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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · 19h

Gang behind HALF of London’s stolen phones caught by police

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Gang behind HALF of London’s stolen phones caught by police | LBC

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · 21h

Kemi Badenoch has won over James O'Brien on one specific subject...

BADENOCH: "We have potholes that have been around for so long that people are holding birthday parties for them"

O'BRIEN: "No fair play. I hate potholes, actually. That's fair"

@mrjamesob.bsky.social

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · 2d

Lib Dem defence spox. James MacCleary:

“The Liberal Democrats are calling for a full investigation into what happened.

“The Government should also urgently commission a comprehensive review into security across all UK military bases and assets.”

Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · 2d

A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police told LBC “We received report that damage had been caused to a fence and fuel stolen from a tanker at Larkhill Barracks on Saturday afternoon (4/10). Enquiries are currently ongoing.”

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · 2d

MOD spox: “We can confirm that Military Police and Wiltshire Police are investigating a report of theft following a security incident at Larkhill on the 4th October”

“The incident has not impacted the operational output of the base. We take security extremely seriously”

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · 2d

Local MP Danny Kruger, Reform UK:

“It is extremely concerning that there has been another security breach”

“Swift action must now be taken to establish how this new security breach was allowed to happen and to ensure that there are no further such incidents.”

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · 2d

Tan Dhesi, Labour MP and Chair of the House of Commons Defence Committee, told LBC

“That another break-in has just occurred doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in the new measures taken. I would hope this issue is being treated with the seriousness it deserves and that lessons are being learnt”

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · 2d

EXCL

Major security breach at British army garrison as wire fence cut and fuel stolen - as investigation launched

Royal Military Police and Wiltshire Police are investigating after incident at Larkhill Royal Artillery Barracks

@lbc.co.uk

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https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/security-breach-larkhill-army-garrison-5HjdDzz_2/

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 8d

“I may have just heard from the next Prime Minister.”

@henryriley1.bsky.social believes Wes Streeting was ‘positioning himself as the darling of the party’ in his conference speech.

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · 12d

Very sad to learn that Sir Ming Campbell has died

Quite an incredible career to have competed at the Olympics in the 1960s and to spend nearly 4 decades in Parliament

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · 12d

NEW

Sadiq Khan questions reports that Tony Blair could run Gaza on
@mrjamesob.bsky.social

"I'm not sure any Western person should be the governor of Gaza. Gaza should be run by Palestinians"

"My concern is there may be no Gaza left for anybody to run.. who the governor is a moot point"

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 16d

'They take us all for fools this lot.'
'I'm amazed that we can still call her the Duchess of York.'

@henryriley1.bsky.social believes Sarah Ferguson shouldn't keep her royal title, as multiple charities drop her over her email to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · 16d

NEW

MP for York tells me Sarah Ferguson is “absolutely giving York a bad name”

Duchess of York has been dropped from various charities, @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social tells @lbc.co.uk that she “carries that title across the world with the name of my city” adding “we don’t hold her values”

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · 16d

On @lbc.co.uk from 10pm-1am...

- Sarah Ferguson dropped by multiple charities over Epstein emails with @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social
- Lib Dem conference with @benmaguiremp.bsky.social
- Is there a future for the High Street?

Plus President Trump links paracetamol with autism

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · 29d

Alleged notes from Trump and Mandelson in Epstein’s ‘birthday book’

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Alleged notes from Trump and Mandelson in Epstein's 'birthday book'

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · Sep 8

Was very useful!

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · Sep 8

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I saw what 13-year-old boys watch on TikTok - the videos are shocking but not a surprise, writes Henry Riley | LBC

I was shocked but not surprised by what our investigation found.

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · Sep 8

What sort of content is a 13 year old boy exposed to on TikTok? My investigation for @lbc.co.uk

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The weird far-right content being shown to young boys on TikTok

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · Sep 8

Read more...

www.lbc.co.uk/article/13-y...

I saw what 13-year-old boys watch on TikTok - the videos are shocking but not a surprise, writes Henry Riley | LBC

I was shocked but not surprised by what our investigation found.

www.lbc.co.uk

Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · Sep 6

On @lbc from 4-7am…

- Pubs to call last orders by 2050
- Nadine Dorries joins Reform - is their conference a success or damp squib?
- Starmer’s reshuffle: Is the government now in a stronger position?

And Darth Vader’s lightsaber sells for £2.7m… do you own any memorabilia?

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Desperately Seeking Dorries: My quest to find the local MP for Mid Bedfordshire, by Henry Riley | LBC

The last time Nadine Dorries spoke in Parliament, Queen Elizabeth II was our monarch, Boris Johnson was the Prime Minister and Nigel Farage was a happy customer at Coutts Bank.

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · Aug 30

On @lbc.co.uk from 4-7am…

- Chickenpox: Council leader casts doubt on government planned rollout
- Govt can appeal asylum hotel closure in Epping
- Is Angela Rayner the victim of a political witch hunt?

Plus the latest as a US court rules that Trump’s tariffs are illegal

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · Aug 27

Here we go! On air from 10pm-1am

- Fertility rates hit record low
- Report from Minneapolis on school shooting
- Jeremy Hunt says young people are over-diagnosed with SEND
- Ryanair increase staff bonuses to catch people over the luggage rule

Plus Dinosaurs & the new Post Boxes

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · Aug 26

On @lbc.co.uk from 10pm-1am

- ‘Three Pads Rayner’ - has the Deputy PM done anything wrong?
- US drug giant to temporarily halt UK Mounjaro orders after panic buying
- TfL targets ‘headphone dodgers’
- Lib Dem MP @maxwilkinson.bsky.social on Farage

And… Taylor Swift is engaged

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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · Aug 25

I’m on @lbc.co.uk until 10pm

- St George’s flag - can it be reclaimed from the far right?
- 423 people arrested at Notting Hill carnival - has it outgrown the streets of West London?
- David Mitchell says mansplaining is “what men call a conversation”

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