Labour could win Natalie Elphicke's seat in a General Election, yet they've chosen to accept her as a representative.
Let's remind ourselves what sort of person Natalie Elphicke is, the sort of person who would pressure a judge to make her husbands sexual assault convictions go away.
The sort of person Starmer has no problem with at all, unlike the Left of the Party.
It seems NASCAR is dying off. Dover only has one event this year instead of two. I wonder what they’ll turn the track into. They don’t use it for anything else, and sits dead most of the year.
8 Apr 1579: Thomas Cottam of #Lancashire enters the #Jesuit novitiate at Sant' Andrea #Rome#otd
Arrested on landing at #Dover June 1580, tortured in Marshalsea & Tower of #London, executed 30 May 1582 having refused last-minute pardon if accepted Supremacy of Elizabeth I (NPG)
6 Apr 1580: An earthquake in the #Dover straits #otd Causes structural damage in #London, Ghent, Northern #France. Thomas Churchyard rushes out this pamphlet within two days.
The scale of this quake was used as reference point in construction of the Channel Tunnel. (eebo)
#US / OSINT Reveals Unprecedented Extent of U.S. Arms Airlift to Israel Since Oct. 7
Evidence from open-source intelligence and flight tracking data reveals at least 140 heavy U.S. cargo planes have flown weaponry mainly to the #Nevatim Air Base in southern Israel from bases across the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East.
In addition to U.S. Air Force C-17s, Israeli cargo planes made dozens of weapons transportation flights from U.S. bases like #Dover. Private cargo carriers were also chartered.
7 Feb 1642: Charles I & Henrietta Maria arrive #Dover with Princess Mary who is en route to join her recent husband William of #Orange#otd (Rijksmuseum)
A union with big consequences just over four decades later...
26 Jan 1605: Disguised as a servant Luisa de Carvajal aristocratic #writer, future relic smuggler & leader of a discreet female religious community in #London, leaves Valladolid for #England#otd. Arrived in #Dover 5 months later (BNE)
De retour de quelques jours à #London avec mon #Brompton. Trajet effectué un peu en dernière minute alors les tarifs de l' #Eurostar étaient exorbitants 😱 J'y suis donc allé en train-ferry-train depuis Lille via le #ferry Calais-Dover.
Une chose est sûre : faut prévoir le temps !
Parti de Lille à 14h, arrivé à Londres vers 21h. Parti de Londres à 10h et rendu à Lille à 20h (1h de retard dûe à la grève des dockers à Calais) #bikeTravel#travel#bike#calais#dover#manche#channel
A mural by Banksy has been destroyed after the building it was painted on was demolished, according to a town council in Dover, England.
Banky’s mural featured a construction worker chipping away one of the 12 yellow stars on the European Union flag. It was created in the aftermath of the controversial Brexit vote in the UK, and became a tourist landmark in the coastal town.
It was valued at approximately £1.4 million (€1.6 million).
Murals of Micky Mouse, Tom and Jerry, and other children's cartoon characters in #Dover's #Asylum centre have been painted over at the order of Robert #Jenrick, who complained that they looked too friendly and welcoming.
Not much has yet been said about it, but expect a deluge of discontent in #Brexit#Britain by the end of this year.
Because then, Britons entering the #Schengen zone, will be required to have their fingerprints taken as well as a biometric face scan, as part of #EES, the EU Entry/Exit System. Britons will also have to pay for an #ESTA type visa.
This is all part of the deal that #BorisJohnson made with the EU.
So, not just the elaborate checking and stamping of #passports anymore. Expect enormous queues at #Dover and lots and lots of complaints about these measures being unfair.
For #MeerMittwoch the view from the White Cliffs of Dover, with France just out of shot in the distance to the right of frame from here. In fact, on this day when we were walking along the cliffs the phone signal was stronger from France so our phones switched to the French mobile network.
Bizarre to see the #Tories doubling down on their attempts to dismantle global #refugee protections after their populist 'not our values' racism spectacularly failed at the local elections. #Dover and #Folkestone - both strong Leave areas impacted by 'small boats', went from Conservative to Labour. The anti-refugee policy isn't just 'morally unacceptable', it doesn't impress the voters they designed it for.