This Natalie Elphicke defection is a bit of an embarrassment for both parties, isn't it?

While Jenrick was occupying your screens this morning more horrors from his time as Immigration Minister were being revealed: nearly 2000 more lost children.

This government are the biggest risk to children.

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Please tell me someone is asking an urgent question at PMQ's today about why the MoJ are releasing even more violent offenders from prison early?

Victims of domestic abuse need answers as to why this govt sees it fit to quietly release their perpetrators early⬇️

I keep thinking about this post and shedding some happy tears ❤️

🚨 CQC/MNSI report.
'inadequate foetal monitoring occurred in 45 of 92 cases (49%) in which a baby died or suffered serious brain damage while being born in a midwife-led unit in England.'

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And Elphicke is welcomed into the Labour Party… we’re truly screwed.

My story for The BMJ
This week. Shame it has to take FOIs but interesting responses

Duty of candour: BMJ investigation reveals patchy enforcement by regulatory agencies bmj.com/content/385/bm…

Natalie Elphicke’s values are not the values of the labour movement.

It’s outrageous that she should be allowed to join the Labour benches while principled socialists like Diane Abbott MP and Jeremy Corbyn still haven’t had the whip restored.

Sorry, not welcome.
People are furious.

This is Tony. He’s a doctor who was thrown into horrific events that, thankfully, many of us will never see. Then he experienced a month that changed everything…
He’s on #LifeChanging now on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds afterwards

Those who run towards danger to help can be psychologically marked by it.
And then face shame and guilt for that emotion, so bury pain behind busyness, avoidance, withdrawal.
Tony’s story is similar to many emergency responders that I work with.
We must support and applaud them

What is one parenting thing that caught you completely by surprise? I was prepared for sleeplessness, tantrums, picky eating. But I genuinely didn’t believe until I saw it with my own two eyes just how hard it is to find childcare that fully covers your working hours.

.The Times and The Sunday Times Russell Brand investigation is on the long-list for the Paul Foot Award - and in such esteemed company, including the great richard brooks, my brilliant former colleague Shanti Das, Tristan Kirk, Madison Marriage, Paul Caruana Galizia, Rebecca Thomas ...
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But of course Piers is interviewing the alleged stalker Fiona Harvey (AKA ‘Martha’ from #BabyReindeer )…

A great turn out at our first ‘Crisis Communications Workshop’ in Cork supporting the Principal Response Agencies across Cork and Kerry.

A wide variety of topics looking at best practices and lessons from past incidents which is key to further enhancing emergency management.

A major fire has broken out at the Alpitronic factory in Bolzano, Italy, which specializes in manufacturing charging stations for electric cars.

As a precaution, the airspace over Bolzano has been closed, and residents are advised by the Municipality to keep their windows…