Rachel Reeves is in a hole - many are forgetting that Jeremy Hunt’s TWO national insurance cuts, & impossibly tight spending plans for the new govt, helped put her there. Each cut cost c£10bn! #r4today #RachelReeves #Budget2025 #Budget #skynews

Reform is going to fix broken Britain, apparently, a year after Labour promised to CHANGE broken Britain. How? Will they be any more successful? These lavish ads in the RW papers must have cost - who’s paying?! #r4today #ReformUK #Budget2025 #NigelFarage #skynews #LVIPolitics

“A govt whose approach in its first budget was wishful thinking has largely doubled down on that approach in its second. It seems unlikely that she will get a third chance” @stephenkb is damning #r4today #RachelReeves #Budget2025 #Budget #skynews on.ft.com/44mUHSg

A “co‑ordinated attempt to bolt an extremist Trumpist evangelical, anti‑climate, anti‑rights, strongman agenda onto🇬🇧democracy via opaque lobbying networks” Huge story from @NafeezAhmed & @BylineTimes on #ReformUK & #NigelFarage’s 2029 plans #r4today #democracy #Project2025 x.com/nafeezahmed/...

Today’s front pages 📰focus on the tax rises in the Budget The messaging isn’t great for Rachel Reeves, but neither Labour MPs or the markets are in revolt, so 🤷‍♂️ #r4today #RachelReeves #Budget2025 #Budget #skynews #LVIPolitics

“The Budget was accidentally released early. Goodness knows how many people it could go on to harm!” Matt very clever with #Budget2025, the OBR leak - & recent prisoner releases 😂😂 #BudgetDay #RachelReeves #PrisonBreak #r4today #skynews

Jeffries: This is only going to end in one of two ways. Either Republicans are going to agree to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits before December 31st of this year, or the American people are going to throw Republicans out of office because of their failure to make life better.

GB News has Kwasi Kwarteng (of Liz Truss mini-budget infamy) on the Nigel Farage show as a talking head expert to comment on the budget Irony is dead. No credibility. #Budget2025 #NigelFarage #C4News #GBNews

Rare to see Nigel Farage being put under pressure ⬇️- with Nathan Gill & the Dulwich College accusations big Qs to answer 👏👏ITV News Let’s hope #bbclaurak is taking notes, having never questioned #NigelFarage (or #borisjohnson) this hard #C4News #skynews #NathanGill

Some of these 🟥🟦 backbenchers very wooden & not able to think on their feet when taking interventions #RachelReeves #skynewsuk #budget #Budget2025

@jeremyhuntmp.bsky.social giving a masterclass in how to give a calm, measured response to #Budget2025, engaging with MPs across the House, taking a series of interventions & responding intelligently Sadly🟥🟦frontbenches are thin so few there listening & learning #RachelReeves #skynewsuk #budget

This leak has torpedoed Rachel Reeves’ attempt to frame her budget, stolen her thunder, changed the atmosphere in the HoC & skewed immediate media coverage. It’s hard to see how Richard Hughes, OBR Chair DOESN’T resign #Budget2025 #BudgetDay #OBR #RachelReeves #skynews

“This isn't about the last 14 months- but about the last 14 years." - Rachel Reeves key political line BUT this would have been an easier message to sell a year ago, it may not fly now! #Budget2025 #BudgetDay #RachelReeves #skynews #Tory #austerity

Damning line from the OBR this: "We have assessed that none of the policy measures in this Budget have a sufficiently material impact to justify adjusting our post-measures potential output forecast." Ie it's a budget which does nothing new for growth.

Two graphs that explain the Government's problems more than anything else. Another half decade of flatlined living standards

“Conservatives are the party of work, Labour should be renamed the welfare party!” Kemi Badenoch Pat McFadden is going to have to get welfare reform through despite Labour backbench revolts, otherwise this line will stick #KemiBadenoch #RachelReeves #Budget2025 #Budget #skynews #welfare

Kemi Badenoch is enjoying herself She doesn’t lack confidence or energy-even if calling for Rachel Reeves to resign whilst forgetting Kwasi Kwarteng was the most disastrous Chancellor means her content’s often over done #KemiBadenoch #RachelReeves #Budget2025 #Budget #skynews

