Andrew Sparrow
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I write the Guardian’s Politics Live blog
How Reeves suggested to MPs last year a further freeze in tax thresholds would breach Labour's manifesto pledge -
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Treasury won’t cut threshold for higher rate income tax, say sources – UK politics live
Fallout continues over budget income tax U-turn, with Treasury saying expected fiscal gap has dropped to £20bn
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/14/rachel-reeves-income-tax-budget-keir-starmer-labour-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-69175d408f0863384a73c7a8#block-69175d408f0863384a73c7a8
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Your Party suffers fresh blow as independent MP Adnan Hussain leaves steering group condemning its 'toxic' culture -
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Government urged to take control of assisted dying bill as peers warned 900-plus amendments could sink it -
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'I'm not in favour of breaking manifesto pledges' - Streeting suggests Reeves right to ditch budget plan to raise income tax -
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Reeves accused of ‘rattling the markets’ after income tax U-turn pushes up borrowing costs – UK politics live
A source told the Guardian that plans to break the manifesto pledge on income tax had been ditched by the chancellor
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/14/rachel-reeves-income-tax-budget-keir-starmer-labour-uk-politics-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6916f9b88f085fc7cc229aa1#block-6916f9b88f085fc7cc229aa1
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No 10 says Starmer has been told by Downing Street staff that none of them briefed against Streeting -
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'No idea, don't care' - Streeting not bothered if No 10 briefer gets found, saying he wants to 'leave silly soap opera behind' -
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Minister says police and crime commissioners will be abolished in 2028 because PCC system has failed -
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EU confirms talks will start next week on improved post-Brexit SPS deal with UK -
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Ed Miliband urges Labour to move on after Starmer apologises to Streeting for hostile briefings from No 10 -
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Ed Miliband urges Labour to move on after Starmer apologises to Streeting for hostile briefings from No 10 – UK politics live
Fallout from extraordinary briefing operation against Wes Streeting continues as calls grow for Starmer to sack his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/13/ed-miliband-wes-streeting-keir-starmer-briefing-news-updates-uk-politics-live?page=with%3Ablock-69158a268f081b71fdf91590#block-69158a268f081b71fdf91590
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Streeting claims 'cartel-like behaviour' of BMA is threat to future of NHS, ahead of 5-day resident doctors strike -
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Lib Dems call for windfall tax on banks in budget to fund 5% VAT cut for hospitality and fuel bills reduction -
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Streeting says Labour's 'toxic' briefing culture needs to change - but that it doesn't come from Starmer -
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Wes Streeting denies plotting against PM and condemns No 10 bid to ‘kneecap’ him – UK politics live
Starmer’s allies are saying getting rid of the PM would be would be a ‘reckless’ and ‘dangerous’ move
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/12/keir-starmer-wes-streeting-labour-leadership-pmqs-kemi-badenoch-conservatives-uk-politics-live-news?page=with%3Ablock-691450308f08af9e61380522#block-691450308f08af9e61380522
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Wes Streeting denies plotting against PM and condemns No 10 bid to ‘kneecap’ him -
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Wes Streeting denies plotting against PM and condemns No 10 bid to ‘kneecap’ him – UK politics live
Starmer’s allies are saying getting rid of the PM would be would be a ‘reckless’ and ‘dangerous’ move
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/12/keir-starmer-wes-streeting-labour-leadership-pmqs-kemi-badenoch-conservatives-uk-politics-live-news?page=with%3Ablock-691439e48f08af9e613804a8#block-691439e48f08af9e613804a8
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Nandy condemns MPs who dismiss BBC as 'institutionally biased', in swipe at Badenoch and Farage -
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McFadden says decision not to pay compensation to Waspi women being reconsidered after new evidence emerged -
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MoJ releases figures saying 91 prisoners released by mistake between April and October, implying error rate reducing -
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No 10 signals PM will not intervene in dispute between Trump and BBC, and says it's for corporation to decide on apology -
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Tim Davie tells BBC staff ‘we have to fight for our journalism’ but does not address Trump’s $1bn lawsuit threat – live
Outgoing director general says freedom of press under pressure and that he sees ‘weaponisation’
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/11/bbc-crisis-labour-conservatives-donald-trump-lawsuit-politics-live-updates?page=with%3Ablock-69132f168f088fcbc366dcbf#block-69132f168f088fcbc366dcbf
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Tory culture spokesperson Nigel Huddleston says BBC should apologise and 'grovel' to Trump over Panorama broadcast -
