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Political Reporter @BBCNews @BBCEssex former @BBCLookEast Health and Senior Reporter
Chelmsford-London
Joined May 2009
County council warns of £243m SEND spending gap by 2028 without new policy plan.
bbc.co.uk
A senior councillor stresses that a "sustainable funding solution" must be found.
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BREAKING: Man jailed for 5 years for threatening to kill Nigel Farage MP on tiktok. Fayaz Khan, 26, made a gun gesture with his hand, pointed to an AK-47 tattoo on his face. https://t.co/vvtDaAKNYa
bbc.co.uk
The Reform UK leader has described the threats made in a TikTok video as "pretty chilling".
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6 out of 10 young people feel that democracy either 'ignores' them or is 'completely broken'. 7 out of 10 get news from TikTok. This is the official No10 TikTok account. Boris Johnson is still PM & the last video is Larry the cat predicting an England win in the 2021 Euros.
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Kemi Badenoch announces "the next Conservative government will abolish stamp duty". This was a pledge last year from her then Essex leadership rival James Cleverly who is now Shadow Housing Secretary.
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Parliamentary standards commissioner has quashed a complaint about Nigel Farage's fishing boat: https://t.co/wo3YLnGpN8
bbc.co.uk
A complaint against the MP for Clacton is not upheld by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner.
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Epping Forest Council is considering applying for Supreme Court action following the court of appeal quashing a temporary injunction to close the bell hotel to asylum seekers. https://t.co/EP7RbaVS2x
bbc.co.uk
The Essex council says it is seeking permission to appeal last week's decision.
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Greens say there national membership is at 68,500 - their highest ever according to the party's CEO.
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LATEST: Judgement in the owner's of the Bell Hotel in Epping and Home Office's appeal against the temporary junction preventing asylum seekers to stay there is expected to be delivered at 2pm Friday.
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My colleagues are reporting LIVE from the court room where asylum seeker Hadush Kebatu is accused of sexual assault including against a 14 year old girl. You can follow the case here: https://t.co/Udw6RpUkl0
bbc.co.uk
Hadush Kebatu, from Ethiopia, denies sexual assault, inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity, and harassment without violence.
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Parliamentary standards commissioner rejects compliant about ex-Reform UK Essex MP James McMurdock
bbc.co.uk
The former Reform UK MP says the "malicious attack" against him has "failed".
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Home Office is expected to increase the number of asylum seekers from today from 800 to 1245 at Wethersfield. The increase of 50% is temporary at the former airbase. Braintree Council says up to an additional 60 migrants a week will move on to the site. https://t.co/U8e6ZyO6k8
bbc.co.uk
Migrant numbers are expected to increase to 1,245 at MDP Wethersfield over several weeks.
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Protests are taking place outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Epping in Essex
bbc.co.uk
Six people are arrested during a protest outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Essex.
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EXCL: I understand James McMurdock's business affairs during Covid have been referred to the Public Sector Fraud Authority This follows referral by Covid Corruption Commissioner The authority will examine evidence and if required work with relevant agencies on next steps
SUNDAY TIMES EXCLUSIVE🚨 Reform MP James McMurdock suspended after investigation into £70,000 of Covid loans He borrowed money via two companies: one dormant, the other with negligible assets He will not say what legitimate purpose they served (1/) https://t.co/92gW87V7CF
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Essex Reform MP James McMurdock loses whip after business Covid loan claims
bbc.com
James McMurdock denies any wrongdoing over claims relating to pandemic-era loans taken out by his companies.
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch tells the BBC she supports prisons to built at Wethersfield in Essex. The former air base is currently being used to house 100s of asylum seekers
bbc.co.uk
"We need more prison places - I stood on a manifesto to deliver that," Kemi Badenoch says.
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Epping Forest MP wants deterrents to stop graffiti on tube trains making it look like ‘Gotham City”
bbc.co.uk
Transport for London is cleaning more than 2,000 tags from trains on the Central Line.
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Labour suspends Basildon councillor over 'offensive' social media posts made over a decade ago. https://t.co/8CKq2TNxmv
bbc.co.uk
A councillor loses the party whip over decade-old posts, including one in support of Tommy Robinson.
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🗳️How the 18 Essex MPs voted in the ASSISTED DYING BILL today: FOR: 4 AGAINST: 13 NO VOTE: 1 (Mark Francois) All Conservatives and Reform UK MPs voted against + Labour’s Bayo Alaba & Jen Craft. Lib Dem Marie Goldman & Labour’s Vince, Cox, Burton-Sampson in favour
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BREAKING: The Assisted Dying Bill has PASSED with a majority of 23 votes. The bill now goes to the House of Lords.
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Hauliers fear and regret the prices rises for the Dartford Crossing planned for September https://t.co/KwsuePaHO2
bbc.co.uk
Charges to cross the River Thames between Essex and Kent are set to increase in September.
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