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Official Twitter account for politics students at Teddington School
London, England
Joined October 2022
“He doesn't care about British people, he doesn’t care about our country - he cares about his own bank balance” Lib Dem leader @EdwardJDavey says @elonmusk should be held to account and claims he is only concerned about how the Online Safety Act affects his profit #Peston
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White House says government shutdown would be ‘the fault of Democrats’
politico.com
Karoline Leavitt said the president wants a “simple, clean budget extension.”
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Today, to revive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis, and a two state solution, the United Kingdom formally recognises the State of Palestine.
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🚨 Data viz on the backgrounds of Britain’s elite 🚨 Our brand-new research offers rich data on the school and university backgrounds of Britain’s most powerful people. Compare sectors and professions for yourself using our interactive tool 📊 https://t.co/6GnerO6YhU
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“𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘺 - deciding that the Prime Minister of the UK is now irrelevant.” Israel’s foreign minister leapfrogged Keir Starmer to talk to… Nigel Farage, after the UK’s recognition of a Palestinian state. @maitlis | @lewis_goodall
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4 mins on Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and free speech in the US. Produced by Michael Cox. Further coverage here: https://t.co/ngiCVMCpHU
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First official Labour tally of deputy leadership nominations - Bridget Phillipson leads the pack! Bridget Phillipson - 44 Lucy Powell - 35 Bell Ribeiro-Addy - 8 Emily Thornberry - 7 Paula Barker - 3 Alison McGovern - 2 These don't include the MPs themselves.
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Devolution, party policies
"Who do they think they are?!" A furious @AndyBurnhamGM on the news that a Reform UK government would scrap plans to build Northern Powerhouse Rail. Reform's Deputy Leader Richard Tice said companies considering bidding for contracts "should not bother" @GranadaReports
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In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court sided with Trump to lift a lower court’s injunction that had restricted ICE’s ability to target people based on race, ethnicity, language, and occupation. Now, ICE can use race, ethnicity, language, and occupation to target and detain people.
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Rayner's replacement will show which way political wind is blowing in Labour
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Nominations for the new deputy leader of the Labour Party open today with a winner announced on 25 October.
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There's been a lot of people coming out to say that the next deputy leader has got to be A) a woman and B) northern. But I feel like this analysis misses the whole point of Angela Rayner. Yes she's a woman. Yes she's from the north. Yes she has an incredible back story. But she
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Year 12 - useful for the judiciary topic in Paper 2, not just the ruling, but the headline. Good example for neutrality. Also useful for media topic in Paper 1. https://t.co/Wx5wwbO5Zb
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Lord Justice Bean is an ex-treasurer of the Society of Labour Lawyers and used to chair the Fabian Society, which is affiliated to Labour. Sir Stephen Eyre, the High Court judge who ruled in favour...
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Trump's Bill passes - going to be important stuff here for your case study! Jeffries speech, Republican rebels, delays (power of Speaker). Great for parties, role of Congress, presidential powers (incl. persuasion), federalism, elections (mid-terms?) and more!
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Congress, executive, scrutiny of legislation
Y12 - *Add this to your case study*!! 26 sessions, 48 amendments considered, vote-a-rama, 3 Republican noes, and Vance casting tiebreaking vote!! Now back to the House 😬
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Power of US judiciary v power of IS Executive
Great quote for A level students here.
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Y12 - this is very useful for federalism and free speech/rights. A very useful (and memorable?!) case study!
BREAKING: The Supreme Court upheld a Texas law that requires porn sites to verify that their visitors are 18 or older. More: https://t.co/JXHAUEbs5w
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President, Supreme Court, checks and balances
Supreme Court curbs judges' power to block Trump's orders in birthright citizenship case
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Power of PM
“Keir Starmer began this week with a decent amount of authority. And he ends it, sadly, with that authority considerably diminished” The Times’s Patrick Maguire reflects on a challenging few days for the Prime Minister as he approaches a year in post. #Newsnight
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Labour Party policy, defence and foreign policy
We're backing our Armed Forces — not just with words, but with action. Delivering the biggest pay rise in 20 years. Improving housing for soldiers and their families. Providing better support for veterans. And putting the Armed Forces Covenant fully into law, as promised.
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