Clearing out my grandparents flat this weekend and coming across these treasures - thank you cards from Denis Healey and Leeds MP Joe Dean - my grandfather made their suits. He was so proud of that.
Matt Hancock admits in this message to Simon Case that he helped cover up rising cases in key areas during Eat Out to Help Out. Strikes me as potentially the biggest revelation yet…
Kemi Badenoch has told multiple interviews she gained a place at Stanford medical school - or pre-med - aged 16, but her parents couldn’t afford it even with a partial scholarship.
I’ve spoken to Stanford admissions officers who say this is impossible
Tory MP texts tonight in total disgust about PM leaving the D Day commemorations early. Said when they saw the picture of Cameron with the other world leaders at the ceremony, they initially thought the BBC had chosen the wrong picture.
Another exc from us tonight - Leaked emails from inside the BBC reveal extent of pressure journalists came under from No10, inc asking BBC to avoid using ‘lockdown’ at start of pandemic and to go harder on Labour criticism
By @rowenamason and me
Amazing @reformparty_uk meeting in Penrith tonight . Traditionally a strong @UKLabour seat. Not anymore . Polling suggests a 16% swing to us with Reform UK taking this constituency . 🗳️. Tremendous work from our fantastic activists and supporters . Thank you
What’s been so depressing about this whole affair has been seeing people I thought were quite serious political commentators - especially in the US - openly mocking a women who was quite obviously seriously unwell. You don’t have to love the Royals to find that distasteful.
