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HENRY DEEDES: Michael Gove did one of his ‘there’s nothing to see here’ turns

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HENRY DEEDES: Michael Gove did one of his ‘there’s nothing to see here’ turns as he threw a blanket over the fire of the Priti Patel ‘bullying’ claims By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 23:49 GMT, 2 March 2020 For 45 minutes yesterday afternoon Jeremy Corbyn … Read more

HENRY DEEDES on Michael Gove updating the House on the government’s Brexit strategy 

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Michael Gove was charged with updating the House on the Government’s Brexit strategy yesterday. Of course he was. For years the Govester has been the Government’s man for big occasions. The closer, the ‘death’ bowler entrusted with the crucial last overs. Need to rally the troops? Send for Gove! Under the previous lot this was … Read more

HENRY DEEDES sees The Saj take aim at the ‘Cummings and goings’ 

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Well, it was no knockout blow but it was certainly a decent jab to the sweetbreads.  Sajid Javid’s resignation speech to the Commons yesterday may have lacked Sir Geoffrey Howe’s verbal pyrotechnics against Margaret Thatcher, but it will have rattled a few Downing Street teacups all the same. Modest, witty, stylishly courteous, the ex-chancellor’s ten-minute … Read more

Liam Payne EXCLUSIVE: Singer, 26, and Maya Henry, 19, ‘are definitely still a couple’

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Liam Payne EXCLUSIVE: Singer, 26, and Maya Henry, 19, ‘are definitely still a couple’ and are taking their romance off social media after speculation that the pair had split The singer, 26, and model, 19, have refuted claims they had split, as a source said they were ‘very happy together’ A friend of the couple … Read more

HENRY DEEDES on a brain-zapping for MPs from the Shadow Chancellor

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Whenever John McDonnell addresses the Commons, weird things happen in Westminster. The entire parliamentary estate is gripped by unexplained phenomena. Dark nimbus clouds suddenly form over Big Ben. Birds stop tweeting. Flowers along New Palace Yard begin to wilt. Over on Parliament Square, excitable puppies abruptly cease their wagging and curl into defensive balls. It … Read more

HENRY DEEDES sees Home Secretary Priti Patel take on all comers 

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Watching Priti Patel, it is impossible not to discern that she’s a bit of a prickly cactus.  Her manner is cold, her visage somewhat pinched, while her resting expression tends towards, yes, I’m sorry, a smirk. When pressed on a matter, her lower jaw has a habit of jutting out confrontationally towards the person she … Read more

From The Lehman Trilogy to Emma Thompson on TV and a Henry Moore show, 7 Unmissable Events

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7 Unmissable Events: From The Lehman Trilogy to Emma Thompson on TV and a Henry Moore show, Event picks the top things to see this week By Keeba Roy for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:02 GMT, 11 May 2019 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 11 May 2019 The Transfer: The Lehman Trilogy Tickets are selling … Read more