Daniel Hannan

A few days later, @Bart_DeWever showed some of us around Antwerp town hall, and talked about the history of his city. My first thought, even before “How lucky Belgium is to be led by a man of this intellectual calibre”, was “I wish I had had him as my history teacher”. https://t.co/o73N3dWevk

Daniel Hannan @DanielJHannan

The prime minister of Belgium, @Bart_DeWever, is a serious historian and conservative philosopher. How many front-line politicians could give a speech of this depth? A pleasure to have attended the @IDUalliance summit with Centre-Right colleagues from all over the world.

Maybe this is what ⁦@Keir_Starmer⁩ meant when he said he would stop the boats. https://t.co/Lb3wocgQv7

I would transfer most of the Welsh Assembly's powers down to local councils, not up to Westminster. Also, why does @BylinesCymru think I'm English? I am not English by birth or ancestry. The word doesn't mean "someone I don't like", though it is increasingly used that way.

Byline Times @BylineTimes

🔴How Wales Became the Target of a Right Wing Culture War Rachel Morris @BylinesCymru on the politicians and media organisations now cynically trying to exploit Wales for their own political gain https://t.co/znL1079dki

The opportunism, the moral cowardice, the sheer smallness of these people. Never mind how high we heap the debt for future generations. Anything to avoid short-term criticism. https://t.co/g76pHDa9V3

The Guardian kept agitating for these ludicrous checks in the first place - on the principle, as far as I can make out of, "You voted for Brexit, so you should get it good and hard". https://t.co/VgNWSwTgI7

Post the wrong thing on X, on the other hand...

Robert Jenrick @RobertJenrick

Should someone go to jail for sexual assault? Head-butting their partner? Or breaking into someone's home with knife? Keir Starmer and Labour think not. They're about to scrap short prison sentences, putting more criminals on the streets. This is a dangerous mistake. https://t.co/LjJgTNEfR3

Hard to disagree with Jacob’s analysis here. Though, naturally, most of the responses come from people who have somehow convinced themselves that he is a wannabe LibDem.

GB News @GBNEWS

'If we want any hope for the future of this nation, it’s time to bring the parties together and save the country from the dystopian future posed by the Labour Party.' @Jacob_Rees_Mogg has called for a Tory-Reform electoral pact to 'save the nation from servitude'. https://t.co/yFzqg8qLWR

Starmer had evidently decided that the rows wouldn't ultimately matter. The Right was going to go ballistic about whatever deal he did with Brussels, and polls show support for closer links with the EU. But he miscalculated - for three reasons. https://t.co/dRcviD8umu

The prime minister of Belgium, @Bart_DeWever, is a serious historian and conservative philosopher. How many front-line politicians could give a speech of this depth? A pleasure to have attended the @IDUalliance summit with Centre-Right colleagues from all over the world.

Bart De Wever @Bart_DeWever

Last week, I was a guest speaker at @idualliance, a platform of center-right political forces founded in the 1980s by figures like Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Helmut Kohl. Here’s my full speech on why conservatives are the true heirs of the Enlightenment, defending https://t.co/mUVLveXPxk

The last stage in a nation's decline is when it turns on the people who have tried to do the right thing. https://t.co/oR1J2vTCT5

What a terrible shock. A fine journalist, a conscientious MEP and a good man.

Julia Hartley-Brewer @JuliaHB1

Absolutely heartbroken to learn that the wonderful Patrick O'Flynn @oflynnsocial has died of cancer today. He was a brilliant colleague at the Express, a staunch Brexiteer and good friend. Most importantly, he was a genuinely lovely man. My condolences to his wife and family. ❤️ https://t.co/pYbZ6KDtbg

What’s the betting that Labour will concede this point too?

Mark Wallace @wallaceme

I gather the EU would like EU diplomats to be exempt from VAT on school fees, as the UK is the only country in Europe that taxes education…

Labour now seems to have backed down from its plan to impose its new national curriculum on technical schools. Fingers crossed. https://t.co/gYaghPjQYU