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David Parsley

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David Parsley

@DavidParsley50

Bimbling about in Devon and Cornwall.

Joined August 2014

David Parsley
@DavidParsley50
Mar 29, 2024
🚨EXCLUSIVE: Public has no right to swim in sea, claims firm that dumped sewage at bathing spot. As South West Water defends a court action from Devon swimmer, it also claims it has no legal duty to keep waters clean. By me for @theipaper inews.co.uk/news/environme… #SewageScandal
Public has no right to swim in sea, claims firm that dumped sewage at bathing spot
From inews.co.uk
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David Parsley
@DavidParsley50
Jun 18, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: G7 summit was ‘super spreading’ event for Cornwall as cases rocket 2,450% after world leaders' meet. Calls for surge testing in G7 Covid clusters as young hospitality staff fall ill forcing the closure of dozens of businesses. inews.co.uk/news/g7-summit… @theipaper
G7 was ‘super spreading’ event in Cornwall as cases go up 2,450% after Johnson summit
From inews.co.uk
David Parsley
@DavidParsley50
Jun 23, 2022
Tiverton and Honiton: Despite call to arms from local Tory chairman, not a single Conservative supporter shows up for 5am push for votes, but Lib Dem activists are up bright and early. inews.co.uk/news/politics/… @theipaper #TivertonandHoniton #TivertonandHonitonByElection
Tories 'nowhere to be seen' as Lib Dems mount final push on polling day in Tiverton
From inews.co.uk
David Parsley
@DavidParsley50
Oct 6, 2023
🚨EXCLUSIVE: HS2 evictees to be told they can buy back their old homes, but at a higher price. 🔴Those who sold properties along the axed northern leg of HS2 may have to pay hundreds of thousands more to return home. inews.co.uk/news/hs2-evict… @theipaper #HS2 #hs2tomanchester
HS2 evictees to be told they can buy back their old homes, but at a higher price
From inews.co.uk
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David Parsley
@DavidParsley50
Dec 27, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Government scientist accuses ministers of throwing people with long Covid ‘under the bus’. Failure of ministers to take advice in April 2021 has led to millions suffering from long-term symptoms, claims advisor. inews.co.uk/news/analysis/… @theipaper #LongCovid #COVID
inews.co.uk
Government scientist accuses ministers of throwing people with long Covid 'under the bus'
Leading scientific advisers believe a failure of ministers to take advice in April 2021 has led to millions suffering
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David Parsley
@DavidParsley50
Apr 18, 2024
🚨Tory MP admits campaign staffer set up websites in Lib Dem rival’s name. 🔴@simonjamesjupp confirms campaign manager paid for domains in name of @LibDems opponent before directing them to Tory's website. inews.co.uk/news/tory-mp-a… @theipaper #honiton #sidmouth #exmouth #tiverton
Tory MP admits campaign staffer set up websites in Lib Dem rival's name
From inews.co.uk
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David Parsley
@DavidParsley50
Oct 6, 2023
🚨EXCLUSIVE: Government bought £1.5m house on HS2 line less than 24 hours before Rishi Sunak cancelled it. 🔴Gov failed to tell HS2 manager to stop buying properties under CPOs. 🔴Taxpayer still has to pay tens of millions in property deals. inews.co.uk/news/governmen… @theipaper
inews.co.uk
Government bought £1.5m house on HS2 line less than 24 hours before Rishi Sunak cancelled it
Government has failed to tell HS2 manager to stop buying properties under compulsory purchase orders despite cancellation of northern leg of the line between Birmingham and Manchester
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David Parsley
@DavidParsley50
Mar 20, 2023
Replying to @JuliaBramble @FloraSCooper and 4 others
I'm a reporter! Sounds interesting.
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David Parsley
@DavidParsley50
Apr 26, 2023
🚨NEW 🚨Local elections: Tories tell people in Labour stronghold they don’t need ID to vote. Norwich Tories have suspended delivery of leaflets, saying “we apologise, unreservedly”, after the Electoral Commission expressed concern. inews.co.uk/news/local-ele… @theipaper #Norwich
Tory party tells people in Labour stronghold they don't need ID to vote in local elections
From inews.co.uk
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David Parsley
@DavidParsley50
Nov 12, 2021
Replying to @DavidParsley50
Sir Geoffrey’s constituency office at the top of a shopping mews just off Duke Street has a pile of post on the doormat suggesting no one has been here for some time.
David Parsley
@DavidParsley50
Apr 5, 2024
🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨Tory MP accused of using Lib Dem rival’s name to direct voters to his own campaign site. inews.co.uk/news/tory-mp-s… Me for @theipaper @Conservatives @LibDems @RichardFoordLD @simonjamesjupp @clairewr @ClaireWrightInd #honiton #sidmouth #eastdevon
The Tory MP accused of using his Lib Dem rival's name to campaign
From inews.co.uk
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David Parsley
@DavidParsley50
Jun 12, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Rishi Sunak to give HMRC ‘draconian’ powers to reclaim hundreds of millions in Covid-19 support payments. Business and individuals HMRC believes did not deserve bailouts or broke rules will face 100% tax and could face criminal prosecution.
Coronavirus latest: Rishi Sunak to give HMRC 'draconian' powers to reclaim hundreds of millions in...
From inews.co.uk
David Parsley
@DavidParsley50
Nov 12, 2021
Replying to @DavidParsley50
Another Conservative Club member says: “A Dartmoor pony could get elected for the Tories here. That would probably make more of an effort to meet the locals too.”
David Parsley
@DavidParsley50
Jun 20, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Tiverton & Honiton by-election: Lib Dems poll puts party level with Tories. Both have 45% of voter support with just two full days left before polls open. inews.co.uk/news/politics/… @theipaper @LibDems @Conservatives #TivertonandHonitonByElection #TivertonandHoniton