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My son has lived through four chancellors, three home secretaries, two prime ministers and two monarchs.
He's four months old.
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make me feel like a natural woman
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Am I ready to cover a seemingly looming general election with a child under the age of 1?
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Labour leader Keir Starmer holds a pint of Guinness with his face on at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin.
📸: PA
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"David Cameron is one of the greatest destroyers in modern times."
@JunckerEU
hits out at the former prime minister on Brexit:
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"They can say the Labour Party love to spend money. Do you know what? I like spending money more than I like children in poverty."
Labour MP
@jessphillips
says schools in her constituency are at "breaking point" and they need more funding:
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NEW: Former PM Sir John Major says the UK Internal Market Bill has "damaged our reputation around the world".
"Lawyers everywhere are incredulous that the UK - often seen as the very cradle of the Rule of Law - could give themselves the power to break the law," he says.
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To new followers, hi 👋🏻.
I’ve probably peaked with this, but stick around for tweets on politics, being a new dad, Chelsea, the NFL, whisky and (occasionally) ties.
This is today’s choice:
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"Is this the person that you want writing the instructions to the nuclear submarines?"
@RoryStewartUK
goes in studs showing on
@BorisJohnson
:
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In a punchy Commons intervention, former PM Theresa May says it is "incomprehensible" that the UK, which is "one of the most heavily vaccinated countries in the world", is the nation that is the "most reluctant to give its citizens the freedoms those vaccinations should support".
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Pictured: Prime Minister Boris Johnson goes for a run on the first day of the Conservative Party conference in Manchester.
📸: REUTERS/Toby Melville
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Highways England has said there were 900 lorries parked on the M20 at 6pm on Monday,
@PA
reports.
Boris Johnson told a Downing Street news conference earlier that there were around 170 lorries queuing in Kent.
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OK, so this has done serious
#numbers
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I don’t have a SoundCloud, but if I did it would be a one-track loop of me shouting “what now?!” at regular intervals.
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Reshuffle latest: Big beast seen waiting to go into Downing Street
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Sir
@rodstewart
calls in to the
@SkyNews
NHS phone-in and says: "I personally have been a Tory for a very long time, but I think this government should stand down now and give the Labour Party a go at it."
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Former Speaker John Bercow tells Sky News that Boris Johnson is the "worst" PM of his lifetime by a "country mile".
"He's a narcissist, he doesn't do the detail, he's ritually dishonest, having a nodding acquaintance with the truth at best only in a leap year..
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Watch: Labour MP
@DavidLammy
says the Windrush generation and their descendants deserve much more than an apology
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A relative of Gina Coladangelo, the Whitehall director alleged to have had an extramarital affair with Matt Hancock, the health secretary, is an executive at a private healthcare company which has won a string of NHS contracts, reports
@MarkKleinmanSky
:
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Breaking: Michael Gove says the government has "formally confirmed" to the EU that the UK "will not extend the transition period and the moment for extension has now passed".
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"Liz is f*****," a Conservative former minister has told Sky News.
"They're already putting letters in as they think she will crash the economy."
Read more:
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"It’s very difficult for MPs to get everything across in the limited number of characters."
@adamboultonSKY
asks Conservative MP
@DKShrewsbury
about his incorrect tweet claiming that Britain didn't get any money from the US after the Second World War.
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NEW: The proportion of Britons who approve of the government's handling of COVID-19 has fallen to its lowest ever level, according to
@YouGov
's coronavirus tracker.
Just three in ten (30%) think it has handled the pandemic well, with 63% saying it has handled it badly.
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Stepping away from the chaos of British politics for a bit 👶🏻
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🚨 Environment Secretary George Eustice tells Sky News the row over the Northern Ireland Protocol is "very complicated" and "I'm not sure he [Joe Biden] does fully appreciate all of that".
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If you want to follow what’s happening in British politics, our Politics Hub tries to help you make sense of the never-ending twists and turns in Westminster:
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Speaking to Sky News,
@BigBrotherWatch
director
@silkiecarlo
says vaccine passports are a "really troubling idea" and would be "like an ID card on steroids".
They are "unworkable" and "un-British", she adds.
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The term BAME should not be used by public bodies and companies any more, a racial disparities commission set up by the prime minister is reportedly set to recommend:
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Soon to be three prime ministers...
My son has lived through four chancellors, three home secretaries, two prime ministers and two monarchs.
He's four months old.
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@BethRigby
with a must-read Tory conference primer.
She reports there is already movement to oust the PM, with one senior Tory saying: "There are MPs saying she simply cannot lead us through a general election."
Another predicts: "It's probable she'll be gone by Easter."
