Randall's Monitoring
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𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲:
🧒The government has announced that around 550,000 children will be lifted out of poverty by 2030, as it launches the Child Poverty Strategy
🧒The government has announced that around 550,000 children will be lifted out of poverty by 2030, as it launches the Child Poverty Strategy
December 5, 2025 at 8:54 AM
𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲:
🧒The government has announced that around 550,000 children will be lifted out of poverty by 2030, as it launches the Child Poverty Strategy
🧒The government has announced that around 550,000 children will be lifted out of poverty by 2030, as it launches the Child Poverty Strategy
𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲:
🌹Penrith and Solway MP @campbellsavours.bsky.social has lost the Labour whip after voting against the government on farm inheritance taxes
🌹Penrith and Solway MP @campbellsavours.bsky.social has lost the Labour whip after voting against the government on farm inheritance taxes
December 4, 2025 at 8:47 AM
𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲:
🌹Penrith and Solway MP @campbellsavours.bsky.social has lost the Labour whip after voting against the government on farm inheritance taxes
🌹Penrith and Solway MP @campbellsavours.bsky.social has lost the Labour whip after voting against the government on farm inheritance taxes
Westminster Today:
🤝Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Downing Street during his State Visit, for a bilateral meeting and a discussion with German and UK businesses
🤝Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Downing Street during his State Visit, for a bilateral meeting and a discussion with German and UK businesses
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Westminster Today:
🤝Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Downing Street during his State Visit, for a bilateral meeting and a discussion with German and UK businesses
🤝Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Downing Street during his State Visit, for a bilateral meeting and a discussion with German and UK businesses
Westminster Today:
❌ In the aftermath of the leak that published details of the Budget an hour before the Chancellor began speaking in the Commons, the chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, Richard Hughes, has resigned
❌ In the aftermath of the leak that published details of the Budget an hour before the Chancellor began speaking in the Commons, the chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, Richard Hughes, has resigned
December 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Westminster Today:
❌ In the aftermath of the leak that published details of the Budget an hour before the Chancellor began speaking in the Commons, the chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, Richard Hughes, has resigned
❌ In the aftermath of the leak that published details of the Budget an hour before the Chancellor began speaking in the Commons, the chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, Richard Hughes, has resigned
Westminster Today:
🌱The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs publishes its revised Environmental Improvement Plan - a roadmap for restoring nature, cleaning up waterways and improving air quality
🌱The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs publishes its revised Environmental Improvement Plan - a roadmap for restoring nature, cleaning up waterways and improving air quality
December 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Westminster Today:
🌱The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs publishes its revised Environmental Improvement Plan - a roadmap for restoring nature, cleaning up waterways and improving air quality
🌱The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs publishes its revised Environmental Improvement Plan - a roadmap for restoring nature, cleaning up waterways and improving air quality
Westminster Today:
📜The government has been accused of diluting one aspect of its flagship workers’ rights legislation, as unfair dismissal rights will now kick in after six months rather than from the first day
📜The government has been accused of diluting one aspect of its flagship workers’ rights legislation, as unfair dismissal rights will now kick in after six months rather than from the first day
November 28, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Westminster Today:
📜The government has been accused of diluting one aspect of its flagship workers’ rights legislation, as unfair dismissal rights will now kick in after six months rather than from the first day
📜The government has been accused of diluting one aspect of its flagship workers’ rights legislation, as unfair dismissal rights will now kick in after six months rather than from the first day
The transcript of the Chancellor's Budget speech can be found here 👇 #Budget2025
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Budget 2025 speech
Budget 2025 speech as delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
www.gov.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The transcript of the Chancellor's Budget speech can be found here 👇 #Budget2025
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has delivered her Budget Statement. The full text of the Budget and supporting documents can be found here ⬇️ #Budget2025
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has delivered her Budget Statement. The full text of the Budget and supporting documents can be found here ⬇️ #Budget2025
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
ICYMI:
