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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 9h

Greater Anglia's rail services will become the third to enter public ownership on Sunday 12 October 2025.

Half of rail operators publicly owned with Greater Anglia onboard

Greater Anglia's rail services will become the third to enter public ownership on Sunday 12 October 2025.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 9h

The Israeli government approved the US-brokered deal for a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza early on Friday morning local time after several hours of deliberations. on.ft.com/3IZMgET

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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 9h

The guy who won stood for the Tories in 2019 and 2023.

Just the Tories recycled.

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 9h

Skelton East (Redcar & Cleveland) Council By-Election Result:

➡️ RFM: 65.3% (New)
🌹 LAB: 19.2% (-10.7)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-29.4)
🔶 LDM: 1.5% (-1.5)

No Ind (-23.7) as previous.

Reform GAIN from Conservative.
Changes w/ 2023.

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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 9h

The malicious prosecution of Attorney General Tish James is baseless.

And the indictment is not worth the paper it is written on.

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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 10h

Vital ecosystems and threatened species such as tigers, Philippine eagles, reef sharks, Amazon parrots and sea turtles across the globe are set to benefit from new government funding announced today

Threatened species and precious habitats to be better protected with new funding boost for overseas conservation projects

New funding for local projects across 12 UK Overseas Territories and 36 developing countries over the next five years

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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 10h

£84m cash boost to help prevent homelessness and support families this winter and immediate help for children and families in temporary accommodation.

£84 million injection to tackle homelessness

£84m cash boost to help prevent homelessness and support families this winter and immediate help for children and families in temporary accommodation.

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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 10h

That is complete nonsense. You literally sent me the BBC news article which mentions it in the first line!!!

The amendment was to amend the King's Speech. It wasn't inside information.

It literally happens at every King's Speech by opposition parties.

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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 10h

I'm not trying to outsmart you, I literally explained why what you said was not accurate.

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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 10h

I happen to know how parliamentary procedure works.

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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 10h

Oh, I remember the event in question happening, but no MP lost the whip because they voted to scrap 2 child cap.

The amendment, if passed, wouldn't have changed a thing.

7 MPs lost the whip for voting to try and amend a King's Speech, i.e their government's legislative agenda.

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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 11h

No I don't remember that, because it isn't what happened. I deal in facts.

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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 11h

There wasn't a vote to end the 2 child cap in July 2024 and if you actually believe so, then I'm sorry about that.

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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 14h

The Dublin Regulation is an EU regulation.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 15h

Nigel Farage recently went to the US to slag off British teachers.

He hates anyone that does public service.

Nigel Farage says UK teachers are ‘poisoning our kids’ and predicts strikes as PM

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Nigel Farage says UK teachers are ‘poisoning our kids’ and predicts strikes as PM

Exclusive: Reform UK leader, speaking at event for private US college, also claimed the ‘Marxist left’ controls education

www.theguardian.com

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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 14h

Under the landmark UK-France migration deal, the first groups of small boats arrivals to the UK have been successfully removed on flights to France.

First illegal migrants returned under new UK-France agreement

Under the landmark UK-France migration deal, the first groups of small boats arrivals to the UK have been successfully removed on flights to France.

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The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 20h

This should be shouted about more

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 18h

Nigel Farage is paid £3,600 an hour to work for GBNews.

It’s a racket.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 18h

Attitude Awards 2025: Russell Tovey warns about the rise of Reform UK as he wins this year’s Man of the Year Award

The celebrated actor was honoured for his continued impact on screen and his outspoken advocacy for LGBTQ+ representation.

www.attitude.co.uk

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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 16h

Wrapping up a two-day trade mission to Mumbai, the Prime Minister has praised the strengthened, future-facing UK-India partnership, which will deliver for Britain by boosting growth, creating jobs and making hard-working people better off.

PM wraps up India trade trip with 10,600 jobs secured

Wrapping up a two-day trade mission to Mumbai, the Prime Minister has praised the strengthened, future-facing UK-India partnership, which will deliver for Britain by boosting growth, creating jobs and...

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 21h

Tackling child poverty is the only way we can build a country where background isn't destiny, so where you're from doesn't determine what you go on to achieve.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 22h

Reform UK’s Councillor Rowland O’Connor, St. Columb Major, has resigned from the party.

A conspiracy theorist who claimed 17m people have died from the COVID vaccine, among many other claims.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 23h

The chap on the left once defended marriage between siblings in a live interview on GB News.

By all accounts it was too much even for GB News viewers.

Dave Bagpuss Forsey 🍺 @bagpuss.org · 1d

The photography in this article really feels like The Times are deliberately setting these people up for ridicule. (You can read it without visiting The Times here archive.ph/KZZC1)

An article from The Times: "Meet the young Tories dreaming of a bright blue future". Featuring bizarre portraits of Charles Amos, Rhys Benjamin and Daniel Campbell.

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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 20h

Border Force is set to smash records for cocaine seizures in a single year after intercepting more than £1 billion worth in a significant summer of action.

£1 billion of cocaine seized by Border Force this summer

15.6 tonnes detected in just 3 months – exceeding total of some previous years in their entirety.

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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 20h

A new £350 million deal with India will support hundreds of jobs in Northern Ireland and supply India, a key strategic partner, with air defence missiles and launchers.

New defence deals with India deepen strategic partnership and boosts UK business

A new £350 million deal with India will support hundreds of jobs in Northern Ireland and supply India, a key strategic partner, with air defence missiles and launchers.

www.gov.uk

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