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🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Why won't anyone reform council tax?
🏘️ Labour MPs @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social & @catherinewestmp.bsky.social, Tory MP Harriett Baldwin & tax lawyer @danneidle.bsky.social join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss why council tax seems politically untouchable
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🏘️ Labour MPs @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social & @catherinewestmp.bsky.social, Tory MP Harriett Baldwin & tax lawyer @danneidle.bsky.social join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss why council tax seems politically untouchable
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EXC: Kensington and Chelsea Council is investigating whether Lord Peter Mandelson committed an offence when he publicly urinated in the street last week
Kensington Council Investigating Peter Mandelson For Urinating In The Street
Exclusive: Kensington and Chelsea Council is investigating whether Lord Peter Mandelson committed an offence when he publicly urinated in the stree...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
EXC: Kensington and Chelsea Council is investigating whether Lord Peter Mandelson committed an offence when he publicly urinated in the street last week
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The government is set to publish the Men's Health Strategy on Wednesday
@politicshome.bsky.social understands it is expected to include new measures to tackle gambling-related harms, as pressure grows for ministers to treat gambling addiction as a major public health threat
@politicshome.bsky.social understands it is expected to include new measures to tackle gambling-related harms, as pressure grows for ministers to treat gambling addiction as a major public health threat
Men’s Health Strategy Expected To Include New Measures On Gambling Addiction
The government’s Men’s Health Strategy is expected to include new measures to tackle gambling-related harm, as pressure grows for ministers to trea...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The government is set to publish the Men's Health Strategy on Wednesday
@politicshome.bsky.social understands it is expected to include new measures to tackle gambling-related harms, as pressure grows for ministers to treat gambling addiction as a major public health threat
@politicshome.bsky.social understands it is expected to include new measures to tackle gambling-related harms, as pressure grows for ministers to treat gambling addiction as a major public health threat
Kensington and Chelsea Council is investigating whether Lord Mandelson committed an offence when he publicly urinated in the street last week, @zoecrowther.bsky.social exclusively reports
"We're proud of our borough's clean streets... it is unacceptable for anyone to treat them as a urinal"
"We're proud of our borough's clean streets... it is unacceptable for anyone to treat them as a urinal"
Kensington Council Investigating Peter Mandelson For Urinating In The Street
Exclusive: Kensington and Chelsea Council is investigating whether Lord Peter Mandelson committed an offence when he publicly urinated in the stree...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Kensington and Chelsea Council is investigating whether Lord Mandelson committed an offence when he publicly urinated in the street last week, @zoecrowther.bsky.social exclusively reports
"We're proud of our borough's clean streets... it is unacceptable for anyone to treat them as a urinal"
"We're proud of our borough's clean streets... it is unacceptable for anyone to treat them as a urinal"
The government’s new Men’s Health Strategy, set to be published on Wednesday, is expected to include new measures to tackle gambling-related harm, PolHome understands
@zoecrowther.bsky.social reports
@zoecrowther.bsky.social reports
Men’s Health Strategy Expected To Include New Measures On Gambling Addiction
The government’s Men’s Health Strategy is expected to include new measures to tackle gambling-related harm, as pressure grows for ministers to trea...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The government’s new Men’s Health Strategy, set to be published on Wednesday, is expected to include new measures to tackle gambling-related harm, PolHome understands
@zoecrowther.bsky.social reports
@zoecrowther.bsky.social reports
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Wildest @politicshome.bsky.social headline I’ve seen for a long time www.politicshome.com/news/article...
