Mhari Aurora
@mhariaurora.bsky.social
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Cabinet minister Pat McFadden asked if there could be government resignations over the plans to slash the welfare budget. He tells Sky News: “I don’t see why there should be. As the party of work, the party of labour, we want to do everything we can to support people who could work get into work.”
March 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Cabinet minister Pat McFadden asked if there could be government resignations over the plans to slash the welfare budget. He tells Sky News: “I don’t see why there should be. As the party of work, the party of labour, we want to do everything we can to support people who could work get into work.”
Government doubling down on the moral and economic case for cutting the welfare bill. Treasury minister Emma Reynolds tells Sky News that Labour “must reform the system according to our values”. She insists “there is dignity in work” and that “something has gone seriously wrong” under the Tories
March 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Government doubling down on the moral and economic case for cutting the welfare bill. Treasury minister Emma Reynolds tells Sky News that Labour “must reform the system according to our values”. She insists “there is dignity in work” and that “something has gone seriously wrong” under the Tories
UK govt response to US steel and aluminium tariffs is to keep calm and carry on. Treasury minister James Murray tells Sky News tariffs “have landed in the middle of negotiations” on trade deal with US and those negotiations are ongoing. He insists a trade agreement would eliminate tariffs for the UK
Trump trade war expands globally as 25% tariffs take effect
Trump trade war expands globally as 25% tariffs take effect
Donald Trump's trade war has expanded to cover the world, with 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports to the US in effect from today.
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March 12, 2025 at 7:49 AM
UK govt response to US steel and aluminium tariffs is to keep calm and carry on. Treasury minister James Murray tells Sky News tariffs “have landed in the middle of negotiations” on trade deal with US and those negotiations are ongoing. He insists a trade agreement would eliminate tariffs for the UK
As clarification on Abu Wadee case - he is due to appear at Manchester magistrates court 10am today. The suggestion has been he cannot be deported as he is from Palestine - a live conflict zone. However Govt sources tell me they don’t know where Abu Wadee is from, so can’t rule out deporting him.
March 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
As clarification on Abu Wadee case - he is due to appear at Manchester magistrates court 10am today. The suggestion has been he cannot be deported as he is from Palestine - a live conflict zone. However Govt sources tell me they don’t know where Abu Wadee is from, so can’t rule out deporting him.
NEW: Interestingly both Labour AND the Conservatives appear to be blaming the civil service for waving through the Sentencing Council’s guidelines saying it’s necessary to give minorities, pregnant women, trans people and young people pre-sentence reports.
March 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
NEW: Interestingly both Labour AND the Conservatives appear to be blaming the civil service for waving through the Sentencing Council’s guidelines saying it’s necessary to give minorities, pregnant women, trans people and young people pre-sentence reports.
Justice row rumbling on this morning- here’s lay of the land so far👇🏽
Sentencing Council is advising it is necessary that judges do pre-sentence reports (PSR) on the following people:
- ethnic, cultural and faith minorities
- transgender people
- adults age 18-25
- pregnant women
- mothers of babies
Sentencing Council is advising it is necessary that judges do pre-sentence reports (PSR) on the following people:
- ethnic, cultural and faith minorities
- transgender people
- adults age 18-25
- pregnant women
- mothers of babies
March 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Justice row rumbling on this morning- here’s lay of the land so far👇🏽
Sentencing Council is advising it is necessary that judges do pre-sentence reports (PSR) on the following people:
- ethnic, cultural and faith minorities
- transgender people
- adults age 18-25
- pregnant women
- mothers of babies
Sentencing Council is advising it is necessary that judges do pre-sentence reports (PSR) on the following people:
- ethnic, cultural and faith minorities
- transgender people
- adults age 18-25
- pregnant women
- mothers of babies
Despite a shiny announcement from Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood this morning on increasing the number of days crown court judges are sitting, she told Sky News this morning it wouldn’t be enough to bring down the courts backlog, and that she expects the backlog to increase even further.
March 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Despite a shiny announcement from Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood this morning on increasing the number of days crown court judges are sitting, she told Sky News this morning it wouldn’t be enough to bring down the courts backlog, and that she expects the backlog to increase even further.
Govt position remains unchanged regarding brokering peace in Ukraine. This is the Government response to US pausing aid to Ukraine:
March 4, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Govt position remains unchanged regarding brokering peace in Ukraine. This is the Government response to US pausing aid to Ukraine:
Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko calls US pausing aid to Ukraine a “catastrophe” - “This means thousands of people will die.” He goes on to say: “Zelenskyy should do everything he can to get out of this”, including apologising, saying Zelenskyy should “think about not running again for president.”
March 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko calls US pausing aid to Ukraine a “catastrophe” - “This means thousands of people will die.” He goes on to say: “Zelenskyy should do everything he can to get out of this”, including apologising, saying Zelenskyy should “think about not running again for president.”
