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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 1m

Government must do "a lot more" to sell its policies online, the AI minister has told PolHome

Kanishka Narayan said that means "communicating in a much more modern way", and cited digital ID as an example of where government must be "winning" online

The minister spoke to @zoecrowther.bsky.social

Government Must Do 'A Lot More' To Sell Its Policies Online, Says AI Minister

The minister for artificial intelligence has said the government needs to do “a lot more to win the battle of content online”.

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 23h

Our game-changing flood defence reforms will guarantee funding for deprived communities, writes Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds

Our game-changing flood defence reforms guarantee funding for deprived communities

Our reforms to flood defence funding will unblock vital infrastructure after years of stasis.

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Tilda Martin @matildamartin.bsky.social · 1d

Liz Kendall has told MPs that there has been "a lot of misinformation" & "scaremongering" spread about digital ID as the government tries to sell the policy to MPs & the public

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There is Lots Of Misinformation And Scaremongering About Digital ID, Says Tech Secretary

Liz Kendall has told MPs that there has been 'a lot of misinformation' and 'scaremongering' spread about digital ID as the government tries to sell...

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 1d

For the first time ever, we have given the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards the ability to investigate ministers accused of wrongdoing without needing the Prime Minister’s permission, writes Paymaster General Nick Thomas-Symonds

We are giving the independent ethics adviser unprecedented powers

This Labour government is going further than any administration before us to restore public trust in politics.

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 1d

There is a lot of misinformation and scaremongering going around about the government's plan to bring in digital ID, technology secretary Liz Kendall told MPs on Monday night

@matildamartin.bsky.social reports from Westminster

There is Lots Of Misinformation And Scaremongering About Digital ID, Says Tech Secretary

Liz Kendall has told MPs that there has been 'a lot of misinformation' and 'scaremongering' spread about digital ID as the government tries to sell...

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 1d

Security minister Dan Jarvis has described claims that government interfered to collapse the China spy case as “all untrue" and accused Tories of "baseless smears"

However, the Lib Dems have called No 10's explanation "inconceivable" and demanded the publication of correspondence with the CPS

Security Minister Says Claims That Government Collapsed China Spy Case Are 'All Untrue'

Security minister Dan Jarvis has described accusations that the government interfered to collapse the China spy case as “all untrue” and defended t...

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Tilda Martin @matildamartin.bsky.social · 1d

Paul Whiteman of NAHT tells @politicshome.bsky.social any tragedies that occur after changes to school inspection system will be the responsibility of govt & Ofsted

- "any damage done to workers as a result, or worse, further tragedy sits on their shoulders”

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Further Ofsted Inspection Tragedy Will Be On Government Shoulders, Union Warns

Any tragedies that occur after changes to the school inspection system will be the responsibility of the government and Ofsted, an education union ...

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 1d

An education union has warned government that any further tragedies related to Ofsted school inspections will be on its shoulders

The National Association of Head Teachers is urging ministers to ditch planned reforms to how inspections are done, warning that they will only fuel headteacher anxiety

Further Ofsted Inspection Tragedy Will Be On Government Shoulders, Union Warns

Any tragedies that occur after changes to the school inspection system will be the responsibility of the government and Ofsted, an education union ...

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 1d

British soldiers lack drone detection. Ukraine shows why and how that must change
✍️ Lord Cromwell and Aries D. Russell

British soldiers lack drone detection. Ukraine shows why and how that must change

On today’s front line, a drone is often the first thing a soldier hears—and the last thing they see

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 1d

As attention turns to next month's Budget, PolHome's
@matildamartin.bsky.social profiles the woman at Keir Starmer's side in No 10: his new economics adviser, Minouche Shafik

The PM is "extremely fortunate" to have her, said former Tory minister Andrew Mitchell

It is "a damn difficult job..."

Minouche Shafik: The Other Chancellor

If Keir Starmer is to pull the country – and himself – from the economic mire, it will be in part because of a 63-year-old barely known to MPs, let...

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 1d

Universities in the UK are heading for a financial calamity like the 2008 crash, the head of @ucu.org.uk has warned

@drjogrady.bsky.social told @matildamartin.bsky.social: "The people who should be either governing from government or governing institutions are asleep at the wheel"

Universities Are Heading A Financial Crisis Like The 2008 Crash, Warns Union BossBoss

The head of the University and College Union, Jo Grady, has warned that universities face a financial calamity similar to the 2008 banking crisis, ...

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Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 4d

Lots of coverage this week about Reform councils being likely to raise council tax

@politicshome.bsky.social has been ahead of this for a while, including digging into Reform councils’ cost-cutting promises last month…

Reform's Cost-Cutting Unit Struggles With The Reality Of Local Pressures

After more than 100 days in office, those in charge of Reform-led councils are facing a political reality check in the form of soaring social care ...

