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Danny Cohen

4 years

Hello, I am excited to say that @noreenahertz new book - 'The Lonely Century' - will be published in the UK on 10th September. It is incredibly thought-provoking and interesting. You can pre-order it here: or at your local bookshop.

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7 years

Sally Yates fired. The last President to fire an Attorney General for political reasons was Nixon.

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BBC News - 'He's lying' sign held behind Nigel Farage

'He's lying' sign held behind Farage

The former UKIP leader praised President Trump and criticised the EU's system of government.

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Voting Labour today is to decide that racism against a particular minority community is a price worth paying for other political goals. Those doing so should be honest that that's the choice they have made.

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Sunday Times sacks Kevin Myers over comments on Jewish BBC presenters

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Britain in 2019. A minority community wakes up in fear of an election result. How has it come to this?

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I admired you for a while. You seemed to be standing up to antisemitism in the Labour Party. But in the end you are campaigning to put an antisemite in Downing Street. You've sold the Jewish community out.

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Boris Johnson hides in fridge to avoid questions as aide swears at GMB reporter. Speaks for itself, really.

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Disgraceful scaremongering has started already.

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Staying in EU makes UK more vulnerable to Paris-style attacks, cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith tells BBC #EUref

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Please don't re-tweet pictures of the Nice attack. Respect the victims and their families.

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It's a grim day when you're relieved that the fascist has only come second #Frenchelections

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The election of Pete Willsman to Labour's NEC means that the party's membership is directly voting for anti-semites. The Labour Party is institutionally anti-semitic. This is deeply distressing to the Jewish community and an ugly shame on a once tolerant party.

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This is utterly shameful from Theresa May. Leadership is about standing up for what is right.

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The way Labour's anti-Semitism problems have been overlooked by Corbyn's growing support is very troubling for many British Jews.

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Jeremy Corbyn wasn't sure if the Hamas charter was antisemitic. Until Keith Vaz read him the bit about killing Jews. Then he conceded it is.

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How can such a powerful and dignified office be taken by a racist, a bully, a man who bragged about sexually assaulting women?

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Tweedledumb and Tweedledumber. UKIP's Nigel Farage to speak at Donald Trump rally

Donald Trump can beat polls, UKIP's Nigel Farage tells rally

Outgoing UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage tells supporters of Donald Trump to get out and campaign for the Republican presidential candidate.

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In what world does Ivanka Trump believe she has the experience and skills to attend G20 meetings with world leaders? Hubris beyond belief.

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8 years

Brilliant New Yorker cover sums it up...

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The next cover of the New Yorker. #brexit

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With the election of Pete Willsman to the NEC the Labour membership has shown itself to be institutionally anti-semitic. The party is now led by an anti-semite and increasingly populated by anti-semites. It's horrifying that this is the second largest political party in the UK.

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Donald Trump says he's not a racist. He's just described every illegal immigrant as a criminal threat to the community. He's disgusting.

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4 years

To all Labour MP's currently campaigning to put Jeremy Corbyn in No.10 Downing Street. How can you justify it in these circumstances?

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4 years

BREAKING: The Jewish Labour Movement's closing submission to the Equalities and Human Rights Commission have been leaked in full, the document can be read at the link below. I will tweet out its conclusions in the thread below:

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The Sunday Times has apologised for anti-Semitic article. Will they confirm that Kevin Myers will not write for any News UK paper again?

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. @lucianaberger says she can no longer be associated with the institutionally anti-semitic Labour Party. She is a woman of immense courage and conviction. I have huge respect for her.

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An Alt-Right Makeover Shrouds the Swastikas, via @nytimes

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Mike Pence: I stand with the President...and his neo-Nazi supporters...

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“I stand with the president”

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6 years

Jeremy Corbyn is a racist, an anti-semite and a terrorist sympathiser. There is clear and substantial evidence of this purely and directly from his own words and actions.

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6 years

The video released today of the leader of @UKLabour making inexcusable comments - defended by a party spokesman - makes me as a proud British Jew feel unwelcome in my own party. I’ve lived in Britain all my life and I don’t need any lessons in history/irony.

