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Investigations Correspondent, The Guardian | Tips: [email protected]/henrydyer.01 (Signal) | Interested in Politics/Media/🚂/CofE

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Wednesday's GUARDIAN: Reeves vows to tackle cost of living crisis in decisive budget for Labour #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Three more school contemporaries who claim to have witnessed Nigel Farage’s alleged teenage racism have rejected the Reform UK leader’s suggestion that it was “banter”, describing it as targeted, persistent and nasty.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
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November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
New: Three new ex-pupils come forward, on the record, to say Farage's racism as a teenager was targeted, persistent and nasty. Farage has denied targeting any individuals - but two of the men tell us they recall Farage abusing Peter Ettedgui.

w/ Dan Boffey, @drblacklock.bsky.social
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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How Lord Dannatt used his peerage to open doors for business interests
How Lord Dannatt used his peerage to open doors for business interests
Former head of British army is suspended from the House of Lords after being filmed breaking rules
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November 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Peter Ettedgui has written for us to respond to Nigel Farage’s denials in a broadcast interview yesterday of antisemitically abusing him when they were at Dulwich College.
November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
About to speak on LBC with Tom Swarbrick concerning our investigation into Farage.
BBC World at One reporting on our investigation into Farage's schooldays, with one of the contemporaries who has spoken to us, Andy Field, speaking on the programme. It also features an excerpt from a 2014 interview with Farage on BBC Kent, which is a new bit for the timeline of his positions.
November 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
BBC World at One reporting on our investigation into Farage's schooldays, with one of the contemporaries who has spoken to us, Andy Field, speaking on the programme. It also features an excerpt from a 2014 interview with Farage on BBC Kent, which is a new bit for the timeline of his positions.
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Come for the richly-reported details of Dannatt's business dealings, stay for the literary subheadings.

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How Lord Dannatt used his peerage to open doors for business interests
Former head of British army is suspended from the House of Lords after being filmed breaking rules
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November 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
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November 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
“Prime minister, what is the most crucial grade of the civil service?”
🚨 WATCH: Keir Starmer does the 6-7 trend with primary school children
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Tuesday's GUARDIAN: Victory for carers after inquiry into debt scandal #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Here’s a timeline going back to 2013 when Michael Crick first questioned Farage about his schooldays, showing Farage’s varying responses to allegations of racism and antisemitism while at Dulwich, all the way to today.
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Finally some actual consequences!

Great work @direthoughts.com and @robevansgdn.bsky.social
NEW: Lord Dannatt and Lord David Evans of Watford face suspension of 4mo/5mo respectively from the House of Lords after a parliamentary watchdog ruled they had broken lobbying rules. Reports from the conduct committee follows Guardian investigations into the peers.

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Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules
Lord Dannatt and Lord Evans of Watford were filmed breaking rules in undercover footage recorded by Guardian
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November 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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this is a chilling read on influencers pushing an extreme version of homebirthing with disastrous consequences www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
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November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
About to discuss this on 5Live.
NEW: Lord Dannatt and Lord David Evans of Watford face suspension of 4mo/5mo respectively from the House of Lords after a parliamentary watchdog ruled they had broken lobbying rules. Reports from the conduct committee follows Guardian investigations into the peers.

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Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules
Lord Dannatt and Lord Evans of Watford were filmed breaking rules in undercover footage recorded by Guardian
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Analysis piece from me and @robevansgdn.bsky.social on today's suspensions of two peers, and what it says about the House of Lords - a second chamber designed for second jobs - more widely.
Lords rules and culture make it easy for peers to abuse privileged position
Unreformed system means peers can profit by taking outside roles based on insider knowledge and access
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November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Excellent work from @direthoughts.com and team, exposing serious misconduct resulting in a lengthy suspension for these two peers
NEW: Lord Dannatt and Lord David Evans of Watford face suspension of 4mo/5mo respectively from the House of Lords after a parliamentary watchdog ruled they had broken lobbying rules. Reports from the conduct committee follows Guardian investigations into the peers.

w/ @robevansgdn.bsky.social
Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules
Lord Dannatt and Lord Evans of Watford were filmed breaking rules in undercover footage recorded by Guardian
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Two long-serving peers - Labour peer David Evans and former army chief Richard Dannatt - to be suspended from HoL after parliamentary watchdog ruled they broke lobbying rules -
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules
Lord Evans of Watford and Lord Dannatt were filmed breaking rules, in undercover footage recorded by Guardian
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
NEW: Lord Dannatt and Lord David Evans of Watford face suspension of 4mo/5mo respectively from the House of Lords after a parliamentary watchdog ruled they had broken lobbying rules. Reports from the conduct committee follows Guardian investigations into the peers.

w/ @robevansgdn.bsky.social
Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules
Lord Dannatt and Lord Evans of Watford were filmed breaking rules in undercover footage recorded by Guardian
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Another victory for the revolving door
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM