JanTheStitchWitch
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Photos. Stitches. Occasional poems. Blue Sky & X. #StandWithUkraine https://t.co/ShE76kuGBV
Joined November 2013
"There is no other way". Phenomenal leadership and courage.
“No, Putin won’t see me completely exhausted.”. @ZelenskyyUa in an interview with @piersmorgan. Not our President. Not us. Not you.
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Wanted for being a badass who won’t surrender his country to barbarians. Badge of honour.
😎 Russia puts @ZelenskyyUa on wanted list
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Lovely, lovely moment with President Zelenskyy in France just now, meeting a US veteran who didn’t want just to shake his hand, he wanted to hug him, then wouldn’t let go of his hand. One in the eye for all those plastic pseudo-patriot traitors. Real veterans know a brave man.
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Zelenskyy, just back from Munich, clearly exhausted but out again in Kharkiv region, visiting defenders. This is real, 24 carat, leadership. 📷 screenshots, President's Instagram
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He's angry. And he's right to be.
Zelenskyy: There is no point in using ATACAMS without permission to hit Russian airfields.
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Bucha. The day we should all have stepped up so that ALL towns and cities occupied by russia could be liberated. But no. Over 2 years on, Ukraine has a few F-16s, not enough air defences, ammunition is promised but not delivered, & they're not allowed to fire back. Shame on us.
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I’ve just watched Zelenskyy speaking to a huge crowd in Vilnius, being cheered repeatedly. Lithuania gets it. They know what Russian occupation feels like. They know the cold chill in the bones. They don’t want to feel it again and they know Ukrainians are fighting for them, too.
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President Zelenskyy in a suit/not in a suit. These photos were taken 41 days apart. The second is in Bucha, on the day he visited the site of the massacre uncovered when russia was kicked out of the town. His solidarity with the people of Ukraine and its defenders is absolute.
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Zelenskyy visibly angry here and who can blame him. His people are being slaughtered at will and he can’t prevent it.
The absurd restrictions prohibiting Ukraine from striking military targets inside Russia with the weapons systems we supply are cruel, self-defeating, and irrational.
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Ten seconds in and I'm already yelling at the TV. If the NHS is on a "war footing", and we need field hospitals, and we need retired teachers to come back, why the f**k are we still sticking with plan B?.
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So in order to prevent people trafficking, we've become people traffickers. Have I got that right?.
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russians are a tad upset about President Zelenskyy's t shirt
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President Zelenskyy is already carrying immense, and terrifying, responsibility, and no doubt rage and grief for so much terrible loss. He does not need the added weight of worrying about when promised aid and air defences are going to arrive, or whether he can trust partners.
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@GemLeighton Gemma, show Edie this picture by the French artist, Raoul Dufy, and please tell her that her painting reminded me of his pictures. I would get Edie's picture made into a card or canvas print, or both, on Snapfish, and hang it in the house.
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Republicans can’t deal with Zelenskyy because he refused to surrender his integrity to Donald Trump, & because he now refuses to surrender his country to Putin. He’s everything they think they are, but aren’t, because their power comes from patronage and his comes from the heart.
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I will never forgive @Conservatives for taking us from the joy, pride & unity of the 2012 Olympics, when we showcased the best of Britain to the world, to the corrupted, fractured shambles of Brexit. As an example of how far a nation can fall in 7 years, it'll take some beating.
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President Zelenskyy and Andriy Yermak meeting Donald Trump. No flag, they weren't even given a glass of water. Their faces say everything.
If you are an American voter who cares about Ukraine, these are the only two pictures you need to look at. Which of these two presidential candidates looks like they care more about helping Ukraine?
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Remember President Zelenskyy saying "give us the tools and we will finish the job"? .Why didn't we?.
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Zelenskyy’s Easter vyshyvanka has a camouflage collar. Nice touch. Solidarity with his defenders.
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President Zelenskyy trying to explain for the hundredth time, here to The Economist, why Putin is not signalling peace. I have no idea how he keeps his temper.
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Just discovered that because I live in England, I'm not eligible for free bus travel until I get my pension at 67. If I lived in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales, I'd get it at 60. This "United Kingdom" thing is a sham, isn't it?.
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“I would not wish any leader in the world to experience these feelings – the moment you hand over awards posthumously. You see the eyes of a mother, a wife, or a child of a warrior who gave their life for Ukraine, and you hear them say: "Please, let it all not be in vain”.
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“We are not asking too much. We just need artillery shells and aviation. Rest we do ourselves”. Ukraine’s defenders.
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There are NO legitimate targets for russia in Ukraine - civilian or military.
