Esther Webber
@estwebber.bsky.social
Senior correspondent, POLITICO
This would once have fed Twitter for a whole week
March 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This would once have fed Twitter for a whole week
Committee stage on the hereditary peerages bill began with a classic
March 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Committee stage on the hereditary peerages bill began with a classic
Simon Hart's diaries 🤝 what people think everyone at Westminster is secretly up to
February 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Simon Hart's diaries 🤝 what people think everyone at Westminster is secretly up to
February 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
somehow wrong that you can apply for the role of Black Rod on LinkedIn
February 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
somehow wrong that you can apply for the role of Black Rod on LinkedIn
Feels very British on a nihilistic level.
2016: Do you want to leave the EU? yeah fuck it
2025: Do you think anything's better? nah not really
2016: Do you want to leave the EU? yeah fuck it
2025: Do you think anything's better? nah not really
January 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Feels very British on a nihilistic level.
2016: Do you want to leave the EU? yeah fuck it
2025: Do you think anything's better? nah not really
2016: Do you want to leave the EU? yeah fuck it
2025: Do you think anything's better? nah not really
Chancellor's plans for growth don't currently include uploading her speech :(
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
January 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Chancellor's plans for growth don't currently include uploading her speech :(
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Favourite entry on the register of MPs' interests to date
(Tory MP Lewis Cocking)
(Tory MP Lewis Cocking)
January 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Favourite entry on the register of MPs' interests to date
(Tory MP Lewis Cocking)
(Tory MP Lewis Cocking)
Unintended consequences of scrapping hereditary peerages (from the Earl of Shrewsbury)
December 12, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Unintended consequences of scrapping hereditary peerages (from the Earl of Shrewsbury)
A sign of things to come?
Labour's Lord Foulkes says "to hell with the bishops" as one tries to get in
Labour's Lord Foulkes says "to hell with the bishops" as one tries to get in
December 10, 2024 at 3:55 PM
A sign of things to come?
Labour's Lord Foulkes says "to hell with the bishops" as one tries to get in
Labour's Lord Foulkes says "to hell with the bishops" as one tries to get in
This does not seem great, adding to pre-existing grumbles that No. 10 lacks foreign policy heft
via @samblewett.bsky.social
via @samblewett.bsky.social
November 27, 2024 at 11:32 AM
This does not seem great, adding to pre-existing grumbles that No. 10 lacks foreign policy heft
via @samblewett.bsky.social
via @samblewett.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 11:17 AM
catching up on a Lords reform debate from earlier this week and I am a big fan of the argument hereditary peers are *more* in tune with the public than other members of the Lords
Former Lords leader Baroness Stowell:
Former Lords leader Baroness Stowell:
November 15, 2024 at 3:43 PM
catching up on a Lords reform debate from earlier this week and I am a big fan of the argument hereditary peers are *more* in tune with the public than other members of the Lords
Former Lords leader Baroness Stowell:
Former Lords leader Baroness Stowell:
welcome to the House of Lords where people sometimes make personal statements after having inconvenienced others
November 15, 2024 at 3:23 PM
welcome to the House of Lords where people sometimes make personal statements after having inconvenienced others