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🔍 Analysis: The key questions the infected blood inquiry needs to answer

Survivors of the scandal will finally learn the truth on Monday about how and why thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C in the 1970s and 1980s ⬇️ thetimes.co.uk/article/infect…

Despite having very robust labour laws here in the UK ⁦The Labour Party⁩ peddling the line “there is a race to the bottom” of workers rights, to excuse them bending to the unions again.

Labour ‘risks overwhelming tribunals’ with new workers’ rights

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Another U-turn is under way, in public

Data published yesterday showed we are prosecuting the highest number of rapes than at any point over last 15 yrs.

Our action plan is working.

Key to this are specialist trained officers. We pledged to get 2,000 in all the forces in England & Wales

Today we have trained 4,500

An incredibly nice MP - and I got to share breakfast with him recently

Even BBC Verify seem unable to disagree with most of Jeremy Hunt's dossier on Labour spending.

BBC News - Is Jeremy Hunt right about Labour's £38.5bn black hole? - BBC News
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My interview in today’s The Times and The Sunday Times about my #birthtrauma campaign👇

“MP Theo Clarke: I’m still recovering from the birth of my daughter”
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There were a lot of critics including many journalists and those working at the Telegraph, including admirable female journalists who put their jobs on the line for their beliefs. It should not be spun any other way. It was a rash deal without proper consultation or thought.

Our energy security must not come at the expense of our food security.

Today I’m making clear that solar farm applications should avoid the best quality farmland, and that proposals in areas with lots of applications are considered together.

Yes but I would suggest tackle the problem of them viewing porn younger and younger and tackle the platforms they are seeing it on. Not give them further access to knowledge - and in school - knowledge that should really wait until they are emotionally ready. Mary Ann Sieghart

Not entirely sure it looks good for Labour MPs to be whooping every time a Tory MP enters the chamber in case they’re about to defect, when we’re in the middle of women and equalities questions about vaginal mesh, among other issues.

I know from my own family how parents of children with special educational needs can sometimes feel like they have to battle the system.

That’s why we’re:

💷 Putting record investment in SEND
📈 Building over 200 special schools
🏫 Delivering 60,000 more special school places👇

67 UK cultural organisations are to share £24.2m through the second round of Arts Council England’s Capital Investment Programme. 

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What could possibly go wrong…

I know I’m a die hard BBC Radio 4 Today fan but loving Emma Barnett on the radio today and the quick blast of music we just got. Well done for 3.05am

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) this morning: 'real pay growth remains at its highest level in well over two years.'

More evidence that the economy is turning a corner.

Sunak takes swipe at KS: ‘he embraces Jeremy Corbyn and then Natalie Elphicke all in the singular pursuit of power at any price’

Always a pleasure on Jeremy Vine On 5 debating with the viewers.