Darshna Soni

LOVE THIS 😂😂😂

True, have to be grateful for small things!

It’s finally stopped raining 🥳
(Even if it is only for one day!)
Perfect for a #parkrun

Worth a watch tonight - Channel 4 doco on the small boats crisis, follows both the people trying to reach the UK and the protesters here trying to stop them.

Ahmad Mulakhil, found guilty of abducting and raping a schoolgirl, is an asylum seeker who arrived via a small boat four months before the attack.
At the time, the police wouldn’t comment on his immigration status, due to HO guidelines, which were then changed. More on #c4news

BREAKING: Ahmad Mulakhil has been found guilty of abducting and raping a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton.

The 23-year-old Afghan asylum seeker previously admitted one count of rape and was found guilty of another count of rape, during the attack last year.
More on #c4news

‘Labour party culture allowed Mandelson so much power’ – Labour MP The Labour MP Apsana Begym who is a member of the socialist campaign group of left wing Labour MPs joins us from east London.

“I was suspended from the whip for over a year for voting to scrap the two child limit but somebody like Peter Mandelson was able to hold the whip & remain a peer. Why was there one set of rules for him and another for people like myself?” Apsana Begum MP on #c4news
www.channel4.com/news/labour-...

De Montfort University confirms 'very serious incident' on campus as police remain on scene A large cordon is in place near the campus of De Montfort University in Leicester city centre.

There has been a “very serious incident” at De Montfort University in Leicester.

The university says it is supporting students and staff who witnessed what happened - without confirming the nature of the incident.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

There have been huge protests about the plans to house asylum seekers at Crowborough - Home Office says “All asylum seekers will have been screened against policing, criminality and immigration databases and will have completed initial health checks before arriving.”

BREAKING: The first 27 asylum seekers have been moved into Crowborough military site in Sussex. Home Office plans to move 540 people there and says “they will only be housed there for up to three months whilst their claim is processed.” Current claims are taking longer than three months.

Ha!! 🧢

“Yes, there were errors, but the inquiry found no antisemitism or political pressure on the police.“ Ayoub Khan MP tells #c4news Craig Guilford, Chief Constable of WMP, has been “thrown under the bus because he didn't conform to political pressure.”

Is Craig Guildford, Chief Constable of WMP going to resign? We are outside Police HQ and are expecting a “significant” announcement at 4pm… #c4news

An edit of a 'Traitors' confessional shot with Robert Jenrick sat in the chair. The caption identifies him as 'Robert' 44, Wannabe PM and a traitor'.

Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward

Robert Jenrick sacked by Kemi Badenoch over ‘clear evidence he was plotting to defect’ – UK politics live ‘I have sacked Robert Jenrick from the Shadow Cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership with immediate effect,’ Tory leader says

BREAKING: Kemi Badenoch has SACKED Robert Jenrick. She says she was presented with clear irrefutable evidence he was plotting to defect.

www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Three Palestine Action protesters end their hunger strike Four more who had paused opt not to continue after government opts against giving contract to Elbit Systems UK

After 73 days on hunger strike, three Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners including Heba Muraisi have ended their hunger strike after the government decided not to award a £2bn contract to Elbit Systems UK:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Palestine Action’s Muraisi ‘has no other choice’ but to hunger strike says friend We spoke to Heba Muraisi's friend and fellow activist Francesca Nadin.

“When I was hugging her, I felt I could break her, she’s paper thin. But mentally she’s still really strong.”
Heba Muraisi has now been on hunger strike for 70 days. As concerns about her health grow, #c4news spoke to her friend
and fellow activist Francesca Nadin
www.channel4.com/news/palesti...

Did you manage to stop your fingers from sending a suitable reply to the group?!

I’m hoping it will lead to an exclusive contract 😂

If the kids are wondering what Santa does the morning after the night before, I found him at #parkrun. He got stitch going round, probably too many mince pies 🥧 #loveparkrun

Could this Palestinian song be the UK’s Christmas No. 1? The UK's official Christmas number one race kicks off today, and among the hopefuls is the charity single Lullaby - a reworking of a Palestinian folk song.

Could this Palestinian song be the UK’s Christmas No. 1?
www.channel4.com/news/could-t...

No conspiracy, only technical issues!

“It's not only to draw attention to Gaza, but to make the first song in Arabic to appear in the English charts. That would be a fitting thing to do at this time in history, when we're constantly being told that we're not being English enough by Reform.” Great to interview Brian Eno and Lana Lubany:

Was a bit touch and go!

Could this Palestinian song be the UK’s Christmas No. 1? The UK's official Christmas number one race kicks off today, and among the hopefuls is the charity single Lullaby - a reworking of a Palestinian folk song.

“Some artists were reluctant to talk about Palestine because they know there's a backlash to that, they know it could threaten your career. But to identify any criticism of Israel with antisemitism is really what the problem has been,” Brian Eno tells me. www.channel4.com/news/could-t...

Unfortunately some do

Yes, I noticed that with the headlines

That’s interesting

Good point

We now get Home Office press releases about immigration nearly every day. Interesting to note the language. They obviously want to be seen to be taking action, but “illegal migrants” are not the same as “asylum seekers”