Noah Vickers
@noahvickers.bsky.social
Journalist @TheHouseMag.bsky.social | Previously reported for @theLondonStandard.bsky.social and @EDP24.bsky.social | 🏳️🌈
noah.vickers@thehousemag.co.uk
noah.vickers@thehousemag.co.uk
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International MPs Urge Caution Over UK's China 'Mega-Embassy'
China’s plan to build a ‘mega-embassy’ in the heart of London has set alarm bells ringing in parliaments around the world. Will it get the green li...
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EXCL: MPs in parliaments around the world tell @thehousemag.bsky.social they are concerned about China's proposed UK embassy.
Lawmakers as far away as New Zealand fear that cabling beneath the site could present security risks not just for the UK but globally
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Lawmakers as far away as New Zealand fear that cabling beneath the site could present security risks not just for the UK but globally
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Juliana Süß, from defence think tank RUSI points to China’s growing capabilities in space.
“China has thrown everything they have up into space...For them, space is tied to the China dream."
Story from @noahvickers.bsky.social
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“China has thrown everything they have up into space...For them, space is tied to the China dream."
Story from @noahvickers.bsky.social
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'No Longer A Distant Frontier': How Can Britain Compete In The 'Battlefield' Of Space?
As hostile states seek to expand their reach in space, how can the UK defend its infrastructure? Noah Vickers reports
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November 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Juliana Süß, from defence think tank RUSI points to China’s growing capabilities in space.
“China has thrown everything they have up into space...For them, space is tied to the China dream."
Story from @noahvickers.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
“China has thrown everything they have up into space...For them, space is tied to the China dream."
Story from @noahvickers.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
EXCL: MPs in parliaments around the world tell @thehousemag.bsky.social they are concerned about China's proposed UK embassy.
Lawmakers as far away as New Zealand fear that cabling beneath the site could present security risks not just for the UK but globally
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Lawmakers as far away as New Zealand fear that cabling beneath the site could present security risks not just for the UK but globally
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
International MPs Urge Caution Over UK's China 'Mega-Embassy'
China’s plan to build a ‘mega-embassy’ in the heart of London has set alarm bells ringing in parliaments around the world. Will it get the green li...
www.politicshome.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
EXCL: MPs in parliaments around the world tell @thehousemag.bsky.social they are concerned about China's proposed UK embassy.
Lawmakers as far away as New Zealand fear that cabling beneath the site could present security risks not just for the UK but globally
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Lawmakers as far away as New Zealand fear that cabling beneath the site could present security risks not just for the UK but globally
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Reposted by Noah Vickers
"We Are Very Exposed": How Should The UK Protect Its Economy From Cyber-Attacks?
'We Are Very Exposed': How Should The UK Protect Its Economy From Cyber-Attacks?
A wave of crippling cyber-attacks on major UK businesses has raised questions about Britain’s economic security – and who is responsible for protec...
www.politicshome.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
"We Are Very Exposed": How Should The UK Protect Its Economy From Cyber-Attacks?
The Home Office confirms to me that it does not keep a record of what sensitivity settings police are using when they deploy live facial recognition (LFR) cameras, despite concerns over the technology's accuracy and civil liberty impacts
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Home Office Not Monitoring How Police Use Live Facial Recognition
The Home Office is not monitoring how police forces are using live facial recognition technology despite evidence that the equipment can lead to ra...
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October 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The Home Office confirms to me that it does not keep a record of what sensitivity settings police are using when they deploy live facial recognition (LFR) cameras, despite concerns over the technology's accuracy and civil liberty impacts
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Live facial recognition cameras have been used by police for years. With a government consultation on the way, MPs and campaigners are demanding safeguards on the technology, reports @noahvickers.bsky.social
MPs Urge Restrictions On Police Using Live Facial Recognition
Live facial recognition cameras have been used by police for years. With a government consultation on the way, MPs and campaigners are demanding sa...
www.politicshome.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Live facial recognition cameras have been used by police for years. With a government consultation on the way, MPs and campaigners are demanding safeguards on the technology, reports @noahvickers.bsky.social
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“We’re at a very low spot right now, and there’s no guarantee that things can’t get worse," admits Tory chair Kevin Hollinrake
He insists Badenoch can turn it around — but signs of progress are needed by May — and says "if you want revolution, then vote Reform"
He spoke to @noahvickers.bsky.social
He insists Badenoch can turn it around — but signs of progress are needed by May — and says "if you want revolution, then vote Reform"
He spoke to @noahvickers.bsky.social
Kevin Hollinrake: “There’s No Guarantee That Things Can’t Get Worse” For Conservatives
Conservative chairman Kevin Hollinrake has been tasked with steering the party’s administration. He tells Noah Vickers how the Tories can turn thei...
