Caroline Voaden @carolinevoaden@respublicae.eu

It's been an utterly abominable 24 hours for Brexit news:
- The UK gave up on negotiations to extend our trade deal with Canada, leaving us worse off than when we were an EU member
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68098177
- New incoming border checks will add £200 million a year to the cost of our food and drink.
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/brexit-fallout-200m-price-hike-looms-for-fruit-and-veg-imports/
- MPs were warned that the EU's upcoming ETIAS/EES border systems may lead to 14-hour queues to enter (the rest of) Europe from the autumn.
https://www.itv.com/news/2024-01-25/traffic-gridlock-and-14-hour-queues-await-tourists-entering-to-europe-mps-told
- There were warnings of possible shortages of flowers for Valentines Day because of the new incoming border checks.
https://news.sky.com/story/roses-are-red-violets-are-blue-fears-of-shortages-on-valentines-day-over-brexit-checks-with-the-eu-13056060
- A plan to extend visas for British expats in France from 90 to 180 days was blocked by France's Constitutional Council court (a decision which has no right of appeal).
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/french-court-blocks-allow-british-expats-stay-france-90-days/
- Rishi Sunak's pledge to ensure no future laws can create a border down the Irish Sea has gone down like a bucket of sick in TUV quarters. (And has sent the blood pressure of the usual suspect Brexiters sky-high.)
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/brexit/jim-allister-rishi-sunaks-offer-to-dup-on-sea-border-makes-a-nonsense-of-brexit/a1159820922.html
- The EU's plans to increase bulk medicine procurement across the bloc risk creating shortages in Britain because they have very significantly greater buying power than the UK does.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/jan/25/eu-plan-medicine-stockpile-uk-record-shortages
Phew! That's a truly catastrophic batch of headlines for just one day...

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[2024-01-26 00:13 UTC]

Why is it that the printer NEVER works when it’s important? What rule of nature, law of Sod is that??

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[2024-01-25 12:16 UTC]

RT by @carolinevoaden: BREAKING: Tory MP Simon Clarke calls for the party to sack Rishi Sunak and change leader (again).

“The unvarnished truth is that Rishi Sunak is leading the Conservatives into an election where we will be massacred.”

Most direct challenge to Sunak yet. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/01/23/replace-sunak-pm-face-decade-decline-starmer-simon-clarke/

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[2024-01-23 21:10 UTC]

Voter apathy and how the Tories have turned off a generation of voters. Me on
https://nitter.cz/NickFerrariLBC
this morning.
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23VoterID
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23youthvote
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23ElectionIntegrity
https://nitter.cz/LibDems

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[2024-01-23 14:19 UTC]

Come on New Hampshire!
We are counting on you…
🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
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[2024-01-23 09:37 UTC]

RT by @carolinevoaden: Great to catch up with @carolinevoaden, Lib Dem candidate for #Totnes, ahead of debate on Groceries Supply Code of Practice. #Somerton &amp; #Frome was in the top 5 for signatories to the petition which prompted the debate, so it's clearly an issue that matters to my constituents.

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[2024-01-22 18:36 UTC]

Good!
Met one of our Lords today who was on her way in to vote against this cruel piece of legislation which is nothing more than a useless gimmick.
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23Rwanda
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23Immigration
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🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/CarolineVoaden/status/1749523620290826531#m

[2024-01-22 20:05 UTC]

Omg get these people out of office. Govt Culture Minister says BBC is biased but can give no evidence how or why.
Another car crash interview from a chaotic and incompetent govt that is way past its sell-by date.
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[2024-01-22 08:33 UTC]

They said environmental standards wouldn’t slip post EU. They either lied, or they just don’t care about the impact of divergence
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[2024-01-20 08:31 UTC]

RT by @carolinevoaden: Barrister Hashi Mohamed says what everyone is thinking.

"Instead of dealing with this properly, they are attacking our judges. They are attacking our rule of law. They are dividing a society."

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/BestForBritain/status/1748296923218424151#m

[2024-01-19 10:50 UTC]

It may be cold outside but this fab team of women are committed to ensuring South Devon does not return a Tory MP at the next election. Dentists, no social housing and NHS access all came up again on the doors this morning in Paignton. Join us!
http://bit.ly/4b3BkPN
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23VoteVoaden

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/CarolineVoaden/status/1747677762670796989#m

[2024-01-17 17:50 UTC]

Where will the 100s of judges come from to process asylum seekers?
What happens to people already waiting for a trial?
They’re already waiting far too long.
Spoke yesterday to someone who’s waited over a year for a trial that keeps getting delayed. The agony is real.
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[2024-01-17 08:30 UTC]

RT by @carolinevoaden: British citizens living abroad are now eligible to register to vote in UK general elections, regardless of how long they’ve been living outside the UK. A new law, which came into effect today, removes the previous 15-year time limit.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/SarahDykeLD/status/1747204952705884500#m

[2024-01-16 10:31 UTC]

It’s time Labour proved they care about democracy more than power.
I've just signed "Tell Labour to prioritise Proportional Representation" - Will you support the campaign too?
https://actionstorm.org/petitions/pr2028?ref=614384
https://nitter.cz/OpenBritainHQ
https://nitter.cz/action_storm

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[2024-01-15 22:09 UTC]

Lib Dem fun fact - wonder what it equates to in terms of Devon potholes?
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[2024-01-14 08:04 UTC]

✅ Former colleagues on the EU environment committee working on a new law to cut micro plastics pollution.
Good work guys - so sorry the UK won’t be part of this. 🇪🇺
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[2024-01-13 12:06 UTC]

RT by @carolinevoaden: "In a speech at a Mansion House dinner yesterday evening, Khan ... pointed out that Brexit has already reduced GDP, investment, and trade.

He highlighted a 5.5% reduction in GDP, an 11% drop in investment, and a 7% decrease in goods and services trade"
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/new-research-proves-damning-economic-effects-of-brexit/

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[2024-01-12 10:39 UTC]

I don’t know about anyone else but I’m not overly filled with confidence having Grant Shapps as Defence Secretary right now…
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23RedSea
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23MiddleEast

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/CarolineVoaden/status/1745540554102890718#m

[2024-01-11 20:17 UTC]

So what shall we get ITV to do a drama about next?
https://nitter.cz/ITV

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/CarolineVoaden/status/1744476529726300458#m

[2024-01-08 21:49 UTC]

Desperately thrashing around trying to find something that will work. When was the last time he actually listened to voters? I’ve done hours of it today and not one person said they wanted more of the same - EVEN the Tory voters don’t want this charade to continue!!
https://nitter.cz/LibDems
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[2024-01-08 21:53 UTC]