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Blackford using PMQs to attack both sides of the chamber on Brexit, describing it as the “elephant in the room”. Accuses Starmer of “desperately trying to out-Brexit” the Tories 👀
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After an amazing 18 months at the
@Daily_Express
, I’m really excited to announce I’ll be heading to
@GBNEWS
as their new Digital Political Editor, starting at the end of August.
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It was a massive (extremely disheartening) slog working on this project but I feel really proud of everything we’ve done.
Today I am starting to publish a detailed, annotated record of the lies, falsehoods and misleading statements made by Boris Johnson and colleagues dating back to his appointment as prime minister in July 2019. They are available here:
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I’m really excited to announce that today is my first day as a political correspondent at the Independent
My DMs are open if you want to grab a coffee around Westminster ✨
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Woke up to my first ever front page splash this morning 😭
Campaigners have warned a change to the state pension age would plunge thousands of pensioners into poverty.
Story with the wonderful
@sam_lister_
👇
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Lord Heseltine has Tory whip restored five years after backing Lib Dems over Brexit
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“Ironically, they also model their vision on Germany - a highly successful global trading nation within the EU. Maybe we should have copied Germany, without the Brexit, and saved ourselves a whole lot of fuss, time and money.”
@mikegalsworthy
@Scientists4EU
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As someone who dropped maths at 16, I apparently feel personally victimised by Rishi’s maths reforms - so much so that last night I had an anxiety dream which involved getting fired because I can’t do my times tables
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Not looking great for Sunak after Braverman’s Boris style intervention on Northern Ireland 👀
ERG source texts: “Serious cabinet tensions-no surprise when you don’t keep even them in the loop. Sunak obviously gone to the school of May in how to run the government!” Ooft
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But
@mikegalsworthy
was disparaging about the report.
"These analyses sound like the same fantasy stuff eurosceptic dinosaurs were putting out over half a decade ago. In the meantime, Brexit has actually happened in the real world - hitting GDP by a whopping 4 percent"
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EXCLUSIVE: Labour MP Rachael Maskell has said we should be looking to parliament to try and revoke Duke of York's title
@Daily_Express
'We need action!' MP calls for Act of Parliament to revoke Duke of York title
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It was such a pleasure interviewing
@SadiqKhan
for the
@hackneygazette
this morning about the impact of grassroots sport on the local community
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As of today, I’m now a full time member of the
@Daily_Express
politics team!
Really excited for this new challenge (esp as the Government enters full chaos mode 🙃)
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EXCLUSIVE 🚨 Leaked email shows a former SNP staffer raised concerns to Peter Murrell 3 years ago over the party’s finances
He claims he urged Mr Murrell to “come clean” or risk “damaging” the party in the future
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Feeling overwhelmed by all the amazing tributes to my wonderful grandpa who died yesterday morning. He was my biggest cheerleader and most intimidating inspiration 🤍
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It was me. I am the colleague.
A Commons terrace doorman just told a lovely Lobby colleague that her outfit is very “pre love island summer slay” - stunning
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EXCL: Boris Johnson is preparing an Op-Ed to be published in the coming days as part of a significant intervention over Sunak’s impending Northern Ireland Protocol deal,
@Daily_Express
understands
EXCLUSIVE: Boris Johnson is poised for a major Brexit deal intervention in 'springboard' comeback move
via
@cooke_millie
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Sunak: “It is the love of my wife and children that sustain me in this difficult job”
Bold of Sunak to dedicate a chunk of this very public speech to his family when the PM’s spokesman regularly says that asking questions about his family/children is off limits to the media
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@Obornetweets
and I investigate the media silence over the Julian Assange hearing, despite its momentous consequences for free speech and investigative journalism. Today’s cover story in
@TheBJReview
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Sadiq Khan is being accused of “virtue signalling” after his team racked up 80,000 air miles last year 👀
My story for
@GBNEWS
'One Conservative party source pointed out that the moon was 240,000 miles away, so he said if Sadiq Khan took a few more flights before the election he might be able to fly there and back!'
@Cooke_Millie
reacts to Sadiq Khan racking up 80,000 air miles in 2023.
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Bob Blackman announces “yellow card” system for Tory leadership candidates to prevent infighting
“We want a good clean contest…. The constant backfighting and attacking was one of the contributing reasons why the party did so badly at the GE”
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After nearly a year of working on this doc it feels a bit like my first born child (praying that my firstborn isn’t so loose with the truth tho lmao)
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Tobias Ellwood accused the Government of "failing to understand the bigger picture", implying that sanctions could push Putin towards a trade alliance with China.
