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Shabana Mahmood: “Misinformation and inflammatory commentary is making a dreadful situation even worse.”

On the recordJune 4, 2026
Misinformation and inflammatory commentary is making a dreadful situation even worse.
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Shabana Mahmood
Labour Party

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Warning about the impact of online discourse.

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