RENT FREE FARAGE

Keir Starmer is running scared and with good reason.  Reform have led every major opinion poll since the turn of May and despite all of his recent policy shifts and u-turns, Nigel Farage's party have actually extended its national poll lead.  Starmer is rattled and Farage is living rent free in his head.

On Thursday the PM more or less admitted that Farage is now the de facto opposition leader, the primary threat to Labour (sorry, Kemi).  He visited a factory in St Helens and gave a speech entirely dedicated to smearing not Reform, but Farage personally.  The name 'Nigel Farage' dropped out of his mouth 16 times in just under seven minutes.  The thrust of his message was how Farage would handle the economy and he made comparisons with the famed 'disastrous mini-budget' of Kwasi Kwarteng and Liz Truss.  In a tone deaf moment he declared: "The question you have to ask about Nigel Farage is 'Can you trust him?'"

While the answer is probably a resounding 'no', coming from a constantly backpedaling serial liar this is an undeniable case of the pot calling the kettle black.  There must have been some raised eyebrows on the shop floor when he uttered that dumb question.

Whatever Starmer had hoped to achieve with this speech, it unravelled from the very first question posed to him by the assorted media pack.  Within seconds of finishing his short speech, he invited a question from a BBC reporter who delivered this stunning burn: "The speed of the decline in your popularity is historically unprecedented, isn't this speech today an admission that you have failed and Nigel Farage understands voters better than you?"  Starmer was visibly dumbfounded, having seemingly miscalculated that a Beeb hack would probably give him an easier ride.

His response was to blame the 'absolute mess inherited' from the Tories.

The Beeb reporter was followed by several others, each of whom delivered a damaging rebuke to the PM.  His big anti-Farage set piece quickly turned into a car crash and he looked like a deer in the headlights as each damning question was put to him.  A compilation of the onslaught compiled by Alex Armstrong of GB News can be seen below, albeit chopped and edited out of sequence.

The reporters heard in the following video appear in the following order: Peter Walker of The Guardian, Harry Farley of BBC News, Chris Hope of GB News, Amanda Akass of Sky News and Aggie Chambre of LBC.  The final question, regarding national insurance and the child benefit cap, comes from a reporter named 'Nora' who we have been unable to identify.

On Thursday Reform took a council seat from Labour in south Wales with a massive swing.  Senedd elections are taking place next year and Reform are in second place according to the most recent poll, which doesn't sound too disastrous for Labour in itself, except Labour were in third!  However, that poll was carried out at the end of April - before Reform's landslide victories across England - so it is more than likely that Reform are now also ahead of Plaid.

Starmer talks a lot about 'change', but the seismic change currently happening in British politics is seemingly beyond his control.  And if he's losing legacy media entities such as The Guardian and the BBC, there may be a change at the top in Downing Street happening long before the next general election.

COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS 29.05.25

Four seats were up for grabs this week - two in Essex, one in Sussex and one in south Wales.  Reform scored a sensational gain from Labour in the latter, with a huge swing from a standing start.  Reform were newcomers in all four contests, gaining an independent seat in Essex and finishing second place in the other two seats.

Labour stood in three seats, including a humiliating last place finish in East Sussex where they garnered just 23 votes.

