Alison McGovern
@Alison_McGovern
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Labour MP for Wirral South ❤🇬🇧 / Shadow Minister / progressive / alison @alisonmcgovern .org.uk / please email on constituency matters
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So
@BorisJohnson
lectures
@Keir_Starmer
on 'tone' then proceeds to lose his temper. Marvellous. 😒
#pmqs
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If you voted Labour. This is what you achieved. THANK YOU XX
New grammar schools proposals ditched, stealing school meals ditched, fox hunting vote ditched, attack on pensioners ditched👍
#queenspeech
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All solidarity to
@AngelaRayner
. Ridiculous to even think about printing that nonsense.
Since women were elected to the Commons 100 years ago we have been undermined, belittled, and objectified.
I think it is supposed to put us off. Of course it has the opposite effect.
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Aside from spreadsheets jokes, seriously, this is what happens when you go after flashy apps and shiny private sector contracts. Rather than the boring but necessary work of recruiting enough competent civil servants to do the data quality assurance.
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You don't walk out the front door of no10, carrying a prop, unless you want to be the story. You would need spectacular ego. A thunderously large ego.
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So you only have aspiration if you went to private school eh?
Glad we got that clear
@RishiSunak
#PMQs
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Two women a week are killed by a partner or ex-partner. And people are debating whether someone should call the police, whether someone should record it, whether someone should tell people.
This is all about power. Don't tell me it isn't.
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Stop talking about whack-a-mole when this is a matter of life and death
@BorisJohnson
#pmqs
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What grace. What guts. A different kind of leader. Thank you
@jacindaardern
👏👏👏
Jacinda Ardern resigns: ‘I no longer have enough in the tank’
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'north England'?
It's not a flipping Disney film, and you're not our hero
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The Prime Minister's meeting today is taking place just a few miles from Vauxhall Motors, Ellesmere Port and Airbus at Broughton. He should take a few minutes whilst he is here to explain to those who work there why he has put their livelihoods at risk with his No Deal
#Brexit
.
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So when a Tory Prime Minister calls a general election in the middle of Brexit negotiations, that's in the national interest, but when the Labour party thinks that we need one, that's party politicking. Glad we've cleared that up.
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The Irish are not 'the other side'. They are my family, for crying out loud
Opposing Brexit is fair enough. It’s cheering for the other side that grates.
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Hey
@BorisJohnson
- show us the maths. If you think we'll be better off with your kind of trade, model it.
If we have nothing to worry about in leaving the EU, you'll have no qualms describing it numerically so we can all see your workings out.
Otherwise...you're bluffing, pal.
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Thank you
@Keir_Starmer
for asking me to lead for
@UKLabour
on sport. No more important time than during this current crisis. Cannot wait to get started.
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He means 'fewer'
What exactly does Raab mean by "smarter regulations"? I'd like at least 3 examples.
#marr
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Michael Gove to me in June: 'of course, we will always honour the withdrawal agreement'
'Of course'. How could anyone think otherwise
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People who have done a dignified thing by coming to our country to work, support their family, and build up our country, are working-class too.
Labour comes out in favour of keeping free movement - an utter betrayal of traditional working-class people, the majority of whom oppose it and voted to end it in the referendum. The party will pay a heavy, but deserved, price for this at the ballot box.
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Small reminder. If we weren't being suspended and sent away, we could be cancelling the conference recess given the
#Brexit
deadline. So anyone who says this is normal has got it wrong.
BREAKING: Parliament to be suspended from tonight until the 14 October - as
@BorisJohnson
says he believes a
#Brexit
deal can still be done
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You can tell when
@BorisJohnson
is struggling because he starts bellowing about Europe
#pmqs
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Uh huh
This nails it really
“What an absolute load of rubbish... Did anyone else’s friends get contracts?”
Watch
@JessPhillips
and
@MattHancock
disagree over the handling of PPE contracts during the pandemic.
#Peston
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Sons of nurses and tool makers get everywhere these days, Greg
Former Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Keir says the PM is out of touch with working people.
#PMQs
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After leaving the NHS on its knees and making Britain sicker, the Tories have decided to...blame the doctors.
This country is crying out for a general election.
