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comms for @POLITICO + @POLITICOEurope, formerly @Twitter + @CNN but still a beleaguered Bristol City fan.

London, England
Joined March 2009
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"Let's do it. Let's try to call the president." @DashaBurns did that earlier in the evening, and Trump picked up:
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NEW ep: Britain by numbers — everything we don’t know about the country Had a lot of fun pulling this together on just how uncertain we are on the basics of our economy, from immigration to welfare and workforce. w/ex No10 data chiefs Laura Gilbert & Ben Warner politico.eu/podcast/westmins…
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Politico's pop-up events venue Politico Pub produced more than two dozen stories and tripled its partnership revenue this year It appeared at the Labour Party Conference in September and won Live Journalism (National/International) prize at Press Gazette’s Future of Media Awards
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Despite party conferences best efforts, a PB of 03:11:05 secured at the Amsterdam Marathon 🇳🇱
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NEW EP 🎙️ Westminster Insider is back! And so are... the Brexit wars. Inside Westminster's new fault lines over Europe w/ @danny__kruger and @stellacreasy ⭐️ Would Farage win a new referendum? ⭐️ Could security of the UK bring warring factions together? + ex-EU trade commissioner @MalmstromEU says any new EU deal would need to be "Farage-proofed" With @joncstone and @patrickxrbaker @POLITICOEurope politico.eu/podcast/westmins…
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So proud of @anvillarino @kikeandres and @mendezrafael ! Fantastic to take POLITICO to Spain with the launch of Madrid Playbook. Sign up below
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Berlin Playbook is pretty punchy this morning on the press plan for Andy Burnham's trip to Berlin 👀
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Tireless work this conf season from Playbook’s @9andrewmcdonald @meganmcelr0y @NoahKeate @e_casalicchio @DavidSamFrancis @isabel__loubser and other brilliant colleagues weaving through the listings, gossip, news and infighting. A true public service from hugely talented people 😎
Generous shout out in Playbook, whose team have been an invaluable guide this conference season
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The energy I'm bringing to Birmingham, apparently
From first coffee to last orders, the POLITICO Pub served up Labour Party Conference’s biggest conversations — with a few unexpected moments along the way 🍻 #POLITICOPub
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Right then, who was brave enough to get behind the bar in Liverpool? 🍻
🍻 Which of these 10 Labourites has poured the best pint at the #POLITICOPub? Our scores out of 5: @MetroMayorSteve: 3 @jreynoldsMP: 3 @EmmaforWycombe: 2 Sally Jameson: 2 @EmilyThornberry: 4 @mgshanks: 3 @Heidi_Labour: 3 @Uma_Kumaran: 4 @HFalconerMP: 3 @anneliese_midge: 2
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That's the POLITICO Pub wrapped at Labour Party Conference for another year 🍻 Now time to consume something other than pilsner and Pringles before heading to Birmingham...
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The POLITICO Pub is closed at conference for another year, but @meganmcelr0y is here to remind you of all the watering holes available to you back home in Westminster 🍻
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A star is gawn @wesstreeting will no longer be performing karaoke
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It’s official: Oxford Street is going traffic-free on Monday 26 October. The nation’s high street is set to be transformed into a world-class pedestrianised space ⬇️
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London’s Oxford Street will become “traffic-free” on Oct. 26, @MayorofLondon confirmed in an exclusive interview at our #POLITICOPub. Rewatch his conversation with our @danbloom1 👇 nitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1DGleVqRp…
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🍻 #POLITICOPub is back! 🔴 We’re going live for Day 1 of the Labour Party Conference in 45 minutes. Today, we’ll be interviewing @MetroMayorSteve and @jreynoldsMP. 🎥 Join us online for Britain’s biggest political conversations: politico.eu/the-politico-pub…
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One hell of a line-up at the POLITICO Pub at Labour conference — colleagues from across the newsroom will be doing 20-minute live interviews 😎 I'll be talking to: 🔴 Biz Sec Jonathan Reynolds (5pm Sun) 🔴 Foreign Sec Ed Miliband (2pm Mon) 🔴 London Mayor Sadiq Khan (3pm Mon)
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EXCL - Andy Burnham asked Donald Trump to bring up Jimmy Lai’s case when he speaks to China’s Xi this week By @DashaBurns me and @PhelimKine politico.com/news/2026/09/22…
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The POLITICO Pub returns this weekend at Labour Party Conference with a fantastic line-up of speakers ready to give their unfiltered take on politics and policy. Who's round is it? Check out the full programme below. 👉 politico.eu/the-politico-pub…
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