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Craig Munro

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One of the pieces I’m most proud of - on a subject that’s incredibly important to raise awareness about. Give it a read if you can. metro.co.uk/2025/06/21/id-…

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Israeli leader of the opposition (and former PM) Yair Lapid tells the Foreign Affairs Committee "I don't know if we'll ever know for sure" how much damage the US bombs did to Iran's nuclear capabilities, and says "some" uranium was "smuggled" away before attacks

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December 1981: Thatcher is 27 points behind in polls in 3rd place, had led in just one poll in the past 2.5 yrs. Fast forward to 2025, unimaginable she'd survive as PM, or at v.least not have to junk key parts of her platform. Q is have MPs become less able to hold their nerve?

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Absolutely unbelievable news that has come out this afternoon - around 19,000 Afghan nationals who helped support British forces had their personal details revealed when a dataset was mistakenly sent in an insecure email in February 2022. Read more below. metro.co.uk/2025/07/15/tho…

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Buried in the Cunliffe report – bearing in mind water bills are currently an average of £470 per year in England... "Ofwat estimates that the level of investment required [to allow sector to meet future challenges] could lead to average bills rising to £2,000 a year by 2050."

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BREAKING: Statement from British Transport Police: 'Following a report of an assault at St Pancras station last night (28 July), officers have confirmed that the suspect, a 42-year-old man from Bedfordshire, boarded a flight out of the country in the early hours of this morning'

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Comes after Tommy Robinson was filmed in an agitated mood near an apparently unconscious man who was later taken to hospital. BTP: 'Detectives are continuing to work closely to progress the investigation and bring him into custody for questioning'

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I had a chat with two versions of the Labour MP for Leeds South West and Morley yesterday - one real, and one AI. Mark Sewards is the first MP to make a chatbot version of himself... and it's not without its wrinkles, I found. Read below metro.co.uk/2025/08/06/cha…

I had a chat with two versions of the Labour MP for Leeds South West and Morley yesterday - one real, and one AI. 

Mark Sewards is the first MP to make a chatbot version of himself... and it's not without its wrinkles, I found. Read below

metro.co.uk/2025/08/06/cha…
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Great to speak to the Metro yesterday about the implications of the meeting between Trump and Putin (and increasingly unlikely but maybe Zelensky) for the war in Ukraine. Thoughts here - metro.co.uk/2025/08/07/hap…

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🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump announces he will present Michael Crawford, best known as Frank Spencer from Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, with a Kennedy Center Honor later this year.

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Dame Andrea Jenkyns bursts into song as she walks on stage at the Reform party conference – "I co-wrote this about 20 years ago"

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🚨NEW🚨 Reform Mayor Dame Andrea Jenkyns' song Insomniac is available on Spotify open.spotify.com/track/0E30KzQ4…

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Intriguing – compare and contrast the turnouts for Jacob Rees Mogg (left) and Nigel Farage (right) at Reform conference

Intriguing – compare and contrast the turnouts for Jacob Rees Mogg (left) and Nigel Farage (right) at Reform conference
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We have a timeline for the Labour deputy leadership election -Nominations from Parliamentary Labour Party open tomorrow -Hustings take place on Wednesday -Nominations from PLP close on Thursday -Ballots open Oct 8, close Oct 23, results announced Oct 25

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The Conservatives conference is my fourth this year, after Reform, Lib Dems and Labour. I've got to say, this one is feeling uniquely empty On a Sunday as well, when you'd think more people would be off work and able to come along...

The Conservatives conference is my fourth this year, after Reform, Lib Dems and Labour. I've got to say, this one is feeling uniquely empty

On a Sunday as well, when you'd think more people would be off work and able to come along...