Henry Riley
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Henry Riley
@henryriley1.bsky.social
Reporter and Presenter at @LBC

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Morning! Last day of two weeks of covering Ian Payne on @LBC -I’m on 4-7am

- Labour U-turns on employment rights plan for unfair dismissal from day 1
- Macron hints at conscription for teens
- Is Black Friday a scam?

Plus @guystewart.bsky.social on migration & City of London police on Black Friday
November 28, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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The Defence Committee's duty is to scrutinise the Government's #defence policy & actions.

Recognising rising #threats, @lbc.co.uk @henryriley1.bsky.social, I welcome NATO-wide agreed spending promises, but as our report shows, we must accelerate investment to have any hope of meeting those targets.
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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'That is plain and simple, not telling the truth.'
'Don't say it in the first place.'

@henryriley1.bsky.social isn't buying @tomhayesmp.bsky.social's defence of the Budget, pointing out the Chancellor already knew she was dealt 'a bad hand' by the Tories a year ago.
November 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Back again on LBC from 4-7am

- £30bn worth of tax rises, highest level of tax in history - was the budget a success?
- EV owners to face pay-per-mile tax
- What was your dream job as a teenager?

Plus Tom Hayes MP, CBI’s Mohammad Jamei and London’s Deputy Mayor Howard Dawber
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 AM
How will the Budget affect small business?

My conversation with Paul Endacott - a pensioner from Richmond who runs Music Heritage London, a 1960s Tour Bus 

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November 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
🚨 On @lbc.co.uk again 4-7am

- Minimum wage increases ‘crippling’ blow to jobs market
- Surge in children with little or no language skills
- Rise in solo travellers, particularly women

Plus report on immigration detention centres, & all the latest on the budget
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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'He doesn't know the monster he's created.'

Caller Nick, who went to school with Nigel Farage, tells @henryriley1.bsky.social that he 'absolutely will not' vote Reform.
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Another terrible selfie to tell you I’m on @lbc.co.uk from 4-7am

- Nigel Farage: My teenage comments were banter, not racism
- BBC still not tackling bias, says leaked memo author
- Can’t train your golden retriever? Why it’s not your fault

Plus Ukraine latest & budget look ahead
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 AM
On @lbc.co.uk from 4-7am…

- David Cameron reveals prostate cancer diagnosis
- Zero alcohol driving limit backed by public
- What was being an empty nester like?

Plus Ukraine latest, childhood obesity and rumours of the two child benefit cap being scrapped
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 AM
How Europe's toughest asylum system works

Watch my piece for @lbc.co.uk on Denmark’s asylum and immigration policy - as the UK announces strict changes modelled on the Danes

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How Europe's toughest asylum system works
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November 21, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Still on @lbc.co.uk until 7am…

- One in 6 say they would fail their driving test today
- Trial by jury to be scrapped in some cases to slash court backlog
- Covid inquiry finds lockdowns could have been avoided - did we need the inquiry?

Plus Joe Powell MP on high streets
November 21, 2025 at 5:23 AM
On @lbc.co.uk from 4-7am…

- Have you ever been stuck in the snow?
- Is it fair to use your freedom pass if you can afford it?
- Chris Packham pressure leads to Boxing Day hunt ‘not welcome’ in Tiverton

Plus Met Commander Stephen Clayman on knife crime & secret US Russia peace talks
November 20, 2025 at 4:40 AM
On LBC from 4-7am…

- Line of Duty refund - which TV show would you bring back?
- Peter Mandelson faces a fine for urinating in the street - what else was he meant to do?
- Brits fleeing the UK- why?

Plus Tan Dhesi MP on report into UK defence & Scotland’s World Cup qualification
November 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Got called the ‘Alan Carr of LBC’ by Nick Ferrari earlier…
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
On LBC from 4-7am…

- Ban on resale of tickets above face value, in crackdown on ticket touts
- A third of women who divorce in midlife ‘much happier’
- Nearly half of Labour voters want Keir Starmer to fight on

Plus Ukraine latest, cold weather, asylum reforms and Birmingham bin strikes…
November 18, 2025 at 4:46 AM
EXCL

'We have removed your golden ticket,' illegal migrants to be told as government set to launch marketing blitz abroad

@lbc.co.uk

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A Labour source told LBC that “the scale of illegal migration is placing huge pressure on communities”.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Coming up on @lbc.co.uk tomorrow morning from 7

Can Labour make gains… with the help of the Danes?

My report from Copenhagen on their migration policy, with successful asylum claims at a 40 year low, and applications
November 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
There’s an election in Denmark 🇩🇰

(Watch til the end)
November 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
'Was it all worth it?', 100-year-old war veteran asks as he shares lessons learned on Remembrance Sunday

"We've learnt nothing", World War Two veteran Mervyn Kersh told @LBC as he shared his thoughts on the importance of Remembrance Sunday.

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November 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Just adore these vintage taxi cabs on Poppy cab duty - thanks so much Henry for filming these for me x
November 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Out with the Poppy Cabs charity today for Remembrance Sunday

Since 2009 they’ve been taking veterans around London for free

This year around 300 drivers will give up their time for around 1,000 journeys- taking up to 5,000 veterans to the Cenotaph

@lbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:26 AM
What is going on in Reform’s local councils?

My @lbc.co.uk with @mrjamesob.bsky.social

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What is going on in Reform’s local councils?
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November 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Reform seem have lost another councillor on Kent County Council overnight before their full council meeting this morning

Isabella Kemp is now the 9th councillor on Kent CC who is no longer with the party

@mrjamesob.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Busy day of news @lbc.co.uk

Manhunt for foreign prisoner after mistaken release from HMP Wandsworth

On @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social’s show with @natashaclark.bsky.social

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Manhunt for foreign prisoner after mistaken release from HMP Wandsworth
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November 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Ready and waiting… on @LBC from 10pm-1am

- The artist formerly known as Prince (Andrew)

(And should you dress your cats up at Halloween?)
October 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM