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President Biden Announces the Build Back Better Framework - The White House

Build Back Better Act - Wiki

How (Un)Popular is Joe Biden - FiveThirtyEight

Trump Favorability Ratings - RealClear Politics

CNN host admits he's puzzled by Biden's unpopularity, claims low approval rating is not his fault - Fox News

Biden says ‘disposable income’ is up as he tries to spin soaring inflation - New York Post

Biden’s approval plummets further as over 70% say country headed in wrong direction – NBC poll - RT Question More

Trump's economy is roaring. Will it carry him in 2020? - nbc News

Trump pledges lifeline to US oil industry as prices fall below zero - The Guardian

Biden to release 50m barrels of oil in effort to bring down rising US gas prices - The Guardian

EXPLAINER: Why is Biden halting federal oil and gas sales? - AP News

Joe Manchin kills the Build Back Better Act, Joe Biden’s ambitious legislative package - The Economist

Goldman Sachs lower forecast

(Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lowered its forecast for U.S. economic growth after Senator Joe Manchin said Sunday he won’t support the $2 trillion tax-and-spending plan that’s the heart of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda.
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) December 20, 2021

North Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency) - Wiki

Tories lose North Shropshire seat they held for nearly 200 years - BBC

Lib Dems voted against vaccine passports

I suppose in fairness to the Lib Dem’s they voted against vaccine passports as a party 🎉, so well done .. https://t.co/9rkWPbTCnf
— Arron Banks (@Arron_banks) December 17, 2021

2019 Con voters are now...

NEW DATA: Where is the Conservative party's base going?

2019 Con voters are now...

CON: 59%
LAB: 8%
REFUK: 7%
LDEM: 1%

Unsure/Apathetic: 24%

via @BritainElects poll tracker

Further analysis:https://t.co/akmJZIabc2 pic.twitter.com/OYU3CjWQJF
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) December 15, 2021

North Shropshire by-election result: Johnson accepts blame for losing ‘safe’ seat - The Times

Simon Case: Official investigating No 10 parties hosted Christmas drinks - The Times

Question former party

🚨🚨🚨 | BREAKING: Met Police:

‘We have received a significant amount of material in relation to the allegations reported in the media. All the material has been considered by detectives in detail and it does not provide evidence of a breach of the Health Protection Regulations’
— Politics For All (@PoliticsForAlI) December 16, 2021

New party?

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 | BREAKING: Boris Johnson joined Downing Street officials for a party at No 10 during the first Covid-19 lockdown. It happened on May 15 last year when , people from different households were restricted to one-on-one meetings outdoors

Via @Independent
— Politics For All (@PoliticsForAlI) December 16, 2021

Boris Johnson asked where the party is

🚨 | NEW: Boris Johnson asked where the party is

pic.twitter.com/LgEAUys7rR
— Politics For All (@PoliticsForAlI) December 17, 2021

Masks for you and not for me

🚨 | NEW: PM Boris Johnson snapped maskless on the train pic.twitter.com/yaWdjbbs38
— Politics For All (@PoliticsForAlI) December 17, 2021

references to the PM’s mistresses

🚨🚨🚨 | MORE TAPES: Downing Street is in a state of panic over further recordings of Allegra Stratton - including references to the PM’s mistresses

Via @MoS_Politics
— Politics For All (@PoliticsForAlI) December 18, 2021

Nadine Dorries

🚨🚨🚨 | BREAKING: Nadine Dorries has been REMOVED from a Tory MP WhatsApp group for backing the PM

Via @SamCoatesSky pic.twitter.com/lUImHbQMYX
— Politics For All (@PoliticsForAlI) December 18, 2021

The Conservative party’s sustained poll lead under @BorisJohnson has been, still is and will remain phenomenal.

I remember Osborne putting out a press release one particular week when we rose to being only 9% behind ‘single figures!’
The Conservative party’s sustained poll lead under @BorisJohnson has been, still is and will remain phenomenal.
— Nadine Dorries (@NadineDorries) December 18, 2021

Emoji

It is quite accurate a representation pic.twitter.com/uvpAAuq9NR
— Angus Gillan (@angusfgillan) December 19, 2021

memes

pic.twitter.com/aQyoCFElcA
— Happy Xmas Glaeddyv - The Most Pathetic Tory Boy (@Haryan_Glaeddyv) December 19, 2021

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— Secretary of Akkad (@AkkadSecretary) December 20, 2021

"Sorry"

Sorry.
— Steve Baker MP FRSA (@SteveBakerHW) December 19, 2021

COVID-19: Javid does not rule out plans for more restrictions as he accuses anti-vaxxers of having 'damaging impact' - Sky News

The government has purchased the front cover of every newspaper in the country in order to fearmonger the public about omicron. - Carl Benjamin (Gettr)

Patients admitted to hospital - Gov.uk

Boris Johnson has been pictured with wine and cheese

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 | BREAKING: Boris Johnson has been pictured with wine and cheese alongside his wife and up to 17 staff in the Downing Street garden - while the U.K. was in LOCKDOWN. But Downing Street say they were working

Via @guardian pic.twitter.com/NKS1UuyxLB
— Politics For All (@PoliticsForAlI) December 19, 2021

I am told that this man having wine and cheese with the PM is Martin Reynolds, Boris Johnson’s Principal Private Secretary.

I am told that this man having wine and cheese with the PM is Martin Reynolds, Boris Johnson’s Principal Private Secretary.

Mr Reynolds appears to be assisting with the investigation into parties in Downing Street last year. He emailed staff about it on Monday. pic.twitter.com/ewc3LaRT1x
— Tony Diver (@Tony_Diver) December 19, 2021

Scientists slanting the evidence towards the outcomes they want. It has been obvious to many but the admission is still stark.

Wow. Scientists slanting the evidence towards the outcomes they want. It has been obvious to many but the admission is still stark. https://t.co/pFaVFTlnhj
— Marcus Fysh MP (@MarcusFysh) December 18, 2021

Absolute lies & manipulations to scare the population.

You may've seen the exchange between SAGE member @GrahamMedley & @FraserNelson of the @spectator saying the govt only wants to read extreme numbers.

This is SAGE's hospitalisation projections with the actual figures in red. Absolute lies & manipulations to scare the population. pic.twitter.com/ahoio55ORZ
— David Atherton (@DaveAtherton20) December 19, 2021

Top civil servant Simon Case quits No 10 party probe amid rule breach claims -

Brexit Secretary Resigns

pic.twitter.com/y4ny8WULp1
— Politics For All (@PoliticsForAlI) December 18, 2021

Piers Corbyn has been arrested

🚨🚨 | BREAKING: Piers Corbyn has been arrested

Via @DailyMirror
— Politics For All (@PoliticsForAlI) December 19, 2021

‘Absurdity’ of police logging rapists as women - The Times

The Penised Individual Who Raped You Is a Woman.

War is Peace.
Freedom is Slavery.
Ignorance is Strength.
The Penised Individual Who Raped You Is a Woman.https://t.co/SyxFnnboM1
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 12, 2021

Hoes = Mad

Seriously? And just randomly quoting Orwell like all those people who never ever opened any of his books (or any other book, for that matter...)?
You can't be real, ma'am.
— Stefania Sperandio (@StefaniaC11) December 13, 2021

Love is peace.
Freedom is acceptance.
Understanding is strength.
Trans women are not a danger to society. J.K Rowling loves to fuel hate towards a whole group of innocent beautiful people.
— Daniel Lismore (@daniellismore) December 13, 2021

Teesside woman accused of exposing penis, using sex toy and masturbating in public - TeessideLive

J.K. Rowling Just Won’t Stop Attacking Trans People Online - Vice

Real-life Quidditch to change its name partly to distance itself from J.K. Rowling's 'anti-trans positions' - Yahoo News

A 20-Year ‘Harry Potter’ Reunion Is Officially Coming And J.K Rowling Isn’t Invited - Junkee

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