Natasha Clark
@natashaclark.bsky.social
Political editor @LBC covering all things Westminster and beyond
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NEW: Met confirm they're looking at Epstein files in relation to reports to them about possible misconduct in public office
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Update into review of alleged misconduct in public office
Met Police Commander Ella Marriott gives an update on a review of alleged misconduct in public office.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
NEW: Met confirm they're looking at Epstein files in relation to reports to them about possible misconduct in public office
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PM's chief secretary, Darren Jones, tells MPs in Commons that the Govt believes Lord Mandelson "lied" on his disclosure and vetting before he became ambassador to the US:
"when someone lies in their declarations of interest, there must be a consequence.... removal from the HOL and loss of peerage."
"when someone lies in their declarations of interest, there must be a consequence.... removal from the HOL and loss of peerage."
February 2, 2026 at 5:26 PM
PM's chief secretary, Darren Jones, tells MPs in Commons that the Govt believes Lord Mandelson "lied" on his disclosure and vetting before he became ambassador to the US:
"when someone lies in their declarations of interest, there must be a consequence.... removal from the HOL and loss of peerage."
"when someone lies in their declarations of interest, there must be a consequence.... removal from the HOL and loss of peerage."
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch tells @lbc.co.uk @fraserknight.bsky.social the Epstein files show "potential evidence of corruption in public office" & she’d support a criminal investigation into Lord Mandelson
February 2, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch tells @lbc.co.uk @fraserknight.bsky.social the Epstein files show "potential evidence of corruption in public office" & she’d support a criminal investigation into Lord Mandelson
Labour MP Andy McDonald calls on PM to go further re. Lord Mandelson, tells @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social he should have his peerage stripped: "If it does require primary legislation if he will not go, let's get on with these things." @lbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Labour MP Andy McDonald calls on PM to go further re. Lord Mandelson, tells @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social he should have his peerage stripped: "If it does require primary legislation if he will not go, let's get on with these things." @lbc.co.uk
EXC: Rachel Reeves tells LBC student loan system is 'fair' amid fury as graduates rack up thousands of pounds of debt interest
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Rachel Reeves tells LBC student loan system is 'fair' amid fury as graduates rack up thousands of pounds of debt interest | LBC
5.8 million people who took out a student loan between 2012 and July 2023 are on a Plan 2 repayment plan, which sees interest at RPI inflation - plus up to three per centage points depending on earnin...
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January 28, 2026 at 9:32 AM
EXC: Rachel Reeves tells LBC student loan system is 'fair' amid fury as graduates rack up thousands of pounds of debt interest
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Exclusive interview with Rachel Reeves at a pub in South East London last night, revealing:
- Hotels business rates will also be looked at as part of pubs re-evaluations
- Reeves partly blames working from home in Covid for why boozers are struggling
- Hotels business rates will also be looked at as part of pubs re-evaluations
- Reeves partly blames working from home in Covid for why boozers are struggling
January 28, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Exclusive interview with Rachel Reeves at a pub in South East London last night, revealing:
- Hotels business rates will also be looked at as part of pubs re-evaluations
- Reeves partly blames working from home in Covid for why boozers are struggling
- Hotels business rates will also be looked at as part of pubs re-evaluations
- Reeves partly blames working from home in Covid for why boozers are struggling
NEW: Shabana Mahmood Call the Cabinet with
@LBC
- Police reforms: We have learned lessons with police Scotland, hope to be still here to implement all in next parliament
- Parents were shop workers - had their till stolen twice: 'We were victims ourselves, this is close to home for me'
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- Police reforms: We have learned lessons with police Scotland, hope to be still here to implement all in next parliament
- Parents were shop workers - had their till stolen twice: 'We were victims ourselves, this is close to home for me'
January 27, 2026 at 9:33 AM
NEW: Shabana Mahmood Call the Cabinet with
@LBC
- Police reforms: We have learned lessons with police Scotland, hope to be still here to implement all in next parliament
- Parents were shop workers - had their till stolen twice: 'We were victims ourselves, this is close to home for me'
@LBC
- Police reforms: We have learned lessons with police Scotland, hope to be still here to implement all in next parliament
- Parents were shop workers - had their till stolen twice: 'We were victims ourselves, this is close to home for me'
Andy Burnham to me this morning: "What's my message to MPs? Come up to Manchester. There's a by-election about to happen. We need your help. The Greater Manchester way is built on togetherness. We don't ever here, have a politics that's about pitting people from another."
