Saqib Bhatti MP
@saqibbhattimp.bsky.social
Member of Parliament for Meriden and Solihull East
Shadow Minister for Education
Shadow Minister for Education
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Week 6 - Knowledge is Power - Starmer on the Brink
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A desperate Keir Starmer will argue anything to save himself including that Brexit cost us 4% and in the process will diminish our sovereignty.
I discuss it here 👇
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I discuss it here 👇
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Saqib Bhatti: Brexit didn’t cost us 4 per cent, but Labour will argue it did anyway | Conservative Home
Starmer’s attacks on Brexit and its impact on the economy are as predictable as they are risible. If we want an honest conversation about growth, productivity, and our place in the world we must not l...
conservativehome.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 AM
A desperate Keir Starmer will argue anything to save himself including that Brexit cost us 4% and in the process will diminish our sovereignty.
I discuss it here 👇
conservativehome.com/2026/02/17/s...
I discuss it here 👇
conservativehome.com/2026/02/17/s...
The latest Knowledge is Power is out - Starmer on the Brink
Am really enjoying these roundups - hope you do too!
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Am really enjoying these roundups - hope you do too!
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Week 6 - Knowledge is Power - Starmer on the Brink
Thanks for reading this!
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February 15, 2026 at 9:57 AM
The latest Knowledge is Power is out - Starmer on the Brink
Am really enjoying these roundups - hope you do too!
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Am really enjoying these roundups - hope you do too!
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Almost like I predicted it 👇👇
A flailing Prime Minister will do anything including undermine our sovereignty to save his own premiership.
Reeves: Closer integration with EU is ‘biggest prize’
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
A flailing Prime Minister will do anything including undermine our sovereignty to save his own premiership.
Reeves: Closer integration with EU is ‘biggest prize’
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
February 11, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Almost like I predicted it 👇👇
A flailing Prime Minister will do anything including undermine our sovereignty to save his own premiership.
Reeves: Closer integration with EU is ‘biggest prize’
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
A flailing Prime Minister will do anything including undermine our sovereignty to save his own premiership.
Reeves: Closer integration with EU is ‘biggest prize’
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
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📝NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK 📝
Spread the word, apprenticeships rock!
Britain has huge amounts of potential and as we look to the future, apprenticeships will be so important in helping out future generations unlock their talent.
Read more here
feweek.co.uk/britain-need...
Spread the word, apprenticeships rock!
Britain has huge amounts of potential and as we look to the future, apprenticeships will be so important in helping out future generations unlock their talent.
Read more here
feweek.co.uk/britain-need...
Britain needs fewer rip-off degrees and more apprentices
In a fast-changing, AI-driven economy, hands-on learning and real-world skills matter more than ever
feweek.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 10:09 AM
📝NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK 📝
Spread the word, apprenticeships rock!
Britain has huge amounts of potential and as we look to the future, apprenticeships will be so important in helping out future generations unlock their talent.
Read more here
feweek.co.uk/britain-need...
Spread the word, apprenticeships rock!
Britain has huge amounts of potential and as we look to the future, apprenticeships will be so important in helping out future generations unlock their talent.
Read more here
feweek.co.uk/britain-need...
📝NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK 📝
Spread the word, apprenticeships rock!
Britain has huge amounts of potential and as we look to the future, apprenticeships will be so important in helping out future generations unlock their talent.
Read more here
feweek.co.uk/britain-need...
Spread the word, apprenticeships rock!
Britain has huge amounts of potential and as we look to the future, apprenticeships will be so important in helping out future generations unlock their talent.
Read more here
feweek.co.uk/britain-need...
Britain needs fewer rip-off degrees and more apprentices
In a fast-changing, AI-driven economy, hands-on learning and real-world skills matter more than ever
feweek.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 10:09 AM
📝NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK 📝
Spread the word, apprenticeships rock!
Britain has huge amounts of potential and as we look to the future, apprenticeships will be so important in helping out future generations unlock their talent.
