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"The Thinking Man's Racist"?

Daniel York Loh describes the real confrontations that occurred ahead of recent racialised violence and connects the dots between earlier incidents such as at the Cenotaph on Armistice Day 2023. Fe…

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How two different terror attacks were covered by The Mirror

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David Cameron 58 days ago vs. David Cameron yesterday #TerroristSympathiser #SyriaVote

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'Timid' @MailOnline ?

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Boris Johnson is not funny. Boris Johnson is not a joke. Boris Johnson is not a 'lovable. buffoon'. Boris Johnson is not 'harmless'. Boris Johnson is not 'harmless'. Boris Johnson is not 'harmless'. Boris Johnson is not 'harmless'. Boris Johnson is not 'harmless'.

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Public service announcement courtesy of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Alert the media. White man discovers racism exists.

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Rare to see women of colour in a mainstream magazine. And when you do it's to tell us we're ugly.. @Cosmopolitan http://t.co/6G1DCyveBx

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Why hasn’t the fact that 6 million people, including 2 in 5 people in England and Wales from an ethnic minority background, becoming eligible to be stripped of their citizenship, been considered worthy of a moral panic by so many sections of our media? Why the silence?

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UKIP have suspended leader Henry Bolton's girlfriend after a series of texts were published in which she said Meghan Markle will taint The Royal Family with her seed & 'this is Britain not Africa' & 'what next a Muslim PM & then a black king?' ?amp=1

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Our favourite quote from Shonda Rhimes: “Diversity is not an effort or an initiative. Don’t have summits or meetings. Just hire people.”

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More cultural misunderstandings due to lack of diversity in the news room as Sky News fail to understand the vernacular of Caribbean aunties 😭 - that was not an insult.

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The Duchess of Sussex was called a 'fat lady' by a resident at a care home she was visiting... This was her reaction 👇

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Ramadan Day 1 (Wld love to know the creator of these)

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Rest in Power Baby. So sorry the world let you down. #tamirrice

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Serena Williams just posted this on Facebook. Powerful & Painful. #blacklivesmatter

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#McKinney is a sad reminder of this. http://t.co/BBPe4GiPiR

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1 year on since #ChapelHillShooting Rest in Power beautiful, beautiful souls.

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Irish referendum exit poll: Abortion set to be decriminalised in Ireland after crushing win for Yes vote

Exit polls suggest Ireland has voted to end the country's abortion ban

Yes campaign on course for historic victory by landslide margin, surveys suggests

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International v British Media

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Trayvon Martin would have turned 22 today. Rest in Power baby

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Happy birthday Toni Morrison!

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Legends only. This is a useful leveraging of celebrity.

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Well done. 😏 #Brexit

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Singer Jamelia was yesterday racially abused by a policeman, he called her a black b****

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Model Nykhor Paul has blasted the fashion industry via an Instagram post- here is what she has to say!! http://t.co/9mHkzCXYIq

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And in today’s white privilege news:

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4 newspapers tie Corbyn's name to airstrikes in Syria. Wasn't it Cameron's proposal? What exactly is going on here?

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“Stolen Goods Tour” at the British Museum, where activists of Australian Aboriginal, Iraqi, Hawaiian, Māori, and Greek Cypriot heritage called for the repatriation of looted artifacts in the museum’s collection.

Hundreds Attend Guerrilla, Activist-Led Tour of Looted Artifacts at the British Museum

Performance troupe BP or Not BP? organized a “Stolen Goods Tour" at the British Museum, where activists of Australian Aboriginal, Iraqi, Hawaiian, Māori, and Greek Cypriot heritage called for the...

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16 year old Nigerian Harvard student Saheela Ibraheem listed among “The World’s 50 Smartest Teenagers." #BlackMuslims http://t.co/vSdEacIaM9

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This what not having birthright citizenship looks like: Former NHS nurse *born in UK* with no criminal record deported to Ghana. He is currently stateless and unable to work in Accra.

Former NHS nurse born in UK with no criminal record deported to Ghana

Dean Ablakwa, 34, currently stateless in Accra despite having British birth certificate and studying and working in UK for more than a decade, raising fresh questions about government’s treatment of...

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5 years

Thank you and Goodbye from Media Diversified

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If u read one thing today- let it be this speech made by @iJesseWilliams last night at #BETAwards He called it.

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Donald Trump 'there r places in London so radicalised the police are afraid for their own lives' MET police response

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Yep. Poor Theresa May. how dare @Stormzy1 ? 8 months on- 71 people dead, no arrests. hundreds homeless. 297 flammable towers. How dare he? No 10 defends PM after Stormzy's Grenfell freestyle at Brits

No 10 defends PM after Stormzy's Grenfell freestyle at Brits

May didn’t see performance but said Grenfell tragedy should never be allowed to happen again

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Why interview EDL's Tommy Robinson as he hangs around Westminster? He's not an expert or a witness. Stop giving him a platform for hate.

