RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Everyone is talking about Rachel Reeves and her tears... but we're all missing the REAL story on the outrageous scam that shames Britain
Nothing beats a nifty 99 (only the crumbliest, flakiest, etc) in this weather and seeing as everybody else on the beach seemed to be 'working from home', judging by those pictures in the papers, I thought: why not?
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Telegraph
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