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Three people with experience of working for under-siege prime ministers — Guto Harri (Johnson), Beatrice Timpson (Sunak) & Paul Harrison (May) — talk to @alaintolhurst.bsky.social about defending a PM's position while in No10

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December 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
In the fight against climate change, nature remains our most powerful ally. Restoring ecosystems strengthens economies: harvests are less vulnerable to droughts, and forests can continue to act as the planet’s lungs, writes Labour MP Olivia Blake
We cannot afford to squander the Paris Agreement
The UK must take the lead in putting nature at the heart of the fight against climate change.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"Money Matters shows that, with the right support, a complicated benefits system can become a gateway to opportunity, not an obstacle."
✍️ Sureena Brackenridge
Financial security for parents makes for better classrooms
I am happy to be part of a Labour Party that has put education at the heart of its agenda – including expanding free school meals, the establishmen...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A plan for Starmer to pay tribute to a scene from the Christmas film Love Actually in his first TikTok video was scrapped over copyright concerns

Aides had wanted to soundtrack the PM's first post on the platform with Jump by The Pointer Sisters – the song that accompanies Hugh Grant’s famous dance
Copyright Thwarts Plan To Recreate Love Actually Moment In Prime Minister's TikTok
A plan for Keir Starmer to pay tribute to a scene from the Christmas film Love Actually in his first TikTok video was scrapped over copyright conce...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A former senior member of the Conservative Party's digital operation has defected to Reform

Julian Teare, once responsible for CCHQ's digital assets, will stand for Nigel Farage's party at the May local elections

Meanwhile, Ben Bradley today became the latest former Tory MP to join Reform
Former Tory Digital Chief Defects To Reform
A former senior member of the Conservative Party's digital operation has defected to Reform UK.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Our polling shows that nearly three-quarters of people support a Youth Experience Scheme with the EU. In modern-day British politics, that's about as close to consensus as you can get.

A UK-EU youth mobility scheme is an absolute no-brainer, writes @bestforbritain.org CEO @pimlicat.bsky.social
A UK-EU youth mobility scheme is an absolute no-brainer
Our polling shows that nearly three-quarters of people support a Youth Experience Scheme with the European Union. In modern-day British politics, t...
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December 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Update: With the resignation of Cllr Nicola Brown from Reform UK in Doncaster, Reform has now lost 40 of the councillors it had elected seven months ago

Brown has joined Advance UK instead - a party reportedly backed by Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson👇
Big news tonight as the Reform leader of Staffordshire County Council is removed from the party after racist post claims as reported by BBC

Reform has suffered significant losses from councils that faced elections in May

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Reform Is Losing Councillors Elected In May At An 'Unusual' Rate
Reform UK has lost more than 5 per cent of the councillors it had elected six months ago, an analysis by PoliticsHome has found.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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The Australia ban on social media for children is now underway

Catch up on my interview with Labour MP & chair of the Children's Online Safety APPG @joanireid.com who thinks the UK should follow suit if the Australian ban is effective 👇
December 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Rachel Reeves today told MPs that she had launched an inquiry into the number of leaks in the run-up to her Budget

The Chancellor said she was "frustrated" by the "unacceptable" number of leaks to the media

"That is why I'm doing something about it, because we cannot allow this to happen again"
Rachel Reeves Says She Has Launched An Inquiry Into Budget Leaks
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told MPs she was frustrated by the number of leaks in the run-up to her Budget last month, and said an inquiry is ongo...
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December 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Lessons in political science. This week: party unity
✍️ Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now: Party unity
Lessons in political science. This week: party unity
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December 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Sweden – currently ranked number one in the World Justice Project global rankings – doesn’t use jury trials at all. Norway, ranked number three, also doesn’t...

Ignore the fearmongering, our plan for juries focuses on the victims, writes Labour MP @catherineatkinson.bsky.social
Ignore the fearmongering, our plan for juries focuses on the victims
Being in government isn't about easy decisions. It's about difficult but necessary decisions taken in the national interest.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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What is the roll-out of AI doing to the UK's labour market? What kind of future scenario planning is going on inside government to prepare not only for the opportunities ahead, but for the prospect of mass job losses?

My feature for @thehousemag.bsky.social

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Is The UK Jobs Market Ready For AI's 'Transitionary Shocks'?
AI is transforming the world of work. Will it lead to a spike in unemployment? What is being done to prepare for one? Noah Vickers reports
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December 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
A colonel has emerged as a surprise name in debates about who succeeds Starmer

Despite being an MP for just a year and a half, Al Carns would be "the most impressive leader this country has ever had", said a backer

But others say he's too inexperienced, and there are Qs over his personal politics
Former Marine Emerges As Surprise Name In Race To Succeed Keir Starmer
Armed forces minister Al Carns is being discussed as a wildcard candidate to succeed Keir Starmer.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Andy Burnham has warned the Treasury not to give Manchester a "cut-price" rail upgrade

In a strongly-worded message to Westminster, the Greater Manchester Mayor said removing Manchester Airport from Northern Powerhouse Railway plans would be "ludicrous”

