Sebastian Salek
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I write threads about how Labour is fixing Britain. Councillor and ex-political journalist.
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Clear the Lobby
Sebastian Salek explains the laws MPs are voting on this week.
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about 1 year ago
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The NHS just had a record summer. Thatās despite resident doctors striking in July. But no one is talking about it! 4 impressive stats:
21 days ago
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Labour can completely win in 2029. Strangely, the path to a second term is buried in the Caerphilly result. Hereās a simple explainer:
24 days ago
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Labour has a lot to celebrate this week. Not all of it made the papers, but there was plenty of good news for progressives. 8 important changes:
about 1 month ago
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It was a great week to be Labour. Thereās plenty of good news to celebrate as members head to conference. 7 highlights:
about 2 months ago
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Foreigners arenāt coming here to live off benefits. We have the stats to prove it. So letās kill this MYTH once and for all.
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about 2 months ago
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Thereās no limit to who Farage will come for. First it was asylum seekers, now itās legal migrants like my parents. I donāt want to know where this ends.
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about 2 months ago
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Growth is so back. Labour has secured *Ā£150 billion* from some of Americaās biggest companies. Hereās whoās investing (and where the money is going):
about 2 months ago
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London is getting measurably safer. As Trump visits our capital, new stats prove crime there has PLUMMETED over the last year. 4 facts to celebrate:
2 months ago
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Nigel Farage is the king of the U-turn. He changes his mind so often, it's easy to think he'll say anything for attention. 9 telling reversals:
2 months ago
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Reformās polling lead is astonishingly brittle. The headline numbers may look impressive, but the underlying data reveals a fundamental weakness. 4 major headaches for Farage:
2 months ago
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Reform isnāt a political party. Itās a corporate lobbying firm. The business model is simple. Wealthy elites pay Farage to push policies that could make them millions. 4 infuriating examples:
3 months ago
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You know youāve won when your opponent gives up and just starts reading out insults.
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3 months ago
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Councils bringing asylum hotel legal cases are failing residents. Because they're gambling their taxes on one BIG assumption. And if it goes wrong, itāll be disastrous: š§µ
3 months ago
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The Tories have zero credibility left on small boats. Chris Philp can make all the videos he wants. Everyone is asking the same question: āYou had a decade to solve this. So why didnāt you?ā
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3 months ago
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Farage is desperately trying to sabotage Britain's recovery. Reform tried to block some genuinely transformative laws. The polls would look very different if we talked about this more. 5 examples:
3 months ago
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Britain is the safest itās been in decades. The data backs it up. But sadly, pretend patriots like Farage and Jenrick only ever talk our country down.
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3 months ago
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Labourās migrant deal is basically a startup. So if it doesnāt work perfectly first time, thatās OK. The real test is whether they keep iterating until it does.
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3 months ago
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Busy day out of the office, chatting to: ⢠Jeremy Vine on Radio 2 at 12pm ⢠Jacob Rees-Mogg on GB News at 8pm Talking about how Rachel Reeves can fix the awful mess the Tories left our country in, among other things.
3 months ago
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The most dangerous stat youāll read today: ā1 in 8 prisoners were born overseasā Itās being weaponised by far-right figures to stoke fear. But hereās the crucial detail theyāre not telling you:
4 months ago
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London is thriving. And the right canāt stand it. They talk down our capital constantly, but the city is measurably becoming a better place to live. 6 facts that shatter their doom narrative:
4 months ago
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It was a great week to be Labour. Votes at 16 rightly grabbed the headlines, but there was plenty more good news for progressives. 7 things to celebrate: š§µ
4 months ago
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āThatās *extremely* patronisingā Young people are sick of being talked down to. Our country is a better place when 16 and 17-year-olds have a say in their future!
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4 months ago
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The Telegraph is no longer a newspaper. Itās a Labour attack unit. A hit job every hour, like clockwork. Tell me youāre rattled without telling me youāre rattled.
