Tweet

The Telegraph

3 Nov, 9 tweets, 3 min read

🚨BREAKING: MPs have voted by 250 to 232 to overturn Owen Paterson’s suspension and consider the process the Standards regime that found him guilty of breaking anti-corruption rules
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…

🔴Opposition members shouted "shameful" and "what have you done to this place" as the votes were read out.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle said: "You might find it shameful, but I think I am in charge"
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…

🗣️Chris Bryant earlier urged MPs not to "do something today that we will rue in the future", as he noted that the public will look disapprovingly on any move to protect Owen Paterson from his suspension

🗣️Overturning Owen Paterson's suspension is "a shameful move by Conservative MPs to rewrite the rules", a Liberal Democrats MP has said.

“This stitch up is something you’d expect in a tin pot dictatorship, not the home of parliamentary democracy"
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…

🔴 Ian Murray, the shadow Scottish secretary, has accused Tory MPs of being "corrupt to the core", after they voted to overturn Owen Paterson's suspension.

"It would be degrading to snakes to say they are lower than a snakes belly," he said

Gavin Barwell, former chief of staff to Theresa May, said: "I can understand my former colleagues feeling compassion for Owen given the tragic loss of his wife, but this is a terrible decision that will do real damage to reputation of Parliament"
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…

➡️ Labour MP Wes Streeting, has dubbed the vote just now "shameful, grubby and corrupt"

MP Dan Jarvis said: "The public will see this as the Tories playing parlour games to get their mate off the hook"
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…

🚨The committee on standards reform motion has passed in its amended form by 248 votes to 221.

This will enable MPs to start the process of reforming the standards system in the Commons

🔴Labour MP John McDonnell has railed against politicians who plan to serve on the new select committee on Parliamentary standards.

"I don't believe any Honourable Member is truly honourable if they serve on this new committee"
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

More from @Telegraph

The Telegraph

@Telegraph

3 Nov

🔥Wood-burning stoves are among the most lusted-after interiors items.

But while they might feel an eco-alternative to central heating, they’re actually not that green after all.

Should you get rid of yours altogether?

Thread 🧵👇
telegraph.co.uk/interiors/home…

More than one million UK homes use wood-burning stoves and fireplaces according to the Stove Industry Alliance.

➡️But even stoves which adhere to the EU rules are allowed to emit 750 times more tiny particle pollution than a modern HGV truck

🌏Along with what is being released into the environment, there is the issue of health.

A recent University of Sheffield study found that stoves triple the level of harmful pollution inside homes
telegraph.co.uk/interiors/home…

Read 9 tweets

The Telegraph

@Telegraph

3 Nov

🚨BREAKING: The British fishing boat seized by French authorities and currently stuck in Le Havre is free to leave
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…

Cornelis Gert Jan, a Scottish-registered scallop dredger, was impounded seven days ago amid the political wrestle over post-Brexit fishing licences
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…

🗣️Mathieu Croix, lawyer for Jondy Ward, the captain of the Cornelis Gert Jan, said: "The court followed our arguments and cancelled the seizure.

"The boat is free to leave Le Havre immediately without having to pay any bail"
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…

Read 4 tweets

The Telegraph

@Telegraph

3 Nov

🇺🇸 The Republican Party of the 2020s is beset by a conundrum.

How does it maintain the support of Trump's most ardent followers while also winning back moderate conservatives in the suburbs?

➡️In Virginia on Tuesday they found an answer

Thread 👇🧵
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

It is a 'Goldilocks' strategy on the former president - not too hot, not too cold.

📅 It's a blueprint for how to retake control of Congress in next year's midterm elections, and then the White House in 2024

The man who provided the solution was Glenn Youngkin.

📈 In his trademark "suburban Dad" fleece vest Mr Youngkin, a father-of-four, was effectively a "Trump Lite" Republican candidate in the race to be governor of Virginia, a state Joe Biden won by 10 points last year

Read 9 tweets

The Telegraph

@Telegraph

3 Nov

🌍 Despite not attending the #COP26 summit, China - the world’s largest polluter - has called for less ambitious climate change goals

Follow the latest updates from #COP26 in this thread 👇🧵
telegraph.co.uk/environment/20…

🇨🇳 China on Tuesday said a 2C target should be the aim of the #COP26 talks, suggesting that 1.5C was too difficult for many countries

Read more ⬇️
telegraph.co.uk/environment/20…

@Telegraph

🌏 @Telegraph readers took to the comments to discuss their take on #COP26

What do you believe can or cannot be done to tackle the climate emergency?
telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/11/0…

Read 4 tweets

The Telegraph

@Telegraph

3 Nov

🔴A four-year-old Australian girl was found alive on Tuesday night, 18 days after vanishing from her family's tent in a remote campsite in Western Australia.

Cleo Smith was discovered locked in a house in the coastal town of Carnarvon, not far from where she was last seen

Police forced their way into the house at around 1am local time and found the young girl inside, Deputy Commissioner Col Blanch said.

The young girl was alone in the home at the time of her discovery
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

Police last month had offered $1M AUD (£546,000) for information leading to Cleo's recovery after she was feared abducted from her family's tent at a remote campsite on October 16.

Her disappearance triggered a massive search and police officers interviewed more than 110 people

Read 5 tweets

The Telegraph

@Telegraph

2 Nov

🔴EXCLUSIVE: French fishermen have been caught apparently “fibbing” on their applications to work in British waters after Brexit, the Telegraph has learned

🇬🇧UK officials have used satellite data to directly contradict claims made by a number of French fishermen to have previously fished off the coast of Britain
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…

Under the terms of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, EU fishing vessels must show they operated in British waters between 2012 and 2016 before they can be granted a licence
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…

Read 6 tweets

Support us! We are indie developers!

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

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/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!