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Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 1m

-> £76m = Estimated top-line profit PPE Medpro pocketed from the £122m DHSC payment (pre-costs) on gowns bought wholesale for £46m!

Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 1m

#PPEMedpro, a company led by #DougBarrowman (husband of Tory peer #BaronessMichelleMone), now says they're prepared to 'enter into a dialogue' with a view to a 'possible settlement'!?
-> After being told to pay back nearly £122m, the company filed to enter administration!?

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Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 1h

-> Stalking reports to police surged 43% in the year ending March 2024, hitting a record 59,000 incidents - yet only 1-2% lead to charges, highlighting a "justice gap" that leaves victims exposed.

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Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 1h

Stalker terror: 58-year-old Inigo Rowland charged with months-long harassment of Lib Dem leader Sir #EdDaveyMP, including turning up at his home and office - with a flick knife!

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Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 1h

🤔 Approximately 200 counter-protesters participated in the main organized event by the Jewish-led group #StopTheHate, at yesterday's Pro-Palestinian march in London!

#Palestine #Protests #London #Israel #GazaCrisis #Demonstrations #PritiPatel

Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 3h

-> There's presently around 760,000+ active users leasing vehicles via the scheme, that's 1 in every 85 UK adults rolling on benefits-funded wheels!

Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 3h

"Motability cars NOT for ADHD!" -> #KemiBadenoch, the Tory leader, has promised to tighten eligibility for the Motability Scheme - a UK government-backed program that leases vehicles (cars, scooters, or powered wheelchairs) to disabled people using their mobility benefits.

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Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 3h

📢 Videos and eyewitness accounts captured marchers, led by a man with a megaphone, chanting "death, death to the IDF" as the group moved from Victoria Embankment toward Whitehall❗️

#Palestine #Protests #London #Israel #GazaCrisis #Demonstrations

Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 3h

Yesterday's London march marked the 32nd national pro-Palestine demonstration there since October 2023, averaging about one every 11 days⁉️

#Palestine #Protests #London #Israel #GazaCrisis #Demonstrations

Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 4h

🚨 Police say the ages of those arrested ranged from 18 to 89 - Pretty wide age scales⁉️

#Palestine #Protests #London #Israel #GazaCrisis #Demonstrations

Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 4h

£43M Tax Bill for Gaza Protests: Is London's Endless March Worth the Price?

#Palestine #Protests #London #Israel #GazaCrisis #Demonstrations

Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 4h

-> Overall UK antisemitic hate incidents surged 158% in the first half of 2024 compared to 2023, with 162 education-related cases fueling campus fears.

Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 4h

-> Antisemitic incidents on UK university campuses hit a record 272 in the 2023/24 period, up 117% from the prior two years per the CST report.

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Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 4h

UK Education Secretary #BridgetPhillipsonMP slams universities for failing Jewish students amid a 117% antisemitism spike - demanding zero-tolerance policies and rolling out government-funded training to eradicate campus hate!

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Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 5h

#Chinaclass="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#ChinaSpySaga - 🤔 #PritiPatelMP doesn't hold back, suggesting #Labour needs to take responsibility for the legal failure⁉️

#XiJinping #KeirStarmer #China #UKLabour #JonathanPowell #NationalSecurity #LabourParty

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Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 6h

-> The UK steel sector directly employs 33,700 people (plus 42,000 in supply chains), with 18,000 jobs already lost in 2024 alone amid market pressures!

Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 6h

The EU's proposed tariff hikes on steel imports, is an "existential threat" to the British steel sector!
#SaveBritishSteel #TradeWarAlert #SteelCrisis

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Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 7h

-> Nearly £3 billion in annual UK steel exports to the EU, accounting for 78% of all overseas sales, now at risk of evaporating.

Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 7h

UK steel union Community slams EU's proposed 50% tariffs as a death knell for British jobs, with Europe gobbling 80% of exports!
#SaveBritishSteel #TradeWarAlert #SteelCrisis

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Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 8h

#Chinaclass="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#ChinaSpySaga - 🤔 Up to 20 officials at the Chinese embassy in London are suspected of active spying operations, per security sources⁉️

#XiJinping #KeirStarmer #China #UKLabour #JonathanPowell #NationalSecurity #LabourParty

Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 9h

#Chinaclass="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#ChinaSpySaga - 🤔 Despite years of warnings, no one in the UK has been convicted for spying on behalf of Beijing - until this case's collapse made it official⁉️

#XiJinping #KeirStarmer #China #UKLabour #JonathanPowell #NationalSecurity #LabourParty

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Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 9h

#Chinaclass="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#ChinaSpySaga - 🤔 20,000 Brits Hunted Online: MI5 reveals Chinese agents approached over 20,000 individuals on LinkedIn in a massive recruitment drive for espionage❗️

#XiJinping #KeirStarmer #China #UKLabour #JonathanPowell #NationalSecurity #LabourParty

Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 10h

#Chinaclass="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#ChinaSpySaga - 🤔 Two-year taxpayer drain: The botched probe squandered public funds on a case that crumbled without a single courtroom clash❗️

#XiJinping #KeirStarmer #China #UKLabour #JonathanPowell #NationalSecurity #LabourParty

Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 11h

#Chinaclass="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#ChinaSpySaga - 🤔 14-month espionage window: Alleged offenses spanned December 2021 to February 2023, targeting China-skeptic MPs amid rising UK-Beijing tensions❗️

#XiJinping #KeirStarmer #China #UKLabour #JonathanPowell #NationalSecurity #LabourParty

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Darren Fower @darrenfower.bsky.social · 11h

#Chinaclass="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#ChinaSpySaga - 🤔 Two defendants ensnared: #ChristopherCash, 30, ex-Tory aide, and #ChristopherBerry, 33, teacher-turned-analyst, charged under the 1911 Official Secrets Act for prejudicial leaks❗️

#XiJinping #KeirStarmer #China #UKLabour #JonathanPowell #NationalSecurity #LabourParty