Luvly to meet up with my former colleagues at Edwina Currie’s Big Birthday Bash in Buxton. The instruction was “be sparkling” so I applied a bucket of glitter to my face……..

"Sell United and f*k off home" sing MUFC fans, the only good thing about the club right now. And it's right. The Glazers have made their money many times over for 21 years. Fans never wanted it and that takeover should never have been allowed. Do the right thing: sell up and go.

Angela Rayner unable to point to a single area where Burnham govt is willing to cut spending. Says the govt is 'putting billions of pounds into transformational spending' that might one day tame the welfare bill

Nope, that’s not how taxes and price works. The price is determined by demand and supply. Companies charge the highest price they can given demand. A tax levied on *profits* does not affect a company’s cost ie supply. Taxes on *windfall* profits (like oil and gas) are the most efficient kind of tax there is.

London bridges charity gave £1.1million to Muslim group whose trustee 'has ties to Hamas' while capital's river crossings crumble trib.al/NGHLdTY

This Labour government’s transformative Renters’ Rights Act empowers private renters to challenge unreasonable rent increases. If a tenant believes a proposed rent increase is above the open-market rent, they can refer the matter to the First-tier Tribunal. In a recent case in Manchester where the Landlord proposed an increase in rent from £1,650 per calendar month to £1,700, the Tribunal determined the open market rent was actually £1,450 per calendar month. We’re standing up for renters and our reforms are working. gov.uk/residential-property-…

🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham has announced changes to car parking fines - Drivers will have a 5-minute grace period to decide whether to park and 10 minutes to leave after a parking session ends - A £20 maximum charge on appeal for minor mistakes, such as entering the wrong number plate or not displaying a permit - Charges will also be cancelled on appeal for breakdowns, medical emergencies or broken ticket machines - The £100 cap on charges will remain - The rules will come into force as soon as possible and operators that break them will lose access to DVLA data

It’s official: a legal investigation has found engineers in Britain’s electricity grid control room are stressed because renewables make it so hard to keep the lights on. And when they raise concerns, managers won’t listen - they only want “good news” thetimes.com/article/413d547…

J’ai entendu dire que la France était finie, qu’il était trop tard pour la sauver. Mais la France est toujours aussi belle, enviable même. Sa grandeur n’a pas disparu, elle ne demande qu’à renaître. Nous avons surmonté en un an un problème cent fois plus grave, sans avoir les moyens dont dispose la France. La France pourrait y arriver en une semaine.

I’ve seen enough. I’ve crunched the figures, leant on contacts and simulated our entire immigration and visa system in my head over 100,000 times. I am officially projecting 2026 to be the UK’s first calendar year of negative net migration in 33 years.

Even with crime rates already at razor thin levels, we’re still driving them even lower. On track to become the safest country in the world.

A prison nurse admitted to have a sexual relationship with prisoner at hmp Wandsworth. Stephanie Adair, 29 misconduct in public office by engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship with Jakhi Crosdale. Adair to be sentenced at later date.

The Britain the ‘97 Conservative manifesto describes is shockingly functional. World leading in fiscal prudence and economic success: More exports per capita than America, more pension savings than the entire EU, an entire section called “the best place in the world to live”

The Resolution Foundation's Budget wishlist: exit tax, death tax, tax on small firms and a lower mansion tax threshold.

UK spent £1.1 trillion more on benefits than infrastructure since 2006, as Burnham urged to get a grip on welfare bill lbc.co.uk/article/uk-benefit…

🚨 NEW: A man in Bradford has been found to have attempted to rape a homeless woman who was dying or already dead in a tent. A judge has ruled that he is unfit to plead due to having such a low IQ. • Bradford Crown Court heard Hassan Shah, 26, of Edderthorpe Street, was captured on CCTV entering the tent on Kirkgate on the morning of 8 November. • He lay next to the unconscious woman and pulled down her clothing without trying to communicate. The prosecutor said she did not move because she was dying or dead. • She died from synthetic cannabis and alcohol, unconnected to Shah. • A judge had ruled he was unfit to plead because of low IQ and a learning disability, so he was not in court. • The jury unanimously found he “did the acts” of attempted rape and attempted assault by penetration. Sentencing is adjourned until December for reports. • Because he is unfit to plead he cannot receive a prison sentence. The judge will decide between a hospital order, supervision or discharge.