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Joined May 2011
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Yesterday @EmilyThornberry revealed a Pakistani man who came to Islington to work as carer is "relieved" his family will all be allowed to stay forever. The family has now been joined by "a little boy with a rare genetic condition." She asked @ShabanaMahmood if the lad can have UK taxpayer funded benefits. Of course we all want the best for him but this begs so many questions. Is he their son? Did they just abandon him till now? How many other low paid carers are bringing relatives who are partly or wholly dependent on the state? It's completely unaffordable!
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Her son wants a scooter so she decides to steal it and gets very angry because the shop owners won't let her steal it in peace.
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If you want to understand why the British public raised nearly £400k for homeless British veterans in a few hours, just look at these news articles from today. British taxpayers paying more welfare for migrants, funding poor EU countries and giving £40m to the Caribbean. The public’s priorities are clear! Charity starts at home. It starts with British veterans. Justgiving.com/page/saveourv…
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They beheaded a statue of Jesus on a war memorial for our dead. They left their Arabic graffiti all over the names of British soldiers who gave their lives. But if you so much as draw a picture of their prophet.
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The IOPC watched the Henry Nowark video and following investigation concluded no officers were at fault! The IOPC is corrupt and not fit for purpose.
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Former Attorney General Sir Michael Ellis has called for a full investigation into Jeremy Bowen after he publicly accused Israel of “genocide”. A Jewish BBC staffer has also claimed that Bowen is “feared and untouchable” and “getting away it”. thejc.com/news/uk/bbc-accuse…
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79% of people who come to the UK on Care Worker visas are dependents….. let that sink in. @ShabanaMahmood and @UKLabour are laughing at us…. (Source .gov 2026)
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Meghan Markle is leaking to the press that her friends check up on her daily, as she cannot stop crying about her dad. Yet she’s known since 2019 so what is she crying about? Is she crying because the public don’t believe her and are sick of the lies?
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BBC Newsnight is presenting Hunter Biden - yes, THAT Hunter Biden- as a credible political commentator. Words fail me.
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*His own passport…
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A doctor, working for the NHS, hid 14 overseas convictions. When he applied for promotion, he forgot them again. The Doctor qualified in Pakistan, then moved to Australia where he got the convictions, then moved to Britain where no one checked his record. independent.co.uk/news/healt…
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⚡🇵🇱 President Karol Nawrocki: “In my Poland, we don’t build migrant integration centres - we build deportation centres for those who threaten our nation.” Make Europe Great Again!
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I suspect that the 50 investors who lost £5million in a betting syndicate run by Rory Campbell ( son of Socialist gobshite Alastair Campbell) will be none to pleased to learn has has started a new venture. After all Campbell,38, is still on bail having been arrested back in September last year on suspicion of fraud by false representation relating to the syndicate. Campbell owns 60% of the new business. He gives his address as near Taunton, Somerset. There are two other directors owning 20% each. One is Aaron Edgeworth who is said to have broken the bad news to the investors that their money ( some had put in between £25,000 to £500,000) was unlikely to paid. Campbell’s people ( surprised he could afford comms) described these accounts as “ incomplete and inaccurate”. Not positive what the business will do but it’s called 6th Man Data Intelligence which may give a clue. Campbell hasn’t said a word since the scandal broke. Perhaps the next time his father is on a podcast or Question Time he might lift the lid on the murky goings on. And explain what his boy is doing now living in the rural hamlet of Wrantsge - 7 miles from Taunton- whereas his previous hangout was East London. All very odd.
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This morning I was on #OxfordStreet for interviews with @BBCTomEdwards and @BBCLondonNews when an ambulance with siren and lights on came up Regent Street and wanted to turn left on to Oxford St. The @TfL marshal didn't seem in any particular hurry and told them to find another route. They wasted 1 and a 1/2 mins. Let's hope it was not life-critical. The barriers are supposed to be able to be dropped for blue light services but they have been padlocked, which makes that slow and difficult. Not that anyone tried this time. There was a similar issue that I witnessed last week when an ambulance came south on one of the crossing points. In that instance, the paramedics gave up trying to get through and left the ambulance to run along the street to a lady who had fallen. These issues need urgent resolution. There are few things that are more fundamental than making sure people are - and feel they are - safe. @CLWCA @LDNEvngStandard @CityWestminster @Ldn_Ambulance
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We were all told this was a far right conspiracy theory And his family didn’t want to “politicise” his murder The authorities will ruin your life if you don’t go out and read their diversity script
‘Manipulated in our darkest hours’: Henry Nowak’s family say police misled them itv.com/news/2026-11-02/mani…
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Presumably that is why she still lives in UK as she did say that if UK voted to Leave the EU she would leave the country. But her view now mirrors many people who voted Remain
WOW - outspoken pro-EU activist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on Jeremy Vine this morning: "I have lost that kind of passion I had to be in the EU, I have to confess. The EU we left is not the EU of today"
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Hodges bang on the money once again 🤡🤡🤡
Shabana Mahmood is probably the most hard-core member of the cabinet when it comes to immigration. And Yvette Cooper is much better suited to the subtle diplomacy of the Foreign Office than the slash and burn of the Home Office. Two good appointments.
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Labour MPs are delighted by the relaxation of the ILR rules Here is Emily Thornberry asking when a Pakistani who will now qualify can claim disability benefits for his newly born child The costs of allowing these people to claim welfare will be unimaginable
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The media won't tell you this. Over 220.000 Christians had to flee their homes or country because of persecution last year. Thousands of churches and Christian properties were attacked.
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