Poppy Lindsey
@poppylindsey.bsky.social
Journalist at Global, Riviera Radio News Reporter, occasional Capital Newsreader. MA Human Rights student at SOAS. Once described as a 'leftie loon' by Telegraph readers. All views are my own.
BREAKING: The leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Darren Millar, has removed the whip from MS James Evans - over talks he will defect to Reform UK
January 20, 2026 at 10:15 AM
BREAKING: The leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Darren Millar, has removed the whip from MS James Evans - over talks he will defect to Reform UK
Worrying development in Afghanistan. The so-called Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Kabul that killed at least seven people, including a Chinese national. Hostile relations between the two rearing their head again perhaps.
January 20, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Worrying development in Afghanistan. The so-called Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Kabul that killed at least seven people, including a Chinese national. Hostile relations between the two rearing their head again perhaps.
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At Minneapolis airport, @maitlis.bsky.social watches on as shackled ICE deportees board an aircraft.
"It's one of the most dystopian, the most chilling things, I think i've ever witnessed."
"The plane doesn’t have a name or number, it’s a 'dark plane' - it doesn’t officially exist."
"It's one of the most dystopian, the most chilling things, I think i've ever witnessed."
"The plane doesn’t have a name or number, it’s a 'dark plane' - it doesn’t officially exist."
January 20, 2026 at 9:40 AM
At Minneapolis airport, @maitlis.bsky.social watches on as shackled ICE deportees board an aircraft.
"It's one of the most dystopian, the most chilling things, I think i've ever witnessed."
"The plane doesn’t have a name or number, it’s a 'dark plane' - it doesn’t officially exist."
"It's one of the most dystopian, the most chilling things, I think i've ever witnessed."
"The plane doesn’t have a name or number, it’s a 'dark plane' - it doesn’t officially exist."
BREAKING: UK average regular earnings growth fell to 4.5% in the three months to November and was 0.9% higher after taking Consumer Prices Index inflation into account, the Office for National Statistics has said.
January 20, 2026 at 7:09 AM
BREAKING: UK average regular earnings growth fell to 4.5% in the three months to November and was 0.9% higher after taking Consumer Prices Index inflation into account, the Office for National Statistics has said.
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Iraq takes full control of air base after US withdrawal, defence ministry says reut.rs/4sJvegf
Iraq takes full control of air base after US withdrawal, defence ministry says
U.S. forces have withdrawn from Iraq's Ain al-Asad Airbase, which housed U.S.-led forces in Western Iraq, and the Iraqi army has assumed full control, the Iraqi defence ministry said on Saturday.
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January 17, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Iraq takes full control of air base after US withdrawal, defence ministry says reut.rs/4sJvegf
BREAKING: The Charity Commission has for the first time issued official warnings to two Church of England dioceses over safeguarding failures related to allegations which led to the resignation of the then-bishop of Liverpool John Perumbalath in January 2025.
January 16, 2026 at 11:08 AM
BREAKING: The Charity Commission has for the first time issued official warnings to two Church of England dioceses over safeguarding failures related to allegations which led to the resignation of the then-bishop of Liverpool John Perumbalath in January 2025.
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The Reform pitch is increasingly “the last government was terrible, so we’ve hired everyone who was in it”.
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The Reform pitch is increasingly “the last government was terrible, so we’ve hired everyone who was in it”.
‘From 2019, the Conservatives left us without a border’ - says the man who served as Immigration Minister from 2022.
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
‘From 2019, the Conservatives left us without a border’ - says the man who served as Immigration Minister from 2022.
He really thought saying ‘quid’ instead of pounds would make him a man of the people. The looking around for a reaction killed me🤣You will never represent the people of this country Jenrick.
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
He really thought saying ‘quid’ instead of pounds would make him a man of the people. The looking around for a reaction killed me🤣You will never represent the people of this country Jenrick.
I’ve got to weigh into this ‘the best people in this country are up at 6am grafting’. I get a 4am night bus into work every day and am regularly the only white person on it. I’m surrounded by hardworking people of colour. Get out of your disgustingly privileged bubble and see the world perhaps.
January 15, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I’ve got to weigh into this ‘the best people in this country are up at 6am grafting’. I get a 4am night bus into work every day and am regularly the only white person on it. I’m surrounded by hardworking people of colour. Get out of your disgustingly privileged bubble and see the world perhaps.
‘Last year one illegal migrant (sic) raped a girl in Nuneaton’. How many white men have raped women since then Robert?
