Keir Starmer tells the BBC that Reform's plan to scrap ILR is a "racist policy", but that those who support Reform are not racists "I do think that it is a racist policy. I do think it’s immoral. It needs to be called out for what it is," he said

EXC from @theipaper.com's Kitty Donaldson Labour sources fear Andy Burnham‘s attempt to win a safe seat to support a leadership bid could be doomed due to the threat from Reform “That seat is not slam- dunk winnable for us... it could easily be Reform’s for the taking,” one source said

Tory MP Danny Kruger has defected to Reform The signs were there - he said in a welfare spending debate in July that he did "quite like the Reform party and agree with its members" But he did also say they'd "spend money like drunk sailors" and make a pact with the Lib Dems...

I'm back at work after what appears to have been a very quiet two weeks of news........... I'll be attending Lib Dem and Labour conferences this year, so drop me an email if you're attending either and want to grab a ☕ or 🍺

I’ve written for @theipaper.com about the growing talk around Andy Burnham’s future – and whether he’s quietly lining up a third bid for Labour leader “He is definitely running though, as it stands,” one former aide told me. “Ideal timing is him finishing in 2028.” Read it here 👇

Final vote on assisted dying is tomorrow, and only 28 MPs need to change their minds for the bill to fall Some MPs are pulling back over concerns about safeguards & scope, while others will support it for the first time 👇 I spoke to some of the MPs who've changed their view to find out why

ICYMI: I spoke to several Gen Z voters to ask why their generation is increasingly finding they can't vote for Labour anymore, and whether there is anything the party can do to stop the young exodus

For months, there have been rumours that Lisa Nandy will be sacked by Keir Starmer. But, where are they coming from, and why won't they go away? According to one of her allies, it's because of "a strain of anti-Northern prejudice that Lisa faces from a small group of people in Westminster"

😬 This read from @theipaper.com's Hugo Gye has become even more timely after one poll this morning put the Tories *fourth* behind the Lib Dems New YouGov/Sky News/Times poll puts Tories on 16% and Lib Dems on 17%, with Reform and Labour leading on 29% and 22%

Excellent piece by my colleague on how Keir Starmer's immigration crackdown - and the rhetoric that came with it - is dividing the Labour Party Some defended the PM's words as "listening to people’s genuine concerns", but others have denounced his language as “shameful and dangerous”

It's always deeply concerning and a threat to democracy when the lives of politicians and their families are targeted - good news that somebody has been arrested

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is set to announce a plan for government-backed local inquiries into grooming gangs Statement beginning in the Commons now - follow live updates here 👇 inews.co.uk/news/politic...

BREAKING: Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has pled guilty to assault after punching a man in his Cheshire constituency in October 2024 inews.co.uk/news/politic...

In a speech in London, Lib Dem leader Ed Davey says the UK cannot take the "Farage approach" to the US of "fawning over Trump and licking his boots" He said the Reform leader was "seemingly more interested in advancing Trump’s agenda over here than the UK’s interests over there"

NEW: Opponents of the assisted dying bill have expressed concerns after it was suggested MPs should vote for it even if they are worried about the "practicalities" of the bill Many fear the lack of Commons time means the bill won't get proper scrutiny

Wes Streeting’s further interventions today on assisted dying demonstrate that Simon Case’s advice that ministers should not publicly intervene on the matter was fairly pointless. Opponents in the cabinet have been especially outspoken.

Nigel Farage has been granted an urgent question on the transfer of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius The Reform UK leader also has a PMQ today

Big news from Guardian Towers this morning... The Guardian has announced it will no longer post content on Elon Musk’s X from official accounts. (I'm staying put - for now - as feel it's important to at least try to retain some balance there). www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...

The UK Parliament is considering legalising assisted dying - terminally ill people seeking medical assistance to end their lives Its proposer says it has the "strictest" safeguards in the world, but I've spoken to many MPs who aren't unconvinced - here's what they said inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Welcome to my first @bsky.app post! I've finally made the jump after being politely encouraged by @cameronclark.bsky.social for months... Stick around for news and analysis relating to UK politics and parliament 👋