Trump sued Capital One last year for being "debanked", claiming they had closed his accounts for political reasons Capital One revealed in a court filing this week, they had closed 385 of his accounts in 2021 because of.... money laundering In normal times, I guess this would have been bigger news

Capital One says it closed hundreds of Trump's bank accounts in 2021 'for anti-money laundering reasons'

Capital One says it closed hundreds of accounts associated with President Trump and his businesses in 2021 "for anti-money laundering reasons," according to a filing.

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Somewhat incredibly Badenoch has just been defending this man on the Today programme

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Joshua Bonehill-Paine Self-styled "nationalist, fascist, theorist and supporter of white rights” who was jailed in 2015 for antisemitic online posts.... Selected as a Tory candidate.

The BBC have just reported that Richard Tice is the subject of a Parliamentary investigation.

I think Bin will win.

"Renewable energy generated 52.1% of the UK’s electricity in 2025, exceeding half of total generation for the second consecutive year, according to government statistics." www.renews.biz/other-news/u....

Caring has been central to my life, and the lives of millions across the country. I'll be meeting the Prime Minister today to discuss how we can finally find a solution to the care crisis. We need to do things differently. I really hope we are on a journey to fix this.

Susan SB Count Binface Appreciation Society My Dad: my hero!! He's 94 and partially deaf but he ran rings around this Reform Councillor today who was canvassing fof Nigel Farage Also my Dad never ever swore in front of us growing up when he said that's absolute b*ll*cks it made my day! #BinfortheWin

⏱️https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv4r5g55do

Police investigate donations by Richard Tice company to Reform UK

Britain Means Business, owned by the party’s deputy leader Richard Tice, made two donations of £250,000 in the run-up to the 2024 general election.

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Reform MPs are like rabbits in the headlights in all the campaign videos for the Clacton by-election. Chef’s kiss for the haunted look in Jenrick’s eyes as he starts to grasp that he might have made the worst, career-destroying decision of his life.

Medical records were destroyed decades ago but infected blood victims are still being asked to prove the exact date they were infected. Sal Brinton, Lib Dem victims spokesperson, pressed the government to drop a demand that is stalling claims and leaving families waiting. @salbrinton.bsky.social

Disappointed that Shabana Mahmoud has been reappointed to the home office. She’s spent the last two years appearing to be reform-lite and continuing with the performative cruelty of her predecessors in the role. I’d hoped for a change of direction there.

Burnham’s right: the cost‑of‑living crisis is hitting people & families hard. There’s a simple way to start fixing it - repair our broken relationship with Europe. Burnham should scrap Labour’s Brexit red lines, urgently negotiate a new customs union & re-join the single market.

Unless this “honesty” involves the recognition that immigrants are *not* the root cause of the UK’s problems *but* actually a part of the solution to them, this will be completely pointless. I cannot stress this enough. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Burnham to say UK must be honest about its challenges as he prepares to become PM

Labour leader will visit king to accept role on Monday and will start making cabinet appointments that afternoon

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Precious moment when World Cup winner Nico Williams looks for his family in the stands to give his gold medal to his mother. 🥹

Spain’s Nico Williams gave his mother, Maria, his World Cup winner’s medal after Sunday’s final ❤️💛 Nico's parents trekked some 2,000 miles across the Sahara from Ghana to Spain as refugees. Now, their son is a world champion 🥹

9th PM of my 19 year old daughter's life takes office tomorrow. In the 30 years before her birth there were a total of 4. Tell me again about strong and stable Dave Cameron. I'm all ears mate.

Left: Jacob Rees-Mogg criticises Andy Burnham, "The hope he changes stuff is not enough, you need substance, you need to explain explain what you're going to do" Right: Boris Johnson, "We didn't have a plan for what to do next, because we didn't think it was our job to have a plan"

Furious that Chris Nolan would disregard historical accuracy in adapting The Odyssey by making a "movie" with "cameras" instead of memorizing the entire story and then going on a nationwide tour to sing it to us while tripping on ergotized barley

I miss the days when MTV showed music videos and the Weather Channel didn’t show the planet on fire.

It’s very hard not to think that this is a political outcome designed to strengthen Labour control of Exeter and Plymouth. I think they might be in for a shock.

Eleanor Rylance 🔶🌳🌍🇫🇷🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦@eleanorrylance.bsky.social · 3w ago

3/4 of Devon left completely unviable from day 1 of the new authorities- the worst possible outcome. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

3/4 of Devon left completely unviable from day 1 of the new authorities- the worst possible outcome. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Massive expansion for Plymouth, Exeter and Torbay

Councils will expand in urban areas and the rest of Devon will come together under one authority.

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Very slow handclap to the SoS for homes and communities for choosing the worst possible scenario for Devon in a very crowded field. Services cost more in rural areas and most of Devon is now left for dead, unviable from day 1.

The absurdity of having to maintain two passports for no obvious reason seems extremely iniquitous. The child in this feature is 15- she was 5 when Brexit happened. Why on earth would her parents choose the passport for her that offers less freedom? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

British girl, 15, stranded in Rome for six weeks due to new passport rules

The dual national, who missed six weeks of school, is latest of several children affected by recent Home Office policy

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Great to visit Torquay United FC for some footie. It was brilliant spending time out on the pitch with Steve and Jenny, and seeing their brilliant Torquay United Inspirations program, bringing together people with disabilities for a weekly kick about.

Farage says the £5million gift was for security for life then refuses state security then complains the state isn't keeping him secure "Two takeaways from this. Firstly, Edwina Currie is alive and well. Secondly, she's not buying Nigel Farage's security pantomime either." via Truth Against Hate

Obviously, there are other big stories around today. But, as far as I can make out, the Indy is the only paper that splashes this morning on the Covid Inquiry's tale of billions wasted. Can only imagine the field-day the right-wing press would have had had it happened under a different government.

Tory govt wasted £10bn on PPE, Covid inquiry finds. Its “VIP lane” gave high priority for PPE contracts to companies with connections to the Tories. Baroness Mone's PPE Medpro was one example of crony contracts. Most of the money won't be recovered.

Johnson government wasted £10bn on PPE, Covid inquiry finds

Chair criticises use of ‘VIP lane’ to prioritise PPE contracts for companies with Tory connections in damning report

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NEW: The Home Office says Robert Jenrick’s claims that Nigel Farage was offered a downgraded security package by the government are “categorically untrue”. “Neither the Home Secretary, nor Ministers are involved in the provision of security for MPs.”

“The report found that, of the 32 people who referred successful offers to the VIP lane, 15 had a connection with the Conservative Party and none came from any other party, although politicians from other parties were referred to it.” Nothing to see here. 🙄 www.itv.com/news/2026-07...

Gibraltar has just effectively rejoined the EU. And it's completely uncontroversial, because it obviously makes sense to make life easier for people there. A preview of what happens with the rest of our country? share.google/lfuTnfEoIqMr...

New era for Gibraltar with removal of border controls with Spain

It is hoped that free movement between the UK territory and Spain will provide an economic boost.

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