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This is really, really shocking. The BBC should apologise.

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This commentary by Orla Guerin on @BBCNews of Israeli soldiers visiting @yadvashem - the Holocaust memorial - is dishonest, damaging and obscene. Linking the destruction of 6m Jews with Israeli occupation is a lazy act of bias.

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7 years

Ken Livingstone not expelled from Labour Party. Impossible for many British Jews to consider voting Labour under Corbyn's leadership.

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7 years

Give Ariana Grande the highest national Honour first thing in the morning please

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Jeremy Corbyn personally wanted a statement added today that allowed for the foundation of Israel to be described as racist. Would he propose the same for the Islamic state of Iran or is this just something special for the Jewish nation?

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9 years

The interesting thing is not Madonna's fall but her recovery. Remarkable professionalism.

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6 years

All true from Macron: "Brexit has shown us one thing - and I fully respect British sovereignty in saying this - it has demonstrated that those who said you can easily do without Europe, that it will all go very well, that it is easy and there will be lots of money, are liars."

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Holocaust Memorial Day. We must never forget and continue to bear witness.

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9 years

#EELive I've got quite used to having Eastenders Live on every evening. Can we have another one tonight please? @dominictc @BBCOne

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A Jewish woman has left the party because of anti-semitic bullying. Every Labour MP needs to ask themselves - are they willing to stay in a party that is institutionally racist?

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7 years

I've not heard one discussion of climate change in this election campaign. I wonder how future generations will feel about that.

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So much love in the twittersphere for #OurGirl . Great to see. @LaceyTurner @TonyGrounds @BBCOne

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Please don't retweet videos or pictures from Westminster. Respect the victims and their families.

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8 years

Thanks to everyone for taking part in the EU Referendum rehearsal.The real vote takes place this Thursday. Please vote.

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Michelle Obama tells Oprah Winfrey the White House needs a 'grown-up'

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Macron wins after setting up party a year ago. Surely this should encourage the creation of a new centrist party in the UK.

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As a British Jew I can't vote for Corbyn's Labour

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At the ballot box, British Jews face a critical dilemma - Colin Shindler

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What possible reason could the government have for not supporting free school meals for children who need them over the school holidays? To not do so would be both heartless and tone-deaf. Ending child poverty is a bigger trophy than any in football

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Happy Birthday @Malala ! 🎉🎂🎊

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20th birthday: Met displaced Iraqi and Yazidi girls in Kurdistan. 21st birthday: Met girls in Brazil who don’t have access to school. 22nd Birthday: celebrated with girls in Ethiopia. 23rd Birthday: to be held tomorrow on 12th July 🎂 2/2

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Re-tweet if you love knocking Man Utd out of Europe... #MUFCvLFC

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The BBC won twice as many #BAFTA 's as any other broadcaster tonight. It belongs to the public not the government.

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6 years

Two very disturbing developments for British Jews in the last 24 hours: - A British newspaper leads with claims of Jewish conspiracy in an echo of Nazi newspapers of the 1930's. - A senior union leader attacks British Jews for standing up to anti-semitism. Truly frightening.

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Lord Sacks is a man of wisdom and humanity. When a respected Rabbi is attacked for raising concerns about anti-semitism it tells you how serious the problem has become.

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True

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"negative news = fake news" is the beginning of tyranny.

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An amazing 15 Emmy Nominations for the BBC today! Original British Drama at its best. Congratulations to all our nominees. #BackTheBBC

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The UK Security Services do an incredible job keeping us safe. This is not the time to attack them.

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Big haul of Awards for BBC Television tonight at the #Baftas . Maybe the government should leave it alone...it seems to be on fine form...

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6 years

Jeremy Corbyn's failure to deal with anti-semitism in his party has lifted a rock off something many British Jews hoped was in the past. There are now many thousands of people confident enough to express their poisonous anti-semitism in public forums without any inhibition.

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The Ken Livingstone decision is a disgrace. Insulting to British Jews and Holocaust survivors. A deep stain on the Labour Party.

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Len McCluskey's article on antisemitism is despicable. Blames those suffering the abuse. Attacks those standing against racism. Corbyn's Labour Party descends further into the sewers.

