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Madeleine McCann Rolling News: Robbie Williams And The Arab-Israeli War

MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann , Kate McCann and Gerry McCann

BROADCAST NOW: “Faye Barker has been appointed as the new presenter of ITV’s morning news bulletin.”

She’s got form:

As well as interviewing celebrities Hillary Swank, Russell Crowe and Robin Willliams, she has covered major international events including the search for Madeleine McCann and the Boxing Day Tsunami.

Celebrity and disaster, all rolling news-ed into one.

PRESS GAZETTE: “Faye Barker to front ITV’s morning news bulletin”

More recently, she has worked as a freelance rolling news reporter covering major international events including the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the search for Madeleine McCann.

War. A missing child. See the link?

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Posted: 9th, January 2009 | In: Madeleine McCann, Media Comments (7) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink

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Karen says:
January 9th, 2009 at 6:56 pm

I’m vindicated! They have a celebrity status - so anyone that slags me off for moaning about their celebrity status - stuff you…

sam says:
January 9th, 2009 at 6:50 pm

oh, and on joana morais’ blog.

sam says:
January 9th, 2009 at 6:49 pm

tut tut, more gory details here
http://www.torybear.com/

brandon flours says:
January 9th, 2009 at 6:08 pm

From Times Online
January 9, 2009
Top young Tory expelled for dressing up as Madeleine McCann
David Cameron

Matthew Lewis (left) shown with David Cameron during the Crewe & Nantwich by-election
Philippe Naughton

A leading young Tory has been kicked out of the party after boasting about dressing up as Madeleine McCann at a New Year’s bash.

Matthew Lewis, a member of Conservative Future (CF) who has campaigned alongside David Cameron, wrote on his Facebook page that his costume would include a blonde wig, “pink pyjamas, a teddy bear and a vial of fake blood”.

Other figures from the organisation joined in the joke about the missing five-year-old, with one responding: “Is this a cunning (Baldrick style) plan to obtain the reward money?”

Caroline Spelman, the party chair, today branded Mr Lewis’s behaviour “totally unacceptable” and confirmed that he had been expelled. “This offensive behaviour is not only shocking but intolerable and completely unacceptable,” she said. “There is no place for this sort of person in the party.”
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The expulsion was also welcomed by Kate and Gerry McCann, the missing girl’s parents.

Mr Lewis - believed to be in his early 20s and a student at Queen Mary, University of London - resigned as chairman of Staffordshire CF last month in protest at internal reforms. Images on the group’s website show him campaigning with Mr Cameron for last year’s Crewe and Nantwich by-election.

Mr Lewis was not answering his mobile phone this afternoon, but most of the exchanges were still visible on his Facebook profile. Page snapshots showing other comments were featured on the Tory Bear weblog.

On New Year’s Day, after the party, Mr Lewis told another CF member, Flick Cox, online: “There was a brief moment when I thought I might have gone too far with elements of the costume, but it was ok”.

He added that another guest at the bad-taste party was dressed as Baby P, the Haringey toddler who died after a catalogue of horrific abuse.

“There may not be photos, I don’t think anyone wants to risk being associated with them!” Mr Lewis went on.

Ms Cox suggested that he may have “pulled a Prince Harry” - a reference to the royal’s controversial decision to wear a Nazi uniform to a fancy dress party in 2005.

She said that she would “hate to have to end our friendship when I become an MP” if he got into trouble over the fancy dress outfit.

Madeleine McCann went missing while on holiday with her family in Portugal in May 2007. She has yet to be found, despite a massive worldwide hunt.

Clarence Mitchell, the spokesman for Madeleine’s parents, demanded an apology from Mr Lewis.

He said: “The offensiveness of this activist’s actions is almost beyond belief. I know Gerry and Kate will be grateful that the Tory Party has taken swift and appropriate action by ejecting him from the party.

“His actions are not only disgraceful in themselves, they will also cause great hurt to Kate and Gerry. I feel it is appropriate that he now apologises both privately and publicly to them. It is a complete disgrace that Madeleine’s name and image should be made fun of in this way.”