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Jeb Bush likens Donald Trump's 'insulting' taco Tweet to outright racism

Jeb Bush has likened Donald Trump's infamous taco Tweet to outright racism in one of his first interviews since he stepped down from the presidential race.




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Donald Trump is endorsed by Jeb Bush's son George

Jeb Bush's son, George Prescott (pictured), has broken the family line and publicly endorsed Donald Trump as the Republican nominee during an event in Texas.




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Labour leadership hopeful Owen Smith says the public must ‘think again’ about Brexit

Labour leadership contender Owen Smith has warned he will use parliament to try to block us from leaving the EU if he takes charge of the party.




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Jeb Bush makes a surprise appearance at the Emmys as an Uber driver 

Failed Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush made a surprise appearance at the Emmys, appearing as Julia Louis-Dreyfus's limo driver in the cold open.




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Jeb Bush DENIES BBC claim that he ordered the dirty dossier

Jeb Bush has denied any involvement with ex-MI6 agent Christopher Steele, the British man behind the Trump 'dirty dossier'.




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Don Jr. fires back at Jeb Bush over 'my kids actually love me' jibe

The 40-year-old was furious after Bush appeared to suggest that he and his siblings didn't love Donald Trump. 'Jeb! I love everything about my father,' he tweeted.




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Did Barbara Bush die? Death hoax spread by website claiming to be CNN 

Barbara Bush, former US First Lady, has become the latest death hoax victim after a news website claiming to be CNN reported that she had died amid news of her serious illness.




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Barbara Bush's casket at Houston church

Former President George H.W. Bush, sat next to his wife, Barbara Bush's coffin on Friday in Houston, greeting mourners who came to pay their respect to his wife.




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Jeb Bush's touching eulogy to his 'precious' mother Barbara

Jeb Bush gave a touching eulogy to his iconic mother on Saturday which included jokes and tear-jerking anecdotes about her 72-year-old romance with his father and her beauty routine.




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Jeb Bush wasn't invited to niece Laura's weekend wedding

Jeb Bush wasn't invited to his niece Barbara's wedding because the bride kept the nuptials a secret and the wedding party remained small, according to Former First Lady Laura Bush.




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Florida Gov. Rick Scott SUSPENDS outgoing elections supervisor Brenda Snipes

Scott issued an executive order Friday immediately suspending Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes from office for misfeasance, neglect of duty and incompetence.




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Bush family assured Trump he would NOT be targeted during George H.W.'s funeral

The Bush family assured President Donald Trump that he would not be attacked during George H.W. Bush's memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday.




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'Farewell Gampy.' George P Bush hails his grandfather George H.W. at Houston funeral

A day after George H.W. Bush was honored as a statesman in Washington, his grandson George P. Bush spoke about the family man who loved adventures with loved ones.




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Jeb Bush's daughter Noelle does reading at George H.W. Bush's funeral

Noelle joined Barbara Bush, Marshall Bush, and Elizabeth Andrews for the reading from Psalm 23 at St Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston on Thursday morning.




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Trump responds to the nasty criticism of him by Barbara Bush

'I have heard that she was nasty to me, but she should be. Look what I did to her sons,' Trump told The Washington Times in an Oval Office interview on Thursday.




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George P Bush denies wanting to erect statue of Mexican dictator at the Alamo

Texas Land Commissioner George P Bush has been at the center of a simmering dispute over planned renovations at the Alamo in San Antonio, which he is overseeing.




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Jenna Bush Hager reveals her cousin Jeb Bush Jr. is expecting his third child

Jenna, 38, shared the exciting news on the Today show on Wednesday, saying Jeb Jr. told her on a FaceTime call.




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PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Camilla's virtues have won me over finally

Devoted to good causes, a loving father and grandfather, Charles had shed the angst that once seemed to bedevil him and was clearly determined to make his time as king-in-waiting worthwhile.




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PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Yes! William is the new Prince of Meddling

Prince William is certainly a man of his word. In the TV documentary marking Prince Charles’s 70th birthday, Wills said he admired his father’s work but insisted that he wanted to do things his own way.




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PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Fiona Bruce doesn't have the cunning to command the Question Time bear pit

As the presenter of the Antiques Roadshow, Fiona Bruce should be able to differentiate between a priceless chalice and a poisoned one. She has been offered the job of presenting Question Time.




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PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Oh Meghan, if only you had learnt from Kate 

AMANDA PLATELL: After Kate Middleton broke up with Prince William at one stage during their courtship, she was phoned by a journalist.




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PLATELL: Dads can stop the self-harm epidemic by telling their daughter's they look perfect 

AMANDA PLATELL: Few things are more desperate than the plight of children who self-harm. Hospital admissions for such injuries have more than doubled since 2011.




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AMANDA PLATELL: Why Brangelina's reconciliation shows the real risk of easy divorces 

AMANDA PLATELL: Yes, Brangelina are a silly Hollywood couple - they split in hysterical haste after Jolie accused Pitt of drunkenly yelling at their son Maddox aboard their private jet.




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PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Why George Michael made me change my own will

AMANDA PLATELL: The details of George's last wishes were so poignant and seemed so well organised, they gave me pause for thought.




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PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Diana would have knocked sense into her boys after their break-up 

AMANDA PLATELL: Aides aren't ruling out Harry and his wife opening an office in America, a perfect platform for Megs and her British Prince. But one that's so distant from Kensington Palace.




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PLATELL'S PEOPLE: The pledge that proves Prince William is the true carrier of Diana's flame 

This week her first child, Prince William, proved himself to be a true carrier of his mother's torch in the way he demonstrated his support for the gay community.