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Jamaica ‘to remove Queen as head of state' Via @TheVoiceNews

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9 years

3 headlines. No more words needed. #CharlestonShooting http://t.co/xoyc7NQVN8

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Hang on @bbcnews Shashi Kapoor has died not Amitabh Bachan or Rishi Kapoor, who you've weirdly used to illustrate the story.

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No words needed

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Why are we saying the Westminster attacker was "British born" and not "British"?

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Come across a few tweets about @bbcquestiontime 's staff behaviour pre-show suggesting they were whipping up hatred towards Diane Abbott. We urge anyone who witnessed this to make a complaint to BBC. This kind of thing infects their whole policy and undermines credibility further.

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Tamir Rice would have turned 13 years old today. Rest in Power Baby. #TamirRice http://t.co/aNxbQVVaKx

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On what would have been her 30th birthday. Sandra Bland Rest in Power Beauty. #sandrabland #SayHerName

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So Ms Lupita on the red carpet yesterday... Perfection. Slay #blackgirlmagic

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Marc Jacobs New York Fashion Week show: majority white models. With. Dreadlocks. Then says 'I don't see colour'

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3 years

This petition only needs 73k more signatures before the government has to defend in parliament why black and brown lives matter less than white in this country. Please sign and share to oppose clause 9 of the #NationalityandBordersBill #BordersBill

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Nationality and Borders Bill: Two in five people (6 million British citizens) from an ethnic minority background in England and Wales may become eligible to be stripped of their citizenship without warning under new plans proposed by the government.

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"The #NationalityandBorders Bill will allow the @ukhomeoffice to strip people of their British citizenship without them being told about it. This is completely wrong. Today I spoke about why I have introduced amendments to remove this power." @DavidDavisMP #BordersBill

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Boko Haram is deadlier than ISIS, but nobody cares because they kill Africans

On November 13, 2015, ISIS members coordinated a bombing attack throughout France that brutally massacred 130 innocent souls from Paris to Saint-Denis. The world […]

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'Arguably the most ‘diverse’ cabinet in the history of UK politics has introduced the most racist and regressive pieces of legislation this country has seen in decades.' cc @RishiSunak @SuellaBraverman @KemiBadenoch @sajidjavid @nadhimzahawi

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Ramadan Day 1: (By @Mindof_Mary ) #ramadan #RamadanKareem #ramadan2018

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Seems Meghan's marriage to Harry could be more consequential than we had even imagined...

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Jamaica ‘to remove Queen as head of state' Via @TheVoiceNews

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A 14-year-old girl who was strip-searched by police was left traumatised by the incident and later tried to kill herself, her mother says. Olivia* was handcuffed and had her underwear cut off in the presence of male officers, she added.

Teenage girl traumatised after police strip-search, says mum

The teenager was handcuffed and had her underwear cut off in front of male officers, her mum says.

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Actor Kevin Spacey accused of making sexual advances towards a 14-year-old boy. Fixed it for you.

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Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey declares he lives life as a gay man

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On what would have been his 21st Birthday. Trayvon Martin. Rest in Power Baby

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We have published articles about the death of black people at the hands of British police since 2013. Seems few read them. So here they are:

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Hey British people of colour... Do you feel this is an exclusive or a surprise to you?

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GUARDIAN EXCLUSIVE: Racism in Britain: the stark truth uncovered #tomorrowspaperstoday

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Size of headline to size of apology 😏 #LolaOlufemi

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. @ComplexMag http://t.co/4zvkTIfBCd

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White terrorists get bullet proof vests when arrested. the next time ppl deny white privilege exists show them this! http://t.co/0vJmkUK8qO

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Boris Johnson is not funny. Boris Johnson is not a joke. Boris Johnson is not a 'lovable. buffoon'. Boris Johnson is not 'harmless'. Boris Johnson is not 'harmless'. Boris Johnson is not 'harmless'. Boris Johnson is not 'harmless'. Boris Johnson is not 'harmless'.

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Of course it is. The media is too busy going on about Corbyn et al to focus on this. 'It's only the lovable & harmless buffoon Boris' -just look at the image being used.

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Has David Lammy blamed absent fathers during these race riots, like he did in 2011? RA

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#Oscarssowhite they can't see a problem in this - The diversity gap in the Academy Awards #Oscars2015 #OscarNoms http://t.co/UOZLOM9Mnl"

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While George Zimmerman was sentenced to 0 years for the murder of Trayvon Martin.

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#BREAKING : Judge sentences Matthew Apperson to 20 years in prison in attempted murder of #GeorgeZimmerman .

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22 Grand Slams. Queen Serena #Wimbledon

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It's got to the point where BAME people from working class backgrounds are having to interrupt the all white TV debates to actually get some expert/lived experience opinion on air. @EdmaliaLtd

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Weather forecaster interrupts live TV knife crime debate – video

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Ramadan Day 28. Still the best newspaper story ever.

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We've tried (and failed) to find something positive to say. Here instead is some cold hard truth.

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Maybe you should spend time not promoting far-right propaganda with your algorithms and deleting the accounts of those that spread it.

