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Liam Thorp

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Political Editor, Liverpool Echo. 3 x Specialist Regional Journalist of the Year. 2 X Orwell Prize and Paul Foot Award nominee. Loves overpriced craft ale.

  1. Feels like French politics isn’t happy without a government collapse a couple of times a year

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  2. Amazing how this keeps happening to them…

    Telegraph rapped for headline 'Quarter of UK sex crimes carried out by foreigners'

    Turns out the figure was actually 15%, with a further 8% recorded by unknown nationalities - with the Telegraph said 'was likely to largely include non-British nationals'

    Not quite how the headline put it, is it?

    The Telegraph found in breach of Editors’ Code with headline claiming a quarter of sex crimes in UK are carried out by “foreigners”.

    Telegraph showed 'lack of care' with headline: 'Quarter of UK sex crimes carried out by foreigners'

    The Telegraph found in breach of Editors’ Code with headline claiming a quarter of sex crimes in UK are carried out by “foreigners”.

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  3. Barry Devonside dedicated his life to fighting for truth and justice for his son Christopher and all those unlawfully killed at Hillsborough.

    After his passing, Barry has been described as an "extraordinary and tenacious" campaigner, who never gave up

    RIP

    www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

    Barry, whose 18-year-old Christopher was killed at Hillsborough, was described as a "pillar" of the fight for justice

    Tributes to 'tenacious' Hillsborough campaigner and dad

    Barry, whose 18-year-old Christopher was killed at Hillsborough, was described as a "pillar" of the fight for justice

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