Paul Brand
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UK Editor @itvnews. Presenter @ITVTonight @LBC. 3 x Royal Television Society winner 2023. Award-winning podcast Partygate: The Inside Story š“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ
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Joined November 2009
EXCL: Boris Johnson joked about being at āthe most unsocially distanced party in the UKā during lockdown. Explosive new revelations in our podcast series Partygate: The Inside Story have key implications for Privileges Committee.
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Incredibly moving tribute as black cabs line up silently on the mall to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth.
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Boris Johnson is the first sitting Prime Minister in history to have broken the law.
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š£Theresa May just dropped a bomb. "Either he had not read the rules, or understood the rules, or thought they didn't apply to him. which was it?".
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EXCLUSIVE: Video obtained by ITV News shows Downing Street staff joking about a Christmas party on 18th December last year. No 10 has spent the past week denying any rules were broken. This new evidence calls that into question.
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EXCL: @ITVNews has obtained pictures of Boris Johnson drinking at a No10 party during lockdown in November 2020. The photos cast fresh doubt on the PM's repeated claimsĀ he was unaware of rule-breaking in No10 during the pandemic. See all images here:.
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NEW: Downing Street staff and Boris Johnson pictured drinking wine in the No 10 garden last May when the rest of the country was limited to meeting just one other person socially outdoors. Via @guardian .
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EXCLUSIVE: The doctor who helped catch Britainās worst baby killer. Dr Ravi Jayaram spent two years pleading with hospital managers to investigate Lucy Letby. Instead, they made him apologise and attend mediation with her.
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Diana Johnson MP:. "When a Prime Minister is spending his time trying to convince the great British public that he is stupid rather than dishonest, isn't it time that he should go?" #PMQs.
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EXCL: Email obtained by @itvnews proves over 100 staff were invited to drinks party in No 10 garden at height of lockdown to āmake the most of the lovely weatherā. Weāre told PM and his wife attended, with staff invited to ābring your own booze!ā.
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BREAKING: High Court has ruled that the government broke the law by failing to protect care home residents from Covid-19 during the pandemic. The govt claimed it had put a 'protective ring' around them. The High Court has decided it failed. Huge moment for families of victims.
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BREAKING: Met Police announce they have now made over 100 referrals for fixed penalty notices over partygate. That makes Downing Street one of the biggest - if not THE biggest - rule breaking venue in Britain.
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BREAKING: Over 80 LGBT and HIV organisations in the UK have pulled out of the governmentās international LGBT conference this summer due to trans conversion therapy being excluded from the ban. Makes the conference essentially pointless. Hugely embarrassing for govt.
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EXCLUSIVE: Boris Johnson had a birthday party during lockdown in June 2020 despite rules forbidding social gatherings indoors, ITV News has learnt. Up to 30 staff celebrated in the cabinet room where Carrie Johnson surprised him with a cake, we're told.
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Conservative MP Matt Warman says āwe never put a law in place that said you couldnāt go into your own gardenā. But the rules did say you couldnāt invite 100 people to join you.
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From what I am witnessing as a journalist here in Rwanda, this is not a free country. People we have interviewed have already been reported to the government for participating in our reports. Journalists cannot operate freely here, and we are lucky to be international media.
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Critical Tory MP at 1922 on PMās address:. āSaying sorry at 1922 & then reducing everything to a joke. Tractors & farmers, drinking at work and something about the Second World War. Everything is a joke & some laugh along. Making us all the clowns in his circus.ā.
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This was Donald Trump Jrās take on the Labour government just a week ago, speaking to @danriversitv. Keir Starmer has some bridges to build.
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The Metās evolving position: . - we donāt investigate Covid crimes retrospectively . - there is insufficient evidence . - weāll see what comes of Gray. - Gray found evidence so weāll investigate. - we donāt want Gray to publish her evidence as itāll prejudice our investigation.
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Angela Rayner confirmed as Deputy Prime Minister. From leaving school pregnant at 16 with no qualifications, a grandmother at 40, to second most powerful person in Britain.
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NEW: The @LibDems have called for an official inquiry into the Chancellor toasting his mini-budget with bankers. "While struggling homeowners saw their mortgage bills spiral it seems the Chancellor was sipping champagne with hedge fund managers profiting from the falling pound.".
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WATCH: Some pretty big crowds in London marching down Whitehall for #BlackLivesMatterUK protests. Also a large crowd gathered outside the US embassy. #ICantBreath
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Conservative MP texts: . āNot a single minister has turned up to support the minister responding to Urgent Question [on the Downing Street party]. The front bench is empty. Unprecedented.ā.
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EXCL: Were police aware of the Downing Street Christmas Party?. ITV News understands that an alarm was triggered accidentally that night inside No 10, leading security/police to respond. So far the Met have declined to investigate.
