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Assistant Political Editor at The Mirror. COYS enthusiast. You can get me at Alexander.brown@reachplc.com

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 18h
Spoke to Labour MPs at the Trans Solidarity Rally about the fight for equality
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Some analysis and windswept hair after Andy Burnham's speech
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A spontaneous and natural interview
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trade unions vow to do 'everything they can' to better protect trans people (this might be exclusive, I don't think other journos went to the rally) www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Trade unions vow to do 'everything they can' to better protect trans people
EXCLUSIVE - Leaders from UNISON, USDAW and ASLEF all raised concerns about the treatment of trans people following the UK Supreme Court ruling over the Equality Act and gender
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Man of the Match at Goodison Park, a true career highlight
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
EXC: More than half of voters dislike Nigel Farage and Andy Burnham is the most popular party leader, new polling shows. A Persuasion UK survey found 51% had a negative view of the Reform leader and just 28% had a positive opinion of him www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Blow for Nigel Farage as poll finds more than half of voters dislike him
EXCLUSIVE - The Persuasion UK survey found 43% of all respondents, and 72% of 2024 Labour voters, have a positive view of Andy Burnham, while 28% of all voters have a negative view of him
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
EXC: An estimated 150,000 children have been lifted out of poverty in the six months since Labour scrapped the two-child benefit limit. Labour party chair Bridget Phillipson will reveal the scale of change delivered by scrapping the cap in her speech today. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Scrapping two-child benefit cap has lifted 150,000 children out of poverty
EXCLUSIVE: Labour party chair Bridget Phillipson MP will reveal the scale of change delivered by scrapping the cap, as she warns the next election will be a choice between hope and fear.
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
EXC: More community-owned businesses will be set up across England with a new £10million fund. Announced by Communities Secretary Angela Rayner, the fund will help boost organisations that are owned and run by the communities who use them www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Boost to high streets with new £10million community-owned business fund
Announced by Communities Secretary Angela Rayner, the fund will help boost organisations that are owned and run by the staff, customers and the communities who use them
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Andy Burnham has now categorically ruled out snap election, which does not mean there won't be a snap election www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Andy Burnham rules out snap election as Labour surge in polls
The new PM said he wanted to 'draw a line' and his attention was on bringing 'hope' back to people’s lives, rather than forcing them into yet another general election
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
[Serious journalist voice] That instagram reel of a politician is not totally authentic, our investigation can reveal
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Shopping at Lib Dem conference
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Sir Ed Davey tells me keeping Nigel Farage out of Downing Street is a "moral responsibility", and the “most serious” task of his political career www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Keeping Farage out of Number 10 is 'moral responsibility', Lib Dem leader says
EXCLUSIVE: Sir Ed Davey raised concerns over the recent £72million donated to Reform by Crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne, and vowed his party would be a 'firewall'f against Reform
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
EXC: UNISON says pupils are “losing out” because support staff are being asked to cover lessons instead. Report finds almost 39% of school support staff covered classes in place of teachers www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Pupils missing out as support staff pulled from duties to cover for teachers
EXCLUSIVE: A UNISON report found almost 39% of school support staff covered classes in place of teachers as part of their role, including staff in welfare and technical roles
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Spoke to Sagal Abdi-Wali about diversity being a strength, Burnham bringing back hope, and why Labour is still the biggest vehicle for social change www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Sagal Abdi-Wali hits out at 'hateful rhetoric' in Starmer's old seat by-election
EXCLUSIVE: Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee from Somalia, hit out at criticism from Reform's Zia Yusuf over not being born in Britain, in an attack Labour branded 'straightforward racism'
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Writing for the Mirror, former shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth says Labour "got it badly wrong in stubbornly refusing to join calls for a ceasefire early on in the hostilities", and praises the sanctions on settlers. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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'Labour cannot let hope of two-state solution disappear'
'Labour got it badly wrong in stubbornly refusing to join calls for a ceasefire early on in the hostilities', former shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth writes
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Long read on the Lib Dems and Sir Ed Davey's leadership www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Ed Davey faces make-or-break moment to shine as Lib Dem grumbles pile up
