Exc: 13 Afghans who worked with the British Army are being deported back to Afghanistan despite being under the care of the British High Commission in Pakistan after delays getting them to the UK. inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Brilliant but troubling scoop from Ben here:

Exc: 13 Afghans who worked with the British Army are being deported back to Afghanistan despite being under the care of the British High Commission in Pakistan after delays getting them to the UK. inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Remember this? Well, the Government have quietly scrapped it. Read our story here: inews.co.uk/news/politic...

A revealing quote (from a well-sourced piece). Some of the transfers in and out are virtually identical by CV: fmr senior Blair adviser in, one out too. Youngish Treasury bod out, one in too. Quote (and the piece) speaks to ‘phase 2’ feeling quite aimless. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

here's the crowd at the zimbabwe v new zealand test last week. test cricket *is* dying. it's just dying in the bits nobody wants to speak up about

Exc: Millions in benefits intended for carers, disabled people and pensioners has been stolen by DWP staff. £1.7m — the highest figure in years — was stolen last year, with £6m taken since 2020. The Government says it’s reviewing its processes. inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Exc: Millions in benefits intended for carers, disabled people and pensioners has been stolen by DWP staff. £1.7m — the highest figure in years — was stolen last year, with £6m taken since 2020. The Government says it’s reviewing its processes. inews.co.uk/news/politic...

The great question of our age: WHERE are all the briefcase wankers? economist.com/britain/2025...

Nothing like the sound of the MoJ's earsplitting flute tunes while you're on hold on a warm friday afternoon

Given the chat around air conditioning: worth reading this report from Bloomberg from 2023. Highlights clearly how new build homes, especially flats with floor to ceiling windows, are uniquely awful for overheating. More AC needed, but also better design. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Good take. I thought it was notable that a few of the ministers who had seen more speculation and briefing had ended up with better settlements.

Exclusive | Dozens of council workers across Britain have been paid for multiple full-time jobs they held in local authorities at the same time

Excl: At least 37 suspected cases of local government staff members working multiple full-time jobs at once have been identified, The i Paper can reveal inews.co.uk/news/council...

Last year, my dear friend David Knowles passed away. He was 32, and had an undiagnosed heart condition. This weekend, the cricket team he founded will be playing a game to raise money for the BHF, to help fund their research. Please share and donate if you can www.justgiving.com/page/rhcc-vs...

David's cricket team is playing the Royal Household CC in Windsor in his memory on Saturday, and they're hoping to raise money to support the British Heart Foundation, to help others like him. Please donate if you can.

Last year, my dear friend David Knowles passed away. He was 32, and had an undiagnosed heart condition. This weekend, the cricket team he founded will be playing a game to raise money for the BHF, to help fund their research. Please share and donate if you can www.justgiving.com/page/rhcc-vs...

🔴 Exclusive | UK's biggest builders warn Nimby MPs growth is at risk if they wreck planning laws Some of the UK's largest construction firms have warned any changes to the planning bill would kill growth and leave the UK 'tied up in bureaucratic red tape' inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Exc: The UK’s biggest construction firms have urged MPs not to block or amend the Planning Bill. The letter also urges the Government to push ahead with reforms cutting red tape. Read more here: inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Exc: The UK’s biggest construction firms have urged MPs not to block or amend the Planning Bill. The letter also urges the Government to push ahead with reforms cutting red tape. Read more here: inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Huge scoop from @sanyaburgess.bsky.social

Cracking story from @bengartside.bsky.social Civil servant held three jobs in different departments at the same time inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Exc: A senior civil servant has left three Whitehall jobs after being caught by a Government fraud scheme for working multiple full-time jobs at once. Read more here: www.inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Civil servant was paid for 3 full-time jobs in different depts – @theipaper inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Exc: A senior civil servant has left three Whitehall jobs after being caught by a Government fraud scheme for working multiple full-time jobs at once. Read more here: www.inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Great story

Exc: Around £1bn of money earmarked to improved school and hospital infrastructure was moved to fund public sector pay rises last year, according to Government accounting documents. Read more below: inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Hundreds of millions of pounds earmarked for modernising infrastructure moved to pay for public-sector pay increases

Exc: An agency funded by the Home Office to stop Iraqis from illegally moving to the UK has used far right-protests in Britain as a method of deterring migrants. inews.co.uk/news/politic...