Lliedi, Carmarthenshire County Council

Ref: 568 (42.6%) New

Lab: 312 (23.4%) -34.9%

Ind: 116 (8.7%) New

Pld: 107 (8.0%) New

Con: 93 (7.0%) -8.7%

Ind: 86 (6.5%) New

LDm: 41 (3.1%) New

Gwd: 9 (0.7%) New

Ref GAIN from Lab

Canvey Island Winter Gardens, Castle Point Borough Council

Ref: 712 (53.1%) New

Con: 232 (17.3%) +1.3%

Ind: 200 (14.9%) -22.7%

Lab: 131 (9.8%) -2.8%

Grn: 67 (5.0%) -6.1%

Ref GAIN from Ind

Newhaven North, Lewes District Council

LDm: 697 (51.7%) +4.1%

Ref: 389 (28.9%) New

Grn: 122 (9.1%) +1.8%

Con: 59 (4.4%) -14.2%

Ind: 57 (4.2%) -22.2%

Lab: 23 (1.7%) New

LDm HOLD

Maldon West, Maldon District Council

LDm: 573 (41.5%) +6.8%

Ref: 488 (35.3%) New

Con: 204 (14.8%) -2.6%

Ind: 83 (6.0%) -28.5%

Grn: 33 (2.4%) New

LDm GAIN from Ind

Abbreviations

Ref = Reform UK

Lab = Labour

Pld = Plaid Cymru

Con = Conservative

LDm = Liberal Democrat

Gwd = Gwlad

Grn = Green

Ind = Independent

KARL WILL BE BACK!

After a series of morale-boosting donations and almost two hours on the phone together, Richey and Karl have secured the short-term future of BTLP.

Richey has released a 25 minute video update that discusses the issues in greater detail (see below), but the key development is the retention of Karl.  He will still be taking some time out, but everything will return to normal in 2-3 weeks.  There will no Toon Tuesday or Woke Wednesday this week, but council by-election results will appear here as per usual on Friday morning.

If you are worth a few quid and want to help us achieve our goals, please consider a significant donation here.  As discussed below, a one off lump sum would result in an immediate X subscription, which would mitigate the loss of Meta's demonetization.  Facebook ads would be considered, but only if Meta backed off with their persistent attacks on us.  Not mentioned in the video is the desired addition of some decent editing software, as Karl is currently making miracles with a bare basic programme that only has one channel.

The important thing for the short term is that over a dozen kind donations in response to Richey's statement have secured Karl's services and further avenues will now be explored as to how we can achieve our goals.

MEME MONDAY #37

A shorter week that usual, with some bad news arriving on Thursday thanks to Meta.  A statement related to that can be found here.  It's not clear at present when Meme Monday will return.

Mon 19 May - 92 shares on the backup Facebook page

Mon 19 May - 2,121 shares on the main Facebook page

Tue 20 May - 161 shares

Tue 20 May - 508 shares

Tue 20 May - 486 shares.  We were told to 'get our facts
right' by one Facebook user who argued that the second lad
is 'Romanian'. The fact is that although he is a Romanian
national, he is originally from the Ukraine.

Thur 22 May - 0 shares.  Not technically a meme, more of a screenshot of 
of hysterical hypocrisy

Thur 22 May - 38 shares

Thur 22 May - 149 shares

Fri 23 May - 258 shares

Fri 23 May - 100 shares

As always, feel free to download and share.  A token of your appreciation can be deposited here.

FUNDING CRISIS

A few months ago Facebook demolished the distribution reach of our main Facebook page because of a meme posted SIX years ago.  We retreated to the back-up Facebook page and last Thursday we were informed by Meta that they were demonetizing that page for reasons outlined in the video below.  Our hopes for expanding BTLP this year are now subject to major financial restrictions and without support from any of the tens of thousands of site visitors and social media followers, they are effectively toast.  

This is potentially the final straw for Karl and he is on the verge of walking away.

We have already covered the cost of running our website for another year, but had hoped to capitalise on our tenth anniversary to raise enough funds to grow the two Facebook pages and also our X account.  Our X account is still not verified, as this costs money on a monthly basis, and neither of us are prepared to keep shelling out for a campaign that should be self-sufficient by now.  Despite more than 100,000 Facebook followers, only one person chipped in on our tenth anniversary.  Karl and I had spent the entire day, from 7am to 11pm, posting 147 pieces of content to commemorate the occasion.  The lack of donors angered Karl to the extent that he stood down for two weeks and was only persuaded to return thanks to his own personal desire to continue standing up to this wretched government.

I hate asking for donations, it really pains me, but I no longer have the luxury of choice as the future of the group is at stake.  It's a real shame, because we are at such an important juncture in our nation's history, with such a dire and tangible threat posed by net zero and the police state deployed to enforce it, along with the tinderbox multi-cultural society that continues to erode our way of life and our identity.

Times are hard I know, but if just a fraction of our following chucked in a couple of quid each we would never have to ask again.