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PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Naomi Campbell's knife crime lesson about her uncle's tragic fate is inspiring

AMANDA PLATELL: Naomi Campbell delivered a message of hope to inner-city secondary school children living in an area blighted by gang violence, near where she herself grew up.




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PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Why Ed Sheeran is the patriotic rock star who puts his peers to shame 

PLATELL'S PEOPLE: With his mop of ginger hair, geeky glasses and hoodie, Ed looks as though he's just fallen out of the local Oxfam shop.




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PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Girls doing stand up comedy teaches them how to stand up to men

AMANDA PLATELL: Headmistress Nina Gunson (pictured above) is encouraging her pupils to learn comedy, offering them an eight-week course of stand-up classes




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AMANDA PLATELL: This Instagram star is a one-man argument for RAISING the voting age

AMANDA PLATELL: Freddie Bentley, 22, a reality TV star, is seemingly 'gobsmacked' that we should rake over our past, saying schools should no longer teach pupils about World War II.




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PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Shopping online an addiction? That's just idiocy.com

AMANDA PLATELL: Experts believe a new disorder should be added to the lexicon of mental health illnesses. It's called BSD, Buying-Shopping Disorder - an addiction to shopping online.




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PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Hijacking the Tate pusher tragedy to score political points is simply appalling

AMANDA PLATELL: As revealed in the Mail yesterday, the man who threw the child to what he hoped would be his death, Jonty Bravery, had warned, even bragged of, his plans.




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AMANDA PLATELL: Evil Victorian 'baby' farmers' tainted my happy home

AMANDA PLATELL: The most unscrupulous baby farmers demanded money up front rather than a monthly payment because it meant they profited if the child died, preferably quickly.




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PLATELL'S PEOPLE: The murder of Grace Millane is tragic - but you have to let your kids go

PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Many will ask why she ever put her trust in internet dating. But why wouldn't she? Millions of people, young and old, use dating apps all the time.




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AMANDA PLATELL: Mums need us more than ever on Mother's Day this year amid the coronavirus crisis

AMANDA PLATELL: Whatever we do, wherever we roam, a mother's love is unconditional, unextinguishable. They are the ones who are always our rocks.




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AMANDA PLATELL: It was lovely to clap for carers... but never take them for granted again

AMANDA PLATELL: Like millions I threw open my window on Thursday just before 8pm to join in the 'clap for carers'. The cheering transformed my deathly quiet North London community.




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AMANDA PLATELL: How Wills turned into a right royal Goon on the Big Night In - and we loved it! 

AMANDA PLATELL: The most reliable, and dare I say wooden, member of the younger royals stole the show with a comic turn on the BBC's fundraiser The Big Night In.




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Fairways to heaven! A golf tour in Northern Ireland is a chance to see the country in all its glory

On July 14 the attention of the golfing world turns to Northern Ireland as the country hosts the Open. On a four-day trip Peter McKay found the people charming and the courses a spectacular challenge.




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Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry faces losing her post

Allies of Jeremy Corbyn are said to be furious at Miss Thornberry's backing for a second EU poll. There are also calls for a new contest to be deputy leader due to anger at Tom Watson's EU stance.




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Murdered Jo Cox sister's reveals how the MP came back to the UK when she started a family

Jo Cox's sister Kim Leadbeater, from Yorkshire, has given an emotional insight into her suffering following the MP's shocking murder in 2016.




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Tom Watson is to make a fresh push for Labour to back a second EU referendum

In a keynote speech to the Centre for European Reform, Mr Watson (pictured) will say Labour's members and its values have always been pro-European.




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Tom Watson claims SHAKESPEARE would have voted Remain

Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson suggested the Bard would have been pro-EU as he ramped up pressure on Jeremy Corbyn.




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George Osborne backs Boris Johnson in Tory leadership race

George Osborne has used an editorial in the Evening Standard newspaper of which he is the editor to declare his support for Boris Johnson in a boost to the latter's hopes of being the next PM.




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Boris Johnson pledges Australian-style points system for migrants

Prospective migrants would have to have a firm job offer before travelling and demonstrate 'an ability to speak English' under Boris Johnson's proposed system.




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Target for slashing immigration to tens of thousands not included in Boris Johnson plan

Boris Johnson wants to use the Australian immigration system as a template for Britain if he becomes PM. But his current plan does not include a target or pledge to reduce net migration.




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Labour Brexit civil war deepens as Tom Watson launches campaign to keep the UK in the European Union

Tom Watson has launched a Labour Remain website and is urging activists to put pressure on Mr Corbyn by signing a declaration stating the party must now 'fight, fight and fight again to keep Britain in the EU'.




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Man who tried to prosecute Boris Johnson admits he is 'totally f***ed' if his appeal fails

Marcus Ball, 29, had been trying to prosecute Mr Johnson for allegedly abusing public trust during the EU referendum campaign in 2016 by saying Britain sends the EU £350m per week.




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Founder of pro-Brexit campaign group BeLeave begins his appeal against £20,000 fine

Darren Grimes, 25, was fined for declaring that spending by BeLeave was separate form the main Vote Leave campaign. He has raised £90,000 to pay for an appeal and is citing 'errors of fact'.




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Fresh Labour split as second MP says she would 'take No Deal over no Brexit'

Sarah Champion, a Labour MP, said today she would now accept a No Deal Brexit as she suggested it may have been a mistake to vote against Theresa May's deal.




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Boris Johnson drafts in Brexit maverick Dominic Cummings as top adviser

Boris Johnson entered Number 10 today as he was watched by controversial Vote Leave architect Dominic Cummings who he has appointed as a top adviser to help get Brexit done.