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Ben Obese-Jecty MP

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Conservative Member of Parliament for Huntingdon Shadow Minister for Defence Procurement Former British Army Officer @RYORKS_Regt

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“They’re fucking Tories. The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP!” Calling for an MP to be killed should mean an arrest and a charge. This Government have imprisoned people for far less. Or does being famous now mean Kneecap benefit from Labour’s two-tier policing?

“They’re fucking Tories. The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP!” Calling for an MP to be killed should mean an arrest and a charge. This Government have imprisoned people for far less. Or does being famous now mean Kneecap benefit from Labour’s two-tier policing?

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“I haven’t been included in the Defence Investment Plan. I’ll be really honest I only saw it two weeks ago” Al Carns neatly illustrates the chaos surrounding the Government’s handling of the Defence Investment Plan. Even ministers within defence, with the experience and expertise he has, have played almost no part in composing it. The Government simply are not taking defence seriously.

“I haven’t been included in the Defence Investment Plan. I’ll be really honest I only saw it two weeks ago” Al Carns neatly illustrates the chaos surrounding the Government’s handling of the Defence Investment Plan. Even ministers within defence, with the experience and expertise he has, have played almost no part in composing it. The Government simply are not taking defence seriously.

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“I…I…I don’t know the precise date, but I’ll endeavour to find out.” Keir Starmer didn’t seem to know very much during his two and a half hour statement. I asked him when Peter Mandelson was granted STRAP level access after the FCDO Appointments and Interchange Officer informed him it was a role requirement on 4 February 2025. He commenced the role on the 10th. The question is whether Peter Mandelson had access to STRAP level intelligence before he was given the appropriate clearance?

“I…I…I don’t know the precise date, but I’ll endeavour to find out.” Keir Starmer didn’t seem to know very much during his two and a half hour statement. I asked him when Peter Mandelson was granted STRAP level access after the FCDO Appointments and Interchange Officer informed him it was a role requirement on 4 February 2025. He commenced the role on the 10th. The question is whether Peter Mandelson had access to STRAP level intelligence before he was given the appropriate clearance?

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“We’ve never needed them. We have never really asked anything of them. You know, they’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan, or this and that. And they did, they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines” I served in Afghanistan. I saw first hand the sacrifices made by British soldiers I served alongside in Sangin where we suffered horrific casualties, as did the US Marines the following year. I don’t believe US military personnel share the view of President Trump; his words do them a disservice as our closest military allies. It’s sad to see our nation’s sacrifice, and that of our NATO partners, held so cheaply by the President of the United States.

“We’ve never needed them. We have never really asked anything of them. You know, they’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan, or this and that. And they did, they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines” I served in Afghanistan. I saw first hand the sacrifices made by British soldiers I served alongside in Sangin where we suffered horrific casualties, as did the US Marines the following year. I don’t believe US military personnel share the view of President Trump; his words do them a disservice as our closest military allies. It’s sad to see our nation’s sacrifice, and that of our NATO partners, held so cheaply by the President of the United States.

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962,653 views • 8 months ago

“At this point I may as well join the Army” It’s hugely telling that both of these unemployed young people specifically mention the Army as a career option that they would rather be unemployed than consider, despite the latter having only two GCSEs. The Army is an incredible career, gives young people fantastic skills and opportunities and is almost unrivalled for social mobility. So with nearly 1 million NEETs why can we not convince young people like these that being in the Army is better than being unemployed?

“At this point I may as well join the Army” It’s hugely telling that both of these unemployed young people specifically mention the Army as a career option that they would rather be unemployed than consider, despite the latter having only two GCSEs. The Army is an incredible career, gives young people fantastic skills and opportunities and is almost unrivalled for social mobility. So with nearly 1 million NEETs why can we not convince young people like these that being in the Army is better than being unemployed?

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468,120 views • 4 months ago

“We do everything to support our national security, but it can’t come at the expense of social security” Andy Burnham confirms at PMQs he will not cut the ballooning welfare budget to fund defence, in stark contrast to the plans outlined by the Conservatives last week with a clear path to 3.0% by 2030.

“We do everything to support our national security, but it can’t come at the expense of social security” Andy Burnham confirms at PMQs he will not cut the ballooning welfare budget to fund defence, in stark contrast to the plans outlined by the Conservatives last week with a clear path to 3.0% by 2030.

