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Alexander Brown

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Assistant Political Editor at The Mirror. COYS enthusiast. You can get me at [email protected]

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · Jul 6

*Professional news*
Delighted to announce I'm joining The Mirror as Assistant Political Editor. I start in August, but am keen to line up coffees, intros, and gossip immediately. My DMs are open, why not say hi
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 22h

Trying to answer the most important question of Tory conference: How many Margaret Thatchers can you find in 90 seconds?

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 2d

Date idea: Doing literally anything else

A leaflet for a party celebrating Margaret Thatcher's 100th birthday

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 2d

Asked by a Telegraph journalist to give Keir Starmer and the Labour Government a score out of ten so far, Andy Burnham says he's had a lot of "perfectly innocent questions" like that from the Telegraph lately, declines to give a score, but adds there are "lots of good things going on""

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 2d

Speaking at a fringe event at Tory conference, Andy Burnham says Manchester was the place for “24 hour party people until Downing Street took that crown off us during the pandemic”

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 3d

Overheard lots of Tories sad at how dead the conference is this year. “There’s not even protests, that’s how bad it is. I saw one protestor but it’s not the same”

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 3d

Not very Bluesky, but if you're at Tory conference and have an event I should be covering or fancy a coffee, hit me up

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 3d

Strongly disagree. He's offering analysis of how badly they're doing, having studied the data. Nothing biased in that

Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 4d

En route to Tory conference

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 4d

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 4d

EXC: Sir John Curtice says a key problem for Kemi Badenoch is that "nobody knows who she is"
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Kemi Badenoch 'unknown' by public who 'don't trust her' says top pollster

The polling guru said the public turned on the Conservatives over partygate and Liz Truss’s mini-budget, and that Kemi Badenoch had been unable to stop support collapsing

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 5d

Sorry to hear about the ear drum, but good you're willing to share the experience

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 5d

A Hampstead ponds consultation on whether to stay trans-inclusive is being shared widely by those who don’t use the ponds, but oppose it being inclusive. It takes 5 mins tops, if anyone is inclined to fill it out x

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Public Consultation on Hampstead Heath Bathing Ponds | Commonplace

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 5d

Labour Party respond to Zack Polanski speech, accusing the Green Party leader of sowing “division and grievance”

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 15d

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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 15d

Daily Mirror on Trump’s UN speech "Deranged"

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 15d

If you're ever in Vancouver, be sure to find me on the sauna wall

6 MINUTE CLUB CHALLENGE

Do a 6 minute plunge in either of the 2 coldest tubs

Have a friend alert our staff when you're almost done

We'll snap a polaroid pic of you in the tub!

On your way out, sign your polaroid and pin it on the board!

Glory is now yours! Just stay safe please!

A Polaroid of me on the wall, looking awful

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 16d

The idea statehood is a reward for terrorism ignores the tens of thousands of Palestinians who have been killed. Demanding the release of the hostages and opposing the mass murder of Palestinians aren't mutually exclusive

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 16d

As some pundits imply they're speaking for or on behalf of all Jews, just a reminder many in the community vehemently oppose Israel's genocide, support the creation of a Palestinian state, and recognise the clear distinction between Palestine and Hamas

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 20d

Your Party having factional beef when it was set up by just two people is very camp and fun, actually

Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 25d

Gavin Barwell says Keir Starmer should use Trump's desire for a Nobel Peace Prize to convince him to do more on Ukraine and Gaza

Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 25d

Trump to be kept away from protests during state visit. Theresa May's former chief of staff told me that was a key consideration for the last state visit, as well as going big on flattery
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Trump to swerve UK state visit protest with Keir Starmer Chequers reception

Former Tory MP Gavin Barwell, who worked in Downing Street during the previous state visit of the US president warned ministers should organise events away from protests

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · Sep 9

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · Sep 9

it’s a joke about dangerous cycling, don’t be such a misery

Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · Sep 9

I love to encourage people to cycle in London but having seen how the casuals do it during a tube strike unfortunately I now have to gatekeep. Take your limes and WFH, you're a risk to yourself and others

Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · Sep 8

Was asked about the week in my German lesson today and described Angela Rayner as being "beleibt", rather than "beliebt", a difference I learned after my tutor stopped laughing that meant I hadn't called her popular, but instead, obese

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