Yes, but changes nothing. Russia will not give up the Crimean, no matter what. ;)


Recht haben und Recht kriegen, sind zweierlei. (Having the law on your side and being able to enforce the law, are two different things).

Muslim women having to be anonymous to voice their concerns in the Batley and Spen bi-election, too few people with loud mouths are not only affecting this constituency but the whole of the UK as well. Why are they bringing Palestine into a local bi-election?, we've got a Foreign Office Minister that does that bloody stuff, stick to National and local affairs as Foreign Affairs will not fix your potholes or give you a decent standard of living either you bleeding numpties.

Muslim women in Batley and Spen call out actions of ‘loud minority’ of men
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...men/ar-AALCHzt

Precisely! :yep:

The complicated dance that is the NI Protocol continues:

NI Protocol is lawful, High Court rules

Emphasis mine.

Boris's probable reaction: Oops, I just broke the Union, what do I do now?:doh:

Mike.:hmmm:

^ It's all one big mess atm and I don't see any way it can be resolved to the satisfaction of everyone.

So, it's finally happened, Starmer skewers Johnson at PMQs, it bloody took him long enough, his euphoria will be short lived though, the Batley and Spen bi-election results will be in tomorrow morning and I'm expecting the storm clouds to be hovering over Starmers head once again.

PMQs sketch: Keir Starmer pumped Boris Johnson full of bullets in a Godfather-like massacre
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsl...?ocid=msedgntp

Batley and Spen by-election result – live: Tories say Hancock affair ‘raised by voters’ after slim Labour win
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...edgdhp&pc=U531

Labour won Batley and Spen with 323 votes to spare but that number being only 10% of the previous majority.

First inclinations are that Kim Leadbeater won because of the memory of her sister Jo Cox who was murdered there in 2016 and was the MP for the seat at the time.

Others are claiming a tory victory was lost because of the recent actions of Matt Hancock.

I can't say for sure which if any of the above are correct but seeing former Labour and Respect MP George Galloway third with 8,264 makes one wonder what the outcome might have been.

https://i.postimg.cc/W1gNvv36/Untitled11.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/Bv3qZVPW/Untitled12.jpg

Following post is related to EU and UK.

The EU allocates about 1 million Euros in agricultural support to the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheik bin Rashid Al, who is one of the richest men in the world. His farm consists of expensive riding horses, which he has stabled in Britain.

Well he has knowledge on how to milk the cow.

Markus

Downing St has rejected the EU's estimate of the UK's post-Brexit divorce bill after new figures put the total debt at £40.8bn.

The sum was published in the EU's accounts for 2020, which also state that the UK should pay the EU £5.8bn this year.

No 10 insisted the bill - which covers spending commitments made before the UK left the EU - stands between £35-39bn.

It said the EU estimate did not reflect "all the money owed back to the UK".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57778667

The EU will have to join the queue we may have to pay UEFA First

LOL :)

Don't be too surprised if Northern Ireland makes the news for all the wrong reasons tomorrow:

It's the 12th of July. LINK.:doh:

Nor would I be too surprised if we get a bit of violent behavior somewhere in the Clyde Valley.

Mike.

I certainly wouldn't be surprised at all....having been forced to work overtime on said day previously in the past.

Looks like everyone was well behaved:

Twelfth parades across Northern Ireland 'passed without incident'

Good.

Mike.

Who'd have guessed that prior?

BoJo has managed something few other mainland UK politicians have done - annoyed both sides of NI's political spectrum.:hmmm:

Mike.

True that :yep:

Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen have failed to reach agreement on UK demands to reshape post-Brexit arrangements in Northern Ireland.

The PM and president of the European Commission spoke earlier about the UK's suggested changes to the Northern Ireland protocol.

Ms von der Leyen said that the EU will "not renegotiate" the original deal.

But a Downing Street spokesman said the PM reiterated the protocol is "unsustainable" and must be changed.

Mr Johnson also urged German Chancellor Angela Merkel to consider "significant changes" to the agreement during a call on Thursday, No 10 said.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57930799