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Tom Harwood

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Tom Harwood

@tomhfh

Deputy Political Editor & Presenter @GBNews | Journalist, commentator, I do real news | For more nuance than 280 characters: tomharwood.substack.com

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Joined January 2012

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Tom Harwood
@tomhfh
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In his final days, Starmer has opened the door to employees being able to challenge pay differences between entirely different jobs if predominantly staffed by people of different races, and a tribunal determines those – entirely different jobs – to be of ‘equal value’. New by
Starmer's final act will expose firms to more bogus equality claims
From cityam.com
Tom Harwood
@tomhfh
Feb 21, 2025
BREAK: Absolutely horrific news for iPhone users in the UK. Apple is removing its highest level data security tool from customers in the UK, after the government demanded access to user data. This is a move that Apple has never made before in any market.
Tom Harwood
@tomhfh
Mar 13, 2025
In Sweden, 1% of the population commits 63 percent of all violent crime.
Tom Harwood
@tomhfh
Jul 2, 2024
Charli XCX was told by the British Advertising Association that she couldn’t promote her tour with an image containing a clear plastic bag. So she added a sandwich in the plastic bag. “What else would you put in it?” she asks innocently. “Bring your sandwiches to the tour.”
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Tom Harwood
@tomhfh
Nov 8, 2024
On his campaign plane between rallies, Donald Trump reminisces about meeting the Royal Family.
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Tom Harwood
@tomhfh
May 14, 2022
Is everyone in Spain this hot? #Eurovision
Tom Harwood
@tomhfh
Feb 15, 2025
If I burn one of my copies of Harry Potter or The God Delusion, I’m not going to face arrest. People will think I’m loopy but it’s not a matter for the law. Why then are people being arrested for burning their own copies of the Quran?
Tom Harwood
@tomhfh
May 20, 2025
This is the tweet that landed a two and a half year prison sentence. Two and a half years. For a tweet.
The Telegraph
@Telegraph
May 20, 2025
🚨 BREAKING: A mother jailed for 31 months for a tweet posted in the wake of the Southport murders has failed in her attempt to be released early after the Court of Appeal refused to reduce her sentence Read more about the Lucy Connolly decision ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/2…
Tom Harwood
@tomhfh
Oct 22, 2024
Now reporting restrictions have been lifted we are able to say Chris Kaba was a notorious violent armed criminal gang member. We were not allowed to report this until today. Kaba's mother applied to extend reporting restrictions beyond the end of the trial, but she has failed.
Tom Harwood
@tomhfh
Jan 15, 2022
Still gobsmacked that the insane ‘no alcohol without also purchasing a substantial meal’ nonsense came from the ‘suitcase full of booze’ people.
Tom Harwood
@tomhfh
Sep 8, 2025
Tube drivers are striking for a 32 hour working week, and 75% discounts on all national rail travel. Their base salary is currently £70,182 pa. For a job so demanding some see fit to knit, watch TV, and occasionally press a button to operate doors.
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Tom Harwood
@tomhfh
Oct 21, 2024
“You destroyed our land”
Tom Harwood
@tomhfh
Jun 13, 2025
BREAK: Rupert Lowe sends a letter to Chief Sec Darren Jones, demanding an urgent public correction to his false statement on national television last night.
Tom Harwood
@tomhfh
Mar 3, 2025
To all the oh so smart commentators who tried to claim the tariffs were just a negotiating tactic. Oh no they’re not. Your guy just loves tariffs. He’s economically illiterate. Own it.
CSPAN
@cspan
Mar 3, 2025
Q: "On the tariffs, is there any room left for Canada and Mexico to make a deal before midnight?" President Trump: "No room left for Mexico or for Canada. No. The tariffs you know, they're all set. They go into effect tomorrow."
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