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Antony Higginbotham

@antony_hig

Former Member of Parliament for Burnley & Padiham (2019-2024).

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The Mayor of London recently launched a new taskforce to tackle London's declining nightlife. So we teamed up with LGBT+ Conservatives to do the work for him. #LabourHateFun

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Whilst there’ll be many disappointed this morning over in Canada, the campaign from Conservative Party and Pierre Poilievre was everything that Conservatives in the UK need to get back to. Full of energy and optimism, and talking about the issues that matter - aspiration, home ownership,

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These are truly appalling comments from a Labour Cabinet member. Saying that raising questions around grooming gangs is “dog whistle” or blowing a “little trumpet” is exactly how this vile activity was hushed up for so long. In the heat of debate tempers fray, and that can mean

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The right to free speech includes the right to offend. Period. And for the avoidance of doubt that includes the right to offend Muslims, Christian’s, Jews, or anyone else. That doesn’t mean you should - many wouldn’t out of respect and understanding, but it’s not a matter for

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Cameron - foreign sec at the time - stopped negotiations because a) a deal didn’t HAVE to be done, and b) what was proposed was obviously likely to be contrary to UK interests.

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What an interesting take by Channel 4 News (and others). Instead of focusing on the issue - crime, ticket dodging, the impact this has on those who do pay, and wider issues - they focus on who and how it was highlighted. In reality Robert Jenrick was bang on, and I’m pretty

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Isn’t it wild that this isn’t just the stuff of fiction books but is being actively worked on and the engineering, scientific, and associated challenges all being solved one by one 🚀 Few things are as inspiring as seeing the progress that can be made when the best and brightest

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With a slow but clear erosion of free speech taking place in the UK, the work of organisations like The Free Speech Union is more important than ever. Pleased to have joined them today.

With a slow but clear erosion of free speech taking place in the UK, the work of organisations like <a href="/SpeechUnion/">The Free Speech Union</a> is more important than ever.

Pleased to have joined them today.
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The US Secretary of State, Secretary Marco Rubio, is right. Far too much of the current Govt’s policy on the Middle East is led not by principles, an understanding of right and wrong, or UK national interest, but on placating a small but vocal wing of the Labour (& independent) backbenches.

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Posts like this just feel so unauthentic. Take a look over towards the US and whether you like the content or not, posts on social media are far more human.

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As Rachel Reeves tries to con us all with her Defence GDP definition it is worth reading NATO’s guidelines on what can count. If you claim other forces/police or intelligence you can only do so IF 1/3

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The entitlement of so many in the media summed up in one X post. The Prime Minister shouldn’t be taking a bus. And the media shouldn’t be jumping in military transport just because it’s more convenient for them. Sounds like everyone travelled appropriately to me.

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We could be on the verge of a very big change in the geopolitical environment in the Middle East, and the impact could be huge. But much would depend on what happens internally in Iran. History shows that can’t be led by the outside world, so it all comes down to whether

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Jerome is not only one of the most decent MPs there is, he’s also spot on here. A change of this kind, with all the risks and potential consequences it brings, deserves proper scrutiny and debate which it just hasn’t had. A sad day for Parliament, both in what it is and how it