
Ben Thompson
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News Presenter & Correspondent | Former New York & Middle East | Northern | Links below ⤵️
Joined February 2009
'People have taken pot shots at Keir Starmer before' Communities Secretary Steve Reed reacted on #BBCBreakfast to an interview with Andy Burnham in the Telegraph newspaper in which the Mayor of Greater Manchester said some Labour MPs have privately called on him to challenge the
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'We need to be focussed on the country not on the party' On #BBCBreakfast Communities Secretary Steve Reed reacted to comments from Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham that some Labour MPs have privately called on him to challenge Sir Keir Starmer to become Prime Minister
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G'morning!
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“It’s about what our country does when things go catastrophically wrong.” More from our special programme with victims of the Post Office scandal after the first report from the Post Office inquiry was published:
'Is this fair?' Mohammad Rasul was wrongly prosecuted in the Post Office IT scandal and he was one of 10 former sub-postmasters who spoke to #BBCBreakfast about their battle for compensation and accountability Watch the BBC Breakfast: Post Office special here
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Post Office compensation schemes 'cruel and never-ending'
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People harmed in the scandal say they have no faith in the government to speed up compensation.
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'Just stop being cruel to people' Ten sub-postmasters returned to the #BBCBreakfast sofa and had a direct message for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to 'get a grip' and sort out the ongoing injustice of the Post Office IT scandal https://t.co/jrtoRuTTjt
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'It is something that has dragged on far, far too long' Ten sub-postmasters who are victims of the Post Office IT scandal have returned to the #BBCBreakfast sofa to tell of their anger at still having to fight for justice - this time for compensation for being wrongly accused
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STARMER'S STORMY YEAR A new @BBCRadio4 programme by me and @lealapad, available now on @BBCSounds From winter fuel to welfare, tax to Trump - I've been speaking to insiders from the PM down to uncover the real story of the past 12 months https://t.co/aZywocaDEl
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I had A LOT of questions about this story: “World's oldest boomerang doesn't actually come back”
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The 40,000-year-old boomerang was made with an astonishing level of skill and ingenuity, say scientists.
📺 @BenThompsonTV and @TVNaga01 were breakfasting this morning - that's obvs Ben's peak thinking face 🤔😄
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Double the Ben goodness to start the day again today - @BenThompsonTV with @sallynugent and @BenMBoulos 😃
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G'morning from us, and our new opening titles. (putting us to shame with all those energetic runners, riders and rowers) 🤣
A little refresh of the #BBCBreakfast titles from the brilliant technical team - these are a small selection you’ll see every morning. Wake up to the #BAFTA winning programme every morning from 6am on @BBCOne
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Ten years!? Where does the time go? LOVED this show. @SallyBundockBBC @murrell_richard
I was so engrossed with a project that I missed the #TenYearAnniversay of #BBCBizLive on @BBCNews & @BBCWorldNews. 01/06/15 the first prog on both channels for one of the most complex MOSART based programmes we made- @SallyBundockBBC & @BenThompsonTV were brilliant as always .
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Spare a thought for our brilliant make-up team… and why they’re glad I’m usually sitting down on the @BBCBreakfast sofa. 😂
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Morning! With you until 0930 on @BBCOne
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'Will you scrap it?' Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson told #BBCBreakfast 'nothing is off the table' when asked about whether the government plans to end the two-child benefit cap https://t.co/AIg20mJWd8
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Great to chat to you. Best of luck, and enjoy that well earned pizza and a rest!
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We're live in Liverpool this morning, with @sallynugent at the scene.
Four children are among the injured after a car hit supporters at the Liverpool Premier League parade. 27 patients were taken to hospital while others ‘self presented’ for treatment https://t.co/9kAqyBLi6y
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