Absolutely fascinating story by @chriscook.news and others about suspected insider trading just before the strikes on Iran.
Who knew war was coming? And did they try and profit from it?
www.ft.com/content/2883...
Absolutely fascinating story by @chriscook.news and others about suspected insider trading just before the strikes on Iran.
Who knew war was coming? And did they try and profit from it?
www.ft.com/content/2883...
NEW: Mainstream, the Labour group which is supportive of Andy Burnham, has put out this statement:
“Our leader and sections of the NEC blocked the one candidate who could have won it for us. That decision now looks like a catastrophic error.
"We need an immediate and fundamental reset now."
Why this election result is the one those close to Keir Starmer feared the most:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
41% no?
27.02.2026 07:13 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
I've been waiting all week to talk to @johnharris1969.bsky.social about what he thinks of the govt's Send reforms, given he is a bona fide expert.
He surprised me in a number of ways with what he said. Well worth a listen:
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Great story by Will Hazell at the i on ministers looking again at student loan repayments.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Struck by this paragraph in particular - how much of govt policy is dictated by the desire to stop people shouting at them?
And those who are not diagnosed are not simply "not at all autistic". That was the point I was trying to make.
I'm talking about cases where children have certain behavioural issues they need help with but don't meet the threshold for a diagnosis.
I think the whole point of our understanding of autism as a spectrum is that it is not a binary "you have it or you don't".
There are a number of factors that add up to a diagnosis, and lots of people display some of them but not enough to clear the threshold for a diagnosis.
What happened when @peterwalker99.bsky.social challenged Nigel Farage on his way out of a press conference over how the Reform leader had spoken to a female journalist?
Fascinating tale in today's episode of Politics Weekly.
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
BREAKING: @patrickwintour.bsky.social reports Jonathan Powell turned down the opportunity to become Starmer’s chief of staff, and is thinking of leaving at the end of the year.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
NEW: Maryam Eslamdoust calls for Angela Rayner to replace Keir Starmer, becoming the first union boss to throw her weight behind the former deputy PM.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Inside a dramatic 48 hours in No 10, where those left behind proved they could survive without Morgan McSweeney.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Special late night bonus episode, featuring:
- Three downing st resignations
- An attempted leadership coup
- A rearguard action by the No 10 bomb squad
EXC: Chris Wormald, the cabinet secretary, is on the brink of leaving No 10, sources say. It would be the third major departure from Downing Street in just a few days.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Listen to me from Hastings and @johnharris1969.bsky.social (partly) from Gorton and Denton discuss:
😟 Can Starmer survive?
😡 Why do voters seem to dislike him so much?
🗳️ What would a by-election defeat mean?
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Why has Peter Mandelson held such clout in so many Labour administrations?
On the day Starmer suggests he should no longer be a peer, listen to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and I explain his political power.
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
What happened when Starmer met Xi?
Our @pippacrerar.bsky.social joins us for a special episode direct from the British ambassador's residence in Beijing!
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
And for balance, this was Ian Russell's opposing view from earlier this week:
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
The full episode - including the latest from Gorton and Denton - is here:
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
EXC: Ban social media for u-16s *now*, says Esther Ghey, as she urges Labour MPs to rebel against the govt if needed.
Great interview with our @johnharris1969.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Manchester coming up time and again - as a place that is proving that local leadership drives regional growth.
Great questions and responses with @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social @lucyrigby.bsky.social and @kiranstacey.bsky.social at the @thefabians.bsky.social new year conference
- Is Andy Burnham coming back to parliament?
- Is Starmer finding his voice on Trump?
- And what does the latter mean for the former?
All fun and games on today's episode of Politics Weekly with me, @pippacrerar.bsky.social and @johnharris1969.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
EXC: Starmer facing *yet another* damaging rebellion - this time on local govt funding.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Rayner's full oped is here:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
EXC: Angela Rayner intervenes in the heated cabinet row over leasehold reform, urging the PM to keep his promise and cap ground rents - even if that means upsetting investors.
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
Full podcast episode is here:
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
EXC: Zack Polanski tells us Britain should consider closing US military bases, leave Nato and denuclearise, as he begins to flesh out the Greens’ foreign policy.
Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Thanks very much, that's useful. They definitely only want to include social media - I'm sure there is a way they could word it accordingly.
19.01.2026 13:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I’m not sure I follow. The wording says “regulated user-to-user service” as defined by the Online Safety Act.
19.01.2026 06:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0This is what it's like for @johnharris1969.bsky.social and I to try and digest Badenoch's sacking of Jenrick in real time.
15.01.2026 18:34 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0