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Starmer all but confirms that two-child benefit cap will be fully abolished in budget -
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Trump ally says BBC will win if case goes to court in Florida - but president likely to sue anyway as part of war on 'fake news' -
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Minister suggests BBC should apologise to Trump over documentary as president threatens $1bn lawsuit – UK politics live
Alison McGovern speaks to media about BBC crisis as culture secretary due to address MPs in attempt to contain fallout
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/11/bbc-crisis-labour-conservatives-donald-trump-lawsuit-politics-live-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6912fa688f08d3736687ba7b#block-6912fa688f08d3736687ba7b
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Minister suggests BBC should apologise to Trump over editing error - but doesn't comment on his $1bn lawsuit threat -
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Minister suggests BBC should apologise to Trump over documentary as president threatens $1bn lawsuit – UK politics live
Alison McGovern speaks to media about BBC crisis as culture secretary due to address MPs in attempt to contain fallout
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/11/bbc-crisis-labour-conservatives-donald-trump-lawsuit-politics-live-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6912e9528f08d3736687ba27#block-6912e9528f08d3736687ba27
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Reeves suggests two-child benefit cap will fully go, saying children in big families should not be 'penalised' -
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Reeves suggests two-child benefit cap will fully go, saying childen in big families should not be ‘penalised’ – UK politics live
Chancellor interviewed on Radio 5 Live and says it’s unfair to penalise children in bigger families
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/10/labour-rachel-reeves-election-manifesto-tax-budget-news-updates-uk-politics-live?page=with%3Ablock-6911ff3d8f08a98bc759273e#block-6911ff3d8f08a98bc759273e
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Farage says he's still in favour of PR - but he suggests he would prioritise allowing voters to trigger referendums on policy -
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Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed – UK politics live
Reform UK leader claims that burden of regulation is worse than before the referendum
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/10/labour-rachel-reeves-election-manifesto-tax-budget-news-updates-uk-politics-live?page=with%3Ablock-6911e4bd8f08a98bc75925ab#block-6911e4bd8f08a98bc75925ab
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Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed because opposite happened -
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Labour could suffer Lib Dem-style election drubbing for breaking manifesto promise if they raise taxes, Reeves warned -
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Labour could suffer Lib Dem-style election punishment if they raise taxes, Reeves warned – UK politics live
Warning against breaking manifesto promise comes as speculation mounts about rise in income tax ahead of budget day on 26 November
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/10/labour-rachel-reeves-election-manifesto-tax-budget-news-updates-uk-politics-live?page=with%3Ablock-691199d68f08c6fafc46210f#block-691199d68f08c6fafc46210f
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Andrew Sparrow
Robert Hutton
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Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection. Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
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Teaching unions in England tell government they are 'extremely concerned' proposed pay award not properly funded,
@richada.bsky.social
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Lammy claims he made 'right judgment' in dodging prisoner question at PMQs because he did not have 'all the details' -
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Gordon Brown says two-child benefit must be abolished in full for Labour to meet goal to bring child poverty down, Patrck Butler reports -
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Starmer says global consensus on climate change 'gone', but UK 'all in' on net zero transition -
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Tories accuses Reeves of treating drivers as 'cash machine' as government hints EV pay-per-mile tax coming in budget -
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'More clowns than Billy Smart's circus' - Reform UK under fire as Kent council holds 1st full meeting since video leak,
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Latest suspension means Reform UK has now lost 9 of its 57 Kent county councillors elected in May,
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Prison Governors Association criticises Tories for exploiting release errors, saying long-term underfunding to blame -
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Lammy set to face media as Tories accuse him of ‘dereliction of duty’ over prisoners released by mistake – UK politics live
Prison governors in England summoned to an urgent meeting with ministers as deputy PM comes under scrutiny
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/06/prisoner-release-david-lammy-latest-live-politics-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-690c74ce8f085498bb6f6cfc#block-690c74ce8f085498bb6f6cfc
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Lammy set to face media as Tories accuse him of ‘dereliction of duty’ over prisoners released by mistake -
