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Alexander Brown
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Assistant Political Editor at The Mirror. COYS enthusiast. You can get me at Alexander.brown@reachplc.com
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · Jul 6
*Professional news*
Delighted to announce I'm joining The Mirror as Assistant Political Editor. I start in August, but am keen to line up coffees, intros, and gossip immediately. My DMs are open, why not say hi
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The right wing has forced out a right winger from the BBC for not being right wing enough and will now talk more about the BBC not being right wing enough in right wing papers and right wing talk shows that hate the BBC for not being right wing enough
November 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
Joyce Carol Oates @Joyce... 17h O So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates— scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend's or relative's accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history. In fact he seems totally uneducated, uncultured. The poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the "most wealthy person in the world." Elon Musk ' @elonmusk X.com Oates is a liar and delights in being mean. Not a good human.
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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EXC: JK Rowling and Elon Musk are funding transphobia which is seeing equality in Britain go backwards, a Labour MP has warned. Nadia Whittome said the public had far bigger concerns than trans people, but those concerns were drowned out on social media
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JK Rowling 'funding transphobia' as equality in Britain goes backwards, MP says
Nadia Whittome, who has just joined Westminster’s Women and Equalities Committee, called for the Government fight back against toxic narratives and show solidarity with the trans community
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November 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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A Lily Allen style album on betrayal and heartbreak but it's about Nick Mohammed at the end of Celebrity Traitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Same vibe
November 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Vince Cable and George Osborne are in Westminster answering questions from MPs about the Budget
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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While many will be celebrating Zohran Mamdani winning, do also consider how hard today will be for racists and sex pest apologists
November 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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This Rachel Reeves speech is basically her saying everyone should be worried then refusing to elaborate
November 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Speeches before the Budget are so funny, just 20 minutes of bad vibes then a Q&A with all questions about specifics dismissed as it’s not the Budget yet. Great use of time
November 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Oh so hate clicks are actually what they’re after
November 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Sir John Curtice: "People are getting to know her more, but for every person who goes ‘oh ok not too bad’, there’s another one who goes ‘oh my God, surely not’"
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Inside Kemi Badenoch's first year - 'she's got to hope for a Farage implosion'
A year ago on Sunday Kemi Badenoch was named Tory leader after members ignored James Cleverley's plea to 'be more normal' - and 12 months on Nigel Farage has stolen the initiative
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November 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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All estate agents should apologise, not just those working for Rachel Reeves
October 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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The quotes in this are so fucking bad I had to check several times it wasn’t a deep fake
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Reform UK MP says seeing adverts 'full of Black people' drives her 'mad'
Sarah Pochin was responding to a question about whether her party will do anything about the 'representation of demographics in TV adverts', and claimed white people were 'demonised'
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October 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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David Harbour do not show your face in London again (new Lily Allen album is devastating and brilliant)
October 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Great story from one of the best journalists in the lobby
October 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Robert Jenrick should apologise for his repeated attacks on judges, David Lammy has said. The Justice Secretary was speaking after warnings from the profession that they are facing death and rape threats
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Robert Jenrick 'should apologise' for attacks on judges, David Lammy says
David Lammy spoke out after warnings from the profession that they are facing death and rape threats amid an increasingly toxic atmosphere instigated by political attacks
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October 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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At a David Lammy speech and they walked us to our press seats through the kitchen
A Goodfellas scene
October 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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EXC: Labour plans to ramp up its attacks on Farage, making more of his praise for Putin, and the conviction of Nathan Gill. Internal polling shows 57% of voters believe Farage's "sympathy" for Putin is a risk to national security, and party reckons that can go higher
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Labour to ramp up attacks on Nigel Farage over Putin praise
The party plans to do more to call out the Reform UK leader, with internal polling showing 57% of all voters saying Mr Farage's sympathy for Putin is a risk to national security
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Posting about student politics as an adult is one of the most embarrassing, vibeless, and small time things you can do. Universities are struggling to stay afloat, and these losers are obsessing over students chatting shit
October 21, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Exc: The Attorney general has warned Tory attacks on the legal profession could force judges and lawyers out, delaying or denying access to justice
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Attorney General warns Tory attacks on justice could see trials delayed
Richard Hermer hit out at the 'toxic' atmosphere being directed to legal professionals and claimed it left many used to fighting for justice not reconsidering their careers
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October 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Exc: Ed Miliband has accused net zero critics of being anti-worker and anti-business. The energy sec also claimed Reform and the Tories had imported a culture war from the US
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Ed Miliband says net zero critics are 'anti-worker' as he unveils jobs bonanza
The Energy and Net-zero Secretary tore into the Tories and Reform, accusing them of importing a culture war from the US instead of offering a credible plan to bring bills down
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October 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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There'll be no Ange celebration at Spurs then. I'll tell the children
October 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Great piece from Man City player Kerstin Casparij on standing up for trans women
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Reaction when I stood up for trans women made me realise I had to do more
Manchester City and Netherlands player explains why she has become an LGBT Foundation patron and the importance of keeping football free of hate
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Going onto my doorstep to clap for everyone involved in The Pitt, hoping it will get a UK broadcaster to help the less online watch it. Show of the year, and it's not even close
October 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Please won't someone think of the households with incomes over £100,000
"This tax tax trap is killing youthful aspiration" A couple earning 131k are worried about costs
October 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM