"Should a plumber pay for a philosopher?"
"Adult students in Higher Education have always paid... undergraduates were the only people who made no contribution"
Former Labour Education Secretary Alan Johnson defends the principle of student loans.
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“Trump said that Starmer is no Winston Churchill... he’s no Franklin D Roosevelt, he’s not even a George W Bush... this is a capricious man.”
Alan Johnson on the US President’s UK criticism over Iran, with Gillian Keegan adding: "we have to work with him as an ally."
#Newsnight
"There has to be a plan in place, there has to be a legal basis for any action taken... and how, if they were to be successful, the Iranians would rebuild and that has to come from Iranians themselves."
Labour MP Rosena Allin-Khan on the future of Iran.
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“Is this going to be a long protracted war?”
“I think it’s going to be a long protracted problem”
The Independent's World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley believes the US had “no plan” before carrying out strikes on Iran.
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“Let’s say that the people are disappointed, the people are scared, the people could expect more.”
Katie Razzall asks Cyprus’s UK High Commissioner Kyriacos Kouros whether his country feels protected by the British after Iranian drones targeted an RAF base on the island
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“Ignore it” | Ex-UK National Security Adviser & Gillian Tett on Trump's 'not Churchill' Starmer jibe
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e0FHcl1IoY
"The first rule for me is: you don't blame the voters."
Labour MP Naz Shah responds to reports of 'family voting' in the Gorton and Denton by-election, adding "as politicians, it's our job to get the trust of people."
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“The Iranian people can do regime change because they’re on the ground”
Gen HR McMaster, who served as National Security Adviser in Donald Trump’s first term, tells @vicderbyshire.bsky.social that future protest could benefit from US and Israeli air support.
#Newsnight
“President Trump’s feelings were hurt… We’ll get over it.”
Gen HR McMaster, who served as National Security Adviser to Donald Trump, tells @vicderbyshire.bsky.social that the Special Relationship will survive despite the US President’s remarks about the Prime Minister.
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"The UK-US relationship is like an iceberg, seven-eighths of it is beneath the surface"
Ex-UK National Security Adviser Sir Mark Lyall Grant says that despite Trump's "not Churchill we're dealing with" remarks about Starmer, "all will be well by the end of the week"
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"More interested in starting a war" | Jeremy Corbyn criticises Trump's decision to strike Iran
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"Very dangerous territory” | How is the UK handling Trump, Iran & the US?
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"It's entirely within the remits of self-defence for us to take part now in offensive actions against Iran"
Former Conservative minister Michael Gove suggests UK bases should be used for attacks on Iran.
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"I think the American public are going to accept this attack"
Fred Fleitz, National Security Council chief of staff during President Trump's first term, is asked by @vicderbyshire.bsky.social how the US public will respond to US military deaths in the conflict with Iran.
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"This is a time to call out Trump"
Independent MP and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn calls the US war on Iran an "incredibly dangerous moment".
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Zack Polanski on politicians "clinging to power”, "mistrust in politics" & the "two party system"
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpVOHPYnnmE
"You completely left my generation in the dark!"
"That's not true! The present government's doing a terrible job at building more houses..."
Labour MP Rosie Wrighting and Conservative Lord Harper clash over their parties' offering for young people.
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"It's close to £90,000..."
Labour MP Rosie Wrighting, who is on a Plan Two student loan, tells @vicderbyshire.bsky.social about her current repayment debt.
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“How much did you borrow?”
“£84,000...”
“…how much do you owe now?”
“£110,000”
Max Linford discusses how much his student loan has risen despite paying off £8000 since graduating in 2023.
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"Not a perfect system" | Government minister pressed over approach to student loan repayments
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg-wCHo0oRM
"We want Starmer to stand up in Parliament and say 'we, the government, wish to strongly apologise'..."
Nuclear test veterans Brian Unthank and John Morris ask for a prime ministerial apology and a "church service in memory of all our comrades who have died".
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"Everyone in the auditorium heard the N-word being shouted... there were gasps"
Radio 1Xtra presenter Richie Brave, who was in the audience at the Baftas, recalls hearing the racial slur used by a guest with Tourette's syndrome during the ceremony.
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"Tourette's is not an 'excuse' it is a medical, neurological condition... there wasn't any premeditation behind what John said."
Greg Storey, friend of John Davidson, describes how Tourette's causes "totally and utterly involuntary outbursts" as seen at the Baftas.
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"So it's alright to change the terms of their loan unilaterally without consultation without pre-warning?"
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Schools Minister Georgia Gould over the Government's approach to student loan repayments.
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“I really am a survivor” | Gisèle Pelicot on the trial, public support and her future
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"Are you going to protect sexual orientation... disability... race... religion?"
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Zia Yusuf, Reform UK's newly-announced Home Affairs Spokesperson, on the party's proposal to repeal the Equalities Act.
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"I've gotten to know Robert [Jenrick] since he joined Reform..."
"And, don't tell me, you now don't think he's a 'liar' or 'dishonest'?"
Zia Yusuf, Reform UK's home affairs spokesman, is pressed on how he changed his mind about his party's pick for Chancellor.
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Senator Mark Kelly on "bully" Trump, "threats" and how he will "seriously consider" Presidential run
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFefuFTWpvk
"A broken, finished man" | King's friend on "duty of care" Charles feels for Andrew
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