Katherine Forster
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Just 3 wks ago I interviewed the PM exclusively for
@GBNEWS
in Vienna. Next day he called a GE!! A week on, a one to one with Starmer in Worthing. Now a blur of buses, speeches, schools, farms, North West, Wales, North East…a privilege to travel across 🇬🇧, 3 1/2 wks to go….
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Yesterday morning I should have been outside No 10 reporting. More importantly, my 2 eldest sons should have arrived home after a 9 week adventure across Southeast Asia. But they didn’t…..(thread)
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They’re flying home. They’d used their scout training & extensive viewing of
@BearGrylls
videos to gather rainwater, build a shelter etc. But they weren’t properly prepared & should have been with a guide. Words have been exchanged. Thank god that’s possible. They are so sorry.
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Then suddenly it was the best day of my life. 40 hours after they’d set off, they were found. Weak but alive. The first rescuer to reach them said they thought they’d be dead. 3 dozen search & rescue, police, fire saved their lives.
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I'm swapping newspapers for TV. Thrilled to be joining
@GBNEWS
and really excited to start tomorrow. Coming soon on channel 236
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Thursday was the worst day of my life. But friends dropped work & came round. Made phone calls. Our tech savvy young friends & friends of friends spread the boys’ pics & last known location across social media. The Foreign Office were amazing. Local rescuers scoured the volcano…
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Why thank you Larry! Didn’t keep me warm though….
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Luckily they’d been in touch with friends going up. And a Swedish friend, Sarah, who they’d met in Vietnam had reported them missing to the British Embassy on Wednesday night (BST).
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They weren’t on the flight. They’d hiked up 3000m volcano Mt Agung starting 2.30am Wed (8.30pm Tues night BST) to see the sunrise. Phones died near top. I didn’t know. By the time a friend of theirs got hold of me early Thurs morning they’d not been heard from in 30 hrs.
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And finally, thank you to my friends and colleagues at
@GBNEWS
for all your love and support. And for being on Downing Street yesterday morning and today when I couldn’t. ENDS
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My middle son is hoping to study economics at uni from September - this makes my blood boil: Cashfor courses: top universities recruit foreign students on low grades
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Had probably hundreds of McDonalds breakfasts in my life….not usually handed out by the Prime Minister though. 6.20am. Egg muffin. Wrap for him.
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Thank you
@BearGrylls
for your message to my sons. Important advice if going on a hike: tell someone where you’re going & when you’re due back, take a hard copy of a map (tech goes down, phones die). Plus compass. And says survival largely down to ‘having each other.’
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Lee Anderson tells
@christopherhope
on
@GBNEWS
he went into the ‘No’ lobby, but Labour MPs were sniggering and saying ‘he’s coming back to Labour’ and he couldn’t do it. He abstained., having resigned yesterday to vote for the amendments.
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@BearGrylls
So, when your mother (or anyone) tells you to explore with a group, people get lost and die, batteries run out etc, don’t say ‘Mum, we’re not stupid’. Listen. Boys!!
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Talking to Starmer on the battle bus today, and watching him at the pottery, he’s in seriously good form. He’s not bothered he’s seen as having lost debate. More relaxed than I’ve seen him & clearly enjoying himself. Little wonder. He’s (almost certainly) gonna be PM in 8 days
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Thrilled to say I’ve a new role as political reporter, joining the inimitable
@darrenmccaffrey
and
@tomhfh
officially on
@GBNEWS
’s on-air politics team. Start tomorrow! It’s going to be quite a week…..
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A privilege to be with my sons on
@GBNEWS
just now. We are beyond fortunate they lived to tell the tale. Hope others will learn from their mistakes.
Very moving interview with Katherine Forster & sons done so well by
@EamonnHolmes
&
@IsabelWebster_
on
@GBNEWS
this morning.
Very brave & emotional
@forster_k
explaining the emotional rollercoaster ride she went through for 40 hours while her sons were missing before being found
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Beyond fortunate to still have 3 three sons. This time last week I was hugging the eldest 2 at Heathrow, who went up a volcano in Bali and nearly didn't come home. Hope other young people will learn from their mistakes. You are not invincible! Free to read, thank you
@thetimes
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HS2 was always about increasing capacity on the overcrowded West Coast Main Line (as well as speed). Cancelling the Birmingham to Manchester leg means worse log-jams north of Birmingham and increased fares to reduce demand. Great scoop from
@BenGartside
The diagram below, seen and reproduced by i, shows that HS2 to Birmingham helps capacity issues, but worsens between Bham and Manchester because of the cancellation.