If anyone is prepared to help, please click here and deposit whatever amount you can afford to spare in our PayPal account.  It would not only restore Karl's faith in the project, it could potentially save it.

Thank you.

Richey

BOATWATCH #11

The intermittent arrival of small boats continued last week, but on Wednesday a small armada arrived and a new record was set for 2025.  Thirteen boats brought 825 migrants, smashing the previous daily record of 705 that was set on April 15.  The figure is still a long way off the all time record of 1,305, which was set in September 2022.

Total = 918 (down 207 from previous week)

CHAGOS SELL-OUT

Thursday's latest sell-out by this treacherous government brought something out in our Richey that many BTLP followers have not seen before.  Palpable anger.  Having watched the news filter through all day, the inevitable signing away of a bunch of islands in the Indian Ocean hardly anyone had previously heard of, triggered a native instinct and he picked up his camera phone.  No script, no plan, just six and a half minutes from the heart, as he struggles to recover from a back injury (nothing to do with aspiring young Ukrainian 'male models' we can assure you).

Watch below (contains very strong language)

As alluded to by Richey, the native people of the Chagos Islands had no say over their sovereignty, but this is nothing new.  The Chagossians have been conquered by both the French, the British and, it can be argued, the Americans.  It was under US pressure that the British forcibly expelled the Chagossians from their homeland in 1971, in order to make way for a joint military base.  The Chagossian people have long expressed a desire to return to their homeland.

In an exceptionally poignant GB News interview, Chagossian descendent and British Army veteran Misley Mandarin lambasted Keir Starmer's sell-out of his homeland.  Presenter Martin Daubney was visibly moved as Mr Mandarin declared: "I would rather die than see my country go to Mauritius."

Watch the clip below.

If only our own natives showed as much passion and patriotism as this gentleman, perhaps our country wouldn't be in the mess that it is currently in.

COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS 22.05.25

It was very much a southern affair this week and all three seats were successfully defended by the Lib Dems.  The top four finish in each seat was identical - Lib Dem, Tory, Reform then Labour.  Labour's decline in vote share was not as dramatic this week, but they were starting from a low bar in these wards.  Reform continue to eat into the Lab-Con vote, entering each by-election as newcomers.

Eastleigh Borough Council, Hedge End South

LDm: 1,266 (44.4%) -8.7%

Con: 735 (25.8%) -3.8%

Ref: 728 (25.5%) New

Lab: 122 (4.3%) -6.6%

LDm HOLD

Sutton London Borough Council, Carshalton South & Clockhouse

LDm: 1,674 (52.2%) +12.1%

Con: 767 (23.9%) -18.2%

Ref: 573 (17.9%) New

Lab: 89 (2.8%) -5.4%

Grn: 79 (2.5%) -7.1

CPA: 23 (0.7%) New

LDm HOLD

West Sussex County Council, Horsham Riverside

LDm: 1,193 (45.7%) -0.2%

Con: 569 (21.8%) -12.8%

Ref: 547 (21.0%) New

Lab: 181 (6.9%) -6.7%

Grn: 118 (4.5%) New

LDm HOLD

Abbreviations

LDm = Liberal Democrat

Con = Conservative

Ref = Reform UK

Lab = Labour

Grn = Green

CPA = Christian Peoples Alliance

LABOUR DELETING E-GATES POSTS

Keir Starmer and his party really struggled to sell their EU surrender deal to the British people this week, epitomised by their focus on the use of e-gates.  It didn't appear to be much of a win, in fact Labour's repeated use of such a minor component of the deal was seen in many circles as a deliberate trolling of our own people.  The people bit back and within days the whole e-gates 'win' turned out to be just more spin and lies anyway.

One social media post put out from Labour's official X account has now been deleted, although it is not clear if this was because it was misleading or the backlash was too fierce.  Many people commenting on the post had been complaining that they could not afford to holiday abroad thanks to Labour's tax burden and ongoing cost of living crisis.

A similar post is still live on the Prime Minister's X account (at the time of writing).

The top rated comment on this post is from retired Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies who wrote: "Shame no fisherman will be able to afford to go on holiday!"  Others pointed out a lack of personal experience of these 'long queues' and that they could already use e-gates at some airports.

It is true that some European airports already allow Brits to use e-gates, while an existing plan to expand the use of e-gates for non-EU citizens is scheduled to come into effect in October anyway.  That plan is the sinister entry-exit system (EES), which will require Brits to surrender their biometric data ie. a facial scan and fingerprints in order to enter the EU.  This will then be stored in an EU database to allow future travel for each individual.  Dystopian and deeply disturbing.

While the EES is scheduled for October, long after your summer holiday, the EU cannot implement the use of e-gates for Brits at this point in time - or 'now' as Labour have clearly sold it.  The use of e-gates is currently at the behest of each member state.  Therefore, EU-wide use of e-gates is not something that the EU could genuinely agree to.  Did Starmer and his negotiating team know this, or did they conspire with the EU team to provide something - anything - to sell the surrender deal to the British people, knowing it was a lie?

So if you're going on holiday to the EU this summer, you could be using an existing e-gate or you may not be able to use one at all.  Yet another lie sold by Keir Starmer and his woeful government!

DON'T FORGET THE OTHERS

Lucy Connolly and her mugshot have been all over the news this week as the sick judicial joke around the Southport massacre continues.  As Richey discusses in this brief video below, we should not forget that there are others languishing in prison on absurd trumped-up charges.  And there is one name above all others we should never forget - Peter Lynch.

WOKE WEDNESDAYS #28

Admittedly, there are some on the right who cannot stand President Trump.  There are two main groups - one is occupied by people who claim he is not all that he appears ie. a controlled opposition plant, while the other possess a simpler train of thought, they just really don't like him.

However, both camps are usually open to the admission that Trump's second coming has made some significant and positive changes.  One of those is the debate around trans issues, which had become the most prominent example of the Clown World lunacy enveloping the West.  A distraction it may have been from much more pressing issues such as mass migration and the climate scam, but still a truly damaging development that was ultimately intended to harm our children and destroy lives.

Shortly after returning to the White House, Trump signed an executive order banning biological males from competing in female sports.  It was a commonsense approach.  Regardless of how far advanced their so-called 'transition' has gone, the overwhelming majority of these troubled males will always possess a physical advantage over their female competitors.  In October 2024 a United Nations report claimed that female athletes had lost out on almost 900 medals to biological males 'across 29 different sports'.  However, it not specify which sports and at what level of competition these medals were lost, leading many to believe that the real figure is much, much higher.

While Trump's order is not universal - privately owned leagues and clubs are thought to be exempt - and is subject to certain legal challenges, most education authorities and sporting bodies fell in line.  

The Supreme Court decision in the UK on what constitutes a female also led to exclusions for males from women's sports, as reported in last week's edition of Woke Wednesday.  Slate him if you like, but the Trump effect is plain to see.

This week's meme features trans athlete Robert Ludwig, who calls himself 'Gabrielle'.  Although he is legally recognised as a 'woman' in socialist California and has undergone 'reassignment surgery', he clearly towers above his basketball team mates.  This exemplifies everything that is wrong with men in women's sports.  Unfair, unjustified, immoral.

Last week's Billie Eilish meme generated 19 comments and six shares on Facebook.

TORIES FOURTH IN NEW POLL

The latest YouGov poll suggests Keir Starmer's tough talk on migration has had little effect on his party's popularity, quite the opposite in fact.  Labour have actually dropped a percentage point, while Reform UK have gained one.  The most significant aspect of the poll is the fact that the Tories have slumped into fourth place behind the Lib Dems, garnering their lowest ever vote share in the history of the polling organisation.

The poll was carried out between the 18th and 19th of May.  Here are the changes (in brackets) against the previous YouGov poll, carried out between 11th and 12th of May.

Reform UK = 29% (+1)

Labour = 22% (-1)

Lib Dem = 17% (+1)

Conservative = 16% (-2)

Green = 10% (+1)

SNP = 2% (-1)

Plaid = 1% (n/c)

Others = 2% (-1)

Kemi Badenoch's faltering leadership is probably on borrowed time, with her defeated leadership opponent Robert Jenrick currently engaged in an aggressive social media campaign to portray himself as a hard right alternative to both Badenoch and Nigel Farage.  The problem with Jenrick is that he is no more detached from the Tory party's disastrous last term than Badenoch, and his attempt to paint himself as a real conservative now is too little, too late.