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The more I see russian trollbots, the more obvious it is that President Zelenskyy scares Putin witless. Putin gambled on Ukraine rolling over. He lost. Because Zelenskyy, like millions of Ukrainians, is smart, funny, creative, passionate about his country, and above all, brave.
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@danielmgmoylan Family comes first. Absolutely. Because healthcare, education, social care, emergency services, refuse collection, libraries, parks and recreation, public transport and decent roads are all vital to ensuring families can grow and thrive. I wonder what pays for all that.
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Just been in every room in the flat looking for my glasses, only to realise I'm wearing them. Hands up who's been there.
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If England win tonight, Monday will be a very, very good day on which to bury bad news. Watch them like a hawk. They're already busy co-opting the team's values as their own, whilst practising the precise opposite.
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He cannot do a COVID press conference without saying "we're vaccinating more than the rest of Europe put together". Am I the only one who routinely shouts FFS at the screen?.
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@JoePorterUK @BorisJohnson So, let's see. Back in March 2020, Jacinda Ardern, NZ PM, said they had never, ever considered herd immunity as a strategy in NZ because it would have led to "tens of thousands of New Zealanders dying and I simply could not tolerate that". Everything possible? No, sorry.
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I don't need to be paid by anyone, or told by anyone, that doing this to another country is WRONG. I know it is. I don't need to be paid to say that YES, the civilised world should support, to the hilt, those fighting such tyranny, & back our words with deeds. Find a spine, Mike.
Gotta hand it to the “NAFO fellas,” who can apparently “ruin” any online poll about whether Congress should blindly comply with the Pentagon’s request for an additional $100 BILLION for Ukraine. Remind me, how exactly is NAFO funded? #NothingSketchyHere.
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Dear Lord. "You're looking well". Watch til the end, and watch Zelenskyy's face. It's priceless.
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Zelenskyy is brilliant. No mucking around. Sanctions on Georgian Dream, now this. Humanitarian aid to stabilise newly free Syria. Prevention of further russian attempts to exploit division & hunger. He gets it. He gets on with it. Ukraine taking the lead, doing what’s needed.
Today, following reports from our government officials, we agreed on actions regarding Syria—primarily humanitarian and security efforts aimed at stabilization. For Ukraine, this is important: the calmer the situation in such regions, the more actively the world can help us.
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@Daily_Express What makes Brits in Spain different from EU citizens who were told they had to apply to live here & who were vilified by your paper? What makes those who voted Leave think they were immune from the consequences? They used free movement rights to settle there then voted them away.
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Ok @Support please explain how this new crypto account, with only 1 follower, achieves 7.2k views and *3.5k* retweets of a post supporting Russia, when post engagement shows only 1 repost. Where are those reposts? Who reposted it?
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IF 16 PEOPLE HAD BEEN MURDERED AND 55 INJURED IN A TERRORIST BOMB ATTACK ANYWHERE ELSE, WE'D BE TALKING OF NOTHING ELSE. So yes, I'm shouting. It's terrorism. And those actively working against Ukraine have blood on their hands. #Odesa.
Odesa. Death toll rose to 16 killed by russian missile attack today . 55 wounded
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"I was chosen by the people. I basically don't have the option to endure, or not endure. I don't have the choice. Therefore, I'm obliged to do it. And I do this with pleasure, with honour". Zelenskyy speaking in an interview with Central Asian media. 📷 Screenshot visit to Madrid
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“We are not ready to give away our freedom to this fucking terrorist Putin. That is why we fight.”.President Zelenskyy of Ukraine.#StandWithUkraine
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@Daily_Express Imagine if the Spanish press had been running headlines like this for decades about British immigrants.
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@lia_nici @JamesSunderl @BBCBreakfast @BBCNews @Ofcom @bbcpress You campaigned on "get Brexit done". It REMOVES our right to free movement. Too many people bought the lie that EU citizens were stealing their jobs. Why should I "move to another country"? I liked the one I was born in before this govt decided to redefine patriotism as jingoism.
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@Daily_Express And they are NOT "expats". They don't have some special status because they're British. It's about time your paper took some responsibility for selling Brexit to your readers as consequence-free. Leave voters voted to remove the option of "the dream" for the rest of us.
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@Jeremy_Hunt Not only have they got it very, very, wrong, it is horribly spiteful and misogynist. The inference that she should not speak out about something which has affected her and her family uniquely. No one has a right to dictate how she "should" behave and what she "should" say.
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Zelenskyy clearly found this evening’s address very difficult. It must hurt like hell knowing you’ve been asking for 750 days for adequate protection against terrorist attacks, and still don’t have it. And that some are focused on saving their careers, not saving lives.