💻Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts Downing Street reception for content creators, including panel discussions about how creators can best work with government and an exploration of the creators’ own careers
💻Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts Downing Street reception for content creators, including panel discussions about how creators can best work with government and an exploration of the creators’ own careers
July 31, 2025 at 8:38 AM
ICYMI:
💻Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts Downing Street reception for content creators, including panel discussions about how creators can best work with government and an exploration of the creators’ own careers
💻Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts Downing Street reception for content creators, including panel discussions about how creators can best work with government and an exploration of the creators’ own careers
ICYMI:
🤝Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host a meeting of Cabinet today from 2.00 pm to present a peace plan for Palestine
💻Winners of £90 million in tech investment across Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast announced by Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle
🤝Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host a meeting of Cabinet today from 2.00 pm to present a peace plan for Palestine
💻Winners of £90 million in tech investment across Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast announced by Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle
July 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
ICYMI:
🤝Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host a meeting of Cabinet today from 2.00 pm to present a peace plan for Palestine
💻Winners of £90 million in tech investment across Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast announced by Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle
🤝Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host a meeting of Cabinet today from 2.00 pm to present a peace plan for Palestine
💻Winners of £90 million in tech investment across Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast announced by Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle
ICYMI:
💬Prime Minister Keir Starmer is to convene an emergency cabinet meeting this week to discuss the crisis in Gaza
🍻Planning and licensing rules are to be relaxed in order to allow cafes, bars, and venues to open in disused shops as part of new ‘hospitality zones’ on British high streets
💬Prime Minister Keir Starmer is to convene an emergency cabinet meeting this week to discuss the crisis in Gaza
🍻Planning and licensing rules are to be relaxed in order to allow cafes, bars, and venues to open in disused shops as part of new ‘hospitality zones’ on British high streets
July 28, 2025 at 7:52 AM
ICYMI:
💬Prime Minister Keir Starmer is to convene an emergency cabinet meeting this week to discuss the crisis in Gaza
🍻Planning and licensing rules are to be relaxed in order to allow cafes, bars, and venues to open in disused shops as part of new ‘hospitality zones’ on British high streets
💬Prime Minister Keir Starmer is to convene an emergency cabinet meeting this week to discuss the crisis in Gaza
🍻Planning and licensing rules are to be relaxed in order to allow cafes, bars, and venues to open in disused shops as part of new ‘hospitality zones’ on British high streets
ICYMI:
🖥️The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology last night published the UK Compute Roadmap
📈Chancellor Rachel Reeves attends the third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Durban, South Africa
🖥️The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology last night published the UK Compute Roadmap
📈Chancellor Rachel Reeves attends the third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Durban, South Africa
July 18, 2025 at 8:34 AM
ICYMI:
🖥️The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology last night published the UK Compute Roadmap
📈Chancellor Rachel Reeves attends the third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Durban, South Africa
🖥️The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology last night published the UK Compute Roadmap
📈Chancellor Rachel Reeves attends the third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Durban, South Africa
ICYMI:
💬Prime Minister Keir Starmer will deliver a speech at the Government’s first Civil Society Summit
🤝He then hosts German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for an inward visit, where they will sign the new UK-Germany Bilateral Friendship and Cooperation Treaty @ 12.10 pm
💬Prime Minister Keir Starmer will deliver a speech at the Government’s first Civil Society Summit
🤝He then hosts German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for an inward visit, where they will sign the new UK-Germany Bilateral Friendship and Cooperation Treaty @ 12.10 pm
July 17, 2025 at 7:32 AM
ICYMI:
💬Prime Minister Keir Starmer will deliver a speech at the Government’s first Civil Society Summit
🤝He then hosts German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for an inward visit, where they will sign the new UK-Germany Bilateral Friendship and Cooperation Treaty @ 12.10 pm
💬Prime Minister Keir Starmer will deliver a speech at the Government’s first Civil Society Summit
🤝He then hosts German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for an inward visit, where they will sign the new UK-Germany Bilateral Friendship and Cooperation Treaty @ 12.10 pm
ICYMI:
🗨️Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered her Mansion House speech last night, where she discussed in more detail her package of financial services reforms
