8 times elected as MP for The Glorious Ribble Valley. 1992-2024. Elected Deputy Speaker of the Commons twice.

Ribble Valley
Joined October 2007
The UK voted out in a referendum- and we meant it!
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20, 000+ happy man …. Hitting this target day after day !
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Dale knows his stuff !
New Substack: 10 Reasons Why Andy Burnham May Call a 10 December General Election iaindale.substack.com/p/iain…
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This is why in one great clip the BBC is doomed. Don’t worry- like blockbusters we will read about them in the history books!
The BBC are truly awful When Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May were flying high with Top Gear The BBC tried to replace one of them with an "Ethnic Minority Presenter" for diversity reasons
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Too good not to share!
BREAKING: Robert Jenrick defects to Labour, citing a lifelong admiration for its economic policies and a sudden, overwhelming sense of ideological alignment. Sources close to him strongly deny that the move has anything to do with Reform plummeting in the polls.
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Robert had an easy out here but he chose not to go for it…… that bed must be really uncomfortable.
‘Is calling Kemi Badenoch a “Nigerian scammer” racist, yes or no?’ ‘…I’m not on your show to talk about what a journalist has tweeted.’ Reform's Robert Jenrick refuses to engage with @Lewis_Goodall's question about Raheem Kassam's comments on the Tory leader.
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Dumb and deceitful- Andy Burnham !
This is yet another example of Burnham’s foot in mouth syndrome. He hasn’t thought this through or the implications. Most people who voted for Brexit did so because they didn’t want free movement. Too many politicians have failed to understand the significance and impact of immigration on communities. We have had more than enough experience of what happens when politicians (including previous Conservative governments) promise control but fail to deliver it. The answer is to learn from those mistakes, not reopen free movement.
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Simple. Hammer the farmers- no farmers!
No farmers. No food. Tell Labour to Axe the Family Farm Tax at the budget.
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DEF. Worth a repost this!
Don't forget, the clocks go back tonight. Conservatives back 1 hour to GMT Labour back to 1977 Jan to June Reform back to 1953 Restore back to 1933 Greens. set your sundial to the Ottoman Caliphate Lib Dems. Whatever time it is on the White Rabbit's watch.
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Andy Burnham says he wants to be honest with the British public about his views on the future of the UKs relations with the EU. He wasn’t with his own people in Makerfield during the by-election. Why should he treat us any differently.
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Rt Hon Nigel Evans retweeted
Flooding is possible in areas including Preston, Walton-le-Dale and Higher Walton, according to a warning from the Environment Agency. blogpreston.co.uk/2026/10/fl…
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Get a grip PM
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Yep! How about stopping supermarkets from ever changing where products are placed ….. surely got to be Andy’s next priority! Then there’s that irritating advert on you tube before you get to see the programme you want to watch! Then he could ensure the plastic film over your “ready meal” has enough spare film on the edges so you can more easily peel it off! can you think of an Andy “changes the world” policy that you think he will prioritise over, amongst many others , stopping the boats, controlling spending, cutting borrowing and incentivising growth?
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Really Danny ? It’s a disgusting slur by any mark of decency !
🚨 COMING UP: Reform UK's Danny Kruger REFUSES to condemn high-profile Reformer's 'disgusting slur' towards Kemi Badenoch... You won't want to miss this... 🎧 Tune in from 4:30pm with @CamillaTominey and @timothy_stanley through the link in our bio
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Great gains yesterday by Kemi’s Conservatives!
Three by-election results in England last night, and all three were big gains by the Conservatives: across the North, the Midlands, and the South.
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Great chatting national politics with broadcaster Andrew Marr today at Westminster .
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The Greens in Hackney think those inspired by the protests in France should join their protest in London on Tuesday. Which bit of the grotesque looting of shops, the torching of historic buildings , the burning of cars and total carnage on the streets with thousands of arrests and injuries around France is worth admiring? Waiting for Zack Polanski, the Green Guru, to intervene and stop this insanity. What is happening in France is criminal and a disgrace which has no place in any civilised country. It is barbaric. Full Stop.
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Shocking that the Energy Secretary did not make the Jackdaw approval announcement to the House of Commons first. It was disrespectful to every voter that their representatives were playing second fiddle to Government news management ! Well done The Speaker for going nuclear!
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It’s like listening to a parallel conversation. Straight questioning from Ridge met with a noise substituting for an answer. It’s as if she hopes no one will notice that she is not engaging with the question! Ouch!
Energy Sec refuses to answer, multiple times, whether she backs the government's immigration proposal. 🗣️ @SophyRidgeSky asks - "Do you support plans for people to live in the UK for 15 years before they get permanent residency?"
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