He sat down with @noahvickers.bsky.social
Don't Leave Manchester With 'Cut-Price' Rail Upgrade, Andy Burnham Warns Ministers
Exclusive: Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has warned the government not to give his region a “cut-price infrastructure option” as discussion...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Big news tonight as the Reform leader of Staffordshire County Council is removed from the party after racist post claims as reported by BBC

Reform has suffered significant losses from councils that faced elections in May

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Reform Is Losing Councillors Elected In May At An 'Unusual' Rate
Reform UK has lost more than 5 per cent of the councillors it had elected six months ago, an analysis by PoliticsHome has found.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Progressive people "must be willing to say, unapologetically, I am a Zionist", Chancellor Rachel Reeves said at Labour Friends of Israel's annual dinner on Monday

“I am a Zionist not in spite of my belief in democracy or freedom and equality, but exactly because of those beliefs"
Rachel Reeves Says Progressive People Should Be Zionists
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said progressive people should “unapologetically” be Zionists.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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NEW: Ministers expected to tour the country early next year as part of govt's consultation on digital ID @politicshome.bsky.social understands

-Govt keen to demonstrate efforts go beyond normal consultation
-Process viewed by insiders as opp to reset messaging

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Ministers Will Tour Country To Talk To Public About Digital ID
Exclusive: Ministers are expected to tour the country early next year as part of the government's consultation on digital ID.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The government is planning to send ministers on a tour of the country to talk to members of the public about digital ID

It is part of a wider consultation on digital ID, which insiders view as a key opportunity to reset messaging around the policy

@matildamartin.bsky.social reports
Ministers Will Tour Country To Talk To Public About Digital ID
Exclusive: Ministers are expected to tour the country early next year as part of the government's consultation on digital ID.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Labour MP and Children’s Online Safety APPG chair @joanireid.com tells me:

🇦🇺🇬🇧 UK should copy Australia’s under-16 social media ban if it works
💪 “Ofcom needs to be bolder"
🚫 "If X is not complying with our laws, then they shouldn't be allowed to operate"

Full @politicshome.bsky.social interview 👇
Labour MP Says UK Should Look At Replicating Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban
The chair of the Children’s Online Safety All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has said the UK should consider following Australia’s lead and ban s...
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December 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
📱🚫 Chair of the Children's Online Safety APPG @joanireid.com says the UK should consider copying Australia’s under-16 social media ban if it proves successful

"The harms outweigh the benefits for kids to quite a strong degree.”

👇 Read the full interview by @zoecrowther.bsky.social
Labour MP Says UK Should Look At Replicating Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban
The chair of the Children’s Online Safety All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has said the UK should consider following Australia’s lead and ban s...
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December 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
“In New York, it’s Mamdani. In Wales, it’s Plaid”

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth talks to Tom Scotson
about being the only party to stop Nigel Farage in Wales, a lack of contact from Keir Starmer, his republicanism, and defending his former employer, the BBC
Rhun ap Iorwerth: “In New York, it’s Mamdani. In Wales, it’s Plaid”
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth is turning Keir Starmer’s Reform strategy on its head by telling Welsh voters only he can stop Nigel Farage. He...
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December 6, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Critics of the Employment Rights Bill will not be satisfied with this concession and will want it watered down further.

The government need to hold firm and deliver the New Deal for Working People in full.

My article in @politicshome.bsky.social 👇

www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
On unfair dismissal, the government has undoubtedly broken a manifesto promise
The government must decide whether it stands with working people — or with those ready to weaken their rights at the first sign of resistance.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Labour has prepared rebuttals for its MPs to use in the face of widespread criticism of the decision to scale back jury trials

One, included in a briefing note seen by PolHome, says judge-only trials are normal in Canada, and "no one thinks that justice isn’t being handed down fairly in Canada"
How Labour MPs Are Being Told To Defend Jury Trials Being Scaled Back
Labour MPs are being told to defend the government decision to scale back juries by pointing to Canada as an example of a jurisdiction where judge-...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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NEW: My interview with Natural England chair Tony Juniper, who tells me, on the infamous HS2 'bat tunnel':

"We could have finished up with a much better outcome for the bats, without having to spend that money"

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Natural England's Tony Juniper: Money Spent On Bat Tunnel 'Could Have Been Put To Better Use'
Natural England wants to cast off its ‘blocker’ image and reframe its mission as one that enhances national infrastructure. Noah Vickers speaks to ...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The Treasury should let the Environment Agency use money raised by the landfill tax to clear illegal waste dumps, MPs say

Labour's @terryjermymp.bsky.social & Lib Dem @calummillerld.bsky.social, whose seat contains the critical incident in Oxfordshire, said revenues should be redirected to the EA
Direct Landfill Tax Revenues To Environment Agency To Help Clear Illegal Waste Dumps, Treasury Urged
The Treasury should allow the Environment Agency (EA) to use landfill tax revenues to clean up illegal waste dumps, parliamentarians have told Poli...
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December 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM