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George Eaton
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 5h
My interview with Bridget Phillipson:

- Calls for abolition of two-child benefit cap and says she’s had to “fight tooth and nail” at cabinet.

- Says she will champion the “socialism of freedom”.

- Argues for a stronger role for Labour’s mayors. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
Bridget Phillipson: “I’ve had to fight tooth and nail”
The deputy leadership candidate on her cabinet battles and why she believes in the socialism of freedom.
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Bridget Phillipson: “I’ve had to fight tooth and nail”

The deputy leadership candidate on her cabinet battles and why she believes in the socialism of freedom

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Bridget Phillipson: “I’ve had to fight tooth and nail”
The deputy leadership candidate on her cabinet battles and why she believes in the socialism of freedom.
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 4h
Bridget Phillipson on why she backs abolition of the two-child benefit cap: “I’ve been consistently clear with colleagues in meetings about what we need to, what the evidence tells us… I experienced what it was like growing up in poverty.” www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
Bridget Phillipson: “I’ve had to fight tooth and nail”
The deputy leadership candidate on her cabinet battles and why she believes in the socialism of freedom.
www.newstatesman.com
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 5h
My interview with Bridget Phillipson:

- Calls for abolition of two-child benefit cap and says she’s had to “fight tooth and nail” at cabinet.

- Says she will champion the “socialism of freedom”.

- Argues for a stronger role for Labour’s mayors. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
Bridget Phillipson: “I’ve had to fight tooth and nail”
The deputy leadership candidate on her cabinet battles and why she believes in the socialism of freedom.
www.newstatesman.com
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Lucy Powell: I’m already moving Labour leftwards

The deputy leadership frontrunner says “when members’ voices count for something we shift policy”.

🗣️ @georgeeaton.bsky.social meets Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell: I’m already moving Labour leftwards
The deputy leadership frontrunner says “when members’ voices count for something we shift policy”.
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 1d
Excl: Lucy Powell tells me that she’s already moving Labour leftwards.

“What the last few weeks have shown is that when members’ voices count for something we shift policy”. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
Lucy Powell: I’m already moving Labour leftwards
The deputy leadership frontrunner says “when members’ voices count for something we shift policy”.
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 1d
Powell also criticises “sexist” assumptions that she’s “standing on behalf of Ed Miliband or Andy Burnham” and reveals that she will attend political cabinet meetings. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
Lucy Powell: I’m already moving Labour leftwards
The deputy leadership frontrunner says “when members’ voices count for something we shift policy”.
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 1d
Excl: Lucy Powell tells me that she’s already moving Labour leftwards.

“What the last few weeks have shown is that when members’ voices count for something we shift policy”. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
Lucy Powell: I’m already moving Labour leftwards
The deputy leadership frontrunner says “when members’ voices count for something we shift policy”.
www.newstatesman.com
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The Tories are at war with themselves

Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet is a cacophony of contradictions

📫 Today’s Morning Call, with @georgeeaton.bsky.social
The Tories are at war with themselves
Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet is a cacophony of contradictions
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 2d
Is the Mel Stride saying he would raise income tax the same Mel Stride who was offering tax cuts yesterday? www.cityam.com/mel-stride-i...
Mel Stride: I would raise income tax in Rachel Reeves’ position
Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride said he would raise income taxes if he were in Rachel Reeves’ current position.
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"Andy Burnham is that rare thing at Conservative conference: a politician with power."

📫 Today’s Morning Call, with @georgeeaton.bsky.social: Andy Burnham returns to the fray
Andy Burnham returns to the fray
The mayor used his Conservative fringe appearances to excoriate Westminster over tax and social care.
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 3d
Andy Burnham on the Conservative fringe:

- Complains that he has to “remake the case for devolution” to Whitehall “every single week“.

- Calls for higher property taxes. “How can it be justified that council tax has not been revalued since 1991?” www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Andy Burnham returns to the fray
The mayor used his Conservative fringe appearances to excoriate Westminster over tax and social care.
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 3d
Stumbled upon a Ouija board at Tory conference.

