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Daily Mail Political Correspondent 🗞️ Ex- @SportsBeat , @NewsAssociates | @wihlondon | Arteta Enthusiast 🔴 | FA Qualified ⚽ Coach
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Green Party Manifesto Launch:
- 4 day working week
- Ban on domestic flights
- Wealth Tax on assets above £10million
- Votes at 16
- Phasing out of nuclear power
And much more
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@piersmorgan
Having watched Auba in the flesh for the first time since he left Arsenal tonight, can safely say he's no more than a poacher. Poor movement, poor hold up play. Pure finishers don't fit into Arteta's system, accept he had a wonderful spell in North London but he's gone 👍🏽
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Sir John Redwood at the Bruges Group fringe event: "Lower taxes can be part of [a growth plan]..but controlling public spending and limiting the role of the state is also fundamental."
Appeals to new Home Sec to clamp down on channel crossings, praises fracking change.
#CPC2022
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* Ban on domestic flights that would take less than three hours by train
Also in the manifesto: a frequent flyer levy, scrapping Public Order Act and getting rid of Prevent Programme.
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Great news for leaseholders as Michael Gove commits to abolishing the ‘outdated, feudal’ leasehold system of ownership for almost five million homes.
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Now a bullish Sir Bill Cash on Europe: "We are on the brink - by the end of 2023 - of getting rid of all EU law and its application through our courts as well."
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@piersmorgan
Piers clearly doesn't watch the games - wouldn't be saying this if he did - but remains an effective wind-up merchant when it comes to Arsenal.
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Education minister Andrea Jenkyns now up.
She says: "Conservatives cannot afford to abandon education to those who may wish to silence us."
"The current system would rather our young people get a degree in Harry Potter studies that an apprentice
ship in construction (??)"
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Adrian Ramsay: "We will push Labour to stop backtracking on their promises. We will be there to drive them to be braver, to be more ambitious, not to take the baby steps towards change, but to actually do what's necessary to fix our country and get us back on track."
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Not sure Nadhim Zahawi, Chancellor in a 'zombie government', thought he would last longer in No 11 than Kwasi Kwarteng.
Kwasi set to have the second shortest tenure in history after Iain Macleod, who died a month after being appointed to the role.
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This is not a fake photo
I think
@Pontifex
particularly appreciated this gift, presented by
@AndyBurnhamGM
and the Lord Mayor.
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My latest (and last!) piece for the Watford Observer highlights the wonderful work from Scott Cunliffe (
@sekott
), who is finishing his 231 mile run to Vicarage Road tomorrow in time for kick-off.
#watfordfc
#Burnley
#clarets
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Good on the BBC to bring up Jurgen Klinsmann's comments about so-called "Iranian culture", but poorly addressed by the man himself when he could have just apologised.
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If you've had (or think you had) Covid-19 and have fully recovered for at least a month, I urge you to donate plasma for the
@NHSBT
trial. Safe, easy and takes less than an hour once you're through the door.
Sign up here and help save lives:
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Comrade Gove: "The number of homeowners has declined and the number of people in rented accommodation has increased.
"And one of the reasons for that is that we have - sorry to be a revolutionary - unfairly subsidised, subsidised private landlords and buy to let landlords."
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Went along to meet the
@StAlbans4Europe
chapter today before they join the
#PeoplesMarch
#PeoplesVoteMarch
. A lot more attending than the last march and a lot of frustration with the local MP.
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"Integrate! No, not like that."
You can't win with some. Being considerate should be celebrated - it isn't 'suspending normal life'.
Once again the Australian cricket team do not celebrate in champagne style because 1 of the team members is a Muslim. Are we all to suspend normal life because of the minority?
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As Dominic Cummings' position appears untenable, it's also worth looking at what his wife Mary Wakefield wrote about their experience with the virus.
Did he really do 260 miles in a car while experiencing symptoms strong enough to render him bedridden?
Me in today's Daily Mail:
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I've been covering Nigel Farage and other NatWest customers getting de-banked for the past few weeks.
But this is also important to note - it's happened in the past and appears to have been targeted at Muslim charities.
🧵of examples here:
Here is what happened to one Muslim charity:
Banking giant HSBC has stopped offering financial services to the charity Islamic Relief, which becomes the latest Muslim organisation to have its ties with the company cut
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Spent the day in the Isle of Shippey, where 20 residents were forced to evacuate on Saturday night due to an impending cliff collapse.
Numerous people told me they had warned heedless authorities for years - this could have been prevented.
Now, the community lives with angst.
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Away from Westminster temporarily to bring you poignant tales from South Carriage Drive - follow
@mailplus
' live blog now to keep up with all the happenings around the Royal Funeral
The Mail's
@DailyKumail
met resturant owner Abdul Shahid at South Carriage Drive: 'We all love the Royal Family. In Bangladesh she is highly respected, and our President is here today for the funeral.' Read:
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EXCLUSIVE: Department of Health civil servants will only have to attend the office FOUR DAYS a month, according to parliamentary guidance revealed this week.
