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Dyslexic MP Peter Kyle hits out at the ‘spelling police’
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Peter Kyle has said he uses cream paper to help him avoid stumbling when making speeches Labour MP Peter Kyle has asked social media users who call him "thick" over his spelling mistakes to go easy on him as he is "living with acute dyslexia". In a candid Twitter thread, he said the Twitter platfor [...]
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Muslim Council Condemns Tories over Islamophobia
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The Muslim Council of Britain has accused the Conservative Party of "denial, dismissal and deceit" over the issue of Islamophobia. The MCB said the party had a "blind spot for this type of racism" and had failed to take any steps to tackle it. The group was responding to comments by the UK's chief [...]
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Lib-Dem campaign bus blocked by anti-austerity protesters
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Locals in Haringey blocked the path of Jo Swinson's campaign bus in protest at cuts to services that were brought in by the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition between 2010 - 2015. Awkward for a party that now see themselves as the main opposition to the Tories in some marginal seats for the general ele [...]
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Convicted Former MP Chris Davies Not to stand for Tories
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Image copyright Getty Images A former MP who lost his seat after he was convicted of a false expenses claim was been selected and then quickly de-selected by the Conservatives to stand in the general election. Chris Davies lost his Brecon and Radnorshire seat after 10,005 people signed a recall peti [...]
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Tom Watson To Resign as MP and Labour Deputy Leader
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Tom Watson, Labour’s deputy leader and the MP for West Bromwich East, has announced his decision to “stand down from national politics”. After 35 years of working in politics full-time, Watson will step down both as a Labour MP and as deputy leader at the upcoming election on December 12th. [...]
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The UK has a government!  Of sorts…
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MPs voted on Thursday to pass the Queen's Speech And a number of amendments tabled by opposition MPs were all defeated.  So Theresa May's Queen's Speech passes as MPs defeat all amendments, though a concession was made to the right of women in Northern Ireland to have abortions on the NHS, if they [...]
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Corbyn and May face another tough grilling
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Question Time: Corbyn and May face another tough grilling Labour's Jeremy Corbyn and Tory leader Theresa May had a tough interrogation from the BBC's Question Time audience members in an election special. It might not have been the head-to-head many people wanted - which Mr Corbyn said was a " [...]
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Boris loses it
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BORIS Johnson flipped out yet again during a TV interview following Friday's Question Time debate as a BBC reporter was forced to intervene and hold him back Boris Johnson flipped out at Labour Politician Ian Lavery on live TV following the party leader's Question Time on Friday. Mr Johnson said t [...]
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