Whatever plot twist in Labour’s psychodrama unfolds in the North West of England, it’s a by-election in the North East of Scotland that could be the real game changer. If Douglas Lumsden and the Scottish Conservatives were to beat the SNP, it would send a lightning bolt of a message to the occupants of Downing Street and Bute House that their war on oil and gas must end now. Read more 👇

Dartmoor wouldn’t be Dartmoor without its ponies: roaming Devon for 4,000 years. The Government’s plan to make farmers cull them if they want to keep their livestock is reprehensible. Sign the petition to stop the cull here ⬇️ SaveThePonies.com

Great four days campaigning in Aberdeen for local champion @DLumsden_MSP ahead of Thursday’s crucial by-election to: 💪 Defeat the SNP 💡 Reverse Labour’s ban on drilling 🛢️ Save the oil and gas industry 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Stand up for the North East Good luck, Douglas and @ScotTories!

Congrats to East Cambs Conservatives and @AnnaBailey_Ely on securing a majority, thanks to a Lib Dem councillor joining the Conservatives. East Cambs Conservatives have frozen council tax for THIRTEEN straight years and have NO debt. A bright example to councils nationally.

“Infighting in Reform is toxic. Reform are united by grievance alone. Reform are unserious, unprepared and unfit to govern.” - Deputy Leader of Reform on Medway Council Well done Robbie for holding up his hands and admitting joining Reform was a mistake. kentonline.co.uk/medway/news…

Our Armed Forces cannot defend Britain on empty promises and delayed plans. Keir Starmer’s Defence Ministers resigned as his plan falls short. Their warnings are extremely serious. I’ve written to the PM offering the support of my MPs to vote to cut welfare to fund defence.

The people who said Burnham would be a rubbish PM that wouldn’t know how to do the job may have a bit of a point.

People really need to listen to @michaelgove here. He is absolutely right: Reform is not Conservative, and it is not even right-wing. Reform exists to split and destroy the British Right, deliver nothing, and hand Britain over to radical left governments throughout the 2030s.

Can you beat my knowledge of world trade and win the World Trade Cup? Check out this fun new game from @OECtoday. (I’m currently ranked third) oec.world/en/games/world-tra…

STOP PRESS: 43,126 drop in mainstream independent school pupils after VAT introduction, DfE figures reveal New data from the Department for Education show that pupil numbers in mainstream independent schools, in England, have fallen by 43,126 since the introduction of VAT on school fees - in England. The decline now exceeds the Government’s projected impact for the whole period to 2031. This is significantly worse than the figures published this week by the ISC, which, as we noted at the time, did not cover the entire independent school sector. These figures raise serious questions about the assumptions underpinning the policy and its impact on pupils, families, and schools. When actual losses have already surpassed long-term forecasts, the Government should urgently review both the policy and the evidence on which it was based. As parents and schools warned, the Government’s forecasts were based on faulty assumptions that did not hold true. It’s time to end this tax. We all want great schools, but this is not the way to achieve that. #FindABetterWay #EducationNotTax @LauraTrottMP @BBCNews @NickFerrariLBC @CamillaTominey @TiceRichard @educationgovuk @ISC_schools @spectator @LibDems Data source for England only: Dept of Education: explore-education-statistics… Pupil numbers from Scotland, Wales and Ireland are NOT included in this data.

30,000 pupils pushed into state schools by Labour’s tax on private schools. But 1,900 fewer teachers in state schools to teach them. Labour are killing our education sector.

Badenoch moves to her highest approval of her time as LOTO on -4 with the biggest gap between her and other leaders. Davey is at -12, Farage -13, Polanski -25 and Keir Starmer is up this week though still far at the bottom of the pack on -44.

This is wrong. It doesn't matter who you vote for, but Kemi Badenoch expressly stated that ALL lives matter and it shouldn't be about someone's race. This sort of "attack ad" isn't about facing up to important issues, it's just a lie.

Watch in full: @KemiBadenoch's powerful response to the murder of Henry Nowak and the shocking police bodycam footage ⬇️

This trailer doesn’t mention the huge amount of time I spent trying to persuade @JamilaRGB to come to Aberdeen South to help elect @DLumsden_MSP to protect our oil and gas sector. 💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

The last 24 hours… Criticising the last Labour government: - Keir Starmer - Andy Burnham - Wes Streeting Praising it: - Reform’s Makerfield candidate What a world.

The actions of Peter Murrell have consequences that go far beyond the SNP. Though criminal proceedings have taken place, many questions remain unanswered. With no inquiry to be held in Holyrood, the Scottish Affairs Committee must now take steps to uncover what remains. 👇

So weak. If he spent more time in Parliament he’d see we’re beyond ‘conversations’ Nigel should catch up with @KemiBadenoch & @Conservatives who’ve already tabled laws & amendments to ban 1st cousin marriage. It’s time for action with Conservatives not words from @ReformUK

Congratulations to @AlexGeorgiou on forming the first Conservative administration in Enfield since 2010. Alex’s team has the energy of the Duracell bunny, the work ethic of a Trojan, and boundless ambition for Enfield. 💪

It’s time to end the de facto ban on air conditioning. Only 3% of British homes have air con compared to 90% of homes in the US, or Japan. We need to overturn our miserabilist approach to energy which says we alone can’t have air con or AI. Let’s Make Britain Cool Again 🇬🇧