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  1. 12 hours ago

    Millions of remainers explode.

    Government didn't expect Brexit to be so disruptive to Northern Ireland, David Frost admits
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  2. 13 hours ago

    Unbelievable - shouldn't the government have identified opportunities BEFORE they dragged us out of the EU?

    Lord Frost says the government will hire an external adviser to identify post-Brexit opportunities. ``We have high hopes of outside input into this process,'' he says.
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  3. 14 hours ago

    This was a gorgeous, gentle, double helping of kindness. Listening to ⁦⁩ and ⁦⁩ was the perfect tonic today. The Joe Wicks Podcast - 14. Charlie Mackesy: Filling my lungs with air - BBC Sounds

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  4. 23 hours ago

    Happy May 17 when in England we can eat inside as long as it’s in the fresh air, hug others but not if we really care about them, be taught again in University the day after term teaching ends and fly to a bunch of countries who won’t let us in when we get there.

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  5. May 16

    "My" shadow cabinet? This is such an odd tweet, or am I missing something?

    I'm proud to announce my Shadow Cabinet team. We will stand up for workers, trade unions, democracy and the communities our party was created to represent. First and foremost, I'm delighted that the hugely respected and formidable has joined our team.
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  6. May 16

    Watching Matt Hancock on insisting that the Government are always taking the most cautious approach then immediately contradicting himself by saying because they don’t have enough evidence on the danger of the Indian variant yet, the roadmap remains the same.

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  7. Retweeted
    May 15

    So in short the Indian variant might mean we don't return to normal for a much longer time. And the Indian variant is here because of Brexit and Boris Johnson's determination to make an eye catching trade deal with India. Well done everyone. Great job.

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  8. May 15

    Might as well rip up the ministerial code at this point as it obviously doesn’t apply to Priti Patel or other Tory ministers.

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  9. Retweeted
    May 14

    Question we have to keep coming back to is why, when our vaccination programme is going well, the government did not decide to enforce tighter border control to prevent new variants from arriving. India was added to the red list weeks after cases were spiking there.

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  10. May 14

    *first dose

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  11. May 14

    Second dose vaccinations to be accelerated from 12 to 8 weeks from first does for people above 50 and in vulnerable groups.

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  12. May 14

    One of the most stupid tweets I have ever seen - and I've seen a lot.

    So the LibDems & Tories are looking very cosy at the ⁦⁩ AGM today! Coalition forming here?
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  13. May 14

    Dame Helen Ghosh was a fabulous role model when I worked in Whitehall. I was delighted to talk to her about leadership during her time in Government, The National Trust and Higher Education. A great mix of fun and wisdom in this episode

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  14. May 14

    Things can only get better???

    Westminster voting intention: CON: 45% (+2) LAB: 30% (-3) GRN: 8% (+2) LDEM: 7% (-) REFUK: 2% (-1) via Chgs. w/ 05 May
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  15. Retweeted
    May 13

    This was the proud moment that after hours of negotiations with I went into enforcement van to tell 2 men they were free because of the power of the people & ❤️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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  16. May 13

    I repeat, if you don’t support ID cards in general, you can’t possibly support voter ID. Unless, of course, you do support voter suppression.

    26 replies 249 retweets 1,639 likes
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  17. May 13

    Surely the only conclusion anyone watching tonight can come to is “a plague on all their houses”. I couldn’t feel more politically homeless.

    32 replies 36 retweets 350 likes
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  18. May 13

    In hushed voice...I'm so glad that others - including on - don't understand how bitcoin works.

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  19. May 12

    Good to see raising the potential of a - the maths are clear that if Lib Dems, Greens and Labour worked together they could beat the Tories. Disappointing to see Lisa Nandy being so dismissive of the idea.

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  20. May 12

    Man who sells office space thinks people who like office space are the best. 🤦

    WeWork's CEO tells WSJ there is an easy way for companies to spot their most engaged employees: They’re the ones who want to come back to the office. “Those who are least engaged are very comfortable working from home,” he said.
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