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If Shami Chakrabarti thinks she is the right person to have a cup of tea and talk with Jewish leaders she is utterly deluded. Her report on anti-semitism was a sham for which she received a peerage. She has no credibility with many British Jews.

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Just now @BBCr4today Margaret Hodge: dignified & spot on “1 step forward 2 steps back” Shami Chakrabarti: desperate & thinks #LabourAntisemitism can be sorted over a cup of tea. Meanwhile millions of ppl despair at the state of Bristish politics

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Labour used to be a party that many Jewish people felt an affinity to. No longer. Jeremy Corbyn is an utter disgrace to his party and the values of tolerance and community that is Britain at its best.

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McDonnell: "I lost a debate for 30 years, and I stayed within the party." The Labour leadership just don't get it. This isn't a debating point. You're either anti-semitic or you're not.

Anti-Semitism row: John McDonnell worried about Labour split

The shadow chancellor says he "wants to avoid at all costs" a split in the Labour Party.

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The Labour Party Conference: a good way of reminding voters that Labour is now led by political extremists, communists, terrorist sympathisers, anti-semites, incompetents and crackpots.

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I hope all those who denied there was a serious problem with antisemitism in the Labour Party will apologise to all of those they attacked.

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I feel proud to be a Londoner tonight. The city has taken a stand against racism, misogyny, deceit and divisiveness. #TrumpProtest

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Huge #TrumpProtest in Portland Place. Can’t see how it will move south down Regent St as thousands are still heading north from Oxford Circus, being corralled round onto Mortimer St then Gt Portland St to join rear.. which is now up near the park.

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Donald Trump. Quite an accolade to be the worst President in American history after just ten days.

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No one should tell a minority group how they should feel about and defend themselves against racism. Len McCluskey's comments are a disgrace.

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I understand another organised Twitterstorm is planned for tonight to challenge the Jewish community's concerns about anti-semitism in the Labour Party. Always a good idea to make a minority community feel their concerns about racism aren't real...

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People can be really odd on Twitter. They follow them but then just send them immensely rude or aggressive messages. Why bother?

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Planned demo in Golders Green against 'anti-jewification', whatever that is. Threat to burn Jewish holy books. Important to oppose this.

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Important public service broadcasting

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#Marr asks Chinese ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming to explain footage from China of handcuffed and blindfolded detained people

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I feel pretty embarrassed that we're going to be represented abroad by Boris Johnson.

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MI5 and the police do an incredible job keeping us safe. Now is not the time for politicians to attack them.

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When Corbyn says he has dealt with antisemitism in the Labour Party he is not to be believed. Dozens of whistleblowers. Dozens of unresolved cases.

70 officials blow whistle on Labour over antisemitism

Seventy serving and former Labour officials have turned whistleblower and given sworn statements to the official investigation into the party’s antisemitism crisis, The Times has learnt. The Equality...

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Albert Speer was a leading Nazi who failed to recognise his complicity in the Holocaust. Your comparison is a disgrace and speaks to the toxicity of today's Labour Party

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It's a frightening fact but Albert Speer in his later years had more integrity than #tonyblair today.

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In any other circumstances, party leaders would do everything they could to avoid serious damage to the economy. Why are they silent now? BBC News - Brexit: Official forecasts suggest economies throughout UK will be hit

Brexit: Official forecasts suggest economies throughout UK will be hit

Government assessments predict the biggest hit for regions that voted to Leave.

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Just announced: Doctor Eva Carneiro to be the next Chelsea manager

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The High Court judges who made the Brexit ruling today won't be intimidated by newspaper front pages. That's why they're High Court judges.

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The scariest part of this is that there will be zero consequences for such overt racism from a Union leader. Something profoundly dangerous has shifted in British society.

Israel created Labour's antisemitism row to distract attention from 'atrocities', says Corbyn ally

PCS leader Mark Serwotka, an ally of Jeremy Corbyn, says Israel has tried to "create a story that does not exist".

news.sky.com

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Jeremy Corbyn is the unluckiest man in politics. The poor guy keeps inadvertently finding himself attending ceremonies for terrorists and spending time with Holocaust deniers and anti-semites. So unfortunate!

