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Alys Denby

The Telegraph

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Margaret Thatcher would never have made a pact with Farage

Margaret Thatcher would never have made a pact with Farage

Conservative Party politician Margaret Thatcher talking during a speech at the Conservative Party Conference, Brighton, East Sussex, October 21st...

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Kemi gets the stamp of approval, but for how long?

Kemi gets the stamp of approval, but for how long?

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 08: Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch waves as she prepares to deliver her speech on the final day of the...

09.10.2025 3

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The real villain in the Angela Rayner saga: stamp duty

RUNCORN, ENGLAND – APRIL 22: Angela Rayner, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, talks with young pupils as she visits Palace Fields Primary...

05.09.2025 8

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Nigel Farage’s Brexit grudge match

Image generated by Chat GPT Nigel Farage is capitalising on decades of failure to deliver on immigration, but there’s a deeper question: what did...

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Lionesses make us proud to be English – perhaps for the last time

BASEL, SWITZERLAND – JULY 27: Chloe Kelly and Michelle Agyemang of England celebrate with the UEFA Women’s EURO trophy while laying in ticker tape...

29.07.2025 3

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I’ve experienced Gregg Wallace’s grim behaviour, but I blame his bosses too

Gregg Wallace after being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by the Princess Royal in an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on...

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Doctors’ pay demands aren’t just unaffordable, they’re undeserved

LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 27: Former leader of Britain’s Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, meets striking junior doctors protest outside St Thomas’...

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US-UK deal is free trade in name only

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 08: A poster board is seen as U.S. President Donald Trump talks with reporters in the Oval Office at the White House on May 08,...

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Free breakfast clubs are an admission the system has failed working parents

Labour’s shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson talks with children as they attend Cherry Fold Primary School’s breakfast club on March 22,...

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Spring Statement 2025 should be Reeves’ last

The OBR said the UK was heading for a deficit of £4.4bn, forcing the Chancellor to make spending cuts in order to restore her headroom. (Photo by...

27.03.2025 5

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This International Women’s Day, spare a thought for men

QUENDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 31: Young supporters applaud after Leader of the Reform UK Party Nigel Farage addresses the audience during a rally on...

08.03.2025 4

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How barrow boy and banker Britain should make a deal with Trump

Britain has long been a nation that combines street smarts and smart suits in its approach to trade. We should use our unique talents to take on Trump...

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It’s not just Waspi women, the government has taken everyone for fools

You don’t have to agree with the principle of the Waspi women’s campaign to sympathise with their feelings of betrayal. Cynicism is one thing in...

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Square Mile and me: Octopus Energy CEO Ruth Handcock

Octopus Energy CEO Ruth Handock tells us about cocktails, 10-hour job interviews and why we need more women in the City What was your first job?...

13.12.2024 5

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Gregg Wallace was inappropriate with me, but his bosses are also to blame

Gregg Wallace after being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by the Princess Royal in an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle...

03.12.2024 4

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Working mothers will pay for Labour’s tax rises

Employers’ national insurance hikes will increase the cost of childcare and put nurseries out of business, making life for working mothers even...

13.11.2024 10

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These two mistakes are making today’s Budget harder than it needs to be

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meeting Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves at Downing Street, London, ahead of the Government’s first budget...

30.10.2024 3

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Explainer: Does the public have the answers for the NHS?

(Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) A public consultation on NHS reform is yielding some interesting ideas…. The health secretary has launched the...

21.10.2024 2

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Explainer: Boris Johnson’s humble address to the Queen?

LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 24: Queen Elizabeth II welcomes newly elected leader of the Conservative party, Boris Johnson during an audience where she...

04.10.2024 2

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Why Conservatives are still asking: What would Margaret Thatcher do?

October 1985: British prime minister Margaret Thatcher looking pensive at the Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool. (Photo by Hulton Archive/...

27.09.2024 4

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