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Jonathan Swain
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Jonathan Swain
@SwainITV
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Joined April 2012
- To help a #Ukrainian family stuck in Calais I have just called a U.K. visa hotline number. After being on hold, pressing various options to speak to an agent for advice. A recorded message told me we can’t help you right now. This is what is happening to #Ukrainian refugees.
- We never thought this would be possible. After trying so many schools to fit in, an autism diagnosis at 15, struggling with mental health & a schools system against them - getting a place at university is a life-changing achievement for my daughter Immie. #examresults #autism
- With reports of unused vaccines being wasted at the end of the day - I now hear that Met police officers are being prevented by their bosses from havIng them if offered. If there is spare capacity surely we should protect those who protect us. @piersmorgan @susannareid100
- Thank you so much for all the kind messages about my daughter Immie after her interview about autism on @GMB Hopefully her honesty & story will help other teenage girls with autism. instagram.com/thisisimmie?ig…
- So proud of Immie this morning. Wow! I could never have spoken so well at 16. Her instagram account is @thisisimmie'You should be yourself and be proud of who you are.' @SwainITV's daughter Immie was diagnosed with autism at 15. She is embracing it and using social media to help others understand it. She shares her advice for anyone who is feeling the same way she did.
00:00 - While we were sleeping...lorry drivers keeping our supermarkets stocked. A massive thank-you! #unsungheroes @piersmorgan @susannareid100 @GMB #CoronavirusLockdown
- Djokovic family have just given a press conference describing the multi-millionaires ‘suffering’ after a few days in a hotel. Ignoring the sacrifices made in Australia throughout this pandemic. He is no hero. #Djokovic #novakdjokovic
- I met this Ukrainian family from Kharkiv in Calais hoping to get Britain. They then drove to Brussels to apply for a visa but were told to come back in a week. Today they drove to Germany & have given up on Britain. Also where is the @decappeal money to help these families?
- There’s a job going at Downing Street for Chief of Staff to PM - @Number10cat looks perfectly poised
- Early start for my daughter Immie. First time @GMB studios as she talks about her investigation into the long wait for #autism diagnosis and devastating impact this has on families. @benshephard @kategarraway
- An unlikely combination - Health Secretary @MattHancock has agreed to take the #Pfizer vaccine with @piersmorgan live on @GMB to encourage others to take it.
- Well done Immie. A year ago she moved to her 5th school, unable to accept her autism diagnosis & was generally struggling. Today she is happy, proudly autistic & looking forward to the future. #GCSEs2021 instagram.com/p/CSd6zQ8qmQT/…
