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John McTernan

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John McTernan

@Johnmcternan

Senior Adviser - Burson; recovering political adviser; The Mace Top UK lobbyists 2026; "an expert in everything" - Alex Salmond

London, England

Joined February 2009

John McTernan
@Johnmcternan
Aug 4, 2024
More evidence of certain communities refusing to integrate.
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John McTernan
@Johnmcternan
Dec 18, 2021
That more people voted in the Strictly final than in the North Shropshire by-election tells us everything we need to know about the low regard in which politics is held today.
John McTernan
@Johnmcternan
Mar 4, 2025
An insult to every single member of the UK armed forces who died or were wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Antonello Guerrera
@antoguerrera
Mar 4, 2025
Bad news for Starmer and Macron. Vance confirms the only US security guarantee in Ukraine will be the mineral deal. He also plays down British & French peacekeeping troops as “20k troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years”.
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JD Vance
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John McTernan
@Johnmcternan
Jan 6, 2025
Here’s what the Independent Inquiry said:
Tim Stanley
@timothy_stanley
Jan 6, 2025
In what I think was the worst, most tone deaf statement I've ever heard from Keir Starmer, the PM seemed to think the main issue isn't the sexual abuse of minors but the honour of Jess Phillips. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…
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John McTernan
@Johnmcternan
Jan 6, 2023
My Mum died today. A socialist whose ideals will ever die. The work goes on!
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John McTernan
@Johnmcternan
Jul 5, 2024
Jeremy Corbyn will be Father of the House. When re-elected Diane Abbott will be Mother of the House.
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The Father of the House will be Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) who was sworn in before Jeremy Corbyn in 1983. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U…
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John McTernan
@Johnmcternan
Jul 5, 2024
Which is why the King is asking Jeremy Corbyn to form a government
Mhairi Black 🏳️‍🌈
@MhairiBlack
Jul 5, 2024
Worth noting Jeremy Corbyn got more votes in his seat than Keir Starmer in his. #GE24
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John McTernan
@Johnmcternan
May 5, 2023
Labour got no votes in London, Wales or Scotland on Thursday. Just think what that means for the general election!
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The May 2023 Local Elections did not include all district councils and unitary authorities. London, Wales and Scotland did not have elections take place. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Unit…
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John McTernan
@Johnmcternan
Sep 24, 2022
Mick Lynch at ⁦@TWT_NOW⁩ calls for labour unity, then gets the biggest cheer of the night by calling for Keir Starmer to resign.
John McTernan
@Johnmcternan
Oct 3, 2022
"Now the top rate of tax isn't being abolished, I am seriously relaxed about my mortgage repayments doubling", said no-one ever.
John McTernan
@Johnmcternan
Oct 1, 2025
We are going to notice that we live in the UK not the US.
Harry Cole
@MrHarryCole
Sep 30, 2025
We just going to pretend the whole Charlie Kirk thing didn’t happen less than 3 weeks ago?
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John McTernan
@Johnmcternan
Jul 5, 2024
Labour need to take the votes lost over Gaza as seriously as we took the loss of Red Wall.
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John McTernan
@Johnmcternan
Sep 8, 2018
The far left - despite having lived in this country for a very long time, probably all their lives, they don’t understand English metaphor either
BBC Politics
@BBCPolitics
Sep 8, 2018
John McDonnell brands 'call off the dogs' comments 'grossly offensive' bbc.in/2NZS6V9
John McTernan
@Johnmcternan
Jul 5, 2021
If Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance are at the PM's press conference this afternoon they should be asked if they will still wear masks. And, if so, why.