NEW: UK Defence minister Luke Pollard has just told Sky News: “That’s not government policy”, in response to UK Ambassador Peter Mandelson saying Ukraine should be the first to commit to a ceasefire
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March 3, 2025 at 7:44 AM
NEW: UK Defence minister Luke Pollard has just told Sky News: “That’s not government policy”, in response to UK Ambassador Peter Mandelson saying Ukraine should be the first to commit to a ceasefire
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NEW: Defence Secretary John Healey tells Sky News:
• Spending 2.5% of GDP on Defence is “ironclad” but wouldn’t give a specific year the uk would get to 3% if Labour wins the next election. He said it was to send “a signal to the US that Europe will do more of the heavy lifting”.
• Spending 2.5% of GDP on Defence is “ironclad” but wouldn’t give a specific year the uk would get to 3% if Labour wins the next election. He said it was to send “a signal to the US that Europe will do more of the heavy lifting”.
February 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
NEW: Defence Secretary John Healey tells Sky News:
• Spending 2.5% of GDP on Defence is “ironclad” but wouldn’t give a specific year the uk would get to 3% if Labour wins the next election. He said it was to send “a signal to the US that Europe will do more of the heavy lifting”.
• Spending 2.5% of GDP on Defence is “ironclad” but wouldn’t give a specific year the uk would get to 3% if Labour wins the next election. He said it was to send “a signal to the US that Europe will do more of the heavy lifting”.
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Conservatives win German election - as far-right AfD makes historic gains and Olaf Scholz's SPD collapses, projections show
Conservatives win German election - as far-right AfD makes historic gains and Olaf Scholz's SPD collapses, projections show
Germany's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) have won the country's federal elections, latest projections show - as the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) scores its best-ever result and Chancellor Olaf Scholz's party collapses.
news.sky.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Conservatives win German election - as far-right AfD makes historic gains and Olaf Scholz's SPD collapses, projections show
Morning all… today marks three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Zelenskyy has said he would be willing to step down as leader if that is the price of lasting peace for his country.
February 24, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Morning all… today marks three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Zelenskyy has said he would be willing to step down as leader if that is the price of lasting peace for his country.
PM response to Trump calling Zelenskyy a dictator and accusing Ukraine of starting war:“The Prime Minister expressed his support for Zelenskyy as Ukraine’s democratically elected leader and said that it was perfectly reasonable to suspend elections during war time as the UK did during World War II.”
February 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
PM response to Trump calling Zelenskyy a dictator and accusing Ukraine of starting war:“The Prime Minister expressed his support for Zelenskyy as Ukraine’s democratically elected leader and said that it was perfectly reasonable to suspend elections during war time as the UK did during World War II.”
Extraordinary interview conducted by Wilfred Frost on @news.sky.com with Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge👇🏽
Cartlidge urges Labour to increase defence spending and “get on with it” - but appears to be in denial about who’s been setting the defence budget for the past 14 years…
Cartlidge urges Labour to increase defence spending and “get on with it” - but appears to be in denial about who’s been setting the defence budget for the past 14 years…
February 18, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Extraordinary interview conducted by Wilfred Frost on @news.sky.com with Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge👇🏽
Cartlidge urges Labour to increase defence spending and “get on with it” - but appears to be in denial about who’s been setting the defence budget for the past 14 years…
Cartlidge urges Labour to increase defence spending and “get on with it” - but appears to be in denial about who’s been setting the defence budget for the past 14 years…
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This is a fantastic chat with @mhariaurora.bsky.social from Sky News.
We tackle all the big questions.
What can the 'mainstream media' learn from Joe Rogan?
How should they cover Donald Trump?
How do you deal with angry taxi drivers?
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We tackle all the big questions.
What can the 'mainstream media' learn from Joe Rogan?
How should they cover Donald Trump?
How do you deal with angry taxi drivers?
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Show 378. Mhari Aurora
Podcast Episode · The Political Party · 17/02/2025 · 49m
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February 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This is a fantastic chat with @mhariaurora.bsky.social from Sky News.
We tackle all the big questions.
What can the 'mainstream media' learn from Joe Rogan?
How should they cover Donald Trump?
How do you deal with angry taxi drivers?
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
We tackle all the big questions.
What can the 'mainstream media' learn from Joe Rogan?
How should they cover Donald Trump?
How do you deal with angry taxi drivers?