Rescue operations in Odesa are still ongoing following another Russian missile strike. A very heinous strike by these bastards. Two missiles were fired, with the second hitting rescuers and medics who had arrived at the scene of the first strike. Emergency medics and State
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@paulturner67 Say no because it wouldn't be in her best interests. She's bonded with your family and it would be unimaginably stressful to put her in cargo, on a long flight, to a new country, where she'd have to be quarantined. She's not a suitcase they let you borrow. She's a sentient being.
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President Zelenskyy doesn’t need to sell bibles, gold trainers, hats, watches or bumper stickers to boost a fragile ego. His sole focus is on saving his country, not on promoting himself. MAGA Republicans don’t hate him because he’s corrupt. They hate him because he isn’t.
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@joymorrissey I'm increasingly concerned that some elected representatives seem to want to ignore public health advice and undermine those giving it, because it's not popular with some constituents. You're elected to serve all of them, not just those who voted for you.
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Zelenskyy’s New Year address. From deep in the heart. And please, Mr President, never stop being a badass.
Ukrainians are stronger than cold and darkness. Ukrainians are stronger than intrigues, falsehoods, psyops, pain, despondency, despair, and discord. Ukrainians are stronger than fear. Ukrainians are stronger than terror. Ukrainians are stronger than evil. Ukrainians are
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In case you missed it .Daniel Kawczynski soundly beaten by Labour in Shrewsbury
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I keep reading utter nonsense about how Zelenskyy is apparently "jealous" of Zaluzhny's popularity. Does this look like a man who gets jealous when others shine? No. He made this young cancer patient the focus of this photograph, by kneeling beside her and looking up to her.
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@RobertJenrick @mhclg To me, having free movement was a symbol of liberty. So is the right to protest. The government you serve is taking our freedoms away, whilst simultaneously trying to gaslight us into thinking that symbolism is all that matters. A cheap Trump trick. A lot of us aren't fooled.
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These children are brother and sister. The boy has had a bone marrow transplant from his elder brother, who has now gone back to the front. Having saved his little brother's life, he's back saving other lives. You think these kids care that their President isn't wearing a suit?
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@Sue_Charles @DyfedPowys They've tried to turn it around, failed, and abandoned it. What an image.
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@johnpavlovitz @RepMattGaetz Is it me, does that graph look like Donald Trump's signature?.
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@Gerashchenko_en @BBC_ua @ZelenskyyUa In that moment, he's not the President, he's a Ukrainian hugging a Ukrainian. Both of them a long way from home and family, a home under constant threat of attack. Their love of their country is deeper than any protocol.
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@lia_nici @JamesSunderl @BBCBreakfast @BBCNews @Ofcom @bbcpress Give us something to be proud of. Not flags and photos of the Queen. Stop flogging nuclear warheads and illusions of "Global Britain" & trading with countries which aren't so fussy about using child labour. Tackle poverty and homelessness, both of which have increased since 2010.
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Is it OK to have wine with beans on toast? I don't care, really, because I'm having it anyway. 🙂.
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@jenna_s_h They thought that having no symptoms meant they weren't infectious? We're doomed as a nation.
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@andrealeadsom This is what the Suffragette movement had to do, to enable women to vote. Make a noise and nuisance. These wretched laws you voted for would have criminalised them. You wouldn't be an MP without them, nor would the Home and Foreign Secretaries. Think about that.
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@NadineDorries Why does this have a Conservative Party logo on it? This should be a statement from government, not the party.
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@pritipatel Imagine being proud of taking British citizens' rights away. Imagine being proud of voting for it.
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Zelenskyy showing how just how much of a puppet he isn’t.
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@JoePorterUK @BorisJohnson "Everything possible" would have included closing borders much earlier, tackling high-profile offenders like the PM's senior adviser and father, instead of indulging them and therefore undermining govt messaging, & not using all-things-to-all-people phrases like "common sense".
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No pleasure in saying it but there's a cold-bloodedness about this govt that is deeply unpleasant. Wrapping itself in a flag to appear patriotic, quoting Twitter- friendly slogans to appear competent, is all part of it. Nothing underneath - no warmth, no compassion, no empathy.
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@DXWQC Thank you particularly for saying that in order to be credible in our support of democratic norms abroad, at a time of war in Europe, we have to be committed to the rule of law at home. That point has not been made often enough.
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President Zelenskyy just lights up in the presence of children. This is what Ukraine is fighting for. This foster family of 10 children were given the keys to a new home.
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@danielmgmoylan And I forgot, and how could I, our armed forces. Who defend our country. Who pays for them, Daniel? Who's paying for the support we're giving Ukraine?.
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This man spent 7 years in a refugee camp before coming to the UK. Since 2007 he's learned English, got a 2:1 in social work, worked as a care assistant & achieved a BSc in Nursing. Don't ANYONE come near me with crap about immigrants draining our NHS.
