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Also this - sure we'll hear a lot about Brexit, Truss and Trump this afternoon:
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Brexit, Trump, Truss or Reeves? Experts on who's to blame for stalling the economy
The Chancellor is blaming Tory policy and the US President - but is she right?
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November 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Good time to re-up this from last week:
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'Total s**t show': How Reeves has one hour to save the Labour Party
Futures of both the Prime Minister and his Chancellor took a hit in a week of Westminster chaos
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November 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Wonder if there'll be anything on Local Housing Allowance in the budget:
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Starmer's 'right hand man' promises action on rent and cost of living
Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, tells The i Paper making food, housing and energy more affordable is central to the government's child poverty plan
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November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Covid report pretty damning on the "toxic and chaotic culture" in No 10: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Boris Johnson's lack of leadership blamed for 23,000 Covid deaths
A scathing report by inquiry chair Baroness Hallett also criticises the Department of Health, led by the current Cabinet Secretary Sir Chris Wormald and the then minister Matt Hancock
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November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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I expect this will prove controversial:
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November 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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'Let's catch up soon. Keep up the good work!' What Keir said to Wes:
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What Starmer said to Streeting in awkward phone call (and what he avoided)
The Prime Minister has apologised to his health secretary, but is keeping faith with his top aide
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November 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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If nothing else, the Starmer Streeting kaffufle has exposed deep rifts in No10:
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'F**cking deranged': How No10's bid to squash Streeting for leader backfired
A briefing against Wes Streeting has exposed a 'toxic culture' in No10
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November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Just thinking how it's gone for parties who change leaders:
Biden for Harris. Didn't work
Blair for Brown. Not great
Thatcher for Major. OK, but he was her choice
Cameron for May. Difficult
May for Johnson: Good start but...
Johnson for Truss. Less said the better
Truss for Sunak: Cause already lost
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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If you're reading about Labour leadership plots this morning it's because @theipaper.com's @kitty-donaldson.bsky.social kicked it all off at the weekend with this:
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Labour MPs are now openly plotting against Starmer
Conversations within Labour around the Prime Minister's future have stepped up a gear
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November 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Strong feeling (no evidence!) that the two-child cap will be deployed to persuade MPs manifesto-busting tax rises are necessary:
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Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Budget - Starmer
PM's statement comes after Chancellor Rachel Reeves also signaled the measure would be in the Budget
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November 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Winter's-a-coming: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Nine NHS flashpoints that will decide how bad the winter crisis will be
The worst flu season for 10 years and doctors' strikes are heralding a fresh NHS crisis this winter
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November 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Celebrities wave good bye to Strictly and clamour to get on Traitors:
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‘Strictly is wounded’: Why Celebrity Traitors is the golden ticket for stars
Stars are vying for a seat at the next Celebrity Traitors round table, top talent agents say
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November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Traitors brings out the medieval in people. Joe Marler swathing through faithfuls like a witchfinder general, no remorse, the innocent will go to heaven. David Olusoga surviving a trial by ordeal and reaching the final as the gods had decided his innocence.
November 7, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Just what Rachel Reeves needs a couple of weeks before an era-defining Budget:
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Cabinet anger as Lucy Powell says Rachel Reeves shouldn't raise income tax
The new Labour deputy leader warned the PM and Chancellor that breaching the party's manifesto pledges would damage 'trust in politics'
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November 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Home Office, Prisons, Courts, Migration - this is what used to be known as an omnishambles, but could also be seen as a political event horizon:
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Prison bosses handed £6m in pay and bonuses as 200 offenders released by mistake
Civil servants running the prison service earned pay packages worth up to £325,000 - including performance-related bonuses
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November 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Streeting admitting the NHS is facing a tricky winter - already:
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Streeting: NHS faces undeniable strain this winter, here are my emergency plans
These are the challenges which the NHS and its staff will face this winter - and what I am doing about it
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November 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Hard agree here. Still resentful I didn't get saxophone lessons:
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Starmer: I played violin with Fatboy Slim - why every child should learn music
In an opinion piece for The i Paper, the Prime Minister argues that music lessons are as 'vital' for school pupils as other subjects
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November 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Reeves is often in the news for the wrong reasons. Doesn't means she's done anything wrong tho.
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Reeves investigated over rental rule break after new emails come to light
A spokesperson for the Prime Minister insisted he had 'full confidence' in Rachel Reeves
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October 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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You would have thought after Angela Rayner everyone would have been told to check they are following all rules etc:
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Rachel Reeves admits breaking housing rules over family rental
The Chancellor's south London family home was advertised for £3,200 per month in rent
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October 30, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Glad I'm not Rachel Reeves:
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Taxes need to rise by equivalent of 3p on income tax to plug UK blackhole, analysis shows
Scale of challenge facing Reeves comes as Starmer fails to rule out tax rises in the Budget
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October 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Big thumbs up from me on this:
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UK to push for global ban on dazzling car headlights
The impact of glare on drivers has increased in recent years
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October 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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When is mandatory not mandatory?

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Digital ID to be voluntary....unless you want a job (or benefits)
Keir Starmer has relaunched the controversial policy, stressing it's use for every day life
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October 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Interesting debate over income tax in Labour - some believe the easiest and most effective way of plugging a £22bn blackhole. But breaches a manifesto pledge. So what's best over politics and public trust. V difficult choice:
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Raise income tax Reeves urged, as Labour splits on Budget
Some MPs believe the Chancellor needs to break the manifesto pledge in 'one big painful move'
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October 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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October 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Interesting take this, from Blue Labour founder Lord Glasman:
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Farage is holding back the tide of the far right, says top Labour peer
Maurice Glasman says Reform UK leader could 'make Robert Jenrick look like a nasty, populist, empty space'
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October 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM