The fact Gary Lineker has won NTA Presenter of the Year after being sacked for retweeting an antisemitic meme tells you everything you need to know about our nation.
Peter Cardwell
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Peter Cardwell
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Author, Political Animals & The Secret Life of Special Advisers. @TalkTV presenter 7pm-10pm weekdays & sometimes @timesradio. Was SpAd to four Cabinet ministers
- Harriet Harman: “She [Rayner] is not a lawyer. It’s not her job to get the law right or wrong.” Er… I’m not a lawyer either and neither is most of the population, but I’m fairly sure we all have to stay within the law anyway, Harriet (who is a qualified solicitor).
- Brokey was the best of politics and the best of humanity — twice my boss, who became like a brother. He combined integrity, humanity, diligence and fun like no one else. Three weeks ago we danced around his kitchen to Nicky Minaj. I can’t believe he’s gone. #TeamBrokeyForever
- 21,100 or so, last time I looked. So that’s fewer. The other difference between Gary Lineker and me is that I’m not an antisemite.Replying to @petercardwellGary's has nine million Twitter followers And you?
- BREAKING CONFIRMED — senior Downing Street source tells me Jojo, the Starmers’ rescue cat, is moving into No 10 shortly. Full analysis from @CatsProtection on @TalkTV tomorrow from 10am to 1pm (whole show not on Jojo, sadly, mainly as my producer won’t let me). #AdoptDontShop
- Hi Andrew, I'm a presenter on @TalkTV who interviewed the PM at Nicola's house in Staffs yesterday. Answers to your Qs are: 1. Yes. 2. Yes, I met her. 3. No and no. 4. She's not an actress -- the evidence cited online is a photo that isn't her. 5. Yes, it's her house and kitchen.Lots of confusing stuff on X about this. So can we clear it up? 1. Is Nicola a genuine single mother with three children? 2. Is Nicola her real name? 3. Is she an actress? With a different name? 4. Whatever her name is she an actress who is also a single mother with three
- Brokey left us a year ago today. A kind, brilliant, compassionate, thoughtful, funny and wise politician, boss and friend who I miss every day. #TeamBrokeyForever
- Martine Croxall corrected a factual error, changing "pregnant people" to "women", and is hauled over the coals. Meanwhile, the BBC News CEO and BBC chairman ignored a 19-page dossier from a senior adviser about Panorama doctoring a Trump clip and BBC anti-Israel bias.Martine Croxall broke rules over 'pregnant people' facial expression, BBC says bbc.in/4hR2ehW
- Can we just take a moment out of our day to sympathise with this poor person.
- PM said on Friday no one will be able to work in the UK without a Brit Card. Cabinet Minister @SteveReedMP tells me on @TalkTV it “isn’t a fully-formed policy” when I asked whether people in Northern Ireland who consider themselves Irish will have to have a Brit Card to work.
00:00 - It’s over 48hrs since I asked Health Secretary @wesstreeting on @TalkTV the sum and % of the NHS budget spent on private healthcare in the UK He didn’t have the figure to hand; fair enough. However, his press office still hasn’t replied with the total I’ll update when it does
00:00 - 1. I support Israel's right to exist and Israelis' right to live peacefully. I've been critical of Netanyahu on air. 2. I'm not anti-Palestinian, but I am 100% anti-Hamas. 3. I do not want any Palestinian child to die. Hamas could stop this today by releasing the 59 hostages.Replying to @petercardwell and @jayemdee63Hi Peter. Why do you support Israel so fanatically? Do you care about Palestinian children being killed in their thousands?
- Brokey — the man, the legend — would have been 55 years old today. Missing my lovely friend and raising a Diet Coke in memory of a kind and brilliant man.
- I'm hearing from two decent sources that there will be an announcement to the press from the PM at 5pm today in Downing Street.
