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MoD Perm Sec: EU Operationally Irrelevant to UK Security
Before the referendum Downing Street coordinated a letter from 12 former military chiefs to the Telegraph claiming that remaining in the EU was “in our national interest”. It quickly fell apart when...
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Ted Cruz Shoots and He Scores
US gossip site Deadspin has been needling Ted Cruz about basketball ever since he called a hoop a “basketball ring“ at a campaign rally when he was running against Trump in the Republican primaries....
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Labour Leave: Select Brexiteer to Hold Stoke
Labour Leave has a poll out this morning giving Paul Nuttall a 10% point lead in Stoke, on 35% to Labour’s 25%. It is being downplayed by psephologists as something of a voodoo poll due to its tiny...
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Julian Huppert Linked to Oscar-Nominated Sexy French Actress
Congratulations to French actress Isabelle Huppert, who has been nominated for an Oscar for her role in the film Elle. Would you believe that the sultry Parisian star of the silver screen is related...
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Sadiq Spoils Corbyn’s Main Attack Line
Lifelong Eurosceptic Jeremy Corbyn doesn’t have much to criticise the government about on Brexit. His main attacks are that Theresa May is creating a “bargain basement economy” and that Labour will...
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PMQs: Who’s Asking the Questions?
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister Q1 Helen Jones (Warrington North) If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 25 January Q2 Chris Philp (Croydon South) Q3 David Warburton (Somerton...
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Corbyn Buries Northern Ireland Police Officer
At the beginning of PMQs Jeremy Corbyn paid tribute to the police officer who was shot in Northern Ireland this weekend, offering his condolences and telling the Commons he “lost his life”. The police...
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May Hits Corbyn With Killer Sadiq Quotes
Theresa May reads out Sadiq Khan’s quotes spoiling Corbyn’s main attack line on workers’ rights, as reported by Guido this morning. Another happy reader… The post May Hits Corbyn With Killer Sadiq...
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Cash for Access Sinner Straw’s Sermon on Integrity
Disgraced Jack Straw is taking some time out from offering to take cash-for-access to chair a lecture on “integrity and public service” at Westminster Abbey. Promotional literature for the church’s...
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First as Tragedy, Then as Farce
Karl Marx famously remarked that history repeats itself, “first as tragedy, and then as farce”. He was right. So right in fact that even his own ideological movement would be subject to the same...
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LibDems Choose Brexiteer to Run Against Bridgen
The LibDems have selected a Brexit-backing candidate to take on Tory MP Andrew Bridgen in his Leave stronghold of North West Leicestershire at the next election. Cllr Michael Wyatt is a “LibDem For...
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Kirkup Leaves Telegraph Again
James Kirkup, who quit the Telegraph in 2014 only to change his mind and stay, has left again, this time probably for good. He’s leaving his post as Executive Editor (Politics) to become Director of...
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Labour Stoke Candidate Backed Turkey Joining EU, Called Brexit “Massive Pile...
Labour have selected an ardent Remainer who backed Turkey joining the EU as their candidate in the Stoke-on-Trent by-election. Gareth Snell, a councillor who used to work in Tristram Hunt’s office,...
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Labour Stoke Candidate: Corbyn is “IRA Supporting Friend of Hamas”
Fair to say Labour’s anti-Brexit Stoke-on-Trent candidate is not a fan of Jeremy Corbyn. Gareth Snell backed Owen Smith in the Labour leadership election, blasting Jez as an “IRA supporting friend of...
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FAKE-BAKE NEWS: ORANGE IS THE NEW PRESIDENT, BUT THERESA MAY BACK HIM
Theresa May is jetting off to meet Donald Trump tomorrow, under pressure to simultaneously criticise his chauvinistic actions while convincing him to support post-Brexit Britain. The Prime Minister...
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UK Economy Growing Faster Than Experts Expected. Again.
ONS numbers just out show that the UK economy again grew faster than expected in the final quarter of 2016 with a rate of 0.6%. This is ahead of “expert” predictions of a 0.5% in a survey of City...
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Telegraph Advertising on MailOnline
The Telegraph‘s “premium” offering is struggling. Online ABCs for December released this week show average daily unique visitors down 13.2% year on year. This paywall induced fall means the Telegraph...
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Isabel Oakeshott Leaves Mail
After a v exciting year I’m triggering Article 50 on my membership of the Mail. More TV/radio, but priority is big new book w @LordAshcroft — Isabel Oakeshott (@IsabelOakeshott) January 26, 2017 The...
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Article 50 Bill Timetable
Tues 31 Jan and Weds 1 Feb: Second reading debate Weds 1 Feb: Second reading vote Mon 6, Tues 7, Weds 8 Feb: Committee and report stages, third reading Then: To the Lords It’s happening… The post...
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European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
Timetable here. An historic moment… UPDATE: Brexit Secretary David Davis: “The British people have made the decision to leave the EU and this government is determined to get on with the job of...
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