Profile picture
Adam Payne
@adampayne26
, 3 tweets, 1 min read Read on Twitter
Lib Dem leadership result coming at 16:20. 60-40 in favour of Swinson seems to be the popular prediction.
Jo Swinson is the new leader of the Lib Dems
Jo Swinson last month told me her biggest strength was an ability to win new voters

"I was down at the Donald Trump protest last week and several people came up to me and said they had joined the Lib Dems as a result of seeing me on Question Time" businessinsider.com/jo-swinson-lib…
Missing some Tweet in this thread?
You can try to force a refresh.

Like this thread? Get email updates or save it to PDF!

Subscribe to Adam Payne
Profile picture

Get real-time email alerts when new unrolls are available from this author!

This content may be removed anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @adampayne26 see all

Profile picture
Adam Payne
@adampayne26
New: Lib Dems are a direct threat to the Tories at a snap election. Candidates tell me 2015 Tories, espec in the southwest, are moving to the LDs in droves. Meanwhile, I’m told up to 3 ex/current Tories will soon join the Lib Dems, starting with Wollaston. businessinsider.com/lib-dem-resurg…
But here’s a thing. A Lib Dem resurgence in a snap election takes seats from Tories - but also takes votes from Labour (Remainers) in Tory-Labour marginals. A strong LD showing *could* be a “blessing in disguise” for Johnson, YouGov’s @chriscurtis94 said. businessinsider.com/lib-dem-resurg…
How do Lib Dems & Remainers combat that? An alliance inc Labour MPs could work, maybe. Labour HQ will never sign off a formal pact *but* I’m told some pro-Remain Labour MPs are receptive to an informal arrangement. Talks ongoing. My weekend read 👇. businessinsider.com/lib-dem-resurg…
Read 5 tweets
Profile picture
Adam Payne
@adampayne26
Unite to Remain's @heidiallen75 on Brecon: "People in the European elections were disappointed that the Remain parties didn't have time to get their acts together – but the incredible way in which these parties have acted to ensure victory in Brecon shows what can be achieved."
@heidiallen75 Naomi Smith of @BestForBritain says Brecon "proves that when remain parties work together, they succeed.

"... We will continue meeting internationalist MPs from all parties and use this model to prevent the Brexit extremists from getting a majority in the event of an election."
@heidiallen75 @BestForBritain Unite to Remain figures are pretty sure that the Tories would have won in Brecon & Radnorshire if Plaid, Greens hadn't stood aside. They point to estimated European election results in the constituency - see @chrishanretty's research - that put Plaid on 9.4%, Greens on 7.9%.
Read 3 tweets
Profile picture
Adam Payne
@adampayne26
PM Johnson boxes himself in on the Brexit deal: “A time limit is not enough... The way to a deal goes by the abolition of the backstop.”

He says alternatives arrangements to the backstop can be used now. Opposition MPs yell “how?”
Corbyn quotes manufacturing org Make UK who said no-deal Brexit “would be the height of economic lunacy” and adds: “Those recklessly advocating no deal will not be the ones who lose out.”
John McDonnell leans forward in his seat - looking pretty furious - and tells the PM “answer a question, Boris”
Read 6 tweets

Related threads

Profile picture
Michael Silver
@MikeSilver
THREAD: 1) Even before suffering bizarre injuries to his feet, Antonio Brown alarmed Raiders coaches and teammates by railing against the NFL’s enhanced enforcement of helmet regulations, a policy change which will likely force the star receiver to switch to a new model...
2) Brown’s vocal resistance to the mandate, both during OTAs and shortly after his arrival in Napa, Calif. for training camp, has contributed to a disconnect with the team that acquired the seven-time Pro Bowl selection via a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers last March...
3) According to four sources familiar with Brown’s current absence from camp, which dates back to late last week, Raiders coaches and players are concerned that the receiver’s unhappiness regarding the helmet issue may be playing a role in his decision to stay away from Napa...
Read 20 tweets
Profile picture
Benjamin Redd
@benredd
THREAD: It's looking more and more likely Lebanon's eurobond issue will be delayed/canceled in favor of a deal between the Ministry of Finance and BDL, the central bank.
dailystar.com.lb/Business/Local…
Just last month, MoF was bullish on tapping the market (read: mostly Lebanese banks) to bring in $$$ to pay off dollar-denominated debt coming due. They seem to have made an about-face.
Apparently, MoF made a deal with BDL to cover the $500m that was due last month to ... BDL (assuming it didn't sell a significant portion of the eurobond since it was issued).
Read 16 tweets
Profile picture
Darcey Dupuis
@1ProudCdn
Mega Thread of Opinion (1 of 52)

My take on #Election2019, is one that will surprise all #Canadians who will take the #time to read past this #headline. It will be a #long #series of #tweets that will be #purely #honest & straight to the #point.
This #series of tweets will contain #jabs at #voters, the #media & our #political #parties & they are #jabs, that in my own #opinion are #merited. Agree or don’t agree, I won’t care, but it needs to be said to ease my conscience in the lead up to our election!
In 2015, Canada’s #media, declared that #Trudeau & .@liberal_party outflanked the @NDP on leftist policies & for the 1st time in recent history the media supported large deficits & destruction of our country’s finances over a more balanced approach. Let’s stop here for a sec.
Read 52 tweets
Profile picture
Ryan Gallagher
@rj_gallagher
NEW: 14 leading human rights groups are uniting to demand that Google cancel its China censored search engine plan, which they say would amount to the company "actively participating" in repression of dissent across the country: theintercept.com/2018/08/28/goo…
The groups have issued the call in a letter to Google CEO @SundarPichai. The letter says the censored search is “an alarming capitulation by Google on human rights” that could result in the company “directly contributing to, or [becoming] complicit in, human rights violations.”
The letter has been signed by: @AccessNow, @Amnesty, @article19org, @CenDemTech, @pressfreedom, @EFF, @hrichina, @hrw, @icpc_eng, @ISHRglobal, @pen_int, @privacyint, @RSF_en, & @witnessorg.
Read 20 tweets
Profile picture
People's Palace
@PeoplesPalaceUK
Delegates are leaning forward for a day of conversations about Policy in Cultural Relations in partnership with @brBritish @QMULsed
Simon Dancey @LibertadorCymru opens the debate. How can the elite networks of government officials, NGO's, academics and consultants who construct cultural policy become less self-referential and more open to wider influences, especially to the voices who challenge?
Values that are accepted by government and state networks are shared - these networks appoint experts who broadly uphold their values - and we then export our cultural policy models across the world. This leads to the global North imposing its model and values ...
Read 175 tweets
Profile picture
G. Elliott Morris📈🤷‍♂️
@gelliottmorris
New #PA Congressional map is pretty much the best one Democrats could have hoped for. At least 2 pickups in neutral environment, likely ability to win 11 in current D+6 environment. Post coming
PA redraw creates map that is almost entirely drawn from scratch. Huge shifts from 2016 plan all over the place. Dems favored to win 9 seats there in almost any national environment.
(big swings mostly from renumbering, but aggregate differences are clear)
Read 11 tweets

Trending hashtags

#action #FakeNews #shame #brother #Tirmidhi #Carson #joy #opinion #FactCheck #Lynwood #Hajj #Orange #leadership #last #Durham #Epstein #righteousness #asylum #scrutiny #conflict #VaccinesWork #SNCLavalin #Remember #freely #Update
Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!