As the Lib Dem faithful heads down to Brighton for the annual party conference, Sir Ed Davey faces questions over the party's position in the polls and whether he's getting through to voters
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I don't imagine 285 villagers voting to rejoin the EU would generate quite as much coverage as this Piddington nonsense
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
EXC: Reform has been accused of failing to declare donors who paid for fundraising events in the Middle East. The Electoral Commission has confirmed it received a complaint over hospitality for Farage and others in Dubai last January. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Farage accused of failing to declare donors from events in the Middle East
EXCLUSIVE: The Electoral Commission has confirmed it will look into hospitality heaped on Nigel Farage and senior party figures in Dubai last January by mega-rich supporters
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Reform UK have been given the same amount from crypto billionaires in the past 48 hours that Arsenal spent buying Nicolas Pépé
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
EXC: Ofcom has been urged to take action against the Royal Mail over "repeatedly failing" to meet its delivery targets. Letter signed by more than 100 Labour MPs sent to the regulator, asking them to step in. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Royal Mail blasted for missing delivery targets as Ofcom urged to act
EXCLUSIVE: MPs accused Royal Mail of not taking the delays seriously, leaving the public missing hospital appointments, court dates, or having late fees added to bills that simply didn’t come
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Green Party leader Zack Polanski confirmed for by-election www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Zack Polanski confirmed for major by-election clash in Keir Starmer's old seat
The Green Party leader Zack Polanski was confirmed as the Green candidate on Friday morning, and will face off with Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali, the leader of Camden Council
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Full story as Labour select Camden Council leader Sagal Abdi-Wali to stand in Keir Starmer's old seat www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Labour select Camden Council leader to stand in by-election for Starmer's seat
The contest poses a headache for the new PM Andy Burnham, who helped Labour defeat the Greens in both the Makerfield by-election and the Greater Manchester Mayoral race
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Sagal Abdi-Wali selected as Labour's candidate for Holborn & St Pancras
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The backlash to Ed Miliband announcing sanctions on settlements is one of the most "inventing a thing to be mad at" I've ever seen. "How can he do this on Rosh Hashanah", just admit you support illegal settlements
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
EXC: Nigel Farage has been accused of “open racism" after a fresh call for a burka ban. Weyman Bennett, co-chair of campaign group Stand Up To Racism, said: "It's open racism and Islamophobia. We should be clear about this is what it is." www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Farage accused of trying to distract from Reform donations over burka ban
EXCLUSIVE: The Reform UK leader was criticised after calling for a burka ban in response to the chilling scenes which saw 300 masked far-right protesters blocked roads around the Port of Dover
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The Green Party deputy is a landlord www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Green Party deputy is a landlord, despite vow to abolish landlords
Mothin Ali owns two rental properties in Leeds
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The bombshell by-election in Keir Starmer’s old seat could be “make or break” for the Green leader Zack Polanski, polling experts have claimed. Pollsters explained Labour were the favourites and that the “shine” had come off Mr Polanski with voters www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Pollsters say by-election in Starmer's seat is 'make or break' for Zack Polanski
EXCLUSIVE: Pollsters explained Labour were still the favourites for the Holborn and St Pancras seat, and that the 'shine' had come off Zack Polanski with voters
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Robert Jenrick tells Times Radio Nigel Farage wasn't part of the donations scandal as he just had lunch. He said: "You can't criticise a leader for saying thank you over lunch to someone. I know a lot of slings and arrows are thrown at Nigel Farage, but being polite is not a crime these days"
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Guido Fawkes outed Byline Times working undercover at Reform conference and then celebrated them being kicked out. So much for solidarity from the free press
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Richard Tice on Radio 4 says "entrapment has taken place by Channel 4 and far-left eco-zealot radicals", no money changed hands, and actually Channel 4 broke the rules 😭
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Enjoyed the Reform outriders trying to dismiss the Channel 4 investigation as not that big a story, only for the party to suspend both the men involved. You have debased yourselves when there is video footage lads
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Green Party leader Zack Polanski set to stand in Keir Starmer's old seat www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Green Party leader Zack Polanski set to stand in Keir Starmer's old seat
Mr Polanski confirmed he intended to stand in the Holborn & St Pancras by-election on Thursday, and claimed the race was a chance to 'make history' by electing London's first Green MP.