Insiders tell i it is “inescapable” a new line will need to be built soon.
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Delighted to now be Political Correspondent on
@GBNEWS
, part of our great politics team:
@christopherhope
,
@tomhfh
and
@OliviaUtley
. The last 11 months have been a wild ride, with Truss becoming PM on my first day reporting. Wonder what the next year will bring….
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Not okay to be yelled at and intimidated for just doing my job. I’ve spent days at these protests with no issues till now. Worth saying the guy being most vile was white British and has probably not set foot in the Middle East. Footage with police.
'I have to say it was really intimidating, I'm pretty shaken up by it, and we're filing a police report'
GB News reporter, Katherine Forster, describes the 'distressing' incident she faced today, as pro-Palestine protesters surrounded and verbally abused her and the crew.
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This completely changed my life.
@spectator
selects interns purely based on what you can do. Who you know/age/background irrelevant. Fair, rare... and as it should be
Applications for The Spectator’s (paid) summer internship scheme now open: no CVs (or names!) please. Details:
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A surreal morning….
When two worlds collide… lovely to bump into my
@GBNEWS
colleague
@forster_k
and her safe and well sons Matthew and Andrew
@thismorning
after they were rescued from a Bali volcano after going missing for 40 hours on election day👇🏻
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"Child marriage is child abuse" says
@sajidjavid
on
@colinbrazierGBN
&
@MercyMuroki
, on
@GBNEWS
. Raising the legal age of marriage to 18 long overdue imho
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Great to speak exclusively to
@BorisJohnson
on
@gbnews
at the march against anti-semitism
‘Whatever the rights and wrongs of what Israel has done, or is doing, I think that the antisemitism we have seen in some of the marches around Europe has really confirmed for me the absolutely human necessity for Israel to exist’
Boris Johnson at the March Against Antisemitism.
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Atmosphere as darkness falls has totally changed from the rally earlier. And now chants of ‘From the river to the sea….’ Police keeping public back. No wonder government is so concerned about protests on Armistice Day
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Knowing no-one in the media, and with a CV saying basically '48, full time mum' I had no hope of a job in journalism. But
@FraserNelson
@spectator
don't look at CVs and so I wrote about politics and economics and got an internship. Now I'm a journalist at
@thesundaytimes
.
My thoughts (in The Guardian!) on diversity in the media, the importance of fair internships and The Spectator’s no-CV policy.
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Great to speak with
@BorisJohnson
exclusively on
@GBNEWS
just now. He appeared unexpectedly at today’s march against anti-semitism, and spoke powerfully about such a march being needed in 21st century UK and his hopes, still, for a two-state solution.
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Fantastic viewing figures for
@GBNEWS
Breakfast show yesterday, beating Sky & the BBC News Channel. Hosted by the wonderful Anne Diamond &
@StephenGBNews
(I popped up at 6,7,8,9 & 9.45). Join us from 6am tomorrow (& me from 7 - I’ve a lie-in to 5am!).
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Beautifully put
I spent half an hour observing The Queen's Lying-in-State from the reporter's box in Westminster Hall this afternoon. This is what it was like:
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Difficult day yesterday, but hugely buoyed by all the kind messages from friends and colleagues across the media and politics, and from people on here. Thank you all.
My brilliant friend and colleague
@forster_k
is a superb reporter — as professional and even-handed as they come. It’s vile that she was made to feel unsafe while doing her job. Hope
@metpoliceuk
takes this very seriously
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Good to be back on air after my summer break and great to see
@gbnews
still beating Sky for much of the day. Yesterday more people watched us for 12 hrs (I was on top of 8, and top of every hour from 12 to 5). Amazing given we’re only 3 yrs old.
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So Boris Johnson & Rishi Sunak WILL self-isolate after all, after 2+ hours of "seeing how apoplectic the country is getting" says
@tomhfh
. How were they so utterly tone-deaf? Astonishing.
@Nigel_Farage
@DehennaDavison
on The Political Correction on
@gbnews
now.
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Thank you Liam. Yes, it wasn’t easy for them to go on TV & admit they’d messed up. But hoping they will help other young people avoid similar mistakes. Do your research. Be prepared. And if you fancy climbing a 3000m volcano in time for sunrise, take a guide!
