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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · 2d

Tony Blair looks delighted to be back:
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Trump 'will override opposition to Blair helping to run Gaza'

'This is the Trump show,' says Lord Levy, who was Middle East envoy under the former PM

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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · 3d

Looks like Starmer is going to have grin and bear it as ex-PM Blair upstages him in Egypt tomorrow:
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Blair set to join Trump and Starmer at peace summit ahead of major role in Gaza

The former prime minister will take up a seat on the Board of Peace despite objections to the appointment from Hamas

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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · 5d

All this blather about Trump getting the Nobel Peace Prize misses out key facts - like nominations need to be before January 31 for starts. Not that Trump won't deserve if if peace in Gaza etc holds - but it's one for next year.

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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · 8d

Nice read here on Jenrick's surface loyalty but leadership jostling from @whazell.bsky.social
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Jenrick is a picture of loyalty. But Tory insiders insist Badenoch should be worried

The shadow Justice Secretary is a popular draw amid the struggles of the party leader

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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · 15d

Nice little scoop here :
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Streeting: I want weight loss pills on the NHS

Amid late-stage trials for a tablet equivalent of obesity jabs, Streeting told The i Paper he wanted the NHS to have new treatments 'as quickly as possible'

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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · 20d

Mandatory digital ID cards could be announced tomorrow:
Good scoop from @chloechaplain.bsky.social

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'BritCard' digital ID will be made law for all adults in bid to tackle small boats

No10 believes a mandatory ID card system will help stop illegal working

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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · 22d

Ed Davey plan to retake third spot in UK politics (which means overtaking the Tories):
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Ed Davey's strategy for tackling Reform? Destroy the Tories

The Lib Dems are being outshone despite a record number of MPs

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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · Sep 13

Good read this on Shabana Mahmood. Interesting minister. By @arjsingh.bsky.social
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Labour's Thatcher-lite 'street-fighter' tasked with saving Keir Starmer

Hopes are high the new Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will get to grips with migration

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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · Sep 12

Mahmood looking at changes/reforms to UN Refugee Convention. Great scoop from @arjsingh.bsky.social

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Home Secretary set to target global refugee laws in bid to end small boat crossings

The new Home Secretary is setting her sights on the UN Refugee Convention

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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · Sep 12

Labour donor and buyer-of-clothes for Keir Starmer evicted a family from his rented house and hiked the rent. Top drawer exclusive from Vicky Spratt:

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Labour super-donor Lord Alli evicted young family - then hiked rent by £1,000 a month

The Labour peer's eviction of a family with young children from their home in north London would be outlawed from next year under his party's Renters' Rights Bill

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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · Sep 11

Three times sacked/resigned. Mandelson brilliant but flawed football manager of politics:
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Peter Mandelson sacked as US ambassador over Jeffrey Epstein relationship

Mandelson described convicted paedophile Epstein as his 'best pal'

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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · Sep 10

Problem with sacking Mandelson is that it's a judgement on Trump ahead of his second state visit:
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Sacking Mandelson over Epstein could embarrass Trump - why flustered PM is in a fix

New reports of leaked emails have emerged showing Labour grandee supporting Epstein over sex allegations and suggesting he 'fight for early release'

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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · Sep 10

The RAF was patrolling the skies of Poland until a couple of months ago:
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RAF jets could shoot down Russian drones over Poland

UK jets patrol skies over Poland on Nato rotation

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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · Aug 29

Small boats THE issue:
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Reform takes shock 15-point lead over Labour as Farage dreams of winning power

Voter frustration at failure to curb small boats 'is fuelling support'

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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · Aug 24

Love the idea of nuclear priests warning people in 25,000 years not to touch the containers:
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'Nuclear priests' could warn future people about waste under the Irish Sea

A Wembley-sized hole could be built beneath the Irish sea to store waste

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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · Aug 22

PM Farage not as fanciful as it once seemed:
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Reform in secret talks with civil servants to prepare Farage for power

With Reform leading in the polls, Nigel Farage's dreams of becoming the UK’s next prime minister no longer seem so fanciful

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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · Aug 7

Loved the book!

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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · Aug 7

haha. Back to the drawing board then!

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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · Aug 6

I've made him a bit younger:
chatgpt.com/s/m_6893bfeb...

Portrait of Prince Charles I

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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · Aug 6

Hi @lauracummingart.bsky.social I asked chat GPT to generate the lost Valesquez portrait of Prince Charles - what do you think?

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