“I was standing saying no surrender…but it has got us absolutely nowhere, it has put us into reverse.”

Mark Carruthers asks Wallace Thompson if unionist leaders need to learn the lessons of history?

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Missed opportunity not running for the Greens. The election literature could have written itself.

It's Loyal Ulster's God Given right to have critical medicine shortages, just like their GB brethren.

Arlene should keep her nose out of the affairs of our wee country.

Changes of party affiliation among MPs are fairly common for various voluntary and involuntary reasons. Defections directly from Conservative to Labour are rare though: only 6 in the last half-century-but 50% of those have been in this parliamentary term.

Reconciliation is coming a long way when there's a DUP exhibition being hosted in Dublin.

First Minister Michelle O’Neill has announced that Conor Murphy is standing down as Economy Minister on medical grounds.

BREAKING: Natalie Elphicke has just crossed the floor and defects to Labour

I honestly had to double take this.

Reform is a very unusual political party

Most parties are unincorporated associations with a membership. Reform is a company - with Nigel Farage as the majority shareholder.

Tice, who owns a third of Reform, said that Farage’s majority shareholding was “irrelevant”

But…

So, Rishi Sunak is warning about the possibility of a hung Parliament and Starmer propped up by SNP or smaller parties. Hmm. Cameron was propped up by SDP. And May propped up by DUP.

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Fancy a holiday to Rwanda if I pay you £3000?

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Shameful

Man of principle.

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Personal statement coming shortly.