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NEW: Wes Streeting has issued a private ultimatum to pharmaceutical companies to accept the government’s latest offer on drug pricing by Friday or he will publicly end the talks, raising the stakes in negotiations over how much the NHS should pay for treatments. With @hannahkuchler.bsky.social
Wes Streeting issues private ultimatum to pharma groups in NHS pricing talks
UK health secretary has warned sector he will publicly walk away from negotiations if his offer is not accepted
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August 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
NEW: Wes Streeting has issued a private ultimatum to pharmaceutical companies to accept the government’s latest offer on drug pricing by Friday or he will publicly end the talks, raising the stakes in negotiations over how much the NHS should pay for treatments. With @hannahkuchler.bsky.social
NEW: Several councils run by Reform UK have resisted efforts by the party’s Elon Musk-style “Doge” unit to access personal and commercially sensitive data, slowing the progress of the highly controversial cost-cutting drive.
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Reform UK’s ‘Doge’ unit battles councils for access to sensitive data
Senior lawyers and data handlers at some councils have so far blocked access to restricted information
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July 14, 2025 at 6:26 AM
NEW: Several councils run by Reform UK have resisted efforts by the party’s Elon Musk-style “Doge” unit to access personal and commercially sensitive data, slowing the progress of the highly controversial cost-cutting drive.
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A supercomputer at Edinburgh university is set to receive £750mn as part of Wednesday’s spending review, reversing a contentious decision to suspend funding made in the early days of Sir Keir Starmer’s government
Scoop via @annasophiegross.bsky.social
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Edinburgh supercomputer to get £750mn in spending review
Funding comes after Labour initially pulled money for the project last July
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June 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
A supercomputer at Edinburgh university is set to receive £750mn as part of Wednesday’s spending review, reversing a contentious decision to suspend funding made in the early days of Sir Keir Starmer’s government
Scoop via @annasophiegross.bsky.social
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Scoop via @annasophiegross.bsky.social
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SCOOP: A supercomputer at Edinburgh university is set to receive £750mn as part of Wednesday’s spending review, reversing a contentious decision to suspend funding made in the early days of Sir Keir Starmer’s government.
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Edinburgh supercomputer to get £750mn in spending review
Funding comes after Labour initially pulled money for the project last July
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June 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
SCOOP: A supercomputer at Edinburgh university is set to receive £750mn as part of Wednesday’s spending review, reversing a contentious decision to suspend funding made in the early days of Sir Keir Starmer’s government.
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NEW: Ministers are considering a softening of their contentious welfare reforms that could allow up to 200,000 people to keep their disability benefits, as the government seeks to stave off a backbench rebellion.
May 29, 2025 at 5:21 AM
NEW: Ministers are considering a softening of their contentious welfare reforms that could allow up to 200,000 people to keep their disability benefits, as the government seeks to stave off a backbench rebellion.
NEW: England’s drug approval body has resisted pressure from pharmaceutical companies to loosen its process for recommending drugs and is pressing instead for the NHS to speed up the rollout of approved medicines.
W/ @hannahkuchler.bsky.social
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W/ @hannahkuchler.bsky.social
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England’s drug approval body resists pharma pressure to loosen processes
Nice urges NHS to speed up distribution of approved medicines, showing economic benefits of efficient rollout
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May 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
NEW: England’s drug approval body has resisted pressure from pharmaceutical companies to loosen its process for recommending drugs and is pressing instead for the NHS to speed up the rollout of approved medicines.
W/ @hannahkuchler.bsky.social
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W/ @hannahkuchler.bsky.social
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This is a great piece by @annasophiegross.bsky.social, who is dead right about Labour's messaging.
But it would seem that the economic arrangements that have served politicians - and many voters - well for decades are no longer fit for purpose.
But what comes next?
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But it would seem that the economic arrangements that have served politicians - and many voters - well for decades are no longer fit for purpose.
But what comes next?
on.ft.com/3ReNrRA
Labour must spell out what UK growth will pay for
Focusing on benefits to voters’ wallets would help blunt the threat posed by the likes of Nigel Farage
on.ft.com
April 15, 2025 at 9:35 AM
This is a great piece by @annasophiegross.bsky.social, who is dead right about Labour's messaging.
But it would seem that the economic arrangements that have served politicians - and many voters - well for decades are no longer fit for purpose.
But what comes next?
on.ft.com/3ReNrRA
But it would seem that the economic arrangements that have served politicians - and many voters - well for decades are no longer fit for purpose.
But what comes next?
on.ft.com/3ReNrRA
NEW: Border security tsar Martin Hewitt told me slashing small boat crossings by half over the next three years would count as a success.
He said "there will always be people who seek to move" but denied that cracking down on people smuggling was as futile as the War on Drugs.
He said "there will always be people who seek to move" but denied that cracking down on people smuggling was as futile as the War on Drugs.
