Tim Hammond

Journalist | Hallé Choir singer | Hill walker | Trail runner | Football fan | Family man

[Fiona Hamilton @Fhamiltontimes]

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Craig Guildford is not just refusing to go over Maccabi Tel Aviv scandal - officers are now gagged on speaking about his future

Internal briefing issued today tells cops what to say if asked he should be sacked. They are told it’s “unprofessional” to comment

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

I have sacked Robert Jenrick from the Shadow Cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership with immediate effect.

I was presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect in a way designed to be as damaging as possible to his Shadow Cabinet colleagues and the wider Conservative Party.

The British public are tired of political psychodrama and so am I. They saw too much of it in the last government, they’re seeing too much of it in THIS government.

I will not repeat those mistakes.

[Tim Hammond @timhammo]

@Bobbystewart03 Hello, can you follow me back so I can DM you. Thanks - Tim, BBC Sports News

[Tim Hammond @timhammo]

Millions face vote delay as councils look to scrap May local elections

https://t.co/edt12YSBkj

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Mohamed Salah: Liverpool have thrown me under bus. Time to say goodbye

https://t.co/MkdX8zVpaH

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Toxic dump encapsulates nation’s rotten core

https://t.co/b2pAAilrj4

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From ‘Birthplace of the Railway’ to this… Manchester commuter train to London will run with no passengers #brokenbritain ⁦@christianwolmar⁩ ⁦@steverichards14⁩

https://t.co/cTjyTlPbf1

[Tim Hammond @timhammo]

Buxton: Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK #highpeak https://t.co/aRVZ1MTDXK

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@northernassist Is it all day? Next three trains all cancelled

[Tim Hammond @timhammo]

@northernassist What’s the problem at NMC/Marple?

[Steven Swinford @Steven_Swinford]

BREAKING:

Sir Laurie Magnus found that Angela Rayner breached the ministerial code because she failed to apply for expert tax advice on the purchase of her flat

She received advice 'in two instances' that she could pay the lower rate of stamp duty BUT in both cases the advice was caveated

She was told 'it did not constitute expert tax advice' and that in one case she was advised that 'specific tax advice should be obtained'

Magnus says it is 'deeply regrettable that the specific tax advice was not sought'

Hefound that she had breached the ministerial code and failed to comply with the 'overarching duty' on ministers to 'comply with the law and protect the integrity of public life'

He said she failed to meet with the 'highest possible standards of proper conduct'

[Tim Hammond @timhammo]

@JoeWilsonwords First Class, Joe. Everything about your approach to work - commitment, care, camaraderie - and also your reporting which was always so much more than (the wonderful) words you penned to pictures. Some innings that Joe, well done.

[Tim Hammond @timhammo]

Hallé/Wong review – new conductor commands an utterly gripping performance | Proms 2025 | The Guardian https://t.co/wZGORuyTE9

[Joshua Nichol @JoshuaFNichol]

BREAKING: Labour Group leader in County Durham, Carl Marshall, has been ousted by Reform.

#CountyDurhamLocalElections

[Election Maps UK @ElectionMapsUK]

Lincolnshire is going VERY turquoise...

[Patrick English @PME_Politics]

Looking for pre-results reads?

Here's me on tonight's mayoral races:
https://t.co/S5Il7wCQMT

@robfordmancs taking a wider view on the elections, including lots on Runcorn: https://t.co/VlyCHBad5Z

@StephenDFisher on the BBC's 'projected national share': https://t.co/GiEZunE16g

[Britain Elects @BritainElects]

Northumberland so far, dramatic changes as Reform pick up most seats
https://t.co/AH4M8solu8

[Britain Elects @BritainElects]

First result of the night - Reform gain in Hartlepool
https://t.co/AH4M8solu8

[Martyn Ziegler @martynziegler]

Kirsty Coventry's election as the first female president of the IOC may seem like a positive step, but she is very much the establishment's choice, with Thomas Bach lobbying hard for her (almost certainly against the rules).
Do not expect reform or change at IOC, WADA, CAS etc.

[The Mill @ManchesterMill]

Last May, we revealed that Sacha Lord's company, Primary Event Solutions, was granted £400k off the back of a misleading funding application in 2021.

Last night, Lord resigned as Andy Burnham's night time economy advisor, and today the Arts Council asked for the money back.