I may have got too deep into the meaning of the big yellow neon sign.

Angela Rayner's new Office for the Deputy Prime Minister: a land-grab, or the answer to Labour’s problems?

Mini-read ft this big yellow neon sign from the government art collection.

www.thetimes.com/article/a110...

Excl: Day one rights against unfair dismissal, the right to work from home and a ban on zero-hours contracts will not come into force until 2027 under Labour’s workers’ rights overhaul.

Full plan 👇🏻

Times front 👇🏻

Keir Starmer will launch a last-ditch attempt to convince MPs to back cuts to disability benefits, as ministers insist they have offered the rebels everything possible to back down.

www.thetimes.com/article/148e...

NEW: PM not backing down on welfare reforms despite growing rebellion - tells me on the plane to The Hague for NATO summit he will “press ahead” and said those who care about the welfare system need to ask themselves what is sustainable in the future. Full quotes 👇🏻

Delighted to be promoted to Assistant Political Editor at @thetimes.com - three years in the best lobby team in Westminster has been a dream, let’s go for some more 🎉

Too many people to thank for an incredible weekend but most of all our 2024/25 chair Jack Walsh who we’re going to miss immeasurably, our headline sponsors Newsworks & @plmr.co.uk, hosts Exeposé, & of course all our speakers who gave up their time & expertise for free!

Back to work tomorrow after some time off for one of my favourite times of the year - running our Student Publication Association conference and awards for more than 200 incredibly talented student journalists from across the UK and Ireland.

So proud to be a trustee for our amazing charity ✨

It is not suggested Ryan made similar comments, but his membership of the group is likely to be included in an investigation launched by Labour.

Instagram vs reality, but make it Christmas. @producerollie.bsky.social

Spot the difference.

Okay fully behind it now.

NEW: Keir Starmer accuses Putin of “desperate rhetoric” after Dmitry Medvedev said Times editors may be “legitimate military targets” over coverage of Russian general’s assassination.

PM’s spox says 👇🏻

Christmas kitty.

Good morning from sunny Berlin and the German Chancellery where Keir Starmer will meet Olaf Scholz this morning.

And where I’ve spotted a German journalist (now my nemesis) wearing the exact same outfit as me. Clearly only one of us can survive.

And on tomorrow’s @thetimes.com front 👇🏻

And on tomorrow’s Times front here 👇🏻

Sometimes it’s just about sitting in the park and watching the dogs (one stole my shoe).