Exclusive for
@Daily_Express
'Plays into Putin hands!' Boris told huge blunder about to backfire as war rages in Europe
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Really pleased to see my exclusive as a page lead in yesterday’s
@Daily_Express
. The cost of living crisis isn’t going away, and pensioners are paying the price
Read it here
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I really do wonder when I’ll stop having a little cry at playbook mentions. Probs never
👏Our political reporter
@cooke_millie
driving the day again with an appearance in
@politico
's London Playbook this morning.
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I spoke to the lovely
@EamonnHolmes
and
@IsabelWebster_
this morning about Joe Biden's visit to Northern Ireland this week
'He has long been putting pressure on the UK & the EU to resolve tensions in Northern Ireland.'
Millie Cooke from the Daily Express looks ahead to Joe Biden's visit to Belfast after the White House has said the President is 'looking forward' to the visit despite recent violence.
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I chatted to former Lib Deb Home Office minister Norman Baker last week - who said that Jeremy Hunt might be the key to defending the Blue wall from the Lib Deb threat -
@Daily_Express
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Unbelievably excited to say that today was my first day as a news reporter at
@Daily_Express
✨ say hi or send scoops millie.cooke
@reachplc
.com 👀
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A ConHome poll has shown 53% of tory voters calling for Johnson's resignation. The polling used a panel of around a thousand party members - the same panel which gave Johnson a 93 point approval rating after the general election...
NEW: Boris Johnson told to resign by Conservative Party members
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“Young people in Hackney remind me of myself 30 years ago” - my interview with
@SadiqKhan
for
@hackneygazette
Sadiq Khan: “Young People in Hackney remind me of myself 30 years ago”
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I FOIed the cabinet asking how much money was spent on alcohol at Chequers throughout the Christmas lockdown - a moment of delirium that I had completely forgotten about until they rejected the request today
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Obvs my first appearance in
@politico
Playbook PM was alongside a ✨low-key c-bomb✨
Ty
@e_casalicchio
‼️
Playbook PM hitting inboxes about now ...
🇪🇺 Brexit hopes continue ... but hurdles remain
👱 Reported BoJo intervention prompts "c*nt" jibe
🚫 SCOOP on proposal for charged MPs
🇨🇳 SCOOP on Philip Hammond's beef with China Daily
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I’m so grateful for all the wonderful, talented people I’ve worked with and learnt from at the Express ✨ To name a few -
@davidmaddox
,
@katieharris
,
@samstevenson
,
@sam_lister_
,
@itstarafair
,
@christiancalgie
,
@Express_Knowles
,
@StephSpyro
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I’ll be on
@bbcradioulster
at 17.45 talking about Sue Gray’s appointment as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff ✨ tune in if you want to hear my vocal fry ✨
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EXCLUSIVE: Jacob Rees-Mogg will be joining GB News with his own television show this year
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Racism is not confined to our past. Johnson needs to be very careful in the way that he engages with this issue over the coming months, especially as we move towards a post-Brexit Britain.
Here is
@OborneTweets
and my joint piece for
@CWRoundTable
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Nothing like a looming ✨Tory civil war✨ to spice up recess
My exclusive in this morning’s
@Daily_Express
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The bar is low
Say what you like about
@BorisJohnson
, but he was never arrested as part of a fraud investigation
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After writing about the media's failure to cover the Julian Assange hearing with
@OborneTweets
in November last year, I'm really pleased to be covering this for
@Daily_Express
Jeremy Corbyn weighs in on Julian Assange row and demands WikiLeaks chief freed from jail
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@davidmaddox
@katieharris
@samstevenson
@sam_lister_
@ItsTaraFair
@christiancalgie
@Express_Knowles
@StephSpyro
I can’t wait to get started and make the leap one room down the corridor from room 11 to room 12 ☀️ see you in august
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My stupid big brother and I have started a newsletter - two political opinion pieces sent to your inbox every fortnight. In our first email, we talk about who will end up taking the blame for the pandemic. It's out now 🔔🔔🔔
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You heard it in the
@Daily_Express
first 😇👀
🚨 BIG announcement...
