‘We will grind you down’: how rogue peers became Labour’s toughest opponents

As Labour seeks abolition of hereditary peers, Tory-dominated House of Lords has inflicted near-record number of defeats on No 10

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Digital Identity Debate Intensifies as Union Rejects Real-Name Online ProposalA proposal by former Federal Constitutional Court President Andreas Voßkuhle to ma... https://news.osna.fm/?p=29325 | #news #conservatives #germanys #online #realname
Germany's Conservatives Reject Online Real-Name Verification - Osna.FM

Debate rages: German conservatives reject mandatory online real name registration, prioritizing internet freedom and questioning its effectiveness.

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@ChrisMayLA6

Best not to underestimate the ability of #bluelabour to more than outplay the #conservatives in the role of the 'nasty party' !

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This poses an acute dilemma for the #conservatives because their best prospect for gains in the elections in May lies in #london where they have a reasonable chance of taking two or three boroughs back from #labour. But not if they give the impression of hating the place and its residents!

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#Badenoch under fire as Tory shadow attorney general acts for #RomanAbramovich | #Conservatives | #TheGuardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/30/badenoch-under-fire-as-tory-shadow-attorney-general-acts-for-roman-abramovich
Kemi Badenoch is under pressure to act on the revelations that her shadow attorney general is representing the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, despite UK sanctions against him.
Badenoch under fire as Tory shadow attorney general acts for Roman Abramovich

Labour urges Conservative leader to reveal whether she knew David Wolfson was to represent Russian oligarch in legal case

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Badenoch under fire as Tory shadow attorney general acts for Roman Abramovich

Labour urges Conservative leader to reveal whether she knew David Wolfson was to represent Russian oligarch in legal case

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Every ethnic group that aligns itself with Republicans gets burned by their racist, sexist, xenophobic base.

"Now, suddenly, his neighbors were taunting his faith and questioning his right to be an American. “The guys came here and said: This is a devil,”
#USpolitics #religion #whitesupremacists #evangelicals #fascism #authoritarianism #conservatives #bigots #India #Hinduism
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/opinion/indian-americans-trump.html

Opinion | One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt

Amid an astonishing wave of anti-Indian animus, Indian Americans are questioning their place in the country.

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MGT breaking with Trump over Epstein has been such a shocking but welcome change. It really shows how MAGA is falling apart. To hear that Trump called her and yelled at her so loud her staff heard him because releasing the Epstein files would hurt “his friends” is so interesting. I hope this gets a lot of traction in the media.

#USPol #USPolitics #Conservatives #RightWing

Abd el-Fattah citizenship row shows shift on questions of national identity

Activist was entitled to UK passport but for a rising number of voters Britishness is something you are born with

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