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If I ever put anything like this on twitter I would trust my friends to wet themselves with laughter. Then take my phone off me.
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My team is Liverpool
My mum's team is Liverpool (she was at Rome 77)
My nan's team is Liverpool
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Lads. We aren't debating women talking about the football anymore. We are just doing it. You are going to have to get over it.
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The Tories aren't allowed to announce anything without calling it 'world class' are they? Even if it is self-evidently bang average.
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Hi
@andrew_lilico
I have just seen your tweet about our friend Jo. Please have some decency and delete it now.
Alison.
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I asked out new Prime Minister if he would stick to his promises on the border with Ireland, and no sudden change to our economy. He said it is in the hands of partners in Europe. Always someone else's fault. He's not full of optimism, he's full of sh*t.
#brexit
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Okay Paul. I am a member of the Treasury Select Committee. But thanks for the explanation nonetheless.
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With current events, anyone else up for a bit more
#moreincommon
spirit? I think about our friend Jo everyday. I see her coat of arms in the Commons Chamber. I try to think about positive things I can do to bring people together. Who is with me?
#lovelikeJo
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There will be no forms
Fill in a form
There will be no forms
Fill in a form
There will be no forms
Fill in a form
But you've filled it in wrong.
#Brexit
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Message to all who would lead Labour. Define yourself by what you believe, not what you reject in others. Find what is good about progressive politics, and show us how you would win over the sceptic. I don't care what you think about the past. I want to win our country's future.
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Message to British young people. If you are dismayed by current events and wonder why politics is damaging our country's future, please get involved. Join a party, become an activist, whatever. But please don't give up. It doesn't have to be like this. 🇬🇧❤
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What did I do to be so scary that Sir Bernard Jenkin wouldn't have a discussion with me on
@BBCr4today
? 🤔
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On nights like this you realise politics matters. Not just the tv shows, or the papers, but the hard organisation. Every MP's vote absolutely mattered tonight.
It all feels so grim and difficult now, but sometimes the best you can do is stop bad things happening.
#Brexit
The House of Commons has approved the third reading of the
#EUWithdrawal5Bill
by 313 votes to 312.
This means the Bill has completed its Commons stages and passes over to the
@UKHouseofLords
for further scrutiny.
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This is not a forecast.
It has already happened.
And we haven't even actually left yet.
#BrexitReality
#BrexitShambles
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I think the words he was looking for are, 'Thank you for your service'
This looks to me like
#downgirl
behaviour
@kate_manne
I will not 'watch my tone' when dozens of NHS and care staff are dying unnecessarily. Families are being torn apart.
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On
#Brexit
. It may be okay to take an irrational decision for yourself. But it's not okay to take an irrational decision on behalf of others. We owe our country better than that.
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Still bizarre to think that in the face of stress for millions facing winter, Boris Johnson refused to recall Parliament.
Whatever
@trussliz
cobbles together tomorrow, it's too late to save people the weeks of fear they've already had.
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'These people'. I would like a Prime Minister who didn't refer to people with less money than her as 'these people'.
#fb
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Looking forward to that evidence-based review of Brexit then.
.
@SuellaBraverman
refuses to back HS2 outright and says it's right that when the facts change decisions should be reviewed.
#Peston
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When I was growing up, if something good happened - not political - anything good - my Dad would describe it as a 'Labour Gain'.
Can never turn my back on the fight to see
@UKLabour
win.
The madness of
#austerity
, & how
#Brexit
turned out makes it all the more important.
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In case anyone is wondering, this is happening whilst child poverty rises, food bank use increases exponentially, and destitution all around us. Because it turns out that if you dismantle social security & public services, even increasing the legal minimum wage won't save you.
Proud that the Living Wage will go up AGAIN in April - increasing the biggest pay rise in history for the lowest paid. A fine One Nation Conservative achievement
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If someone told my 25 year old self who never played football (but always wanted to) that when I was 38 I would fly to Lyon and break a world record with these beauties at the home of
@OL
I would have thought they were mad.
Never give up, just never give up.
#anygirlanywhere
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It's not really any wonder he didn't want to let me speak
#13YEARS
Fast-talking excuse machine Anthony Browne MP on
#Newsnight
: "We've had an economic hurricane, an economic earthquake, an economic tsunami."
