Connor Hand
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Numan's CEO, Sokratis Papafloratos, has apologised directly to Debbie and is pledging to bring in a series of extra verification tools to avoid a repeat of her case.
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Debbie says her heart "collapsed" upon discovery of jabs. She's called for greater regulation across the sector, including face-to-face checks on all prescriptions, to ensure her daughter, and the 1.25 million people in the UK with eating disorders, can't access such medication
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Caitlin, whose name we've changed, used an AI-manipulated image to prove her identity. Her mum, Debbie, implored Numan - which has served 650,000 patients - to cancel her order but was told they couldn't for GDPR reasons. Her prescription was only stopped after @LBC intervened
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Shocking story w/@helenhoddinott this morning. Anorexic woman - who clinicians deem at major risk of "sudden death" - sold weight-loss jab by industry-leading online pharmacy Numan - exposing huge flaws in regulation. https://t.co/dRsm4A4Eh9
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The woman's mother, Debbie, was horrified and is now calling for greater regulation across the sector
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Jim Gamble share his withdrawal letter. Said he had to be "true to [his] word" and not proceed with his candidacy given he did not have a consensus of trust among survivors. On the Inquiry more broadly, @Nigel_Farage tells @LBC "the whole thing is collapsing before it begins."
I withdrew from the process to chair the National Inquiry today. To prevent further misinformation and unhelpful speculation I am sharing my letter of withdrawal.
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@HenryRiley1 @LBC Statement adds: “The grooming gang scandal was one of the darkest moments in this country’s history. “The Home Secretary has been clear: there will be no hiding place for those who abused the most vulnerable in our society.”
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@HenryRiley1 @LBC Govt issue response to @LBC 's story "We are disappointed that candidates to chair that inquiry have withdrawn. This is an extremely sensitive topic, and we have to take the time to appoint the best person suitable for the role.
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The level of incompetence would be funny were it not for the fact that it will add further pain to those women and girls who suffered at the hands of rape gangs.
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@LBC can reveal that the only remaining candidate to lead the government's Grooming Gang Inquiry has withdrawn Jim Gamble has withdrawn his candidacy - with the Inquiry process looking increasingly chaotic.
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@HenryRiley1 @LBC It means that the government's two candidates to lead the Inquiry have now BOTH dropped out of the process. Big questions for the Home Office after four survivors also stepped down from the panel earlier this week.
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@LBC can reveal that the only remaining candidate to lead the government's Grooming Gang Inquiry has withdrawn Jim Gamble has withdrawn his candidacy - with the Inquiry process looking increasingly chaotic.
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Grooming gang survivors have accused the government of trying to exert too much “control” over the Inquiry’s process. Fresh questions for the Home Office on this point as emails seen by @LBC show that survivors were instructed to pre-submit questions to prospective chairs.
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NEW: Kemi Badenoch claims the "Prime Minister misled the House" yesterday over its handling of the collapsed China spy case in an interview with @LBC Misleading the House is a potential resignation matter - big development for the Leader of the House to bring this charge.
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Starmer ditches Blair-era target of half of young people going to uni. “50% of kids going to university is not right for our times,” the PM said. PM wants two-thirds either going to uni or enrolling on a “gold-standard apprenticeship.”
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Four-term Sir Sadiq Khan very much on the cards… Mayor suggests to @mrjamesob he’s intending on running again - which could take his tenure into the 2030s
NEW: Sadiq Khan signals to @mrjamesob he will run for a fourth term as London Mayor "That's my intention... as long as i continue to feel I can deliver for this great city of ours, I'll carry on being mayor... I've given no indication that I'm not" @LBC
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Emerging Reform UK split over the use of paracetamol in pregnancy playing out on @LBC Last night, party chairman Dr David Bull was unequivocal with @IainDale: 'obviously there is no link between paracetamol and autism - full stop.' This morning, Nigel Farage says this 👇
"We were told thalidomide was a safe drug and it wasn't..." Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.
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Farage: “Science is never settled.” To @NickFerrariLBC when explaining his “don’t know” about whether paracetamol causes autism if taken by pregnant women
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Huge privilege to contribute to this
IT'S PUBLICATION DAY British By-Elections 1769-2025 is out today. 732 pages covering 88 by-elections. Thanks to all 87 contributors who wrote the essays. Order your signed copy here https://t.co/VgOtmw0GmU
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Shocking Exclusive from @AndyHughesCrime 👇
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"They didn't ask you any of those questions??" LBC's @AndyHughesCrime reveals that Border Force are not putting basic questions about people smuggling gangs to asylum seekers arriving on small boats.
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