Andrew Sparrow
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I write the Guardian’s Politics Live blog
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Andrew Sparrow
Michael Savage
about 5 hours ago
NEW: There have been several detailed complaints about the GB News interview with Trump - on impartiality, accuracy & lack of pushback. Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it. Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
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Ofcom urged to investigate GB News Trump interview over inaccuracy claims
US president’s assertions climate change is ‘a hoax’ and London has police no-go areas left unchallenged, say critics
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/31/ofcom-urged-investigate-gb-news-interview-donald-trump-inaccuracy-claims
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dag
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This is one of the best articles on this subject.
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The Guardian
4 days ago
A world in flux needs a press that's free. Please stand up for an independent press by supporting us as we head into 2026.
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UK party leaders deliver their Christmas message - with Zack Polanski using his to call for rethink on small boats policy -
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Two British anti-hate speech campaigners sanctioned by US state department – UK politics live
Imran Ahmed and Clare Melford among five Europeans hit with visa bans over claims they wish to ‘suppress American viewpoints they oppose’
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/24/free-speech-tech-us-relations-ed-davey-keir-starmer-uk-politics-live-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-694bbfcf8f08892a3e2ae40d#block-694bbfcf8f08892a3e2ae40d
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Two British anti-hate speech campaigners sanctioned by US state department -
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Two British anti-hate speech campaigners sanctioned by US state department – UK politics live
Imran Ahmed and Clare Melford among five Europeans hit with visa bans over claims they wish to ‘suppress American viewpoints they oppose’
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/24/free-speech-tech-us-relations-ed-davey-keir-starmer-uk-politics-live-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-694ba41e8f08892a3e2ae37f#block-694ba41e8f08892a3e2ae37f
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Labour changed policy because it 'eventually recognised' what it was saying about farm tax impact wasn't true, NFU chief says -
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Inheritance tax for farmers to kick in at £2.5m in government U-turn – UK politics live
Previous policy would have led to inheritance tax being levied on farms valued at over £1m
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/23/labour-reform-conservaties-tories-lib-dems-greens-uk-politics-live-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-694a8adb8f0883df52b577b9#block-694a8adb8f0883df52b577b9
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Badenoch says farm tax U-turn 'big win' for Tories, and for her because she ignored advice to drop campaign against it -
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8 days ago
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Government claims it will still get most of planned £500m per year from farm inheritance tax, despite U-turn over threshold -
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Defra says 85% of farms will be protected from higher inheritance tax following today's U-turn -
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Inheritance tax for farmers to kick in at £2.5m in government U-turn – UK politics live
Previous policy would have led to inheritance tax being levied on farms valued at over £1m
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/23/labour-reform-conservaties-tories-lib-dems-greens-uk-politics-live-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-694a81148f0883df52b57749#block-694a81148f0883df52b57749
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Inheritance tax for farmers to kick in at £2.5m, not £1m as planned, in government U-turn to help farming community -
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Which are the 63 English councils were local elections may be delayed, and which parties run them? -
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Around 70% of Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters think future PM should open talks on rejoining EU, poll suggests -
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Greens broadly welcome animal welfare strategy, but urge PM to follow Wales in banning greyhound racing -
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Tories call new EHRC chair 'disgrace' after she says 'demonisation of migrants' bad for UK -
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Tories call EHRC chair’s comments a ‘disgrace’ after she warns ‘demonisation of migrants’ bad for UK – politics live
Chris Philp says Mary-Ann Stephenson is dismissing ‘legitimate concerns about mass migration’
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/22/animal-welfare-farming-labour-conservatives-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-694912048f087ccaa845097f#block-694912048f087ccaa845097f
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Badenoch says teaching boys about misogyny shouldn't be VAWG priority because migrants more dangerous -
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Jess Phillips says 'nudification' tools that create fake, nude pictures of real people without permission to be banned -
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Jess Phillips criticises Tory claim that migration linked to increased risk of violence against women and girls – UK politics live
The Home Office has published the government’s strategy for tackling violence against women and girls
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/18/violence-women-girls-strategy-labour-conservatives-badenoch-starmer-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-694401528f0894f17bf814f7#block-694401528f0894f17bf814f7
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Jess Phillips condemns Tories for focusing largely on threat from migrants in official response to VAWG plan -
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Jess Phillips says the government is treating violence and women and girls as a ‘national emergency’ as she launches strategy - UK politics live
Safeguarding minister tells MPs the government is investing £20m to stop misogyny in schools
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/18/violence-women-girls-strategy-labour-conservatives-badenoch-starmer-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6943f9438f080d39d7173440#block-6943f9438f080d39d7173440
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Andrew Sparrow
Peter Walker
15 days ago
A mini-story to cheer you up this morning. The other day my teenage son returned to his locked bike to find the back wheel nicked. We went back yesterday to rescue it - and found this note taped to the frame. We have the wheel again. A very happy Xmas to Ollie and his note-writing other half.
