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."

"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.

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."

... "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." @lbc.co.uk @lewisgoodall.com

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Six weeks until I run the London marathon! Eeek. justgiving.com/page/tashyme...

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 @lbc.co.uk @globalplayer.com www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/lbc-...

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.

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

‘We're going to have a deal done rather quickly’ Barack Obama once said the UK would be “at the back of the queue” for a trade deal after Brexit. Now, Donald Trump tells LBC's @natashaclark.bsky.social things are different.

Go Inside The White House with @natashaclark.bsky.social:

“Who else was he speaking about?” “It honestly made me so angry." @natashaclark.bsky.social and @mrjamesob.bsky.social are united in their disdain for Kemi Badenoch after she defended JD Vance’s description of Britain as ‘some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years.’

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.

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

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"

Damning verdict on new Ofsted judgements from Ruth Perry’s 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"

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 www.lbc.co.uk/news/online-...

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-...

‘This is the start of Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer putting the fight back into the British economy.’ The Chancellor’s speech was ‘quite an optimistic vision’, @natashaclark.bsky.social tells @mrjamesob.bsky.social.

‘Is this an encouraging sign for the British economy?’ ‘Or are you gaslighting British businesses?’ @natashaclark.bsky.social presses Rachel Reeves following her speech.

Great story from @lbc.co.uk 's Alan Zycinski www.lbc.co.uk/news/porn-cr...

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 ££/funds Meaning they won't be taxed twice Gov sources say this is a "tweak" not a "reversal".

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 @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social

Tech bros in the Court of the Sunny Delight king & the chances of Starmer reining them in. Prince Harry’s 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...

Rachel Reeves on Heathrow: "the answer can't always be no... "When there's a choice between something that would grow the economy and something else, that always won. "When we say that growth is the number one mission of our government... We mean it... "That means it trumps other things."

NEW: Home Secretary launches public inquiry into Southport attacks and that the Home Office have done an urgent Prevent Learning Review after three referrals to the programme over Alex Rudakubana @LBC

Brewdog founder claims Brits lack work ethic. Haggling with undertakers & DIY funerals (incredible hou). PMQs with @natashaclark.bsky.social Ceasefire in Gaza with @ntarnopolsky.bsky.social Big Adoption Day www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...

If you have a question for Kemi, leave it here www.lbc.co.uk/question/

Reform's Richard Tice on Suella Braverman's call for a Tory/Reform pact: "You can't do a pact with people who don't believe in your policies and values... Most of the Conservative party are closest Lib Dems. frankly, I don't think they'll be forgiven for the damage they've done"

Suella Braverman on Tulip Siddiq leaving government tells @tomswarbrick.bsky.social "This is just symptomatic of the parlous state this Labour government is in... I think it was looking more and more untenable for her, the evidence was looking very incriminating."

Science Sec Peter Kyle tells @lewisgoodall.com "we are listening very carefully to victims" over calls for a national inquiry into grooming gangs "I can't rule anything out in the future, I don't know what circumstances are going to emerge."

Lammy on Trump's Greenland comments: "We know now, following Trump's first term, the rhetoric is often intense. The language is not what I might use or Keir Starmer might use... Trump is concerned about what he sees in the Arctic and the behaviour of Russia and China and their designs on Greenland"

As per @andrewmarr.bsky.social - hearing Reeves to give major growth speech in weeks. Focus will be on ensuring no tariffs. Worries in Treasury about borrowing eating up headroom. If OBR say fiscal rules are broken - tighter spending review. emergency budget not off cards

How the innocent targets of Jenrick’s hideous conflations feel in Britain today. Zuckerberg, ‘free speech’ & the death of truth in the USA. PMQs with @natashaclark.bsky.social Dr Victoria Rose on operating on children mutilated by the IDF. Tulip Siddiq’s flats. www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...

Nigel Farage tells @lbc.co.uk he and Reform will fund raise for a separate 'public inquiry' into grooming gangs with 'independent former judges' if the government don't agree to one (Wouldn't have the same powers of the state to compel people to give evidence)