Jacob Rees-Mogg to host his OWN SHOW as he joins GB News to debate the hot topics of the day
💻 GB News YouTube:
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Tell me you’re out of your depth as a freelancer without telling me you’re out of your depth as a freelancer:
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While the UK is edging closer to a deal with the EU on Northern Ireland, the Tory party is said to be gearing up for a 'civil war' over the role of the European courts in policing the Protocol
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Happy budget day ✨ I’ll be running the
@Daily_Express
live blog as Hunt unveils a big package of financial fun 🥰🥰🥰
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Over 40% of parents of disabled children said their home didn’t meet their child’s needs, something which seems to be contributing to the high rates of infant mortality in the UK. It was such a privilege to work on this investigation for
@BBCNewsnight
Part 2 of our Young Lives Lost series on why the UK's child mortality rate is so high.
We explore how housing is impacting disabled children's health - with over 40% of parents saying their home doesn't meet their child's needs.
@deb_cohen
|
#Newsnight
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Great to be reporting from the
@UKLabour
Party Conference in Liverpool. Really excited to get stuck in at my first party conference - hopefully the first of many
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I spoke about strike action, Steve Barclay and the fact that the world seems to be imploding with
@IsabelWebster_
and
@EamonnHolmes
this morning - happy Thursday 🤪
'We are likely to see huge amounts of disruption across the UK today for both pupils and parents, heading into exam season, it's really not helpful.'
Political Reporter for the Daily Express, Millie Cooke, discusses the reality of the teachers' strikes beginning today.
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Really loved working on this for
@BBCNewsnight
- tune in tonight at 22:30.
TONIGHT: The second part of our Young Lives Lost series on why the UK's child mortality rate is so high.
We explore how housing is impacting disabled children's health - with over 40% of parents saying their home didn't meet their child's needs.
- 22:30
@BBCTwo
#Newsnight
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@Daily_Express
"There are no words to describe the experience that so many survivors have. But money doesn't heal that wound. We've heard lots of words but we need action."
@RachaelMaskell
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EXC: With the ‘No Jab No Job’ policy coming into force next week and a massive funding gap that wasn’t remedied at the budget, the care home sector is apparently in ‘meltdown’
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I spoke to
@cebr_uk
about the cost of Covid-19 isolation rules and how it would benefit the economy if we were to move to five-day isolation - my exclusive for
@Daily_Express
EXCLUSIVE: Cutting self-isolation by just two days could save UK economy £21m a day
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Not a single child was rugby tackled to the ground either !!
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I learnt two things from this exercise - 1. Chequers isn’t subject to FOI laws 2. January 2021 was evidently a lot worse for me than I remembered
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I’m looking to speak to anyone who has experience with the youth justice system for a piece about mental health in the youth secure estate - DM me if that’s you
#journorequest
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My first piece for
@Beauhurst
profiling some amazing mental health start-ups in the UK 🌟🌟🌟
🧠 21 Mental Health
#Startups
Revolutionising UK Healthcare:
💰 How To Prioritise Your Sales Leads With Beauhurst:
🚀 Investment Opportunities in the Midlands Launch Event:
#mentalhealth
#startupfunding
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EXCLUSIVE: Priti Patel criticised Jeremy Hunt's planned corporation tax rise, warning that the UK retail landscape is being "absolutely hammered"
She said: "The Conservative party is nothing if it does not stand for low taxes and sound money"
@pritipatel
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@karenbradyuk
Hi Karen, I'm a journalist with the Express - Would you be able to follow me back so I can DM you please? Thanks! Millie :)
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It was really wonderful hearing from the amazing women at
@Sistah_Space
about gender equality and the incredible work they do to support African and Caribbean heritage women in Hackney.
“This notion of gender equality is a necessary one. But we’re not all coming from the same place."
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Is there a Tory rift on the horizon? The Net Zero Scrutiny Group have hit out at the government’s Net Zero proposals, calling them “politically and economically unviable”. My first exclusive for
@Daily_Express
👀
EXCLUSIVE: Tory RIFT on horizon as fury grows at Sunak budget - 'Politically and economically unviable'
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Your guide to everything Fintech - my latest article for
@Beauhurst
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My brain when I read keir starmer’s lockdown tweet
The virus is clearly out of control.
It’s not good enough for the Prime Minister to hint at further restrictions at unspecified times and then do nothing.
He must put national restrictions in place within the next 24 hours.
No more dither, no more delay.
