Former MP for Poole 1997-2024, assistant whip 2012 -13 in Coalition Govt , Lord commissioner ( whip) 2016-17) Theresa Mays Conservative Govt .Knighted 2017
Poole Dorset .
Joined November 2013
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Sir Robert Syms retweeted
The bubble has burst latest.
It seems to have been a struggle to find volunteers to fill the room for Reform UK’s pre-Budget announcement today. Watch now on @GBNEWS.
Sir Robert Syms retweeted
Lots of empty seats at this Reform press conference
Pretty much entire audience (except journalists) has been moved behind the stage and even that stand isn’t full
At least one party aide is filling it out
Sir Robert Syms retweeted
It seems to have been a struggle to find volunteers to fill the room for Reform UK’s pre-Budget announcement today. Watch now on @GBNEWS.
Sir Robert Syms retweeted
Wes Streeting caved in to the trade unions as Health Seretary.
This is the result: despite taxpayer-funded pay rises, the strikes are continuing.
Only the Conservatives will ban doctors' strikes and put patients and taxpayers first.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c69w…
Sir Robert Syms retweeted
A calmer start to the week from the ten-year of France as it declines to 4.99% this morning.
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A former Reform UK election candidate has condemned the “neurotic, controlling and closed-minded culture in the party” after Amanda Bland condemned the toxic culture for women which feels like “a coercively controlled relationship”.
dailymail.com/news/article-1…
Sir Robert Syms retweeted
But he wants to re-open the biggest squabble this country has had in a century. Maybe @polcurrency were right with their Burnham foot in mouth point last week? Either he doesn’t think before he speaks or, worse, he doesn’t read the agreed lines.
Andy Burnham insists he has ruled out an early election on @GMB
‘I don’t think people want another backward looking squabble. They want me to get on with the job’
Sir Robert Syms retweeted
An excellent piece by @HollyLWhitbread in ConHome today.
Read here👇
conservativehome.com/2026/10…
Sir Robert Syms retweeted
It’s certainly possible ditching the triple lock won’t harm Labour. It’s also possible voters haven’t paid any real attention to any of Burnham’s commitments yet & if a snap election was to be called a GE campaign will be more impactful on where we end up than many assume.
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"considerable professionalisation"
- We saw ITV, we saw Channel 4. As unprofessional as can be.
"detailed policy development"
-Every policy collapses with 24 hours and often faster.
"senior team expansion"
-You still have no spokesman for defence, health, and MANY more
Sir Robert Syms retweeted
If it's as reported, the 'quadruple lock' creates a new and nasty cliff edge in the tax system. If you earn £1 extra as a pensioner, you'll get taxed on the proportion of the state pension above the income tax threshold (currently £466). So £1 in earnings -> £93 in tax.
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By ‘rigged’ Boam means its membership isn’t 100% Reform UK, but instead representative and proportional of the democratically elected councillors on council
Once again proving his ineptitude for public office - no wonder he was sacked as Deputy Leader
Sir Robert Syms retweeted
Why do these predictions continue to say that the Greens will win in Norfolk and Herefordshire? Under Polanski they should win quite a few urban seats but I can't see how they can possibly hold those.
Sir Robert Syms retweeted
The Reform Party used to have a live membership counter but it was removed on 27 January 2025. Why?
Sir Robert Syms retweeted
Of course, because you are a Reform core loyalist. You are one of the nutty ranting sloganistas. Your problem though, is that most voters aren't!
Sir Robert Syms retweeted
The Budget is in three days time. What have Reform spent the last week doing. Attacking Andy Burnham for not stopping riots in France, and calling the police on ITN. And they wonder why Labour and the Tories are surging in the polls, while they’re tanking…
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Ipsos final poll GE 2024 - Actual result
Lab 37% - 33.7%
Con 19% - 23.7%
Ref 15% - 14.3%
LD 11% - 12.2%
Grn 9% - 6.4%
