most*.🙄
EV pay-per-mile is *an incentive*.
#DriveLessPayLess
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
*Every EV owner* pays the same, 3p/mile.
And from the last paragraph:
EV drivers pay no fuel duty, saving £480/yr on average, so SW drivers save *the most*.🙄
EV pay-per-mile is *an incentive*.
#DriveLessPayLess
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rural drivers to face steepest bills under UK’s mileage-based electric vehicle tax
Analysis reveals big regional disparities as critics say Labour’s proposed levy could slow uptake of EVs
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:34 PM
This whole story is deliberate #disinformation.
*Every EV owner* pays the same, 3p/mile.
And from the last paragraph:
EV drivers pay no fuel duty, saving £480/yr on average, so SW drivers save *the most*.🙄
EV pay-per-mile is *an incentive*.
#DriveLessPayLess
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
*Every EV owner* pays the same, 3p/mile.
And from the last paragraph:
EV drivers pay no fuel duty, saving £480/yr on average, so SW drivers save *the most*.🙄
EV pay-per-mile is *an incentive*.
#DriveLessPayLess
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It *literally* does.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
February 15, 2026 at 1:38 PM
It *literally* does.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
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This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation
www.gov.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Note:
This statement is totally untrue, & (as usual with Zack), populist.
*Absolutely nobody* has been arrested in the UK for "opposing a genocide".
Demonstrators were arrested variously for public disorder, obstruction, support for a proscribed organisation etc.
Most were released without charge.
This statement is totally untrue, & (as usual with Zack), populist.
*Absolutely nobody* has been arrested in the UK for "opposing a genocide".
Demonstrators were arrested variously for public disorder, obstruction, support for a proscribed organisation etc.
Most were released without charge.
Zack Polanski, "When Nigel Farage says jump, Labour ask, how high. You will never appease the right, they will just get more extreme"
"In Reform UK we see an extreme political party"
"In Reform UK we see an extreme political party"
February 15, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Note:
This statement is totally untrue, & (as usual with Zack), populist.
*Absolutely nobody* has been arrested in the UK for "opposing a genocide".
Demonstrators were arrested variously for public disorder, obstruction, support for a proscribed organisation etc.
Most were released without charge.
This statement is totally untrue, & (as usual with Zack), populist.
*Absolutely nobody* has been arrested in the UK for "opposing a genocide".
Demonstrators were arrested variously for public disorder, obstruction, support for a proscribed organisation etc.
Most were released without charge.
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Inside the Misleading Times are:
📊 Dodgy bar charts.
📈 Made-up polling.
❓Invented problems.
🔥 Combusting trousers.
It’s funny. But the loophole isn’t.
Thanks for helping raise awareness @campaignbrief.bsky.social
campaignbriefasia.com/2026/02/10/a...
📊 Dodgy bar charts.
📈 Made-up polling.
❓Invented problems.
🔥 Combusting trousers.
It’s funny. But the loophole isn’t.
Thanks for helping raise awareness @campaignbrief.bsky.social
campaignbriefasia.com/2026/02/10/a...
A fake newspaper to end fake news with 'Misleading Times' sent to MPs to expose absurdity of UK election rules allowing fake newspapers
UK-based Reform Political Advertising (RPA), in conjunction with Clemenger BBDO Australia, has launched a provocative new campaign targeting Members of Parliament, delivering a satirical "fake newspap...
campaignbriefasia.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Inside the Misleading Times are:
📊 Dodgy bar charts.
📈 Made-up polling.
❓Invented problems.
🔥 Combusting trousers.
It’s funny. But the loophole isn’t.
Thanks for helping raise awareness @campaignbrief.bsky.social
campaignbriefasia.com/2026/02/10/a...
📊 Dodgy bar charts.
📈 Made-up polling.
❓Invented problems.
🔥 Combusting trousers.
It’s funny. But the loophole isn’t.
Thanks for helping raise awareness @campaignbrief.bsky.social
campaignbriefasia.com/2026/02/10/a...
Zack can say it, but (like most things he says) that doesn't imply its true.
Labour are leading in Gorton & Denton, & anyone voting Green instead of Labour just makes it more likely they will have a Reform MP. Who wants that?
Greens got only ~4000 votes in 2024.
Labour won with a 13,500 majority.
Labour are leading in Gorton & Denton, & anyone voting Green instead of Labour just makes it more likely they will have a Reform MP. Who wants that?
Greens got only ~4000 votes in 2024.
Labour won with a 13,500 majority.
Labour are done.
And Reform offer no solutions - their extreme division will just make things worse.
The Green Party want to lower bills, protect our NHS and rebuild our public services.
Hannah Spencer, our local plumber, for the win! 💚
www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home...
And Reform offer no solutions - their extreme division will just make things worse.
The Green Party want to lower bills, protect our NHS and rebuild our public services.
Hannah Spencer, our local plumber, for the win! 💚
www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home...
Zack Polanski says Labour Party is ‘over’ after taking ‘votes for granted’
The comments come ahead of the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election with the Greens and Reform UK looking to take the seat from Labour
www.the-independent.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Zack can say it, but (like most things he says) that doesn't imply its true.
Labour are leading in Gorton & Denton, & anyone voting Green instead of Labour just makes it more likely they will have a Reform MP. Who wants that?
Greens got only ~4000 votes in 2024.
Labour won with a 13,500 majority.
Labour are leading in Gorton & Denton, & anyone voting Green instead of Labour just makes it more likely they will have a Reform MP. Who wants that?
