Natasha Clark
@natashaclark.bsky.social
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Political editor @LBC covering all things Westminster and beyond
https://www.lbc.co.uk/
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Six weeks until I run the London marathon! Eeek.
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12 months ago
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Exc: Failed asylum seekers and families to be paid up to ÂŁ40,000 to leave the UK within 7 days
www.lbc.co.uk/article/fail...
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Failed asylum seeker families to be paid up to ÂŁ40k to leave UK within 7 days under radical trial | LBC
Families of failed asylum-seekers will be paid up to ÂŁ40,000 to leave the UK voluntarily within seven days, LBC can reveal.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/failed-asylum-seeker-families-paid-leave-uk-5HjdTrM_2/
10 days ago
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EXC: Shabana Mahmood refuses to rule out paying failed asylum seekers & other migrants up to ÂŁ30,000 as the Danes do, to encourage people to cooperate with the Home Office and leave UK earlier
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
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Britain to pay migrants 'more than ÂŁ3k' to leave UK as Home Secretary faces 40-strong MP migration rebellion | LBC
The Home Secretary refused to rule out paying up to ÂŁ30,000 for families to leave willingly as an incentive, in a bid to save the taxpayer money.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/britain-will-pay-migrants-more-than-3-000-to-leave-uk-as-shabana-mahmood-faces-r-5HjdTgX_2/
13 days ago
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NEW: Met confirm they're looking at Epstein files in relation to reports to them about possible misconduct in public office
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Update into review of alleged misconduct in public office
Met Police Commander Ella Marriott gives an update on a review of alleged misconduct in public office.
https://news.met.police.uk/news/update-into-review-of-alleged-misconduct-in-a-public-office-505762
about 1 month ago
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PM's chief secretary, Darren Jones, tells MPs in Commons that the Govt believes Lord Mandelson "lied" on his disclosure and vetting before he became ambassador to the US: "when someone lies in their declarations of interest, there must be a consequence.... removal from the HOL and loss of peerage."
about 1 month ago
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Tory leader Kemi Badenoch tells
@lbc.co.uk
@fraserknight.bsky.social
the Epstein files show "potential evidence of corruption in public office" & sheâd support a criminal investigation into Lord Mandelson
about 1 month ago
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Labour MP Andy McDonald calls on PM to go further re. Lord Mandelson, tells
@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social
he should have his peerage stripped: "If it does require primary legislation if he will not go, let's get on with these things."
@lbc.co.uk
about 1 month ago
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EXC: Rachel Reeves tells LBC student loan system is 'fair' amid fury as graduates rack up thousands of pounds of debt interest
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
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Rachel Reeves tells LBC student loan system is 'fair' amid fury as graduates rack up thousands of pounds of debt interest | LBC
5.8 million people who took out a student loan between 2012 and July 2023 are on a Plan 2 repayment plan, which sees interest at RPI inflation - plus up to three per centage points depending on earnin...
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/rachel-reeves-tells-lbc-student-loan-system-is-fair-amid-fury-as-graduates-rack-5HjdRQH_2/
about 2 months ago
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Exclusive interview with Rachel Reeves at a pub in South East London last night, revealing: - Hotels business rates will also be looked at as part of pubs re-evaluations - Reeves partly blames working from home in Covid for why boozers are struggling
about 2 months ago
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NEW: Shabana Mahmood Call the Cabinet with @LBC - Police reforms: We have learned lessons with police Scotland, hope to be still here to implement all in next parliament - Parents were shop workers - had their till stolen twice: 'We were victims ourselves, this is close to home for me'
about 2 months ago
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Andy Burnham to me this morning: "What's my message to MPs? Come up to Manchester. There's a by-election about to happen. We need your help. The Greater Manchester way is built on togetherness. We don't ever here, have a politics that's about pitting people from another."
about 2 months ago
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Full interview with Robert Jenrick here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2nv...
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Robert Jenrick: 'Why I quit'
YouTube video by LBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2nvuGw4G2Y
about 2 months ago
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NEW: I spoke to Robert Jenrick about his defection, admitting he really did leave his speech lying around, what Badenoch really thinks of him, and political regrets:
www.lbc.co.uk/article/robe...
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Robert Jenrick lifts the lid on dramatic defection and tells LBC what Kemi Badenoch really thinks of him | LBC
The former Tory leadership candidate reveals how he decided to defect over Christmas dinner
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/robert-jenrick-lifts-the-lid-to-lbc-on-dramatic-defection-conversations-and-thin-5HjdRDq_2/
about 2 months ago
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Stephen Kinnock tells @NickFerrariLBC "Michael Gove has done huge damage to this country, he's one of the architects of having a Brexit with no plan, which led to the botching of the deal, he's been at the heart of some really damaging policies... look at the mess we ended up in."