Read more here
feweek.co.uk/britain-need...
Spread the word, apprenticeships rock!
Britain has huge amounts of potential and as we look to the future, apprenticeships will be so important in helping out future generations unlock their talent.
Read more here
feweek.co.uk/britain-need...
Any Labour MP who thinks McSweeney going will change anything is deluding themselves.
Remember Starmer said last week HE knew about Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein and went ahead anyway.
The rot starts at the top.
The latest Knowledge is Power discusses exactly this 👇👇👇
Remember Starmer said last week HE knew about Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein and went ahead anyway.
The rot starts at the top.
The latest Knowledge is Power discusses exactly this 👇👇👇
The latest Knowledge is Power is out! This week I discuss Epstein, Mandelson and Starmer’s Flawed Judgement. 👇👇
open.substack.com/pub/saqibbha...
open.substack.com/pub/saqibbha...
Knowledge is Power: Epstein, Mandelson and Starmer’s Flawed judgement.
When I decided to start this series, my intention was to give a download of what has been going on in Parliament to help shine some light on what we do and why we do what we do.
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Any Labour MP who thinks McSweeney going will change anything is deluding themselves.
Remember Starmer said last week HE knew about Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein and went ahead anyway.
The rot starts at the top.
The latest Knowledge is Power discusses exactly this 👇👇👇
Remember Starmer said last week HE knew about Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein and went ahead anyway.
The rot starts at the top.
The latest Knowledge is Power discusses exactly this 👇👇👇
The latest Knowledge is Power is out! This week I discuss Epstein, Mandelson and Starmer’s Flawed Judgement. 👇👇
open.substack.com/pub/saqibbha...
open.substack.com/pub/saqibbha...
Knowledge is Power: Epstein, Mandelson and Starmer’s Flawed judgement.
When I decided to start this series, my intention was to give a download of what has been going on in Parliament to help shine some light on what we do and why we do what we do.
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:01 AM
The latest Knowledge is Power is out! This week I discuss Epstein, Mandelson and Starmer’s Flawed Judgement. 👇👇
open.substack.com/pub/saqibbha...
open.substack.com/pub/saqibbha...
“Reeves under pressure to duck out of giving Spring Statement to avoid unsettling the financial markets”. As worrying as this statement is, surely a Chancellor doing a runner is not a great vote of confidence in their own economic management. Just a thought. 🤯🤯🤯
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 9:37 PM
“Reeves under pressure to duck out of giving Spring Statement to avoid unsettling the financial markets”. As worrying as this statement is, surely a Chancellor doing a runner is not a great vote of confidence in their own economic management. Just a thought. 🤯🤯🤯
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Brexiteers Assemble!
As Starmer gets more and more desperate he will drag us closer to the European Union to distract from his shambolic leadership.
We must not let him - read my piece in the Express👇👇
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
As Starmer gets more and more desperate he will drag us closer to the European Union to distract from his shambolic leadership.
We must not let him - read my piece in the Express👇👇
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
Keir Starmer's 'abject failures' to blame for closer ties to EU
COMMENT: Keir Starmer's attempts to cosy up to EU branded "red herring" by Tory MP backing Express's Brexit crusade.
www.express.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Brexiteers Assemble!
As Starmer gets more and more desperate he will drag us closer to the European Union to distract from his shambolic leadership.
We must not let him - read my piece in the Express👇👇
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
As Starmer gets more and more desperate he will drag us closer to the European Union to distract from his shambolic leadership.
We must not let him - read my piece in the Express👇👇
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
The Minister who is now pushing Digital ID 👇👇👇
What could possibly go wrong?😑
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
What could possibly go wrong?😑
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour minister ordered intelligence reports on journalists
Exclusive: Material gathered was personally given to Josh Simons when chair of pro-Starmer thinktank, say sources
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:08 PM
The Minister who is now pushing Digital ID 👇👇👇
What could possibly go wrong?😑
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
What could possibly go wrong?😑
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The buck stops with the Prime Minister.
