Tom Witherow

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[Nick Wallis @nickwallis]

Well this will be interesting. First time Castleton v Post Office/Fujitsu has come to court. I think I will drop by to live-tweet and write up the proceedings.

[Tom Witherow @TomWitherow]

@Kraken007ik @PolitlcsUK The Greens announced they had reached 180,000 members on 9th December:

https://t.co/tPrJPzIZsc

[Tom Belger @tom_belger]

Definitely been kept from NEC in the recent past, triggered partly by my and @DanGreenJourno’s reporting on it for @LabourList.

No wonder if this is true.

[Tom Witherow @TomWitherow]

@StuartAkister @PolitlcsUK The Greens announced they had reached 180,000 members on 9th December:

https://t.co/tPrJPzIZsc

[Tom Witherow @TomWitherow]

Labour’s membership figure has been dubbed one of the party’s “most closely guarded secrets”.

It's even been said specific data has been kept from the national executive committee for fear of leaks.

It's out there now 👇

https://t.co/V7Jht7qHhy

[Tom Witherow @TomWitherow]

Exc: Reform is now the UK’s largest party after Labour's membership collapses under Starmer.

Leaked figures show the party has lost 100,000 members allowing Reform to overtake.

Nigel Farage hails "milestone" moment, and says "the age of two-party politics is dead". 👇

[Tom Witherow @TomWitherow]

Membership numbers show a story of support leaking from Labour and the Tories, to Reform and the Greens:

Reform: 268,702
Labour: Fewer than 250,000
Greens: > 180,000
Tories: < 123,000
Lib Dems: c. 83,000

https://t.co/V7Jht7qHhy

[Tom Witherow @TomWitherow]

Liz Truss claims she was "deposed" from Number 10 by the "deep state" in new trailer for her new media channel:

https://t.co/EoCioD9vm9

[Tom Witherow @TomWitherow]

New: New detail on ex-PM Liz Truss's return to the political landscape via a new media channel.

🤳 Trailer released on @trussliz at 6pm.
🤳 First three guests are @PeterMcCormack @ThatAlexWoman @GoodwinMJ
🤳 Full ep tomorrow at 6.30pm.

Full story running on @thetimes now 👇

[Tom Witherow @TomWitherow]

The Liz Truss Show: ex-PM launches ‘the home of counter-revolution’

The former Tory leader promises to take on the ‘free speech crisis’ and confront issues ‘others tiptoe round’ in the episodes on YouTube.

https://t.co/VUK65SWZLP

[Tom Witherow @TomWitherow]

New: New detail on ex-PM Liz Truss's return to the political landscape via a new media channel.

🤳 Trailer released on @trussliz at 6pm.
🤳 First three guests are @PeterMcCormack @ThatAlexWoman @GoodwinMJ
🤳 Full ep tomorrow at 6.30pm.

Full story running on @thetimes now 👇

[Tom Witherow @TomWitherow]

@johnchess Hi John, I wonder if you might be able to follow me for a direct message? I would like to ask about your excellent archive. Best, Tom

[Jerome Starkey @jeromestarkey]

💥The Navy have steamed into the Christmas ads battle

🚀 with a £1m missile launch

📽️ new combat footage

🥹 AND a tear-jerking tale of families torn apart by war (I cry easily)

Very slick. Well worth a watch.

Spare a thought for those apart this Christmas @RoyalNavy

[Tom Witherow @TomWitherow]

@phc27x Hi Peter - would you be able to follow me for a DM? Interested to ask a bit more about this. Many thanks, Tom

[Tom Witherow @TomWitherow]

@TelegraphChess Hi Malcolm, would you please be able to follow me for a DM? Many thanks, Tom Witherow

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The MPs' Public Accounts Committee will launch a mini-investigation into Andrew and Royal Lodge after our front-page exclusive:

Chair @Clifton_BrownG said it will grill Treasury and Crown Estate to "ensure the taxpayer is receiving best value for money".

[Tom Witherow @TomWitherow]

Strong comments from Jim Gamble damning politicians of all parties on child grooming.

It "has been used for point-scoring," he says. "The last thing survivors need is in-fighting... There's a lot of people with their own vested interests in this, and they know who they are."

[Sky News @SkyNews]

Jim Gamble, who has withdrawn as the frontrunner to become chair of the grooming gang inquiry, has blamed "political opportunism and point-scoring".

He told @JayneSeckerSky a lot of people have their "own vested interests".

https://t.co/Xj8gtJUUQR

📺 Sky 501 and YouTube

[Emanuele Midolo @ManuMidolo]

Exclusive with @TomWitherow and @GeorgeGreenwood

Prince Andrew appears not to have paid rent for 35 years

Andrew did not own Sunninghill Park, the 12-bedroom house that was his official residence before Royal Lodge

Read the full story in @thetimes
https://t.co/2VS82FdWpV

[Tom Witherow @TomWitherow]

Shadow justice secretary @RobertJenrick said:

"I don't know the ins and outs of the lease, but I don't think the taxpayer in any way should be fitting the bill for him to live in luxury homes ever again."

Read the full story here 👇

https://t.co/b3Wr6SWLLU

[Tom Witherow @TomWitherow]

Front page exclusive today - Prince Andrew has not paid rent on Royal Lodge for two decades

He paid £8.5 million upfront costs in 2000s and can stay there for another 50 years.

@GeorgeGreenwood and I obtained Andrew's unredacted lease for the first time.

[Tom Witherow @TomWitherow]

@TonyJNewman77 Hi Tony - could you please follow me so I can send you a DM? It relates to claims made about you in The Fraud, a book by Paul Holden which has been published today. Thank you