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Londoner’s Diary: ‘Tories aren’t concerned about Sir Keir Starmer'
Sir Craig Oliver says insiders at Conservative Campaign Headquarters tell him they want to keep Sir Keir Starmer in power but fear...
Emily Prescott
Apr 10, 20211 min read
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Londoner’s Diary: Stanley Johnson’s ready to put down his pen… but after one final novel
STANLEY JOHNSON tells us he is “ready to call it a day” on his writing career after republishing The Warming and releasing a new novel,...
Emily Prescott
Apr 10, 20211 min read
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The Londoner: Tackling Covid? Johnson Snr has some novel advice
Boris Johnson may have a secret weapon against the novel coronavirus: his father Stanley’s novel The Virus. “I happen to know he has...
Emily Prescott
Dec 22, 20201 min read
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Londoner’s Diary: Keir Starmer’s tailor offers to fix Boris Johnson’s suit
Sir Keir Starmer’s tailor has offered to fix Boris Johnson and David Frost’s suits after the pair were ridiculed for what appeared to be...
Emily Prescott
Dec 22, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: Melania won’t leave Trump —they have banter, says ex-adviser
Melania Trump’s former adviser Stephanie Winston Wolkoff said there’s “no way” Melania Trump will leave US President Donald Trump because...
Emily Prescott
Dec 22, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: Stanley Johnson wants to bring beavers back to the capital
Stanley Johnson tells us he hopes to reintroduce beavers to London after his son, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and his siblings helped...
Emily Prescott
Dec 22, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: Ouch! Miriam González Durántez takes a pot shot at ‘fragile’ Khan
Miriam González Durántez has criticised Sadiq Khan for oversharing about about the pressures of the Covid crisis. The lawyer and wife of...
Emily Prescott
Jul 17, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: Ding dong! Lords lead the way with PeerHub
Peers tell us their new online voting system PeerHub “could be great for the future of voting” as they’re ahead of their Commons...
Emily Prescott
Jul 17, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: Lip-sync maestro Meggie wants to be the next Tate
Meggie Foster, the actress who has shot to viral fame with her lockdown lip syncs, tells us she wants to be the next Catherine Tate....
Emily Prescott
Jul 17, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: Lady Bates warns of ‘anti-Chinese sentiment’
The Secretary General of the UK Chinese Business Association, Lady Bates, has told The Londoner that she is planning to write to...
Emily Prescott
Jul 17, 20202 min read
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The Londoner: We’re in The Thick Of It, but this time it’s a tragedy
It’s fifteen years since the Londoner’s favourite satire, The Thick Of It, was broadcast. Creator Armando Iannucci told us: “Malcolm...
Emily Prescott
May 22, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: ‘We Corbyns are close, but Piers can be a nightmare’
Piers Corbyn “can be a nightmare” admits his nephew Tommy Corbyn — the son of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn — who also shed light on...
Emily Prescott
May 22, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: Alastair Campbell warns Boris Johnson - smarten up your act
Boris Johnson needs to start combing his hair and expressing sorrow, Alastair Campbell advised over the weekend in a blog post on...
Emily Prescott
Apr 14, 20202 min read
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The Londoner: The only issue left: when will magazine come out?
Mace, a glossy new politics magazine that suspended publication after just one issue, is due to return after the resolution of its legal...
Emily Prescott
Apr 14, 20201 min read
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The Londoner: ‘Stupid’ MP in car chase caper
The Conservative MP Neil Parish risked being shot by police protecting Jeremy Hunt earlier this year after the Tory politician joined the...
Emily Prescott
Mar 14, 20202 min read
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The Londoner: Artist puts twinkle in the Mayor's eyes
Sadiq Khan has received a giant portrait of himself made entirely out of Swarovski crystals. The piece, created by Indian artist Syed...
Emily Prescott
Mar 14, 20202 min read
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The Londoner: Tory teachers seek support
A SUPPORT group for Conservative teachers who feel “politically isolated” has been launched to spread the message that it is OK to be a...
Emily Prescott
Mar 14, 20202 min read
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The Londoner: Jobseeker SpAds flood the market
ONE notable aspect of the recent reshuffle was the large number of special advisers who lost seemingly their jobs at the hands of chief...
Emily Prescott
Mar 14, 20202 min read
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The Londoner: A chilli reception for Corbyn's foes
Jeremy Corbyn and Sadiq Khan last night played starring roles in Westminster’s oddest and most spectacular tradition— the British Kebab...
Emily Prescott
Mar 14, 20202 min read
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Local Elections 2019: Will you vote in this week’s election?
VOTERS will head to polling stations across England and Northern Ireland for local elections this Thursday. There are 8,425 seats up for...
Emily Prescott
May 12, 20193 min read
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