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David Leigh @davidleighx.bsky.social · 17h

BBC News - Lenny Henry calls for reparations for black British people
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Sir Lenny Henry calls for slavery reparations for all black Brits

The comedian's new book supports the case for the UK to give £18 trillion in compensatory payments.

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David Leigh @davidleighx.bsky.social · 1d

Jenrick goes full Nazi
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Robert Jenrick gives speech at the Conservative party conference – watch live

YouTube video by Guardian News

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David Leigh @davidleighx.bsky.social · 1d

Jenrick uses the phrase "New Order", which was used by the actual Nazis
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Labour accuses Robert Jenrick of ‘personal attack’ on attorney general

Party source says shadow justice secretary’s comments are attempt to disguise his own poor grip of the law

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 2d

London libel firm Carter-Ruck tried to “silence” a police investigator who had been trying to protect the public from a $4bn crypto scam, new court documents reveal

City lawyers tried to ‘silence’ police fraud investigator

Carter-Ruck launched campaign against London detective on behalf of $4bn crypto scam, according to court documents

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David Leigh @davidleighx.bsky.social · 2d

words fail

Paul Lashmar @paullashmar.bsky.social · 2d

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Tommy Robinson speaks out for Israel | The Jerusalem Post

"I've never had any financial benefit from Israel," he said, confirming that he will not be paid for his upcoming trip to Israel following a personal invite from Minister Amichai Chikli.

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Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · 2d

I don't think Robert Jenrick realises that the people clapping along to him when he talks about Handsworth would clap along if he said the same about Stamford Hill. I'd hope that would give him pause for thought.

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Robin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 2d

SOME PERSONAL NEWS: I've signed a book deal. Can't say more just yet, but watch this space. Publication date May/June next year.

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Nicolas Chinardet @zefrog.eu · 2d

"We can't have particular communities where there's a heavy preponderance of one group or another. That's the kind of country I want my kids to be growing up in," says Jenrick, who lives in Herefordshire where 96.9% of the population identified as white in 2021

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 2d

Wow. Robert Jenrick doubles down by branding a black journalist's questions "ridiculous" and saying that the problem is not his comments, but "journalists like you who pop up and try to knock me down", adding that "this is the reason why terrorist attacks happen". ~AA

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David Leigh @davidleighx.bsky.social · 2d

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Stephen Lawrence’s father says killer should name others before parole considered

Neville Lawrence, 83, is preparing for David Norris, now 49, to appear for first time to plead for his freedom

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David Leigh @davidleighx.bsky.social · 2d

Why is this a story? Seems just an advert
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Erin Patterson mushroom murders inspire new book by Helen Garner

Co-written with Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein, The Mushroom Tapes is inspired by their experience attending the headline-grabbing trial earlier this year

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David Leigh @davidleighx.bsky.social · 2d

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Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally

Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

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David Leigh @davidleighx.bsky.social · 3d

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UK Jewish groups condemn Israeli minister’s invite to Tommy Robinson

Far-right activist described as ‘thug who represents worst of Britain’ after invitation to Israel sparks outrage

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David Leigh @davidleighx.bsky.social · 4d

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Last call for the phone-hacking scandal – but is anyone s...

ITV’s The Hack tells how Rupert Murdoch’s reporters intercepted voicemails. Will the story’s loose ends ever be tied up?

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David Leigh @davidleighx.bsky.social · 6d

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Murderous bigotry is not the preserve of only one religion

Beware the attempts by bad-faith politicians who will try to link the debate over immigration with the Manchester atrocity.

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David Leigh @davidleighx.bsky.social · 6d

I wish somebody would tell me who invented the VIP Lane in the first place

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 6d

Lots of people asking about the Government's prospects for recovering the £120m from Barrowman/Mone/their companies

Short answer: I don't know. I'm not an insolvency specialist. No clue how the £120m was paid out to them from PPE Medpro

So I have no technical answer

But...

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Spotlight on Corruption @spotlightcorruption.org · 7d

💬 @suehawley.bsky.social in @thetimes.com: “It is now critical that the government uses all the tools at its disposal to recover all the money, including considering compensation orders against the directors of #PPEMedpro and other companies found to have ripped off the taxpayer during Covid.”

Michelle Mone-linked firm must pay £122m for breaking PPE contract

PPE Medpro, run by Baroness Mone’s husband Doug Barrowman, has two weeks to pay compensation for ‘faulty’ gowns

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David Leigh @davidleighx.bsky.social · 6d

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The struggle to protect children from conspiracy theorist parents

The inquest following the death of Paloma Shemirani raises the question of how to prevent young people from health misinformation

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 7d

Should have been in quotes then. And described as inaccurate, or a pile of stinking bullshit ‘in newspaper parlance’.

Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 7d

Got a weaselly reply back from reader's editor Ashlee Gagui about this lie on the Daily Mail front page explaining why "We are therefore entirely satisfied that there is no possible inaccuracy contained within the page" that broadcast a total lie - apparently it's ok because it was Nigel Farage's

Daily Mail Front Page MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 By Jason Groves Political Editor

After PM attacks Reform's 'immoral' policy on scrapping leave to remain, Farage blasts back...
Worried about immigration? Starmer says you're racist

KEIR Starmer was last night accused of insulting millions of voters worried about Britain's borders as he branded Reform's immigration plans 'racist', Amid growing Labour panic at Reform's surge in the polls, the Prime Minister ramped up his rhetoric against Nigel Farage's plan to tear up residency rules, saying it 'needs to be called out for what it is'. Mr Farage said the claim was an insult to millions who want the Government to finally get a grip on immigration, telling the Daily Mail: The
Prime Minister has insulted those who believe mass migration should come to an end. Starmer thinks anybody here on a time-limited visa is entitled to stay in Britain for ever. Labour do not believe in border controls and think anyone who does is racist.'
Highlighting a series of polls suggest-ing his party is on course to win the next election, Mr Farage said: 'Keir
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Thank you for your letter. We are always grateful to receive feedback from readers, be it positive or negative, and appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns regarding the front page of Monday’s newspaper.

The headline which you believe contains an inaccuracy was precisely constructed to be read in conjunction with the preamble text – the ‘kicker’, in newspaper parlance – and the following body text. The kicker makes it clear that the headline is a direct reference to Mr Farage countering the attack on his party’s policy proposal as immoral – the last three words, followed by an ellipsis, illustrate that the headline is his view:

[kicker] After PM attacks Reform’s ‘immoral’ policy on scrapping leave to remain, Farage blasts back...

[headline] Worried about immigration? Starmer says you’re racist

[copy] KEIR Starmer was last night accused of insulting millions of voters worried about Britain’s borders... Mr Farage said the claim was an ‘insult’ to millions who want the Government to finally get a grip on immigration, telling the Daily Mail: ‘The Prime Minister has insulted those who believe mass migration should come to an end. Starmer thinks anybody here on a time-limited visa is entitled to stay in Britain for ever. Labour do not believe in border controls – and think anyone who does is racist.’

The body copy then goes on to confirm that the headline is an accusation made against Sir Keir by Mr Farage, whom it goes on to quote

We are therefore entirely satisfied that there is no possible inaccuracy contained within the page. Nonetheless, as I set out at the start of this email, we value criticism and observations from our readers, and would like to thank you for taking the time to write.

Kind regards

Ashlee

Ashlee Gagui (she/her)

Head of Reader Complaints

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George Greenwood @georgegreenwood.bsky.social · 7d

One doctor was fired when The Times approached their employer with its revelations, and another is under suspension.

Wes Streeting described the findings as “horrific” and “a serious failure in our medical regulatory systems that I will not tolerate”.

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 7d

The Times finds it "unacceptable" that people who came here legally in 2021 and have been living and working here since should allowed to stay.

The sad decline of a once great newspaper into ignorant xenophobia and casual racism

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There is a more pressing issue. Ministers must ensure that the vast numbers of immigrants who arrived in the so-called Boriswave of 2020-21 are not automatically absorbed into the permanent population. They are about to cross the the five-year threshold into ILR, yet Labour continues to dither. Ms Mahmood must freeze the status of this huge cohort while a new residency regime is finalised. A million or more extra permanent residents in these islands, let in on the nod, is simply unacceptable. Finally, the home secretary must acquaint herself, and the public, with an accurate estimate of the actual number of foreign nationals living here, what taxes they pay and what services they consume. Without hard data, all the political parties are fumbling around in the dark.

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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 7d

🎥: Over a decade on from the phone-hacking scandal, not enough has changed. The press regulator has never held a standards investigation in 12 years.

@arusbridger on the missed opportunity: prospectmagazine.sub...

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Press Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 7d

Information about Prince William's 21st birthday party could have been 'blagged' for Daily Mail, High Court hears pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/in...

Information about Prince William's 21st birthday party could have been 'blagged' for Daily Mail, High Court hears

Information about Prince William’s 21st birthday party could have been “blagged” by a private investigator, it has been claimed at the High Court.

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 7d

Laugh-washing in Saudi.

This week, Jimmy Carr and Jack Whitehall join a bill of top comedians performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. This is despite human rights abuses in the country.

Listen to today's Sensemaker wherever you get your podcasts to discover more:
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David Leigh @davidleighx.bsky.social · 7d

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China’s fifth-ranking official was suspect in dropped Westminster spy case

Person who was thought to have received intelligence is understood to be Cai Qi, de facto chief of staff to Xi Jinping

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