Rachel Reeves doing her bit for Labour in the Holyrood 2026 elections, handing Scotland money “because Anas Sarwar asked us to” Take that John Swinney & the SNP is the vibe #Budget2025 #BudgetDay #RachelReeves #skynews #Scotland #Holyrood

Rachel Reeves on the attack against Tory plans to resume #austerity She gives the #NHS more ££ but it's hard to see austerity ending under Labour in other areas with budgets flat (education) or cut (Home) #Budget2025 #BudgetDay #RachelReeves #skynews

Rachel Reeves might as well just say “I refer everyone to P.1 of The Times & commend this Budget to the House” sit down & save everyone an hour➕➕ It’s all there & in front pages passim ad nauseam 😴 #Budget2025 #Budgetspeech #RachelReeves #r4today

End jury trials in most cases? Threaten a key Magna Carta right? Hand it all over to professional👨‍⚖️not a jury of a citizen’s peers?! The courts are in a mess but there must be a better solution #MagnaCarta #jury #DavidLammy #r4today #LVIPolitics www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...

“Please Mr Trump, end this drive-by diplomacy & sack Steve Witkoff. He is out of his depth” Roger Boyes weighs Witkoff’s achievements (Israeli hostages’ release) in @thetimes.com but finds him hugely wanting in Ukraine where #Putin plays him #SteveWitkoff #Trump #Ukraine #r4today #UVIPolitics

“Can you take a bit off the top & some off the sides?” Matt prepares for #Budget2025 & a rumoured mansion tax 😂😂 #Budgetspeech #RachelReeves #r4today #mansiontax

It remains unbelievable that Trump has not insisted on a ceasefire FIRST, BEFORE starting peace negotiations with Putin, to end the killing - his priority But of course that isn't in #Putin's interests, so ... #Trump #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #r4today kyivindependent.com/explosions-h...

We shouldn’t expect democracy to last forever The tyranny of the majority may contain the seeds of democracy’s demise as it’ll not seem so sacred to those punished by it (our young in squalid rented housing) says @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social #democracy #HousingCrisis #r4today #LVIPolitics

"Look at the mess Poland is in today, & the US will be tomorrow. For liberal democracy prevention is better than cure" @fromtga.bsky.social sets out 7 principles of liberal democracy which MUST be protected #democracy #Trump #NigelFarage #r4today #LVIPolitics www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

@direthoughts.com & Daniel Boffey have a timeline of Nigel Farage’s responses to the recurring stories of his very questionable school boy behaviour #NigelFarage #ReformUK #r4today www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

@johnjcrace.bsky.social brilliant at taking apart the #DCMScommittee hearing into the Trump - BBC crisis: Prescott the ingenu, self flagellating Samir Shah & deflecting, impartial Sir Robbie Gibb 😮😂😂 #RobbieGibb #bbcdocumentary #r4today #LVIPolitics www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

It was all just bants, is that really the defence here?! And how can you be racist or anti-semitic indirectly, without it still being racist or anti semitic?? #NigelFarage #ReformUK #r4today #skynews

“The Budget speculation is too depressing. I’m watching a replay of the first Ashes test.” 🏏 #Budget2025 #RachelReeves #Ashes #Ashes2025 #r4today #TMS

@rupahuq.bsky.social now holding the BBC Chair to account for the frequency of the appearances of Nigel Farage & other #ReformUK figures on BBC shows (eg #bbclaurak #bbcqt) despite having only 5 MPs 👏👏 Good - so many people want that question asked! #dcmscommittee #NigelFarage

Lewis Goodall’s response to Robbie Gibb’s hounding of him ⬇️ still remains one of the best returns of serve on Twitter 👏👏 But here’s Sir Robbie again, at #dcmscommittee, making out he’s just an impartial BBC journalist #RobbieGibb #bbcdocumentary

Robbie Gibb trying to make out he’s an impartial BBC man to the core who leaves his views at the door, not a Conservative Party hack 😂😂😂 Surely the DCMS Cte aren’t buying that?! #BBC #DCMSCommittee #bbcdocumentary #C4News #RobbieGibb

Key UA figures slam the US Russ peace deal as reminiscent of 1938 Munich agreement which appeased Hitler, as European leaders help push back & even Trump admits it's not his final offer, @lukeharding1968.bsky.social reports #r4today #Ukraine #Trump #UVIPolitics www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

After the Trump v Musk fall out, with its savings exaggerated & disruption to federal work & political norms, it looks as though DOGE has been disbanded ahead of time, Livi Empson reports #DOGE #Musk #Trump #UVIPolitics #r4today www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“Almost entirely unreported in the media, anti-government peers have been dragging out proceedings & bogging down legislation for months” @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social on Lords’ attacks on employment rights, assisted dying, planning reform etc #LVIPolitics #Lords observer.co.uk/news/columni...