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EXCLUSIVE: A worrying number of backbenchers are expected to skip Tory conference in October, with many saying they are already in 'campaign mode' in their constituencies ahead of next year's general election
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In his first interview since announcing he will step down as an MP at the next election, ex-farming minister George Eustice issued a warning over trade agreements such as CPTPP - he warned against deals which could impose new regs on post-Brexit Britain
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In this week’s issue of
@TwoScoopsBlog
(our fifth issue !!), I talk about post-Brexit patriotism and how it’s often used to patch over socio-economic issues
Two Scoops Issue
#5
is out now! This week, we take a look at the concept of Global Britain, what it’s supposed to mean and what it actually represents.
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Not only are we now standing alone, but our politicians are too busy focusing on leadership race to bother about stable relations w/ europe
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Lack of pancakes on today’s parly menu is deeply concerning
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The moment the broadcast round is over in the morning I switch over to Hannah Montana because I’m a serious career woman
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Happy Friday I’m still crying ✨✨✨
The brilliant
@cooke_millie
makes
@politico
London Playbook for the second day in a row with her
@Daily_Express
George Eustice interview.
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Rishi Sunak has a crisis on his hands as the PM attempts to quell opposition to his proposed NI deal (without actually showing anyone a draft of the deal)
Me and
@DavidPBMaddox
for
@Daily_Express
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EXCLUSIVE: A senior Tory MP accused Braverman of making “vacuous promises” and “dumping her problems on local communities”.
In an explosive series of remarks, the senior party figure also described govt ministers as a “bunch of arrogant motherf***ers”
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BREAKING: Sue Gray broke the Civil Service code by discussing a job with Labour, the Cabinet Office probe has concluded
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BREAKING: Nadine Dorries has announced she will stand down as an MP at the next election, saying the Tories' election prospects are "terminal"
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Why is hancock speaking to marr from the red room of pain I have so many questions
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Miliband speaks to the Hay festival about climate crisis….
Challenged by JSO backer on North Sea oil licenses he says Labour’s stance is “the most progressive in the world”. Also takes swipe at JSO - “I don’t question your motives but I massively question your tactics”
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Rishi Sunak suggests police officers should focus on tackling "bread and butter" issues such as theft and antisocial behaviour, rather than "taking the knee"
@christopherhope
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Liz Truss will vote against Rishi’s year-by-year smoking ban - taking a general opposition to the govt “banning things”
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Liz truss addresses a packed out growth rally - calling for tax cuts, less red tape and housebuilding
Calls for everyone in the room to “unleash their inner conservative”
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If you're voting in mayoral elections today and haven't decided on your 2nd (or even 1st!) pref - consider voting women's equality! 🤘
@WEP_UK
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He's made the calculation its political suicide to call part of the UK a shithole, but probs fine to call another MP shit
Breaking:
James Cleverly apologises for calling Alex Cunningham a 'shit MP' - he denies calling Stockton a 'shithole'
Source close to Cleverly: 'He apologises for unparliamentary language
'He would never criticise Stockton. He is clear it is a great place'
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Although aside from a public statement on the fact that they’ve received a yellow card, it doesn’t seem there will be any other sanctions if rules are broken… Blackman said he thinks such a statement would be “extremely detrimental” to their campaigns
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In last week's article for
@TwoScoopsBlog
I talk about how Johnson’s reactive leadership style has inhibited his ability to reckon with climate change - and ask whether he might finally take the issue seriously now it's on his doorstep. Read it here.
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Andrew Bailey said he had no advance warning of measures unveiled in Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng's mini budget.
He told the Economic Affairs Committee there was "no formal communication of the sort we normally have", describing it as an "extraordinary process".
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Why are conversations surrounding sexual harassment so exhausting and what can men do to ease the burden? My article for this week’s edition of Two Scoops.
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Andy Burnham has threatened Sunak with legal action over HS2
He told
@GBNEWS
: 'We are fighting back. We are getting organised.'
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EXC: James Cleverly is set to meet with Tory MPs this evening to brief them on the Government's plans for migration
The meeting is understood to be a 'briefing' rather than a Q and A - and is in addition to the weekly 1922 committee meeting
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The government’s campaign conflates health with thinness and thinness with counting calories. It puts the emphasis on numbers and makes them unavoidable in daily life. For people with EDs, it reinforces the idea that our bodies cannot be trusted.
My article for Two Scoops.
In this week’s issue, we’re talking about food - but not in a cool, fun, TikTok recipe kind of way. Instead, we’re talking about government policy (sorry) and sharing our views on Johnson’s ‘war on obesity’.
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