@Alison_McGovern
nails him: "So, global crises under Labour are Labour's fault; global crises under Tories are someone else's fault." ~AA
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Here we are then. The ERG were right. This is their Brexit.
Clause 30 of the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill. What happens if the Government doesn’t propose an extension? Parliament would have no say and we would exit the transition period on the 31 Dec 2020 even if a trade agreement hadn’t been reached by then with the EU; ie no deal.
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A number of constituents have been in touch about the points deduction handed to Everton Football Club by the Premier League.
For years, we've called for an independent football regulator - to manage the game properly.
You can see my question here.
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Just been for a socially-distanced run. Saw 2 nurses getting into a car. As I stopped, we recognised each other. They cared for my Nanna Audrey before she died 9 years ago. I wanted to thank them for all they are doing now. They had an important message. Please help me share >>
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THREAD: Some notes I made in Treasury Select Committee HMRC hearing yesterday 1/n
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For everyone hurting tonight, let me share a little Dennis Skinner story that shows why he was so great...
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Being re-elected for the place that raised me for the fourth time is humbling. I owe my constituents everything. But it is bittersweet. My fight for our home just got a whole lot harder. Devastated for Labour colleagues elsewhere, and all the communities they represent.
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Whack-a-mole gone wrong. They say they want to work with us but send out meeting invites minutes before the start. Test results still taking days not hours. Tracing failure despite massive contracts handed out. Merseyside paying the price.
None of this inevitable.
#incompetence
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Have been reading emails from distraught constituents this morning and frankly I wouldn't change a word of this.
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Everyone fails the populist purity test in the end. And the rest of us pay the price.
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Absolute state of this. Recessions are caused by economic *shocks*. Outside the business cycle, they are unforeseen. Problem with No Deal is not that it is a shock. It is that the Tories are choosing a permanent, significant downgrade to the economy, with massive consequences.
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Nurses don't just work in hospitals. They work in care homes, and in the community, looking after people in their homes. If we only secure PPE and testing for hospital nurses we will miss a huge group of people absolutely crucial to fighting
#COVID19
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Did Rishi Sunak just claim that eliminating *two year* waits in the NHS was a...success?
Slow hand clap for the Tories.
#pmqs
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The fact is, it will be a lot easier to invest in the coalfield areas and other towns if we stay in the EU.
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No. It is due to the location of testing centres - they are too far. Plus lack of private transport because having a car is expensive if you are a care worker or cleaner on minimum wage. If he actually listened he would know this.
Hancock says capacity for testing is up to 51k, but not as many people came forward as they thought would 🤔
"It's a good problem to have" though, he says, as govt has been able to expand testing
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HM Treasury: Just For Men
Budget prep is a team effort. For more behind the scenes photos head over to our Instagram channel.
#Budget2020
#BehindTheBudget
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The SNP's
@joannaccherry
is making an excellent speech in support of her cross-party motion, which is a safe-guard against the horrors of a no deal
#Brexit
. I will vote for that, along with tolerable suggestions on
#Brexit
, and for a confirmatory public ballot.
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But the best piece of advice he gave me was this. And I am leaving it here for all newly elected MPs:
Never use a word in the House of Commons you wouldn't say to someone who lives in your street.
Follow Dennis' advice, you won't go far wrong.
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Well Parliament is covered in signs saying Keep Left And Keep Moving so you can all make your own jokes there
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Oh hi
@BorisJohnson
Patriotism means doing your best to serve your country. Not taking credit for other people's efforts.
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"Don't look back. Look to the future."
Yes
@Keir_Starmer
. Never give in, never give up, and never look back.
The modernisers are here 💪❤
@UKLabour
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'Big girl's blouse'
'Girly swot'
What is it about big smart women Boris Johnson doesn't like 🤔
According to
@SamCoatesSky
...
In a handwritten note backing proroguing parliament, Boris Johnson blamed "girly swot Cameron" for having the September session of parliament.
Cameron's book comes out very soon...
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To my constituents who have taken the time to write, to call, to pop into the office and offer support, whether or not they agree with me:
You have no idea how much that matters. Thank you very very much. Ax
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'Caracas!'
