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Steve Hilton used to be Cameron’s right hand man, at the heart of his (failed) Conservative modernisation project

Then he backed Brexit🤦‍♂️

Now he’s a full on MAGA election denier😱

Be careful kids!

#r4today #skynews #UVIPolitics #January6th #Trump
thebulwark.com The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · May 4
Q: "Did Joe Biden win the election in 2020?"

Steve Hilton: *refuses to answer*

Q: "Yes or no?"

Steve Hilton: "I don't want to engage these ridiculous games about who won the election."

Q: "Do you believe Joe Biden won the election?"

Steve Hilton: *refuses to answer*
May 5, 2026 at 7:25 AM
politicsastar.bsky.social
@bjennings90.bsky.social brilliantly satirised Trump’s speech (by which I mean rambling hour long rant🤦‍♂️)

#Trump #UNGA80 #r4today #UVIPolitics
September 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
politicsastar.bsky.social
This is an excellent modern history lesson on conflict in the Gulf & the USA’s role, from George H Bush & the first Gulf War to Trump & the Iran War by @BowenBBC

@BBCr4today at its best 👏👏

#r4today #bbcr4today #IranWar‌ #Trump #USIsrael #GulfWar #UVIPolitics
March 11, 2026 at 8:23 AM
politicsastar.bsky.social
“Bigger risks for more uncertain results”

William Hague looks ahead to the dangers for Trump if the war continues in @thetimes.com

#r4today #IranWar #Trump #skynews #Hormuz #UVIPolitics
March 10, 2026 at 8:22 AM
politicsastar.bsky.social
@ellabaron.bsky.social captures the terrible reality of Jeff Bezos’ destruction of the Washington Post 🗞️whilst 💰💰sucking up to Trump with ‘Melania’ 🎞️

“Democracy dies in darkness”

#WashingtonPost #Melania #Trump #JeffBezos #r4today #skynews #UVIPolitics
February 10, 2026 at 8:26 AM
politicsastar.bsky.social
"Hegseth’s puerile displays on TV are aimed at sating Trump’s desire for a warmonger worthy of the manosphere"

David Smith in @us.theguardian.com on Pete Hegseth & the Iran V USA war

#Hegseth #Trump #IranIsraelUSWar #r4today #UVIPolitics

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war
Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflict
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2026 at 8:30 AM
politicsastar.bsky.social
“I’ve never had anything so fake as the BBC”

Donald Trump talks to @gbnewsonline.bsky.social & Beverley Turner upping his claim against the BBC to $1 - $5bn, saying “we’ll see if they’ve done the same to your PM & Nigel”

#Trump #bbcdocumentary #GBNews #r4today #UVIPolitics
gbnewsonline.bsky.social GB News @gbnewsonline.bsky.social · Nov 14
World Exclusive - Donald Trump, The Interview: Watch on GB News from midnight
November 15, 2025 at 8:54 AM
politicsastar.bsky.social
Matthew Parris questions Trump’s mental fitness for office & makes the argument for using the 25th Amendment

Where will JD Vance stand, as he weighs his opportunities to become President?

#Trump #JDVance #Trumpisunfit #IranWar‌ #r4today #skynews #UVIPolitics
April 21, 2026 at 7:41 AM
politicsastar.bsky.social
Big night for votes: 2/2🇺🇸

The #BigBeautifulBill passes with 3 GOP senators voting AGAINST Trump (😨) & VP #VANCE using his casting vote😮‍💨

Lots here for #UVIPolitics’ examples

#BBB25 #Trump
July 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
politicsastar.bsky.social
@thebulwark.com explains how the Trump racket works:

Sue IRS for $10 bn

Settle for a $1.7 bn fund AND an end to IRS audits & enquiries into Trump family & businesses 👌😘

#Trump #IRS #TrumpLies #UVIPolitics #r4today #skynews
thebulwark.com The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Jun 7
"I was stealing, I wanted to steal $10 billion but now I'm going to just steal $1.776 billion."

@weissmann.substack.com tells @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social how Trump’s fake “settlement” turns a bogus lawsuit into a taxpayer-funded slush fund steal.
June 9, 2026 at 6:52 AM
politicsastar.bsky.social
Trump Revolution: 100 World Changing Days with @channel4news.bsky.social's Matt Frei is a must watch for all Politics students: tonight 9pm @Channel4 or link⬇️
#Trump100 #Trump #UVIPolitics

www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
Trump Revolution: 100 World Changing Days
After 100 turbulent days of Trump's second term, experts ask: is chaos the master plan?
www.channel4.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
politicsastar.bsky.social
Jon Ossoff & Raphael Warnock narrowly defeated 2 GOP Senators in Georgia in 2021*

Ossoff is narrowly the favourite in this key race, with some Dems talking about him as a challenger for President in 2028

#midterms #Georgia #Ossoff #UVIPolitics
iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · Feb 16
Jon Ossoff - our nation is afflicted and in crisis.
February 17, 2026 at 9:36 AM
politicsastar.bsky.social
Key UA figures slam the US Russ peace deal as reminiscent of 1938 Munich agreement which appeased Hitler, as European leaders help push back & even Trump admits it's not his final offer, @lukeharding1968.bsky.social reports

#r4today #Ukraine #Trump #UVIPolitics

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Trump says Ukraine deal is not ‘final offer’ as officials gather for Geneva summit
US president signals potential room for adjustments after Zelenskyy says proposals force Ukraine to choose between national dignity and losing the US
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
politicsastar.bsky.social
Yes, Keir Starmer appointed 25 new #Labour Lords

For context: Cameron, Johnson & Sunak appointed c.420.