Another catastrophic performance in next May's elections could prompt a leadership challenge, but all this will achieve is to merely rearrange the deckchairs on a sinking Tory Titantic.

PATRICK O'FLYNN (1965-2025)

Prominent Brexiteer Patrick O'Flynn has sadly passed away at the age of 59.

O'Flynn became a familiar face in the campaign to leave the EU, initially advancing the cause through his position as the political editor of The Daily Express.  He departed the newspaper in 2014 to pursue his goal through UKIP, becoming Nigel Farage's director of communications.

He was selected as the party's lead candidate for the East of England in the 2014 European elections and consequently served a full five year term.  He endured a fractious relationship with Farage and publicly lashed out after the latter was re-elected party leader in 2015.  In an interview with The Times newspaper, O'Flynn described Farage as 'snarling, thin-skinned and aggressive'.  He later apologised for the remarks.

O'Flynn stuck with UKIP after the Leave vote in 2016, but later became disillusioned with the party's direction and left in 2018, ostensibly in protest at then leader Gerard Batten's decision to appoint Tommy Robinson as an advisor.  Joining the Social Democratic Party, O'Flynn became the party's most senior elected representative as he served out the final year of his term as MEP.  In 2019 he chose not to defend his seat, which was subsequently won by Richard Tice of the Brexit Party.

Since leaving Brussels, he continued to write for publications such as The Spectator and was a regular guest on GB News.

Mr O'Flynn was a native of Cambridge and studied economics and journalism, prior to joining The Daily Express.  He passed away shortly after being diagnosed with liver cancer and is survived by his wife, Carole Ann, and two children.

Nigel Farage paid tribute to his one time political rival, writing on X: "So sad to hear of the passing of Patrick O’Flynn.  Paddy was a great journalist, a great thinker, a great patriot and a titan of our joint cause.  Thank you Paddy."

Boris Johnson also paid tribute: "Sad to hear of the loss of Patrick O’Flynn - a truly original conservative journalist who grasped the causes of much of the current discontent.  His pieces were always punchy and persuasive.  He will be missed."

Kemi Badenoch wrote: "This is dreadful news.  I can’t quite believe it.  My husband and I always enjoyed Patrick’s company.  He often messaged me with thoughts on politics.  We’d agree on substance then argue over tactics.  I teased him about being a secret leftie…but my goodness, he loved this country.  Such sad, sad news to end the day.  May he rest in peace."

Here here.

TOON TUESDAY #57

With the latest Euro globalist get together for Ukraine and the EU-UK Surrender Summit, there was a Eurovision theme present in last week's toons.  Starmer's resurrection of a Tory immigration policy (that never deported a single migrant) also featured strongly, while Dave Brown of the The Independent was clearly upset about Starmer's immigration act...

Patrick Blower for The Daily Telegraph

Pete Songi for The Guardian

Patrick Blower for The Daily Telegraph

Steve Bright for The Sun

Sarah Akinterinwa for The Guardian

Graeme Bandeira for The Northern Agenda

Dave Brown of The Independent

Dave Brown for The Independent

Andy Davey for The Daily Telegraph

Morten Morland for The Times

Christian Adams for The Sunday Telegraph

MEME MONDAY #36

The week began with Starmer talking tough on immigration, as a direct response to the Reform surge.  An opinion poll conducted by Opinium on behalf of the left-wing Observer after his big speech suggested that Reform had extended its poll lead by three points.  No-one believes him!

