Mhari Aurora
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Sky News Breakfast Political Correspondent, previously @thetimes | Got a story? DM me 📲 or email me 📩 mhari.aurora @sky .uk
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📣 The Breakfast show on
@SkyNews
is becoming even brighter ☀️
2024 is going to be a blockbuster year for politics and I’m thrilled to be able to bring you all the latest twists and turns as they happen direct from our new Westminster studio 🍿🎬
I honestly cannot wait for you
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A senior Tory MP texts:
“Why does Boris need to isolate unless he himself has tested positive? He’s had all his vaccinations. Or does he not understand the rules - again?”
The PM’s choice to cancel his trip might not be a good look after all…
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🚨PERSONAL NEWS!🚨
Your girl is the new Red Box Reporter for The Times! Sending endless love to all those who supported me on my journey to get here 🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️
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✨🚨PROFESSIONAL NEWS🚨✨
Delighted to be joining Sky News in May as a Politics and Business Correspondent for the early breakfast show 📺
I’m going to miss the brilliant team at The Times but I’m excited for this new chapter!
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Absolutely excruciating interview with govt minister Graham Stuart just now on
@SkyNews
with
@WilfredFrost
- asked
if the Tory party should return the money given to it by Frank Hester who said looking at Diane Abbott made you “want to hate all black women” and that she “should
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So much for that No 10 reshuffle restoring relations with MPs - Boris Johnson’s new chief of staff Steve Barclay can’t even join the Tory MP WhatsApp group…
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🚨BREAKING: Sky News understands Chris Pincher could be facing a very significant suspension - could be up to 6 weeks - after the report from the Standards committee is released tomorrow
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A 2019 Tory MP texted me this about Boris Johnson this morning: 🧵
“It’s clear it’s all over. Just a matter of time. Colleagues have got to decide whether it’s going to be long and painful, or short and sharp. [1/3]
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Labour MP Chris Bryant calls on the government to tell all British businesses in Russia to “Get out now”
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EXC: A WhatsApp group once used to support Liz Truss’s leadership campaign has begun to see several MPs joining once again.
Sources tell Sky News: “There’s a lot going on behind the scenes.”
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A Tory backbencher who had a face-to-face meeting with the PM today tells me: “He lied to my face before, he lied to my face today, he’s a f***ing liar.”
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Tory MP: “PM longterm missions have gone down like a sack of sh*t. Random vague things no one would ever be against and would assume everyone is for. Vacuous nonsense. A lot of us have realised he’s a total dud. I think many of us have mentally checked out on his premiership.”
NEW: At a speech in North London, Rishi Sunak now sets out 5 "long term" promises for the future
1. Reducing debt
2. Cutting tax
3. Securing energy
4. Backing british business and
5. World class education
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If you’re wondering why I haven’t been tweeting about Boris Johnson these past few weeks take a look at these pics 🤍
But I’ll be back on your screens from tomorrow! 🌅 Join us on the Early Rundown from 5am ⏰📺
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Me: “What are the chances of a lockdown after Christmas?”
Senior Tory MP: “8 out of 10”
😔
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📣🎉 Very excited to be starting as the new Political Correspondent for the Sky News Breakfast Show with
@KayBurley
!
Huge shoes to fill after the incredible
@tamcohen
😍
See you all bright and early from 7am Monday morning! ⏰🤍
We have achieved so much on this show, breaking stories and holding politicians to account.
Keep watching the brilliant
@MhariAurora
who will be taking to the red sofa from next week.
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@jiggsprodigy
He said he’d booked a table at this nice place. We walked for 30 mins and arrived at Nando’s. I refused to go in. So we went to a Thai restaurant across the road. He told me I could have whatever I wanted. The food was so bad. He then told me he’d forgotten his wallet 🙄🤣
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My first live at 10 outside Westminster and what a night for it! 👑
First time filming with Political Correspondent
@MhariAurora
, and her first time LIVE in the 10 with Sky News.
