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26 May, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Let the Ben Warner drinking game commence. Sip for a name check, shot when DC passes the buck to him, down it when #DominicCummings compares him to Jeff Goldblum in Independence Day (yes that just happened) 🍻
Uh oh… I didn’t expect it to be this lethal. Switching to OJ. And have a biscuit every time Ben’s brother Mark gets a mention.
"A lot of people in government kept thinking that the real damage would be the economical one". Thousands died.
#dominicummings

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Congrats to @MarcusRashford who leads @thesundaytimes #GivingList 🔥

But it's time for the Crony Times #GivingList. Companies who GAVE to the Tory party, and RECEIVED a Covid contract!

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