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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 21h

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Mason is at it again, telling us why something he has reported matters. Burnham's concern about the Abu Dhabi government's relationship with the UK is quite valid. No explanation required. We know this, Chris.

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Chris Mason: Why Andy Burnham's about-turn on Manchester City matters

The prime minister's comments on Man City were revealing on several levels - and leapt on by many in football, the BBC's political editor writes.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

You heard it here first, folks! A fortnight ago. Do I win a bag of nuts?😁

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6... RAF Fairford incident 'clearly involves' foreign actor, says US secretary of state. Clearly it doesn't Mr Rubio. If released on bail it clearly suggests there was & is no evidence of a terrorist threat. Probably no more than a protest but let the police investigate.

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RAF Fairford incident 'clearly involves' foreign actor, says US secretary of state

Speaking to US media, Marco Rubio did not provide further details but thanked the UK for being "cooperative". Five men, arrested on Sunday, have been released on bail.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

UK to fight Russian disinformation and push new global AI standards www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The PM is probably referring to the 'Russia Report' completed after the 2019 election but was shelved conveniently by BJ who elevated an ex FSB operative into the House of Lords. Get it published Andy!

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UK to fight Russian disinformation and push new global AI standards, Burnham says

The UK could act as "an honest broker" on AI and other global challenges, the prime minister tells world leaders at the UN.

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Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Back the Reform Party’s “don’t stop the boats” campaign: Please remember - every boat apprehended and every migrant processed is a direct threat to Nigel Farage’s political business model. So please don’t celebrate Labour’s near 50% reduction in boat crossings and 66% reduction in decision backlog.

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Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

How commissioned polling is laundered into the press. The Times and The Telegraph reported polls secretly arranged by Reform UK, without telling readers who commissioned them. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/h...

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How commissioned polling is laundered into the press

The Times and The Telegraph reported polls secretly arranged by Reform UK without telling readers who commissioned them.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

CNN, MS NOW and Politico file lawsuit against Trump's White House ban www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... We're all subjected to 'fake news' but there's no evidence justifying his ban on media he doesn't like. He has broadcasted his own 'fake news' on every day of his Presidency, overwhelmingly proven.

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CNN, MS NOW and Politico file lawsuit against Trump's White House ban

Major US networks later suspended White House TV coverage of Trump as he heads to New York for the UN summit.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Journalists denied White House access after Trump banned some media outlets www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Why would any serious reporter want to listen to Trump again? The US press may as well make up their own stories about fairies, trolls and giants. They'd command the same credance!

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CNN, MS NOW and Politico say reporters denied White House access after Trump banned some media outlets

CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters' White House press badges were confiscated, the outlets reported.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

US and Denmark reach deal over Greenland's security after Trump threats. I cannot see ANY difference to the existing 1951 NATO / US base expansion agreement. It's just face-saving bullshit for Donald. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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US and Denmark reach deal over Greenland's security after Trump threats

Trump says the agreement will give the US "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland", though specifics have not been confirmed by Danish officials.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Trump says he is banning CNN and Politico from White House www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... A desperate, DESPERATE man. It's over, Donald. The only reason why national broadcasters continue to report your insane whims is because they are obliged to, politely.

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Trump says he is banning CNN, Politico and MS NOW from White House

The US president has had a tense and fiery relationship with the US media throughout his political career.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

'I'm telling the truth': Earl Spencer defends Diana book claims about Charles in BBC interview www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... If the BBC weren't flogging this story to death nobody would care. We've all moved on and allegations made nearly 30 yrs afterwards can only be to publicise a new book. 😣

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Earl Spencer defends Diana book claims about King Charles

Princess Diana's brother tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that "we'll forget her soon enough" were "exactly" the words used by the then-Prince of Wales.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

State pension likely to top £13,000 a year. Clearly it's UK wage growth which usually accounts for the upper tier of the 'Triple lock'. Extract that part of the equation and we'd probably have a more sensible, affordable annual increase for our growing ageing society. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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State pension likely to top £13,000 a year as UK wage growth slows to 3.9%

The rise has reignited the debate about the state pension's long-term affordability and generational fairness.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

share.google/FL5b75daqUaV... Robinson, Trump, Delo, Tommo, Bannon, Cottrell and Gill are Reform UK supporters and like minded souls and are all convicted criminals Zia.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

www.instagram.com/p/Db29EBMDVb...

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Trump knows he is likely to lose Congress and possibly the Senate too, so he will be impeached and very close to imprisonment. The $$ bribe is his last desperate act.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm... Again the impartiality of the BBC is questionable, highlighting the Tories' and far-right Israeli, Gideon Saar's opposition to the sanctions imposed on the illegal West Bank settlers and remaining more interested reporting Labour's tribalism in pejorative terms.

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Miliband says Israeli response to UK sanctions on West Bank settlements 'deeply regrettable'

The UK has accused Israeli "settler terrorists" of "ethnic cleansing" in the occupied West Bank. The foreign secretary is speaking to the BBC now - follow live.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... ... Saxony-Anhalt is Germany's poorest region. In much of east Germany, you'll encounter 'Ostalgie'; meaning 'nostalgia for the east' perceiving more stable times under soviet control. It is more than co-incidence immigration levels then were virtually zero.

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Europe wrestles with impact of historic regional gains for Germany’s AfD

The BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler sees the far-right win in Saxony-Anhalt state ringing alarm bells for the EU and traditional parties.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 05/09/2026

Michael Crick is one of the journalists banned from attending Reform UK's conference. He writes, "One wonders if they’ve spent too much time in Washington and at Mar-a-Lago schmoozing with Donald Trump and his henchmen and admiring their bullying ways." 🎯

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I embarrassed thin-skinned Farage. Now I'm banned from Reform's conference

Michael Crick: Three other critical journalists were also barred. It makes the party look authoritarian

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The PM, Burnham already had this change in mind in the budget plans but it was never a verified promise. It seems Reform UK might now steal some credit if it does materialise in a few weeks time.

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Reform promises to increase tax-free personal allowance to £15,000

The party says the tax cut will be paid for by reducing public spending by £80bn.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release scheme www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Burnham has played a blinder achieving this against seemingly impossible odds. Some will sneer and snipe and Reform UK will hate it because it's popular without being knee-jerk.

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PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces early release scheme changes

Andy Burnham tells BBC Breakfast anyone convicted of manslaughter will be excluded from the early release scheme in the Sentencing Act.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/08/2026

Great letter in The Yorkshire Post from Peter Packham @leedseurope.bsky.social. 'The Brexit elite didn't "take back control" of our borders; they undermined our ability to manage them and incentivised criminal gangs behind the trafficking of desperate, vulnerable migrants.'

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

BBC News - Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... A mentally ill POTUS and even this is now normalised. It's probably why the other world leaders, good and bad just ignore him now.

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Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America

Canada has rejected the new name of the lake, which straddles both countries, as their row deepens.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The POTUS. How embarrassing is this? What do educated Americans feel about it?

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

BBC News - Prince Harry and Meghan land in UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... I am holding my breath waiting for one of them to scratch their nose casually so we'll have some more headlines to get angry about tomorrow. The BBC 🙄

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Prince Harry and Meghan land in UK

Prince Harry, Meghan, and their two children are believed to have flown into the country privately from California.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... This media obsession with Harry & Meghan's life has to stop. It's worse than his mother, Diana's ever was and she was a working Royal. They are even trying to find their children's new school. Sick.

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Charity? Acting? The Cotswolds? What will Harry and Meghan's UK life look like?

The couple's return to the UK is imminent - and what they'll be focusing on here is gradually becoming clearer.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 23/08/2026

So much for the tidal wave about to break over British politics, Reform UK is a party that would struggle to run a bath. They're now losing a councillor every three days. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/refo…

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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 o

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

BBC Radio4 sympathised with Ailsa Anderson's pejorative comments on Harry's return to the UK believing that despite successfully defending accusations of illegal reporting, the UK press had been "put through the ringer" and Paul Dacre was "scarred emotionally about that". My heart bleeds.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Russia attacking a NATO country triggers Article 5 to defend NATO's interests collectively. It's unlikely Trump's US will help but they may at least understand what military assistance in defence means; as opposed to demanding support for declaring a war illegally.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

BBC News - Burnley FC has vomitory plan approved for Turf Moor stadium. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Only in Lancashire could you include the words, 'vomitory plan' in a sensible announcement 👍

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Burnley FC has vomitory plan approved for Turf Moor stadium

The vomitory is the latest improvement planned for Turf Moor, which also includes new signage.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

BBC News - Burnham faces unpopularity test over prisons dilemma www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Another inherited shambles. Another unjustified personal media pile-on.

