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NPR @npr.org · 29/07/2026
The 51-year-old daughter of the late former President Alberto Fujimori, Peru's new conservative leader has pledged to fight crime with an "iron fist." n.pr/4fsD8Gy
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Keiko Fujimori is inaugurated as Peru's president following a narrow election victory
The 51-year-old daughter of the late former President Alberto Fujimori, Peru's new conservative leader has pledged to fight crime with an "iron fist."
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Ricky @paddington82.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The year is 2026 and Keiko Fujimori has narrowly won the presidential election @unavaleable.bsky.social
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Ricky @paddington82.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Terrible appointment by Burnham
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The Italian Comedians (ft. Pierrot the Clown), by Antoine Watteau, 1720, 📸 by @mullanphoto
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/12/2025
Foreign medics shunning NHS because of anti-migrant rhetoric, says top doctor
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Foreign medics shunning NHS because of anti-migrant rhetoric, says top doctor
Exclusive: UK an ‘unwelcoming, racist’ country for overseas health workers, according to medical colleges leader * ‘The NHS would collapse within hours’: BME staff say Britain fails to appreciate their roles Foreign doctors and nurses are increasingly shunning the NHS because anti-migrant rhetoric and rising racism have created “a hostile environment”, the leader of Britain’s medics has warned. The health service is being put at risk because overseas health professionals increasingly see the UK as an “unwelcoming, racist” country, in part because of the government’s tough approach to immigration, Jeanette Dickson said. Continue reading...
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"Shabana Mahmood staying as Home Secretary to presumably continue her appalling record of performative cruelty towards migrants and refugees is a warning sign that Burnham has not learnt the lessons from Starmer's failure," says Zack Polanski
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Mephisto, by Joaquín Espalter y Rull, 1872, 📸 by Dan Mullan
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"My message to the people of the UK is that I'll train the new guy but you're going to have to stick with one of them eventually."
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Ricky @paddington82.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Spain’s goal set to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Several key allies of Keir Starmer have been sacked from Cabinet – including deputy prime minister David Lammy and chancellor Rachel Reeves – by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham Here's the full list 👇
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The full list of Keir Starmer allies sacked from Cabinet by Andy Burnham
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Must be a nerve-wracking moment for Andy Burnham, waiting to meet his sovereign and kiss paws.
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Ricky @paddington82.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
In 1983, during a live edition of the BBC's Nationwide, viewer Diana Gould challenged Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over the sinking of the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano during the Falklands War. Gould suggested the ship had been sailing away from the exclusion
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Ricky @paddington82.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
If Earned Settlement is no longer applied retrospectively and benefits are simply delayed, just watch Reform/Restore/Tories shift their focus to citizenship. They will push for delaying citizenship after ILR.
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Ricky @paddington82.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
First indications that an Andy Burnham government may soften its stance on immigration. The proposed earned settlement rules may no longer be applied retrospectively to people already in the UK.
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Home Office may relax immigration reforms for Andy Burnham
Up to 1.6m migrants who are already in Britain — known as the Boriswave — could be exempted from a doubling of the qualifying period for leave to remain
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Home Office floating "compromise" on "earned settlement" reforms - settlement/ILR after 5 years, but no access to benefits until 10 years. Some thoughts..(1/4) www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Up to 1.6 million migrants could be granted indefinite leave to remain after five years instead of ten — but they would face waiting longer to qualify for benefits.

The proposed compromise to appease Labour MPs would affect foreign workers and their families who arrived in the UK since 2021 — a group known as the Boriswave after the boom in immigration under Boris Johnson.

This group would be exempted from reforms spearheaded by Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, to double the time it takes to qualify for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) — a status that grants the right to live, work and study in Britain permanently — from five years to a decade.
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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
When the Times calls for "retrospective regulations" on immigrants, it actually means "moving the goalposts to punish people who followed the laws and regulations because we don't like foreigners"
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Ricky @paddington82.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
@zackpolanski.bsky.social 💚💚💚
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Ricky @paddington82.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Keiko Fujimori declared winner of Peru's presidential election weeks after vote www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Keiko Fujimori declared winner of Peru presidential election weeks after vote
The daughter of disgraced president Alberto Fujimori is declared winner of tight race nearly a month after voting took place.
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@CucuDeCuaCua @cucudecuacua.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Vergonzosos artículo acusando de golpe de Estado sin pruebas. Esta señora ha dicho lo mismo que Donald Trump. Se ve que solo le gusta la democracia cuando salen los de su cuerda ganadores. Igual se olvida del autogolpe de Estado que si que dio su pana Pedro Castillo. A ese no le hizo una columna
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Ricky @paddington82.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
''A new Downing Street team based in Manchester and labelled 'No 10 North' will "oversee the biggest rebalancing of power our country has ever seen", Andy Burnham has said in his first speech since launching a bid to be the next prime minister.'' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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New No 10 North plan will rebalance power in Britain, Burnham promises
The man most likely to be the next prime minister says his devolution plans would "drive good growth in every postcode".
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Ricky @paddington82.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Fujimori will become Peru's first elected female president on July 28 www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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Keiko Fujimori's expected victory returns divisive dynasty to Peru
Keiko Fujimori’s victory in her fourth bid for Peru's presidency returns a polarizing political dynasty to ​power, reviving deep divisions that have long split the South American country.
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Ricky @paddington82.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
''Fujimori, ‌a four-time presidential hopeful and the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, now has 50.11% of the votes, putting her ahead of leftist rival Roberto Sanchez by 43,386 votes.''
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Keiko Fujimori secures unbeatable lead in Peru presidential election
Conservative Keiko Fujimori gained an insurmountable lead in Peru's presidential runoff ​late on Tuesday, setting her on track to assume the presidency.
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Ricky @paddington82.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I didn’t watch Keir’s speech because I’ve been completely consumed by the Peruvian election and have largely lost interest in British politics. That said, I’ve heard he offered no mea culpa and showed no real sense of contrition.
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Ricky @paddington82.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
“Fujimori now has the slimmest of edges with 50.002% to Sanchez's 49.998%, a lead of about 650 votes, with 98.21% of polling stations reporting, or ​about 18 million votes, according to Peru's ONPE electoral authority.” www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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Fujimori edges back into lead in Peru's knife-edge election
Conservative Keiko Fujimori retook the lead in Peru's tight presidential race late ​on Wednesday as the remaining overseas ballots pushed her past ‌leftist rival Roberto Sanchez.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
This is a really grim decision alongside Cenk. People often talk about dangerous road we'd go down under a Reform government - this is another clear warning we're down there already. A Labour government doing everything possible to silence criticism of the Israeli Government
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Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
"Children of those on care worker visas, who came legally before rule change, told to leave even if parents can stay". This is obscene! Labour - WTF are you trying to do? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Home Office sends letters to children as young as five saying they must leave UK
Children of those on care worker visas – who came legally before rule change – told to leave even if parents can stay
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On The Threshold @intothewoods8.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
This is very funny. It’s almost as if Burnham doesn’t want to win. Mahmood as chancellor? That’s genuinely hilarious.
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Can't stress enough how utterly nonsensical this line of "we need to cut immigration further" is when cuts to immigration are already having negative short and long term impacts. It also makes those saying it look particularly foolish when levels inevitably go up again www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK net migration needs to fall further, says Andy Burnham

