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Sienna Rodgers
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Deputy editor of The House magazine in Parliament.
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Sienna Rodgers @siennarodgers.bsky.social · 7d
My interview with rising star Katie Lam

“If you take something like asylum, the whole concept of asylum – it’s a 20th-and-before-century idea for a 21st-century world,” she says

+ her upbringing, ambitions & struggle to hand back the mic 👇 www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Katie Lam: The Whole Concept Of Asylum Is Outdated
Tory whip and shadow minister Katie Lam talks to Sienna Rodgers about the poisoned chalice of being a ‘rising star’, why she believes the concept o...
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Sienna Rodgers @siennarodgers.bsky.social · 7d
My interview with Tory whip Rebecca Paul

“The NHS saved my life, without a doubt. If they hadn’t discovered it at the point they had, I doubt I would have made it to 20”

The health struggles she's never talked about publicly before & lots more 👇 www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Rebecca Paul: Without The NHS, I Doubt I Would've Made It To 20
Conservative MP Rebecca Paul tells Sienna Rodgers about her working-class upbringing, how the NHS saved her life as a child and why she campaigns o...
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Sienna Rodgers @siennarodgers.bsky.social · 7d
NEW: My interview with Nick Timothy

“The way our time in government ended, and in particular the way the promise of controlled and vastly reduced immigration was broken… was absolutely disgusting”

+ No 10 years, culture wars, free speech, burqa ban 👇 www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Nick Timothy: Breaking Our Promise On Controlled Immigration Was Disgusting
Sienna Rodgers meets Nick Timothy, the former chief of staff to Theresa May who is now a Conservative MP and whip. They talk culture wars, free spe...
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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 18d
Can Keir Starmer and Morgan McSweeney survive much longer? Increasingly, Labour insiders from across the party think not, reports @siennarodgers.bsky.social, as Labour conference gets underway in Liverpool

“I don’t see much difference between the end of Morgan and the end of the administration"
How Much Longer Can Starmer Survive? Enemies Are Circling His Last Defence
Can Keir Starmer and Morgan McSweeney survive much longer? Increasingly, Labour insiders from across the party think not. Sienna Rodgers reports
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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 17d
“If it was Wes, would it be more of the same?”

Mick Whelan, outgoing general secretary of Aslef and chair of Labour Unions, talks to @siennarodgers.bsky.social about the state of the Labour Party, its future leadership and being ‘terrified’ of retirement
The Mick Whelan Interview: Strikes, Starmer And 'The Lunatic In The White House'
Mick Whelan, outgoing general secretary of Aslef and chair of Labour Unions, talks to Sienna Rodgers about the state of the Labour Party, its futur...
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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 17d
Fun interview with Mick Whelan by @siennarodgers.bsky.social www.politicshome.com/news/article...
The Mick Whelan Interview: Strikes, Starmer And 'The Lunatic In The White House'
Mick Whelan, outgoing general secretary of Aslef and chair of Labour Unions, talks to Sienna Rodgers about the state of the Labour Party, its futur...
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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 11d
EXCL: “I’m not somebody who peaks on day one”

As Tory conference prepares to get underway, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch talks to @siennarodgers.bsky.social about being "proved right" on culture wars, hits back at briefings against her, and reveals the limits she has put on her screentime
Kemi Badenoch: “I'm Not Somebody Who Peaks On Day One”
Can she turn her party’s fortunes around? Kemi Badenoch talks to Sienna Rodgers about being ‘proved right’ on culture wars, hits back at the briefi...
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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 25d
👯 Liberal Democrat MP @paulkohlersw19.bsky.social meets @sophiealichurch.bsky.social and @siennarodgers.bsky.social in his Covent Garden cabaret bar

👇 They talk about running a business, meeting Nigel Farage and the violent attack he endured
Life Is A Cabaret: Liberal Democrat MP Paul Kohler In His Underground Burlesque Bar
Liberal Democrat MP Paul Kohler meets Sophie Church and Sienna Rodgers in his Covent Garden cabaret bar, where they talk about running a business, ...
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Sienna Rodgers @siennarodgers.bsky.social · 29d
EXCL: Kemi Badenoch tells me:

• Reform let Starmer off the hook by announcing defector amid Mandelson scandal
• Farage defence of Mandelson's Epstein links was “wrong”
• More defections? “I will not even allow myself to start worrying about that” www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Kemi Badenoch Says Reform Helped Labour By Announcing Defection During Mandelson Scandal
Exclusive: Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Reform UK of letting Keir Starmer off the hook after Nigel Farage announced a Tory d...
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Tilda Martin @matildamartin.bsky.social · Sep 9
Labour left candidate for the deputy leadership, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, tells @siennarodgers.bsky.social she is “not confident at all” about being able to reach the required number of MP nominations to proceed in the contest

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy “Not Confident” Of Getting MP Backing – But Says Labour Left Is Not Dead
Exclusive: Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Labour left candidate for the deputy leadership, has admitted she is “not confident at all” about being able to reach...
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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · Sep 6
Here’s a characteristically well sourced @siennarodgers.bsky.social feature on the founding of Corbyn’s new party www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Inside The Founding Of Jeremy Corbyn's New Party: 'End This Horrible Power Struggle'
The trials and tribulations of founding a new party on the left. Can they unite? What challenges lie ahead? Sienna Rodgers reports
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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · Sep 6
Inside the founding of Jeremy Corbyn's new party – how it started, the factions forming, the debates raging

Can they unite? What challenges lie ahead? How big a threat is the project to Keir Starmer?

