Adam Payne

North London

Editor, @politicshome. Sometimes on our podcast The Rundown. Contact: [email protected] & DMs. Using this a bit less, but I’m on Bluesky.

Articles

The professor will see you now: The limits of prime ministerial power

3 days ago | politicshome.com | Adam Payne |Philip Cowley

The professor will see you now: The limits of prime ministerial power Illustration by Tracy Worrall As memories of Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher fade, so perceptions of the limitations of prime ministerial power increase A study published recently in the journal Scientific Reports argued that time could be flowing in reverse, without any of us knowing it.
Reform Hopes The World Of Business Will Flock To Its Party Conference

2 weeks ago | politicshome.com | Adam Payne |Sienna Rodgers |Harriet Symonds

Reform Hopes The World Of Business Will Flock To Its Party Conference Reform UK is planning a major business presence at its Autumn conference as part of the party's wider bid to show it is a professionalised political force.
Labour Move To Restrict Membership Data Triggers Internal Row

2 weeks ago | politicshome.com | Sienna Rodgers |Adam Payne

Labour Move To Restrict Membership Data Triggers Internal Row Labour is to limit who in the party's ruling body receives membership figures, triggering an internal row, PoliticsHome understands. At a meeting of the National Executive Committee this week, attendees were informed that from now on, only NEC officers would receive membership data, rather than the full NEC.
There Is A Growing "Rebellious Mood" Among Labour Peers

2 weeks ago | politicshome.com | Adam Payne

There Is A Growing "Rebellious Mood" Among Labour Peers There is growing tension between rebellious Labour peers and the government over the direction of the Keir Starmer administration, PoliticsHome understands.
The statement Keir Starmer should make

2 weeks ago | politicshome.com | Adam Payne |Anand Menon

The statement Keir Starmer should make After hugely disappointing local election results, in a world that feels as unsafe as it has in a generation, in the face of huge challenges to our political, economic and social systems, the government needs to be bolder. The uncertainty created by President Trump creates an ideal opportunity for a reset. Happily for the Prime Minister, I’ve written his statement for him.
Over Half Of Labour's 2024 Vote Considers Switching To Lib Dem Or Greens

3 weeks ago | politicshome.com | Nadine Batchelor-Hunt |Adam Payne

Over Half Of Labour's 2024 Vote Is Considering Switching To Lib Dem Or Greens More than half of people who voted Labour in July say they are considering switching to the Liberal Democrats or the Greens at the next general election, according to new research shared exclusively with PoliticsHome.
Recipes for Disaster

1 month ago | politicshome.com | Tom Scotson |Adam Payne

3 min read To launch a new column on politicians making a meal of it, there was only one place to start. “Me and politics, I don’t have a clue,” says 27-year-old Jada Mehmet. She works in her mum’s café in New Covent Garden Flower Market in south west London, starting every morning at 4am. She wasn’t here on the morning that Ed Miliband dropped in for breakfast 11 years ago. But despite her claims to political ignorance, she knows about it.
Senior Tories Meet German Counterparts To Discuss Rebuilding and Fighting Reform

1 month ago | politicshome.com | Zoe Crowther |Tom Scotson |Adam Payne

3 min read A group of senior Conservative MPs has met with German sister parties to discuss how to recover from their 2024 general election defeat and take the fight to Reform UK. A delegation of shadow cabinet ministers, including Priti Patel, Andrew Bowie, Andrew Griffith and Alan Mak this month travelled to Europe to meet politicians from Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU).
Planning deregulation carries serious political risks for Labour

2 months ago | politicshome.com | Adam Payne

4 min read The origins of Britain’s planning system are as deeply rooted in the legacy of the great post-war Labour government as the National Health Service and welfare state. The 1947 Town and Country Planning Act facilitated Labour’s historic council housebuilding programme and rebalanced power between wealthy landowners and workers. This policy embodies Labour values.
Trump’s Tariffs Are A “Profound” Challenge And “Not A Passing Phase”, Says PM

2 months ago | politicshome.com | Matilda Martin |Adam Payne

2 min read Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned that Britain is in a "changing and completely new world" after Donald Trump's tariffs on countries including the UK sparked global economic panic. Speaking in the West Midlands on Monday, Starmer said the country was now "an era where old assumptions which we've long taken for granted simply don't apply any longer".