
Peter Walker
Senior Political Correspondent at The Guardian
Guardian senior political correspondent. DMs open. Email: [email protected] Secure email if needed: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Peter Walker |Severin Carrell
For all the negative stereotypes, many politicians are thoughtful, diligent and caring. But they are also human, and it is their more self-serving instincts that may have caused some to breathe a sigh of relief at the supreme court ruling on gender recognition.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Peter Walker |Jessica Elgot
The former City minister Tulip Siddiq has said an arrest warrant issued against her in Bangladesh over allegations she illegally received a plot of land from her aunt, the country’s ousted former prime minister, is a “politically motivated smear campaign”. Speaking to reporters on Monday, the Hampstead and Highgate MP said: “No one from the Bangladeshi authorities has contacted me. The entire time they’ve done trial by media.
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1 week ago |
msn.com | Peter Walker |Jessica Elgot
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2 weeks ago |
msn.com | Peter Walker |Lee Dalgetty
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msn.com | Peter Walker |Kiran Stacey
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Not every anomalous media criticism of Sadiq Khan is directly motivated by racism - eg this BBC story. But they are the housetrained edges of a deeply racist set of assumptions which sees negative stories about Khan get loads of clicks and engagement. There’s no mystery to it. https://t.co/TR1msHcJ0f

I interviewed Chris Boardman about his many careers, including current role at Active Travel England. He told me that fact-free anti-cycling media stories are harming the UK's health as they put off politicians from making brave but necessary decisions. https://t.co/qbTkX8vSX7

RT @jessicaelgot: BREAKING - Two ministers will be assigned to the assisted dying bill - Stephen Kinnock and Sarah Sackman Members of the…