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aaronjnewbury.bsky.social
@aaronjnewbury.bsky.social
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Starmer pledges to deploy UK troops to Ukraine in joint deal with Macron

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Starmer pledges to deploy UK troops in Ukraine in joint deal with Macron
The forces would be deployed only after a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is signed.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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Kemi Badenoch torpedoes chances of Tory pact with Farage: 'No deals with Reform!'

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Kemi Badenoch torpedoes chance of Tory pact with Farage – 'no deals with Reform'
Tory leader slams insurgent party, claiming they are 'saying whatever to whoever' to seize power
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January 5, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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BP has replaced its chief executive and appointed Meg O’Neill as the first woman to run the company in its 116-year history.

The decision follows years of investor backlash over strategy, underperformance against rivals and a dramatic fall in market value.

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BP sacks top boss in latest net zero fiasco
BP has replaced CEO Murray Auchincloss with Meg O'Neill, the firm's first female leader, as the energy giant pivots back to fossil fuels amid investor pressure.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Trump has suspended a £31bn UK-US "technology prosperity deal" on AI, quantum & nuclear, signed Keir Starmer earlier this year.

The pause aims to get more concessions from the UK on agri exports & food standards.

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#UKPolitics #USPolitics #Trump #KeirStarmer #Trade
Donald Trump deals huge £31bn blow to Keir Starmer right before Christmas
US President Donald Trump has suspended a major trade deal.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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📰 Gullis exposed: Ex-Tory vowed not to join Reform weeks before shock defection

Jonathan Gullis told the Daily Express podcast he was "more interested in fighting for Conservatism" than joining Nigel Farage, just weeks before he defected.

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Gullis vowed to fight for Tories weeks before stunning Reform defection
Jonathan Gullis told the Daily Expresso podcast he was "more interested in fighting for Conservatism" than joining Farage, just weeks before he defected.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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📰 As we all brace for the budget, here's the 52 times Labour said they wouldn't raise taxes when they asked for your vote in 2024.

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The 52 times Labour promised not to raise taxes - and is about to do just that
EXCLUSIVE: Labour made a promise not to raise taxes at least 52 times during the election campaign, before hiking National Insurance months later.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Thank you for reading. What order would you have placed your suggestions in?
mrspaceman4.bsky.social mrspaceman4.bsky.social @mrspaceman4.bsky.social · Oct 20
@aaronjnewbury.bsky.social read your article for Express online about the 8 worst British politicians ever.
How old are you or have you been living abroad for the past 10-15 years with no access to news?
Johnson, Patel, Gove, Liz Truss! Johnson fangirl Dorries, Kwarteng, Rees Mogg, none of these?
October 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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And more coverage here by @pickardje.bsky.social of the @financialtimes.com, including a frankly excellent nickname for the yachts owner...

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October 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Sadiq Khan holds birthday bash on £268M super yacht owned by Pakistani-American billionaire NFL tycoon.

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Sadiq Khan holds birthday bash on £268M super yacht owned by billionaire tycoon
EXCLUSIVE: London Mayor Sadiq Khan hosted his birthday bash on a 122-foot super yacht owned by a Pakistani-American billionaire.
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October 16, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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EXCLUSIVE A former Tory aide who defected to Reform was found to have bullied and harassed a colleague, according to an official report seen by the Express.

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Reform defector left Tory staffer 'humiliated' after bullying and harassing her
EXCLUSIVE A former Tory aide who defected to Reform was found to have bullied and harassed a colleague, according to an official report seen by the Express.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Fury as UK students plan pro-Palestine events on the October 7 anniversary.

MPs and Jewish groups accuse them of “glorifying Hamas” and creating an anti-Jewish culture on campus.

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'Sickening’ protests planned for October 7 anniversary at UK universities
MPs and Jewish groups have condemned UK universities for hosting pro-Palestine events on the October 7 terror attack anniversary, accusing them of glorifying Hamas.
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October 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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🗞️ Badenoch: I'll deport 150,000 per year.

Tory Leader Kemi Badenoch makes the pledge as she heads to conference.

Front page story today from @Tony, Ben and me for the Telegraph
October 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Met Police to scrap dedicated anti-social behaviour officers in latest brutal cuts.

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October 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Sadiq Khan under fire for spending £280k of taxpayers’ money on cultural festival.

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Sadiq Khan under fire for spending £280k of taxpayers’ money on cultural festiva
Sadiq Khan faces backlash for spending £280k of taxpayers' money on Black in the Square as critics say London needs police funding, not vanity festivals.
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September 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Image site Imgur pulls out of UK as data watchdog threatens fine

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Image site Imgur pulls out of UK as data watchdog threatens fine
A popular image hosting website has stopped its services in the UK after regulators threatened a fine.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Penny Mordaunt’s AI video stars a horse-headed dog

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September 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Labour MP forced to hand back donation from football club linked to fraud scandal

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September 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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📉 Reeves’s EU youth migration deal will raise next to nothing, say economists.

Experts claim that any boost from a youth-mobility scheme ‘likely to be very small’ and fail to fill £30bn fiscal black hole.

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September 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Sadiq Khan has listed 12 reasons why London is the best city in the world, but critics have pointed out that none of them are because of him.

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Sadiq Khan lists 12 reasons London’s the best – critics point out awkward truth
Sadiq Khan has listed 12 reasons why London is the best city in the world, but critics have pointed out that none of them are because of him.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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📱 It’s not the state’s job to manage kids’ screentime.

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It’s not the state’s job to manage kids’ screentime
The Lib Dems' plan for a government-backed 'doomscrolling cap' is an attack on parents.
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September 24, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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🚨 Sadiq Khan sparks backlash: claims ECHR is “why we have free speech”.

Critics Chris Philp & Lee Anderson hit back.

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ECHR 'why we have free speech', says London Mayor
Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan appeared to suggest the ECHR was the main protector of freedom of speech in this country.
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September 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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As far as political podcasts go @zackpolanski.bsky.social podcast is actually very good. Refreshing to have a "not just centrist dad's" podcast, where everyone earnestly agrees with each other outlet.
September 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Labour transport chiefs spend £35,000 on office makeovers

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Labour transport chiefs spend £35,000 on office makeovers
Labour Ministers at the Department for Transport spent thousands on office refurbs, including on soundproof 'meeting pods'.
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September 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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London’s Tube chaos is back 🚇 Millions stranded.

Sadiq Khan promised zero strikes, but the real villain is Rachel Reeves says @richardholden.bsky.social

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Sadiq Khan is useless but Rachel Reeves is the real villain of Tube strike chaos
As strikes cripple the capital, Shadow Transport Secretary Richard Holden MP warns that while Mayor Sadiq Khan may 'be useless', it's Rachel Reeves who's the real villain.
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September 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Union boss behind London Tube strikes once praised a pro-Russian warlord.

Eddie Dempsey, now RMT chief, wrote a tribute in 2015 calling Aleksey Mozgovoy “charismatic”.

Critics say his views are “repugnant” as strikes cripple the capital.

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Union boss leading London strikes paid tribute to pro-Russian warlord
RMT Union boss, Eddie Dempsey, paid tribute to a pro-Putin warlord in a resurfaced obituary.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM