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Geri Scott
@geraldinescott.co.uk
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Assistant political editor at The Times.
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · 17h
Govt source says "it doesn’t help sustain public confidence in the European Convention when the Council is seen to intervene in domestic politics and national security”.
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · 17h
Intervention from Europe's human rights watchdog has gone down *badly* with some in govt, amid push to reform the ECHR from the inside.

Shabana Mahmood especially is said to take a "dim view" & allies say issue of trans rights after Supreme Court's judgement is "beyond reproach".

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Treatment of trans people may breach ECHR, ministers told
Council of Europe sets out concerns following gender ruling and also tells government that banning Palestine Action may breach the freedom of peaceful assembly
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · 2d
Excl: Bridget Phillipson has been accused of delaying guidance on single-sex spaces until after Labour’s deputy leadership race over concerns that she could lose support from some MPs

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Bridget Phillipson ‘delaying trans guidance to help deputy leader bid’
Bridget Phillipson, the equalities minister, is accused of pushing back publication of a code on single-sex spaces until after the Labour election ends
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · 4d
Excl: UN Refugee Convention ‘is next target’ in fight to deport migrants

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UN Refugee Convention ‘is next target’ in fight to deport migrants
The attorney-general has said the status quo no longer works for Britain and is thought to believe the treaty — which bans deportation to dangerous nations — must ‘evolve’
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · 4d
Excl: Keir Starmer’s security adviser ‘too close to China’ and should go, ministers warn

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Keir Starmer’s security adviser ‘too close to China’, ministers warn
Jonathan Powell, who has called for closer relations with Beijing, is under intense scrutiny after the collapse of the Chinese spy trial
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · 8d
Angela Rayner unlikely to face investigation over car use

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Angela Rayner unlikely to face investigation over car use
The former deputy prime minister came under scrutiny after her partner Sam Tarry used a taxpayer-funded vehicle to help move boxes between Hove and Brighton
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · 12d
Women’s rights campaigners banned from Green Party conference

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Women’s rights campaigners banned from Green Party conference
Green Women’s Declaration say they are a victim of discrimination for promoting sex-based rights
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · Sep 5
The meteoric rise and spectacular fall of Angela Rayner

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Angela Rayner: her meteoric rise and spectacular fall
Told she would never amount to anything after leaving school at 16, she became a bridge between the party’s left and its centre before her downfall over tax
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · Sep 5
Another says: "It's true to say there isn’t a way this plays out well for No 10."

Roll on conference...

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Angela Rayner resigns: deputy PM quits over report into tax affairs — live
Angela Rayner resignation: follow the latest news and live updates
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · Sep 5
What now? Labour figures are already speculating about how vulnerable this leaves Starmer to a leadership challenge.

One source says it leaves him "significantly" exposed because anyone who would have challenged Starmer, but didn't want to go up against Rayner, would feel more confident.
Angela Rayner resigns: deputy PM quits over report into tax affairs — live
Angela Rayner resignation: follow the latest news and live updates
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · Sep 5
As I reported last night, the EHRC has submitted its revised code.

Baroness Falkner said this AM: "If people are expecting us to do something outwit the law, I'm afraid they're going to be terribly disappointed with us."

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Single-sex spaces must be based on biology, EHRC tells government
The Equality and Human Rights Commission will emphasise such facilities must exclude transgender people who do not biologically match that sex
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · Aug 29
Angela Rayner faces scrutiny over deeds change in stamp duty row

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Angela Rayner faces scrutiny over deeds change in stamp duty row
Allies of the deputy prime minister urged her to be transparent about her property arrangements so she could move on and ‘get back to the day job’
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · Aug 27
Equalities watchdog tells organisations to change single-sex space rules

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Equalities watchdog tells organisations to change single-sex space rules
EHRC launches legal action against 19 organisations said to be in breach of the law after a landmark Supreme Court ruling
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · Aug 27
‘Make Brexit boring’: Labour takes fight to Nigel Farage over EU

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‘Make Brexit boring’: Labour takes fight to Nigel Farage over EU
NickThomas-Symonds, the European relations minister, attacked the Reform leader over his deportation plans as Labour attempts to change the narrative
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · Aug 8
Excl: Neighbours suspected Rushanara Ali of rule breach at rental home

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Neighbours suspected Rushanara Ali of rule breach at rental home
People living in the Bow Quarter development tried to alert the council that the MP’s house was in multiple occupancy, to no avail
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · Aug 8
Times Saturday read: Angela Rayner gives Labour a 12-month mission to save itself

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Angela Rayner gives Labour a 12-month mission to save itself
Internal party research finds its achievements are failing to cut through with voters, while people in all demographics are being tempted to switch to Reform
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · Aug 8
Excl: Five tribes who could put Nigel Farage in No 10

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Five tribes who could put Nigel Farage in No 10
Reform’s lead over Labour in the polls is down to broad support, not just its usual right-wing base
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · Aug 7
Excl: Ban trans women from single-sex spaces, equality watchdog to say in guidance delivered to ministers this month

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Ban trans women from single-sex spaces, equality watchdog to say
EHRC guidance to be submitted to ministers this month will tell schools, hospitals, leisure centres and cinemas to limit trans access
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · Aug 4
PM urges police to give more information about criminals ‘to rebuild trust’

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PM urges police to give more information about criminals ‘to rebuild trust’
No 10 said all authorities should be “as transparent as possible” about offenders as unrest grows over the government’s handling of the migration crisis
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · Aug 3
Excl: Labour MPs resist ‘backsliding’ Supreme Court judgment on definition of a woman in letters to constituents

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Labour MPs resist ‘backsliding’ Supreme Court trans judgment
Responses to constituents from Labour MPs cast doubt over guidance being produced by the EHRC, Times analysis finds, and may risk leaving the public confused
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · Aug 3
Rape victims will be able to access sentencing remarks made by judges to their abusers in court, as ministers consider using artificial intelligence to widen transparency.

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AI to continue providing court transcripts for rape victims
Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, has extended a pilot which allows people to obtain free copies of sentencing remarks in cases of sexual offences
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · Aug 1
I may have got too deep into the meaning of the big yellow neon sign.
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · Aug 1
Angela Rayner's new Office for the Deputy Prime Minister: a land-grab, or the answer to Labour’s problems?

Mini-read ft this big yellow neon sign from the government art collection.

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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · Jul 31
Inheritance tax shake-up threatens food security, say farmers

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Inheritance tax shake-up threatens food security, say farmers
A government poll finds most farmers have no confidence their relationship with ministers will improve, and they may have to abandon sustainable practices
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Geri Scott @geraldinescott.co.uk · Jul 18
Angela Rayner’s bill ‘will make it easier for doctors to strike’

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Angela Rayner’s bill ‘will make it easier for doctors to strike’
Richard Sloggett, a former adviser to Matt Hancock, said Wes Streeting was being ‘boxed in’ by Rayner and her ‘problematic’ Employment Rights Bill
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