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I'm Political Editor, economic crisis book Brexitologist. United ST holder. purveyor of bad jokes.

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jun 9

    And I'll leave this here too: the result was there to see for anyone who went out and spoke to voters in the right seats:

    : Nationalisation versus nationalism from two flawed candidates: Public may yet find a way to make both lose
    90 replies 157 retweets 324 likes
  2. 6 hours ago
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    These things interacting with message at conference in one quote on FT front page. An EU ambassador: "We aren't here to save the Tories"

    21 replies 118 retweets 193 likes
  3. 6 hours ago

    Beyond infighting: 1. Transition talks hardball in Brussels 2. Whitehall Brexit turf war 3. China biffs UK for US 4. US tariffs/ WTO trouble

    42 replies 313 retweets 276 likes
  4. Retweeted
    8 hours ago

    "Circle the wagons" - the message Boris Johnson sent to Tory MPs on WhatsApp yesterday as they discussed Theresa May's leadership

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  5. Retweeted
    18 hours ago

    The message Boris Johnson sent to Tory MPs' Whatsapp group amidst Shapps shenanigans today

    89 replies 283 retweets 438 likes
  6. Retweeted
    20 hours ago

    Spain's Foreign Affairs Secretary maintains police's use of force against Catalan independence voters "was proportionate"

    Spain's Foreign Affairs Secretary, Ildefonso Castro
    Spain's Foreign Affairs Secretary maintains police's use of force against Catalan independence voters "was proportionate"
    320 replies 606 retweets 248 likes
  7. 22 hours ago
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    Some interesting detail on the Whatsapp group shapps list witchhunt in here too...

    1 reply 6 retweets 13 likes
  8. 22 hours ago

    Sky News contacted 285 Tory MPs, 103 replied, overwhelming support for PM, but not entirely good news either:

    30 replies 56 retweets 61 likes
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    22 hours ago

    Theresa May has responded to claims of a plot by Tory MPs to oust her

    55 replies 34 retweets 46 likes
  10. 23 hours ago
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    Have to say the moderators of this whatsapp group (2015 intake initiative) have a power base/tool to rival the 1922...information is power!

    9 replies 25 retweets 72 likes
  11. 23 hours ago
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    Less substantively, but more amusingly, someone got in touch to say moderators just added Shapps into Whatsapp group so he can see the abuse

    14 replies 80 retweets 171 likes
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    23 hours ago

    Imagine Attlee & Churchill on Whatsapp.📱

    It's all kicking off on Tory MP WhatsApp group. Various MPs accused of being on Shapps list, denounced if don't answer within a few mins...
    13 replies 26 retweets 130 likes
  13. 23 hours ago
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    To the extent that Whatsapp witchhunt works - difficult to see what if anything happens to "plotters" - Govt needs their votes, even Shapps'

    13 replies 37 retweets 63 likes
  14. 23 hours ago
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    More substantively it tallies up with the idea of current support for PM among MPs - post conference plot coming off boil BUT...

    4 replies 15 retweets 37 likes
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    24 hours ago
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    WhatShapp?

    6 replies 22 retweets 230 likes
  16. 23 hours ago
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    Foreign Secretary has posted a message supportive of the PM on the Whatsapp group, apparently.

    56 replies 71 retweets 85 likes
  17. 24 hours ago

    It's all kicking off on Tory MP WhatsApp group. Various MPs accused of being on Shapps list, denounced if don't answer within a few mins...

    220 replies 927 retweets 1,314 likes
  18. Retweeted
    Oct 6

    Great to be at my local to raise money for a fantastic charity helping so many people.

    445 replies 515 retweets 2,516 likes
  19. Oct 6
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    The evidence at conference - before the speech - suggests that perhaps the Tory/EU27 Venn Diagram does not overlap:

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  20. Oct 6
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    These are symptoms though - problem is this: is there a Brexit landing zone acceptable to whole Tory party, that overlaps with that of EU27?

    23 replies 32 retweets 45 likes
  21. Oct 6
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    .. but then Foreign Sec publicly broke ranks, sparked dreadful conference, now MPs signing letters: poss virtuous circle could turn vicious

    5 replies 12 retweets 20 likes

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