Cllr Connor Payne
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Somerset Cllr for Chard South | 23 | Ex-Governor | OU Student | Work in Secondary | (Views/RT = my own) |
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Today, Cllr
@DJAFothergill
accepted my resignation as Opposition Lead Member for Environment and Climate Change on
@SomersetCouncil
, with Cllr Steve Ashton taking on this responsibility.
It has been a great privilege to serve on the Shadow Executive in a new portfolio… 1/6
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It is the honour of my life to announce that I have been elected
#County
Councillor for
#Chard
South.
Thank you to everyone who supported me 💪
Time to get on with the job!
#LocalElections2022
#Conservative
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🗣 Like many other Councillors across the UK, I’m backing
@PennyMordaunt
!
🇬🇧 We need to focus less on the leader, and more on the ship.
❤️ Are you backing
#PM4PM
?
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If you’re considering supporting
@PennyMordaunt
as Leader of the Conservative Party, use these:
#InForAPenny
#PennyForPM
#Penny4PM
#PM4PM
Let’s boost her reach over the coming days and weeks.
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Shocked and saddened to hear about the unexpected but peaceful death of Paul O’Grady.
One of a kind, and did so much for charities, rights and the entertainment industry. He will be missed.
Rest in peace, Paul! 🐾
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MPs, for the sake of democracy and engaging our members. Please lend your support for
@PennyMordaunt
and get
#PM4PM
to the 100 mark 🇬🇧
Exclude the membership… lose members.
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If
@PennyMordaunt
is not in the final two for the membership vote, I and many other members will feel extremely cheated by
@Conservatives
MPs, but I would also be questioning the process of the 1922 Committee.
#PM4PM
is the clear favourite for members, put her on the ballot.
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What’s a campaign without some familiar faces on the trail with you?
Great to meet
@PennyMordaunt
in Sparkford today. Thank you for helping!
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Dear Conservative Candidates,
Good luck. You’ve done all you can.
Take a deep breath, take five.
I remember my count as if it was last year, well it was last year, and the 12 hours we had to wait before the count were the most stressful 12 hours of my life. 1/3
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Today has been a super day, the realisation that the work is truly beginning. It’s been over a week since I was elected. Here’s what’s happened since:
✍️ Signed my declaration as your County Councillor, launching a five year term in office.
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After completing my Vaccination training today with
@stjohnambulance
, I am delighted to be able to now give a Vaccine to all those who are yet to get it!
Looking forward to my first shift as a Vaccinator!
#sja
#covid19
#vaccinator
🎉
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Today I stood down as an LC Governor at
@HolyroodAcademy
.
Little did I know that my time as a Governor would inspire me to pursue a career in
#Teaching
.
So with my new role as a TA and enrolled BA OU Student, I am taking up my newfound passion professionally!
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🚂 Incredibly privileged to have met with the Secretary of State for Transport, The Rt Hon
@Mark_J_Harper
MP, this afternoon.
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Incredibly pleased with the appointment of
@LeeAndersonMP_
as Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party. A thoroughly deserving champion of conservative values, and certainly a man who recognises the
@Conservatives
as a party of opportunity. Top bloke! 💪
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@PennyMordaunt
is exactly the right person to preside over the accession of
#CharlesIII
.
I bet she’d never have believed that despite losing the Leadership Ballot, that she’d be here today, overseeing the most important accession since Edward VII. Remarkable.
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Happy Birthday to future PM,
@PennyMordaunt
! 🎂🎉🥳
Happy 50th Birthday to the Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council,
@PennyMordaunt
! An inspirational leader and a wonderful person! 💙🎂
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The new night buses have come to
#Chard
! Use them or lose them! We wouldn’t have gotten a night bus in Chard if it weren’t for a certain Chard-proud flag-waver 😉
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Not really a suit kinda guy (except every day at work) — but this is the best Twitter is gonna get from me as I really can’t be bothered to look through my Camera roll 🥰
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Great to meet with
@MarcusFysh
MP this evening at
#TheCrookedSwan
in Crewkerne for a catch-up on local issues.
I’m delighted to be representing Marcus in laying the Parliamentary Wreath at St. Mary’s Church,
#Chard
, on Sunday for
#remembrance
.
