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Nandy downplays welfare rebellion despite whip’s ‘honourable’ resignation

1 week ago | politics.co.uk | Josh Self

News News Lisa Nandy has insisted a major rebellion is not brewing over the government’s welfare reforms, describing the resignation of a party whip over the issue as an “honourable” but isolated incident.
PMQs verdict: Chris Philp’s sound and fury signified little

1 week ago | politics.co.uk | Josh Self

Kemi Badenoch’s decision not to appoint a deputy when she assembled her frontbench last November raised eyebrows in Westminster. The Conservative leader simply declined the opportunity to vault some loyal operator or appease an erstwhile rival. The rationale, according to a briefing secured by the Express newspaper, concerned deputy prime minister’s questions (DPMQs) — and a plot to “wrong-foot” Angela Rayner.
Situation in Channel ‘deteriorating’, Starmer and Macron agree ahead of UK-France summit

1 week ago | politics.co.uk | Josh Self

News News The UK prime minister and French president have agreed that tackling the “deteriorating situation” of illegal migration across the Channel should be a key focus of an upcoming summit. Meeting at the G7 Summit in Canada, Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron affirmed that their respective teams should pursue “high-ambition outcomes” to ensure progress on the issue.
Phillips: Conservatives would not be ‘interested’ in grooming gangs ‘without Elon Musk’

1 week ago | politics.co.uk | Josh Self

News Chris Philp / Jess Phillips / Keir Starmer / Kemi Badenoch News Chris Philp / Jess Phillips / Keir Starmer / Kemi Badenoch Jess Phillips has accused senior Conservative politicians of only recently taking an interest in the grooming gangs scandal due to the influence of tech billionaire Elon Musk.
Starmer urged to ‘change course’ as disability cuts could see 1.3m claimants lose out

1 week ago | politics.co.uk | Josh Self

News News More than 1.3 million people claiming Personal Independence Payments (Pip) are at risk of losing support under new government rules, according to an analysis by the Liberal Democrats. Research conducted by the Lib Dems, based on government data issued in response to a written parliamentary question, reveals that 1.1 million standard-rate Pip claimants and 200,000 enhanced-rate claimants could lose at least some of the payment.
From ‘tough choices’ to ‘Labour choices’: spending review marks major strategic shift

2 weeks ago | politics.co.uk | Josh Self

News Feature From “tough choices” to “Labour choices”. The spending review delivered by Rachel Reeves in the House of Commons this afternoon marks a tangible tone shift. Apportioning £2.24 trillion of public cash across Whitehall departments, Reeves announced significant funding increases for the NHS, defence and schools, as well as tens of billions for major infrastructure projects.
Rachel Reeves: Reform UK ‘tough on workers, tough on patients but soft on Putin’

2 weeks ago | politics.co.uk | Josh Self

News Nigel Farage / Rachel Reeves / Reform UK The chancellor has claimed Reform UK is “tough on workers, tough on patients but soft on Putin”. Delivering a speech to the GMB union conference in Brighton on Tuesday, Rachel Reeves said that Nigel Farage is “not on the side of the heroic people of Ukraine”.
Winter fuel payment cut was not a mistake, insists Ed Miliband

2 weeks ago | politics.co.uk | Josh Self

News News Cutting the winter fuel payment for millions of pensioners last July was not a “mistake”, Ed Miliband has insisted, despite the government now having set out the details of its U-turn on the policy. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Tuesday morning, Miliband was asked repeatedly about chancellor Rachel Reeves’ decision to change the threshold for the payment in response to a public backlash.
Will the Green Party embrace a populist turn?

2 weeks ago | politics.co.uk | Josh Self

News Feature Adrian Ramsay / Ellie Chowns / green party / Zack Polanski Westminster is no stranger to the unpredictable and fraught political procedure known as the leadership election. Across long campaigns encompassing myriad audiences, candidates voice conflicting and sometimes irreconcilable visions. Dividing lines are summarily set out and stressed as candidates vie to place themselves on the right side of party opinion. Only then do they turn to the public at large.
Keir Starmer unveils AI tool to ‘transform’ planning system and speed up housebuilding

2 weeks ago | politics.co.uk | Josh Self

News News The prime minister has unveiled a new AI-powered tool designed to slash planning delays by digitising England’s “outdated”, paper-reliant system and help accelerate the building of 1.5 million new homes. Speaking at the start of London Tech Week on Monday, Keir Starmer announced the launch of “Extract”, an AI assistant developed by the government with support from Google.