@siennarodgers.bsky.social reports
Inside The Founding Of Jeremy Corbyn's New Party: 'End This Horrible Power Struggle'
The trials and tribulations of founding a new party on the left. Can they unite? What challenges lie ahead? Sienna Rodgers reports
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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · Sep 6
You’ll do well to find a better read on Your Party — its genesis, strategy, and many internal tensions — than this by colleague @siennarodgers.bsky.social

So many nuggets to choose from, like this: what’s in a name? A lot, actually

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · Jul 23
The BBC has decided not to send its flagship Politics Live programme to party conferences this year, PolHome understands

An ex-culture secretary said it was a "further erosion" of the BBC's political coverage, and called for a rethink

@adampayne26.bsky.social & @siennarodgers.bsky.social report
BBC Politics Live Will Not Go To Party Conferences This Year
The BBC has decided to stop its flagship Politics Live programme from going to party conferences this year, in a move that has disappointed some BB...
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Sienna Rodgers @siennarodgers.bsky.social · Jul 15
NEW: Egg donations – are young women aware of the risks? I reveal

• Cross-party MP concerns: ‘Women’s bodies are being commoditised’
• More donors come from most deprived areas
• One egg bank offers buyers an ‘AI matching service’ to screen donors

👇 www.politicshome.com/news/article...
'Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined': MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
The use of egg donations is increasing, giving people struggling with fertility a chance to start a family. But are young donors attracted to the c...
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Sienna Rodgers @siennarodgers.bsky.social · Jul 15
NEW: Our latest cover interview is with Tonia Antoniazzi, who won a landmark vote to decriminalise abortion.

She talks about being painted ‘as a monster’, and says the assisted dying bill she co-sponsors may look 'completely different’ after the Lords: www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Tonia Antoniazzi On Decriminalising Abortion: 'The Woman Is The Priority'
Tonia Antoniazzi has won a landmark vote to decriminalise abortion. The Labour MP talks to Sienna Rodgers about being painted ‘as a monster’, and s...
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Sienna Rodgers @siennarodgers.bsky.social · Jul 15
NEW: Egg donations – are young women aware of the risks? I reveal

• Cross-party MP concerns: ‘Women’s bodies are being commoditised’
• More donors come from most deprived areas
• One egg bank offers buyers an ‘AI matching service’ to screen donors

👇 www.politicshome.com/news/article...
'Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined': MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
The use of egg donations is increasing, giving people struggling with fertility a chance to start a family. But are young donors attracted to the c...
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Sienna Rodgers @siennarodgers.bsky.social · Jul 2
MPs usually work seven days a week, whether that's in Parliament or in the constituency. On the one hand people want their MPs to be glorified social workers, on the other they want them to be in Westminster all week – which is it?
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Sienna Rodgers @siennarodgers.bsky.social · Jul 2
“I was told it’s easy to go home on Wednesday evening and it’s not,” says one 2024 intake MP, who describes Parliament as an “open prison”

I spoke to MPs about the difficulties of working in Parliament as a parent and why they're demanding change: www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · Jun 27
For your lunchtime reading...

"...there is no loyalty dividend. They feel unloved, disrespected and taken for granted"

How Downing Street sleepwalked into a welfare crisis, by @siennarodgers.bsky.social
How No 10 Sleepwalked Into A Welfare Crisis
Tightly controlled candidate selections and a tough approach to taking away the whip from rebels early in the parliament were not enough to avert a...
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Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · Jun 27
“MPs are people who want the power to change the world for the better, but so many have been left feeling powerless," one Labour MP said

A brilliant look inside how No 10 sleepwalked into a welfare crisis, by @siennarodgers.bsky.social 👇
How No 10 Sleepwalked Into A Welfare Crisis
Tightly controlled candidate selections and a tough approach to taking away the whip from rebels early in the parliament were not enough to avert a...
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Tilda Martin @matildamartin.bsky.social · Jun 27
-“I blame No 10 & the frontbench”

-MPs "feel unloved, disrespected & taken for granted"

-But one supportive MP hits back:"He’s got to talk to Donald Trump, not me in the f***ing tearoom!”

How No 10 Sleepwalked Into A Welfare Crisis @siennarodgers.bsky.social

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How No 10 Sleepwalked Into A Welfare Crisis
Tightly controlled candidate selections and a tough approach to taking away the whip from rebels early in the parliament were not enough to avert a...
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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · Jun 27
Councils including some run by Labour have failed to implement the government policy to help house all UK armed forces veterans, PolHome has learned

Several councils have failed to implement the new policy, watered it down, or not updated guidance online, reports @sophiealichurch.bsky.social
Councils Fail To Implement Government Policy On Housing Veterans
Councils including those run by Labour have failed to implement the government’s policy to help house all UK armed forces veterans despite Keir Sta...
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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · Jun 16
The House's @siennarodgers.bsky.social talks to Looking For Growth co-founder Lawrence Newport, who wants to ban planning delays just like he outlawed the XL Bully

“I come to him [Dominic Cummings] a lot. He knows his stuff... We bonded over campaigning and having death threats.”
Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers
Bad boys of Brexit, move over: the good guys of growth are here. Sienna Rodgers talks to Looking For Growth co-founder Lawrence Newport who wants t...
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Sienna Rodgers @siennarodgers.bsky.social · Jun 15
Bad boys of Brexit, move over: the good guys of growth are here

My interview with Looking For Growth co-founder Lawrence Newport on death threats, Dominic Cummings, starting a political party, beautiful housing & lots more www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers
Bad boys of Brexit, move over: the good guys of growth are here. Sienna Rodgers talks to Looking For Growth co-founder Lawrence Newport who wants t...
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