Judith Bunting @judithbuntingld@respublicae.eu

RT @paulwaugh: This all comes to a head on Tuesday in the Lords, when there will be a last-ditch attempt to make @RishiSunak think again, with a 'regret motion' to review the policy ahead of the 2024 general election.

https://inews.co.uk/opinion/tory-voter-id-laws-attempt-rig-elections-not-improve-them-2020327

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RT @paulwaugh: What's really shocking is that although the govt rightly *expanded* eligible photo-ID to include bus/train/travel passes for the elderly, they've *refused* to accept travel passes for the young.

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RT @paulwaugh: .@AlexNorrisNN: “The Tories haven’t been honest that these plans will lock millions out of voting. During a cost of living crisis when people are struggling, it is an outrage that they would rather spend this money [£15m/yr] on disenfranchising them.”
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/tory-voter-id-laws-attempt-rig-elections-not-improve-them-2020327

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RT @paulwaugh: NEW: the latest census reveals "ID blackspots": Durham, Lincolnshire, Midlands, West Country with >25% not having a passport.

Why does this matter? Because from next May the govt will introduce "no photo ID, no vote" in English elections.
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/tory-voter-id-laws-attempt-rig-elections-not-improve-them-2020327

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Major Headline for today, @SkyNews @BBCNews @c4news @tortoise @guardiannews @Independent @evandavies

Please share your reports on the
#voterID scandal.
RT @CafCaffy12: @LordRennard @theipaper @LibDemLords @KathPinnock @HelenMorganMP @ALDC @LibDemPress Why do we ONLY hear a debate about this on Twitter or written word?

The message of concern about this needs to be discussed NOW to reach out.
And it's being ignored.

If you have any influence with the media, a…

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#VOTERID - TODAY

@LibDemLords lead the charge against the Tory plan to disenfranchise anyone without passport or driving licence

@KathPinnock explains why this move would be unfair, unreasonable and will cause chaos in new May’s elections.

@BBCr4today
RT @LibDems: The Conservatives’ undemocratic voter ID plan will lock millions out of their right to vote and see people turned away from polling stations for the first time in their lives.

@KathPinnock explains…

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Voter ID: Lib Dems fight new Tory plans to force people to carry photo identification if they want to vote #voterID

@LibDemLords @KathPinnock @HelenMorganMP @ALDC @LibDemPress https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/voter-photo-id-liberal-democrats-attempt-derail-government-plan-2022950

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“… identical items from other suppliers, and the surgical gowns were rejected for use in the NHS after a technical inspection.” @AngelaRayner

Thanks to Sam O’Grady @Independent

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“… links between the company Medpro and the Tory peer in question were never publicly disclosed. In fact, they were denied repeatedly by the lawyers acting for those involved.”

“Face masks bought by the government from PPE Medpro for more than twice the price …”

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Mone denies any “role or function in the company, or the process by which contracts were awarded” and yet …

“A sum of £29m reportedly ended up in an offshore HSBC trust fund, of which Mone and her children were beneficiaries.”

And there’s more …

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This is why Michelle Mone & her money matter:

“Llittle accountability for HUGE sums – £200m, no less, is still not properly accounted for.”

1/3

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/michelle-mone-money-ppe-covid-scandal-b2240477.html

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Thanks for the RTs @timofnewbury @PennyPostWB @BenChandalar

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That Baroness Mone of Mayfair has not yet become a bigger story is because the accusations are complex and:

“The sheer scale of the amount of public money involved is so difficult to envisage”.

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/michelle-mone-money-ppe-covid-scandal-b2240477.html

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Conservative peer Michelle Mone also gives up the Conservative whip.

No doubt, to spend more time with her private jet bought w tax-payers money.

She’s the one who got her hands on hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ money, and then provided duff PPE.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/dec/07/right-and-important-that-michelle-mone-is-investigated-says-minister-steve-barclay

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Julian Knight becomes the fifth MP to currently have the Conservative whip removed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63897387

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Pay attention schools and teachers:

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#education

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#SmallBusinessSaturday This weekend, don’t forget your #localpubs.

Hello from @HonestyGroup’s Hartley Arms in Donnington, still a great pub as well as a restaurant.

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