Lovely LIVE cross with
@skygillian
presenting from the studio, as Mhari reports on the government's current plan of deporting illegal migrants to Rwanda.
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🚨EXCLUSIVE:Tory staffers discouraged from signing letter calling for 'pestminster' reform
Sky News has seen claims from Tory staff that they were told there would be a “black mark” against their name if they signed a letter calling for a safer workplace
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2019 red wall Tory MP taking Boris’ side:
“I’m getting it in the neck over something I have nothing to do with. These civil servants and spads should be sacked - hard working politicians are getting all the blame. Boris can’t be expected to know about every email that goes out.”
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☔️ Outside a rainy 10 Downing Street this morning looking ahead to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement at 11.30am today 🍂
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That’s it from me folks! 👋🏽
I’m off for the next 3 weeks to get married 👰🏽♀️ but I thought I’d leave you with a snippet of this morning’s joyous paper review with the wonderful
@VanessaBaffoe
where we have a little giggle 🇫🇷😆
#d
épartementsdoutremer
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[3/3] “Letters have got to go into Graham, and we’ve got to do our bit to end this misery. Or the damage will be done for a long time to come.”
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[2/3] “Many have local elections which could wipe out their councillors, the very people who help us at a General. Are we really prepared to sacrifice them for someone who isn’t going to lead us into the next election?
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🥂What an absolute privilege to be chosen as one of the Women in Westminster: Ones to Watch
#WiW100
@TheHouseMag
Thank you to all the incredible people who’ve supported me throughout my career ❤️
And congratulations to all the fantastic women in this year’s list 🔥
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When your bright red jacket can be seen all the way from the Sky News helicopter above Downing Street 😂
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@BethRigby
asks Starmer why no new retail offer to voters in the manifesto and if this is a “captain caution manifesto designed to protect your poll lead”
Starmer responds: “I’m running as a candidate to be prime minister, not a candidate to run the circus”
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Response from
@HackneyAbbott
:
“It is frightening. I live in Hackney and do not drive so I find myself, at week-ends, popping on a bus or even walking places more than most MPs. I am a single woman and that makes me vulnerable anyway. But to hear someone talking like this is
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If ex-Tory MP Chris Pincher is sanctioned heavily this could lead to a by-election in Tamworth, and would land a fresh blow to PM Rishi Sunak
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Conservations with Tory MPs are incredibly pessimistic. Lots of them see no way of avoiding electoral annihilation, irrespective of yesterday’s tax cut u-turn 🕳
Yesterday one told me: “We’re f***ed.”
Today another said: “Its over. I’m finished”
👇🏽
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🥳 VERY excited to have been nominated in the category of ‘Up-and-Coming Broadcast Journalist of the Year’ for the
#PagefieldPressAwards
✨
My 18 months at
@SkyNews
so far has been an absolute blast! 📺
First up,
@MhariAurora
from
@SkyNews
continues her rise as an ever more influential journalist, following her transition to broadcast from print. Her coverage of
@RishiSunak
's last re-shuffle, in particular, drew plaudits for her insightful analysis (2/7)
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BREAKING: Scott Benton has lost his appeal against the Standards Committee after a gambling lobbying scandal
Meaning a recall petition and potentially another by election for the Conservatives
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🙌🏽🙌🏽 What an absolute pleasure to celebrate the achievements of some brilliant women in Westminster last night - and what a delight to be selected as one of the Top 100
#WiW100
by
@TheHouseMag
for the first time!
Congratulations to my phenomenal Sky colleagues
@BethRigby
and
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When your cameraman moves his bike just to save your aching feet 🙏🏽
The glamour of TV 😆
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💥We did it!
The brand new look Sky News Breakfast show has officially landed and we had an absolute blast!
And what a privilege to be on air with
@KayBurley
and
@GarethBarlow
🙏🏽
Let’s do it all again tomorrow 📺🌅
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Senior Tory MPs tell me it’s over for Nadhim Zahawi ⌛️
Former minister: “he’s toast”
Former cabinet minister: “I’m not sure the PM needs to use up much political capital on him.”