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October 5, 2025 at 8:57 AM
“We’re at a very low spot right now, and there’s no guarantee that things can’t get worse," admits Tory chair Kevin Hollinrake
He insists Badenoch can turn it around — but signs of progress are needed by May — and says "if you want revolution, then vote Reform"
He spoke to @noahvickers.bsky.social
He insists Badenoch can turn it around — but signs of progress are needed by May — and says "if you want revolution, then vote Reform"
He spoke to @noahvickers.bsky.social
In their search for alternative forms of asylum accommodation, ministers will be forced to balance a range of competing factors, including cost, speed of procurement and equity of dispersal. What will they choose?
My piece for @thehousemag.bsky.social
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My piece for @thehousemag.bsky.social
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How Will Labour Meet Its Promise To Close Asylum Hotels?
After a summer of protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers, the government is under renewed pressure to find alternative accommodation. What ...
www.politicshome.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
In their search for alternative forms of asylum accommodation, ministers will be forced to balance a range of competing factors, including cost, speed of procurement and equity of dispersal. What will they choose?
My piece for @thehousemag.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
My piece for @thehousemag.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Will Labour really expand Heathrow Airport? ✈️
Expansions have already been approved at City, Luton and Gatwick, but the scheme at Heathrow is far larger - and will face significant resistance from within the party.
My feature for @thehousemag.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Expansions have already been approved at City, Luton and Gatwick, but the scheme at Heathrow is far larger - and will face significant resistance from within the party.
My feature for @thehousemag.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
'Why Sacrifice Your Green Credentials?': Inside Labour's Battle Over Heathrow Expansion
A conflict is brewing inside the Labour Party over whether to expand the UK’s largest airport. Noah Vickers reports on the resistance Heathrow will...
www.politicshome.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Will Labour really expand Heathrow Airport? ✈️
Expansions have already been approved at City, Luton and Gatwick, but the scheme at Heathrow is far larger - and will face significant resistance from within the party.
My feature for @thehousemag.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Expansions have already been approved at City, Luton and Gatwick, but the scheme at Heathrow is far larger - and will face significant resistance from within the party.
My feature for @thehousemag.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Reposted by Noah Vickers
👷 Housing Minister Can't Guarantee New Towns Affordable Homes Target Will Be Met www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Housing Minister Can't Guarantee New Towns Affordable Homes Target Will Be Met
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has refused to guarantee that the government will hit its affordable homes target in the New Towns programme.
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September 30, 2025 at 7:24 AM
👷 Housing Minister Can't Guarantee New Towns Affordable Homes Target Will Be Met www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Matthew Pennycook can't guarantee to @noahvickers.bsky.social that the government will hit its affordable homes target in the New Towns programme... www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Housing Minister Can't Guarantee New Towns Affordable Homes Target Will Be Met
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has refused to guarantee that the government will hit its affordable homes target in the New Towns programme.
www.politicshome.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Matthew Pennycook can't guarantee to @noahvickers.bsky.social that the government will hit its affordable homes target in the New Towns programme... www.politicshome.com/news/article...
NEW: Housing minister Matthew Pennycook refuses to guarantee that government will hit its target for 40% of New Town homes to be affordable.
Comes after Chris Curtis MP admits "I don’t think anybody thinks it’s going to be always 40% across the board"
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Comes after Chris Curtis MP admits "I don’t think anybody thinks it’s going to be always 40% across the board"
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Housing Minister Can't Guarantee New Towns Affordable Homes Target Will Be Met
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has refused to guarantee that the government will hit its affordable homes target in the New Towns programme.
www.politicshome.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
NEW: Housing minister Matthew Pennycook refuses to guarantee that government will hit its target for 40% of New Town homes to be affordable.
