Northern (Irish) powerhouse. Whitehall Editor, The Independent.
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EXC hearing an ex-minister set to seek the 80 names needed to run for Labour leadership if no other hopefuls come forward by Monday.
#starmer
Last week I wrote this exc on calls from senior Labour figures for Andy Burnham to rule out a coalition w the Greens after the ‘Zionism is racism’ motion.
Today at PMQs he seems to have done just that.
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Defence sec Wes Streeting has told the defence cttee: “Fundamentally, I think this country and our allies in NATO face a threat of a kind we haven't seen since the end of the Cold War.”
Defence sec Wes Streeting tells @RuthDavidsonPC on Sky when its comes to Trump and Zelensky it is the UK's "role... in this situation is to try and bring our friends back together".
RT @DavidPBMaddox: The 10 year plan to get the UK back in the EU drawn up by @euromove
With polling show overwhelming support to rejoin
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EXCL Andy Burnham is facing calls to rule out any kind of coalition deal with the Greens after ‘Zionism is racism’ motion.
Now Tony Blair has warned Burnham not to enter coalition with the Greens
As fallout from 'Zionism is racism' vote continues
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Kate Devlin retweeted
Quoted by the @Independent tonight in their story about the Greens’ descent into the depths of crankery
Hi @JoshuaGarfield I work for The Independent. Cd you follow me pls so I can send you a DM?
Kate Devlin retweeted
Thank you @_katedevlin for talking to me about why I think Burnham should be hold and call a snap Europe election. The risks of waiting and going through a very painful budget before looking at the EU are worse. the-independent.com/news/uk/…
Prince William visited my local ActOne cinema yday.
Hard to quantify what it’s brought to community in 5 yrs-from supporting young people to relaxed screenings for neurodivergent customers. & returned a real buzz to the high st.
Wills clearly has gd taste @_petermason @RupaHuq
Kate Devlin retweeted
This day 50 years ago, the Belfast Telegraph (the day after it was bombed).📌
Only 4 pages. 🗞️
Sold for a penny. 📌
Known as “Penny Marvel’ newspaper. 🗞️
Kate Devlin retweeted
After the IRA bomb at Belfast Telegraph (50 years ago today) editor Roy Lilley got a phone-call from a reader …
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Interesting: the Irish President Catherine Connolly (who constitutionally can’t say much) has given Donald Trump a book of poems by Michael Longley including one called Ceasefire, and a St Brigid’s cross, which is symbolic of peace….
#Trump 🇺🇸🇮🇪
BREAKING: Donald Trump has met with President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, as he arrived in Dublin for a two-day visit.
The pair shook hands before heading into the Áras an Uachtaráin.
@SMurphyTV explains what might be happening during the pair's meeting.
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Reform could slip to third in polls, pollsters warn as Farage’s popularity plummets over scandals trib.al/oRKYzWM
Kate Devlin retweeted
▫ Burnham vows to end 'throw away key' jail scandal
▫Addressing the scandal of Imprisonment for Public Protection jail terms could free up thousands of prison spaces
▫@AmyClareMartin @_katedevlin
▫tinyurl.com/2ceuygke
@Independent #frontpagestoday #digital #UK 🇬🇧