This is despite No 10 trumpeting a huge back to work drive.
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Redwood goes on to slam the judgements of the Bank of England in current currency/mortgage panic. Says the BoE had an "extraordinary U-turn" on bond purchases.
#CPC2022
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Perhaps the best idea for a supposedly functioning society is not to have statues of slave traders in the first place, but that's just a humble opinion
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On my way home to Yorkshire, I got the opportunity to thank just a few of the amazing people who keep this country going.
We’re so grateful for all the work that you do – this Christmas and always.
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Good morning from Doncaster where, apart from making my name twice as cool, the NRG is hoping to pressure No 10 for more investment and devolution in the North.
Rishi Sunak to speak expected this afternoon.
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Tories must be "alive" to Labour's pledge for 70% home ownership, Gove says.
He calls Rachel Reeves and Lisa Nandy "two of the sharpest - both intellectually and most politically effective - people within the Labour team, so it does mean that we do need to be serious."
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Absolutely delighted that
@wihlondon
was featured during the
#kingsspeech
.
So, so proud of all the work the team does (food drives every Saturday and Sunday, including Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!)
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Not quite how I expected to make my second appearance in
@politico
's London Play book but I'll take it 👏
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Proud to make my first appearance on the BBC... As a confused spectator.
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"We need a freedom revolution. Yes, we need an enterprise revolution. And government - by all means cut taxes but make sure you could afford what public services you'll need. Provide some really great public service in the areas that really matter," Redwood concludes.
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Always a pleasure to coach the wonderful players at
@OfficialSJFA
.
Some serious British Asian talent coming through the footballing ranks 🔥🔥🔥
Players aren't bad either
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Football's back!
But so is gambling. We found that 24 separate ads were beamed to viewers during Wednesday's games.
Story in today's Daily Mail.
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Asked Adrian Ramsay about this after. He told me: "There's a very practical argument around why new nuclear is too slow, too expensive. Existing nuclear power stations clearly have a role to play while we have this transition to a clean green energy supply."
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No individual blame on Gove per se - but past parliamentary votes on this don't cast his party in a fantastic light.
Michael Gove tells BBC Breakfast that tens of thousands of properties “at least” in Britain are unsafe for people to live in, following the death of 2 year old Awaab Ishak
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Rode almost 450km over a *long* week, which culminated in a round trip from London to Oxford, for
@LFTrust
and their brilliant
#100forYemen
campaign. To support on-the-ground work where it's most needed, please drop a donation if you can afford it!
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Dame Rachel de Souza, Children's Commissioner for England, now speaking to a parliamentary committee.
A profound start to the session: Children in care "have the most rights in principle and least in practice", she says.
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FCO accused of being policed by Beijing after officials were told not to brand China a ‘hostile state’.
@aliciakearns
: "If its actions are hostile, it’s a hostile state. Is China now policing the inside of the Foreign Office too?"
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Meeting between Labour MPs/peers and Keir/Rayner has finished. Tight lipped attendees did not look happy as they came out. More details to emerge later, surely!
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Starmer will block Corbyn from standing as a Labour MP because the party's chances of winning an election would be "significantly diminished" by er, one MP standing in a safe Labour seat (which will now likely turn independent).
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This comes as Naz Shah and Paul Bristow - both frontbenchers till very recently - are leading a debate on Islamophobia in the Commons.
Shah asks the minister when the APPG definition of Islamophobia will be adopted, and whether the independent advisor role will be filled.
Exclusive: Conservative MP Rehman Chishti has accused the government of not taking Islamophobia seriously enough
He accuses Rishi Sunak of having "written off" engaging with Muslim communities for "political purposes", in an interview with PolHome
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The Treasury must probe why Muslims are being ‘singled out’ for bank account closures, the Muslim Council of Britain has said.
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In today's Daily Mail - All travellers will be quarantined for 14 days (finally!), while British workers may enjoy the legal right to work from home alongside those in Germany and Finland.
#buyapaper
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I've had to speak to a few brave people who, having lost loved ones to the virus, are urging one simple thing: Stay inside, do your bit for the NHS and recognise how severe this virus is.
Lauren Hart's story about her much-loved paramedic father is below 👇
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Gove tells Tim Farron, who branded the new Lib Dem policy as "Thatcherite": "It is a source of sadness to me to be outflanked to the right by the Liberal Democrats!"
The YIMBY revolution commits the party to building 380,000 homes a year (instead of the 150,000 social homes proposed instead).
