Ben Riley-Smith

Flashback to a year ago, and Labour's manifesto... "Unlike the Conservatives, Labour will never sideline the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) for political convenience. Instead, we will strengthen the role of the OBR." How times have changed. https://t.co/BrW9Yn9MfQ

Steven Swinford @Steven_Swinford

Breaking: Keir Starmer criticises the Office for Budget Responsibility for failing to score the impact of the government's welfare reforms in getting people back to work This is the first time that Starmer has publicly criticised the OBR - points to to wider concern in

Rachel Reeves again saying her fiscal rules are 'non-negotiable'. Same phrase used at Spring Statement. Plenty of time until decisions needed in the autumn Budget... but that rhetoric leaves very little wiggle room.

Interesting passing line from Keir Starmer on Net Zero as he speaks from the Land Rover plant... "We’re not ideological about how we cut carbon emissions" Suspect you'll see much more of that rhetoric. Effectively the PM saying he's not an eco zealot.

Latest on Trump’s provisional UK visit - No10 has offered 2 summer ‘windows’ - June + lateAug/earlySep - Would involve visiting Scotland - Most likely Balmoral - King is there from mid-August - Trump to play golf @ Turnberry - Useful carrot for trade talks https://t.co/Y7Kn9oUoW1

RT @soniasodha: Just finished recording an end of term round up for Week in Westminster with @BBCVickiYoung @benrileysmith @patrickkmaguire…

Interesting. This is jumping on the comment in our leaked Esther McVey audio that she knew constituents who were members of both the Tories *and* Reform. https://t.co/dJw1zwhURW

Ellie Reeves @elliereeves

Astounding that a senior Tory MP has admitted that many of their members have dual membership of the Conservative & Reform Parties & that they should "let Reform win" in Runcorn. Clearest evidence yet of a grubby backroom plan to hoodwink voters. The Parties need to come clean👇 https://t.co/qv9rIDHyQ2

From today's Tel: The historical context of Trump's 'Liberation Day'. (With the US economy now much more interwoven with the world than the 1930s.) https://t.co/uwTBHTudid

The numbers on how hard EU trade could be hit by the US tariffs, via Politico. Ouch. https://t.co/hiATwGsZUd

Keir Starmer on his trade deal focus “The choice before us was whether to jump into retaliatory action with both feet at the getgo or to continue with our calm approach of trying to negotiate a deal that will mitigate the tariffs. I think the second course is the right course."

Breaking: The UK has launched a four-week “request for input” from businesses on hitting the US with retaliatory tariffs. No10’s stance remains a trade deal to lift tariffs is their focus. But a significant step - putting Trump admin on notice they’re considering swiping back.

Did the UK's genius negotiating secure the 10% tariff from Team Trump? As @bbcnickrobinson pointed out, the penguins of these uninhabited islands near the Antarctic managed to get the same deal. And the Taliban. https://t.co/QNeTljM7ju

Keir Starmer appears to be hinting he’ll hold off hitting the US with retaliatory tariffs, providing we get a trade deal. Expect that to be the private argument to the Trump admin going forward. https://t.co/wcMBewam6S

RT @joepike: Today I’m toasting the 40th birthday of a man who did not live to see it. My beautiful husband Gordon Aikman died from Motor…