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Five times council meetings have descended into chaos after 'wrestling match' in Darlington

Councillors in their 70s threw punches, according to reports

Evening Standard

OPINION - Sadiq Khan's London Overground rebrand is canny, even if he did spend £6.3m to do it

There was only one story in town – or, more specifically, Twitter/X – on Thursday morning: Sadiq Khan’s £6.3m renaming (and rebranding) of the London Overground.

Evening Standard

Jackie Weaver: Scottish community councils should be given more autonomy

JACKIE Weaver has insisted Scotland’s community councils could be improved by being given more autonomy instead of being “kept in line”.

The National (Scotland)

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Viral social media star Jackie Weaver to give evidence at Holyrood committee

Jackie Weaver's name became infamous when she was told she had 'no authority here' in an online town council meeting that hit the headlines during lockdown.

Daily Record

Channel 4 axes 'rip off Apprentice' reality show after one series

Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair even made an appearance on the show

Nottingham Post

Channel 4 'axes reality show' after just one series in the latest blow to programmes

Channel 4 bosses are said to have called it a day with their Apprentice-style show, Make Me Prime Minister which saw several hopefuls attempt to step into the PMs job

Daily Mirror

Councillors who featured in viral Handforth council Zoom meeting say their life became "hell"

Aled Brewerton, who appeared in the 2020 viral clip, claims he received death threats following the row

Manchester Evening News

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Councillors from infamous Jackie Weaver Zoom meeting still can't go to local pub

Everyone knows the name Jackie Weaver thanks for a town council meeting that spiralled out of control over Zoom in lockdown, but for two councillors at the meeting, Aled Brewerton and his dad, Keith, life hasn't snapped back to normal

Daily Mirror

Death threats, years of hell and pub ban after infamous 'no authority' Zoom call

"I’ve been told that I deserve to die and burn in hell. It's that bad that even my partner has been threatened"

Wales Online

The week in TV: This England; Make Me Prime Minister; Inside Man; Industry

Is Boris Johnson just way too nice in Sky’s exhaustive pandemic drama? Will Jackie Weaver be the next PM? And can Stanley Tucci save Steven Moffat’s psychopath thriller?

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh Make Me Prime Minister contestant's moving reason for taking part in show

An Edinburgh contestant has appeared on a new series now airing on Channel 4 called 'Make Me Prime Minister' as 12 contestants battle it out to become the UK's next PM tackling a variety of current political issues.

Edinburgh Live

Make Me Prime Minister viewers delighted as Jackie Weaver debuts on Channel 4 show

Jackie Weaver was an internet sensation in 2021, after she was famously told she had no authority during a parish council meeting over Zoom, and now she has returned to the small screen, as she takes part in Channel 4's new show, Make Me Prime Minister

Daily Mirror

Make Me Prime Minister review – absolute, exquisite agony

It’s The Apprentice for aspiring politicians – starring Thatcher devotees and Jackie Weaver. As reality TV, it is perfect. As a viewing experience, it’s hell

The Guardian - UK

Could Jackie Weaver be the next PM? Channel 4 seeks to find out

Viral star one of 12 ‘ordinary yet opinionated Brits’ to feature in Make Me Prime Minister

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Viral sensation Jackie Weaver announced for Channel 4’s Make Me Prime Minister

She joins a line-up of 12 candidates in a contest to see what it really takes to operate in the world of politics.

The Guardian - UK

Jacki Weaver: ‘I can be a cow, but I had a very polite English mother who taught me to be kind’

The twice Oscar-nominated star of Animal Kingdom and Silver Linings Playbook – as well as the upcoming Father Stu – on mangling accents, Vegemite and preteen fanmail

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for Jacki Weaver

What will you ask the Oscar-nominated star of Animal Kingdom, Silver Linings Playbook and the forthcoming Father Stu?

Wales Online

'When I watched it again, it did feel like a comedy sketch' Jackie Weaver on fame and creating a better politics

Social media superstar on why she thinks the Tories and Labour 'are as bad as each other'

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The Guardian - UK

Jackie Weaver had no authority in the end, but she’s still the queen of Zoom

Even in defeat the parish clerk has managed to maintain the moral high ground against the bullies

Manchester Evening News

Jackie Weaver hits back at claims she 'did NOT have the authority'

"Hang on, I’m not actually the one on trial here," says the star of the viral Handforth Parish Council video

The Independent UK

Jackie Weaver did not ‘have the authority’ to eject councillors, report into infamous parish meeting finds

The Handforth Parish Council meeting was widely viewed after row over ‘authority’

The Guardian - AU

Wednesday briefing: New threat to Johnson over Partygate

Police decision to fine 20 people shatters PM claim rules were followed … Zelenskiy says Ukraine is not naive over talks … and the terror of cyberstalking

Daily Record

Motherwell's Jackie Weaver did not 'have the authority' according to £85k reports

Scots born Jackie became a viral star on social media after the Zoom meeting she attended for Handforth Parish Council descended into chaos.

Daily Mirror

Jackie Weaver 'did not have the authority' in parish council row, new report says

Jackie Weaver shot to fame in February 2021 when a video of her chairing a chaotic online meeting for Handforth Parish Council went viral

The Guardian - UK

Jackie Weaver had ‘no authority’ after all, investigation finds

A year after the chaotic Handforth parish council Zoom call, reports find meeting facilitator was in the wrong

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