EXC: Reform by-election candidate branded 'snowflake' who is 'running scared' after skipping hustings. Matt Goodwin was accused of wanting to fill the venue with supporters, and demanding a private green room www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Turns out The Times gave an interview promoting the content of a far-right neo-Nazi www.channel4.com/news/unmaske...

EXC: Nigel Farage has been accused of having no solution to Britain's problems by his own candidate. Matt Goodwin repeatedly attacked the Farage in historic posts, as well as the Reform party as a whole www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

EXC: Labour Deputy leader Lucy Powell has written to Zack Polanski over "misleading claims" made by the Greens in the by-election campaign www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

New YouGov polling finds 50% of Brits want Keir Starmer to stand down and be replaced by a new Labour PM, with just 24% wanting him to stay. Of people who voted Labour in 2024, 40% want him to stay, 37% to depart

Jeremy Kyle kicked a Labour peer off his show this week, in an obvious stunt that's being celebrated by several organisations on the right. Would be good if they also mentioned he's a)a disgrace and b) media training Reform candidates

This was in The Times this morning btw

Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman both voted to end the two child-benefit cap, as they got confused over which lobby to be in

Interesting book placement in the parliamentary library

EXC: Chris Packham has demanded answers after the trophy of an endangered rhino killed for sport was imported into Britain. The latest figures show approximately 50 trophies from endangered animals entered the UK, despite Labour pledges to ban trophy hunting imports www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Angeliki Stogia is the Labour candidate for Gorton and Denton, official announcement expected shortly

Up the ponds and down with bigots www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

After Suella Braverman's defection, 12.5% of Reform UK MPs have been photographed stepping on a guide dog

An underreported element of Andy Burnham's bid to return to Westminster is that it would see the Labour MPs football team welcome back one of their most committed players

All the reaction, all the tea www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Working on a Saturday and waiting for Andy Burnham to announce either way

New long read on the state of US-UK relations, MPs views on Burnham, and the challenges ahead for Starmer www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Me my whole life: Nothing is black and white. You have to consider nuance Now: We face a heinous, remorseless evil

Friday night, you know what that means, it’s time to read a data piece about MPs extra income www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

A Reform defector has been accused of a "staggering act of hypocrisy" for griping about the Chagos Islands deal despite begging Joe Biden for an almost identical agreement. Exclusive from @daveburke12.bsky.social www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

A genuine breaking story: Nigel Farage has breached the MPs' code of conduct 17 times www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

The classic “pouring gravy without looking influencer to campaigning for mass deportations” pipeline

I'm really pleased to see this issue getting coverage. AI BSL is not fit for purpose: "The NHS has already had to withdraw an AI generated BSL video about measles because the grammar was incorrect, and the meaning therefore became entirely misleading." www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Think of this every day

PM statement on tariffs

Spoke to senior Tories about Robert Jenrick, who called him a "snake", a "mediocre middle manager" and a bitter man who never got over being snubbed for Home Secretary. My long read: www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Terrible day for Ozempic, whose side effects we now know include memory loss, irritation, and a total refusal to take responsibility

While Robert Jenrick is getting most of the attention, don’t miss that today a Reform staff member grabbed a journalist in Scotland to try and get them to stop asking questions. This is what we’re dealing with www.itv.com/watch/news/w...

Welcome to Reform, Robert Jenrick

Kemi Badenoch finding evidence Robert Jenrick planned to defect

Responding to Kemi Badenoch sacking Robert Jenrick, a Lib Dem source says “the Conservative shadow cabinet makes The Traitors roundtable look united”

Wes Streeting has just told the BBC “feedback is the breakfast of champions”

A humbling day of political journalism

Quite the journey for new Reform UK man Nadhim Zahawi

Wrote about what Morgan McSweeney told Keir Starmer's first Cabinet of 2026, and which countries are inspiring them for the year ahead www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Oh thank god, now losers can only make AI nudes of people if they pay for it www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Asked Nigel Farage a question about racism

At the Reform London mayoral candidate announcement in a typically understated setting

Back in Westminster and arranging coffees to discuss stories, gossip, and how overrated Marty Supreme is. Say hi for any of the above

New line from Downing Street: Keir Starmer says Maduro was an illegitimate President and “we shed no tears about the end of his regime”

It’s impressive to have a press conference where there are so many insane things said that the arrest of a foreign leader seem like the calmer moment of the day

Nobody asked, but I read 42 books last year, and my top three were The Spy and the Traitor, Precipice and The Chosen. I encourage you to read them, if you want

Had several missed calls from my dad so rang back worried but he just wanted to vent about the Stranger Things finale

Reminder despite the noise, banning trail hunting is not just popular, it also isn’t even important to the majority of rural communities

Class from Stephen Flynn’s mum

Christmas day shift and I've already had a follow-up from a PR

EXC: The Government will move to ban trail hunting in the new year. It forms part of its animal welfare strategy, set to be published on Monday www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Transparency latest: Downing Street has cancelled Afternoon Lobby, the daily forum for journalists to ask questions. They are instead bringing in occasional press conferences, with morning ones open to the "lobby, sector journalists and content creators"

Happy retirement John Cena

EXC: Richard Tice has been accused of discouraging racism victims from coming forward after dismissing the allegations against Nigel Farage. Lord Mann, the Government’s independent advisor on antisemitism, says Tice may have "retraumatised a victim" www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...