'Shit or bust!'
This isn't
#pmqs
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Honestly
@kimleadbeater
is the bravest of the brave. The very very best of all of us.
People telling me they had already voted for her (by post) this week was so uplifting. She would be a phenomenal voice for Batley and Spen.
Do not give in and do not give up
#moreincommon
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Swapped MP life today for working in a care home. Amazing colleagues. Just brilliant people doing their best with sometimes difficult situations ❤ time for better funding, and proper recognition of
#care
staff
@unisontweets
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Have been reminded that today is the anniversary of my first speech in the Commons, ten years ago. If someone had told me then what the next ten years would hold...
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When this contest started, I told Labour Party members that I had been representing my hometown in Parliament for 13 years, and I wanted to continue to do so.
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Tory minister at the despatch cannot agree that if the Prime Minister broke the law, he will resign. Blimey
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Thank you scientists working round the clock. Thank you all those who trialled. Thank you everyone dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge in order to protect others.
#vaccine
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There is a very good reason why what we need is a proper working social security system for families and not reliance on food parcels and food banks.
#ENDCHILDFOODPOVERTY
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'I don't know the answer to that'
Brexit in one sentence
Thanks to James Delingpole for brilliantly articulating the case for a People’s Vote
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Why
@MattHancock
was wrong about footballers. And why no town should lose its sports club because of
#COVID19
- we have to start talking about this now >>>
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I offered to answer the question. I answered. If I was uncomfortable it was because of you legitimising the nonsense that passes for newspaper front pages today.
But you know, keep having a go at me Piers. At this point, I'm taking it as a badge of honour.
Your squirming over Labour’s inconsistent Brexit position was ‘top telly’ - stop deflecting.
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Who'd have thought it eh
Rishi Sunak admits there are not in fact record numbers of people in work as he claimed at last week’s
#PMQs
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It was great to be on This Morning this morning.
This country would grind to a halt without unpaid family carers.
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Truth is,
@theresa_may
could have built consensus on Brexit. But she chose a general election. Thought she could get a massive majority & do as she liked.
But the British people intervened in June, & if the PM won't listen, Parliament has a duty to ensure people are heard 🇬🇧
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Women - and supporters of women's sport - have as much right to a
#projectrestart
as men. We can't just bin women's football this season without a plan. Turns out that 50 year ban is still having an impact on women's chances ⚽️⚽️⚽️
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Westminster tube just now. Busker playing Bob Marley. Whole school class of visiting kids stops to dance and sing along. Not everything in life is so bad.
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For 13 years, I have represented my hometown.
I am determined to keep fighting for what matters, and what matters to me is the Wirral.
That's why I am asking for your support to become the candidate for the new, bigger Birkenhead constituency
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Ten years ago tonight. Polls closed and I had headed home *certain* to lose. Thank you everyone in Wirral South. You have taught me so much. But most of all, never give up.
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This was hard to write. But I believe in the magic of sport and this is why.
Thank you
@ThisGirlCanUK
- you change lives 💪❤
Shadow Minister For Sport
@Alison_McGovern
opens up about her personal demons - and says inclusive sport is key to stop future generations hiding their bodies in fear of shame
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Labour governments. Worth it every time.
Some good news to start the week.
From next year, as we take control of our buses, we will:
▪️cap adult fares at £2
▪️cap child fares at £1
The era of people paying £4 or more for a single journey is coming to an end.
Look out for more details later.
#NewEraGM
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If the Prime Minister wishes, I will explain to him in person why his language is so wrong and so difficult bearing in mind the grief that so many of us feel & the threats to our colleagues
@BorisJohnson
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I think what we have discovered in response to
@bbclaurak
and
@BethRigby
is that
@BorisJohnson
is not so keen to take responsibility for his decisions.
Who knew.
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Liverpool fans were heroes, actually. So many people acted to take care of each other in a very stressful situation. Now we need a full apology from the French authorities, and a proper inquiry. Policing by consent matters. Not just for football fans but for everyone, everywhere.
Liverpool fans were not to blame for what happened at the Champions League final. It is irrefutable now, in the form of the French senate findings.
The authorities and politicians are rightly slammed for their failures and lies.
Please read and share.
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