❓Prime Minister Keir Starmer takes PMQs @ 12.00 pm
🗨️Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered her Mansion House speech last night, where she discussed in more detail her package of financial services reforms
❓Prime Minister Keir Starmer takes PMQs @ 12.00 pm
July 16, 2025 at 7:39 AM
ICYMI:
🗨️Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered her Mansion House speech last night, where she discussed in more detail her package of financial services reforms
❓Prime Minister Keir Starmer takes PMQs @ 12.00 pm
🗨️Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered her Mansion House speech last night, where she discussed in more detail her package of financial services reforms
❓Prime Minister Keir Starmer takes PMQs @ 12.00 pm
ICYMI:
📮The Government will today publish its Green Paper on the Future of the Post Office, which will set out several proposals for discussion on the future direction of the organisation
🤝Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts Prime Minister of Czechia Petr Fiala in Downing Street
📮The Government will today publish its Green Paper on the Future of the Post Office, which will set out several proposals for discussion on the future direction of the organisation
🤝Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts Prime Minister of Czechia Petr Fiala in Downing Street
July 14, 2025 at 7:37 AM
ICYMI:
📮The Government will today publish its Green Paper on the Future of the Post Office, which will set out several proposals for discussion on the future direction of the organisation
🤝Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts Prime Minister of Czechia Petr Fiala in Downing Street
📮The Government will today publish its Green Paper on the Future of the Post Office, which will set out several proposals for discussion on the future direction of the organisation
🤝Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts Prime Minister of Czechia Petr Fiala in Downing Street
ICYMI:
🚸Department for Education publishes ‘Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life' strategy
⛪Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends memorial event at St Pauls Cathedral @ 11.30 am, marking 20 years since the 7/7 terror attacks
🚸Department for Education publishes ‘Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life' strategy
⛪Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends memorial event at St Pauls Cathedral @ 11.30 am, marking 20 years since the 7/7 terror attacks
July 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
ICYMI:
🚸Department for Education publishes ‘Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life' strategy
⛪Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends memorial event at St Pauls Cathedral @ 11.30 am, marking 20 years since the 7/7 terror attacks
🚸Department for Education publishes ‘Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life' strategy
⛪Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends memorial event at St Pauls Cathedral @ 11.30 am, marking 20 years since the 7/7 terror attacks
ICYMI:
🎤Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s interview with Nick Robinson, on BBC Political Thinking podcast airs on BBC2 @ 5.00 pm – the podcast is available to listen to here
🚓Home Secretary Yvette Cooper visits Nottingham and Derby launching the Safer Streets summer initiative
🎤Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s interview with Nick Robinson, on BBC Political Thinking podcast airs on BBC2 @ 5.00 pm – the podcast is available to listen to here
🚓Home Secretary Yvette Cooper visits Nottingham and Derby launching the Safer Streets summer initiative
July 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
ICYMI:
🎤Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s interview with Nick Robinson, on BBC Political Thinking podcast airs on BBC2 @ 5.00 pm – the podcast is available to listen to here
🚓Home Secretary Yvette Cooper visits Nottingham and Derby launching the Safer Streets summer initiative
🎤Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s interview with Nick Robinson, on BBC Political Thinking podcast airs on BBC2 @ 5.00 pm – the podcast is available to listen to here
🚓Home Secretary Yvette Cooper visits Nottingham and Derby launching the Safer Streets summer initiative
ICYMI:
⚕️Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting launch new 10-year plan for the NHS via a speech in London; a Commons statement is also expected to take place
💬Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner addresses Local Government Association annual conference in Liverpool @ 9.30 am
⚕️Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting launch new 10-year plan for the NHS via a speech in London; a Commons statement is also expected to take place
💬Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner addresses Local Government Association annual conference in Liverpool @ 9.30 am
July 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM
ICYMI:
⚕️Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting launch new 10-year plan for the NHS via a speech in London; a Commons statement is also expected to take place
💬Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner addresses Local Government Association annual conference in Liverpool @ 9.30 am
⚕️Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting launch new 10-year plan for the NHS via a speech in London; a Commons statement is also expected to take place
💬Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner addresses Local Government Association annual conference in Liverpool @ 9.30 am
ICYMI:
❓Prime Minister Keir Starmer takes PMQs @ 12.00 noon