@forster_k
@GBNEWS
Amazing Katherine. I can only imagine how worried you were - but what a fantastic outcome !
And full marks to your boys for having the guts to talk about their experiences on national television, alongside you - and to do so with such contrition and charm. 👏👏👏
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Delighted for
@EamonnHolmes
@IsabelWebster_
@StephenGBNews
@elliecostelloTV
and team. Proud to play a part in this fantastic show, (despite 4am get-ups). And huge credit to the (v small band of) producers who make it happen.
2024
#TRICAwards
in partnership with
@euronics_UK
🏆 Congratulations
@GBNEWS
#Breakfast
⭐️ News
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Boris Johnson made animal welfare a priority. But now the flagship Animal Welfare Bill (Kept Animals) has been dropped. Conservative MP
@andreajenkyns
says the government must keep its manifesto promises. My report:
'The Government is running out of time to make good on its promises.'
The Government is facing criticism over the dropping of its flagship Animal Welfare Bill that includes protections for pets, farm and zoo animals.
Katherine Forster reports.
@forster_k
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@richie26188
@FraserNelson
Well The Spectator pays all their interns. Plus my husband is working.
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First 7 wks as political reporter: 2 PMs, 2 monarchs, 3 Chancellors, 3 Home Secs, the last week outside No 10, & watched Truss resign. Enjoying half-term with my kids…now to try and put my phone down.
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Thank you Isabel x
Terribly emotional interviewing
@forster_k
just now about her missing sons on election day last week. I offered her my hand when she was wobbling (the cameras were off us) and let me tell you, she held on tight!! Just so delighted she was able to be reunited with her boys 💙💙
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"There are simply no easy answers for a Labour Party that was formed in a world defined overwhelmingly by economics and class, but which now finds itself in a world that is shaped far more by culture and values." Essential reading from
@GoodwinMJ
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I would like to apologise profusely for earlier mis-speaking. I meant of course Martin Rowson. I have apologised personally to the legend that is
@MichaelRosenYes
and the clip has been removed.
@GBNEWS
@forster_k
At least Martin Rowson has made a fulsome apology, where is your's for impugning the reputation of
@MichaelRosenYes
. I trust it will be equally fulsome and to his satisfaction.
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This completely changed my life:
@spectator
no CV internship helped me to
@thesundaytimes
& now
@GBNEWS
. They only care about what you can do. Who you know/age/background irrelevant. Fair, rare... and as it should be. Also the loveliest team. Apply!
The Spectator's 2021 internship scheme is now open: no CVs (or names) please!
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Agree age shouldn't matter.
@spectator
didn't care I started in journalism at 48. Nor do
@thesundaytimes
. Wish more employers were as forward-thinking.
#Diversity
This is a great scheme. Would be made even better without the age restriction: one of The Spectator’s best interns was a 48yo mum-of-3 whose kids were old enough for her to start a new career. In no time she was at the Sunday Times. New talent comes in all shapes and forms!
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Enjoyed talking with
@TVNaga01
about taking no nonsense from politicians, her new
@bbc5live
show, equal pay on
@bbcbreakfast
, racism and golf.
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Outside Nat West HQ since 8am this morning. £850 million wiped off it’s value, shares down 4%. The fallout from Coutts’ treatment of Nigel Farage continues, with mounting pressure on the chairman Sir Howard Davies to resign too. Join us on
@GBNEWS
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University isn't right for everyone and can be a waste of money imho. Degree level apprenticeships and technical education often a better bet. Glad the tide starting to turn
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Changed my life. Fair and rare...
@spectator
chooses interns on ability only; wish more employers were so forward thinking. A golden ticket into journalism...
The Spectator internship scheme doesn't ask (or care) about age: life is long, experience doesn't get old. One of our interns, age 48, ended up giving an interview to The Sunday Times (who then hired her).
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Working class white boys have long been bottom of the heap, and largely ignored. Important topic. Well said
@GoodwinMJ
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I came to The Sunday Times for 4 weeks, and stayed for 3 years. It's been incredible, and I will miss my brilliant friends and colleagues hugely, but it's time to move on
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Three days as an intern at The Spectator and they have published my piece.