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PMQs -snap verdict -
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Starmer repeats call for Farage to apologise to fellow pupils who have accused him of racism – UK politics live
PM tells PMQs it is ‘never too late to apologise’ when questioned over allegations made against the Reform UK leader
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/17/uk-politics-live-eu-erasmus-scheme-labour-conservatives-doctors-strike-wes-streeting-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6942a7a78f080663f1936f96#block-6942a7a78f080663f1936f96
14 days ago
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Andrea Egan, leftwinger expelled from Labour who now favours Your Party, elected to lead UK's biggest union, Unison -
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14 days ago
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Streeting refuses to tell MPs it's safe to pass assisted dying bill, highlighting concerns palliative care not good enough -
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Health secretary apologises for doctors’ strike and says people should still attend hospital for emergencies – UK politics live
Resident doctors in England have begun five days of strike action after rejecting the government’s latest offer
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/17/uk-politics-live-eu-erasmus-scheme-labour-conservatives-doctors-strike-wes-streeting-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6942858c8f085fc7033b5413#block-6942858c8f085fc7033b5413
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Andrew Sparrow
Lisa O’Carroll
15 days ago
UK to rejoin Erasmus, finally spmething from the UK EU reaet talks
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/16/uk-to-rejoin-eu-erasmus-student-exchange-programme?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Lammy says reducing average wait from reporting rape to trial from 6 years to 2 years would be acceptable -
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Minister rejects plea from Jeremy Corbyn for meeting about concerns of health of Palestine Action hunger strikers -
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Steve Reed announces review of foreign interference in British politics following Nathan Gill conviction -
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Reform UK unveils rethink in Send policy after backlash, and criticises level of spending going to private equity providers -
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Richard Tice refuses to condemn Reform UK candidate who said David Lammy should ‘go home’ – UK politics live
Mayoral candidate Chris Parry had previously said the deputy prime minister should ‘go home’ to the Caribbean
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/16/donald-trump-bbc-lawsuit-keir-starmer-kemi-badenoch-reaction-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-69414d978f082866bf4aef91#block-69414d978f082866bf4aef91
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Tice declines to restate his claim that people who say they recall Farage being racist at school are lying -
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Tice says 'sorry', in apparent reference to past jibe about ear defenders, as he announces Reform UK review of Send policy -
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Nandy floats prospect of requiring BBC website users to get licence under plan to stop licence fee income declining -
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Starmer urged to stand up for BBC against Trump’s ‘outrageous’ $10bn lawsuit – UK politics live
Ed Davey says prime minister must make it clear lawsuit is ‘unacceptable’ as US president quotes Badenoch to back ‘fake news’ claim
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/16/donald-trump-bbc-lawsuit-keir-starmer-kemi-badenoch-reaction-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-694131bf8f0803237a82c15f#block-694131bf8f0803237a82c15f
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Trump ally says BBC case will get 'ugly' if it goes ahead, and says he would urge them to settle for about $10m -
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Starmer urged to stand up for BBC against Trump’s ‘outrageous’ $10bn lawsuit – UK politics live
Ed Davey says prime minister must make it clear lawsuit is ‘unacceptable’ as US president quotes Badenoch to back ‘fake news’ claim
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/16/donald-trump-bbc-lawsuit-keir-starmer-kemi-badenoch-reaction-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-694120c78f0803237a82c0be#block-694120c78f0803237a82c0be
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Starmer urged to tell Trump his anti-BBC lawsuit 'unacceptable, as president quotes Badenoch to back his 'fake news' claim -
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Starmer urged to stand up for BBC against Trump’s ‘outrageous’ $10bn lawsuit – UK politics live
Ed Davey says prime minister must make it clear lawsuit is ‘unacceptable’ as US president quotes Badenoch to back ‘fake news’ claim
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/16/donald-trump-bbc-lawsuit-keir-starmer-kemi-badenoch-reaction-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-69410c5a8f08c2ef1a3c2e88#block-69410c5a8f08c2ef1a3c2e88
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Zack Polanski claims support for Greens surging in London as five councillors from Labour defect to party in Brent -
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Six leading business organisations urge Tory and cross-bench peers to drop their opposition to employment rights bill,
@jessicaelgot.bsky.social
reports -
