All news by author: Darren Lewis

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'Abbott comments not ‘racism row’ or ‘Tory chaos' - this is stone cold racism'
The arrogance of the government spokesman trying to claim the remarks were not gender or race-based would be laughable if this wasn’t so serious, writes Darren Lewis
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'Kate photo controversy is proof Meghan was right to get out of the picture'
Darren Lewis says every time Meghan Markle sees the internet explode over Kate’s health and the state of her marriage she must surely be thankful to have left the Firm
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'Amid the nasty rhetoric, Rishi Sunak is running scared'
We are in dangerous territory when ordinary voters who use the democratic process are maligned because the results do not go the way the Government wants, writes Mirror columnist Darren Lewis
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Dwight Yorke fears he may have to help buy football club to get managerial job
Dwight Yorke, a three-time title winner and a Treble winner with Manchester United, has opened up about his struggles trying to get work as a manager
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'The extremists we should really fear are in the Conservative Party'
Cases of Islamophobia are rocketing around the country and columnist Darren Lewis is disgusted by the far-right Tory tactics to ramp things up, not dial them down
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'I don't give a fudge about Hoyle’s regret. People are dead. Gaza is in ashes'
The Mirror's Darren Lewis gives his verdict on the chaos in the Commons during Wednesday's debate on a ceasefire in Gaza: 'Embarrassment doesn’t come close to summing it all up'
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'Starmer should be wary of a final fall - Labour needs to get its act together'
Darren Lewis says the Labour Party appears convinced it needs only to turn up to win a general election – because it’s not the Tories
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'McVey wants to be Superman - hopefully the ballot box will be her Kryptonite'
Esther McVey, the ironically titled Minister for Common Sense, wants councils across the country to spend less on diversity and is threatening to withhold money when they come asking for it
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Trent Alexander-Arnold shares teenage sacrifices he made for football dream
Trent Alexander-Arnold, who has won Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup medals with Liverpool, is reaching out to those that didn’t make it with his After Academy
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'It is so hard to argue the case for Black Brits to join the police force'
Mirror columnist Darren Lewis asks why ethnic minorities should join the profession when many of those already working there are 'living a nightmare'
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'Don't rush to judge Rashford - hero needs our sympathy, not to be smashed up'
Has anyone thought to ask WHY Marcus Rashford is acting so out of character? Has anyone sought to establish why such a role model to a generation suddenly finds himself in such a dark place?
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'You don't have to be a lunatic royalist to praise Charles for his brave act'
You don’t have to be a flag-waving, tub-thumping, camp-out-on-the-streets-like-a- lunatic royalist to grasp the ­significance of what King Charles did with his prostate announcement
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'Yvonne is one of many propping up the NHS - yet we refuse to let kids join her'
"Suella Braverman, Robert Jenrick, Rishi Sunak, unflushables like Nigel Farage, and even the Labour front bench have burned the phrase ‘stop the boats’ so deeply into the media discourse that presenters inadvertently help the haters by using it routinely."
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Ex-police chief calls on UK forces to support Black female staff
Karen Geddes says Black women must continue to have a visible role in conversations about policing
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'Idris Elba's knife crime campaign is welcome, it remains on us to protect kids'
The superstar advocacy of Idris Elba helping to draw attention to the scourge of knife crime will help the conversation, writes Mirror columnist Darren Lewis, but real action begins at home
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Brentford star Ivan Toney opens up on darkest period of career ahead of return
Brentford have been without their star striker for eight months as Ivan Toney served an FA ban for betting offences which comes to an end this month on January 17
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6 clubs Ivan Toney could join as Arsenal and Chelsea chase Brentford star
Brentford are adamant Ivan Toney is not for sale in the January transfer window despite the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea being linked with a move for the striker
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Ivan Toney fires message to Gareth Southgate over England hopes for Euro 2024
Brentford striker Ivan Toney will return to action this month after an eight-month ban for betting offences which he was being investigated over when missing out on England's World Cup squad
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'Toney ready to make mark after betting nightmare as focus returns to football'
It remains to be seen if Toney will still be at Brentford at the end of January but the one certainty is that the striker is primed to go ahead of his Premier League return
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'Luke Littler is child darts prodigy inspiring new generation to take up sport'
Warrington wonderkid, Luke Littler, 16, has come from playing darts at 18 months old on a magnetic board to thrilling broadcasters and inspiring fellow teens to play the sport
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Premier League history maker Allison on battle to lead the way for Black refs
Sam Allison will become the first black referee in the Premier League for 15 years when he takes charge of Sheffield United vs Luton on Boxing Day
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Meet Ade Oladipo - first Black Premier League presenter's inspirational story
The south Londoner with a remarkable back story made history earlier this month when he presented Crystal Palace's clash with Bournemouth for Amazon Prime Video, and he's back behind the mic on Boxing Day
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Premier League ends 15-year wait for Black referee as Howard Webb delivers vow
Sam Allison is set to become the first Black referee to take charge of a Premier League since 2008, with Howard Webb committed to ensuring more opportunities are available
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'I'm sick of waking up to racist lie that immigrants are our biggest problem'
Darren Lewis is fed up with hearing that stopping the boats is the British people’s biggest priority when most people are more concerned about heating, eating, and the cost of living
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Postecoglou brushes off "schoolyard" 'Spursy' tag as he plots Tottenham revival
Tottenham have dropped points from a winning position in each of their last five matches, but boss Ange Postecoglou is ready to lean on his experience in a bid to end their slump