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Dave Burke

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Political Correspondent at The Daily Mirror. Follow me for insight, analysis and pictures of my dog david.burke@reachplc.com

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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
'Declare national emergency on racism' demand as senior Green blasts Suella Braverman www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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'Declare national emergency on racism' demand as senior Green blasts Braverman
Mothin Ali, one of the Green Party's national leaders, called on Andy Burnham to declare a national emergency over racist violence and intimidation - and hit back at Suella Braverman's remarks about E...
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Big moment from Green Party deputy Mothin Ali, who calls out Suella Braverman. "And a message to Suella Braverman - I’m Brown, I’m Muslim. But I’m as English as a Yorkshire cup of tea!" He calls on Andy Burnham to declare a national emergency on racial violence and intimidation
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Rachel Millward tells the Green conference: "Remember how we - together - brought an end to a Starmer regime that was frankly ushering Reform into government - jolting Labour out of their slumber by taking 4 times as many votes from them at the local elections than Reform did."
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A quick take after day one of the Green Party conference www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Zack Polanski hails seismic year - but polls suggest Green bubble has burst
Zack Polanski told the Green conference in Brighton that his party had successfully jolted Labour to the left - but with Keir Starmer out the way, he may now be a victim of his own success
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Delighted there’s a nespresso machine in my hotel room. Unfortunately for my neighbours it’d be quieter to go drilling in the North Sea
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Key message from Polanski as he points to delay on Rosebank and Jackdaw. "Vote Green, and watch Labour move. Voting Green, between general elections, is the most powerful vote you can make. At General Elections, the government changes. But between general elections – we change the government."
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
By my count Zack Polanski is on his fourth standing ovation so far
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“We’ve changed this country, we did this,” says Zack Polanski as he reflects on the last year at the Green Party conference
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sian Berry comes out swinging at the Green Party conference: "You all look wonderful, and I can tell there are no fascists in the room because whenever the racist, pretend patriot, fascist organisations of total inadeaquates try to come to Brighton, we immediately show them their arses"
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Care workers in shackles demand Shabana Mahmood's migration U-turn www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Care workers in shackles demand Shabana Mahmood migration U-turn
Hundreds of care workers joined a demonstration outside the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool demanding Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's proposed settlement plans are torn up
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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Exclusive: I asked Andy Burnham about the gangs of masked thugs marauding around parts of our country and asked if he and his government should be doing more to call out their actions He called them ‘poisonous’ amongst other strong words. His condemnation was unequivocal. Full story here 👇
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Burnham slams 'poisonous' masked gangs & praises Liverpool solidarity
The Prime Minister was unequivocal in his condemnation of those sowing intimidation and division on the south coast as he arrives in his Liverpool, which he says has a proud history of fighting discri...
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just wait for the VAR check before you start performatively throwing beer over everyone around you 🙄
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
On John Coltrane's 100th birthday I'm training her to appreciate jazz. Not sure she's there yet
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Shopping at Lib Dem conference
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is an awkward one for Reform. In the same way that 'Boriswave' caught on, might the clip of Robert Jenrick talking about asylum hotels come to haunt them? Today Lib Dem Max Wilkinson will hit out over the 'Jenrick hotels' www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Call to shut down 'Jenrick hotels' in attack on Tory turncoat Reform MP
EXCLUSIVE: In a fiery attack on Reform's Robert Jenrick, senior Lib Dem Max Wilkinson will urge ministers to look to Europe to shut down 'Jenrick's hotels' - pointing to the MP's 2022 brag
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
In a speech to peers, Baroness Shami Chakrabarti has called for the government to consider proscribing Patriot Platform as a terror group in the same way as Palestine Action www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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'Ban Danny Tommo's Patriot Platform like Palestine Action under terror laws'
In a speech to peers, Baroness Shami Chakrabarti has called for the government to consider proscribing Patriot Platform as a terror group in the same way as Palestine Action
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Andy Gibson (@AndyGibsonTV) / InformingBritain.com @informingbritain.com · 09/09/2026
"FARAGE FACES COP QUIZ ON DONORS" @DaveBurke12.bsky.social for @Mirror.co.uk #NigelFarage faces a police grilling over potential donation offences after he and aides were apparently filmed by #Channel4 discussing illegal foreign funding for #ReformUK. #DailyMirror #TomorrowsPapersToday
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Not a headline I expected to be writing today www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Boney M legends clash as ex-singer blasts band for performing at Reform UK party
Disco legend Liz Mitchell has blasted the current Boney M line-up for performing at Nigel Farage's annual shindig - but the band said its appearance should not be seen as an endorsement
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Defining image of the Reform UK conference
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Mikey Smith @mikeysmith.com · 05/09/2026
You don't really get the full picture of the walking stick incident until you watch both angles at the same time... (Left via @climate_resist , right via Franceinfo on TikTok) First full speed, then slo-mo and annotated.
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Nadine Dorries made the remark during a debate about free speech www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Reform figure says hecklers 'won't get gentle treatment' as police examine clip
West Midlands Police says it is looking at footage appearing to show a woman being hit with a walking stick after she interrupted Nigel Farage's conference speech, with Nadine Dorries saying it was 's...
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Just asked Zia Yusuf whether Reform delegates who used violence toward protesters should face consequences. There’s a lot of footage doing the rounds. “To the question from The Mirror about whether I condemn people punching people, yes I do condemn people punching people,” he replied.
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
At a Reform UK debate about free speech, Nadine Dorries has said it was right to bar Michael Crick because he’s a ‘pain in the bum’. ‘He’s only there to cause trouble and to try derail what’s taking place at the time.’
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Currently in the Reform presser where Nigel Farage is blaming the current scandal on 'loose pub talk'. Insists Reform has broken no laws
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Eesh www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The hotel I’m staying at in Birmingham has a light under the bed and I can’t think of a single reason why anyone would want that. Or crucially how to turn it off
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Lee Anderson asked by the Daily T podcast about journalists being barred - he says he doesn’t know, but gets a ripple of applause saying ‘I don’t think they’ll be missed’
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
And we're underway at the Reform UK conference in Birmingham www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Tice opens Reform conference with China dig despite party merch being made there
EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage's number two, Richard Tice, opened Reform UK's conference in Birmingham by having a dig at China - while standing yards from a merch stand selling goods made there
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
There's something for everyone at the NEC today
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Breaking news: The UK is back to normal
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
BREAKING: Count Binface got 9,455 votes. Nick the Incredible Flying Brick got 28
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Normal normal normal. Really not sure why Nigel Farage wouldn’t want to get involved in this
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
BREAKING: Nigel Farage won’t be attending his own pity party. Instead he’ll be spending the night at ‘Farage Fest’
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I've just spoken to Howling Laud Hope, leader of the Monster Raving Loony Party, standing in his 38th election - a new record. "I don't understand why he's (Farage) done it." Would he stand again if there's another by-election? "I'll be back again, of course I will."
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
And here he is, Count Binface is in the building
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Adding some much needed gravitas to the Clacton by-election, Monster Raving Loony Party candidate Nick The Incredible Flying Brick has rocked up. Not sure who his pal in the helmet is
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
And here it is, the famous Clacton ballot paper. There's never been anything like it in British political history. Every voter had to trawl through this to make their choice
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I'm in Clacton for Nigel's pity party. All the major parties turned down an invite, but there are still 34 names on the ballot. As a result this is going to take a long time.
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Childhood dream unlocked when I got to photo The Fugees at Diaspora Calling last night. In an unexpected collision of worlds Ms Lauryn Hill was introduced to the stage by @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Jo White shared a recording of herself telling constituents: "I don't care who will stop the boats... my number one priority is to stop those boats." She demanded an apology after Robert Jenrick claimed she had said: "I don't care if we stop the boats" www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Robert Jenrick urged to apologise for sharing 'doctored' comment by minister
Reform's Robert Jenrick sparked anger by sharing a clip on social media suggesting Jo White said 'I don't care if we stop the boats'. Ms White shared a full clip in which she can be heard saying it is...
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Replace Anderson with Wharton and that trophy would be on the plane to London on Sunday night
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Mirror Politics @politics.mirror.co.uk · 14/07/2026
Nigel Farage is quarreling with a bin in order to avoid scrutiny about his finances, most voters believe.
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Public thinks Farage battling with Count Binface to avoid scrutiny, poll finds
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
What a time to be alive www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Man dressed as fox pulls out of Farage by-election saying it's got too silly
Rob Pownall, who stood against Andy Burnham in Makerfield, has dropped out of the Clacton by-election, dismissing the Nigel Farage-triggered contest as a 'circus'
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George Greenwood @georgegreenwood.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The criminal who funded Nigel Farage before his election made undisclosed donations to Reform UK in an apparent breach of electoral law. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/... Latest from me and Insight
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George Cottrell failed to declare gifts to Reform office
The convicted fraudster nicknamed ‘Posh George’ used his own bank card to cover costs without the Electoral Commission knowing
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
British politics can be hard to love sometimes, but at its best it’s elite
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Mirror Politics @politics.mirror.co.uk · 25/06/2026
Shabana Mahmood has dramatically called for Keir Starmer to sack one of her ministers after he called for care workers to be exempted from new immigration rules.
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Shabana Mahmood demands Keir Starmer sacks minister setting up clash with No10
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Did anyone make a Christopher Harborne joke yet?
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Anyone walking their dogs in this heat should be arrested
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Huge if true
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Dave Burke @daveburke12.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We'll soon have our fifth Prime Minister since I joined The Mirror's Westminster team in July 2022. By comparison I was 29 by the time the fifth PM in my lifetime took office. This is madness.
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