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Newly erected poster of Ursula Von der Leyen in Brussels reads: “‘In fair free elections, the power of the people, determines the people in power”

1. She didn’t stand in a fair/free election - she was the EU’s only candidate
2. Doesn’t this feel a bit North Korea? 😫🇬🇧
It’s also worth remembering 1. Von der Leyen wasn’t even on the ticket of four prospective Presidents that MEPs voted for. She was inserted over & above MEP votes 2. Despite that, every attendant Tory MEP voted for her, despite the fact she wants “more Europe” & an EU Army
Oh and Labour MEPs voted for Von der Leyen, too. For clarity, every @brexitparty_uk MEP voted against her

labourlist.org/2019/07/why-th…
For absolute clarity, here is the @brexitparty_uk reacting to Von der Leyen. We are the only MEPs who stood against this coup - a genuine coup, not the fabricated coup Remainers drone on about in the UK

theguardian.com/world/video/20…
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#BreconByelection some thoughts: smart money was on a Lib Dem win. They’ve targeted the seat for two years, threw the kitchen sink at it and scored a good win. For the @brexitparty_uk it was our 400th target seat from 650. So did we split the vote? >>
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THREAD: Righto, let's look at what happened. Firstly, there is no denying the best candidate lost in Peterborough. This isn't sour grapes: @MikeGreeneTBP is a genuine inspiration, a bloke with vision who would've given his heart & soul for the city. Respect to him 🙏
@MikeGreeneTBP Let's start with the positives. We had over 1000 volunteers turn up to help. Absolutely staggering levels of passion. Unpaid. One, Rick, drove 6 hours round trip, he had a spinal injury, was in huge pain, yet drove myself & @Michael_Heaver to our patches & helped leaflet 👊
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It's becoming pointless trying to debate Brexit on any TV panel show. And I say this as a participant.

Due to the fact the media is entirely unrepresentative of the public, it's 3-4 Remainers constantly interrupting one Brexiteer. Tonight's #bbcqt is no different 😩
TV is obsessed with diversity. Yet we have a serious problem with diversity of thought & politics. How can 52% of the population be so continually unrepresented? It's becoming a tragic dereliction of duty. There's no wonder people are just switching off the MSM
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