Mon 12 May - 493 shares on the main Facebook page

Tue 13 May - 37 shares on the Facebook backup page

Tue 13 May - 22 shares

Tue 13 May - 90 shares

Tue 13 May - 132 shares

Wed 14 May - 27 shares

Wed 14 May - 527 shares

Thur 15 May - 452 shares

Sun 18 May - 83 shares. Our new wallpaper photo on the main page

Sun 18 May - 169 shares

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CORBYN CAN'T TAKE IT

Last week we reported on the tit for tat exchange between Jeremy Corbyn and Lee Anderson in the House of Commons.  Labour's Angela Eagle didn't see the funny side of Anderson's deportation quip and neither did Corbyn.  A few days later he complained to the deputy speaker, accusing Anderson (who was not present at the time) of 'innuendo, abuse, fundamental inaccuracies and conjecture'.

Corbyn did not address his own initial stab at the Reform group, which appears to suggest it's ok for him to give it, but not take it.  The deputy speaker - Labour's Judith Cummins - declared in response to Corbyn that nothing 'unparliamentary' had taken place.

Corbyn's exchange with Cummins, preceded by the original exchange can be seen below.

Corbyn's support for mass uncontrolled immigration is not disputed.  He took issue with Anderson's remarks that 'more than 600 illegal migrants' arrived that day and they 'could' get up to mischief, including crimes and 'maybe' even acts of terrorism.  We know from official government figures that 601 migrants landed that day - a fact Jez - and the suggestion that these people could commit crimes is not 'conjecture'.  They have already entered the country illegally and we know from countless acts of terrorism across the continent that Islamist migrants pose a significant and deadly threat to our security.

For Lee Anderson, Corbyn's embarrassing lack of humility presented another opportunity for what ordinary people might refer to as 'banter'.  The Reform MP posted an 'apology' to his social media accounts, ending with another funny dig at Corbyn...

Never stop, Lee!

COCAINE ON A TRAIN

In our latest YouTube video, Richey explores a controversial theory about one of the big controversial moments of the week...

And yes, we're aware of the establishment line on this (pun intended).  The media fact-checkers have swung in to defend the politicians, but the fact remains: innocent parties don't simultaneously hide 'tissues' and 'tooth picks' from prying eyes!  Pull the other one.

BOATWATCH #10

Last week began with a flurry of boats - 19 in total - followed by a dramatic lull.  Arrivals on Monday topped 600, just as Keir Starmer was making his immigration pitch to try and see off the Reform threat.  Embarrassing timing.

We also note that the big drop off in arrivals occurred on Wednesday, the day after Patrick Christys of GB News spent a day in Calais exposing migrants awaiting their chance to join in the invasion of Britain.  Video clips of Patrick's stoic reporting went viral and a few days later it appeared that French police raided the warehouse featured in his report.  Was it just a coincidence that boat arrivals stopped within 24 hours of his report or is he correct in claiming that GB News prevented more small boat arrivals than Keir Starmer has managed in almost twelve months?

Total = 1,125 (an increase of 1,067 from the previous week).

COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS 15.05.25

Four seats were up for grabs on Thursday and it was another stunning week for the Reform UK juggernaut.  They were fighting all four seats for the first time and won two.  In Norfolk they took a seat from the Conservatives and in Stoke-on-Trent they completely annihilated the defending Labour party, receiving almost three times as many votes.  They also scored an impressive second place in Dunbartonshire, where they pushed the SNP all the way to the final round of counting.

So has Chairman Starmer's immigration rhetoric had an impact on voters?  Not judging by these results, where Labour's vote share plummeted by double digits in all four seats.

Whetstone, Barnet London Borough Council

Lab: 965 (33.5%) -18.0%

Con: 818 (28.4%) -7.8%

Ref: 592 (20.5%) New

Grn: 208 (7.2%) -5.1%

LDm: 176 (6.1%) New

REU: 65 (2.3%) New

TUS: 47 (1.6%) New

Ind: 13 (0.5%) New

Lab HOLD

Acle, Broadland District Council

Ref: 322 (33.2%) New

Con: 208 (21.4%) -25.4%

Grn: 200 (20.6%) New

Lab: 186 (19.2%) -23.2%

LDm: 54 (5.6%) -5.2%

Ref GAIN from Con

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Ref: 1,226 (58.5%) New

Lab: 449 (21.4%) -23.3%

Ind: 346 (16.5%) -14.0%

Con: 73 (3.5%) -16.7%

Ref GAIN from Lab

Clydebank Waterfront, West Dunbartonshire Council

(first preference votes)