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CONFIRMED - the flight will not be taking off after all asylum seekers were pulled off.
BREAKING: Home Office source believes we are now down to zero on the flight - they do not expect it to take off. But they are trying to confirm with Home Office lawyers.
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One last thought on this. if ever there was an image that sums up the Conservative Partyās disconnect with the younger generation right now itās a man in black tie at an elite dinner grabbing a climate change protestor by her neck.
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EXCLUSIVE: ITV News has obtained evidence that it was *always* the plan to discharge Covid-19 patients into care homes. 1,800 beds were block booked in care homes by the NHS and councils for that exact purpose. And theyāre still being discharged.
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NEW: Sources close to Privileges Committee say evidence is so damning that Boris Johnson could be 'gone by Christmas' if he returns. One Tory MP tells me any attempt to kill the inquiry could 'bring down the govt'. Yet momentum builds behind Johnson.
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BREAKING: Results of the confidence vote in Boris Johnson. Confidence 211.No Confidence 148. A worse result than Theresa May suffered.
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While anger rages over NHS staff getting a 1% pay rise, itās also worth remembering that many carers are on Ā£8.72 per hour. But you wonāt hear the same outcry, because for reasons which seem increasingly unfair, the care system has never been granted equal status.
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A country united?. Tonight protestors in Westminster chant āBoris Johnson - not my Prime Minister!ā
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NEW: Labour have been told Penny Mordaunt will take Liz Trussās place in the Commons for Keir Starmerās urgent question. First she reverted to Rishi Sunakās economic policies, now sheās asking her other leadership rival Penny Mordaunt to speak on her behalf. Humiliating.
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Important to continually check ministers when they say - as Raab has this morning - that Sue Gray is āimpartialā. Sheās known for her independent streak, but she is a civil servant who ultimately answers to the Prime Minister. This is not an independent inquiry.
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At the airport about to fly to Poland/Ukraine border. The international solidarity with Ukraine is astonishing - some American veterans on our flight are headed out to act as medics in the combat field, willing to stay as long as 6 months if necessary. One sold his car to come.
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š„ One furious Tory MP textsā¦. āThe whips & no10 briefing against junior MPs is a desperate low. Everyone is lambs to the slaughter for the man who wanted to be king of the World and pissed it all away.ā.
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Incredible scenes tonight as thousands of protestors pour onto the streets in Westminster shouting āSTOP THE COUPā. Traffic has been brought to standstill. Huge huge anger.
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1.5% of asylum claims last year referenced sexuality. If every single one of them was bogus and you refused them all, youād still have to explain the backlog with the other 98.5% of asylum claims.
"People purport to be gay when they're not actually gay". Home Secretary @SuellaBraverman accuses asylum seekers of lying about their sexuality to gain refugee status in the UK. Full interview with @AnushkaAsthana tonight ā¬ļø. š»LIVE 9PM @itvpeston.šŗ11.15PM @ITV. #Peston
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šØ NEW: Major disquiet is now spreading to the cabinet. šØ . One cabinet member says they were āstunnedā by the PMās statement, with government ābleeding credibilityā to keep Cummings in a job. This is now the most serious political crisis for Boris Johnson since the election.
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BREAKING: Labour members have backed a motion calling for proportional representation. First time a major party represented in the UK parliament has suggested ditching first past the post.
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šØ Senior Conservative backbencher tells me tonight they are confident of getting to 54 letters tomorrow to try and oust the PM. āUp the revolution!ā they tell me. No 10 / whips subjecting them to āthreats and blackmailā but has only angered MPs further, they say.
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I think you could describe this as cut throughā¦.
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BREAKING: The governmentās international LGBT conference, which was due to set an example to the rest of the world, has been cancelled. It follows over 100 organisations boycotting the event over the govtās plans to only partially ban conversion therapy.
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Boris Johnson declares the Queen as āElizabeth the Greatā. I think thatās a title that deserves to stick.
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BREAKING: The Prime Ministerās former director of communications James Slack - whose leaving do in No 10 was on April 17th 2021 - āapologises unreservedly for the anger and hurt causedā and says it āshould not have happened at the time that it didā. So the party is confirmed.
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The PM wasnāt fined for the BYOB party for as many as 100+ staff with drinks and picnic food in the No 10 garden, among other things. When others were fined for far less, some of them may feel the Metās investigation has not been totally fair.
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We saw more Ukrainians guided on to this one bus into Poland than the UK has accepted in ten days. And the buses come every 5 mins or so. That brings home the numbers.
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BREAKING: Suella Braverman returns as Home Secretary six days after being sacked for a security breach.
