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"Every day we were surprising ourselves, just being put in situations where you had to make difficult decisions," said Letitia.

A government source acknowledged there was some awkwardness around a senior Labour figure being involved in potential legal battles against government-backed plans, but said the mayor's move was neither surprising nor concerning.

Shadow chancellor Mel Stride called the figures "alarming, but not surprising", adding that they "lay bare the price the British people are paying for Rachel Reeves' choices".

It seems surprising that it has taken so long for him to set out to make a solo album.

It's not so surprising that some men have trouble connecting to women, making friends or doing well at work, when they're flocking in large numbers to online influencers telling them to behave like antisocial freaks.