SNP: 1,039 (36.1%) -16.1%

Ref: 768 (26.2%) New

Lab: 739 (25.2%) -12.2%

LDm: 138 (4.7%) New

Con: 84 (2.9%) -4.8%

Grn: 76 (2.6%) New

Alb: 47 (1.6%) New

SFP: 25 (0.9%) -1.7%

SNP HOLD (elected stage 7)

Abbreviations

Lab = Labour

Con = Conservative

Ref = Reform UK

Grn = Green

LDm = Liberal Democrat

REU = Rejoin EU

TUS = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

SNP = Scottish National Party

Alb = Alba

SFP = Scottish Family Party

Ind = Independent

A TALE OF TWO FACES

As Keir Starmer handed a brutal reposte to Plaid Cymru's Westminster leader, the reactions of the women seated either side of him were polar opposite.  Flanked by Reeves and Rayner, the PM faced a question from Liz Saville-Roberts regarding his recent 'hard line' speech on immigration.  The member for Dwyfor-Meirionnydd pointed to previous remarks made by Starmer supporting migrants and freedom of movement, contrasting them with quotes from his speech earlier this week.

"Is there any belief he holds which survives a week in Downing Street", she asked.  Starmer rose to his feet and delivered a robust and uncharacteristically humorous response: "Yes, the belief she talks rubbish".

The response to his quip from Reeves and Rayner couldn't have been more different.  Reeves burst into animated laughter, slapping her thighs and turning to colleagues on her left to share in the amusement.  Rayner, meanwhile, sat emotionless and barely moved.  There was a faint hint of a smirk breaking out initially, but she contained it and ended up looking almost bemused, slightly annoyed even.  One would be forgiven for thinking that Starmer had just insulted her own mother (while Saville-Roberts is as English as Rayner, despite her adopted party, she is no relation).

Watch the clip below.

What can we read into Rayner's reaction at PMQs?  Is her relationship with Starmer strained?  Does she have aspirations for the top job?  Was she merely a feminist upset that Starmer had made a disparaging remark to one of the girls?

One thing is for certain, Starmer needs to watch his back if he is to survive this parliament.  If the vultures come for him, make no mistake there will be a member for Ashton-under-Lyne circling with the rest of them.

WOKE WEDNESDAYS #27

The globalist capture of Tinseltown and the entertainment industry is well known, but the regime became ever more brutal following the simultaneous rise of both Trump and cancel culture.  Actors and musicians who dared to speak out in favour of the Donald could expect to see their careers go down the pan faster than last night's vindaloo.  Even rumours of a Republican leaning are enough to cause a stir, as Jurassic World star Chris Pratt discovered when he refused to fall in line with the orthodoxy and back Kamala Harris.  Even though he did not endorse Trump, either, he faced a leftist backlash regardless.

According to Wikipedia, less than 90 actors and musicians publicly endorsed Donald Trump prior to last year's presidential election.  The same site names over 700 actors and musicians who endorsed Kamala Harris.  One of them was sombre Gen Z singer Billie Eilish.

Following Trump's landslide victory she lashed out publicly during a concert, accusing the president elect of being a misogynist who 'hates women so, so deeply'.  As with much of the bizarre rhetoric perpetuated about Trump, her rant was as dumb as it sounded, even before considering the fact that not every single concert goer necessarily aligns with her values and they certainly did not pay an extortionate sum to hear political commentary.  Sing some songs!

Eilish had earlier declared on Instagram that Trump's victory was a 'war on women'.  Much of her logic is built on the leftist narrative around abortion rights, which demands that unborn babies have no rights to life if the prospective mother decrees it - for whatever reason.  It's hardly a bullet proof feminist argument, given that around half of all babies are female and therefore plenty of women's lives are being snuffed out before they are even born.