The Home Office Secretly Funded A Boyband To Sing Songs About 7/7 In Muslim Areas
Exclusive: A secretive Home Office department funded a little-known boyband to travel around Muslim areas of the UK and sing songs with anti-radica...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Wildest @politicshome.bsky.social headline I’ve seen for a long time www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Shabana Mahmood has warned that "hatred" will rise nationwide unless government tackles illegal immigration
She sought to face down Labour MPs who believe Denmark-inspired new asylum rules go too far
Olivia Blake MP said “the human cost...cannot be overstated”
@matildamartin.bsky.social reports
She sought to face down Labour MPs who believe Denmark-inspired new asylum rules go too far
Olivia Blake MP said “the human cost...cannot be overstated”
@matildamartin.bsky.social reports
Shabana Mahmood Warns Hatred Will Grow If Labour Doesn't Deal With Illegal Immigration
Shabana Mahmood has warned that 'hatred' will rise across the country unless the government tackles illegal immigration.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Shabana Mahmood has warned that "hatred" will rise nationwide unless government tackles illegal immigration
She sought to face down Labour MPs who believe Denmark-inspired new asylum rules go too far
Olivia Blake MP said “the human cost...cannot be overstated”
@matildamartin.bsky.social reports
She sought to face down Labour MPs who believe Denmark-inspired new asylum rules go too far
Olivia Blake MP said “the human cost...cannot be overstated”
@matildamartin.bsky.social reports
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As all eyes are fixed on the House of Commons as the government sets out its immigration reforms, @politicshome.bsky.social can reveal that the government has delayed consulting with the public on the development of digital ID plans until the new year
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Public Consultation On Digital ID Delayed Until 2026
Exclusive: The government has delayed consulting with the public on the development of digital ID plans until the new year, PoliticsHome understand...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
As all eyes are fixed on the House of Commons as the government sets out its immigration reforms, @politicshome.bsky.social can reveal that the government has delayed consulting with the public on the development of digital ID plans until the new year
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A secretive Home Office department funded a little-known boyband — trio, Mr Meanor — to travel around Muslim areas of the UK and sing songs with anti-radicalisation themes during the height of ISIS terror attacks, PolHome can reveal
Ben Gartside reports
Ben Gartside reports
The Home Office Secretly Funded A Boyband To Sing Songs About 7/7 In Muslim Areas
Exclusive: A secretive Home Office department funded a little-known boyband to travel around Muslim areas of the UK and sing songs with anti-radica...
www.politicshome.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A secretive Home Office department funded a little-known boyband — trio, Mr Meanor — to travel around Muslim areas of the UK and sing songs with anti-radicalisation themes during the height of ISIS terror attacks, PolHome can reveal
Ben Gartside reports
Ben Gartside reports
A public consultation on digital ID has been delayed until the new year, PolHome understands
The government had planned to launch the consultation "later this year"
It comes amid criticism of how the policy has been sold to the public so far
@matildamartin.bsky.social reports
The government had planned to launch the consultation "later this year"
It comes amid criticism of how the policy has been sold to the public so far
@matildamartin.bsky.social reports
Public Consultation On Digital ID Delayed Until 2026
Exclusive: The government has delayed consulting with the public on the development of digital ID plans until the new year, PoliticsHome understand...
www.politicshome.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A public consultation on digital ID has been delayed until the new year, PolHome understands
The government had planned to launch the consultation "later this year"
It comes amid criticism of how the policy has been sold to the public so far
@matildamartin.bsky.social reports
The government had planned to launch the consultation "later this year"
It comes amid criticism of how the policy has been sold to the public so far
@matildamartin.bsky.social reports
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'It's About Earning Consent': Inside The Labour Government's 'Difficult Tightrope' On Immigration
Government insiders believe there is political space to set out a more positive case for legal immigration. But even Labour MPs who support a progr...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood wrote in @theguardian.com today that "unless we act, we risk losing popular consent for having an asylum system at all"
This echoes what govt insiders told @politicshome.bsky.social last week about looking tough now to earn support for later immigration reforms
This echoes what govt insiders told @politicshome.bsky.social last week about looking tough now to earn support for later immigration reforms
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood wrote in @theguardian.com today that "unless we act, we risk losing popular consent for having an asylum system at all"