11 months ago
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Calls for police chief to apologise after mother arrested and held in cell for âconfiscating childâs iPadâ
A mother-of-two has told LBC of the âunspeakable devastation and traumaâ she has experienced after being arrested for âconfiscating her childâs iPadâ.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/surrey-police-uk-mother-arrested-childs-ipad-vanessa-brown/
11 months ago
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11 months ago
"I think Trump did too much too soon, rather like Liz Truss did." Nigel Farage tells
@nickferrarilbc.bsky.social
he has 'never agreed' with the President's tariff policy.
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Wuh oh! Tory MP Richard Fuller distances himself from Badenoch's comments re Labour MPs detained going into Israel: "On this, my personal view is, parliamentarians should be allowed free passage to other countries, to our allies. We should look at that in a poor light. We should be supporting them."
11 months ago
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... "When some of her Conservative counterparts had similar relations in relation to their work in China, it was right we stuck by the idea they should not have their work interrupted in that way... the way they've been treated is unacceptable."
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@lewisgoodall.com
11 months ago
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On two Labour MPs detained after trying to get into Israel, Darren Jones says "I'm not sure it's a very responsible answer from the LOTO, British politicians all travel internationally to meet their counterparts, we expect them to be able to go about their business without interruption...
11 months ago
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Darren Jones tells
@lewisgoodall.com
the UK is "ahead of the pack" on a trade deal with the US "I don't think we've embarrassed the king. We wouldn't call diplomacy, sucking up... but we're ahead of the pack on a trade agreement and we're working really hard to get that over the line"
@lbc.co.uk
11 months ago
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No chance of ripping up the fiscal rules, despite the world changing, Darren Jones tells
@lewisgoodall.com
"The fiscal rules are non negotiable, they continue to be non negotiable"
@lbc.co.uk
11 months ago
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Would the Gov nationalise British steel? Darren Jones tells
@lewisgoodall.com
"When we're talking about industrial policy and public services, all of this is about creating a stronger and more resilient UK economy... "I don't think we're in a nationalisation situation."
@lbc.co.uk
11 months ago
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Darren Jones tells
@lewisgoodall.com
the Government are "disappointed" by tariffs and "we don't think a trade war is in the interest of any economy but... the world has changed" and we'll be setting out work we're doing to create a "stronger and more resilient economy" this week
@lbc.co.uk
11 months ago
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Youch! Housing minister Matthew Pennycook takes a proper swipe at the Chancellor over taking free gig tickets... He tells
@nickferrarilbc.bsky.social
"I don't personally think it's appropriate, if I want to go to a concert at the O2, I'll pay for it."
@lbc.co.uk
12 months ago
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EXCL Kim Leadbeater tells me... - she's positive that assisted dying will still become law despite MPs jumpy after making changes - admits that laws could be changed after just 5-10 years
12 months ago
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MP hits back at concerns about assisted dying law change | LBC exclusive
YouTube video by LBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMm5VTgPt9M
12 months ago
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Ed Davey worried about 'lack of detail' regarding government's welfare reforms Video | Global Player
https://www.globalplayer.com/videos/2JsScCB6g7L/?category=Latest-from-LBC&slug=lbc
12 months ago
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Ed Davey tells LBC the UK 'needs to be stronger' in standing up to Trump
YouTube video by LBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABjBnrs6ASg
12 months ago
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Sir Ed Davey: Disabled people and carers will be 'kept awake' by benefits shake-up
Disabled people and carers will be kept "awake at night" with worry over losing their benefits, Sir Ed Davey has told LBC.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/politics/sir-ed-davey-disabled-people-and-carers-will-be-kept-awake-by-benefits-shake-up/
12 months ago
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Six weeks until I run the London marathon! Eeek.
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12 months ago
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LBC's Kids Who Read Succeed with Nick Ferrari campaign praised by education minister in Parliament
A minister has praised Kids Who Reads Succeed, LBC's scheme to encourage children to read, while speaking in parliament.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/kids-who-read-succeed-campaign-praised-by-minister/
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
LBC Investigates: What a 13-Year-Old Girl Sees on TikTok To mark our Online Safety day, watch my investigation below to find out the sorts of content I was exposed to in just a few swipes on social media
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LBC Investigates: What a 13-Year-Old Girl Sees on TikTok
As part of LBC's Online Safety Day, we conducted an experiment to see exactly what kind of content a 13-year-old girl would be exposed to on TikTok. The results were eye-opening â and deeply concernin...
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/lbc-investigates-what-a-13-year-old-girl-sees-on-tiktok/
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about 1 year ago
Exclusive polling for LBC reveals that 83% of parents are worried about the impact that social media is having on their children. LBC's Helen Hoddinott speaks to Nick Ferrari on Online Safety Day.