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Latest:
@LibDems
say they have struck an “historic arrangement” with
@Plaid_Cymru
and
@TheGreenParty
in a “number of seats” to elect Remain-backing MPs.
@joswinson
says: “This is a significant moment for all people who want to support Remain candidates across the country.”
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Boris Johnson's address to the nation:
- Public told they "must stay at home" except for "very limited purposes" (includes shopping for necessities and one form of daily exercise)
- All shops selling non-essential goods to close
- A halt to all gatherings of more than two people
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NEW:
@OpiniumResearch
poll finds fewer than one in 10 people believe Number 10's claim that no party took place in Downing Street last December and a majority of voters think Boris Johnson should resign.
Story from
@SamCoatesSky
:
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Sky's
@BethRigby
says from what she's heard from Tory MPs after PMQs "they're not particularly satisfied" with Boris Johnson's performance.
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NEW: Sky's
@BethRigby
has spoken with
@GavinWilliamson
within the last hour.
He says he is "massively comfortable" with a police investigation as it would exonerate him.
Williamson adds he would "get the nicest apology from the PM, far nicer than the last letter she sent me".
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Stark contrast between the two benches. Labour MPs rise to give Jeremy Corbyn a standing ovation as seated Conservative MPs look on
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Breaking: Boris Johnson will address a Downing Street news conference around 5pm.
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NEW: Government says a total of 137,897 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the UK since jabs began being administered last week.
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Derbyshire Police says £200 fines given to two women who travelled to a reservoir for a walk five miles from their homes have been rescinded.
Chief constable Rachel Swann says the force has contacted the pair and apologised "for any concern caused".
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London mayor
@SadiqKhan
has taken a 10% pay cut and called on
@BorisJohnson
to bail out local authorities amid the coronavirus pandemic.
He has taken an immediate reduction to his salary of £152,734, reducing it by almost £15,300.
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- All social events, including weddings, baptisms and other ceremonies, will be stopped, but funerals can go ahead
- Police will have enforcement powers, including fines and dispersing gatherings
- Restrictions will be in place for a minimum of three weeks
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Breaking: The Russia report will be published at 10.30am tomorrow.
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Labour's shadow justice secretary
@DavidLammy
tells
@BethRigby
he thinks the government's commission on racial inequality "feels like more taxpayers' money kicking the issue into the long grass to assuage Black Lives Matter"...
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Breaking: Another big beast refuses to move as Theresa May's reshuffle continues
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The simmering civil war over Boris Johnson's leadership has been blown open - the genie can't go back into the bottle, says
@BethRigby
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NEW:
@PM4EastRen
, who previously supported Matt Hancock, says he will be voting for
@RoryStewartUK
in the second ballot of Tory MPs tomorrow.
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First impression: Theresa May puts herself across well in this and actually seems pretty relaxed.
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Boris Johnson says in Mumsnet Q&A that he was "taken aback" to get partygate fine and is asked: "Why should we believe anything you say when it's been proven you're a habitual liar?"
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Theresa May says she will make clear to Donald Trump "that intelligence shared between our law enforcement agencies must remain secure".
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Breaking: Business Secretary Alok Sharma says he has tested negative for the coronavirus.
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PM's spokesman: "The reopening of pubs and bars specifically comes into force at 6am.
"That would just be in the event anybody would attempt to try to open at midnight."
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NEW:
@BorisJohnson
throws down gauntlet to
@Jeremy_Hunt
after his Tory leadership rival mocked his refusal to take part in a Sky News debate.
He has sent a letter to Mr Hunt, calling on him to guarantee he would take Britain out of the EU on 31 October:
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🚨 I have some news…
After five years as a Political Reporter with
@SkyNews
, I’ll be taking on the role of Assistant Editor, Digital Politics from next month.
We have some great things planned for our digital coverage and I can’t wait to get started.
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"We don't want that statue going anywhere," Poole resident Tommy Stranack said.
"If the police can't protect it, we will. It is not coming down. Shame on the council for being weak and giving in to thuggery."
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NEW: Deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam says recent daily coronavirus figures (almost 6,000 new cases in the last two days) are of "great concern".
"This hasn't gone away," he says.
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.
@tracey_crouch
on
@SkyNews
now reacting to news of impending government u-turn over fixed-odds betting terminals:
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@adamboultonSKY
: "You've got your way, but you've lost your job."
@tracey_crouch
: "That is true, but people were losing their lives."
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"On Friday the prime minister said the case was closed, then on Monday he tried to take the credit for the health secretary resigning," Sir Keir Starmer says of Matt Hancock quitting and the PM's response.
"In a minute he'll be telling us he scored the winner last night."
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NEW: “If we have a deal, we have a deal. There is no need for prolongation.”
