Shadow minister says there was no warning and ‘it looked and sounded like deliberate intimidation’Conservative MP accuses French navy of firing shots near him in ChannelIt is not just the Russians firing on Brits in the English...
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Read MoreLucy Powell calls for tougher laws to tackle misinformation and says Reform UK has benefited from bots and troll farms Reform UK is destabilising British democracy by spreading divisive material that is being amplified by bots...
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