Jessica Elgot
Deputy Political Editor at The Guardian
deputy political editor at the @guardian 📧 [email protected] 📸 by @StefanRousseau
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msn.com | Jessica Elgot |Helena Horton
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theguardian.com | Jessica Elgot |Helena Horton
An imminent trade deal with Gulf states including Saudi Arabia could have a destructive impact for UK farmers, industry figures have warned, suggesting that any deal to import chicken would involve far lower welfare standards in the Gulf than British farmers must adhere to.
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theguardian.com | Peter Walker |Jessica Elgot
A second Liberal Democrat MP has said they have changed their mind over the assisted dying bill and will vote against it at the next Commons stage, in another sign of a wider, if so far slight, ebbing away of support for the measure. In an email to constituents, Brian Mathew, the Melksham and Devizes MP, said that while he had backed the bill at its second reading vote, in April, scrutiny of the plans had left “several concerns I feel have been inadequately answered”.
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theguardian.com | Jessica Elgot
Jobcentres will no longer force people into “any job” available, the employment minister has said, promising there will be long-term, personalised career support for those losing out due to welfare cuts. Alison McGovern said she was ending the Conservative policy under which jobseekers were obliged to take any low-paid, insecure work and that the service would now be focused on helping people to build rewarding careers.
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theguardian.com | Jessica Elgot |Rajeev Syal |Phillip Inman |Helena Horton
The Treasury is in a standoff with some ministers over proposed cuts to public services including policing and social housing, as the International Monetary Fund suggested the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, could give herself more flexibility to hit her fiscal rules. Senior police figures have raised concerns about the upcoming spending review with ministers, the Guardian understands, with chief officers from some of England and Wales’ biggest forces arguing they cannot take further budget cuts.
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Labour MP says a lot of MPs in the meeting are saying they want things to change but are not actually saying how...
NEW - Pat McFadden told Labour MPs they are in a “battle for the very future and the heart and soul of our country “This is the fight of our lives, this is the generational fight in this new political era. We have to take on this new fight for the future - and we have to win.”
NEW - Reform’s green energy assault in Lincolnshire ‘puts 12,200 jobs at risk’ Party intends to block projects despite net zero industries contributing nearly £1bn to local economy, analysis shows with @horton_official https://t.co/ngXCqOae3O
RT @horton_official: Reform’s green energy assault in Lincolnshire puts 12,200 jobs at risk - new story with @jessicaelgot https://t.co/2…
