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Adam Bienkov
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    Adam Bienkov
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    Apr 19, 2022
    Keir Starmer on Conservative ministers comparing Boris Johnson’s Partygate fine to a speeding ticket: "As it happens the last minister who got aspeeding ticket and then lied about it ended up in prison. And I know about it because I prosecuted him."
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    Adam Bienkov
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    Oct 2, 2022
    Incredible moment.
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    Adam Bienkov
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    Feb 3, 2022
    Rishi Sunak tells MPs it is impossible to “artificially” hold down energy prices. In other news, Shell today announced their profits have increased by fourteen-fold and they plan to hand $8.5 billion back to shareholders.
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    Adam Bienkov
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    May 27, 2020
    It says a lot about the political culture in the UK that the only person who has faced any consequences for Dominic Cummings' actions is a journalist who pointed them out.
    Emily Maitlis replaced for Newsnight episode after Cummings remarks
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    Adam Bienkov
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    Jun 5, 2022
    A reminder that if Paddington were a human being who had come to the UK by boat, rather than a fictional bear, the Mail would be demanding his immediate removal to Rwanda.
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    Adam Bienkov
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    Oct 19, 2022
    Grant Shapps, who used a fake name in order to pose as a "millionaire web marketer" running a get-rich-quick scheme, and then lied about it for three years, is now in charge of law, order and security in the UK.
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    Adam Bienkov
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    Mar 11, 2023
    BBC interviewer: "If Gary Lineker had said to Suella Braverman, 'I support your migrant policy. I back it. It is brilliant.' Would you have removed him from air for that?" BBC Director General Tim Davie: "I'm not going to get into hypotheticals..."
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    Adam Bienkov
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    Jun 16, 2019
    Donald Trump says Sadiq Khan is a "disaster" because of violent crime rates in London. Here's how London's homicide rate compares to US cities. businessinsider.com/donald-trump-s…
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    Adam Bienkov
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    Dec 24, 2022
    Sunak asks a homeless man in a homeless shelter whether he "works in business", then proceeds to talk about the financial services industry. Utterly bizarre
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    Adam Bienkov
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    Jul 8, 2022
    Rishi Sunak, who held a green card requiring him to declare himself a permanent US resident, and who also benefited from his wife's non-dom tax status, while being listed as a beneficiary of her Cayman Island trust, says his patriotism to the UK is "non-negotiable".
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    Adam Bienkov
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    Jan 29, 2023
    Rishi Sunak needs to explain why, if breaking the ministerial code is now a sacking offence, that he chose to reinstate Suella Braverman just days after she was found to have broken it.
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    Adam Bienkov
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    Apr 6, 2022
    Boris Johnson has today raised National Insurance by 1.25%. Here's what he promised in his last manifesto.
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    Adam Bienkov
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    May 27, 2022
    Nothing says ‘I definitely followed the ministerial code’ like rewriting the entire code shortly before being investigated for breaking it.
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    Adam Bienkov
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    Mar 22, 2024
    Leave the colours of our national flag alone, says Nigel Farage
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    Nigel Farage MP
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    Mar 22, 2024
    For once our leaders are getting it right. This flag must be changed. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-686320…
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