NEW: Three individuals with links to Russian military and intelligence travelled to the UK and stayed near top-secret air bases around the time of suspicious drone sightings. Investigation for @theipaper revealing suspected Russian influence in the UK. inews.co.uk/news/russian...

🚨 US Congress members have suggested the UK should block China’s plans to open a “mega-embassy” in central London, in light of “significant security concerns” revealed by @theipaper.com Report by @bengartside.bsky.social, me and @richardholmes.bsky.social: inews.co.uk/news/chinese...

Scoop: The UK is bigoted, Brexit is bad and housing is too expensive. Inside the Government's undisclosed social media campaign to potential Albanian migrants. Featuring pictures of flytipping, graffiti and Norwich. inews.co.uk/news/politic...

The Government has funded a social media campaign to deter Albanian migrants from illegally moving to Britain that highlights Britain’s cost of living crisis, the negative impact of Brexit and discrimination in the UK Heaven help us inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Govt highlights reasons the UK is crap to ward off migrants. It would be funny if it wasn't so unfunny:

Millions spent on yet more pointless social media campaigns Sohege said: “These campaigns ignore reality of why and how Albanians come to UK. They still form one of the largest groups being trafficked into the UK, and no-one is choosing to be trafficked or exploited.” inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Scoop: The UK is bigoted, Brexit is bad and housing is too expensive. Inside the Government's undisclosed social media campaign to potential Albanian migrants. Featuring pictures of flytipping, graffiti and Norwich. inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Really important and well reported story: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Exc: Government special advisers received freebies worth tens of thousands shortly after the election - including numerous Taylor Swift tickets inews.co.uk/news/taylor-...

Tens of thousands of pounds of freebies were given to ministerial advisers in the first three months of the Labour government

Exc: Government special advisers received freebies worth tens of thousands shortly after the election - including numerous Taylor Swift tickets inews.co.uk/news/taylor-...

New. Keir Starmer watched a game at Wolves alongside an ‘executive’ from an Asian gambling platform – a man that all parties have refused to identify. By @journoandy.bsky.social, @jackkerr.bsky.social, @stevemenary.bsky.social, @philippeauclair.bsky.social josimarfootball.com/2025/02/04/m...

Currently on BBC News homepage there are 12 stories, of which: — 5 are US news (3 Trump, 1 Grammy’s and 1 plane crash) — 3 are UK news stories — 2 are other foreign news pieces — 1 sport, 1 culture Fees like especially in the last 2 months, a very bad pivot has happened for the UK public sphere

The big miss of Rachel Reeves speech -- YIMBY policies towards the execution capacity for XL bullies. The BBC report that the cost of housing an XL bully is up to £1,000 a month, but euthanizing them only costs £400. Clear growth policy available for the govt here. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

When Musk denies that he did a big ol Nazi salute during the inauguration, remember this, from Jean-Paul Sartre, 1944.

Wow, can’t believe Rachel Reeves has decided to drop gilt yields after sustained pressure from anonymous labour backbenchers.

"Citizens’ assemblies, in which randomly selected people chew over knotty issues and present their conclusions to lawmakers, are beloved by wonks. At their heart is the mistaken idea that people are unhappy with the manner of decisions, not their effect" www.economist.com/britain/2025...

Powerful front page from L'Humanité on Jean Marie Le Pen: 'His Profession Was Hatred'. The dagger pictured was recovered at the scene of the brutal torture and murder of Ahmed Moulay in Algiers in 1957. One of multiple pieces of evidence showing Le Pen was a torturer.

Excl: The Ministry of Justice has abandoned plans to use "rapid deployment" modular prison cells across the low-security estate after losing £6m when a contractor collapsed. The quick-build cells had been seen as a way to cut prison overcrowding. Read here: inews.co.uk/news/politic...