When I asked a cabinet minister if it’s over for Zahawi, they replied: “Feels a bit like that” 👀
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Well this is exciting… 🥳🥳🥳
What a privilege to be selected as one of the Commentators to Watch for the
@MHPC
30 To Watch Politics Awards alongside some truly incredible colleagues! ✨
#30ToWatchPolitics
🏆 This year's
#30ToWatchPolitics
Award winners in the Commentator 'to watch' category, judged by
@ClaireEllicott1
and Lucy Aitkens, are:
-
@MhariAurora
, Sky News
-
@alethaadu
, The Guardian
-
@elenicourea
, POLITICO
-
@CalumAM
, Times Radio
See the full list of all 30 winners at:
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🚨EXCLUSIVE: Almost a million private renters have been served section 21s - no fault eviction notices - in the 5 years since the Tories promised to ban them
943,000 renters have been forced to move without being given a reason, while the Tories are still yet to abolish the
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James Cleverly tasting jollof rice from different countries, absolutely loving this vibe from the Foreign Secretary
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Being a Brummie, of course my first piece for Red Box had to be about the West Midlands mayoral elections 😆🤷🏽♀️ Let me know what you think!
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Good morning from Cleethorpes!
@KayBurley
is hosting the breakfast show from this target town 🎯
@SkyNews
will be on air from the region all day taking the temperature from voters
AND… Tonight
@BethRigby
will be grilling Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak live before they take
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🗣 Tory staffers claim pressure was put on colleagues not to speak out about improving the system to keep them safe at work 👇🏽
If you work in parliament and have been discouraged from speaking out about abuse, my DMs are open and my email is in my Twitter bio 📩
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After Sadiq Khan accused the Tories of “deafening silence” on its benches regarding Lee Anderson’s comments - claiming “Islamists” had “got control of Khan and they’ve got control of London” - the former Conservative Party deputy chairman has been suspended from the party 👇🏽
💥Lee Anderson suspended
A spokesperson for Chief Whip Simon Hart said:
"Following his refusal to apologise for comments made yesterday, the Chief Whip has suspended the Conservative whip from Lee Anderson MP."
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🍨 My scoop for
@thetimes
today on how Instagram failed to implement all of the measures mentioned to black England players before the Euros to reduce racist abuse online 💔
Instagram ‘broke race abuse pledge’ to footballers
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@JueConnor
If I named the MP no MP would ever give me a quote again… that’s how journalism works 🤷🏽♀️
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🤩 “So many amazing women have already done half of the job. We have to pay it forward. That is our duty. That is our responsibility.”
Me talking about what it’s like to be a women in parliament
👇🏽
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Mhari Aurora
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NEW: Chris Pincher has lost his appeal against an 8 week suspension from parliament. This means we could see ANOTHER by election for the Tories to fight in his seat of Tamworth
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However you feel about Harry and Meghan, they did not say the Royal Family were racist.
Getting v frustrated with some of the reporting coming out today.
They accused them of making comments about Archie - they leave us to decide whether those comments were racist or not.
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Hugely significant day for the prime minister
Can he keep Tory rebels onside ahead of tonight’s vote?
Will a 7.30am breakfast meeting between rebels and the PM be enough to stave off a rebellion?
JOIN US 7-10am on
@SkyNews
! 📺💻📱
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Starmer being fined for breaking Covid rules would be catastrophic for Labour, but what if he comes out of the investigation proven innocent? 🤔
Could it bolster his position ahead of a GE?
Would it prove his honesty to voters?
Could it highlight difference between him and PM?
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“As women of colour how often is it that we see ourselves reflected in a character from the 1500s? It was so refreshing to see a character going through the same difficulties as I have, and still do.”
@EmiliaThePlay
is outstanding and a must-see!💪🏽
@TheEleanor
is an inspiration.