Greens got only ~4000 votes in 2024.
Labour won with a 13,500 majority.
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This is great news. It should also be said that the Conservative’s have not backed these new rules to remove peerages.
We know why. They stuffed the Lords with cronies, dubious, characters, many of whom fall under the ‘cash for honors’ scandal
We know why. They stuffed the Lords with cronies, dubious, characters, many of whom fall under the ‘cash for honors’ scandal
Peter Mandelson will be stripped of peerage under new law after Commons recess
Lord Mandelson resigned from the House of Lords last week amid the scandal over his ties to the billionaire peadophile Jeffrey Epstein. But the Labour veteran retains his peerage title
www.mirror.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 5:27 PM
This is great news. It should also be said that the Conservative’s have not backed these new rules to remove peerages.
We know why. They stuffed the Lords with cronies, dubious, characters, many of whom fall under the ‘cash for honors’ scandal
We know why. They stuffed the Lords with cronies, dubious, characters, many of whom fall under the ‘cash for honors’ scandal
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What does the Representation of the People Bill include?
Votes at 16
Automatic voter registration
ID checks for candidates
Reformed postal & proxy voting
Risk checks for large donations
Ban on non-UK business & shell company donations
More Electoral Commission powers
Action on election intimidation
Votes at 16
Automatic voter registration
ID checks for candidates
Reformed postal & proxy voting
Risk checks for large donations
Ban on non-UK business & shell company donations
More Electoral Commission powers
Action on election intimidation
Labour Unveils Sweeping Elections Reform Bill
The Representation of the People Bill had its first reading in the Commons today.
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
What does the Representation of the People Bill include?
Votes at 16
Automatic voter registration
ID checks for candidates
Reformed postal & proxy voting
Risk checks for large donations
Ban on non-UK business & shell company donations
More Electoral Commission powers
Action on election intimidation
Votes at 16
Automatic voter registration
ID checks for candidates
Reformed postal & proxy voting
Risk checks for large donations
Ban on non-UK business & shell company donations
More Electoral Commission powers
Action on election intimidation
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Labour are doing the right thing here. Many of us are sick to death of dodgy foreign money corrupting our politics. I hope it has beneficial widespread implications for U.K. 👇
Labour bill would stop ‘dodgy front companies’ making political donations www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour bill would stop ‘dodgy front companies’ making political donations www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour bill would stop ‘dodgy front companies’ making political donations
Bill would also give votes to 16-year-olds and pave the way for ‘opt-out’ voter registration
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Labour are doing the right thing here. Many of us are sick to death of dodgy foreign money corrupting our politics. I hope it has beneficial widespread implications for U.K. 👇
Labour bill would stop ‘dodgy front companies’ making political donations www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour bill would stop ‘dodgy front companies’ making political donations www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
OK, what's this about?
In *Dec 2016*, Scottish Labour Councillor Sean Morton was accused of indecent child images. He resigned Whip & ran in May as Independent, Matthew Doyle knocked doors for him.
Morton wasn't *convicted* until 2017.
Doyle did *nothing wrong*
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
In *Dec 2016*, Scottish Labour Councillor Sean Morton was accused of indecent child images. He resigned Whip & ran in May as Independent, Matthew Doyle knocked doors for him.
Morton wasn't *convicted* until 2017.
Doyle did *nothing wrong*
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Aide linked to sex offender ‘did not give full account’ before he was given peerage, PM says
Keir Starmer defends his actions as Kemi Badenoch asks why Matthew Doyle was given ‘a job for life’
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:07 PM
OK, what's this about?
In *Dec 2016*, Scottish Labour Councillor Sean Morton was accused of indecent child images. He resigned Whip & ran in May as Independent, Matthew Doyle knocked doors for him.
Morton wasn't *convicted* until 2017.
Doyle did *nothing wrong*
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
In *Dec 2016*, Scottish Labour Councillor Sean Morton was accused of indecent child images. He resigned Whip & ran in May as Independent, Matthew Doyle knocked doors for him.
Morton wasn't *convicted* until 2017.
Doyle did *nothing wrong*
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This may upset a lot of people - specially Journalists, Newsreaders, Tories, Reform & members of Corbyn's allotment society, but no Labour MP can launch a Leadership challenge until October, just before Party Conference.
There won't be a Leadership challenge regardless of results in May.
#TheRules
There won't be a Leadership challenge regardless of results in May.
#TheRules
February 11, 2026 at 11:45 AM
This may upset a lot of people - specially Journalists, Newsreaders, Tories, Reform & members of Corbyn's allotment society, but no Labour MP can launch a Leadership challenge until October, just before Party Conference.
There won't be a Leadership challenge regardless of results in May.
#TheRules
There won't be a Leadership challenge regardless of results in May.
#TheRules
Educate yourself, Guardian, Kira, Pippa & Jessica.
No Labour MP can launch a Leadership challenge until October, just before Party Conference.
There won't be a Leadership challenge regardless of results in May.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
(commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...)
No Labour MP can launch a Leadership challenge until October, just before Party Conference.
There won't be a Leadership challenge regardless of results in May.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
(commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...)
February 11, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Educate yourself, Guardian, Kira, Pippa & Jessica.
No Labour MP can launch a Leadership challenge until October, just before Party Conference.
There won't be a Leadership challenge regardless of results in May.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
(commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...)
No Labour MP can launch a Leadership challenge until October, just before Party Conference.
There won't be a Leadership challenge regardless of results in May.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
(commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...)