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Starmer says he is 'very gutted ... 10 out of 10' by BMA's 'irresponsible' decision to go ahead with resident doctors' strike -
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Keir Starmer faces questions from Commons liaison committee on his record as prime minister – UK politics live
PM taking questions for 90 minutes from the chairs of all the select committees
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/15/domestic-abuse-survivors-keir-starmer-labour-rishi-sunak-covid-uk-politics-live-news?page=with%3Ablock-6940267b8f08c2ef1a3c2725#block-6940267b8f08c2ef1a3c2725
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Armed forces chief says Russian threat to Nato will require 'whole nation stepping up' to make UK more resilient -
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Andrew Sparrow
Severin Carrell
19 days ago
NEW: Reform UK wins its first Scottish council byelection, as
@anassarwar.bsky.social
calls Reform's new ex-Tory peer Lord Offord "poisonous, odious man" - UK politics live with
@andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social
#ReformUK
#Holyrood26
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Trump talks ‘complete nonsense’ about crime in London, says Met police commissioner – UK politics live
Mark Rowley says capital is a safe city, and claims of no-go areas are ‘completely false’
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/12/rachel-reeves-economy-budget-gdp-nhs-flu-streeting-assisted-dying-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-693c11be8f08ff9b9e855d64#block-693c11be8f08ff9b9e855d64
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More than 10% of rise in disability benefit spending pre-Covid directly caused by other benefits being cut, IFS says -
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Met commissioner Mark Rowley says Trump talks 'complete nonsense' about crime in London -
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Lifetime impact of people with skilled worker visas 'clearly fiscally postive' for UK, Migration Advisory Committee says -
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Councillors 'violently intimidated' by people in balaclavas at meeting to discuss sanctuary plan for asylum seekers, MPs told -
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Streeting blames McSweeney's target seat focus in 2024 campaign for fact he almost lost in Ilford North -
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No 10 brushes off claims Streeting’s criticism of ‘technocratic approach’ refers to Starmer – UK politics live
Health secretary admitted to being ‘frustrated’ with approach to governing in interview
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/11/uk-politics-latest-news-updates-labour-conservatives-house-of-lords?page=with%3Ablock-693ac0418f08bbb8e1a0ea6f#block-693ac0418f08bbb8e1a0ea6f
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No 10 dismisses claim that Streeting's jibe about 'technocratic approach' to governing is implied criticism of Starmer -
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No 10 says it is still committed to passing employment rights bill before Christmas - but does not rule out further concessions -
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Trump's strategy plan contains echoes of 'extreme rightwing tropes' from 1930s, former cabinet minister tells MPs -
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Trump’s strategy has echoes of ‘extreme rightwing tropes’ from 1930s, former minister tells MPs – UK politics live
Liam Byrne says language of the US national security strategy was ‘deeply regrettable’ and highlighted the need for strong UK-EU economic security links
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/11/uk-politics-latest-news-updates-labour-conservatives-house-of-lords?page=with%3Ablock-693aa7758f08d13d64191366#block-693aa7758f08d13d64191366
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Peers told they risk ‘constitutional crisis’ after surprise vote to continue blocking employment rights bill -
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Tory censure motion demands four different apologies from Rachel Reeves over alleged budget errors -
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Starmer says he sees Europe as 'strong', but ducks invitation to criticise Trump's 'deeply alarming' Europe-critical security plan -
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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PMQs - snap verdict -
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Starmer rules out joining customs union with EU, saying it would not be sensible to ‘unravel’ US trade deal – UK politics live
Starmer was responding to a question from Lib Dem leader Ed Davey at PMQs
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/10/pmqs-latest-news-updates-rachel-reeves-treasury-committee-keir-starmer-kemi-badenoch?page=with%3Ablock-693969838f081e36e78dd704#block-693969838f081e36e78dd704
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Rachel Reeves faces Treasury committee before Tory censure motion in Commons saying she misled voters about budget -
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Reeves faces Treasury committee before Tory censure motion in Commons saying she misled voters about budget – UK politics live
The chancellor will give evidence to the Commons Treasury committee about the budget from 10am
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/10/pmqs-latest-news-updates-rachel-reeves-treasury-committee-keir-starmer-kemi-badenoch?page=with%3Ablock-69392a198f08a4974935e935#block-69392a198f08a4974935e935
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