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When Jimmy Nail dies, the headline will presumably be Nail In The Coffin #totp
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Clearly, this is the moral bankruptcy of the Johnson government - and the Met - on steroids
In Downing Street there is a sense of injustice and considerable upset that the 126 Partygate fines have been levied disproportionately on women and junior officials. One source said: “the majority of [those fined] are very junior diary managers etc on 24k-ish and these fines…
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We came out of it naturally the worst
Beaten and bloody and I was sick down my shirt
We were no match for their untamed wit
Though some of the lads said they'd be back next week
💥 NEW: Sue Gray's full partygtae report is unlikely to be the "nail in the coffin" for Boris Johnson, according to senior Whitehall officials.
The report, due next week, is expected to be highly critical. But officials say it won't be a "killer blow"
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🚨Whether the PM escaped more fines because of this, or because police classed No 10 as his home, we don’t know.
Either way 83 people in No 10 *did* get fined - a total of 126 times - for attending same events. Now feels as good a time as any to remind them my DMs are open.
A reminder that the PM was at the events for which aides received fines, but appears to have escaped more FPNs himself. Suggests the Met believe that his presence at these was "reasonably necessary" for work purposes, but their's wasn't.
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Met Police 'stitch up' claim as Javid's brother oversees Partygate complaints mirror.co.uk/news/politics/m…
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Here's a taster of this week's Politucs Weekly podcast - about what's happened in Worthing, and why some Conservatives are so irate about Working From Home
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So, if I understand this correctly, there are large numbers of junior Downing Street staff who’ve been fined for attending parties the prime minister was at, but he hasn’t. That just seems all perfectly healthy and completely normal.
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Brazen ludicrousness is the modern English condition
I think the outcome of the Met investigation is that the Prime Minister attended 6 illegal gatherings but attended 5 of them legally
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For partygate/beergate crossover aficionados, the fact Johnson has seemingly been able to argue the "reasonably necessary for work purposes" element *very* broadly would perhaps count in favour for Starmer, whose work excuse seems notably stronger.
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Yes, it's the latest @guardian Politics Weekly UK, about the politics of 9% inflation... and the govt's bizarre war on Working From Home, which is quite a hill to die on. With me, @gabyhinsliff & @peterwalker99 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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The class war's real, not mythologised trib.al/UHpI2uz
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Our film celebrating 100 yrs of Britain's first council estate, the Becontree, opens @RomfordFilmFest on Thurs. Handful of tickets left romfordfilmfestival.com/thur….
Proud collaboration with @BandDCollege + @NorthernHeartF. Soundtrack by local artists @billybragg + @dagenhamgirls
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We will get one of these a day now news.sky.com/story/cost-of-l…
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Journalists!
5 great vacancies at the @guardian
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Investigations Correspondents
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We actively encourage applications from BAME candidates & other underrepresented groups
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Booing of 'Prince' William & the national anthem at Wembley yesterday Tory Karen Bradley "all necessary steps must be taken to pursue those responsible"
And do what to them?????
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The selections for Labour candidates needs to be more democratic and we should end NEC impositions of candidates. Local Party members should select their candidates for every election.
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Quelle surprise
Elon Musk said his $44 billion bid to purchase Twitter was “on hold” until he could get more details to confirm that spam and fake accounts represent less than 5 percent of the social network’s total users. nyti.ms/3wahvnv
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The Guardian let me loose in the host's chair of Politics Weekly UK podcast, which was fun (for me, at least). Top guests @GavinBarwell and @Miatsf did the real work theguardian.com/politics/aud…
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