Head of @ObserverUK TV, making all things video. Ex Sky News.

London, England
Joined April 2009
Tom Larkin retweeted
Reform mayor under police investigation for alleged cyberflashing Luke Campbell, an Olympic gold medallist boxer and rising star in Nigel Farage’s party, is accused of showing naked pictures of himself to female colleague ✍️ Catherine Neilan bit.ly/4zvosgW
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Tom Larkin retweeted
Me and @GeorgeRSimms will be going live here presently if you are struggling to concentrate at work (or maybe school, I suppose, though I think it's unlikely) ahead of whatever's happening later on today... youtube.com/live/Y7fKeOLwyo0
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Tom Larkin retweeted
Going live here presently to talk about where we are on the America loves football index today. Come and join me, there's a q+a section youtube.com/watch?v=fN45apOR…
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EXCL: A churchwarden from Potters Bar who works for family of ultra-secretive Kazakhstan-born billionaire is man behind £200K of donations to Reform UK John “Bill” Simpson would not discuss the source of funds when reached by phone last week thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…
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Did Keir Starmer give land to his parents via a trust, guaranteeing their estate, of which he was beneficiary, would never pay inheritance tax on its eventual value? Legal experts say yes.  Curiously No10 will not answer - despite having a list of straightforward questions for weeks and Starmer retaining a leading tax KC following our original approach. @DanNeidle, @manumidolo, @venetiamenzies and I have done our detective work regardless. Read the Sunday Times and Tax Policy Associates tomorrow to find out more!
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EXC: Sky News / Times YouGov polling projection Reform UK 15 seats short of an overall majority WATCH:
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NEW: Morgan McSweeney received a £50k donation for Labour Together on the *same day* he was warned he had a legal duty to declare his funding. He never declared it and years later the think tank later claimed it was an ‘admin error’ mol.im/a/15135739
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Are you smart, creative and racked with dread that your employer's strategic errors could leave you unemployed? Or maybe just fancy a new challenge? Come join the new Observer video team! We're looking for a video producer and a motion gfx designer: observer.co.uk/careers
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Confession. I publicly opposed @ObserverUK leaving the Guardian stable. I now think I was wrong. It’s done really well. Today I have especially enjoyed Rachel Sylvester on ECHR and @kenanmalik on violence weaponised in the culture wars. And more to come.
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Tom Larkin retweeted
Letter in The Observer today. “I am a refugee. The UK made me a surgeon.”
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The Salt Path: portrayals that left a sour taste. Locals speak of their shock at the way they have been characterised in the bestselling book. Read more of @chloehadj's coverage of this story at our website now.
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Jaw dropping reporting by @chloehadj. I can also say, having read the book while hiking last year, that the knowledge it’s seemingly based on a tissue of lies does indeed indelibly tarnish it…! The publishers, agents and film company obviously must respond
Penniless and homeless, Raynor and Moth Winn found fame with The Salt Path: the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. It became a global bestseller and was adapted into a major film. But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth. @chloehadj Read: bit.ly/3GtJXsy
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Penniless and homeless, Raynor and Moth Winn found fame with The Salt Path: the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. It became a global bestseller and was adapted into a major film. But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth. @chloehadj Read: bit.ly/3GtJXsy
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😡 Not hard to find some cross Labour MPs this morning at the prospect of yet further emergency welfare cuts and the general conduct of the government…
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It’s official! I’m delighted that @annemcelvoy is permanent host of our early morning briefing podcast. One of the best connected, experienced and funniest journalists in the business - for the sharpest commentary in under 20 mins please do follow Politics at Sam and Anne’s
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What we do… and don’t know about defence spending And how to make the sums add up Screen by @TomLarkinSky
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NEW: YouGov / Sky News / Times voting intention poll (Comparison with GE24) 🔴Labour 26% (35%) 🟤Reform UK 25% (15%) 🔵Conservatives 22% (24%) 🟡Lib Dem 14% (13%) 🟢Greens 8% (7%) * Reform 1 point behind Labour * Tories in third place * Only 10% say this gvt “successful”
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EXC: Chancellor on course to tighten Whitehall budgets further, Sky News reveals youtu.be/WbyARXTnt4o?si=e1w3…
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Update: Sky News was given a live demonstration showing Reform's NationBuilder account and the website ticker side-by-side. The numbers did indeed match up.
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Nadine Dorries has said her experience of being abused by a Church of England vicar as a child "ruined" her life She tells @SophyRidgeSky: 'I think the big sadness for me is that I never discussed it with my husband' #PoliticsHub trib.al/ftpea6d
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