Leigh Hatts

Author of @calendarcustoms, @thethamespath, @leavalleywalk

[Rotherhithe Connections - People & Place @IRotherhithe]

OTD 12 July 1910 Death of Charles Rolls,killed when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off during a flying display
Co-founder with Henry Royce of @rollsroycecars
The Rolls family were originally from the Grange #Bermondsey & family memorials can be seen at St Mary Magdalen Church

[Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board @Oxblueplaques]

On 9 May 2026 an Oxfordshire Blue Plaque was unveiled at 303 Woodstock Road, Oxford to Lucy Faithfull (Baroness Faithfull of Wolvercote), known as "Mother to hundreds" when she served as children's officer and then Director of Social Services in Oxford https://t.co/y9dfcscpBI

[Leigh Hatts @leigh_hatts]

William IV was Victoria’s uncle. Her father was Duke of Kent.

[Bygone Britain @BygoneBritain]

Victoria receives the news of her accession as Queen from Lord Conyngham and the Archbishop Howley following the death of her father, William IV, 20 June 1837. (Painting by Henry Tanworth Wells)

[Leigh Hatts @leigh_hatts]

Interesting that the covering letter has an incorrect title for Peter Mandelson.

[Jason Loch 🏳️‍🌈 @JasonLoch]

Letter from the FCDO to the Palace seeking the King's informal approval for Mandelson's appointment along with a CV. I'm told the practice of submitting CVs to the Palace started after His Majesty's accession and they were not customary under the late Queen.

[Leigh Hatts @leigh_hatts]

@JonnyDymond is wrong to say on 6pm @BBCNews that Queen Elizabeth refused to fly a flag marking the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. At that time the Palace flagpole was reserved for the Royal Standard to signify whether or not the Sovereign was in residence.

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@adamboultonTABB @TimesRadio Ministers need a day off to keep their sanity

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The Dog & Pot returned today to the corner of Union St/Blackfriars Rd SE1 in presence of descendant Ollie Dickens

[Londonist @Londonist]

Charles Dickens is 214 years young today. A while back, we read every one of his novels, then mapped every single London location that they mention. Here's the result -> https://t.co/pSZd4AizD9

[Leigh Hatts @leigh_hatts]

@DrFrancisYoung Plaque is misleading. Lulworth Chapel dates from 1787.

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@PaulBrandITV The assisted dying Bill does not fall within scope of the Salisbury Convention so the lower House does not have primacy.

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@AlastairBruce_ @SamCoatesSky @alastairbruce is right. I hope the PM, my party leader, wears his KCB insignia tomorrow when he is a guest of His Majesty at the Windsor Castle state banquet for the German President.

[Leigh Hatts @leigh_hatts]

@yorkherald Will they? Being the First Sunday of Advent, St Andrew is moved to Monday.

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As Ways & Means chairman she was excellent in the chair for the Budget and delivered a message ministers did not wish to hear but needed to.

[Khadija Khan @KhadijaKhan__]

Whether you like it or not, she handled it gracefully and put all her haters to shame. She embodies everything that makes one a proud British politician. As she outshines them so brilliantly, her gracious demeanor has shown the haters how ugly they look when they say ridiculous things.

Well done, @Nus_Ghani! 🙌
https://t.co/Do3owFM7Iv

[Leigh Hatts @leigh_hatts]

@soniasodha @adamboultonTABB The Parliament Act, or the Salisbury Convention, can only be brought into play if a Bill has been in the manifesto of the governing party. The Assisted Dying Bill was not in Labour’s manifesto.

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@simonsarmiento No it’s still an Enthronement. Don’t change the name now just as a woman is appointed. She needs to be seen as the Primate and successor to St Augustine.

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@NicholasLissack @Keir_Starmer @churchofengland Bishop Sarah is not archbishop until next March when the Dean still remains in charge of the cathedral. @NicholasLissack must know that.

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@MrHarryCole There is a lot to be said for not dropping a friend when they are in trouble or have done wrong.

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@WalkerMarcus This is Holy Trinity Kingsway which is a copy of Rome’s Santa Maria della Pace. It was an Anglican church known for its early ecumenical co-operation with nearby Methodist West London Mission. Methodist Revd Lord Soper was once concelebrant at an Anglican Mass.

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@Suffragent_ The verdict was decided by a jury so the judge does not have any role. This is a UK court where procedure and rights are derived from Magna Carta.

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Marion Marples Memorial Walk 2025: Reading Abbey to Caversham Bridge on St Ann’s Day touching pilgrim paths. Sorry to miss this year. @MarionMarples @CSJ_UK

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@MaryKenny4 Bournemouth’s yellow trolleybuses had a box by the exit for uncollected fares.