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NEW: Elgin Marbles latest 🇬🇷
A Greek senior government official: “In the spirit of the good longstanding relations between the two countries, which we intend to preserve, we have nothing more to add on this matter.”
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For all the Tina Turner fans out there ❤️
🎤Sky correspondent
@MhariAurora
sings snippet of Tina Turner hit What's Love Got To Do With It
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Interesting views from European Commission president from a year ago - she says Russia cutting off civilian infrastructure like electricity and heating are war crimes
Russia’s attacks against civilian infrastructure, especially electricity, are war crimes.
Cutting off men, women, children of water, electricity and heating with winter coming - these are acts of pure terror.
And we have to call it as such.
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I’ve been told Steve Barclay has now made it into the Tory MP WhatsApp group 📲
So much for that No 10 reshuffle restoring relations with MPs - Boris Johnson’s new chief of staff Steve Barclay can’t even join the Tory MP WhatsApp group…
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Big day for Labour
MPs will vote on an SNP motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Labour has called for immediate humanitarian ceasefire with other extra detail on hostages, Palestinian statehood and a 2-state solution
BUT… Labour insiders tell
@SamCoatesSky
MPs
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NEW: As revealed in The Times, Downing St sources confirm to me there will be no HS2 announcement from the PM today - it will come tomorrow and the speech will be “worth waiting for”
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Calling all early risers!🐦🪱
Tune in to The Eary Rundown every day this week 5-7am to catch me talking all things politics on Sky News 🗞📺
Whatever will we talk about?.. 🤷🏽♀️
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For anyone who struggles with my name… take note
The Aurora Borealis may be visible as far south as central England tonight where skies remain clear
The Northern Lights are also likely to be seen again on Monday night
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If you’re sick of reading about Sue Gray, check out my column today on increasing worries in the Tory party about the cost of living 🤑
‘Tory anxiety about the cost of living is rising’ ✍🏽
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🪄🔮Well that was incredible…
Watch
@scottsilven
read
@WilfredFrost
mind live on air 🤯
@LeahBoleto
absolutely terrified of what was about to happen 😳
(✍🏻 I can confirm, he genuinely did just write the word down out of nowhere!)
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NEW: Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has officially resigned
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I lost my blue tick but got recognised in Canary Wharf shopping centre TWICE today so who’s winning, really?
#ElonMusk
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Former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi becomes the latest Tory to announce they’re standing down at the next election 👇🏽
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Health Secretary
@VictoriaAtkins
accuses Labour of spending “the last 10 years trying to shut women up” and “creating an atmosphere of intimidation” for those with gender critical views.
Labour’s
@LouHaigh
admits to
@KayBurley
on Sky News that colleagues have “felt unable to
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😱 The moment 6 government ministers resign while you’re live on air 🚨
BREAKING: Five ministers have resigned in a joint letter to the prime minister, and a sixth has sent a separate letter, taking the total number of MPs to resign from the government to 27.
@MhariAurora
has the latest.
📺 Sky 501, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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🤯 This is not healthy political debate. It’s disgraceful and misogynistic.
Laurence Fox just did a whole speech on GB News on why men apparently won’t shag me ?
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Several Labour MPs tell me they don’t know what to do, many already concerned for their safety because of the party’s position on Gaza and worry voting against SNP motion could make it worse
One Labour MP tells me they don’t care about the party, they only care about a ceasefire
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Hunt confirms Gov will update benefits in line with the the 6.7% inflation figure from September - NOT the 4.6% figure from October
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Keir Starmer kicks off PMQs with the killer question: “Is the Prime Minister proud to be bankrolled by someone using racist and misogynist language?”
#pmqs
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🤳🏽 In reaction to Boris Johnson’s statement today stating he attended the illegal gathering for less than 10 minutes, one less than impressed senior Tory MP texts: “This is not true. He was there for at least 20 mins - more like 30.”
