💰BUDGET THREAD: The Times have revealed some key points set to appear in Rachel Reeves Budget tomorrow – these are my keynotes from it

Notably lots of concessions to left of the party, lots of immediate impact on cost of living, but a ton of taxes that come with it…

Let’s have a look

most normal headline out of america atm

📆 My key takeaways from Starmer’s day 1 at the G20:

- On Trump Ukraine plan - It “requires additional work”, particularly regarding caps on military

- Successful first meeting with new Japan PM Takaichi - aims to deepen partnership

- As domestic concerns loom, is Starmer travelling too much?

for journalism nerds this AP stream having sound on while all the press chat and exchange info is absolutely 10/10 content

Trump on whether he’d be comfortable living in Mamdani’s New York:

"Yes, I would…” “I really would, especially after the meeting. Absolutely."

Here’s the clip 👇

Mamdani seems to have charmed without capitulation to the President, handled the tricky questions very well…

Reporter: Are you reaffirming you believe Trump is a fascist?

Mamdani: Well…

Trump: You can just say it, it’s easier

Quite stunning events in DC as the Republican majority in the senate agree to Chuck Schumer’s manoeuvre to automatically pass the Epstein bill to Trump’s desk.

This comes despite Speaker Johnson’s appeal to Thune to “take the time” and “amend” the bill. Could be signed by Trump as soon as tonight.

still hilarious that even on an absolute layup of a question like this reform still get trauma reflexes to their vetting scandal

Home Sec. Shabana Mahmood tells #BBCLauraK that the week has been “horribly embarrassing and deeply mortifying” for the government.

When asked if she would go for the top job as PM, she refused to “indulge in hypotheticals”, affirming that Starmer’s leadership is not in question.

Bluesky completely purged my account for some reason but I am back!

Go read my piece on the renewed push to scrap the two-child benefit and what one of the worst affected areas thinks about it 👇

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this is what they all sound like!