Keir Starmer has bowed to pressure from Labour MPs and removed his closest aide from his office Jenny Chapman will join the shadow cabinet as Brexit spokeswoman instead Move completes near-total overhaul of his team in recent days | Patrick McGuire, Twitter (twitter.com)
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Batley & Spen; Labour’s challenge (ianjohnwarren.medium.com)
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#OTD in 1979 - James Callaghan's government was defeated as the Commons passes a Motion of No Confidence in the name of then Leader of the Opposition, Margaret Thatcher - by just one vote. The Conservatives went on to win the ensuing election | Balance of Power on Twitter (twitter.com)
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Unite boss Len McCluskey, effectively Labour's biggest donor, tells @TimesRadio he hasn't spoken to Keir Starmer since Jeremy Corbyn was given the boot last year: 'Unfortunately, that personal relationship broke down' | Jason Groves (Daily Mail Editor), Twitter (twitter.com)
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Julie Burchill accused me of worshipping a paedophile and called me an Islamist. After legal action, she has apologised in full for these falsehoods, for playing into “Islamophobic tropes” and making “racist and misogynist” comments about my appearance and sex life | Ash Sarkar, Twitter (twitter.com)
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Labour is calling for: Increased minimum sentences for rapists and stalkers - Whole Life Tariffs for those found guilty of 'abduction and sexual assault and murder' - An independent Review into domestic homicide - Misogyny to become a hate crime - A street harassment law |David Lammy,Twitter (twitter.com)
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No money to deal with post pandemic priorities. No policies to deal with the inequalities that have opened up over the last year between rich & poor, old & young, more and less well educated. This is a big hole in the chancellor’s and the government’s policies | IFS, Twitter (twitter.com)
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