January 26, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Andy Burnham to me this morning: "What's my message to MPs? Come up to Manchester. There's a by-election about to happen. We need your help. The Greater Manchester way is built on togetherness. We don't ever here, have a politics that's about pitting people from another."
Full interview with Robert Jenrick here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2nv...
Robert Jenrick: 'Why I quit'
YouTube video by LBC
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January 23, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Full interview with Robert Jenrick here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2nv...
NEW: I spoke to Robert Jenrick about his defection, admitting he really did leave his speech lying around, what Badenoch really thinks of him, and political regrets:
www.lbc.co.uk/article/robe...
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Robert Jenrick lifts the lid on dramatic defection and tells LBC what Kemi Badenoch really thinks of him | LBC
The former Tory leadership candidate reveals how he decided to defect over Christmas dinner
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January 23, 2026 at 11:56 AM
NEW: I spoke to Robert Jenrick about his defection, admitting he really did leave his speech lying around, what Badenoch really thinks of him, and political regrets:
www.lbc.co.uk/article/robe...
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Stephen Kinnock tells @NickFerrariLBC "Michael Gove has done huge damage to this country, he's one of the architects of having a Brexit with no plan, which led to the botching of the deal, he's been at the heart of some really damaging policies... look at the mess we ended up in."
April 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Stephen Kinnock tells @NickFerrariLBC "Michael Gove has done huge damage to this country, he's one of the architects of having a Brexit with no plan, which led to the botching of the deal, he's been at the heart of some really damaging policies... look at the mess we ended up in."
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"I think Trump did too much too soon, rather like Liz Truss did."
Nigel Farage tells @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social he has 'never agreed' with the President's tariff policy.
Nigel Farage tells @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social he has 'never agreed' with the President's tariff policy.
April 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"I think Trump did too much too soon, rather like Liz Truss did."
Nigel Farage tells @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social he has 'never agreed' with the President's tariff policy.
Nigel Farage tells @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social he has 'never agreed' with the President's tariff policy.
Wuh oh! Tory MP Richard Fuller distances himself from Badenoch's comments re Labour MPs detained going into Israel: "On this, my personal view is, parliamentarians should be allowed free passage to other countries, to our allies. We should look at that in a poor light. We should be supporting them."
April 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Wuh oh! Tory MP Richard Fuller distances himself from Badenoch's comments re Labour MPs detained going into Israel: "On this, my personal view is, parliamentarians should be allowed free passage to other countries, to our allies. We should look at that in a poor light. We should be supporting them."
... "When some of her Conservative counterparts had similar relations in relation to their work in China, it was right we stuck by the idea they should not have their work interrupted in that way... the way they've been treated is unacceptable." @lbc.co.uk @lewisgoodall.com
April 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
... "When some of her Conservative counterparts had similar relations in relation to their work in China, it was right we stuck by the idea they should not have their work interrupted in that way... the way they've been treated is unacceptable." @lbc.co.uk @lewisgoodall.com
On two Labour MPs detained after trying to get into Israel, Darren Jones says "I'm not sure it's a very responsible answer from the LOTO, British politicians all travel internationally to meet their counterparts, we expect them to be able to go about their business without interruption...
April 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
On two Labour MPs detained after trying to get into Israel, Darren Jones says "I'm not sure it's a very responsible answer from the LOTO, British politicians all travel internationally to meet their counterparts, we expect them to be able to go about their business without interruption...