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New UK Defence Secretary John Healey MP is already in Ukraine with President Zelenskyy, visiting defenders in Odesa.
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Finally got the hang of this selfie lark. I've been self conscious about my appearance since being bullied at school as my skin was bad and I was a swot. Here's the thing, though. My new cat and dog friends don't care, because they don't judge. And that's amazing.
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@Daily_Express Oh this is priceless. You've spent donkey's years flogging the impossible, readers fell for it & the ghastly reality of it is now dawning, along with the prospect that Donald Trump may not be President when we've cut ourselves adrift from the EU. And it's somehow our fault. 🤣.
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@NadineDorries Why are there families "struggling to make ends meet" after 11 years of Conservative government? Why are pensioners finding things difficult? Could it be because we have the least generous state pension in Europe? Honestly, Nadine. This really is desperate stuff.
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@RobertKennedyJr @DavidSacks Yes. Great, isn't it? American jobs. He's thanking them for supporting Ukraine's fight against tyranny. You seem to think that can be done with diplomacy and paper towels, or that Ukraine should cave in to Putin. They're not spineless, though. They stand up, unlike appeasers.
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President Zelenskyy was received by HM King Charles III
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Russia has lost five fighter jets in the last few days. Zelenskyy mood
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Ukrainian ingenuity. Bypass the Polish road blockade by putting the lorries on a train.
Ukrainians found a way to solve the problem on the border with Poland
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@DominicRaab @realDonaldTrump He fought dirty. It didn't work. And Joe Biden has read the Good Friday Agreement.
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@elonmusk You are trolling and laughing at a President defending his country from terrorist bombs. Where children’s bodies are pulled out from under the rubble of their homes. It is despicable.
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Christmas message to Putin and his thieving, murderous rabble he calls an army
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The Japanese government and people, in a quiet, understated way, have been amazing in their support of Ukraine. This kind of aid literally keeps the country functioning.
#825dayofwar. ⚡ #Japan hands over 25,000 tonnes of steel rails and equipment made in Japan for improving passenger and freight transport to #Ukraine. #UkraineWar
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@kevinhollinrake I take your point that a gathering like this isn't advisable right now. But why did you pick a protest about racism, rather than images of Brighton beach and Durdle Door? Any of those would have been a good way to illustrate your point about a 2nd spike. Cheltenham races, even.
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@ukiswitheu So the Culture Secretary doesn't know how Channel 4 is funded. Nothing to see here, folks, except her civil servants curled up under their desks, crying.
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“Make a wish. But don’t tell anyone”. 📷 Office of the President
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@JulianSmithUK @PickardJE Yes. Saying something you know to be untrue, whilst hiding behind Parliamentary privilege. He gets away with it whilst the man calling out his lying does not. I'd like to say I'm shocked by Boris Johnson but that ship sailed. This is, sadly, the behaviour we now expect of our PM.
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@olgatokariuk Something's subtly shifted in the last 24 hours. I think capturing Medvedchuk gave them all a boost. Not that they haven't already been fighting their hearts out 24/7. That, and the warship stamps. And nationalising ten Russian ships. And the joint Presidential visit.
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Elections in Ukraine have not been "cancelled". Elections cannot be held under martial law. Ukraine has martial law, because Russia invaded. The best way to help Ukraine hold free, safe & fair elections is to support them to defeat Russia, and achieve a just & lasting peace.
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@ScottBentonMP Have you explained to people, Scott - because the Home Secretary hasn't - that once people are taken to Rwanda to have their asylum claim for the UK "processed", they don't come back? That they apply for asylum in Rwanda instead? That's it's effectively people trafficking?.
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@imranahmadkhan I'm not remotely insulted. Please don't try to infer we all are. Germany's doing EXACTLY what we would do were it the other way around. It's been clear from the beginning that we can't do this. We have always been sovereign equals to other EU member states. This is false outrage.
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@DailyMailUK All of this was said, again and again. You chose not to tell your readers because your wealthy owner didn't want you to. We did, and because of that we were labeled remoaners, enemies of the people, traitors and scaremongers. It will not be forgotten.
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Struggling a bit today, trying to process yet more russian atrocities, & the USA's continued hesitancy in allowing Ukraine to defend itself properly. What's hard? It's good vs evil. Pick the good side. Just look at this photo of two men, who understand well which side is which.
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@jessphillips I struggle with this, Jess. Brexit is a done thing and yes, we have to work with it because there is no alternative. But in order to achieve the result, the supporters of Brexit lied to the electorate, and actively fomented the very division we now see. That's hard to forgive.
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