This echoes what govt insiders told @politicshome.bsky.social last week about looking tough now to earn support for later immigration reforms
This echoes what govt insiders told @politicshome.bsky.social last week about looking tough now to earn support for later immigration reforms
Andrea Egan, the Unison general secretary candidate who is hoping to oust incumbent Christina McAnea, has described Rachel Reeves’ performance in No 11 so far as “appalling”
"It's clear they're not connected to working people," she told @siennarodgers.bsky.social
"It's clear they're not connected to working people," she told @siennarodgers.bsky.social
Unison Challenger Says Rachel Reeves’ Record As Chancellor Is “Appalling”
Andrea Egan, the Unison general secretary candidate who is hoping to oust incumbent Christina McAnea, has described Rachel Reeves’ performance in N...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Andrea Egan, the Unison general secretary candidate who is hoping to oust incumbent Christina McAnea, has described Rachel Reeves’ performance in No 11 so far as “appalling”
"It's clear they're not connected to working people," she told @siennarodgers.bsky.social
"It's clear they're not connected to working people," she told @siennarodgers.bsky.social
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Starmer's promise to stop the chaos & offer a politics that treads more lightly struck a chord with voters in the General Election. I wrote for
@politicshome.bsky.social about why breaking it, especially through this week's infighting is electoral kryptonite www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
@politicshome.bsky.social about why breaking it, especially through this week's infighting is electoral kryptonite www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Labour's Traitors tribute act will have voters switching off
The briefing war this week turned what was Westminster bubble chat into a national story. From a public opinion perspective, it was a disaster.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Starmer's promise to stop the chaos & offer a politics that treads more lightly struck a chord with voters in the General Election. I wrote for
@politicshome.bsky.social about why breaking it, especially through this week's infighting is electoral kryptonite www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
@politicshome.bsky.social about why breaking it, especially through this week's infighting is electoral kryptonite www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Labour's Traitors tribute act this week was a public opinion disaster. It made the party look self-indulgent, did nothing to improve the PM's personal image, and, perhaps most harmfully, made the government look like it has no agency or control, writes More in Common's @luketryl.bsky.social
Labour's Traitors tribute act will have voters switching off
The briefing war this week turned what was Westminster bubble chat into a national story. From a public opinion perspective, it was a disaster.
www.politicshome.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Labour's Traitors tribute act this week was a public opinion disaster. It made the party look self-indulgent, did nothing to improve the PM's personal image, and, perhaps most harmfully, made the government look like it has no agency or control, writes More in Common's @luketryl.bsky.social
If Rachel Reeves wants a simple, low-cost yet progressive tax reform, this is it, writes tax expert Dan Neidle for @thehousemag.bsky.social:
Nobody, particularly the vulnerable, should face a late filing penalty when they don’t owe any tax — this unfair system must change
Nobody, particularly the vulnerable, should face a late filing penalty when they don’t owe any tax — this unfair system must change
If Rachel Reeves Wants A Simple, Low-Cost Yet Progressive Tax Reform, This Is It
One tax reform should be easy for Rachel Reeves, writes Dan Neidle, who says an obscure technical change has become an ‘automated wrecking ball’ fo...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
If Rachel Reeves wants a simple, low-cost yet progressive tax reform, this is it, writes tax expert Dan Neidle for @thehousemag.bsky.social:
Nobody, particularly the vulnerable, should face a late filing penalty when they don’t owe any tax — this unfair system must change
Nobody, particularly the vulnerable, should face a late filing penalty when they don’t owe any tax — this unfair system must change
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“The whole thing is like an elaborate leftist self-parody performance,” one left-wing source remarks drily. “We’ve got more factions than MPs,” sighs a senior figure.
@siennarodgers.bsky.social reports on the hostilities within Your Party
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@siennarodgers.bsky.social reports on the hostilities within Your Party
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The Corbyn-Sultana Power Struggle: How 'Your Party' Got Here And How It Ends
Ahead of its founding conference, Sienna Rodgers reports on the hostilities within the new left-wing project, Your Party, as Jeremy Corbyn and Zara...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“The whole thing is like an elaborate leftist self-parody performance,” one left-wing source remarks drily. “We’ve got more factions than MPs,” sighs a senior figure.