Darren Jones tells @lewisgoodall.com the UK is "ahead of the pack" on a trade deal with the US
"I don't think we've embarrassed the king. We wouldn't call diplomacy, sucking up... but we're ahead of the pack on a trade agreement and we're working really hard to get that over the line"
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"I don't think we've embarrassed the king. We wouldn't call diplomacy, sucking up... but we're ahead of the pack on a trade agreement and we're working really hard to get that over the line"
@lbc.co.uk
April 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Darren Jones tells @lewisgoodall.com the UK is "ahead of the pack" on a trade deal with the US
"I don't think we've embarrassed the king. We wouldn't call diplomacy, sucking up... but we're ahead of the pack on a trade agreement and we're working really hard to get that over the line"
@lbc.co.uk
"I don't think we've embarrassed the king. We wouldn't call diplomacy, sucking up... but we're ahead of the pack on a trade agreement and we're working really hard to get that over the line"
@lbc.co.uk
No chance of ripping up the fiscal rules, despite the world changing, Darren Jones tells @lewisgoodall.com
"The fiscal rules are non negotiable, they continue to be non negotiable" @lbc.co.uk
"The fiscal rules are non negotiable, they continue to be non negotiable" @lbc.co.uk
April 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
No chance of ripping up the fiscal rules, despite the world changing, Darren Jones tells @lewisgoodall.com
"The fiscal rules are non negotiable, they continue to be non negotiable" @lbc.co.uk
"The fiscal rules are non negotiable, they continue to be non negotiable" @lbc.co.uk
Would the Gov nationalise British steel?
Darren Jones tells @lewisgoodall.com "When we're talking about industrial policy and public services, all of this is about creating a stronger and more resilient UK economy...
"I don't think we're in a nationalisation situation."
@lbc.co.uk
Darren Jones tells @lewisgoodall.com "When we're talking about industrial policy and public services, all of this is about creating a stronger and more resilient UK economy...
"I don't think we're in a nationalisation situation."
@lbc.co.uk
April 6, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Would the Gov nationalise British steel?
Darren Jones tells @lewisgoodall.com "When we're talking about industrial policy and public services, all of this is about creating a stronger and more resilient UK economy...
"I don't think we're in a nationalisation situation."
@lbc.co.uk
Darren Jones tells @lewisgoodall.com "When we're talking about industrial policy and public services, all of this is about creating a stronger and more resilient UK economy...
"I don't think we're in a nationalisation situation."
@lbc.co.uk
Darren Jones tells @lewisgoodall.com the Government are "disappointed" by tariffs and "we don't think a trade war is in the interest of any economy but... the world has changed" and we'll be setting out work we're doing to create a "stronger and more resilient economy" this week
@lbc.co.uk
@lbc.co.uk
April 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Darren Jones tells @lewisgoodall.com the Government are "disappointed" by tariffs and "we don't think a trade war is in the interest of any economy but... the world has changed" and we'll be setting out work we're doing to create a "stronger and more resilient economy" this week
@lbc.co.uk
@lbc.co.uk
Youch! Housing minister Matthew Pennycook takes a proper swipe at the Chancellor over taking free gig tickets... He tells
@nickferrarilbc.bsky.social
"I don't personally think it's appropriate, if I want to go to a concert at the O2, I'll pay for it." @lbc.co.uk
@nickferrarilbc.bsky.social
"I don't personally think it's appropriate, if I want to go to a concert at the O2, I'll pay for it." @lbc.co.uk
March 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Youch! Housing minister Matthew Pennycook takes a proper swipe at the Chancellor over taking free gig tickets... He tells
@nickferrarilbc.bsky.social
"I don't personally think it's appropriate, if I want to go to a concert at the O2, I'll pay for it." @lbc.co.uk
@nickferrarilbc.bsky.social
"I don't personally think it's appropriate, if I want to go to a concert at the O2, I'll pay for it." @lbc.co.uk
EXCL
Kim Leadbeater tells me...
- she's positive that assisted dying will still become law despite MPs jumpy after making changes
- admits that laws could be changed after just 5-10 years
Kim Leadbeater tells me...
- she's positive that assisted dying will still become law despite MPs jumpy after making changes
- admits that laws could be changed after just 5-10 years
March 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
EXCL
Kim Leadbeater tells me...
- she's positive that assisted dying will still become law despite MPs jumpy after making changes
- admits that laws could be changed after just 5-10 years
Kim Leadbeater tells me...
- she's positive that assisted dying will still become law despite MPs jumpy after making changes
- admits that laws could be changed after just 5-10 years