Then there is the accusation against Trump himself.  He has undoubtedly made derogatory comments towards women in the past, but as a man approaching his late 70s he was raised in a whole different world to the Clown World of Gen Z singers.  And yet Trump was nothing but gracious and delicate when it came to meeting his beloved Queen Elizabeth II or then PM Theresa May.  Does a man who 'hates women so deeply' also spend decades married to the same woman - his third wife no less - and permit that woman to become a highly visible and influential First Lady?  This supposed rabid misogynist also spent more than a decade married to Ivana, with whom he conceived his first daughter who later went on to become a prominent member of his first administration.

Then there is his current administration, which is packed full of girl bosses.  Some of his female appointees hold very senior cabinet members such as Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Brooke Rollins and Linda McMahon.  Others are household names such as the former Democrat Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and the ferocious White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

A rank woman-hating misogynist Trump isn't.  A crazed out of touch leftist on the wrong side of history young Bille Eilish is.

Last week's student meme generated 45 comments and 99 shares on Facebook.

WOKE WEDNESDAY #4 - UPDATE

Last October we discussed the case of a 17-year-old female footballer who had been charged with 'misconduct' after she took exception to facing a bearded male opponent.  Following an FA hearing, she was banned for two matches, with a further four match ban suspended for one year.  She was also ordered to complete an online DEI course.

The case drew protests from women's rights campaigners and was raised in the House of Lords by Lord Triesman.  An appeal hearing in February initially quashed the original verdict and ordered a new hearing.  The case was then dropped altogether, but only after the complainant withdrew from the process.

Now the young footballer has gone public, doing a round of media interviews and demanding an apology from the Football Association.  Cerys Vaughan, now 18, says she has no sympathy for biological males who want to compete in female sports.  An interview with this principled young woman can be found on the BBC here.

Following the Supreme Court ruling on biological sex, the FA banned so-called trans 'women' from the female game earlier this month.  Now give Cerys her apology!

ANDERSON JOKE FALLS ON DEAF EARS

Lee Anderson delivered a humorous swipe at Jeremy Corbyn in the Commons this week, but it was met with a stony faced response from Labour's Angela Eagle.

The former Labour leader now sits on the opposition benches just behind the Reform group of MPs, a point he made in a disparaging remark that got Anderson to his feet.  Corbyn was clearly angry about Starmer's migration speech and asked if his successor was 'trying to please these people who unfortunately sit in front of me'.  Nigel Farage can be seen chuckling as Corbyn speaks.

Watch the clip below.

After responding to Corbyn, immigration minister Angela Eagle gave way to Anderson.  He pointed out that more than 600 illegals had crossed on Monday alone and challenged the minister to agree that such people should be detained upon arrival and deported 'along with the member for Islington'.  Anderson gestured towards Corbyn as he did so, Jezza having represented Islington North since 1983.

Eagle took advantage of the joke in order to not answer the question and instead issue a miserable rebuke towards both Anderson and his party.  Despite having a history of animosity towards Corbyn during his Labour leadership, including repeated public sniping and a failed leadership challenge, Eagle spoke glowingly of Corbyn.  It seems that shit sticks together on both wings of the party when it comes to the dreaded Reform.

Anderson's Reform colleague James McMurdock can be seen having an exchange with Corbyn as Eagle delivered her response.

Watch the clip below.

Eagle's bizarre suggestion that Anderson may not have been joking and Reform could somehow 'deport' Corbyn was mirrored by some demented leftists on social media.  One called for him to be 'suspended' for the remark, while completely ignoring Corbyn's earlier jibe.  Another called for Corbyn to 'sue' Anderson.

NOTE:  Jeremy Corbyn is a British citizen, born and bred here to British parents.  Even if it was possible to deport him somewhere - which would be illegal on every imaginable level - to which country do these leftists imagine that Reform would send him?

It's just as well that we still have MPs like Anderson who, unlike the left, possess a sense of humour.  He is without doubt one of the most entertaining members ever to grace the floor of the Commons and we hope he keeps his place there for many years to come.

TOON TUESDAY #56

Starmer's desperate attempts to portray his US trade deal as a success has been largely rubbished by cartoonists, while his new 'hard line' on immigration saw him compared to Nigel Farage in some rags.  With VE Day commemorations taking place last week, there is a wartime theme running through some of these efforts.

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