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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 18 Aug 2014

    UK Home Office to pay £224m to defence firm Raytheon over "unlawful termination" of e-borders contract

    7:12 AM - 18 Aug 2014
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      1. Stephen Northcott‏ @thescratt 18 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: *UK Tax Payers* to pay £224m to defence firm Raytheon over "unlawful termination" contract” / Fixed it for you.

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      1. tim crowley‏ @Timmo_Crowley 18 Aug 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: UK Home Office to pay £224m to defence firm Raytheon over "unlawful termination" of e-borders contract” WTF!!!!!

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      1. Carole Hawkins‏ @hawkins_carole 18 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking £6 million away from £1billion paid out to companies for termination of contracts, Raytheon & Fujitsu. Who signs contracts?

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      1. JohnARead‏ @JohnARead 18 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking How many of us would keep our job if we cost our employer a quarter of a billion pounds ?

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      1. Je suis Fifi today Tommy tomorrow YOU‏ @Fifi_Borgia 18 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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      2. Carole Hawkins‏ @hawkins_carole 18 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking This is on top of the £770 million paid to Fujitsu for the failed NHS IT contract. Thought the UK was suffering from austerity.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Chas MacLean Cochand‏ @ChasCochand 19 Aug 2014
        Replying to @hawkins_carole

        @hawkins_carole @BBCBreaking - Is this why we cannot fund a decent legal system?

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      4. Carole Hawkins‏ @hawkins_carole 19 Aug 2014
        Replying to @ChasCochand

        @ChasCochand @BBCBreaking Total demolition of everything that makes life fair for the plebs is being deliberately destroyed.

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      1. lucy meade‏ @LucymeadeMeade 19 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking disgusting

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      1. David Scully‏ @scrumhalf10 18 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking more waste from this government

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      1. aisha bagudu‏ @ajbagudu 18 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking what?

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      1. The Real Deal‏ @MrWizard1977 18 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking looking after our money again what a nice trustful government we have

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      1. Peter Suddaby‏ @PeterSuddaby 18 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking ?....never mind the NHS!.......what NHS?......but we will be able to get from B'ham to London very quickly!

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      1. If I were in charge‏ @MrsHadenuff 18 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking This is what we will see more of when private companies get their hands on the #NHS still the jolly old taxpayers don't mind!

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      1. michael chait‏ @mchaitmd 18 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking thnks for the updatepic.twitter.com/yiBF2EcFH0

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      1. pere sola gussinyer‏ @psolagus 18 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Nor in 1714, nor in 1936, England gave any help:"it is nor for the interest of England to preserve the catalan liberties"

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      1. OLGA DIAZ‏ @olga_dobla 18 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews what???Really???? So to who we citizen claim responsibility of this money on wrong doing and low job perform, hello???

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