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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:

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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"

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

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

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    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"
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    Some interesting detail on the Whatsapp group shapps list witchhunt in here too...

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

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    22 hours ago

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

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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!

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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

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    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'

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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...

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    24 hours ago
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    WhatShapp?

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    Foreign Secretary has posted a message supportive of the PM on the Whatsapp group, apparently.

  17. 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...

  18. Retweeted
    Oct 6

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

  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:

  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?

  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

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