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Am told the mood in No 10 this morning is āhorrificā. āIncredibly unsettled and uncomfortableā. It is going to be another difficult day for staff.
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Led By Donkeys is not an impartial source, but this video they have made raises all the right questions about why the Met Police still wonāt investigate any Christmas parties whenā¦. 1. There are witnesses.2. There are photos.3. There is the video evidence leaked to ITV.
šØ"Who exactly does the @MetPoliceUK work for ma'am? Our citizens, or Boris Johnson?" šØ. (Location: New Scotland Yard. Sound on)
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BREAKING: UK Stats Authority writes to Boris saying it's "surprised & disappointed" he's using Ā£350m figure AGAIN. "Clear misuse of stats"
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I suppose the test is whether it would be considered a āsocial occasionā if this was a group of supermarket workers, carers, nurses or other key workers whoād downed tools and gone out into the sunshine for wine and cheese after work, including with the bossās wife/fiancĆ©.
"This wasn't a social occasion, it was staff having a drink after meetings" . Deputy PM Dominic Raab defends a new photo showing the PM and colleagues having a gathering in the No 10 garden during lockdown.
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So. there's some pretty wild stuff being said about my family on here. I haven't tweeted so far as it's never great to engage with conspiracy theories etc. But it's all got a bit OTT lately, so to be clear nobody in my family is my 'source', attended any parties or was fined.
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No government minister and no Liz Truss supporting MP on the morning round today to help the country understand how it is going to pay its energy bills. You do get the sense there is a tumbleweed blowing across the office floor in Westminster.
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Some carers slept in care homes and left their children with family members for weeks to protect residents. The sacrifice they made was unprecedented. Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock partly holding them responsible for deaths will cause huge upset.
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WATCH: Conservative MP Mark Field shoves a protestor against a pillar then grabs her by her neck and shoves her out of the Mansion House dinner after climate change protestors interrupted the banquet.
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Tory MP texts: āThe idea he can stay until autumn is insaneā.
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Black cab drivers are lining the mall to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth. One told me in tears that he wanted to pay his respects to the monarch whoās āall weāve ever knownā.
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BREAKING: The Metropolitan Police will NOT investigate any of the Downing Street parties unless and until the Sue Gray inquiry finds evidence of criminality. ie the Met are relying on an internal inquiry to decide for them whether a crime was committed. Full statement š
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BREAKING: Keir Starmer commits to Great British Energy - a publicly-owned energy company. The first since the 1980s.
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NEW: Damning report by HMIC into corruption in Met Police finds the force is "not fit for purpose". - Cash, jewellery, drugs regularly 'go missing'. Access code for one store was scribbled on the door. - Over 100 new recruits have previous convictions for crimes including theft.
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āLetās have a show of hands, who believes Boris Johnson was telling the truth yesterday?ā. It doesnāt take long to count themā¦
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The civil service doesnāt get much thanks. But the past ten days have run with extraordinary precision and sensitivity, most of it organised by public servants. Surely one of Britainās most extraordinary organisational feats.
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BREAKING: @Keir_Starmer confirms that an amendment will be brought next week calling for a referendum on Boris Johnsonās Brexit deal and Labour will back it #Marr.
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Oliver Dowden - who told us all minutes before No 10 and the PM partied that we could only meet one person outdoors - says he had no idea there was a party going on in the garden metres from where he was giving a press conference.
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BREAKING: Home Office source believes we are now down to zero on the flight - they do not expect it to take off. But they are trying to confirm with Home Office lawyers.
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Separate Conservative MP texts:. āThis is a distater. The PM has made it worse. Backbenchers are furious and my constituents are furious. Makes us all look like rule breakers.ā.
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No minister has been made available for the usual series of morning interviews on TV/radio todayā¦ everything hinges on what PM says at PMQs. Itās the second time in a month that ministers have had to be pulled from interviews due to devastating revelations of parties in No 10.
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Every few minutes in Southport today Iāve seen members of the local community coming out to give police officers sandwiches, drinks and sweets. Even buckets of water for the police horses. Clear the community here welcome their presence and appreciate their work.
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šØ BREAKING: Lord Geidt has resigned as the PMās ethics advisor.
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BREAKING: Westminster Council has turned Labour for the first time in its history. Added to Wandsworth turning red for the first time since 1978 and Barnet also returning to Labour control, it is a devastating result for the Conservatives in London.
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At the time this video was filmed I was reporting from care homes where distraught families couldnāt see their loved ones. At least one of those families I filmed with lost their mum over Christmas. How does No 10 respond to their anger tonight?.
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Responding to government denials this morning one source who was at the leaving party tells me:. 1. The PM orchestrated the event. 2. He encouraged people to fill their glasses after a tense day. 3. He gave a speech and chatted to everyone for 20mins or so. No10 dispute all this.