I’m old enough to remember when budget details came out on, er, budget day! After months of chaotic leaks and kite 🪁flying which have spooked 👻& paralysed the economy, that might be a good system to return to!! #RachelReeves #Budget2025 #bbclaurak #trevorphillips #purdah

“It’s the Budget in just a few days. I’ve come to say goodbye to my money” Matt on #Budget2025 😂😂 (Though 🇬🇧 has been steadily saying goodbye to its money since 2008, 17 lost years) #bbclaurak #trevorphillips #RachelReeves #Budget

Reeves might be planning to pull a rabbit from the Budget hat on Wednesday But there are plenty of 🐇running around already: we’ve already been told she’ll end the two child benefit cap & freeze rail fares #RachelReeves #Budget2025 #bbclaurak #trevorphillips

Unusually no one from Reform🤔when Laura SHOULD have tough Qs for them about traitor Nathan Gill🤦‍♂️ But at least Zack Polanski is allowed a 2nd appearance! So she’ll claim balance😱 As always EIGHT guests too many in 1 hour⏱️ #bbclaurak #NathanGill #ReformUK #ZackPolanski

😮 Sad comment on the state of the former newspaper (™️ Private Eye) known as The Daily Telegraph that I’m wondering if ownership by The Mail might even improve it? Murdoch’s Times has now thrashed the DT commercially & journalistically so it’s now a diminished asset #Telegraph #Mail #Murdoch

My favourite pithy politics post in a very long time. Bang on the money.

Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Greene sees the coming Trump revenge primary & decides to step down with dignity, railing against the shutdown, “disgusting political drama” & (Democrats 👀) overpriced healthcare. #Trump #MTG #MarjorieTaylorGreene #EpsteinFiles #shutdown #UVIPolitics

'A mansion tax will destroy the property market. We'll be offering three London houses for £1' Matt brilliantly combines Black Friday & (yet more) budget speculation #BlackFriday #Budget2025 #RachelReeves #KeirStarmer #r4today

You can see why Boris Johnson pushed the Covid Inquiry & its report as far down the line as possible, well away from any general election the Tories might have a chance of winning*! *though there won’t be one of those for a while #CovidInquiry #Covid #r4today #borisjohnson

Someone remind me what Farage has said about Epstein ? Or about the not-so-Princely Andrew? Farage seems to have been working with Epstein - according to this - in 2017/18. Surely well past that conviction. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...

“The weight of this sad time we must obey; Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say” @rafaelbehr.bsky.social channels King Lear assessing the mood of the Labour Party towards the PM after a squandered year #r4today #KeirStarmer #LVIPolitics #Labour #Budget www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump signs Bill to release Epstein Files, no📸but a Truth Social where, belatedly, he tries to get on the right side of this @nbcnews.com report⬇️what next - how much will we actually learn? #r4today #UVIPolitics #EpsteinFiles #Trump #EpsteinTrumpFiles youtu.be/cuO-8t7llEQ?...

Powerful truth telling from Sir John Major @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social on Brexit ⬇️, populism, global conflict & Gaza Full lecture a #mustwatch when YouTube is released, meanwhile @implausibleblog.bsky.social has key moments ⬇️ #JohnMajor #r4today #NigelFarage #Gaza #BrexitHasFailed #BrexitReality

Good to see @eddavey.libdems.org.uk leading @libdems.org.uk defending the BBC from Trump & Farage. We need to hear leading Tories & Labour figures being so forthright too (obvs #ReformUK just attack the Beeb🤦‍♂️) #r4today #bbcdocumentary #Trump #NigelFarage #LibDem #skynews