Tories will still be Lord’s largest party

#r4today #KeirStarmer #Lords #UVIPolitics

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Keir Starmer appoints 25 Labour peers to strengthen support in House of Lords
Labour says appointments needed to balance upper house, and chooses former advisers to No 10 and the chancellor
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
politicsastar.bsky.social
Trump signs Bill to release Epstein Files, no📸but a Truth Social where, belatedly, he tries to get on the right side of this

@nbcnews.com report⬇️what next - how much will we actually learn?

#r4today #UVIPolitics #EpsteinFiles #Trump #EpsteinTrumpFiles

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Trump says he signed bill releasing Epstein files
YouTube video by NBC News
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November 20, 2025 at 8:51 AM
politicsastar.bsky.social
Private Eye’s brilliant new cover charting the 💥 of the Musk Trump bromance 😂😂

#ElonMusk #Trump #TrumpVsMusk #ElonVsTrump #UVIPolitics #bbcpm
June 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
politicsastar.bsky.social
The House Judiciary Hearings with AG Pam Bondi were 🧨as Democrats tried (& failed) to get answers on #EpsteinFiles, the DOJ's closeness to #Trump & the murders of #ReneeGood & #AlexPretti

#PamBondi #UVIPolitics #r4today

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WATCH: 7 moments Bondi butted heads with lawmakers over Epstein
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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February 12, 2026 at 8:40 AM
politicsastar.bsky.social
Trump Jr-linked drone company wins big Pentagon drone contract. Don Jr is an advisor & $4m investor in Unusual Machines

Just another eg of conflict of interest & Trump family enrichment

#Trump #GRIFTER #C4News #UVIPolitics

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Trump Jr-linked drone company wins Pentagon contract
Unusual Machines secures deal as US military accelerates domestic production of unmanned aircraft
on.ft.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
politicsastar.bsky.social
Interesting thread about Stephen Miller, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, the race for 2028 & MAGA after Trump⬇️ from @timothysnyder.bsky.social

#StephenMiller #Trump #ICE #r4today #UVIPolitics
timothysnyder.bsky.social Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Jan 27
Interesting moment in the post-Trump succession struggle. 1/
January 28, 2026 at 8:17 AM
politicsastar.bsky.social
“What has changed is simple: people are scared of crossing Trump this time”

Chilling #mustread from @edwardluce.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com about #Trump’s “revenge tour” against “the enemy from within” & the threat to constitutional norms

#UVIPolitics #democracy

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The Trump Supremacy
Opponents in disarray, allies in line, followers enthralled — the US president is already on his way to building a new world order
on.ft.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:54 AM
politicsastar.bsky.social
And let’s leave aside the scandal that Liz Truss was able to reward anyone for their 49 days of collective, destructive failure

#r4today #KeirStarmer #Lords #UVIPolitics #skynews
December 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
politicsastar.bsky.social
It’s hard to see how Kristi Noem survives as Secretary of Homeland Security. But it’s the Trump White House so 🤷‍♂️

#AlexPretti #ReneeGood #Trump #ICE #ImpeachKristiNoem #r4today #UVIPolitics
pelosi.house.gov Nancy Pelosi @pelosi.house.gov · Jan 28
Justice demands that Secretary Kristi Noem resign or be fired immediately.

If that does not happen, she must be impeached and removed from office.
January 28, 2026 at 8:12 AM
politicsastar.bsky.social
Huge: Supreme Court rules 6:3 Trump does not have power to levy current tariffs under IEEPA 1977.

Thomas. Alito & Kavanaugh dissent

#UVIPolitics #SupremeCourt #Trump #Tariffs

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Trump tariffs live: US Supreme Court rules Trump’s sweeping tariffs are illegal
Top court issues historic rebuke of US president’s use of emergency powers to impose duties on trading partners
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February 20, 2026 at 3:17 PM
politicsastar.bsky.social
.@Dannythefink says the Second Amendment makes the US more dangerous & is not necessary in an advanced liberal democracy. No surprise the US is more violent than the UK!

#Trump #SecondAmendment #guns #r4today #UVIPolitics
April 29, 2026 at 7:19 AM
politicsastar.bsky.social
“Vengeful, vain, headstrong - surrounded by ambitious mediocrities - Trump is increasingly out of control”

@gideonrachman.bsky.social tracks the authoritarian moves of ‘strongman’ Trump, bathed in enforced sycophancy even as his ratings tumble

#Trump #UVIPolitics
September 2, 2025 at 8:22 AM