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27 Oct, 11 tweets, 5 min read

@DavidDavisMP

Government bills to watch out for: @DavidDavisMP penned a piece for @guardian this week looking at how proposed reforms to judicial review will strip people of their freedoms to challenge the state - something he describes as ‘un-conservative’...🧵 1/
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Davis says that Conservatism is underpinned by a ‘heritage that champions individual liberty alongside a fair and balanced rule of law’.

So, using his definition, we’ve spotted several more ‘un-conservative’ bills. 2/

These include the Elections Bill, the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill and the Nationality and Borders Bill.

And, surprise surprise, it seems more of the government's own MPs don’t much like them either... 3/

@SteveBakerHW

In March, Conservative backbencher @SteveBakerHW and ex-MP Dominic Grieve wrote of concerns regarding the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts bill for @ConHome - expressing unease at the bill’s capacity to stifle lawful protest. 4/
conservativehome.com/platform/2021/…

@theresa_may

Also in March, former PM @theresa_may gave an impassioned speech against the restrictions on protest that the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts bill contains 👇 5/

https://twitter.com/sophiecooktalks/status/1371561674663194624

@DavidDavisMP

Circling back to @DavidDavisMP now and the Elections Bill. Davis has spoken out against the proposals for mandatory Voter ID contained in the bill...6/

https://twitter.com/DavidDavisMP/status/1412011563364589568

Interestingly, Davis’s other arguments against the reforms to judicial review link very closely to arguments that we at Best for Britain have been making about the Elections Bill.

He describes judicial reforms as ‘an obvious attempt to avoid accountability’. 7/

@William_Wragg

We think the Elections Bill is equally obviously undemocratic. By proposing to remove the independence of the elections regulator, the Government is clearly shielding itself from accountability - a concern voiced by Conservative MP @William_Wragg 8/
leftfootforward.org/2021/07/electi…

And just as the voter ID provisions of the Elections Bill represent an assault on civil liberties, so do the proposals to weaken the power of the regulator, the Electoral Commission.

Meaning it's harder for the Government to be held to account. 9/

@carolinenokes

Conservatives often pride themselves on upholding civil liberties. Which is why the Government’s new Nationality and Borders Bill is so concerning - a belief shared by Conservatives @carolinenokes, @theresa_may and @MPIainDS 10/
asylummatters.org/2021/07/22/asy…

Conservative backbenchers are objecting to a suite of laws that have little regard for our proud democratic traditions.

No wonder so many of us across the political spectrum are angry. Find out more about our campaigns for better democracy here👇 /ENDS
bestforbritain.org/betterdemocracy

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🚨 BREAKING 🚨

New analysis by Best for Britain and @UKTradeBusiness shows replacing the trade lost between the UK and the EU since 2018 with trade from other countries could increase emissions from shipping to and from the UK by 88%. 1/

How does this add up?

In May, the ONS reported a 23.1% fall in the trade of goods between the UK and the EU in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2018.

Meanwhile, trade with other countries remained relatively unaffected, falling by 0.8%. 2/

By weight, this is estimated to represent around 45.5 million tonnes which, if shipped equally to the UK’s top 5 trading partners outside the EU, could mean an estimated 88% increase in the carbon footprint of UK shipping.

That's 6.5 million tonnes of CO2. 3/

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Is the Elections Bill the end of electoral pacts in Britain? A thread... 🗳️🧵 1/
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This bill is a ‘once in a generation’ reform of our creaking Victorian elections system. Hidden in the Bill is a measure that takes a bit of explaining, but leads us to believe that on top of everything else, the government is trying to quietly outlaw electoral pacts 2/

For background, our polling from May 21 found 64% of voters say political parties that broadly agree with each other, should work together at election time rather than stand against each other, including 63% of Conservatives and 70% of Labour supporters 3/
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@Keir_Starmer

Here comes the policy from @Keir_Starmer

"Britain has the worst death toll in Europe. We have lost 133,000 people to Covid. Every one of them someone's mum, dad, sister, brother, friend."

"I know it was difficult. But the situation is worse than it needed to be." 1/

"And it wasn't just a failure of the govt over 18mo - it was a failure over 11 years."

"There are cracks in Britain's society and Covid seeped into them."

"An unfair tax hike that doesn't fix social care or clear the NHS backlog is not a plan." 2/

"There is no doubt that the NHS needs more money. And a Labour government will always fund the NHS properly. But the future can't just be about chasing more demand with more money."

"Today, average life expectancy is 80." This is "the biggest test in the history of the NHS." 3/

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@EmilyThornberry

“The reality is that it’s always easier to trade with those who are geographically near, that’s how it works.”

"Build on what’s there, repair the holes, be pragmatic, be realistic, be grown up politicians and not dogmatic" - spot on @EmilyThornberry 1/
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'Thornberry’s first step would be to strike an agreement with the EU to resolve problems with the transportation of food between Britain and the EU, and Britain and Northern Ireland.'

Absolutely essential this is fixed before full import checks are brought in by UK on 1 Jan. 2/

@UKTradeBusiness

'A veterinary deal could help rebuild trust with Brussels and open the door to mini agreements on a range of other difficult issues that were delayed or left unresolved by the 2020 deal.'

Exactly what we've heard during @UKTradeBusiness sessions... 3/

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Usual trolls have moved on to "WHY DON'T THE UNEMPLOYED DO X JOB?"

An economically illiterate notion. We have around 1m vacancies and about 1.6m unemployed. A supply pool only 40% larger than the demand will never match skills and geography so MAGICALLY as to suffice. 1/4 ~AA

It's also a rotten notion, because it robs anyone currently looking for a job of any agency. It implies an architect in Liverpool, looking for a job in her field, should drop her family, leave her home, abandon her chosen specialty, and go to Norfolk to pick potatoes. 2/4 ~AA

This is not only inhuman and unfair - the reason we all pay National Insurance is precisely that: as insurance. Poor gov't planning and an obsession with exclusing foreigners do not somehow unilaterally change that social contract. 3/4 ~AA

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