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 2d

Vice-chancellors and successive governments have created a crisis in higher education.

We’re balloting to save it.

Our GS @drjogrady.bsky.social in @politicshome.bsky.social 👇

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Universities Are Heading A Financial Crisis Like The 2008 Crash, Warns Union BossBoss

The head of the University and College Union, Jo Grady, has warned that universities face a financial calamity similar to the 2008 banking crisis, ...

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Tilda Martin @matildamartin.bsky.social · 2d

Interview with @ucu.org.uk boss Jo Grady in @politicshome.bsky.social

- unis face a financial calamity similar to the 2008 banking crisis

- unis will be "in the firing line of Reform should they be elected”

- idea unis are "autonomous" now "doesn't wash".

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Universities Are Heading A Financial Crisis Like The 2008 Crash, Warns Union BossBoss

The head of the University and College Union, Jo Grady, has warned that universities face a financial calamity similar to the 2008 banking crisis, ...

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 4d

Labour MPs have expressed relief and cautious optimism about the Gaza ceasefire

Emily Thornberry, chair of the foreign affairs committee, said "there must now be movement on a political agreement on the future of Gaza — which means agreeing a path towards a state for the people of Palestine"

Labour MPs Are Relieved And Cautiously Optimistic After Gaza Ceasefire

Labour MPs say they are cautiously optimistic about the Gaza ceasefire but want the government to play a leading role in making sure it leads to la...

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 4d

🚨OUT NOW 🚨Panic (on the streets of Manchester?)

Join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social inside Tory conference as he talks to James Cleverly & Mel Stride, pollsters Allie Jennings & Patrick English, the IfG's Tom Pope, and academic Rob Ford about whether the party can recover

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 4d

Troubling report into the unregulated social care sector, by @sophiealichurch.bsky.social www.politicshome.com/news/article...

'He'd Exposed Himself To Our Care Professional': Inside The Unregulated Care Sector

Finding care for a loved one is often difficult and expensive. Sophie Church explores the unregulated sector and its darker corners. Illustrations ...

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 4d

Dyslexic thinkers properly empowered at work could add almost £70bn to the economy.

That's not a nice-to-have. That's a game-changer the Treasury cannot afford to ignore, writes Made By Dyslexia founder Kate Griggs

We can't afford not to empower dyslexia in the workplace

Dyslexic thinkers properly empowered at work could add almost £70bn to the economy. Nothing is stopping us from seizing this opportunity.

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 4d

Finding care for a loved one is often difficult and expensive. @sophiealichurch.bsky.social explores the unregulated sector and its darker corners

'He'd Exposed Himself To Our Care Professional': Inside The Unregulated Care Sector

Finding care for a loved one is often difficult and expensive. Sophie Church explores the unregulated sector and its darker corners. Illustrations ...

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Tilda Martin @matildamartin.bsky.social · 6d

Former schools minister Sir Nick Gibb accuses Tories of focusing too much on culture wars & not enough on “real lives of people” @politicshome.bsky.social

+UK should be leading reform of ECHR, not picking “most immediate superficial solution” of leaving it
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Nick Gibb: The Tories Are Too Focused On Culture Wars

Former schools minister Sir Nick Gibb has accused the Conservatives of focusing too much on culture wars and not enough on “the real lives of peopl...

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 5d

The PM has admitted that the government must "make the case" for the benefits of digital ID following criticism of how the policy has been sold to the public

Speaking in India on Thursday, Starmer said public support will grow when "more people see the benefits that come with it"

PM Admits He Must 'Make The Case' For Benefits Of Digital ID

Keir Starmer said the government needs to emphasise the benefits of digital ID following criticism of how the policy has been sold to the public.

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 5d

Britain must resist unwinnable subsidy races and instead fix its foundations
✍️ John Caudwell

Britain must resist unwinnable subsidy races and instead fix its foundations

Our economy is anaemic. Infrastructure is crumbling. Electricity prices are among the highest in the developed world. For a country with our histor...

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 6d

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has announced that she will abolish stamp duty if she wins the next general election

It was the headline policy commitment in a speech that the Tory leader hopes will help convince her party that she can lead them to victory

Kemi Badenoch Says She Will Abolish Stamp Duty If Elected

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has announced that she will abolish stamp duty if she wins the next general election.

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 6d

🔵 The Tory special edition of The House is out now

Kemi Badenoch speaks

Rishi Sunak writes

Iain Duncan Smith on China

The SEND crisis

Try a sample here: www.politicshome.com/house-magazi...
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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 6d

Me from Manchester:

How much trouble is Badenoch in? "It’s make or break for her," says one restless backbencher

Veteran Tories urge younger Conservative MPs to chill out, say opposition is a marathon, not a sprint

The shadow cabinet minister overheard calling Jenrick "f****** desperate"

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