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Lammy set to face media as Tories accuse him of ‘dereliction of duty’ over prisoners released by mistake – UK politics live
Prison governors in England summoned to an urgent meeting with ministers as deputy PM comes under scrutiny
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/06/prisoner-release-david-lammy-latest-live-politics-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-690c53bb8f082152466b6dd3#block-690c53bb8f082152466b6dd3
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MPs vote to restore day one protection from unfair dismissal in employment rights bill following Lords defeat -
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Fraudster from Surrey also wrongly released from Wandsworth jail days after Algerian prisoner release error, police say -
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Second accidental release of prisoner ‘utterly unacceptable’, No 10 says, as Lammy blames system left by Tories – UK politics live
Lammy, standing in for Keir Starmer, avoided answering questions on the mistaken release during PMQs
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/05/david-lammy-pmqs-rachel-reeves-tax-system-news-updates-uk-politics-live?page=with%3Ablock-690b82448f089a14963160ab#block-690b82448f089a14963160ab
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Chris Philp says complaining about Tories wrongly calling release error prisoner asylum seeker is 'dancing on head of pin' -
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Second accidental release of prisoner ‘utterly unacceptable’, No 10 says, as Lammy blames system left by Tories – UK politics live
Lammy, standing in for Keir Starmer, avoided answering questions on the mistaken release during PMQs
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/05/david-lammy-pmqs-rachel-reeves-tax-system-news-updates-uk-politics-live?page=with%3Ablock-690b756c8f082152466b6652#block-690b756c8f082152466b6652
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PMQs - snap verdict -
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Second asylum seeker inadvertently released from jail, MPs told, after Lammy dodges questions at PMQs – UK politics live
Lammy, standing in for Keir Starmer, avoided answering questions on the mistaken release during PMQs
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/05/david-lammy-pmqs-rachel-reeves-tax-system-news-updates-uk-politics-live?page=with%3Ablock-690b46c38f08fa7fae30633d#block-690b46c38f08fa7fae30633d
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Scottish government demands 'urgent' talks with Treasury over fears 2p income tax rise would take £1bn off Scotland's block grant
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31% of women say they suffered some form of abuse as a child, ONS report says -
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British leftwingers elated by Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York, with some saying it has lessons for Labour -
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Liberty says proposed law saying police must consider cumulative impact of protests more restrictive than expected, Haroon Siddique reports -
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Badenoch says 'heads should roll' at BBC over claim selective editing overstated Trump's support for attack on US Capitol -
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What commentators are saying about Rachel Reeves's speech and Q&A -
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Reeves refuses to say she will stick to manifesto pledge on tax rises and insists she must face world ‘as it is’ – UK politics live
Chancellor says she is focused on priorities for British people in pre-budget speech laying ground for expected tax rises
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/04/rachel-reeves-speech-tax-budget-labour-keir-starmer-latest-politics-news-live?page=with%3Ablock-6909e4a78f089f3b31d12489#block-6909e4a78f089f3b31d12489
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Rachel Reeves's speech and Q&A - snap verdict -
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Reeves refuses to say she will stick to manifesto pledge on tax rises and insists she must face world ‘as it is’ – UK politics live
Chancellor says she is focused on priorities for British people in pre-budget speech laying ground for expected tax rises
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/04/rachel-reeves-speech-tax-budget-labour-keir-starmer-latest-politics-news-live?page=with%3Ablock-6909cb678f08ca9ce6b2e4a1#block-6909cb678f08ca9ce6b2e4a1
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Badenoch says thinking of PMQs 'like a panto' helps her prepare for it -
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What journalists and commentators are saying about Farage's economy speech -
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Farage accused of betraying pensioners after triple lock hint in speech Tories say was rambling and incoherent – UK politics live
Reform leader refuses to commit to keeping mechanism that guarantees how pensions are increased
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/03/nigel-farage-reform-speech-labour-conservatives-politics-live-latest-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6908c5e28f0887bdb7785e4a#block-6908c5e28f0887bdb7785e4a
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Farage accused of betraying pensioners, but praised for 'fiscal discipline', after hinting he might ditch pensions triple lock -
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US ambassador to UK claims Starmer 'listening' to Trump's call for North Sea oil and gas firms to get more support -
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