But the serious answer to what Thatcher would make of tax rises is “does anyone remember the 1981 Budget?”
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 3d
It’s actually a picture of Claude Begle, the former chair of Swiss Post. www.flickr.com/photos/horas...
Claude Begle, Chairman, Swiss Post - How might the world economy evolve in the next 6 to 12 months - at the 2008 Horasis Global China Business Meeting
Claude Begle, Chairman, Swiss Post - How might the world economy evolve in the next 6 to 12 months - at the 2008 Horasis Global China Business Meeting
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 3d
This isn’t a picture of Mel Stride and the shadow chancellor being misidentified on ConHome feels quite indicative of where the Tories are at.
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 4d
Not sure I would have gone with headline - unless I actually wanted people to laugh out loud....
Mel Stride: Conservatives are the only people who tell the truth, and have a plan for growth that means something | Conservative Home
It falls to us, the Conservatives, to win back the country’s trust and reverse the economic vandalism of this Labour government. We can and we will.
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 4d
The danger for the Tories is simple irrelevance – on a party conference that resembles a museum. www.newstatesman.com/politics/con...
The danger for the Tories is simple irrelevance
The party is trapped in a pincer movement between Reform and the Lib Dems with no clear route out
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The Conservative Party is trapped in a pincer movement between Reform and the Lib Dems with no clear route out

📫 Today’s Morning Call, with @georgeeaton.bsky.social: The danger for the Tories is simple irrelevance
The danger for the Tories is simple irrelevance
The party is trapped in a pincer movement between Reform and the Lib Dems with no clear route out
www.newstatesman.com
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 4d
The danger for the Tories is simple irrelevance – on a party conference that resembles a museum. www.newstatesman.com/politics/con...
The danger for the Tories is simple irrelevance
The party is trapped in a pincer movement between Reform and the Lib Dems with no clear route out
www.newstatesman.com
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 7d
Kemi Badenoch is appealing to voters who don’t exist – why her new anti-green crusade won't save her. www.newstatesman.com/politics/con...
Kemi Badenoch’s anti-green crusade won’t save her
The Conservative leader is trying to lead a country that does not exist.
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The Conservative leader is trying to lead a country that does not exist.

📫 Today’s Morning Call, with @georgeeaton.bsky.social: Kemi Badenoch’s anti-green crusade won’t save her
Kemi Badenoch’s anti-green crusade won’t save her
The Conservative leader is trying to lead a country that does not exist.
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 7d
Kemi Badenoch is appealing to voters who don’t exist – why her new anti-green crusade won't save her. www.newstatesman.com/politics/con...
Kemi Badenoch’s anti-green crusade won’t save her
The Conservative leader is trying to lead a country that does not exist.
www.newstatesman.com
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Jo Kibble (Political Animal) @politicanimal.bsky.social · 7d
It may be true. The last time she checked might have been at 22:30 on referendum night when all they had counted were a couple of boxes from North Antrim.
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 7d
Kemi Badenoch saying “the last time I checked, Northern Ireland did vote to leave” is so on-brand it hurts. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kemi Badenoch mistakenly says NI voted in favour of Brexit
In a BBC NI interview, the Tory leader said the
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 7d
Kemi Badenoch saying “the last time I checked, Northern Ireland did vote to leave” is so on-brand it hurts. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kemi Badenoch mistakenly says NI voted in favour of Brexit
In a BBC NI interview, the Tory leader said the
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 8d
Today's Morning Call reveals Keir Starmer's first words after his conference speech: “That was me”. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Has Keir Starmer picked the wrong battle?
MPs from left and right fear the Prime Minister has set himself up for failure.
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 8d
Today's Morning Call reveals Keir Starmer's first words after his conference speech: “That was me”. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Has Keir Starmer picked the wrong battle?
MPs from left and right fear the Prime Minister has set himself up for failure.
www.newstatesman.com
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