January 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM
‘Last year one illegal migrant (sic) raped a girl in Nuneaton’. How many white men have raped women since then Robert?
It’s a common rhetoric but I’m sick to death of former (and current) Tories whining about the state of the country and its decline over the last decade. Own your mess.
January 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
It’s a common rhetoric but I’m sick to death of former (and current) Tories whining about the state of the country and its decline over the last decade. Own your mess.
And there it is. Jenrick joins Reform.
A pre-emptive firing from Kemi, I wonder if we can guess what's going to happen next...
January 15, 2026 at 4:40 PM
And there it is. Jenrick joins Reform.
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🔴 Last week the Free Speech Union got a High Court writ to prevent the publication of a list of its donors
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
democracyforsale.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 AM
🔴 Last week the Free Speech Union got a High Court writ to prevent the publication of a list of its donors
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
Reports Jenrick had a full media plan and speech written for his defection. Farage says he'll call Jenrick this afternoon.
January 15, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Reports Jenrick had a full media plan and speech written for his defection. Farage says he'll call Jenrick this afternoon.
A pre-emptive firing from Kemi, I wonder if we can guess what's going to happen next...
January 15, 2026 at 11:25 AM
A pre-emptive firing from Kemi, I wonder if we can guess what's going to happen next...
UD: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he's 'not signed and sealed' a deal with Robert Jenrick, but admits he has had conversations with the former Conservative minister, following his sacking from the Shadow Cabinet.
January 15, 2026 at 11:21 AM
UD: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he's 'not signed and sealed' a deal with Robert Jenrick, but admits he has had conversations with the former Conservative minister, following his sacking from the Shadow Cabinet.
Nigel Farage says he has had "conversations with a number of very senior conservatives" over recent months, but hasn't admitted Robert Jenrick approached him about a defection. He says "of course I've talked to Robert Jenrick" but have I been on the verge of signing a document with him, "no".
January 15, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Nigel Farage says he has had "conversations with a number of very senior conservatives" over recent months, but hasn't admitted Robert Jenrick approached him about a defection. He says "of course I've talked to Robert Jenrick" but have I been on the verge of signing a document with him, "no".
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BREAKING Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership.
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
January 15, 2026 at 11:08 AM
BREAKING Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership.
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
ALSO BREAKING: Nigel Farage has announced former Tory trade minister Lord Offord as Reform UK's party leader in Scotland.
January 15, 2026 at 11:11 AM
ALSO BREAKING: Nigel Farage has announced former Tory trade minister Lord Offord as Reform UK's party leader in Scotland.
BADENOCH ON JENRICK: ;I was presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect in a way designed to be as damaging as possible to his Shadow Cabinet colleagues and the wider Conservative Party'.
January 15, 2026 at 11:11 AM
BADENOCH ON JENRICK: ;I was presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect in a way designed to be as damaging as possible to his Shadow Cabinet colleagues and the wider Conservative Party'.
BREAKING: Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick, removed the whip and suspended his party membership with immediate effect.
January 15, 2026 at 11:10 AM
BREAKING: Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick, removed the whip and suspended his party membership with immediate effect.
Reallyyyy feeling the news anxiety this week, I'd argue quite understandably. If you're feeling the same, it's okay to switch off for a bit. It doesn't make you ignorant or uneducated, it makes you emotionally intelligent. We can only consume so much.
January 15, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Reallyyyy feeling the news anxiety this week, I'd argue quite understandably. If you're feeling the same, it's okay to switch off for a bit. It doesn't make you ignorant or uneducated, it makes you emotionally intelligent. We can only consume so much.
In the last few moments, four astronauts have splashed down on Earth after a medical evacuation from the International Space Station. Crew 11 has splashed down off the coast of California. It's NASA's first-ever emergency return, as one of the crew has suffered a 'serious medical condition'.
January 15, 2026 at 8:50 AM
In the last few moments, four astronauts have splashed down on Earth after a medical evacuation from the International Space Station. Crew 11 has splashed down off the coast of California. It's NASA's first-ever emergency return, as one of the crew has suffered a 'serious medical condition'.
BREAKING: Ofcom welcomed restrictions on X's AI chatbot Grok to prevent the generation of sexualised images but the regulator said its investigation is "ongoing" to "get answers into what went wrong and what's being done to fix it".
January 15, 2026 at 8:45 AM
BREAKING: Ofcom welcomed restrictions on X's AI chatbot Grok to prevent the generation of sexualised images but the regulator said its investigation is "ongoing" to "get answers into what went wrong and what's being done to fix it".