I was young enough to buy into the Diana fairytale – and 20 years on, I'm still mesmerised, says Katherine Forster
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The Political Correction on
@gbnews
now with
@DehennaDavison
@PaulEmbery
,
@Nigel_Farage
&
@tomhfh
. Nigel's outfit is something to behold (esp his Union Jack shoes....
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Lucy spent 5 horrific years on a puppy farm. Now
#LucysLaw
will protect others from such cruelty. Wonderful news, thanks to
@Lucy_Cavalier
@marcthevet
@rickygervais
@michaelgove
@carriesymonds
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Interning
@spectator
changed my life. Last year I was a full-time mother; now I'm a full-time journalist
@thesundaytimes
. Turns out it's never too late to start again.
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Absolutely heaving in the hall as we wait for Deputy Leader Angela Rayner’s speech…
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Many people "were so frustrated they were saying they’d never vote again. I’m a passionate democrat and I couldn’t bear it.” Fascinating interview with
@Fox_Claire
by
@JuLlewellyn
about why she's standing in the EU elections
The Brexit Party’s Claire Fox on why she’s fighting for Farage.
The former communist is standing to defend democracy, finds
@JuLlewellyn
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Puppy prices have rocketed during lockdown and scams are rife. Wait and adopt from a rescue centre later for much less money and save a life, advises
@marcthevet
. My piece with
@RosamundUrwin
:
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78 days ago I was talking about Vaughan Gething becoming Welsh 1st Minister. His acceptance of a £200k campaign donation from a convicted polluter has now cost him the confidence of the Senedd. Tears in the chamber yesterday. Can he survive? Join us this morning on
@GBNEWS
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The golden ticket into journalism. Fair & rare - all that matters it what you can do. Who you know, what school or uni you went to irrelevant. Changed my life.....
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This was the internship that changed my life and brought me to
@thesundaytimes
. No CVs - all
@spectator
care about it what you can do. Wish more employers would follow this lead. Open for applications now:
The Spectator's 2020 (paid) internship scheme is now open. It's the only scheme of its kind not to ask for a CVs. No one is too old (or young) too under, or over-qualified. We're hiring, and looking for talent in all of its forms. Apply today:-
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£80bn is to be pumped into northern infrastructure, according to
@ShippersUnbound
and
@DavidCollinsST
. Long overdue. Hope it happens. My
@spectator
blog from last year on the dreadful state of northern transport: The north-south divide is growing deeper
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The
@metpoliceuk
are taking this very seriously. They contacted me last night & this morning, and myself and the cameraman are giving statements, which will go with our video footage. They were not present when it happened, which is why the ringleader was not arrested then.
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This. Got the exact same comment in London and Worthing in last fortnight
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Told my sons Bear Grylls called their mother ‘remarkable’ 🤣
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Can hardly believe it. Sat 25 yrs ago in Wembley stadium with my head between my knees when Gareth Southgate missed that penalty (worked for Mars & got to all the matches). Over the moon. Best birthday present too
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The golden ticket into journalism. All that matters for
@spectator
no CV internship is what you can do. Who you know or what school or uni you went to irrelevant (for once). Changed my life. Deadline 1st May
The Spectator internship 2023: paid, no-CV.
Deadline coming up
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Harold Evans wrote for us just last year. I emailed his copy back, starting 'Dear Sir Harold' and when he replied 'Katherine, First class work, Thank you, Harry' I was utterly thrilled. Today's double page News Review tributes are just wonderful.
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My mum raised me not to show off, but I've waited a long time for this and so I'm about to start retweeting...
Such a very inspiring story about a mum-of-three who hadn’t worked for 15 years - and then got a job aged 48. And I’m proud to say she works for
@thesundaytimes
. All hail
@forster_k
.
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Such a brave, moving interview with
@coyleneil
on
@GloriaDePiero
's The Briefing on
@GBNEWS
now. The Real Me goes behind the politics to get to know the real person. Well worth your time now or later via our app.
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@LiamHalligan
@AllisonPearson
@GBNEWS
We’re so lucky to have
@LiamHalligan
at
@GBNEWS
, and never more so than now, during the worst cost of living crisis most of us have ever known
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A real pleasure (and privilege) to make this look back at Her Majesty’s relationships with world leaders, from Truman to Trudeau….
'Over seven decades, the Queen met - and charmed - hundreds of world leaders.'
GB News Political Reporter Katherine Forster looks at the special relationships world leaders had with Queen Elizabeth II as they begin to arrive in London ahead of Her Majesty's funeral on Monday.
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@c_nield
These are foundation courses specifically for overseas students and not available to British kids. A child with C/Ds at A level will not be at the standard of those with As within a year. It's purely because they pay so much money
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Sunday afternoon, &
@ShippersUnbound
’s latest Brexit masterpiece. 6yrs ago I nervously asked him to sign All Out War & Fall Out as an intern at Sun Times. Hugely proud to play a tiny part in this one, & get a mention. Owe so much to him & the equally incredible
@cazjwheeler
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Thrilled to be in
@TheSTMagazine
on
#IWD2020
alongside some incredible women:
#Sherylsandberg
,
@christinalamb
and many more. Here's my offering:
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"We are going to damage these kids for a long time to come. Way after coronavirus we will have an epidemic of educational poverty, mental health and safeguarding.” Well said Robert Halfon
@halfon4harlowMP
. Vaccinate and reopen schools.
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Here we go. General election campaign Day 1. I’m at Labour HQ,where Starmer’s team tells me: ‘We said we’d be ready, & we are’, as a v polished video pushes Starmer’s working-class roots. Join us for coverage from across the country on
@GBNEWS
, Britain’s Election Channel
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Unbelievable
Harding: a September rise in demand for tests - as schools and universities returned full time - "wasn't in any of the modelling".
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Fish and chips for lunch in Cleethorpes (thinking no food tonight). Fish and chips for dinner in Grimsby for the leaders’ event! Not possible to have too much, surely….
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Great to pop up several times this morning with
@rosiewright99
&
@DarrenGBNews
on
@GBNEWS
. Would have dressed differently at 2am if I'd known but always happy to talk about ageism & sexism. Treatment of men & women when 50+ v different imho
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A complete pro, balanced and fair and a great colleague. Looking forward to following your adventures
@darrenmccaffrey
- you’ll be much missed
🙋🏻♂️Over and out… After a long goodbye, today is my final one at
@GBNews
and indeed in the Westminster lobby
After more than 5 years as Pol Ed at Euronews and GB News - it’s time to take a break from political reporting and see a bit more of the world
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"We are now the lowest user of antibiotics in the world" yet "farmers aren’t getting any more money; they're getting the same for milk and strawberries as 20 years ago".
@Minette_Batters
fascinating on food & farming, from
@aliceTTimes
@RSylvesterTimes
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Great to be mentioned in
@guardian
again re
@spectator
's fair and rare no CV paid intern scheme. Much more diversity needed if the press is to really reflect modern Britain. This is "a chink of light in a darkening sky". Changed my life too...
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Beautiful but bitter…. freeezing despite all my thermals
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Great to report on the by-election double defeat earlier on
@tomhfh
and
@ArleneFosterUK
's Briefings. Catch up any time via our app
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And such a privilege to tell this story for News Review in
@thetimes
, where I worked for 3 years. Thank you
@joshglancy
@LFPullman
@katie_gatens
. It's free to read with the link but please if you can
#buyapaper
. Looks fantastic in print.
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Loving
@SimonMcCoyTV
&
@TheRealKirstyG
on
@gbnews
. Welcome to our 'getting up in the middle of the night' world Simon'!
'It's been an hour. Longer than most people expected it would last!'
GB News welcomes Simon McCoy to the Great British Breakfast for the first time!
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A flying visit to Vienna with the Prime Minister. As Austrian Chancellor & others look to follow the UK’s lead on illegal migration, he insists flights will leave regularly for Rwanda from July. My exclusive broadcast interview for
@GBNEWS
:
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Thank you
@thismorning
@catdeeley
@benshephard
for having us on to share this story & being so kind. And sorting this wonderful surprise!
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Heartbreaking, beautiful piece by
@MaryWakefield
. My 86 yr old dad has been locked away alone since March, 200 miles away from us. Thank heavens for kind neighbours. via
@spectator
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Police have wisely blockaded Whitehall to keep pro-Palestinian protesters away from UK flag wavers on opposite side of the Cenotaph. The surreal sound of Dambusters theme tune drowned out by ‘Israel is a terror state’ and ‘shame on you’
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Hugely grateful to
@LondonFire
@HounslowFire
who saved our house last night. We're all safe. 2 engines from
#chiswick
and
#richmond
here in under 5 minutes. Astonishing speed and bravery. Firemen, and woman, incredible.
#Heroes
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