4 months ago
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Experts are warning the economy is about to implode! Well, thatās what GB news wants you to think. Itās a masterclass in cherrypicking and scaremongering. Letās reveal the truth together⦠š§µ
4 months ago
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Thereās a VERY good reason asylum seekers get circus tickets and Amazon parcels. But the Mail on Sunday was never going to tell you that. Hereās the crucial detail they left out: š§µ
4 months ago
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Labour racked up the wins this week. Lots of new initiatives to build a fairer, greener country. (Though much of it didnāt make the papers.) 7 announcements you might have missed:
4 months ago
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Yields hitting Truss levels does NOT mean the economy is crashing. Anyone who says this doesnāt understand economics. I covered this stuff for years at Bloomberg. Quick explainer that a child could understand: š§µ
4 months ago
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The UK economy is doing better than you think. Forget the doom and gloom for a moment. There are growing signs itās quietly gaining strength. Here are 5 bright spots:
4 months ago
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16,500 millionaires will leave Britain? Total rubbish. Yet leading figures of the right have fallen for it, including the Shadow Home Secretary! It takes just 30 seconds to expose the truth:
4 months ago
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Labour is doing so much good. But we *all* have to keep shouting about it. I reminded GB News viewers of one of Labourās most transformative new laws: (even Reform voters love it)
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5 months ago
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Everyone says Labour has no story. They're completely wrong. A golden thread runs through its agenda. Itās part one of a powerful framework to demolish the *three big myths* about Labourās first year:
5 months ago
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Brexit's biggest promises were a political con. Eurosceptics claimed leaving the EU would unleash prosperity. But nine years since the vote, the data reveals how wrong they were. Here are 5 promises they made ā and what actually happened:
5 months ago
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Labour secured a ton of wins this week. While Middle East tensions grabbed the headlines, Labour made demonstrable progress towards building a fairer, stronger Britain. 5 eye-grabbing changes: (and this is only since Monday)
5 months ago
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Labour has already done more on asylum than the Tories managed in 14 years. And no one needed to be sent to Rwanda. 5 measurable signs of progress:
5 months ago
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Labour is rescuing the NHS faster than anyone predicted. The latest stats show their strategy is creating tangible improvements ā and a brutal reality check for the Tories and Reform. 5 undeniable signs of progress:
5 months ago
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No, millionaires are NOT fleeing Britain. The news story appeared more than 10,000 times last year, cooked up by a company that profits when we believe in the āexodusā. But in reality, the number was close to zero: š§µ
5 months ago
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That was a truly Labour Spending Review. Any other government could have chosen austerity 2.0. Instead, there was a lot to be proud of. 5 particularly progressive highlights:
5 months ago
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That Jenrick video proves it: the Tories are finished. Itās a desperate re-run of a strategy I call the Arsonist Firefighter Playbook, that secured the Tories 14 years in office. Hereās how it works: (and why itās doomed this time)
6 months ago
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Labour is fundamentally re-engineering Britain. Itās become almost impossible to do basic things like building homes or fitting a heat pump. Now a flurry of new laws are ending that era of national self-sabotage. 5 examples to be excited about:
6 months ago
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Reform is stumbling harder than anyone expected. Their local election victories were a brief flash of glory. But the reality of governing has quickly exposed their inexperience. 5 early failures:
6 months ago
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Labourās quiet revolution is storming ahead. While its EU deal grabbed the headlines this week, the government made undeniable breakthroughs on long-term projects that will completely reshape Britain. 5 you may have missed:
6 months ago
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Labour is measurably rescuing Britain. A year since Sunak called the general election, the data tells a story the right-wing media wonāt. 5 concrete everyday improvements:
6 months ago
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There are real progressive reasons to talk about immigration. Right now, the system is failing those who move to Britain ā and leaving young people behind. Hereās whatās going wrong:
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6 months ago
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Reform has accidentally proposed a huge tax trap. Its flagship tax cut would actually force high earners to pay thousands more. Hereās how the āparty of low taxesā messed up:
6 months ago
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It was a great week to be Labour. Not just because of the US and India trade deals. There was plenty more good news for progressives. 5 things to celebrate:
6 months ago
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This is nonsense. A department store blames Labour for its collapse. But the CEOās political leanings, the storeās history, and the local publicās reaction tell a very different story. Hereās what really happened: š§µ
6 months ago
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Labour doesnāt need to pander to the right. Its most popular policies are actually the most progressive. Here are the 5 Iād never stop shouting about: (and how well they poll with the public)
7 months ago
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Reformās victory could be the start of its downfall. On the surface, it feels like momentum. But look back at history, and the warning signs are clear. Hereās what they are: (and how Labour can benefit)
7 months ago
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This might be the most delivery-focused government weāve ever had. Labour has already ticked off 10 manifesto promises ā just months into power. The full list:
7 months ago
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Rachel Reeves just won over Americaās most powerful banker. He says her economic plan is making Britain a better place to invest. Hereās why it matters for Labourās re-election chances: (even if you think theyāre an unlikely alliance)
7 months ago
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