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Peter Bone kicked out of parliament for violence and sexual misconduct: how recall petitions work

Peter Bone kicked out of parliament for violence and sexual misconduct: how recall petitions work: In the 2019 general election, Conservative Peter Bone held his seat in the Northamptonshire constituency of Wellingborough with more than 60% of the vote. Four years later, although there hasn’t been another election, he is no longer an MP. Bone, …

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As Meta launches its Threads microblogging site, Twitter is being kicked while it’s down

As Meta launches its Threads microblogging site, Twitter is being kicked while it’s down: Michael Vi / Shutterstock Elon Musk is no stranger to highly competitive markets in which you take advantage of a competitor’s weakness. For once, he is on the receiving end as Meta launches its microblogging platform Threads to take advantage of …

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A ‘stop Brexit’ sticker and suffragette colours: it’s really not clear what can get you kicked out of parliament

A ‘stop Brexit’ sticker and suffragette colours: it’s really not clear what can get you kicked out of parliament: Shutterstock/John Gomez Around 1 million visitors enter the UK parliamentary estate in Westminster every year. They go through airport-style security, and hand over any “restricted items” before they enter. Many of these “restricted items” are fairly …

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Planned seismic survey by Shell has kicked up a storm in South Africa. Here’s an explainer

Planned seismic survey by Shell has kicked up a storm in South Africa. Here’s an explainer: South African marine biodiversity is unique and valuable and the Wild Coast is an especially rich part of that heritage. Peter Unger via GettyImages The planned seismic survey off South Africa’s Wild Coast by energy company Shell has unleashed …

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