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63,213 views • 19 days ago

There are serious and legitimate questions about the authenticity of the footage released by the MOD of the interdiction of the Russian Shadow Fleet vessel this morning. How is the cameraman ahead of the Marines clearing the stairwell to be able to film them coming towards him. How has the cameraman gone past the open doors of rooms that haven’t yet been cleared? How much of this has been staged for the cameras? I don’t doubt that a Russian tanker was seized and that the operation carried significant risk. I do question the PR and the desperate need for a win by the Government at the Royal Marines’ expense.

There are serious and legitimate questions about the authenticity of the footage released by the MOD of the interdiction of the Russian Shadow Fleet vessel this morning. How is the cameraman ahead of the Marines clearing the stairwell to be able to film them coming towards him. How has the cameraman gone past the open doors of rooms that haven’t yet been cleared? How much of this has been staged for the cameras? I don’t doubt that a Russian tanker was seized and that the operation carried significant risk. I do question the PR and the desperate need for a win by the Government at the Royal Marines’ expense.

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289,756 views • 3 months ago

“What happens if the French don’t agree, and Royal Marines attempt to land people on a beach?” An answer came there none. Reform’s plan to use the Royal Navy relies on resources already committed to existing operations. Reform plan to use our River Class OPVs, three are due to be retired in 2028, the other five are deployed globally, including the security of the Falklands. How are Reform going to balance our defence responsibilities - they still have no-one who can talk about it in detail, as this plan shows. Interested to see who owns the risk of any fatalities during interdiction of a fragile overloaded dinghy; are Royal Navy personnel expected to shoulder that? How easy is that to do at night? How is their plan different to what Border Force already do? That’s quite aside from how the Royal Navy are expected to forcibly return migrants to French ports, irrespective of whether France is prepared to take them. Do Reform expect the Royal Navy to force their way into French ports? This is classic Reform populism. Red meat to their base.

“What happens if the French don’t agree, and Royal Marines attempt to land people on a beach?” An answer came there none. Reform’s plan to use the Royal Navy relies on resources already committed to existing operations. Reform plan to use our River Class OPVs, three are due to be retired in 2028, the other five are deployed globally, including the security of the Falklands. How are Reform going to balance our defence responsibilities - they still have no-one who can talk about it in detail, as this plan shows. Interested to see who owns the risk of any fatalities during interdiction of a fragile overloaded dinghy; are Royal Navy personnel expected to shoulder that? How easy is that to do at night? How is their plan different to what Border Force already do? That’s quite aside from how the Royal Navy are expected to forcibly return migrants to French ports, irrespective of whether France is prepared to take them. Do Reform expect the Royal Navy to force their way into French ports? This is classic Reform populism. Red meat to their base.

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133,356 views • 1 month ago

“When was Jonathan Powell appointed as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to the British Indian Ocean Territory, and what security clearance did he have upon that appointment?” An answer came there none from the Prime Minister at #PMQs. Keir Starmer has been playing fast and loose with his ministerial appointments since the very start of his premiership. Serious questions need to be asked about the access Jonathan Powell had to classified information before he was in role.

“When was Jonathan Powell appointed as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to the British Indian Ocean Territory, and what security clearance did he have upon that appointment?” An answer came there none from the Prime Minister at #PMQs. Keir Starmer has been playing fast and loose with his ministerial appointments since the very start of his premiership. Serious questions need to be asked about the access Jonathan Powell had to classified information before he was in role.

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331,691 views • 5 months ago

“We insist that if you can vote in person you should do unless you have a very good reason not be able to do which is either that you are serving your country abroad or that you are physically unable to vote in person”. When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. In order to tackle the highly localised issue of family voting a Reform Government plans to remove the right of everyone to vote by post. This will have a huge impact on older people and those with disabilities in constituencies where family voting isn’t an issue, not to mention removing the convenience for many others. Voting should be encouraged, not disenfranchised.

“We insist that if you can vote in person you should do unless you have a very good reason not be able to do which is either that you are serving your country abroad or that you are physically unable to vote in person”. When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. In order to tackle the highly localised issue of family voting a Reform Government plans to remove the right of everyone to vote by post. This will have a huge impact on older people and those with disabilities in constituencies where family voting isn’t an issue, not to mention removing the convenience for many others. Voting should be encouraged, not disenfranchised.