@siennarodgers.bsky.social reports on the hostilities within Your Party
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
@siennarodgers.bsky.social reports on the hostilities within Your Party
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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“I’m not a member of Your Party, and won’t be joining,” Jamie Driscoll reveals to us
“You’ve really got to ask why their political leadership is allowing this [infighting] to happen”
That + so much more in @siennarodgers.bsky.social latest look inside YP, and its shambolic ride to Merseyside
“You’ve really got to ask why their political leadership is allowing this [infighting] to happen”
That + so much more in @siennarodgers.bsky.social latest look inside YP, and its shambolic ride to Merseyside
The Corbyn-Sultana Power Struggle: How 'Your Party' Got Here And How It Ends
Ahead of its founding conference, Sienna Rodgers reports on the hostilities within the new left-wing project, Your Party, as Jeremy Corbyn and Zara...
www.politicshome.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
“I’m not a member of Your Party, and won’t be joining,” Jamie Driscoll reveals to us
“You’ve really got to ask why their political leadership is allowing this [infighting] to happen”
That + so much more in @siennarodgers.bsky.social latest look inside YP, and its shambolic ride to Merseyside
“You’ve really got to ask why their political leadership is allowing this [infighting] to happen”
That + so much more in @siennarodgers.bsky.social latest look inside YP, and its shambolic ride to Merseyside
The latest edition of the House magazine is out now! Try a sample and subscribe here:
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The growth edition featuring
- Mel Stride
- Dan Neidle on HMRC
- Your Party crisis - the inside story
- Prof Cowley on the island of strangers
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The growth edition featuring
- Mel Stride
- Dan Neidle on HMRC
- Your Party crisis - the inside story
- Prof Cowley on the island of strangers
November 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The latest edition of the House magazine is out now! Try a sample and subscribe here:
www.politicshome.com/house-magazi...
The growth edition featuring
- Mel Stride
- Dan Neidle on HMRC
- Your Party crisis - the inside story
- Prof Cowley on the island of strangers
www.politicshome.com/house-magazi...
The growth edition featuring
- Mel Stride
- Dan Neidle on HMRC
- Your Party crisis - the inside story
- Prof Cowley on the island of strangers
“An elaborate leftist self-parody performance"
Your Party conference this month was supposed to be full of hope and excitement. Instead, there are questions over how much longer the chaos-ridden project will exist
What happened? @siennarodgers.bsky.social explores
Your Party conference this month was supposed to be full of hope and excitement. Instead, there are questions over how much longer the chaos-ridden project will exist
What happened? @siennarodgers.bsky.social explores
The Corbyn-Sultana Power Struggle: How 'Your Party' Got Here And How It Ends
Ahead of its founding conference, Sienna Rodgers reports on the hostilities within the new left-wing project, Your Party, as Jeremy Corbyn and Zara...
www.politicshome.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:13 AM
“An elaborate leftist self-parody performance"
Your Party conference this month was supposed to be full of hope and excitement. Instead, there are questions over how much longer the chaos-ridden project will exist
What happened? @siennarodgers.bsky.social explores
Your Party conference this month was supposed to be full of hope and excitement. Instead, there are questions over how much longer the chaos-ridden project will exist
What happened? @siennarodgers.bsky.social explores
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and homelessness charity Crisis have jointly called for the government to increase Local Housing Allowance at the Budget to help tackle homelessness
Burnham told PolHome that Labour "must go further" to combat rough sleeping, reports @nadinebh.bsky.social
Burnham told PolHome that Labour "must go further" to combat rough sleeping, reports @nadinebh.bsky.social
Boost Local Housing Allowance To Tackle Rough Sleeping, Says Andy Burnham
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and homelessness charity Crisis have jointly called for the government to increase Local Housing Allowance (L...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and homelessness charity Crisis have jointly called for the government to increase Local Housing Allowance at the Budget to help tackle homelessness
Burnham told PolHome that Labour "must go further" to combat rough sleeping, reports @nadinebh.bsky.social
Burnham told PolHome that Labour "must go further" to combat rough sleeping, reports @nadinebh.bsky.social
🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Why won't anyone reform council tax?