On the defeat, Housing Spox Helen Morgan says Lib Dems "are proud to be a democratic party that allows a proper debate on the major issues"
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Fully back Van-Tam's football analogies
Usually a Whitty fan but this is class 👏
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Senior Tories piled pressure on the PM to get on with tax cuts last night - former ministers such as Sir John Redwood and Harriet Baldwin, Commons Treasury Committee chair Mel Stride and others all got in on the act.
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Miserable weather in
#Dover
but appears fairly smooth for any lorry drivers this Monday morning. Just one has been turned away, with most through in seconds.
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Absolute vintage non-league early round FA Cup tie. Long balls, local excitement and the prospect of AFC Wimbledon to come in the Hertfordshire Derby (two stops on Thameslink!)
#FACup
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Nice to see that amid any pandemic fears, the Daily Star's seagull feud continues.
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@billdifilippo
John Delaney's deadlift form?
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Muted response after Gove suggests a land or wealth to replace stamp duty.
"Now I don't see that getting a huge round of applause at Tory party conference ," the La-Conservative MP says.
"But those are the radical options that are alternatives."
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Worth remembering that these loveable bunch of lads got further than any 'golden generation' ever did while showing class on and off the pitch. England will never forget the feeling of the Germany win, Kane rebound and Shaw opener. Salute this group of Kings! 🥈 🏴 Will only get
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Tickets for
#WEURO2022
final sorted... Over a year ago.
I know a team when I see one.
See you Sunday
@Lionesses
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Both Arsenal and Spurs fans support Premier League clubs in North London, "so in that sense, there's great unity"
Sir Keir Starmer says there is 'unity' within the Labour Party over the Israel-Hamas war as, "everyone in the party wants to do everything to alleviate the suffering in Israel and Gaza."
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Today I'm hacking the ball down the course through 54 holes over 14 hours of play and 40km walking. ⛳
But it's for an amazing charity -
@ProstateUK
. It raises awareness for such an important cause.
If you have the means, please donate to our trio here:
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Really enjoyed writing about
@aimafidon
and her remarkably clever family - all five siblings passed GCSE Maths before the age of 10. Anne-Marie is currently the face of Countdown.
The secret, according to her father? Read the full piece to find out
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Labour Chair Anneliese Dodds says the party "never expected big gains" this year and that it will be a "long night" with plenty of ups and downs. But she also says the "results will show the progress we have made thanks to Keir’s leadership since the disastrous 2019 election".
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As well as
#BLMLondon
, plenty of towns are having their own protests so demonstrators can avoid use of public transport to get into central London. Few hundred in Watford today.
#BlackLivesMatter
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#RamadanKareem
- second year without full mosques, which for so many people in the community, is more than just a place to pray.
It becomes a hub for socialising, breaking bread together, and happiness during this month - check in on your elders, who'll be missing it the most!
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Baroness Neville-Rolfe told the Mail after the debate: 'There is a Wild West of privately owned e-scooters. E-scooters are a real risk - to the vulnerable and disabled on our pavements, to other road users and to the riders themselves.'
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Boris Johnson and Sadiq Khan both brought their dogs along to vote this morning - the former in Westminster and the latter in Wandsworth, both of which could fall to Labour. Meanwhile, Sir Ed Davey 'passed a hearse with its back door open' on his walk in.
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With every lockdown easing announcement, I just have my eye on the most crucial of measures: the potential return of 5-a-side 🧐⚽️
NEW: PM to announce the following lockdown lifting tomorrow.
March 8th:
🚸 *ALL* schools reopen (which will infuriate unions)
☕️ Coffees/picnics one-to-one outdoors in public areas
March 29th:
👨👩👧👦Groups of 6 / two households outdoors
🎾 Outdoor sports eg tennis/football resume
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Joined Michael Gove on a litter pick in Chobham yesterday - a picturesque village somewhat blighted by litter.
He told me the
#GreatBritishSpringClean
was key to levelling up - as everyone needs access to green, open spaces.
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In the midst of the Tory local election chaos (and subsequent Labour delight), there's been real cross-party anger at the decision to allow China's VP Han Zheng to attend tomorrow's coronation.
Full story on
@mailplus
:
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The 🇹🇿 and 🇺🇬 heritage in me is feeling so much pride for the continent.
Wonderful people too in 🇲🇦.
What do you mean you don't have a Hakimi shirt already?
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Scooplet: Legal challenge to be launched against Foreign Office for UNRWA defunding decision
@JWTPurcell
of
@ICJPalestine
: "When the decision to withdraw funds was taken, it was illogical. Now, with Gaza staring famine in the face, it is unconscionable."