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Social media does 'more ham than good' - as majority support stricter rules to protect mental health
The majority of young people support the idea of placing stricter rules on social media, with more than 60% saying they believe it does more harm than good.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/tech/social-media-ban-kids-children-uk/
about 1 year ago
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Jonathan Hall, Independent terror watchdog chief, tells
@lbc.co.uk
"The Sentencing Council guidelines are law, I think it's a total wrong turn... it's obviously wrong and I'm sure it'll be corrected".
@tomswarbrick.bsky.social
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
âWe're going to have a deal done rather quicklyâ Barack Obama once said the UK would be âat the back of the queueâ for a trade deal after Brexit. Now, Donald Trump tells LBC's
@natashaclark.bsky.social
things are different.
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about 1 year ago
Go Inside The White House with
@natashaclark.bsky.social
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Inside The White House: When Starmer met Trump
YouTube video by LBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c376k73RScM
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about 1 year ago
âWho else was he speaking about?â âIt honestly made me so angry."
@natashaclark.bsky.social
and
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
are united in their disdain for Kemi Badenoch after she defended JD Vanceâs description of Britain as âsome random country that hasnât fought a war in 30 or 40 years.â
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Independent reviewer of terrorism, Jonathan Hall, ahead of his review out looking at Prevent and definition of terror next week, tells
@tomswarbrick.bsky.social
he won't be recommending the Home Office change the definition of terror.
about 1 year ago
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Children under 16 could be banned from social media under new plans
Kids under 16 could be banned from social media under plans expected to be backed by ministers tomorrow.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/social-media-uk-phones-internet-online-ban/
about 1 year ago
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Move on the cards for CCHQ from Matthew Parker Street, as looks like Tories won't have the cash to be able to renew it, Aggie Chamber reveals to
@andrewmarr.bsky.social
about 1 year ago
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Keir Starmer on the threat of tariffs from Donald Trump, tells Beth Rigby: "it's early days, what's important is open trading relationships, that's been the basis of my conversations with President Trump"
about 1 year ago
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Damning verdict on new Ofsted judgements from Ruth Perryâs sister Julia Waters. She tells
@lbc.co.uk
it still has "headline type single-word judgements" containing "public shaming and humiliation" Calls it "dangerous" and says they've "not been hearing" Ofsted are "incapable of reforming themselves"
about 1 year ago
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NEW: Leaked Home Office review seen by LBC says Online Safety Act needs to be beefed up further (already!) to stop repeat of last summer's riots
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Online safety laws should be urgently updated to stop repeat of last year's riots, leaked Home Office review states
Britain's online safety laws should be urgently updated to stop a repeat of last year's riots, a leaked Home Office review has said.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/online-safety-law-uk-riots-latest/
about 1 year ago
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Feels like maybe this is the kind of red tape that could create some growth and prison places... good story from
@fraserknight.bsky.social
www.lbc.co.uk/news/prison-...
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Green rules cause delays to thousands of new prison cells, as soaring jail population threatens fresh crisis
The creation of thousands of new prison spaces in England and Wales has been held up by environmental regulations, as capacity continues to be squeezed behind bars.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/prison-delayed-environmental-regulations/
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
âThis is the start of Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer putting the fight back into the British economy.â The Chancellorâs speech was âquite an optimistic visionâ,
@natashaclark.bsky.social
tells
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about 1 year ago
âIs this an encouraging sign for the British economy?â âOr are you gaslighting British businesses?â
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presses Rachel Reeves following her speech.
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Great story from
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's Alan Zycinski
www.lbc.co.uk/news/porn-cr...
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Porn creator dropped from Police Scotland campaign slams force's 'inadequate and embarrassing' vetting process
A porn creator dropped from a Police Scotland campaign has branded its vetting process 'inadequate and embarrassing'.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/porn-creator-dropped-from-police-scotland-campaign-slams-forces-inadequate-and-e/
about 1 year ago
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Chancellor is set to relax some non dom transition arrangements frm Budget Amendment on "temporary repatriation facility" - not to extend transition, but to clarify what people can bring/how much ÂŁÂŁ/funds Meaning they won't be taxed twice Gov sources say this is a "tweak" not a "reversal".
about 1 year ago
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Michael Gove tells @NickFerrariLBC he'd go for a fourth runway at Heathrow: "Expanding it, it's right, I'd go for a fourth runway. We need to build, baby, build, out West."
@lbc.co.uk
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about 1 year ago
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James OâBrien
about 1 year ago
Tech bros in the Court of the Sunny Delight king & the chances of Starmer reining them in. Prince Harryâs defeat of the Murdoch empire. PMQs
@natashaclark.bsky.social
@explaintrade.com
on, er, trade
@nafeez.bsky.social
on his very timely new book, Alt Reich
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
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James O'Brien - The Whole Show - Podcast Episode | Global Player
An unequivocal victory for Prince Harry
https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7Droe7W/
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