🏘️ Labour MPs @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social & @catherinewestmp.bsky.social, Tory MP Harriett Baldwin & tax lawyer @danneidle.bsky.social join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss why council tax seems politically untouchable
🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/3529c3
🏘️ Labour MPs @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social & @catherinewestmp.bsky.social, Tory MP Harriett Baldwin & tax lawyer @danneidle.bsky.social join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss why council tax seems politically untouchable
🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/3529c3
November 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Why won't anyone reform council tax?
🏘️ Labour MPs @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social & @catherinewestmp.bsky.social, Tory MP Harriett Baldwin & tax lawyer @danneidle.bsky.social join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss why council tax seems politically untouchable
🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/3529c3
🏘️ Labour MPs @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social & @catherinewestmp.bsky.social, Tory MP Harriett Baldwin & tax lawyer @danneidle.bsky.social join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss why council tax seems politically untouchable
🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/3529c3
Is there anyone who thinks the Terminally Ill Adults Bill is safe and workable?
✍️ Lord Jackson
✍️ Lord Jackson
Is there anyone who thinks the Terminally Ill Adults Bill is safe and workable?
A couple of weeks ago, there was a very striking moment as a House of Lords Select Committee heard evidence on the euphemistically named Terminally...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Is there anyone who thinks the Terminally Ill Adults Bill is safe and workable?
✍️ Lord Jackson
✍️ Lord Jackson
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🚨Scoop from @matildamartin.bsky.social - There is disagreement within the government over how big the new levy on international students should be www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Departments Split On Size Of International Student Levy
Exclusive: There is disagreement within the government over how big the new levy on international students should be.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🚨Scoop from @matildamartin.bsky.social - There is disagreement within the government over how big the new levy on international students should be www.politicshome.com/news/article...
A decision-making procedure used by ministers for years could be overhauled as part of Labour's effort to make Whitehall more efficient
Frustrated government insiders say the 'write-round' process creates unnecessary delays and needs shaking up, report PolHome's Adam Payne and Tom Scotson
Frustrated government insiders say the 'write-round' process creates unnecessary delays and needs shaking up, report PolHome's Adam Payne and Tom Scotson
Whitehall Decision Making Procedure Could Be Overhauled To Stop Delays
The government is considering scrapping Whitehall's 'write-round' process as part of its bid to speed up decision making, PoliticsHome understands
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November 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A decision-making procedure used by ministers for years could be overhauled as part of Labour's effort to make Whitehall more efficient
Frustrated government insiders say the 'write-round' process creates unnecessary delays and needs shaking up, report PolHome's Adam Payne and Tom Scotson
Frustrated government insiders say the 'write-round' process creates unnecessary delays and needs shaking up, report PolHome's Adam Payne and Tom Scotson
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Exclusive:
As part of the Whitehall delivery drive, the Labour government is looking at overhauling the 'write-round' process that has been used by Cabinet for years
Frustrated insiders say it creates needless delays and are pushing for a shake-up
It'll be major reform if they go for it
As part of the Whitehall delivery drive, the Labour government is looking at overhauling the 'write-round' process that has been used by Cabinet for years
Frustrated insiders say it creates needless delays and are pushing for a shake-up
It'll be major reform if they go for it
Whitehall Decision Making Procedure Could Be Overhauled To Stop Delays
The government is considering scrapping Whitehall's 'write-round' process as part of its bid to speed up decision making, PoliticsHome understands
www.politicshome.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Exclusive:
As part of the Whitehall delivery drive, the Labour government is looking at overhauling the 'write-round' process that has been used by Cabinet for years
Frustrated insiders say it creates needless delays and are pushing for a shake-up
It'll be major reform if they go for it
As part of the Whitehall delivery drive, the Labour government is looking at overhauling the 'write-round' process that has been used by Cabinet for years
Frustrated insiders say it creates needless delays and are pushing for a shake-up
It'll be major reform if they go for it