Comes after Chris Curtis MP admits "I don’t think anybody thinks it’s going to be always 40% across the board"
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Comes after Chris Curtis MP admits "I don’t think anybody thinks it’s going to be always 40% across the board"
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Reposted by Noah Vickers
You can keep up to date with which senior ministers and Labour-affiliated unions have announced their endorsement for either Bridget Phillipson or Lucy Powell as the next deputy leader of the Labour Party on @politicshome.bsky.social 👇
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Phillipson vs Powell: The Running List of Endorsements In Labour's Deputy Leadership Contest
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and former Commons leader Lucy Powell both offer a very different vision for the Labour Party in their bids ...
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September 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
You can keep up to date with which senior ministers and Labour-affiliated unions have announced their endorsement for either Bridget Phillipson or Lucy Powell as the next deputy leader of the Labour Party on @politicshome.bsky.social 👇
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
I didn't have Trump down as a Stansted man myself but I suppose none of us is immune to the glamour of taking a Greater Anglia train to Tottenham Hale
US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump landed on Air Force One at Stansted Airport north of London at around 9pm this evening
Trump arrives in Britain for second state visit
US President Donald Trump has arrived in Britain for an unprecedented second state visit at which the two nations will seal investment deals and renew a "special relationship" Prime Minister Keir Star...
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September 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I didn't have Trump down as a Stansted man myself but I suppose none of us is immune to the glamour of taking a Greater Anglia train to Tottenham Hale
Reposted by Noah Vickers
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September 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
🚨 The latest edition of The House magazine is out now in Parliament! Sample it here: www.politicshome.com/house-magazi...
If you want the latest interviews, opinion, political analysis and more sent to your door, get 25% off using the code HOUSE25 here: www.tpgroupshop.com/store/produc...
If you want the latest interviews, opinion, political analysis and more sent to your door, get 25% off using the code HOUSE25 here: www.tpgroupshop.com/store/produc...
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Another e.g of the risk for Reform in alienating potential voters through odd/conspiratorial/online takes. The anti-vax stuff is most shocking. But here's (h/t @noahvickers.bsky.social) some climate change scepticism, + Tice playing down species decline in his Express iview ("dinosaurs disappeared")
September 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Another e.g of the risk for Reform in alienating potential voters through odd/conspiratorial/online takes. The anti-vax stuff is most shocking. But here's (h/t @noahvickers.bsky.social) some climate change scepticism, + Tice playing down species decline in his Express iview ("dinosaurs disappeared")
"I believed in going down with a sinking ship, because I was loyal to the end where that was concerned."
In the @thehousemag.bsky.social, Dame Andrea Jenkyns tells me about her journey from the Tories to Reform and her plans as mayor of Lincolnshire
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
In the @thehousemag.bsky.social, Dame Andrea Jenkyns tells me about her journey from the Tories to Reform and her plans as mayor of Lincolnshire
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Andrea Jenkyns: 'I Don't Care What Happens To The Conservatives Now'
Dame Andrea Jenkyns moved from the Tories to Reform in a high-profile defection last year and is now in charge of one of England’s largest counties...
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September 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"I believed in going down with a sinking ship, because I was loyal to the end where that was concerned."
In the @thehousemag.bsky.social, Dame Andrea Jenkyns tells me about her journey from the Tories to Reform and her plans as mayor of Lincolnshire
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
In the @thehousemag.bsky.social, Dame Andrea Jenkyns tells me about her journey from the Tories to Reform and her plans as mayor of Lincolnshire
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Fascinating to chat with Dr James Orr, the 'intellectual architect of Britain's new right' who is chairing the advisory board of a new Reform-linked think tank - the Centre for a Better Britain.
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James Orr: 'This New Nation That’s Emerging Is Really No Nation At All'
Influential conservative thinker Dr James Orr is chairing the advisory board of a new Reform-linked think tank. He talks to Noah Vickers about his ...