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Jeremy Corbyn is remarkably absent in a crisis. Imagine what he would be like as Prime Minister.

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Peter Kay's brilliant new series Car Share premieres on iPlayer from this Friday. It's a joy. Don't miss it.

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Ariana Grande. The nation salutes you. Thank you.

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Corbyn's Labour will try and use its Party Conference this week to try and appear fit for government. The truth is that the party's leadership is dominated by extremists, communists and anti-semites.

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The only thing that's worse than anti-semitism in the Labour Party is Labour Party members that don't care there is anti-semitism.

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This is so deeply depressing. Leading Corbynites aggressively attacking the Jewish community for standing up to racism. No other minority community would be attacked in this way

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McCluskey: it's time to put this antisemitism row behind us Also McCluskey: jewish leaders and media are 'truculent', 'hostile', 'thoroughly irresponsible', 'fear-mongerers', 'intransigent', 'hostile', 'provocative', and I don't like Chuka Umunna

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Jeremy Corbyn's failure to mention Jews in his Holocaust Memorial Day message is deeply offensive and speaks volumes about his attitude to the Jewish community.

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A grim combination of antisemitic conspiracy theory and questioning of Israel's right to exist. Jeremy Corbyn summed up in one interview.

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New footage shows Jeremy Corbyn saying BBC has a 'bias towards saying Israel has a right to exist'

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Liverpool's transfer business outstanding. Midfield and attack next season of Keita, Fabinho, Fekir, Mane, Firminho, Salah. It's a world away from where the club was three years ago.

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#EELive Driven by Eastenders, the BBC iplayer received 4000 requests a second last night at 10pm. @BBCOne @bbceastenders @dominictc

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Labour Party confirms plan to lose the next election.

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UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he'll stand again if leadership contest held

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With the possibility of power Jeremy Corbyn is attempting to re-make himself as a mainstream politician. The truth is that he is an extremist with anti-semitic views and a habit of associating with terrorists.

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Jeremy Corbyn: 'Zionists' have 'no sense of English irony despite having lived here all their lives'

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A racist who brags about sexual assault may be about to win the US Presidency. It's unbearable, unfathomable and terrifying.

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Jeremy Corbyn is trapped by spending years associating with anti-semites and their poisonous rhetoric. If he accepts the full definition of anti-semitism he's clearly breached it on numerous occasions.

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The fraud that was the Brexit Leave campaign. Terrible consequences for the UK.

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"Would we have won without £350m/NHS? All our research and the close result strongly suggests No" - Dominic Cummings, Director of Vote Leave

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Not very impressed with Raheem Sterling. Getting ahead of himself. If Liverpool get the right offer they should let him go.

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Labour needs to hold a new inquiry into anti-semitism with a truly independent Chair. Shami Chakrabarti's report now utterly meaningless.

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@iamwill It has to be Liverpool Will!

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People asked me: "If I love the UK so much, which club do I support?" At first I thought night clubs. but then I stopped & said: @ManUtd

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Theresa May's failure to stand up to Trump's racist orders is a shameful moral stain on Britain. A dark day for the UK as well as the US.

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Jeremy Corbyn not prepared to tell his supporters not to share platforms with anti-semites. How can that possibly be described as taking anti-semitism in the Labour Party seriously?

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A much-needed update from ⁦⁦ @Sathnam ⁩ on life with his nieces. I'm hoping for a book, then a TV series and ultimately the three of them forming the government.

Sathnam Sanghera and his Gen Z nieces: what happened next

I doubt many people in Britain were as thrilled as I was when the nation returned to school and work in September. Not least, I had taken book leave from The Ti

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Holocaust deniers will celebrate the Ken Livingstone decision. That tells you everything you need to know.

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This weekend I visited Auschwitz. I can't find the words to describe the horror, barbarity and overwhelming sadness of the place. If you can, please visit. To honour the vast numbers who lost their lives and as a warning from history.

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Just watched images of Jeremy Corbyn smiling and talking with the hard-left anti-semite who insulted a Jewish MP. Absolutely sickening.

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