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Jess Phillips @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social MP for Birmingham Yardley
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Kill All The Lawyers coming July 2027…
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A Thousand Feasts.
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Caitlin Moran @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social In the culture wars, I want to be the bit on Christmas Day where they all knocked it on the head for a bit and played football.
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