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Our hearts are broken over today’s terrible tragedy in New Zealand. Please know we are working vigilantly to remove any violent footage.

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'They are fathers, mothers, grandparents, daughters and sons. They are refugees, immigrants and New-Zealand born. They are Kiwis. These are the names of those who have died or are missing after the Christchurch act of terror.'

The faces of the victims

These are the names of those who have died or are missing.

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🙏🏾 #RamadanMubarak

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'The alterations of our names are an erasure, a theft of culture. They are colonialism' http://t.co/Rod6c47dUX http://t.co/2F7KLu3EZN

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It’s Time to Talk About Black Tudors:

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Congratulations Mr Daniel Kaluuya- #bafta 2018 Rising Star Award winner

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Yesssss girl!!!

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SHOWING HOW ITS DONE! VENUS & SERENA WILLIAMS HAVE JUST WON THEIR SIXTH WIMBLEDON DOUBLES TITLE #wimbledon #bowdown

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How Japan's Women Samurai, Were Erased From History

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The family of Sarah Reed would like this to be read and shared widely #SarahReed #SayHerName

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What is stopping you from just plainly saying what happened? Israeli officers brutally attacked the mourners holding Shireen's coffin and anybody who got in their way. This is unconscionable. Say it.

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Violence breaks out at funeral of reporter Shireen Abu Aqla in East Jerusalem Her coffin was jostled as Israeli police and Palestinians clashed as it left hospital

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how white ppl react when people of colour point out the realities of Britain's colonial past & modern day racism. There has to only be one narrative- that which fits in with their idea of a history consisting of a 'glorious empire' & tht ppl of colour shld be grateful to be here

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'The history of this country is built on racism' says Professor Kehinde Andrews attacking the UK's past actions. He says the UK has ruined the world and that it is a racist country, built on racism. He went on to call Winston Churchill one of the roots of the problem.

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CONGRATULATIONS to Uzo Aduba, Regina King & Viola Davis for their wins at the Emmys!!! #BlackExcellence http://t.co/YmNfwDXZCS

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To: @PritiPatel , Citizenship must be a right, not a privilege. Government must scrap the Home Secretary’s power to strip people of their citizenship Petition hosted by @GoodLawProject With support from @WindrushLives @EVR_ESEA @LetsStopC9 @SCUKofficial

Take action - Good Law Project

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“90% of Africa’s resources are consumed in the west. But somehow the vocabulary has turned it the other way around – it’s the west that ‘helps’ Africa. A few things are returned and they call it ‘aid’ . . . Africa has been the eternal donor to the west.”

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: 'Resistance is the best way of keeping alive'

The Kenyan author was jailed without trial for a year in 1978 and with the re-release of his prison memoir, he talks about the importance of resisting injustice

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Forever shocks us that the sun pretend to be shocked about racism, considering the role they have played in spreading it. Also pretty sure Mr Henry & Ms French shared a front door- think racism may affect him too (maybe just maybe)

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Dawn French had EXCREMENT smeared across her front door during marriage to Lenny Henry

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Look at this man slay @JohnBoyega

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A study found 96% of writers at Britain's top literary festivals were white. So only 4% poc. So we set up our own. & it's back this year.

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The Courage of Zayn Malik and Why Strong Men Cry #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

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She’s racist James.

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There are going to be a number of people in this country today who are falling apart over this. Our thoughts are with you at this difficult time. First modern Briton had 'dark to black' skin, DNA research reveals

First modern Briton had 'dark to black' skin, DNA research reveals

Groundbreaking new analysis of 10,000-year-old remains shows man had darker complexion than previously thought, along with blue eyes and dark, curly hair

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Priti Patel recently said “British citizenship is a privilege not a right” this is legally inaccurate and is in stark contrast to the UN Secretary General’s view

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Having a nationality is not a privilege - it's a human right. Without a nationality, people face being excluded from education, medical care & legal employment. We need urgent action to #EndStatelessness for the 4.2 million people living in the shadows of society.

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Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill to Ban Private Prisons

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Looking at Jimmy Kimmel's Jokes abt Mahershala Ali's name & reminded of this article: What's in a name?

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Lessons for Wednesday: 1. Denying racism is the new racism 2. When you say 'not all..'- you take away from the issue at hand.

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We love:

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This petition only needs 6.5k more signatures before the government has to tell us why black and brown lives matter less than white in this country. #NationalityandBordersBill Pls sign and share

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“The burden of the brutalised is not to comfort the bystander” - @iJesseWilliams

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It's been 25 years. Stephen Lawrence. Rest in Power #StephenLawrence

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The New York Times would like you to know that the Nazi Next Door eats pasta & discusses where he is going on honeymoon. They also wanted u to know that the unarmed black teen killed by police 'rapped vulgar lyrics'

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Amazing - a QUARTER of a MILLION signatures! Keep signing and sharing the petition to Remove #Clause9 from the Nationality and Borders Bill - thank you for your support #BordersBill #StopNABB