Andrew Sparrow
@andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social
I write the Guardian’s Politics Live blog
Reeves suggests two-child benefit cap will fully go, saying children in big families should not be 'penalised' - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Reeves suggests two-child benefit cap will fully go, saying childen in big families should not be ‘penalised’ – UK politics live
Chancellor interviewed on Radio 5 Live and says it’s unfair to penalise children in bigger families
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November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Reeves suggests two-child benefit cap will fully go, saying children in big families should not be 'penalised' - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Farage says he's still in favour of PR - but he suggests he would prioritise allowing voters to trigger referendums on policy - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed – UK politics live
Reform UK leader claims that burden of regulation is worse than before the referendum
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November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Farage says he's still in favour of PR - but he suggests he would prioritise allowing voters to trigger referendums on policy - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed because opposite happened - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed because opposite happened - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Labour could suffer Lib Dem-style election drubbing for breaking manifesto promise if they raise taxes, Reeves warned - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Labour could suffer Lib Dem-style election punishment if they raise taxes, Reeves warned – UK politics live
Warning against breaking manifesto promise comes as speculation mounts about rise in income tax ahead of budget day on 26 November
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November 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Labour could suffer Lib Dem-style election drubbing for breaking manifesto promise if they raise taxes, Reeves warned - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Reposted by Andrew Sparrow
Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Teaching unions in England tell government they are 'extremely concerned' proposed pay award not properly funded, @richada.bsky.social reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Teaching unions in England tell government they are 'extremely concerned' proposed pay award not properly funded, @richada.bsky.social reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Lammy claims he made 'right judgment' in dodging prisoner question at PMQs because he did not have 'all the details' - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Lammy claims he made 'right judgment' in dodging prisoner question at PMQs because he did not have 'all the details' - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Gordon Brown says two-child benefit must be abolished in full for Labour to meet goal to bring child poverty down, Patrck Butler reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Gordon Brown says two-child benefit must be abolished in full for Labour to meet goal to bring child poverty down, Patrck Butler reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Starmer says global consensus on climate change 'gone', but UK 'all in' on net zero transition - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Starmer says global consensus on climate change 'gone', but UK 'all in' on net zero transition - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Tories accuses Reeves of treating drivers as 'cash machine' as government hints EV pay-per-mile tax coming in budget - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Tories accuses Reeves of treating drivers as 'cash machine' as government hints EV pay-per-mile tax coming in budget - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
'More clowns than Billy Smart's circus' - Reform UK under fire as Kent council holds 1st full meeting since video leak, @benquinn75.bsky.social reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
'More clowns than Billy Smart's circus' - Reform UK under fire as Kent council holds 1st full meeting since video leak, @benquinn75.bsky.social reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Latest suspension means Reform UK has now lost 9 of its 57 Kent county councillors elected in May, @benquinn75.bsky.social reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Latest suspension means Reform UK has now lost 9 of its 57 Kent county councillors elected in May, @benquinn75.bsky.social reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Prison Governors Association criticises Tories for exploiting release errors, saying long-term underfunding to blame - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Lammy set to face media as Tories accuse him of ‘dereliction of duty’ over prisoners released by mistake – UK politics live
Prison governors in England summoned to an urgent meeting with ministers as deputy PM comes under scrutiny
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November 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Prison Governors Association criticises Tories for exploiting release errors, saying long-term underfunding to blame - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Lammy set to face media as Tories accuse him of ‘dereliction of duty’ over prisoners released by mistake - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Lammy set to face media as Tories accuse him of ‘dereliction of duty’ over prisoners released by mistake – UK politics live
Prison governors in England summoned to an urgent meeting with ministers as deputy PM comes under scrutiny
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November 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Lammy set to face media as Tories accuse him of ‘dereliction of duty’ over prisoners released by mistake - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
MPs vote to restore day one protection from unfair dismissal in employment rights bill following Lords defeat - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
MPs vote to restore day one protection from unfair dismissal in employment rights bill following Lords defeat - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Fraudster from Surrey also wrongly released from Wandsworth jail days after Algerian prisoner release error, police say - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Second accidental release of prisoner ‘utterly unacceptable’, No 10 says, as Lammy blames system left by Tories – UK politics live
Lammy, standing in for Keir Starmer, avoided answering questions on the mistaken release during PMQs
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November 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Fraudster from Surrey also wrongly released from Wandsworth jail days after Algerian prisoner release error, police say - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Chris Philp says complaining about Tories wrongly calling release error prisoner asylum seeker is 'dancing on head of pin' - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Second accidental release of prisoner ‘utterly unacceptable’, No 10 says, as Lammy blames system left by Tories – UK politics live
Lammy, standing in for Keir Starmer, avoided answering questions on the mistaken release during PMQs
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November 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Chris Philp says complaining about Tories wrongly calling release error prisoner asylum seeker is 'dancing on head of pin' - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
PMQs - snap verdict - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Second asylum seeker inadvertently released from jail, MPs told, after Lammy dodges questions at PMQs – UK politics live
Lammy, standing in for Keir Starmer, avoided answering questions on the mistaken release during PMQs
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November 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
PMQs - snap verdict - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Scottish government demands 'urgent' talks with Treasury over fears 2p income tax rise would take £1bn off Scotland's block grant @libbybrooks.bsky.social reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Scottish government demands 'urgent' talks with Treasury over fears 2p income tax rise would take £1bn off Scotland's block grant @libbybrooks.bsky.social reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
31% of women say they suffered some form of abuse as a child, ONS report says - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 5, 2025 at 10:21 AM
31% of women say they suffered some form of abuse as a child, ONS report says - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
British leftwingers elated by Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York, with some saying it has lessons for Labour - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
British leftwingers elated by Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York, with some saying it has lessons for Labour - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Liberty says proposed law saying police must consider cumulative impact of protests more restrictive than expected, Haroon Siddique reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Liberty says proposed law saying police must consider cumulative impact of protests more restrictive than expected, Haroon Siddique reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Badenoch says 'heads should roll' at BBC over claim selective editing overstated Trump's support for attack on US Capitol - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Badenoch says 'heads should roll' at BBC over claim selective editing overstated Trump's support for attack on US Capitol - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
What commentators are saying about Rachel Reeves's speech and Q&A - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Reeves refuses to say she will stick to manifesto pledge on tax rises and insists she must face world ‘as it is’ – UK politics live
Chancellor says she is focused on priorities for British people in pre-budget speech laying ground for expected tax rises
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November 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
What commentators are saying about Rachel Reeves's speech and Q&A - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Rachel Reeves's speech and Q&A - snap verdict - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Reeves refuses to say she will stick to manifesto pledge on tax rises and insists she must face world ‘as it is’ – UK politics live
Chancellor says she is focused on priorities for British people in pre-budget speech laying ground for expected tax rises
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November 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Rachel Reeves's speech and Q&A - snap verdict - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...