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As Reform conference begins, we wrote about the key issues facing the party (there's a lot) www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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All the headaches facing Nigel Farage and Reform as party conference kicks off
This time last year, Reform was ahead in the polls as it sought to capitalise on the slow downfall of Keir Starmer, but now find themselves struggling in the polls
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Keir Starmer stepping down as MP www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/excl...
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Exclusive: Sir Keir Starmer to step down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras
Former PM thanks local Labour supporters and says he is proud of what he delivered in 11 years in the House of Commons
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Back at Westminster after a break in Switzerland, and once again in the market for news. If you work in politics and have things we should be reporting on, feel free to DM me, email, or simply ask to see holiday pics
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Reform UK is losing a councillor every three days on average - top story by the great @daveburke12.bsky.social www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Reform loses newly-elected councillor every three days as troubles mount
EXCLUSIVE: A new online tracker by campaign group Best For Britain shows 35 newly-elected Reform councillors have quit or been suspended since May as the group's chief say it would 'struggle to run a ...
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
My question at today's Reform press conference
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I asked the new minister for the Middle East why the Government can't call what's happening in Gaza a genocide www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Israel urged to let aid into Gaza as minister warns Palestinians face starvation
EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Doughty warned just a tenth of the aid set aside for Gaza was being allowed in, leaving Palestinian children without basic education or healthcare
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
At Jimmy Eat World last night it was gorgeous to see so many grown up emos singing their hearts out with their kids. 25 years of Bleed American being celebrated with *so* many families dancing together. I am old, I am soft, but it was lovely
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 15/08/2026
It's me, a Telegraph columnist, taking a break screaming bloody murder about fairness in the women's sports I wouldn't be caught dead watching to wax lyrical about academic integrity in sociology, a field I consider to be fake, at institutions I consider to be communist indoctrination centers.
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
My colleague has written a lovely piece about his friendship with the late Jason Arday www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
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‘My friend Jason Arday was a kind-hearted soul — his death is a tragic waste’
Mirror man Simon Murphy, who played football for years with the former Cambridge University academic, remembers his late pal as ex-teammates also pay tribute
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
EXC: A transport union has written to Andy Burnham asking for urgent talks after the train derailments and claimed the rail network is not prepared for the climate crisis www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Train derailments show rail network 'unprepared for climate crisis'
EXCLUSIVE: Maryam Eslamdoust, General Secretary Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association, warned reducing investment would not help meet the issues caused by the 'climate crisis'
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Not political but I am selling two tickets to JimmyEatWorld this Sunday in Crystal Palace for less than face value, if anyone is in the market secure.ticketmaster.co.uk/rs/370063587...
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Tice and Farage sounding so rattled this morning you'd be forgiven for thinking Reform lost the by-election
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Dispatch from Clacton, where the voters who don’t like Farage really don’t like Count Binface www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Clacton voters warn Farage 'unnecessary' election 'distracting' from real issues
The Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced the political stunt last month amid a Commons probe over a £5million gift received from a Thai-based crypto billionaire
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Birks on the ground journalism today in Clacton, where I found this interesting graffiti
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Started at The Mirror one year ago today. There's been two Prime Ministers, loads of Reform scandals, and absolutely no respite. Thanks for reading my stuff if you have x
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
While Tottenham beat Chelsea without Xavi, Kudus, Kulusevski, Porro, and Maddison, it's worth remembering Chelsea were missing Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Long read on the Burnham bounce, and whether this is the return of two-party politics www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Inside 'Burnham bounce' sending Labour past Reform
The 'Burnham bounce' comes at a time when things are also looking up for the Tories, who seem to be winning back some of the voters who fled for Nigel Farage's Reform
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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Robert Jenrick is hosting a press conference to rail against a death tax that isn't even policy. Best bit so far is him inventing the case of a dying mum facing the taxman taking her jewellery, going through her cupboard and totting up her coats to take from a "life defined by thrift"
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