Adam Payne

North London

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

Articles

PM Defends "Good Package" Of Welfare Cuts In Face Of Backbench Rebellion

4 days ago | politicshome.com | Tom Scotson |Nadine Batchelor-Hunt |Adam Payne

PM Defends "Good Package" Of Welfare Cuts In Face Of Backbench Rebellion Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall has staunchly defended the plans to slash disability benefits. (Alamy) Number 10 has said it is committed to delivering its controversial welfare bill despite a large backbench rebellion which could prevent the bill passing in parliament.
Whips Urge Labour Rebels To Abstain On Welfare Bill

1 week ago | politicshome.com | Matilda Martin |Adam Payne |Sienna Rodgers

Whips Urge Labour Rebels To Abstain On Welfare Bill Government whips are urging unhappy Labour MPs to abstain on the Welfare Bill as Downing Street struggles to abate a backbench rebellion, PoliticsHome understands. On Wednesday, the government published the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill for the first time and introduced it to Parliament.
Liverpool Labour MPs Grow Restless Over Hillsborough Law Delay

2 weeks ago | politicshome.com | Matilda Martin |Sophie Church |Adam Payne

Liverpool Labour MPs Grow Restless Over Hillsborough Law Delay Hillsborough Memorial Mosaic inside Anfield, home of Liverpool Football Club (Credit: Maurice Savage / Alamy Stock Photo) The government faces a growing backlash among Labour MPs over the continued delay to the Hillsborough Law.
The professor will see you now: The limits of prime ministerial power

3 weeks 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

2 months 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.