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Andy Burnham faces unpopularity test over prisons dilemma

The early release conundrum has given the new PM his first taste of tricky political decision-making.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza. Was there a single person on the planet earth who believed Netenyahu would accept it? Trump totally out of his depth and very much the lesser player in this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says

Israel's PM says its military will not pull out from Gaza until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

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Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says

Israel's PM says its military will not pull out from Gaza until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0... Burnham prefers cross party collaboration but he'll have to insist payment MUST come from somewhere and counter the Tories' hissy fit. He could ask them, how would THEY pay for social care? Badenoch seems clueless.

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Burnham says 'difficult decisions' will have to be made on funding social care reform in England

In a speech, the prime minister calls for a "national care service" and says he wants to "lift up" the workforce through pay and training.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 26/07/2026

⚠️ There is a worrying trend of people who have been convicted of previous violence against women and girls using far-right gatherings as a way of acting violently within a group. ❌ These people do not represent Britain. Rallies such as Tommy Robinson's only bring division and hatred.

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Most people arrested during Henry Nowak protests had been reported for domestic abuse

Exclusive: Hampshire police data reveals 22 of 37 detained had been accused or convicted of intimate partner violence

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Does Burnham actually need advice from all the failed, thieving, corrupt and incompetent PMs who created the mess in the first place? Whitehall always treats the word, 'change' negatively and pejoratively. Northern mayors from all parties collaborate more to succeed.

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Andy Burnham acting like he's still a mayor, says Kemi Badenoch

The Tory leader says the new prime minister needs to "lift his sights" to fix broader issues with the UK.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

If England win the World Cup, Count Binface takes Clacton and I finally complete refurbishing my bathroom my year will be complete.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Would anyone in Clacton recognise Farage these days?

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Whatever we think of this media circus the fact remains King Charles financially supports and safely houses his brother but will not contribute towards the safety of his own grandchildren. It's not a good look is it?

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Prince Harry and Meghan: Will they or won't they, and will we care?

There will be much attention on whether the Duke of Sussex can build bridges with his family.

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The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

You probably won't read this in the right wing media today

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

It was disappointing that BBC Newsnight teamed up with Tominey from GB News emphasising Burnham's status in the Labour Party as the priority when discussing his strong desire to have the child rapist deported. Labour's Tom Hayes represented the public outcry but what is happening at the BBC?

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

BREAKING: In a major blow to Donald Trump and Stephen Miller, the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

‪Andrew Neil et al sneer and baulk, criticising Burnham for suggesting change affecting their own agenda, rigid in the affluence and selfism represented in the Times and Spectator. They seem totally disconnected from life outside the home counties. They just don't get it.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Trump can threaten anything but the US Supreme Court will just bin it again. He's become the drunk stood in the middle of the road shouting at passing cars.

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Trump threatens 100% tariff on European digital services taxes

The US president says "Numerous European countries" have been discussing bringing in such a levy.

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Chris Westhead @chriswesthead.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The most expensive 'buy-to-let' property in the UK? Perhaps turn it over in it's entirety to state ownership if nobody will live there or pay rent; after all we have spent on it.

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King and Queen will not live in Buckingham Palace after renovations

King Charles and Queen Camilla will continue to reside in Clarence House, Buckingham Palace says.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The next PM could - and in my view should - properly stick it to Trump (as Meloni has just done); announce a plan to undo Brexit; put immigration to bed for at least one electoral cycle; take their government off Twitter; unequivocally condemn Netanyahu & resurrect Leveson 2… A boy can dream.

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Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

@mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk “The cogs have not yet meshed: The things that meshed and those that don’t.” The ludicrous idea Starmer was targeting by dissatisfied rent boys. Claims that London is lawless and Ulez was a failure. All this was and is Kremlin disinformation? Farage smirks

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