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69,226 views • 1 month ago

“There’s been one big electoral test since May 7th and it happened here, in Norfolk, last Thursday” says Nigel Farage. The 17.1% turnout Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner. Not the Aberdeen South by-election that Reform didn’t win. Or the Makerfield by-election that Reform didn’t win. Or the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry by-election that Reform didn’t win. Or the Gorton and Denton by-election that Reform didn’t win. Apparently Westminster by-elections aren’t big electoral tests. So why is he campaigning so hard against Count Binface?

“There’s been one big electoral test since May 7th and it happened here, in Norfolk, last Thursday” says Nigel Farage. The 17.1% turnout Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner. Not the Aberdeen South by-election that Reform didn’t win. Or the Makerfield by-election that Reform didn’t win. Or the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry by-election that Reform didn’t win. Or the Gorton and Denton by-election that Reform didn’t win. Apparently Westminster by-elections aren’t big electoral tests. So why is he campaigning so hard against Count Binface?

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144,016 views • 2 months ago

“I barely know him! I barely know him!” The overwhelming take away from this clip is just how brittle Nigel Farage is. Simon Dudley’s sacking, a man he met “for two minutes”, shouldn’t elicit a response this ratty and thin-skinned under some fairly straightforward questioning. How would Farage react to scrutiny of something serious going badly because of his decisions leading a Reform Government, like the economy or a war? He’s a showman who simply doesn’t appear to have the mettle to lead this country.

“I barely know him! I barely know him!” The overwhelming take away from this clip is just how brittle Nigel Farage is. Simon Dudley’s sacking, a man he met “for two minutes”, shouldn’t elicit a response this ratty and thin-skinned under some fairly straightforward questioning. How would Farage react to scrutiny of something serious going badly because of his decisions leading a Reform Government, like the economy or a war? He’s a showman who simply doesn’t appear to have the mettle to lead this country.

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264,778 views • 5 months ago

Today Parliament debated the issue of Violence Against Women and Girls. I spoke about James McMurdock, the Reform MP with a conviction for violently attacking his former girlfriend. Nobody who has served a custodial sentence for attacking a woman should be able to become an MP.

Today Parliament debated the issue of Violence Against Women and Girls. I spoke about James McMurdock, the Reform MP with a conviction for violently attacking his former girlfriend. Nobody who has served a custodial sentence for attacking a woman should be able to become an MP.

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797,415 views • 1 year ago

“Do you get it though? Do you get how it looks?” Evasive, snippy, thin-skinned. For a man who made so much of his forensic approach Keir Starmer proves easily rattled under questioning from Beth Rigby. A car-crash of an interview for a Prime Minister who is clearly struggling.

“Do you get it though? Do you get how it looks?” Evasive, snippy, thin-skinned. For a man who made so much of his forensic approach Keir Starmer proves easily rattled under questioning from Beth Rigby. A car-crash of an interview for a Prime Minister who is clearly struggling.

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843,093 views • 2 years ago

This exposé from Sky News shows how even high street brands are facilitating people smuggling. Decathlon in Dunkirk happily supplying lifejackets to illegal migrants en route to French beaches to board small boats to the UK. Serious questions for the company to now answer.

This exposé from Sky News shows how even high street brands are facilitating people smuggling. Decathlon in Dunkirk happily supplying lifejackets to illegal migrants en route to French beaches to board small boats to the UK. Serious questions for the company to now answer.

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382,794 views • 10 months ago

“You haven’t ended the chaos, you ARE the chaos” Absolutely excruciating to watch Keir Starmer stutter and stumble through this interview from Beth Rigby as he repeatedly refuses to rule out raising taxes on working people. He has the look of a man who knows he’s on the way out

“You haven’t ended the chaos, you ARE the chaos” Absolutely excruciating to watch Keir Starmer stutter and stumble through this interview from Beth Rigby as he repeatedly refuses to rule out raising taxes on working people. He has the look of a man who knows he’s on the way out

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361,129 views • 10 months ago

“I wish to reiterate our legitimate claim and irrenunuciable claim to sovereignty over the Malvinas, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands and surrounding maritime area that continue to be illegally occupied” Tucked away at the end of Argentinian President Javier Milei’s speech at the UN General Assembly he described the Falkland Islands, British Sovereign Territory, as being illegally occupied and a “colonial situation that remains unresolved”, calling for us to reopen bilateral negotiations. After Labour’s Chagos debacle the Government must reassert its commitment to the Falkland Islands in the wake of Javier Milei’s speech and make this clear to Argentina.

