NEW: Labour MP Chris Matheson found to have breached Parliament’s sexual misconduct policy. The ICGS found Matheson invited a junior female member of staff on a trip to Gibraltar in 2019, which was “sexually motivated”.
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“Racism needs stamping out in all walks of life” declares Tory MP Lee Anderson - who praised a “White Pride” far-right stalwart as one of the “top lads who make me proud” of his constituency. Full story in the new Private Eye, on sale now.
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CQC warns black women are four times more likely than white women to die in pregnancy or childbirth
Ian Trenholm said: “[It is] simply unacceptable in this day and age for black women to have a such a bad experience of care in comparison to white women.”
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Absolutely blistering column from : “Britain hangs by a thread. Give the end to Boris Johnson and we’ll unravel”.
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Amazing to see so many MPs swinging in behind Boris Johnson for PM already this morning. Short memories...This was only in July from
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EXCLUSIVE: Boris Johnson lobbied for a public role for a young woman who says he abused his power to have a sexual relationship with her
The PM was confronted at the height of the #MeToo movement in 2017, when she told him she was still “shaken and upset”
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If repeated at a general election this would leave the Conservative Party with 0 (zero) MPs.
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NEW: Westminster Voting Intention poll (20 Oct):
LAB: 53% (= from 12 Oct)
CON: 14% (-5)
LDM: 11% (+3)
GRN: 6% (=)
SNP: 5% (-1)
Full tables: peoplepolling.org/tables/202210_
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New poll.
Do you think that a general election should be held in the next six months?
Yes: 78%
No: 22%
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Top savings rates are now 2.5% easy access and up to 5% fixed. Check your savings rates, many are earning diddly squat and can easily up them... moneysavingexpert.com/savings/saving
Tho of course in all savings are losings compared to 10% inflation, but upping your rate mitigates some loss.
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Let's bring Boris back because that will solve all our problems & fix the view of the world that we are a laughing stock 🙄 🤦
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Truss resigned saying “I couldn’t deliver the mandate upon which I was elected by members”. The problem is - she did deliver it and, within seconds, it was catastrophic
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He’s going to be absolutely fuming when he hears who is reportedly trying to become the new Prime Minister without an election
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Message from farmer Jonathan Bell:
'Does anyone know how the pork markets are'?
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This is happening & many Tory MPs are more worried about trying to put the law breaking, lying, unfaithful blond buffoon back into No 10
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🚨 BREAKING: An elderly patient has died in the back of an ambulance outside a hospital as there were no beds available inside, it's understood. The patient had arrived at Fairfield General, antibiotic treatment started before a cardiac arrest
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I'm told by Conservative sources the business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg *is* rallying Tory MPs to back Boris Johnson to be the next Tory leader, and is reaching out to Johnson loyalists from 'different wings of the party.'
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Ben Jennings on Liz Truss’s resignation as prime minister – cartoon
Am told Labour Party General Secretary David Evans just said on a call with party staff that Labour has gained roughly 1000 new members this afternoon, following the Liz Truss resignation.
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So, if The Tories bring back Bozo & Labour brings back Corbyn the LibDems will win a landslide
One man on #bbcqt says Boris Johnson is the only one with a mandate, man in front of him does a dramatic eye roll and seems to say “bollocks”. It’s going to be a long week.
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Where's the hurricane when you need one ...
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Who paid for Boris Johnson's holiday in the Dominican Republic? Where did he stay and what did it cost. Four flights alone is £4000 minimum.
Should be a 4th group - NGE - Need General Election
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NEW Conservative MPs are breaking into three groups tonight. They are not mutually exclusive:
BBB - Bring Back Boris
ABS - Anyone But Sunak
ABB - Anyone But Boris
More here: telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/
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Get the party going into electoral oblivion
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On Sky, Brendan Clarke-Smith endorses Boris Johnson as “somebody who can get this party going again”, which, yep, switch your phone off Sue
Choose:
- Boris17%
- General Election83%
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Since August 27th, around 100 expensive city cameras have been stolen from Sweden's highways.
(Each €23,000)
Now, those exact cameras are being found on crashed Russian drones in Ukraine.
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What sort of mind thinks this is a good idea?
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Jacob Rees-Mogg is helping to run nascent Boris Johnson campaign, along with long time MP supporter Nigel Adams, MPs say via a reactivated "Back Boris" WhatsApp group.
More on our live blog:
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/
Russian military mined the dam of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant and are planning a historical disaster - Zelensky. They are going to blow up the dam to blame Ukraine.
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One in five disabled people can’t afford essentials, survey reveals disabilitynewsservice.com/one-in-five-di via
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This doesn't surprise me either
Government ‘has made no proper blackout plans’ for disabled people disabilitynewsservice.com/government-has via
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Sadly, this doesn't surprise me
Coffey’s DWP watered down key parts of plan to prevent suicides disabilitynewsservice.com/coffeys-dwp-wa via
DWP admits court defeat after universal credit discrimination led to suicide thoughts disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-admits-cou via
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DWP admits court defeat after universal credit discrimination led to suicide thoughts disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-admits-cou via #EqualityAct #DWP #Disability #ReasonableAdjustments
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Well that didn’t take long.
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This is make or break time.
We need to get our act together, deliver for the country and win the next General Election.
#pm4pm
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Truss resignation sparks recovery for pound, shares and govt borrowing costs
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Diphtheria outbreak confirmed at asylum seeker centre in Kent
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Looks like the £ is already going up 😀
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🚨The lectern is out!
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