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Ricky @paddington82.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Labour MP Jonathan Hinder using the derogatory and reductive term “Boris Wave” to refer to immigrants who moved here by following the rules.
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Ricky @paddington82.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
You can imagine what the comments are like under these X posts.
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Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Andy Burnham desperately positioning himself as exactly the same as Keir Starmer. What exactly is the point of Labour changing leaders, then?
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Ricky @paddington82.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
* Nacional: Keiko sube ligeramente (38% → 39%) y Sánchez cae (38% → 35%). * Lima: Keiko crece con fuerza (50% → 54%) y Sánchez retrocede (25% → 23%). * Rural: Sánchez sigue liderando, pero cae de forma importante (55% → 49%); Keiko se mantiene (26% → 26%).
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Left: Andy Burnham, "I want to rejoin, I hope in my lifetime I see this country rejoin" Right: Andy Burnham, "I'm not proposing that the UK considers rejoining the EU"
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thattimwalker.bsky.social @thattimwalker.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
For one, brief, shining moment, it looked like economic literacy, security and sanity were all coming back into fashion.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 17/05/2026
Peruvian electoral authorities confirmed on Sunday the official results of the first round of the presidential elections in early April, with Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez advancing to the runoff on June 7. to.pbs.org/4dyA4q8
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Peru's Fujimori and Sánchez to meet in June 7 presidential runoff
The final vote count was released Friday, but it had to be confirmed by Peru's National Elections Board to set the second round as none of the candidates received more than half the valid votes.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Watch as Kemi Badenoch and Wes Streeting face off as she makes a comment about 'what he's been up to' The Health Minister is reportedly set to resign in a bid to launch a leadership challenge
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
My quick write up of the immigration bit of the King's Speech. There was more in the accompanying briefing than the speech itself. But not a lot, frankly. The only new bit seemed to be a truly pathetic suggestion of clawing back asylum support costs from refugees. freemovement.org.uk/immigration-...
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Immigration legislation re-announced in King's Speech - Free Movement
It was the King's Speech this morning, which sets out the government's legislative agenda for the next year. The speech itself just covers the headlines. In
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
One of the things Starmer's defenders on here get so wrong is to insist it's all about media froth. In fact, as that Jess Philips letter demonstrates, the most damning criticism of Starmer comes from those concerned about the policy and delivery process.
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Ricky @paddington82.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Please let this be true omg
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Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Jess Phillips has quit
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
BREAKING: “Nothing has been triggered” Business Secretary Peter Kyle
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Politics UK @politicsuk.com · 12/05/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer has told Cabinet that he will not resign "The Labour Party has a process for challenging a leader and that has not been triggered. The country expects us to get on with governing. That is what I am doing and what we must do as a Cabinet"
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Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
NEW: Keir Starmer tells cabinet he’s staying put. “I take responsibility for these election results and I take responsibility for delivering the change we promised. “The past 48 hours have been destabilising for government and that has a real economic cost for our country and for families”.
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Ricky @paddington82.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
He won't go 😱
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 11/05/2026
Well, he can still fill vacancies. For now.
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Politics UK @politicsuk.com · 11/05/2026
🚨 UPDATE: 75 Labour MPs have now publicly called for Keir Starmer to resign
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Politics UK @politicsuk.com · 11/05/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and 2 other senior Cabinet Ministers have told Keir Starmer to set out a resignation timeline [@thetimes]
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
‘Public has stopped listening’ to Starmer, says Labour MP www.channel4.com/news/public-...
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‘Public has stopped listening’ to Starmer, says Labour MP
We spoke to one of the Labour MPs who wants a timetable for the prime minister's departure.
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