UK border security chief aims to cut small boat crossings by half
Martin Hewitt says there is ‘no quick answer’ to problems of irregular migration to Britain
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March 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
NEW: Border security tsar Martin Hewitt told me slashing small boat crossings by half over the next three years would count as a success.
He said "there will always be people who seek to move" but denied that cracking down on people smuggling was as futile as the War on Drugs.
He said "there will always be people who seek to move" but denied that cracking down on people smuggling was as futile as the War on Drugs.
NEW: Senior figures around Reform UK have drawn up plans for a think-tank called RESOLUTE 1850 that aims to attract Maga donors from America, according to a 17-slide presentation leaked to me
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March 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
NEW: Senior figures around Reform UK have drawn up plans for a think-tank called RESOLUTE 1850 that aims to attract Maga donors from America, according to a 17-slide presentation leaked to me
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Excellent piece by @annasophiegross.bsky.social and @amyborrett.ft.com:
What went wrong with the UK’s welfare system?
Factors behind sharp rise in incapacity and disability benefits are complex and at times counterintuitive
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March 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Excellent piece by @annasophiegross.bsky.social and @amyborrett.ft.com:
It was great to chat about welfare, the NHS and whether Keir Starmer has betrayed the left on this episode of Political Fix!
🎙️ Starmer’s ‘Project Chainsaw’: the NHS, Whitehall & welfare
On Political Fix this week, we discuss the PM’s reforms to the health service, civil service and benefits
Plus: where does Reform go next?
@robertshrimsley.bsky.social, @stephenkb.bsky.social & @annasophiegross.bsky.social on the pod 📻🎧
On Political Fix this week, we discuss the PM’s reforms to the health service, civil service and benefits
Plus: where does Reform go next?
@robertshrimsley.bsky.social, @stephenkb.bsky.social & @annasophiegross.bsky.social on the pod 📻🎧
March 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It was great to chat about welfare, the NHS and whether Keir Starmer has betrayed the left on this episode of Political Fix!
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great story by @annasophiegross.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
great story by @annasophiegross.bsky.social
NEW: Elon Musk has expressed an interest in backing an alternative to Reform UK, following a spat that erupted last week between Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe, sources tell me 1/5
March 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
NEW: Elon Musk has expressed an interest in backing an alternative to Reform UK, following a spat that erupted last week between Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe, sources tell me 1/5
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Very reassuring to see traditional conservatives like Jeb Bush and David Cameron getting their priorities straight in these dangerous times. Oh wait. www.ft.com/content/9fab...
David Cameron joins Jeb Bush’s private equity firm
Former UK prime minister takes up part-time, paid advisory role at ex-Florida governor’s Finback Investment Partners
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March 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Very reassuring to see traditional conservatives like Jeb Bush and David Cameron getting their priorities straight in these dangerous times. Oh wait. www.ft.com/content/9fab...
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Lord Cameron of Greensill is becoming an adviser to Jeb Bush’s private equity firm
Story from @annasophiegross.bsky.social, @cynthiao.bsky.social & @antoinegara.bsky.social
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Story from @annasophiegross.bsky.social, @cynthiao.bsky.social & @antoinegara.bsky.social
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David Cameron joins Jeb Bush’s private equity firm
[FREE TO READ] Former UK prime minister takes up part-time, paid advisory role at ex-Florida governor’s Finback Investment Partners
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March 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Lord Cameron of Greensill is becoming an adviser to Jeb Bush’s private equity firm
Story from @annasophiegross.bsky.social, @cynthiao.bsky.social & @antoinegara.bsky.social
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Story from @annasophiegross.bsky.social, @cynthiao.bsky.social & @antoinegara.bsky.social
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Superb chart.
After the AfD's surge on Sunday, far right parties are the most voted-for of any grouping in Europe, for the first time in history: www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
March 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Superb chart.
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So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
Elon Musk: "We will make mistakes. We won't be perfect ... so for example, with USAID, one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was ebola prevention."
February 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
NEW: Nigel Farage’s personal media company made £1.25mn in profits last year bolstered by his lucrative gig on I'm a Celebrity.
The MPs' register of interests shows that Farage has been paid £265,000 for his work presenting on GB News since July, roughly £38,000 a month.
www.ft.com/content/42c5...
The MPs' register of interests shows that Farage has been paid £265,000 for his work presenting on GB News since July, roughly £38,000 a month.
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Nigel Farage’s media company records £1.25mn profit
Reform UK leader’s earnings boosted by reality show appearance in late 2023
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February 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
NEW: Nigel Farage’s personal media company made £1.25mn in profits last year bolstered by his lucrative gig on I'm a Celebrity.
The MPs' register of interests shows that Farage has been paid £265,000 for his work presenting on GB News since July, roughly £38,000 a month.
www.ft.com/content/42c5...