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September 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Fascinating to chat with Dr James Orr, the 'intellectual architect of Britain's new right' who is chairing the advisory board of a new Reform-linked think tank - the Centre for a Better Britain.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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"It is not often possible to recommend a TV series as compelling as Adam Curtis’ Shifty"
📺 Baroness Tessa Blackstone reviews 'Shifty' | #BBCiPlayer #shifty
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📺 Baroness Tessa Blackstone reviews 'Shifty' | #BBCiPlayer #shifty
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'A triumph': Baroness Blackstone reviews 'Shifty'
Looking for a summer recess watch? Waste no time and go straight to Adam Curtis’ documentary series
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July 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"It is not often possible to recommend a TV series as compelling as Adam Curtis’ Shifty"
📺 Baroness Tessa Blackstone reviews 'Shifty' | #BBCiPlayer #shifty
bit.ly/4nXuNg4
📺 Baroness Tessa Blackstone reviews 'Shifty' | #BBCiPlayer #shifty
bit.ly/4nXuNg4
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Susan Hall, leader of the Conservatives in City Hall, will face no disciplinary action after sharing an AI-generated image of Sadiq Khan drowning
The post sparked outrage in London Labour, @noahvickers.bsky.social reports
The post sparked outrage in London Labour, @noahvickers.bsky.social reports
Susan Hall To Face No Action After Sharing AI Image Of Sadiq Khan Drowning
Susan Hall, leader of the Conservatives in City Hall, will face no disciplinary action after sharing an AI-generated image of Sadiq Khan drowning, ...
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July 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Susan Hall, leader of the Conservatives in City Hall, will face no disciplinary action after sharing an AI-generated image of Sadiq Khan drowning
The post sparked outrage in London Labour, @noahvickers.bsky.social reports
The post sparked outrage in London Labour, @noahvickers.bsky.social reports
NEW: Former London Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall will face no disciplinary action after sharing on X an AI-generated image of Sadiq Khan drowning.
The monitoring officer found Hall did not break the GLA code of conduct and will not investigate further
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The monitoring officer found Hall did not break the GLA code of conduct and will not investigate further
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Susan Hall To Face No Action After Sharing AI Image Of Sadiq Khan Drowning
Susan Hall, leader of the Conservatives in City Hall, will face no disciplinary action after sharing an AI-generated image of Sadiq Khan drowning, ...
www.politicshome.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
NEW: Former London Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall will face no disciplinary action after sharing on X an AI-generated image of Sadiq Khan drowning.
The monitoring officer found Hall did not break the GLA code of conduct and will not investigate further
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
The monitoring officer found Hall did not break the GLA code of conduct and will not investigate further
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Listen carefully: How AI is changing Britain's GP surgeries
Listen carefully: How AI is changing Britain's GP surgeries
Does AI hold the key to fixing our health service? Noah Vickers reports from the ‘wild west’ of GP surgeries getting to grips with the technology
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July 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Listen carefully: How AI is changing Britain's GP surgeries
"The fact that this is happening tells you very much about the wild west that we’re in... It does feel a little bit like a free-for-all."
My latest @thehousemag.bsky.social piece examines how AI is changing Britain's GP surgeries - from consultation to triage.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
My latest @thehousemag.bsky.social piece examines how AI is changing Britain's GP surgeries - from consultation to triage.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Listen carefully: How AI is changing Britain's GP surgeries
Does AI hold the key to fixing our health service? Noah Vickers reports from the ‘wild west’ of GP surgeries getting to grips with the technology
www.politicshome.com
July 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"The fact that this is happening tells you very much about the wild west that we’re in... It does feel a little bit like a free-for-all."
My latest @thehousemag.bsky.social piece examines how AI is changing Britain's GP surgeries - from consultation to triage.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
My latest @thehousemag.bsky.social piece examines how AI is changing Britain's GP surgeries - from consultation to triage.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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💊The NHS is battling "medieval" levels of untreated illness in some of Britain's poorest communities – at a cost to the health service of about £50bn a year, or the same as the defence budget.
My big read from Barrow, Blackpool, Burnley and Blackburn:
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
My big read from Barrow, Blackpool, Burnley and Blackburn:
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
June 30, 2025 at 7:27 AM
💊The NHS is battling "medieval" levels of untreated illness in some of Britain's poorest communities – at a cost to the health service of about £50bn a year, or the same as the defence budget.
My big read from Barrow, Blackpool, Burnley and Blackburn:
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
My big read from Barrow, Blackpool, Burnley and Blackburn:
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Reposted by Noah Vickers
Here's the full Lucy Powell interview, which gave people a right old fit of the vapours over the weekend
Commons Leader Lucy Powell: 'We Have To Ask Which Traditions Serve A Purpose In The Modern Age'
She arrived promising to drag Parliament into the modern age. A year in, Lucy Powell tells Noah Vickers she wants to widen participation and ditch ...
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June 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Here's the full Lucy Powell interview, which gave people a right old fit of the vapours over the weekend