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Ones to watch:
Helen Hayes ✅
Rushanara Ali
Paula Barker
Alex Cunningham
Tan Dhesi
Mary Foy
Florence Eshalomi
Afzal Khan ✅
Seema Malhotra
Navendu Mishra
Taiwo Owatemi
Naz Shah ✅
Matt Western
Sarah Owen
Yasmin Qureshi
Rachel Hopkins
Kim Leadbeater
Jess Phillips
Andy Slaughter
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Sunak under fire from 'Red Wall' Tories after the Tunbridge Well comments (unearthed by New Statesman)
Latest for
@mailplus
ahead of tonight's Eastbourne Hustings.
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NEW: Pressure piling on Rishi to ‘come clean’ on wife’s taxes
Along with this afternoon's 'green card' revelation, is there a way out for the Chancellor?
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Bayern come out against the Super League in a massive blow to the twelve Founding Clubs. Here's a refresher of all the criticism that came in last night.
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Although if you pick up the print copy today, you get the bonus of me trying to look ultra-serious on a picnic bench
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"Investment [instead] in renewable energy and in energy efficiency through things like home insulation, has a much bigger impact much more quickly in terms of the money spent for the carbon saved."
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Shadow Cabinet member says "*Muhammad* Yousaf needs to get a grip of his party" in Scotland
🙄
Should Nicola Sturgeon be suspended from the SNP?
"Humza Yousaf needs to get a grip of his party", says Labour's
@peterkyle
as he believes 'the SNP is imploding and the people of Scotland are being let down'
📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
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Loudest applause of Ed Davey's speech so far when he says the Lib Dems will fix Britain's relationship with Europe
#LDConf
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Nothing in sport like No 10 and 11 batsmen cheered as they block out every ball on Day 5 on their way to a draw.
Panesar/Anderson at Cardiff was as good as Stokes at Headingley.
Test cricket is a gem and must be preserved.
#PAKvENG
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Fitting start to an emotional day at Heathrow.
Whether it be family reunions - after almost two years of being unable to enter the US - or business trips, massive sense of relief in T5 today despite huge queues and demanding documentation.
Story in tomorrow's
@DailyMailUK
BREAKING: British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have synchronised departures from Heathrow to celebrate the end of a travel ban, as vaccinated passengers are finally able to enter the United States from the UK after nearly two years.
Read more:
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Worth noting she abstained in the end.
Helen Hayes becomes the second frontbencher to confirm her vote for a ceasefire.
"My conscience tells me I must call for a ceasefire today. For a halt to this dreadful destruction and conflict where far too many have died on both sides."
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Crunch meeting for Keir with Muslim MPs today. Comes after this letter from the
@LabourMuslims
on behalf of 150 councillors.
🚨 Over 150 Muslim Labour councillors have come together to call on Labour's leadership to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
An unprecedented letter of unity from Muslim Labour representatives shows the strength of feeling throughout the nation and in our communities.
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EXC: DHSC spent a record £626million on external management consultants last year, the Daily Mail can reveal.
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Exc: Read the first ever AI created manifesto from a UK parliamentary candidate.
@andrewgray74
is running in Selby and Ainsty this weekend. And he thinks he's got the perfect electoral formula.
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Sir Keir addresses last week's Daily Mail analysis of his 10 pledges - blames Covid, Ukraine conflict and fiscal policy.
Adds: "The economy will be in a much, much poorer situation than it was three years ago, and so I have to be realistic about what is possible."
.
@NickFerrariLBC
asks
@Keir_Starmer
why he keeps 'breaking promises' listed in the Daily Mail.
He says he needs to be 'realistic about what is possible' considering COVID and the war in Ukraine - and the next Labour manifesto will be written 'from scratch'.
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SHOCKED. None of the
#RhodesMustFall
organisers/stewards I spoke to at yesterday's protest had the slightest shed of optimism that the decision would go their way. One even said a protest had been organised on Monday in anticipation of the vote going against them.
BREAKING Cecil Rhodes statue will be taken down at Oxford's Oriel College
#RhodesMustFall
#RhodesWillFall
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Davey setting out dividing lines ahead of the next election
:: Focus on social care
:: Rejoining the Single Market
:: No political game playing over Gaza ceasefire and noting they have been calling for one for months
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Imagine this is not the only confused Labour MP.
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No Cabinet Minister for the North, as per previous NRG request... Because Sunak says he is "PRIME MINISTER for the North" 🙄
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#TeamNA
delivering news to your inbox on behalf of
@mailplus
today
Latest on Coutts CEO Peter Flavel resigning...
@cormaccsmith
#startedhere
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NEW for
@DailyMailUK
: Anti-Muslim hatred in UK spikes by 335% in four months since October 7.
Some really grim cases highlighted by
@TellMamaUK
, including 'Hamas' being graffitied on a Muslim family's front door and a Nazi swastika painted on a car.
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I do love the unique angles of local papers during times like these
#WatfordManGareth
#ItsComingHome
@Observer_Owl
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