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Labour Party Member, ex special needs teacher, veggie, promotes plight endangered animals esp orangutans, likes badminton, racketball, saxophone, genealogy

London, UK
Joined July 2008
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The number of people arriving in Britain minus those leaving is expected to drop to around 120,000 for the year to June – its lowest level, outside the Covid pandemic, since 1997 telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/11…
If UK media won’t call out Nigel Farage’s latest bull**** on migration let’s do it ourselves. New analysis suggests skilled migrants settling in Britain are expected to contribute billions more to the public finances than they cost over their lifetimes - and Farage knows it
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The victims of the forest and land fires that really break your heart to see 😥 animals not only lose their homes but also their lives..
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Kate Lawler, Kirsty Gallacher, Amanda Abbington, Gail Porter, Roxy Shahidi and Jamie Bamber watched footage from animal laboratories. Their reactions say it all. 💔 Tell the government to end experiments on animals: petauk.org/endanimaltesting
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Absolutely tragic. @BornFreeFDN
Maracay hayvanat bahçesindeki fil Lucki öldü. 80 yaşındaydı ve hayatının her dakikası hapiste geçti. Tüm dünya diz çökmeli ve özür dilemeli.
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🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham has announced plans to fine people who ride e-bikes on pavements, jump red lights or ride while drunk Lime and other firms would also need insurance to compensate people who get hit as well as designated parking spots
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💔🦧 Heartwarming moment baby orangutan Irene finds comfort in Dr. Karmele Llano Sánchez’s arms after being rescued with her mother amid devastating forest fires in Borneo, Indonesia. Both are now receiving much-needed care. ❤️🙏 🎥 @KarmeleMacaca @IAR_Indonesia
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Britain had about 30 million hedgehogs in the 1950s; we've got under 875,000 today. The population has dropped by about 97%. Shocking.
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Another report that concludes that Britain’s best interest is to rejoin the EU :
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Baby orangutans are often targeted for the illegal pet trade because they are small and vulnerable. But taking a baby orangutan means separating them from their mother, who may even be killed in the process.
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I’m not going to agree with Andy Burnham on everything, but this statement needed to be said by a Prime Minister. After the Conservatives suppressed the truth for years, this took courage.
Andy Burnham becomes first PM to confirm Russian interference in Brexit referendum @campbellclaret and @RoryStewartUK's exclusive interview with @andyburnham on tomorrow's episode of Leading is out in full at midnight.
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🚨 WATCH: Andy Burnham says he wants to bring the UK closer to the EU to "control illegal immigration" He says deals on food and drink, emissions trading and a youth experience scheme are "on the table" "We should not turn our backs on this opportunity"
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Congratulations John and thank-you for your work uncovering and telling the truth. We have never needed you and the BBC more @BBCWorld @BBCBreaking
I’m celebrating (if that’s quite the right word) the 60th anniversary of my arrival at the BBC in 1996. Tomorrow (Tues) at 9 pm BBC Two will mark it with a documentary, which will then be available on iPlayer. It’s been made by the brilliant Simon Lister, and does me proud.
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Octopuses sense light with their whole body & taste the world as they touch it. Yet there are few laws to protect them from factory farms. We’re racing to stop this cruel, unsustainable industry in its tracks. ️✍️ Help protect octopuses from farms: bit.ly/471yPwV
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"Brexit has done more harm than good to UK growth."
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Jelapat may not be one of the biggest orangutans on his Pre-release Island, but he may be one of the smartest! Update here 👉 bos-uk.org/jelapat-the-strat…
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Andy Burnham confirms what previous PM's - May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak and Starmer - failed to, that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum. My view: Andy Burnham says that, when he entered Downing Street, he asked whether Russia had interfered in the Brexit referendum and was told: “Clearly.” For years, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak and Starmer had the power to confront the truth about how Brexit was won and what it was doing to Britain. Instead, they protected the political settlement that had elevated some of them, and treated Brexit as a prize to defend rather than a disaster to honestly reassess. They put their careers and party calculations ahead of the country. Britain was left poorer, more isolated and divided, while Putin’s ambition to weaken Europe was served. Why are we still carrying on with that vision? Britain should be working with our neighbours to rebuild trust, strengthen cooperation and unite Europe against the threats we face—not continuing to deliver the outcome Putin wanted. It's time to #RejoinEU
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Good news
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