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At the Honiton Campaign Office with
@TivHonTories
, for
@HelenHurford2
! Make sure to go out and vote for a better future with the
@Conservatives
, today.
#Honiton
#Tiverton
#Axminster
#Seaton
#Bampton
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Name a bigger downgrade.
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This might make some of my Twitter friends a tad jealous… 🇮🇹❤️
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📹 Really pleased with the report from
@bbcpointswest
tonight about Springmead. Hopefully lessons can be learned and we come out of this in a much better position!
@MarcusFysh
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Great morning with
@MarcusFysh
in Chard South. We went down to
#ChardJunction
to assess the possibilities for a new
#Station
.
We will get
#Chard
back on Track.
The
@Conservatives
have given
#Somerset
£11.9m Funding for Transport in the first wave of funding.
Brilliant News!
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I was really pleased to join
@ASPolice
for an 8-hour shift yesterday (taking time out for a Town Council meeting).
I came along for some Licensing checks, drug swabs and patrols, and discussed with the team about how the Council can work together with the Police… 1/3
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Thoroughly disappointed at the Tiverton & Honiton result. Helen did such a fantastic campaign and despite being hounded by the press since day one of the campaign, she has stayed positive and smiled throughout.
Underneath the candidate is a human being, that can’t be forgotten.
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Didn’t laugh. Just cried.
My Nanna.
The Queen.
My achievements.
Sealed by another new year.
It’s a new year, and it’s another leaf in a *very* long book!
A blessed new year to you all!
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This International Women’s Day, take a moment to think about the women in Ukraine. Either fleeing with children or staying to help the war effort against Russia.
#IWD
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So sad to hear of the passing of Nigel Lawson. A true gentleman, may he rest in peace.
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It’s time for MPs to support
@PennyMordaunt
🇬🇧
@BorisJohnson
has been shown the door - it’s time for change.
It’s time for a
#FreshStart
#PM4PM
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At the South West Regional Conference last night, I had the absolute pleasure of meeting
@LeeAndersonMP_
and welcoming him to Somerset! Thank you for such an entertaining night!
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Just… no.
Let me be a gay man in peace, without Brenda thinking I’m a Just Stop Oil activist.
Thanks.
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⚡️ Fantastic visiting Hinkley Point C earlier today.
The benefits of
#HPC
are endless; from 25k+ jobs to over 1k
#apprenticeships
, helping meet the
#2030NetZero
target to investing in Somerset’s
#local
businesses.
It is an economic hub for
#Somerset
& the
#UK
. Read more… ⬇️
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Delighted to announce that I have been appointed by the
@Conservatives
Group Leader, Cllr David Fothergill, as “Opposition Spokesman for the
#Environment
&
#ClimateChange
” on
@SomersetCouncil
.
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Was a pleasure to meet the new Conservative WECA Mayoral candidate today in Bath,
@Samuel4Bristol
!
Looking forward to getting Samuel elected, as to deliver only the best for the West of England.
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After raised taxes, despite a manifesto commitment to keep taxes low, I cannot support
@RishiSunak
in his endeavours.
We need strong leadership, dissociated from the Johnson Government.
That’s why I’m supporting
@PennyMordaunt
.
#PM4PM
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@RepublicStaff
GOD
SAVE
THE
KING!
GOD
SAVE
THE
KING!
GOD
SAVE
THE
KING!
LONG
MAY
HE
REIGN!
GOD
SAVE
THE
KING!
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It is an honour to have been selected to stand for the Conservative Party for the elections this May for the town I have spent my whole life in.
No matter what I am doing in life I will first and foremost be a Chard lad at heart - and proud.
This time, I will not let you down.
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Yeah, I’m going to be a lot more vocal this year. Watch this space…
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@leedsjourno
Having a top medic ignore the advice she gives to millions isn't very helpful though, is it?
Sometimes an apology isn't enough, when ordinary people are suffering while cooped up in small apartments - yet hypocritical 'seniors' still can't keep themselves in their fine homes!
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Have registered with St. John’s Ambulance to be a Covid Vaccinator Volunteer. Looking forward to helping the national effort in my spare time.
Do get involved if you can and be a part of the fight against Covid. We can do this if we work together!
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@JJMaTrader
@historyinmemes
I can’t remember who said it , but, “just because I grew up learning about World War II doesn’t mean I will invade Poland.”
