Barrister specialising in immigration, asylum and human rights law. Providing updates on the latest developments in the law.

Birmingham, United Kingdom
Joined June 2009
Adam Pipe retweeted
JD Vance's in-laws' names are Radhakrishna Chilukuri and Lakshmi Chilukuri. I wonder if he tells them this stuff, too. To their faces. Or does he just save it for white MAGA rallies? Truly a racist pathetic embarrassment of a son-in-law to his brown Indian immigrant in-laws.
VANCE on 9/11: I remember driving to a local gas station to wait hours in line for gasoline that was now of course more expensive because of a region of the world made up of countries and names that I cannot even pronounce
186
1,566
39
9,424
343,924
Striking how fast Reform went from free-press defenders to calling for the arrest of journalists who investigate it. Its move to the populist-authoritarian model is unlikely to do much for its poll rating.
STATEMENT: Reform UK has reported ITV, its board, and its undercover reporters to the police. Some of the crimes carry up to 10 years in prison. They forged a passport. They directly interfered in elections and almost certainly altered the results. Being paid to “canvass” for Reform in crucial wards we lost by a few dozen votes. They lied to a veteran about their service and left him “violated”. This is unprecedented. The police are now involved. Scrutiny of political parties is one thing. But anyone breaking the law to try and ruin the lives of Reform’s staff, members or volunteers will be reported to the police and pursued relentlessly in the courts. Here’s what happened 👇
1,256
786
60
5,834
225,189
Adam Pipe retweeted
EXCL: Nigel Farage’s newest billionaire donor was in business with a powerful Iranian religious foundation under the authority of the country’s supreme leader, raising questions about his past dealings with the hardline republic. Hossein Ghandehari, also called Sasan, was little known in the UK until he pledged to give millions to Reform UK this summer and donated £50,000 to Farage to cover the cost of two passes for the Davos World Economic Forum. Cracking story from @rowenamason theguardian.com/politics/202…
148
756
49
1,397
117,686
"Putin is a demagogic dictator. He does not respect human rights in his country or anywhere else for that matter." Steve Witkoff says Putin is a 'humanitarian'. Does that square with the reality of four years of Russian war in Ukraine, asks @jonsopel.
12
18
89
6,250
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis: “WTF, Steve? Look up the definition of “humanitarian.” What an embarrassing and outrageous thing to say.”
Steve Witkoff to Putin: “You talk so much about President Trump being a humanitarian. You are a humanitarian also, sir, and I salute that. I commend you, and I thank you.” Sickening!
73
699
19
3,264
49,295
🤣🤣🤣
Vance: There is no person who hates the idea of people enriching themselves fraudulently over access to the government than Donald J. Trump
36
168
7
1,747
45,343
Either the President was lying or Musk was lying, but the decision to slow down satellite speed and access has life or death consequences for Ukraine. This deserves a full investigation by the Senate. Elon Musk should be compelled to testify before Congress and under oath. National security decisions should be made in our national security interests, and not based on the personal whim of an unstable executive.
3,342
6,070
273
23,519
362,229
VICTORY! (It’s the hand-dryer, not the urinal, but a win’s a win.)
Pub urinal at the centre of Count Binface’s manifesto has been moved in ‘victory’ trib.al/MyMM236
47
322
15
6,354
85,444
At 9:15am today, Wales will fall silent to remember those who were taken from us in the Aberfan disaster. 60 years may have passed, but we will never forget them.
65
665
59
2,669
41,580
Adam Pipe retweeted
EXCL: Senior Reform UK official raised questions about whether major donations from two billionaire backers would be legal under proposed new foreign donors cap three months before they gave £72m to the party. James Orr, then Reform UK’s head of policy, discussed potential difficulties around future donations from Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo in undercover footage captured by the investigative reporting group Verbatim. A reporter was posing as a potential donor when Orr talked to him about “filling the war chest in anticipation” of tougher donations rules, describing it as the establishment trying to “kneecap” the party. Story by @rowenamason theguardian.com/politics/202…
35
244
10
496
78,335
60 years after the Aberfan disaster, Viv Jones recalls the moment he realised his brother had died after coal waste engulfed Pantglas Junior School 116 children and 28 adults lost their lives that day. Now, he shares his story to make sure the children of Aberfan are never forgotten.
33
319
29
1,444
67,003
“You’d have to go back to the Jim Crow era to find a party so celebrating of racism”. Trump’s rallies are now ‘dripping in racism’ - as his approval ratings continue to plummet. Does he really think Americans will vote for this? @jonsopel | @lewis_goodall
14
38
2
139
20,300
Heartwarming! Reform UK's Robert Jenrick gives impassioned speech to room full of benefits claimants
10
31
6
288
29,628
Adam Pipe retweeted
Care homes were an “afterthought” during the pandemic and government failures caused the virus to spread “like wildfire” among vulnerable and elderly people, the public inquiry has found theguardian.com/uk-news/2026…
84
267
18
689
41,367
"With Trump, always assume the pettiest, most vain, pathetic, wriggling urges and you'll be close to what he's thinking." Why Donald is too ignorant and uneducated to ever get it right when it comes to Russia and Ukraine @jonsopel | @lewis_goodall thenewsagents.co.uk/article/…
4
38
1
155
5,400
Eighteen Ukrainian soldiers died fighting for the U.S. in Iraq. Many more Ukrainian pilots and contractors died in Afghanistan. Zero American soldiers fought for Ukraine.
.@POTUS: "We've given a lot to Ukraine. They've given nothing to us. Remember that."
255
1,395
46
5,729
108,464
Talarico: "We just found out that [Elon Musk] is almost single-handedly bankrolling this effort to install Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate and defeat this movement...Elon Musk wants our land. He wants our water. He wants his very own personal United States senator. He is trying to buy Texas."
746
7,289
173
29,825
628,554
In 1994, Ukraine gave up the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal on America’s word. This month, the president traded that word for a diesel deal with Putin. Watch what he does for Putin. It shows what he wants to do with his power over you. 👇🏼
268
2,476
102
6,083
115,812
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
wow -- a protester directly behind Vance gets up and yells "release the Epstein files!" Vance suggest he's an illegal immigrant.
313
2,503
25
25,044
365,847
Adam Pipe retweeted
🚨 WATCH: Undercover footage of Nigel Farage's close aide shows Farage was not supposed to say the £5m gift was for Brexit "That was not the line to take from the press office. So now the line is 'a thank you for Brexit, to pay for his security for the rest of his life'..."
96
466
28
2,986
350,151