Announcing it, he mentioned that it was “clear that I won’t get on the ballot” and he was pulling out “in spirit of pluralism, diversity and generosity”. His withdrawal worked for Emily Thornberry as before the 2.30pm deadline of today, she managed to reach the threshold necessary to get her over the line and into…
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Norwich Labour MP Clive Lewis on royal referendum
Labour leadership candidate Clive Lewis has publicly stated that he thinks there should be a referendum on the future of the Royal Family. This came after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s announcement earlier this week to step down as senior members of the Royal Family and Mr Lewis shared that he understood their decision,…
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Clive Lewis joins Labour leadership race
Norwich South MP Clive Lewis has joined the race to become the next Labour leader. Lewis, the shadow Treasury minister is the second MP to announce they are throwing their hat in the ring, joining Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry. Jeremy Corbyn, currently the leader of the opposition, announced he would not be leading the party…
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Election Special: what the Norwich South candidates are saying
Brexit Party: Alexander Gilchrist “I’m in it to win it here” “More proportional representation is required” To Alexander Gilchrist, “what the Brexit Party stands for is democracy and rights.” He says it embodies a range of “various different political spectrums,” referencing his own experiences of being “on marches at Burston with Jeremy Corbyn” as an…
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Sir Norman Lamb backs Concrete’s mental health campaign
Sir Norman Lamb, the former mental health minister and mental health activist, has added his name to Concrete’s Mental Health Crisis campaign. Sir Norman said: “I applaud Concrete for the efforts [they are] pursuing in highlighting mental health among students and doing it in a responsible way. All elements of your campaign are appropriate and…
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Clive Lewis opposes Extinction Rebellion ban
Norwich MP Clive Lewis shows support for embattled Extinction Rebellion protests. After protestors from climate change pressure group Extinction Rebellion brought London to a standstill, the Metropolitan police placed a total ban on all protests held in their jurisdiction from 9pm Monday, October 14 and 6pm Friday, October 18. However, Labour’s Clive Lewis, MP for Norwich…
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Stephen Fry and Gina Miller support Concrete campaign
Stephen Fry and Gina Miller are the two latest prominent figures to publicly support the Concrete Mental Health Crisis campaign. Fry retweeted Concrete’s announcement of the campaign to his 12.7 million followers on Twitter at the end of last month. Subsequently that tweet has been viewed over 250,000 times, a figure close to double the…
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Drop tuition fees to £7,500 and scrap foundation years, says review
An independent review led by former banker Dr Philip Augar has recommended university tuition fees should drop to £7,500, but students should pay back their loans for a decade longer, bringing the total loan repayment time from 30 to 40 years. The Post-18 Education and Funding review, known as the Augar review, also recommended the…
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Clive Lewis: ‘Do I still think that I can think things through in a sexist, racist way? Yes I do’
Waiting in the side room of Clive Lewis’ office at OPEN Norwich, we wonder whether the Norwich South MP wants to be Labour leader after his pal (most of the time) Corbyn. He’s got all the right qualities. We can hear him laughing next door: charming. Tick. He was in the army. Toured Afghanistan. Tick….
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