My Mum used this on me as a kid, and I reassure you it may have saved my life once or twice. Mirrors in adult behaviour are from ages 8-13. Not 18 months.
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Fantastic to meet
@stanleyjohnson
this afternoon over dinner alongside
@rebeccapowtaunton
to help campaign before the election tomorrow!
@voteconservative
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This is a three-horse race between
@PennyMordaunt
,
@RishiSunak
&
@BorisJohnson
.
🇬🇧 Penny Mordaunt is the fresh start we need to lead our Country.
If anyone supporting Boris or Rishi were to look back, they’d realise they are the reason we are in this mess.
Start fresh, now.
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I’m completely fed up of ‘Thatcherite’ posturing. It’s utter nonsense. Thread.
Margaret Thatcher developed her political persona through determination, stamina and confidence.
She fought hard battles in her parliamentary career for 20 years, then got to No10 in 1979.
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Out and about in Somerton today campaigning for
@ShelfordMark
. It’s us or Labour this election, make the right choice.
#Mark4PCC
#TeamShelford
@ToryPressSW
@Conservatives
@SFCAssociation
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So pleased!
@fayepurbrick
is exactly the right person for the job. Dedicated, hard-working and committed.
Oversaw Somerset’s transition to a Unitary Authority. She knows the challenge, and she’s up for it!
A candidate that can string a sentence together on a radio interview 👍
Many congratulations to Councillor
@fayepurbrick
on winning selection as our Parliamentary Candidate for Somerton & Frome.
It was great to catch up with her in the George in Castle Cary on Sunday.
She will be a great voice for Somerton & Frome locally & in the Commons.
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Prince Harry really needs to sit down and stop this narrative.
#ITV
That nation used to love him.
After milking every media channel for love and attention, the nation has never been so repulsed by a couple.
Hypocrites with too much money, safe in the arms of American TV.
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Pleased to have been a long-time supporter of the
#debatenothate
campaign, with
@SomersetCouncil
Councillors today supported.
Bullying of Councillors, Council Officers and the Public cannot be tolerated in any sense.
So from now, I will be actively rooting bullies out! 💪
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Absolutely fantastic display tonight at
#Chard
Rugby Club. Thank you to all involved and to those who donated to fund
#local
#defibrillators
👏🎆
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Not complaining that I seem to have become the face of Somerset’s fight for better rail connectivity! 😂
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Out with
@MarcusFysh
and Josua in
#ChardSouth
again. As you can see behind us,
#ChardRegen
is looking good, but crowded by buildings that need attention - that we don’t have anymore funding for! We will work hard to restore the whole High Street, not just with expensive projects.
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This is the happiest I’ve ever seen my Nan. I’m so glad I could give her this moment. ❤️
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@DBGlamFanzine
@MalwPapachalks
@DavidBowieGlam
Followed both pages. David Bowie is my hero, an icon. His music lifted me through my darkest days and gave me the personal confidence and happiness to come out as a gay man.
Some say that’s a bit corny. I honestly believe that man mad me who I am today. Music is so powerful ❤️
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After my little heart attack last night seeing Trafalgar Square in such a state, it seems the good people of Geordie-land did in fact clean up after themselves! Great stuff guys!
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Really please my old next door neighbour has put herself forward for the upcoming Town Council by-election in Chard. She’s determined, dedicated, and comes from the East End! An absolute legend. We both share a vision for Chard, and we will get it done!
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Wonderful night with colleagues and local
@yeovilmatters
members this evening at the Annual Dinner. Lovely to catch up with so many familiar faces. Big thanks to
@MarcusFysh
and Huw Lawford for the evening. [
@LucyTrims
]
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🗣️ This afternoon I spoke to Matt Faulkner on
@bbcsomerset
about the
#FIFAWorldCup
and controversies surrounding
#LGBTQ
+ rights. Have a listen to my thoughts on this and let me know what you think too! (Part1)
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🚨 Today, I stood up for the residents of Somerset and asked the Lib Dem administration some of the questions we’ve all been thinking. Take a look:
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@darrengrimes_
#wewillmeetagain
Our sensible, vigilant, calm and collected Head of State. Beautiful.
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✍️ I have written to
@First_Somerset
to request an extension of the night buses to Axminster.