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NEW: Poll in tomorrowās Daily Mail (that well known left wing paper) finds 66% of people think Dominic Cummings should resign. But most damning of all, 55% of Conservative voters say he has to go.
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Who won the #ITVDebate? Give us your snap verdict! . Weāre live on bringing you all the reaction from the spin room.
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Johnson accidentally names two officials whose identities the committee had promised to protect. Clerks shake their heads and he apologises.
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BREAKING: Government confirms that EVERY SINGLE SAMPLE of cladding tested so far across England has FAILED fire safety tests. Astonishing.
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NEW: Poll by @YouGov finds a majority of Brits (57%) think Johnson should resign after being issued a fine for a breach of Covid-19 rules.
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EXCL: This is the NHS as youāve never seen it. 19 patients crammed on trolleys in corridors unable to get into a full A&E. 92 year-old May has been stuck on hers for 3 days. Outside, ambulances queue, delayed getting to other calls. Patients have died waiting. #ITVTonight
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NEW: Exclusive polling for @GMB this morning finds 70% of people think the Prime Minister is dishonest. Only 32% think he should continue in his role.
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Was anyone else in any other line of work invited to "bring your own booze" to a work meeting during the height of lockdown?.
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At the time of the photos only 2 people were allowed to meet indoors - it was the second full lockdown. Boris Johnson told Parliament on 1st Dec 2021, "all guidance was followed completely in No 10.". Questions now are: .1) did he mislead MPs? .2) Why didn't police fine him?.
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Two years ago today, Boris Johnson won a landslide victory in the general election. This morning the Conservative Party is talking of removing him as Prime Minister. Astonishing how quickly events have moved.
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Horrific homophobic incident on tube on way home as a man aggressively accuses a gay passenger of ālooking at himā in an unwelcome way, shouting in his face. Thankfully two of us on carriage were able to back him up. Seriously, itās 2019 and you are in London - get a life.
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NEW: The Metropolitan Police say that despite photographic evidence of the PM potentially breaking social distancing rules by hosting a Christmas quiz they still do not intend to investigate claims of Christmas parties in Downing Street at this time.
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The Prime Minister repeatedly said earlier this week that no decision had been taken on HS2. But weāve discovered that he recorded this social media video in No10 about scrapping HS2 before going to conference. Hmm. Journalism by ā¦@NathanLeeTVā©:
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BREAKING: Dan Wootton has been sacked by Mail Online. A spokesperson says his contract has been terminated.
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Liz Truss pays tribute to Boris Johnson. āYou are admired from Kyiv to Carlisleā. There is a very awkward pause before the audience realise they are supposed to applaud.
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Asked one MP what's been said by PM at 1922. "I couldn't bring myself to go to listen to him.".
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NEW: @AngelaRayner reacts to PMās failure to turn up to answer questions. āDespite having no official engagements listed today, the PM has again failed to turn up to Parliament and face the music. His absence speaks volumes. Boris Johnson holds the British public in contempt.ā.
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"The Prime Minister is not under a desk" has to be the absolute lowest bar for governing the country.
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Home Office sounding increasingly concerned tonight that the first flight carrying migrants to Rwanda from the UK will be held up by an injunction. A case was lodged at the High Court earlier today by a variety of charities / action groups / unions. Flight due to depart Tuesday.
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Former head of the civil service Lord Kerslake tells @GMB there should be an independent inquiry into Downing Street parties led by someone such as a retired judge. He doesnāt believe Sue Grayās report can be truly independent.
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Ken Loach blames Labourās defeat on the media and Labour backbenchers: . āNo other Labour leader has had the abuse that Jeremy Corbyn has. No other leader has been called a terrorist when heās a man of peace, or a racist when heās been opposed to racism all his lifeā. @itvnews.
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āThere will be full transparencyā says Dominic Raab, though he canāt say whether or not Sue Grayās report will be published in full (we expect that it wonāt be).
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Just a reminder that the chartered plane to Rwanda had already been paid for tonight. As one Home Office source told me the costs āwere already sunkā. So whatever your view on the policy thatās half a million quid potentially down the drain.
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NEW: Chancellor will announce this week that 120,000 benefit claimants will be asked to take active steps to seek more and better paid work, or face having their benefits reduced. Hard for govt to contrast with bankers getting increased bonuses, but theyāre facing it head first.
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Word among Conservative MPs is that Boris Johnson has begun calling his critics, hinting at the prospect of promotion and asking in return that they 'stay with me'. Clearly No 10 feel the threat of a confidence vote if those kind of approaches are being made.
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Does a cake make a party?. Does singing happy birthday qualify as a party?. The point for many people is. it was more of a party than millions had, including many who sadly wouldn't see another birthday.
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