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
A pleasure chatting to @matt-forde.bsky.social for this week’s episode of The Political Party podcast. We talk Westminster news broadcasting and the challenges of covering politics in 2025, Donald Trump, not fitting in, and my backup career if it all goes to pot! 🤪
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Show 378. Mhari Aurora
The Political Party · Episode
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February 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A pleasure chatting to @matt-forde.bsky.social for this week’s episode of The Political Party podcast. We talk Westminster news broadcasting and the challenges of covering politics in 2025, Donald Trump, not fitting in, and my backup career if it all goes to pot! 🤪
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It has been an honour and a privilege to work with you @kayburley.bsky.social and to learn from the best in the business. From singing Tina Turner live on air, to eating sausage rolls and drinking champagne at 9am - mornings really won’t be the same without you 🤍
(I’m not crying, I promise!🥺😭)
(I’m not crying, I promise!🥺😭)
February 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
It has been an honour and a privilege to work with you @kayburley.bsky.social and to learn from the best in the business. From singing Tina Turner live on air, to eating sausage rolls and drinking champagne at 9am - mornings really won’t be the same without you 🤍
(I’m not crying, I promise!🥺😭)
(I’m not crying, I promise!🥺😭)
NEW: Chancellor Rachel Reeves tells me on @news.sky.com she wants to see “shovels in the ground in this parliament” to build Heathrow airport’s third runway
January 30, 2025 at 8:55 AM
NEW: Chancellor Rachel Reeves tells me on @news.sky.com she wants to see “shovels in the ground in this parliament” to build Heathrow airport’s third runway
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What we know so far:
• The plane was carrying at least 60 passengers and 4 crew members and departed from Wichita, Kansas.
• Reagan National Airport is closed until 5 a.m. Thursday.
• The Army helicopter involved in the crash was a UH-60 Black Hawk on a training flight, military officials said.
• The plane was carrying at least 60 passengers and 4 crew members and departed from Wichita, Kansas.
• Reagan National Airport is closed until 5 a.m. Thursday.
• The Army helicopter involved in the crash was a UH-60 Black Hawk on a training flight, military officials said.
Live updates: American Airlines plane collides with helicopter in D.C., crashes into Potomac River
An American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River, according to officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:46 AM
What we know so far:
• The plane was carrying at least 60 passengers and 4 crew members and departed from Wichita, Kansas.
• Reagan National Airport is closed until 5 a.m. Thursday.
• The Army helicopter involved in the crash was a UH-60 Black Hawk on a training flight, military officials said.
• The plane was carrying at least 60 passengers and 4 crew members and departed from Wichita, Kansas.
• Reagan National Airport is closed until 5 a.m. Thursday.
• The Army helicopter involved in the crash was a UH-60 Black Hawk on a training flight, military officials said.
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Vice President JD Vance reacts to the awful news coming out of DC, he posts on X: “Please say a prayer for everyone involved in the mid-air collision near Reagan airport this evening. We're monitoring the situation, but for now let's hope for the best.”
January 30, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Vice President JD Vance reacts to the awful news coming out of DC, he posts on X: “Please say a prayer for everyone involved in the mid-air collision near Reagan airport this evening. We're monitoring the situation, but for now let's hope for the best.”
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BREAKING: An American Airlines passenger plane carrying 60 passengers and 4 crew has collided with a US army helicopter carrying 3 crew over Washington DC.
Both aircrafts are in the Potomac River as a search and rescue operation is underway.
President Trump calls it a “terrible accident”.
Both aircrafts are in the Potomac River as a search and rescue operation is underway.
President Trump calls it a “terrible accident”.
January 30, 2025 at 5:04 AM
BREAKING: An American Airlines passenger plane carrying 60 passengers and 4 crew has collided with a US army helicopter carrying 3 crew over Washington DC.
Both aircrafts are in the Potomac River as a search and rescue operation is underway.
President Trump calls it a “terrible accident”.
Both aircrafts are in the Potomac River as a search and rescue operation is underway.
President Trump calls it a “terrible accident”.
Vice President JD Vance reacts to the awful news coming out of DC, he posts on X: “Please say a prayer for everyone involved in the mid-air collision near Reagan airport this evening. We're monitoring the situation, but for now let's hope for the best.”
January 30, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Vice President JD Vance reacts to the awful news coming out of DC, he posts on X: “Please say a prayer for everyone involved in the mid-air collision near Reagan airport this evening. We're monitoring the situation, but for now let's hope for the best.”
BREAKING: An American Airlines passenger plane carrying 60 passengers and 4 crew has collided with a US army helicopter carrying 3 crew over Washington DC.
Both aircrafts are in the Potomac River as a search and rescue operation is underway.
President Trump calls it a “terrible accident”.
Both aircrafts are in the Potomac River as a search and rescue operation is underway.
President Trump calls it a “terrible accident”.
January 30, 2025 at 5:04 AM
BREAKING: An American Airlines passenger plane carrying 60 passengers and 4 crew has collided with a US army helicopter carrying 3 crew over Washington DC.
Both aircrafts are in the Potomac River as a search and rescue operation is underway.
President Trump calls it a “terrible accident”.
Both aircrafts are in the Potomac River as a search and rescue operation is underway.
President Trump calls it a “terrible accident”.
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POLITICS HUB CHRISTMAS QUIZ ALERT 🚨
2pm & 7pm today
And 9pm Christmas Day
The most fun I’ve had filming all year
2pm & 7pm today
And 9pm Christmas Day
The most fun I’ve had filming all year
December 24, 2024 at 12:20 PM
POLITICS HUB CHRISTMAS QUIZ ALERT 🚨
2pm & 7pm today
And 9pm Christmas Day
The most fun I’ve had filming all year
2pm & 7pm today
And 9pm Christmas Day
The most fun I’ve had filming all year