For any ideas or suggestions you might have, email me on connor.payne
@somerset
.gov.uk and I’ll see what I can do to make it happen!
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@SkewSpew
@Jacob_Rees_Mogg
It’s a political no-no on all sides to leave the children out of it. Not cool. Ever.
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😍😍😍
The Rt Hon
@David_Cameron
has been appointed Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
@FCDOGovUK
6K
2K
8K
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The nation is coming to standstill.
The news coming from Balmoral seems to be more somber than expected.
I am praying for the good health of Her Majesty and the immediate Royal Family.
God save the Queen.
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🗣️ This morning, I met with Jonathan Roberts of JR Consulting for a catch-up on the Chard Parkway Project. We’ve been going over:
💰 How we will fund the project
🚂 What the logistics will be
📈 What the next steps are
🗄️ Looking at how what new data we need
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Off to the shops they go! My 2022
#Charity
#Christmas
Cards are folded, batched and ready to raise money for the local
#Community
Hub in
#Chard
🎄
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#Wilko
is one of those shops that I always love popping into just to nose around the stationary section, only to walk out with £50 worth of pencils, tape and a bird feeder.
Really sad to see the news today, and hope action can be taken to keep them afloat.
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So pleased that
@PennyMordaunt
has announced her leadership bid.
She is the only right choice for our Country in solving a cost-of-living crisis, war in Europe and bringing trust back to Politics. I urge MPs and fellow
@Conservatives
to support her campaign.
#Penny4PM
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Very sorry to see
@sajidjavid
has dropped out of the the leadership race. His talent and aspiration made him a worthy candidate.
I hope he listens to the core
@Conservatives
membership, and backs
@PennyMordaunt
.
She’s the candidate Labour are scared of. The right choice.
#PM4PM
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Congratulations
@SarahDykeLD
on your election victory this evening.
I look forward to seeing new dentists, clean rivers and cheaper energy bills in S&F.
Of course, if you can’t deliver this in just over a year like you’ve promised, probably best to let us do it properly 👍
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IT HAS BEEN LITERALLY 15 WEEKS
IT WILL NOT BE A CHURCHILIAN RETURN
IT WILL BE A NATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT
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Tonight I was at
#Wells
Cathedral, listening to
@SWTSteve
give a talk on “A
#GreenNewDeal
For
#Somerset
” behind the
#Gaia
Art Project installation.
Truly fascinating to see so many like-minded people learning about how
@SomersetCouncil
is working to save the environment!
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Started my day today at
@richuish
, giving presentations to two Year 12 Politics classes on ‘From Student to Councillor in Four Years’.
Discussing who I am, what I do, how the Council works and what becoming a Unitary Authority means for residents of Somerset.
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I won’t RT because that’s just as pointless. But how can Andrew Tate post such misogynistic remarks quite openly and freely, encouraging oppression against women?
How can that be okay?
Makes me feel sick. What a genuinely awful human being.
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This afternoon I met Ajahn Sumedho, one of the most senior representatives of Theravāda Buddhism in the World.
It was an amazing Kathina, marking the end of the Buddhist Vassa.
It was an honour to welcome him to my home Town; and to see this Buddhist tradition.
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#Somerset
#County
@Conservatives
Manifesto Launch today! Here I am with
@fayepurbrick
, last week, being briefed on the fantastic plans we have ready to implement across Somerset and indeed my fantastic division of
#Chard
South!
Vote C. Payne & S. Bull on 5th May ✅
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@PhilipinDC
@colbertlateshow
Honestly, multilingual talent like you is often so unappreciated. I am glad you have your recognition for it. Such a fantastic skill and so good at it!
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Faye worked incredibly hard in the Somerton & Frome By-Election. She has been championing the local cause since. She is more than worthy of your vote in the next General Election, and if you want to be represented by someone who can make a real difference, join her campaign now.
So pleased to confirm that I've been selected as the
@Conservatives
candidate for
#Glastonbury
&
#Somerton
in the next general election. An honour to be chosen to stand, I can't wait to keep on standing up for communities and businesses here...
Watch this space 👀
@GSCAssociation
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Help me to get
@PennyMordaunt
to follow me. She’s literally my idol and I’d like nothing more. Cheers.
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