“I wish to reiterate our legitimate claim and irrenunuciable claim to sovereignty over the Malvinas, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands and surrounding maritime area that continue to be illegally occupied” Tucked away at the end of Argentinian President Javier Milei’s speech at the UN General Assembly he described the Falkland Islands, British Sovereign Territory, as being illegally occupied and a “colonial situation that remains unresolved”, calling for us to reopen bilateral negotiations. After Labour’s Chagos debacle the Government must reassert its commitment to the Falkland Islands in the wake of Javier Milei’s speech and make this clear to Argentina.

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417,301 views • 1 year ago

Why hasn’t Keir Starmer spoken to the US administration about the situation in Venezuela and the removal of Nicolas Maduro? He’s obviously completely blindsided by this and appears no better informed than anyone else on X. Embarrassingly out of the loop for a world leader.

Why hasn’t Keir Starmer spoken to the US administration about the situation in Venezuela and the removal of Nicolas Maduro? He’s obviously completely blindsided by this and appears no better informed than anyone else on X. Embarrassingly out of the loop for a world leader.

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308,908 views • 8 months ago

“Does the Prime Minister really think it’s acceptable for a backbench MP to suggest that the Leader of the Opposition represents “White supremacy in blackface”? If he doesn’t, why hasn’t he removed the whip?” Weak from the Prime Minister at #PMQs. He won’t address racial slurs.

“Does the Prime Minister really think it’s acceptable for a backbench MP to suggest that the Leader of the Opposition represents “White supremacy in blackface”? If he doesn’t, why hasn’t he removed the whip?” Weak from the Prime Minister at #PMQs. He won’t address racial slurs.

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705,923 views • 1 year ago

“When the Prime Minister met with Palantir and Peter Mandelson in February 2025 in Washington DC, was the Prime Minister aware that Palantir were a client of Peter Mandelson’s firm, Global Counsel?” Palantir were awarded a £240 million contract after Keir Starmer and Peter Mandelson met with them. The deal was awarded without competition. The meeting with Palantir had no minutes taken and didn’t appear in the Prime Minister’s official register of visits. Why is there no paper trail for this deal?

“When the Prime Minister met with Palantir and Peter Mandelson in February 2025 in Washington DC, was the Prime Minister aware that Palantir were a client of Peter Mandelson’s firm, Global Counsel?” Palantir were awarded a £240 million contract after Keir Starmer and Peter Mandelson met with them. The deal was awarded without competition. The meeting with Palantir had no minutes taken and didn’t appear in the Prime Minister’s official register of visits. Why is there no paper trail for this deal?

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253,567 views • 7 months ago

The new Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, signed the protest letter that led to convicted child rapist Fabian Henry being removed from a deportation flight. This isn’t Labour taking illegal immigration seriously. The country deserves better.

The new Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, signed the protest letter that led to convicted child rapist Fabian Henry being removed from a deportation flight. This isn’t Labour taking illegal immigration seriously. The country deserves better.

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343,472 views • 1 year ago

“You’re a Labour MP, and even you don’t know! The man who’s going to be the Prime Minister in three weeks time and you have no idea what he’s going to do.” The silence from Andy Burnham is deafening. The country will have a new Prime Minister in three weeks time and the general public have no idea what the Government plans to do. The Burnham coronation will not be received well. If he changes the direction of travel people will quickly realise that he doesn’t have a mandate.

“You’re a Labour MP, and even you don’t know! The man who’s going to be the Prime Minister in three weeks time and you have no idea what he’s going to do.” The silence from Andy Burnham is deafening. The country will have a new Prime Minister in three weeks time and the general public have no idea what the Government plans to do. The Burnham coronation will not be received well. If he changes the direction of travel people will quickly realise that he doesn’t have a mandate.

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89,476 views • 3 months ago

“I’m a London MP and that means I understand, first-hand, how important it is” Keir Starmer seems to think anybody, any MP, outside of London doesn’t understand the importance of tech because you only get “first-hand” experience in London. Perhaps he may want to address that?

“I’m a London MP and that means I understand, first-hand, how important it is” Keir Starmer seems to think anybody, any MP, outside of London doesn’t understand the importance of tech because you only get “first-hand” experience in London. Perhaps he may want to address that?

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363,790 views • 1 year ago