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Hugo Gye
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British political correspondent, @TheEconomist. Chairman of the @housmansoc. Þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg. Get in touch: [email protected]
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    Jun 4
    The horrific murder of Henry Nowak has sparked a new approach by Reform UK In my first piece for @TheEconomist I report on how Farage has previously avoided racial rhetoric - now his party is painting itself as the defender of the white majority
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    Jan 11, 2022
    Overheard in Westminster: "When Boris goes they should open up Downing Street to the public so everyone can take a look at the wallpaper. Like the palace of a deposed ruler after the fall of the Soviet Union."
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    Jan 20, 2022
    Rory Stewart on Sky: "Politics is seen too much as a game and not enough as a real vocation, not enough about running the country well."
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    Hugo Gye
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    Jan 7, 2022
    Strange stat for you - the number of covid patients on a ventilator in England today fell to its lowest level since 18th October...
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    May 29, 2020
    Update on new rules for Hongkongers seeking to live/work in UK: Home Office appears to confirm that if China presses on with security law, *all* 2.9m 'British nationals (overseas)' in Hong Kong will be allowed to come to UK whether or not they *currently* hold a BN(O) passport.
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    Mar 21, 2021
    873,784 new vaccinations registered in 🇬🇧 yesterday 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 686,424 1st doses / 70,449 2nd doses 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 59,415 / 13,160 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 26,939 / 9,429 NI 4,785 / 3,183
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    Hugo Gye
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    Sep 10, 2020
    Brexiteer and ex-Tory leader Michael Howard says in the Lords: "How can we reproach Russia, or China, or Iran when their conduct falls below internationally accepted standards, when we are showing such scant regard for our treaty obligations?"
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    Hugo Gye
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    Apr 20, 2023
    The *head* of the BMA just told Today prog that the govt spent £37bn on a Test and Trace system "that didn't work". 😑
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    Oct 3, 2021
    Liz Truss tells today's Sunday Times: "I am neither surprised, nor not surprised, by anything that happens."
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    Hugo Gye
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    Dec 11, 2024
    You will *NEVER* guess what one idea Tony Blair thinks could 'change everything' in a 'once-in-a-generation disruption'...
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    Hugo Gye
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    Jan 16, 2022
    There are 608 covid patients in ventilated beds in England, which is the lowest number since 21st July last year (peak last January was 3,736).
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    Jul 15, 2020
    BREAKING MPs on the Intelligence & Security Committee have elected Tory backbencher Julian Lewis to chair the committee - rebelling against No10 which wanted Chris Grayling to get the role.
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    Hugo Gye
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    Nov 23, 2020
    Boris Johnson tells No10 press conference: "There will be no compulsory vaccination, that's not the way we do things in this country."
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    Hugo Gye
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    May 3, 2022
    Keir Starmer asked on Today prog whether Durham Police have been back in touch with him re alleged covid rulebreaking: "There was no party, no rules were broken, that is the long and short of it." Doesn't answer the question despite repeated attempts.