Speaking to
@BethRigby
, Jean-Claude Juncker rules out another Brexit delay:
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Professor Chris Whitty says the UK is "not out of the woods yet" when it comes to COVID-19.
Speaking at a Science Museum webinar, England's chief medical officer says hospitalisations could hit "quite scary numbers" if the current trend continues.
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Conservative MP Mark Francois tells Sky News: "If I'm to be sent to hell for fighting for my country and standing up for what I believe in, then I will see Donald Tusk when I get there."
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Treasury minister
@MelJStride
suggests there could be another referendum if the prime minister's Chequers proposals are rejected by the Commons:
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“Why can’t marketing be an arm of sales?”
🚩 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
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Unhappy meal? McDonald’s fans might not be lovin’ the changes to the Happy Meal menu:
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NEW: Matt Hancock did not appear at a planned constituency event this morning.
An organiser at Newmarket Racecourse told Sky News earlier "he won't be coming".
Asked when his appearance was cancelled they said: "Early this morning."
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NEW: Per
@tamcohen
, we understand the DUP now consider a long extension to Brexit to be preferable to the prime minister's deal.
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Jess said yes!
Yesterday I got down on one knee and asked
@JessamineKate
to be my wife.
And I didn’t want to wait to have a ring on my finger either, so I got an engagement ring as well.
I can’t wait to plan our big day and spend the rest of my life with you ❤️.
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Vaccines minister
@nadhimzahawi
tells
@RidgeOnSunday
that between 11am and noon on Saturday, the UK was administering COVID jabs at a rate of almost 1,000 a minute.
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Hannah Brady, spokesperson for
@CovidJusticeUK
, says Boris Johnson's "lies have finally caught up with him".
"He's incapable of telling the truth and he needs to go," she says.
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Pictured: Lib Dem candidate
@helenhalcrow
arrives at the count ahead of the declaration in the North Shropshire by-election.
📸: PA
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Nigel Farage has alleged that the PM's effective chief of staff was involved in offering Brexit Party candidates jobs to stand aside as candidates.
He told
@lewis_goodall
the push came from Number 10 - which included Sir Edward Lister.
#GE2019
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NEW: The UK is likely to be able to scrap social distancing next month, the prime minister has said.
In broadcast pool clip, Boris Johnson says "we've got a good chance" of doing away with the one-metre plus rule on 21 June.
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Former chief scientific adviser
@Sir_David_King
tells
@SkyNews
the easing of lockdown announced by the prime minister yesterday is "extraordinarily risky" and means there is a "very significant" risk of a second wave of COVID-19.
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And this is what the Cenotaph looks like this morning.
📸 PA
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My train was 15 minutes late today - the usual crepe service.
Forget Pancake Day - here at Twitter Towers we’re celebrating PUNcake Day! If you’ve got a sizzling pancake pun to share, flip it over to us - the sooner the batter!
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"One thing I would like to see is us go back to the EU again," says former Brexit secretary
@DominicRaab
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"This should be a moment for optimism. Instead, I think we find ourselves on the precipice of a serious civil liberties war."
Carlo adds that she fears "we will never see the back of" vaccine passports if they are introduced.
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Labour has extended its lead over the Conservatives to 27 points, according to the first exclusive YouGov poll of the campaign for Sky News.
Full story:
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak are to be fined over COVID-19 lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street, it has been announced.
Our breaking story is here:
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The Tories are in despair, writes
@BethRigby
.
One former cabinet minister tells her: "Oppositions don't win elections, governments lose them, and we are f*****."
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There is only one question being asked in Westminster right now, writes
@BethRigby
.
What is going on in Downing Street?
When I put it to one of Boris Johnson's senior allies, their response was simple... the prime minister is "under siege":
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"This year there is a vaccine, travel is not possible.
"I really don't understand the stance the government is taking."
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" I spent four years in Afghanistan and I don't remember operations being cancelled when it rained."
Conservative MP and former Army officer
@TomTugendhat
hits out at
@realDonaldTrump
for pulling out of a visit to a war cemetery in France due to "bad weather":
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"There is a bigger problem here."
SK and TK from
@FinesseForeva
tell
@skymarkwhite
it's easy - but wrong - to blame drill music and social media for the surge in shootings and stabbings in London:
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Today is the day I marry
@JessamineKate
. We bought each other wedding presents, but before the big day she said she’d got me a little something else as well.
Safe to say, this blew me away.
Thank you
@ChelseaFC
and
@CesarAzpi
:
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Latest: An amendment to restore remote voting for MPs during the coronavirus outbreak has failed to pass.
It received 185 votes in favour and 242 against, a majority of 57.
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