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Just to be clear, the point here is simply: knowing Pond was Brown emphasises how high-level the exchange which found its way to Epstein was

Not mad at all Duncan - bang on bsky.app/profile/hzef...

NEW: Who was John Pond?

This August 2009 email exchange which was forwarded to Jeffrey Epstein included Mandelson, the PM's PPS Jeremy Heywood, the minister/adviser Shriti Vadera and... John Pond.

Two sources have told the BBC that John Pond was in fact Gordon Brown, then the PM

Henry Zeffman: Jenrick sacking is huge moment for future of British right It was Kemi Badenoch's belief that Robert Jenrick was about to make the ultimate leap to the right which has plunged the Conservative Party into turmoil.

This is not merely a big moment for Kemi Badenoch and for Robert Jenrick – though it is, of course, both of those things.

This is a massive moment for the future of the British right.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BREAKING Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership.

She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform

New rules make it easier to call up reservists for war Reservists will remain on call for an extra decade, with a lower threshold for being called up.

EXCL: The government is to announce new powers making it easier to mobilise tens of thousands of former armed forces personnel to prepare for war.

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NEW Shabana Mahmood announces not only that Craig Guildford, the chief constable of West Midlands Police, no longer has her confidence after a "devastating" independent review, but also that the government will reintroduce the power for home secretaries to sack chief constables

Minimum wage should not go any higher, suggests Badenoch Badenoch claimed Labour had tipped the balance too far against workers and in favour of welfare.

EXCL: Kemi Badenoch has questioned whether businesses can afford the current minimum wage and suggested that it should not increase further

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I try to post whenever I have something that I think is worth posting!

Henry Zeffman: Less than meets the eye to Starmer's words on Brexit This week, the PM was trying to set the scene for what is to come on the UK-EU relationship, sources say.

What to read into Keir Starmer's comments about Brexit this week?

Well, not that much.

My analysis:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Labour MPs still crave a compelling story from Starmer Frustration is growing about the PM's ability to define the government's message - and sell it to the public.

15 months in, Labour MPs are still craving a compelling story from Keir Starmer. Read my analysis for BBC News here www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Breaking: Hadush Kebatu has been deported to Ethiopia. He left the UK on a flight last night.

Shabana Mahmood: “I have pulled every lever to deport Mr Kebatu and remove him off British soil. I am pleased to confirm this vile child sex offender has been deported."

Newscast - New Prince Andrew Allegations - BBC Sounds New accusations claim that Andrew sought to investigate Virginia Guiffre.

#Newscast 🎧- new allegations about Prince Andrew; and which party has the best plan to bring down your energy bills?

With Henry Zeffman, Simon Jack and me

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Angela Rayner has helped Keir Starmer defuse left-wing discontent. What if she were replaced as deputy leader by someone whose express mandate was to represent left-wing discontent?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...

Angela Rayner's political future under threat after stamp duty admission The deputy prime minister has referred herself for an ethics probe by the PM's adviser.

Rayner's political future under threat after stamp duty admission — my analysis www.bbc.com/news/article...

Why Keir Starmer wants No 10 rejig after a year in power The PM's revamp aims to build clearer structures and bolster economic expertise ahead of the Budget.

Why Starmer wants No 10 rejig after a year in power -- my analysis

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

EXCL: Kemi Badenoch is reshuffling her shadow cabinet today.

And she has persuaded James Cleverly, defeated leadership candidate and former Foreign and Home Secretary, to make a frontbench comeback

Starmer's Stormy Year - BBC Sounds The inside story of Keir Starmer's turbulent first year as Labour prime minister.

STARMER'S STORMY YEAR

A new BBC Radio 4 programme by me and ace producer Leela Padmanabhan, available NOW

From winter fuel to welfare, tax to Trump - I've been speaking to insiders from the PM down to uncover the real story of the past 12 months

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Starmer's Stormy Year - BBC Sounds The inside story of Keir Starmer's turbulent first year as Labour prime minister.

How did Keir Starmer's first year in government end like this?

Find out why through new interviews with:
- Keir Starmer
- Pat McFadden
- Richard Hermer
- Louise Haigh
- Simon Case
- Josh Simons
- Sharon Graham
- Jake Sullivan

and many others

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Why are you both following me then?

Starmer's Stormy Year - BBC Sounds The inside story of Keir Starmer's turbulent first year as Labour prime minister.

STARMER'S STORMY YEAR

A new BBC Radio 4 programme by me and ace producer Leela Padmanabhan, available NOW

From winter fuel to welfare, tax to Trump - I've been speaking to insiders from the PM down to uncover the real story of the past 12 months

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

NB: The interview was conducted before recent controversy over what legal advice Hermer might have given the government about the Israel-Iran conflict.

But it helps to illuminate the approach being taken by the government's chief legal adviser.

International law 'at heart' of Starmer's foreign policy, says attorney general Lord Richard Hermer said that the government was determined to "lead on international law issues" globally.

EXCL: International law is at the heart of Sir Keir Starmer's government and its approach to foreign policy, the attorney general Richard Hermer has said.

In his first broadcast interview, he said the government was "determined to lead on international law issues” www.bbc.com/news/article...

New: President Zelensky of Ukraine is visiting the UK today for talks with Keir Starmer

Not sure if I'm missing something, but only 45 MPs didn't vote

Assisted dying passes by 314 votes to 291

Or, if you prefer, British politics’s favourite ratio: 52-48

Unfollow me then?

BBC Radio 4 - Starmer's Stormy Year The inside story of Keir Starmer's turbulent first year as Labour prime minister.

I've been looking at all these questions and more for a BBC Radio 4 documentary: 'Starmer's Stormy Year'

It airs two weeks today on Monday June 30, and will be available on BBC Sounds too

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Why was Keir Starmer's honeymoon so short lived?

Were Labour prepared for government?

Has the prime minister found a new purpose on the world stage?

Does Labour's strategy need to change to deal with fragmented multi-party politics?

I can’t remember the last time a Conservative MP mentioned the Lib Dems to me. It’s just not what is worrying them, I guess because — as you say — they already lost scores of seats to them. The debate within the party is now how they avoid losing their remaining voters to Reform