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Tom Tugendhat supporters are understood to be angry about Jeremy Hunt backing Rishi Sunak - it was expected that Hunt would back Tugendhat if he was knocked out of the race
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NEW: The Chancellor has announced that the Spring Budget will be on the 6th March 💷💷💷
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Happy Friday! 🥳 Check out my column today on Instagram, cryptocurrency and how young people should be better protected! 👇🏽👇🏽
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🌅 On the
@SkyNews
Breakfast show with
@KayBurley
this morning
Can Rishi Sunak find a way out of the political quicksand that is recent Tory scandals? Or will he end up drowning in the legacy of his predecessors?
Here’s my take 👇🏽
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This feels significant 👇🏽
Who won Sky Event according YouGov?
Sunak 36%
Starmer 64%
1864 respondents
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🎉🥳HAPPY
#WindrushDay
Y’ALL!!! 🎉💃🏽Here are some pics to show what my grandparents’ choices led to ☺️
#ilovemyfamily
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BREAKING: 5 Tory-led councils have lost their challenge in the Hight Court against the expansion of the ULEZ scheme in London.
Big win for London Mayor
@MayorofLondon
after the air pollution scheme was blamed for Labour not wining the Uxbridge by election
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Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves asks Kwarteng: “Are the chancellor and the prime minister the last people left on earth who actually think that their plan is working?”
She says chancellor is in a “dangerous state of denial” and again calls on him to reverse the mini budget 🔄
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That debate felt a bit like a shouting match, but felt like Sunak was doing a bit more of the shouting over the host than Starmer… the word tetchy comes to mind
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Shocking
The government has confirmed it is dropping three of the crucial Windrush reform measures
Windrush inquiry head disappointed as Braverman drops ‘crucial’ measures
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The arts are such an essential part of British culture and we can’t afford to see our creative reputation damaged as a nation. 🇬🇧 I spoke to
@chichinwanoku
about this for my column 🎭🎻🎨🩰
@WeAreTheMU
@NationalTheatre
@Tate
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Here we go…
After 24 hours and Sunak’s spokesperson refusing to say the comments about Diane Abbott made by Tory donor Frank Hester were racist…
The PM has conceded the remarks were in fact racist.
(It should not have taken the only black woman in his cabinet to bounce him
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@The_Crox
@DailyMailUK
You’re a brilliant journalist and they know it, that’s why they want to put you off your game💛 I wrote a piece about Dawn Butler, there were almost 300 comments (mostly racist) about her, me and even Dianne Abbott (who was not mentioned in the article) before they took them down
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🗞✨ Check out my column today with insight from
@jessphillips
@halfon4harlowMP
and Emily Konstantas from
@TheSafeguarding
📣
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🚨 I’ll be in your inboxes this evening and every Thursday evening until the local elections in May for a special limited Red Box series of emails bringing you the best analysis from Scotland, Wales and the regions.
In your inbox from 5pm! SIGN UP HERE:
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For all the Black journalists out there, do you feel me 🖤
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Seeing
@EmiliaThePlay
tonight was a truly amazing experience 💙💛 I highly recommend everyone to see it - it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before. And Clare Perkins is breathtaking 😱 I managed not to cry the whole show until her final monologue... I was in floods of tears 😭
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🤳🏽 A former cabinet minister texts:
“It’s dreadful. He’ll go - probably sooner rather than later. But the second question is, do you really think we should have a leadership election in the middle of a national crisis?!”
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Nadhim Zahawi’s letter responding to his sacking by the prime minister makes no reference to his tax affairs or the findings of the ethics adviser… feels as if he doesn’t believe he has done anything wrong - very concerning considering he was at the highest levels of government
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Thank you
@The_Crox
for asking the questions we all want to hear the answers to in today’s
#PressConference
🙏🏽 We need to figure out why so many BAME NHS staff and patients are dying from
#Covid_19
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Tory MP Tim Loughton asks Home Sec if he was a 16yr old orphan from an East African country escaping a war zone and had a sibling legally living in the UK, what is the safe and legal route to the UK?
Braverman: “If you are able to get to the UK you’d be able to claim asylum” 🚤
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