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Ben Schofield

@benschofield

Political Correspondent @BBCLookEast. ‘Oh, nonsense!’ - Boris Johnson. Tips: [email protected]. Dad of two, husband to one. Rower.

East of England Katılım Nisan 2008
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Ben Schofield@benschofield·
When a foster care leaver and her foster mother told me this story, I thought it was worth sharing. Thanks both for working with me on it. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
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ObanRds
ObanRds@ObanRds·
🚨📟🚨 Crew paged at 16.47hrs to make pumps 4 and 4x4 to a wildfire at Acharacle in the Ardnamurchan Peninsula. Along with Crews from Fort William, Stontian and Acharacle #E07P6 #E07G1 #T21P6 #T21P7 #T22P6 #T25P6 Many thanks to @CorranFerry for waiting on us. 🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒 🚢
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Ben Schofield@benschofield·
After prev govt set up Cambridge Growth Company and was reported to want 150,000 new homes in Greater Cambridge, new Housing Minister tells me the city must see "significant growth". bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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Mark Williamson
Mark Williamson@markrwilliamson·
Revealing interview with Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook - tells @benschofield Cambridge ‘must see significant growth’. Says, Cambridge Growth Company is still on - but not whether will keep the 150k new homes set by Michael Gove. At 0735: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…
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Jon Ironmonger
Jon Ironmonger@JonIronmonger·
Exclusive: The Government has incinerated or written off £1.4 BILLION worth of Covid PPE, provided by one supplier in the summer of 2020 - it is the single most wasteful public contract of the whole pandemic. Thread 1/
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Festus Akinbusoye
Festus Akinbusoye@FestAKINBUSOYE·
This is a bittersweet victory for a three-year campaign. I couldn't say much about this at the time but it feels a hollow victory given the fatal consequences of the knives sold by this Luton based business. 1/ bbc.com/news/articles/…
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Ben Schofield@benschofield·
@gmhales And @FestAKINBUSOYE, who raised concerns about DNA when he was @BedsPCC, said: ‘Parliament needs to take a serious look at the ease with which people can get access to these zombie knives, swords and machetes online. The police can only do so much.’
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Ben Schofield@benschofield·
.@gmhales says DNA has ‘done the right thing’, but that repeat purchases by Rayis Nibeel ‘seemingly without DNA Leisure raising any concerns about the numbers involved’ was ‘inexcusable’. Nibeel was 16 when he bought the weapons and went on to murder Omar Khan in Luton.
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Ben Schofield@benschofield·
Online shop that supplied blades to at least 2 teen killers says it won’t sell knives or swords. Follows our story of how 16-yr-old bought 79 blades from DNA, before using 1 to kill. DNA said it followed all UK laws & the knives were bought fraudulently. bbc.com/news/articles/…
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Festus Akinbusoye
Festus Akinbusoye@FestAKINBUSOYE·
I thank @benschofield for covering this disturbing story for BBC. While in office as PCC, I raised concerns about a business based in Luton, Bedfordshire, selling the 'Gucci knife of gangs'. For what purpose would someone be selling knives like these? 1/ bbc.com/news/articles/…
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Will Meakin-Durrant
Will Meakin-Durrant@wmeakindurrant·
🆕 Local government minister Simon Hoare has written to local authorities reminding them it is possible to obscure some councillor details.
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Cllr Lorna Dupré 🇯🇪 🔶
@benschofield @Fest4BedsPCC @Cllr_H_Williams @bizmcd I was first elected as a councillor nearly thirty-three years ago; the level of abuse and intimidation is far worse now than it was then. At the time the video (published by a South Cambridgeshire Independent councillor) to which Cllr Meschini refers was being circulated [1/2]
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