The MPs' register of interests shows that Farage has been paid £265,000 for his work presenting on GB News since July, roughly £38,000 a month.
www.ft.com/content/42c5...
NEW: Wes Streeting plans to ask employers to invest in vaccinations and medical check-ups for staff as he looks to reduce ballooning government spending on hospital care.
Full story : www.ft.com/content/8acd...
Full story : www.ft.com/content/8acd...
Wes Streeting to ask employers to pay for more staff medical checks
UK government wants to boost workplace preventive health measures to cut spending on hospital care
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February 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
NEW: Wes Streeting plans to ask employers to invest in vaccinations and medical check-ups for staff as he looks to reduce ballooning government spending on hospital care.
Full story : www.ft.com/content/8acd...
Full story : www.ft.com/content/8acd...
NEW: Nigel Farage has given up ownership of Reform UK and created a new structure for his rightwing political outfit, according to corporate filings, as he seeks to professionalise the party ahead of local elections in May.
Full story here: www.ft.com/content/527b...
Full story here: www.ft.com/content/527b...
Nigel Farage relinquishes ownership of Reform UK
Existing rightwing political outfit will be taken over by a newly registered business called Reform 2025 Ltd
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February 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
NEW: Nigel Farage has given up ownership of Reform UK and created a new structure for his rightwing political outfit, according to corporate filings, as he seeks to professionalise the party ahead of local elections in May.
Full story here: www.ft.com/content/527b...
Full story here: www.ft.com/content/527b...
NEW: Two former employees of Reform UK party have filed legal complaints against the party in a row over money they say the party owes them.
Reform flatly denies the money is owed, claiming the contracts were 'forged'.
Full story here: www.ft.com/content/072e...
Reform flatly denies the money is owed, claiming the contracts were 'forged'.
Full story here: www.ft.com/content/072e...
Ex-Reform UK employees issue claims for alleged unpaid wages
Reform says claims brought by former workers — who say they were dismissed after the election — are ‘fraudulent’
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February 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
NEW: Two former employees of Reform UK party have filed legal complaints against the party in a row over money they say the party owes them.
Reform flatly denies the money is owed, claiming the contracts were 'forged'.
Full story here: www.ft.com/content/072e...
Reform flatly denies the money is owed, claiming the contracts were 'forged'.
Full story here: www.ft.com/content/072e...
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While as an all-purpose nerd, I became very angry reading @annasophiegross.bsky.social's excellent piece on what is IMO the biggest and most important two mistakes Labour has made in office thus far:
Failed AstraZeneca deal is no way to sell Labour’s pro-growth ambitions
On supercomputers and life sciences, listening to Treasury naysayers risks letting work and political capital slip away
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February 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
While as an all-purpose nerd, I became very angry reading @annasophiegross.bsky.social's excellent piece on what is IMO the biggest and most important two mistakes Labour has made in office thus far:
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Labour MPs have set up an internal group to focus on the rising threat from Reform UK as Nigel Farage’s right-wing populist party this week took the lead in a major national opinion poll for the first time.
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News, analysis and opinion from the Financial Times on the latest in markets, economics and politics
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February 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Labour MPs have set up an internal group to focus on the rising threat from Reform UK as Nigel Farage’s right-wing populist party this week took the lead in a major national opinion poll for the first time.
www.ft.com/content/ffde...
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NEW: Steve Reed will spend an extra £200mn on England’s flood defences to shore up crumbling infrastructure.
The move follows intense wrangling last year over funding allocated to flood defences in the October budget w/ @pickardje.bsky.social @pmdfoster.bsky.social
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The move follows intense wrangling last year over funding allocated to flood defences in the October budget w/ @pickardje.bsky.social @pmdfoster.bsky.social
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Government to spend extra £200mn on flood defences in England
Environment secretary Steve Reed tells FT previous Tory administration committed a ‘dereliction of duty’
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February 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
NEW: Steve Reed will spend an extra £200mn on England’s flood defences to shore up crumbling infrastructure.
The move follows intense wrangling last year over funding allocated to flood defences in the October budget w/ @pickardje.bsky.social @pmdfoster.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/4d8a...
The move follows intense wrangling last year over funding allocated to flood defences in the October budget w/ @pickardje.bsky.social @pmdfoster.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/4d8a...
NEW: Ofsted is pressing ahead with plans for a colour-coded scorecard to assess school performance that critics have compared to a Nando’s spice chart. Single-word judgments will be replaced with one- or two-word judgments across eight main areas. 1/2
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Ofsted to press ahead with ‘Nando’s-style’ scorecard for schools
Proposed assessment of 8 core areas would replace regulator’s controversial single-word judgments
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January 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
NEW: Ofsted is pressing ahead with plans for a colour-coded scorecard to assess school performance that critics have compared to a Nando’s spice chart. Single-word judgments will be replaced with one- or two-word judgments across eight main areas. 1/2
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