🏘️The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have set out plans to build around 300,000 social and affordable homes, with a focus on homes available for social rent (around 60% of the planned builds)
❓Prime Minister Keir Starmer takes PMQs @ 12.00 noon
🏘️The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have set out plans to build around 300,000 social and affordable homes, with a focus on homes available for social rent (around 60% of the planned builds)
July 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
ICYMI:
❓Prime Minister Keir Starmer takes PMQs @ 12.00 noon
🏘️The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have set out plans to build around 300,000 social and affordable homes, with a focus on homes available for social rent (around 60% of the planned builds)
❓Prime Minister Keir Starmer takes PMQs @ 12.00 noon
🏘️The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have set out plans to build around 300,000 social and affordable homes, with a focus on homes available for social rent (around 60% of the planned builds)
ICYMI:
📜Second Reading of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill will take place today
🍼The government has today launched a review into the parental leave and pay system
📜Second Reading of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill will take place today
🍼The government has today launched a review into the parental leave and pay system
July 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
ICYMI:
📜Second Reading of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill will take place today
🍼The government has today launched a review into the parental leave and pay system
📜Second Reading of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill will take place today
🍼The government has today launched a review into the parental leave and pay system
ICYMI:
📜The government will later today confirm the concessions it has made to the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill
🏭Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds delivers a keynote speech on the Industrial Strategy as a catalyst for achieving net zero
📜The government will later today confirm the concessions it has made to the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill
🏭Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds delivers a keynote speech on the Industrial Strategy as a catalyst for achieving net zero
June 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
ICYMI:
📜The government will later today confirm the concessions it has made to the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill
🏭Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds delivers a keynote speech on the Industrial Strategy as a catalyst for achieving net zero
📜The government will later today confirm the concessions it has made to the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill
🏭Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds delivers a keynote speech on the Industrial Strategy as a catalyst for achieving net zero
ICYMI:
📜Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall last night confirmed that the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill will be modified
🪖 Keir Starmer to make defence-related visit to North Wales ahead of Armed Forces Day on Saturday
📜Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall last night confirmed that the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill will be modified
🪖 Keir Starmer to make defence-related visit to North Wales ahead of Armed Forces Day on Saturday
June 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
ICYMI:
📜Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall last night confirmed that the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill will be modified
🪖 Keir Starmer to make defence-related visit to North Wales ahead of Armed Forces Day on Saturday
📜Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall last night confirmed that the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill will be modified
🪖 Keir Starmer to make defence-related visit to North Wales ahead of Armed Forces Day on Saturday
The full transcript of Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting's speech has been published and may be found below ⬇️
gov.uk/government/s...
gov.uk/government/s...
June 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The full transcript of Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting's speech has been published and may be found below ⬇️
gov.uk/government/s...
gov.uk/government/s...
ICYMI:
💬 Keir Starmer expected to deliver keynote speech British Chambers of Commerce Global Annual Conference 2025
🏭DBT sets out new Trade Strategy at approximately 9.15 am, setting out a plan for free, fair and resilient trade to raise living standards and protect British industries
💬 Keir Starmer expected to deliver keynote speech British Chambers of Commerce Global Annual Conference 2025
🏭DBT sets out new Trade Strategy at approximately 9.15 am, setting out a plan for free, fair and resilient trade to raise living standards and protect British industries
June 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
ICYMI:
💬 Keir Starmer expected to deliver keynote speech British Chambers of Commerce Global Annual Conference 2025
🏭DBT sets out new Trade Strategy at approximately 9.15 am, setting out a plan for free, fair and resilient trade to raise living standards and protect British industries
💬 Keir Starmer expected to deliver keynote speech British Chambers of Commerce Global Annual Conference 2025
🏭DBT sets out new Trade Strategy at approximately 9.15 am, setting out a plan for free, fair and resilient trade to raise living standards and protect British industries