Operation Save Starmer will be in full swing today. Mcsweeney - PM’s chief of staff is at the heart of all the bad decisions Starmer has made including Mandelson’s appointment.
Ultimately though Starmer is answerable
Operation Save Starmer will be in full swing today. Mcsweeney - PM’s chief of staff is at the heart of all the bad decisions Starmer has made including Mandelson’s appointment.
Ultimately though Starmer is answerable
February 5, 2026 at 9:31 AM
The buck stops with the Prime Minister.
Operation Save Starmer will be in full swing today. Mcsweeney - PM’s chief of staff is at the heart of all the bad decisions Starmer has made including Mandelson’s appointment.
Ultimately though Starmer is answerable
Operation Save Starmer will be in full swing today. Mcsweeney - PM’s chief of staff is at the heart of all the bad decisions Starmer has made including Mandelson’s appointment.
Ultimately though Starmer is answerable
David Cameron is right - Labour’s education reforms are putting our children’s futures in peril.
Keir Starmer and Bridget Phillipson’s attempts to appease their trade union paymasters will lower standards and will leave Britain trailing the rest of he world 🥀
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02...
Keir Starmer and Bridget Phillipson’s attempts to appease their trade union paymasters will lower standards and will leave Britain trailing the rest of he world 🥀
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02...
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 10:33 AM
David Cameron is right - Labour’s education reforms are putting our children’s futures in peril.
Keir Starmer and Bridget Phillipson’s attempts to appease their trade union paymasters will lower standards and will leave Britain trailing the rest of he world 🥀
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02...
Keir Starmer and Bridget Phillipson’s attempts to appease their trade union paymasters will lower standards and will leave Britain trailing the rest of he world 🥀
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02...
This week’s Knowledge is Power is now out!
An update on Starmer’s trip to China, Chagos, government’s new policing are and the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools bill 👇
open.substack.com/pub/saqibbha...
An update on Starmer’s trip to China, Chagos, government’s new policing are and the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools bill 👇
open.substack.com/pub/saqibbha...
February 1, 2026 at 11:21 AM
This week’s Knowledge is Power is now out!
An update on Starmer’s trip to China, Chagos, government’s new policing are and the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools bill 👇
open.substack.com/pub/saqibbha...
An update on Starmer’s trip to China, Chagos, government’s new policing are and the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools bill 👇
open.substack.com/pub/saqibbha...
An eloquent analysis of how the schools bill will harm opportunities and chances for our children and hurt the teaching profession at the same time.
Labour’s approach embodies the soft bigotry of low expectations - our children deserve better!
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Labour’s approach embodies the soft bigotry of low expectations - our children deserve better!
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Why the Schools Bill remains a threat to a thriving sector
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill has been stuck in Parliament for a year and yet key problems remain within the legislation, argues Meg Powell-Chandler
www.tes.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:03 PM
An eloquent analysis of how the schools bill will harm opportunities and chances for our children and hurt the teaching profession at the same time.
Labour’s approach embodies the soft bigotry of low expectations - our children deserve better!
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Labour’s approach embodies the soft bigotry of low expectations - our children deserve better!
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Bad law is still bad law, no matter the objective. Trying to force it through, to avoid scrutiny, is just proof that its proponents know how flawed it is.
Ultimately it is the British public who are at risk if this goes through without the proper scrutiny.
Ultimately it is the British public who are at risk if this goes through without the proper scrutiny.
Assisted dying supporters ‘to force through bill with archaic Commons procedure’
Assisted dying supporters ‘to force through bill with archaic Commons procedure’
Exclusive: MPs backing bill to use ‘nuclear option’ of 1911 Parliament Act if it continues to be blocked by Lords
Supporters of assisted dying will seek to force through the bill using an archaic parliamentary procedure if it continues to be blocked by the Lords.
The high stakes move – described by some backers as the “nuclear option” – would be the first time the 1911 Parliament Act has been invoked for a private member’s bill. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Bad law is still bad law, no matter the objective. Trying to force it through, to avoid scrutiny, is just proof that its proponents know how flawed it is.
Ultimately it is the British public who are at risk if this goes through without the proper scrutiny.
Ultimately it is the British public who are at risk if this goes through without the proper scrutiny.
Our young people deserve better than this Labour government.
700,000 graduates are out of work and claiming one or more benefits because Reeves broke the Jobs Market.
The Conservatives will end 'debt trap’ degrees, double apprenticeship funding and Get Britain Working Again.
700,000 graduates are out of work and claiming one or more benefits because Reeves broke the Jobs Market.
The Conservatives will end 'debt trap’ degrees, double apprenticeship funding and Get Britain Working Again.
January 27, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Our young people deserve better than this Labour government.
700,000 graduates are out of work and claiming one or more benefits because Reeves broke the Jobs Market.
The Conservatives will end 'debt trap’ degrees, double apprenticeship funding and Get Britain Working Again.
700,000 graduates are out of work and claiming one or more benefits because Reeves broke the Jobs Market.
The Conservatives will end 'debt trap’ degrees, double apprenticeship funding and Get Britain Working Again.
On Holocaust Memorial Day,we remember the six million Jewish men, women and children murdered by the Nazis,and all those persecuted through hatred and intolerance. I was humbled to sign the Book of Condolence in memory of the victims and ensure that we stand against antisemitism.
January 27, 2026 at 5:18 PM
On Holocaust Memorial Day,we remember the six million Jewish men, women and children murdered by the Nazis,and all those persecuted through hatred and intolerance. I was humbled to sign the Book of Condolence in memory of the victims and ensure that we stand against antisemitism.
Always a tweet
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Always a tweet
Week 3 of Knowledge is Power is live.
From National Insurance to online safety, Chagos, protecting our churches, and Donald Trump’s comments on our Armed Forces, 2026 is anything but quiet.
Politics is about choices. I set out the consequences.
🔗 tinyurl.com/KnowledgeisP...
From National Insurance to online safety, Chagos, protecting our churches, and Donald Trump’s comments on our Armed Forces, 2026 is anything but quiet.
Politics is about choices. I set out the consequences.
🔗 tinyurl.com/KnowledgeisP...
Knowlege is Power
While the domestic agenda continues to be packed it is foreign policy that has dominated the headlines this week.
tinyurl.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Week 3 of Knowledge is Power is live.
From National Insurance to online safety, Chagos, protecting our churches, and Donald Trump’s comments on our Armed Forces, 2026 is anything but quiet.
Politics is about choices. I set out the consequences.
🔗 tinyurl.com/KnowledgeisP...
From National Insurance to online safety, Chagos, protecting our churches, and Donald Trump’s comments on our Armed Forces, 2026 is anything but quiet.
Politics is about choices. I set out the consequences.
🔗 tinyurl.com/KnowledgeisP...
Labour all over the place on Chagos and have pulled the Chagos Surrender Bill from the Lords.
Giving away sovereign British territory and paying for the privilege - it’s clearly not in Britain’s interest to do so. Keir Starmer is wrong.
The Conservatives will always put British interests first 🇬🇧
Giving away sovereign British territory and paying for the privilege - it’s clearly not in Britain’s interest to do so. Keir Starmer is wrong.
The Conservatives will always put British interests first 🇬🇧
January 23, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Labour all over the place on Chagos and have pulled the Chagos Surrender Bill from the Lords.
Giving away sovereign British territory and paying for the privilege - it’s clearly not in Britain’s interest to do so. Keir Starmer is wrong.
The Conservatives will always put British interests first 🇬🇧
Giving away sovereign British territory and paying for the privilege - it’s clearly not in Britain’s interest to do so. Keir Starmer is wrong.
The Conservatives will always put British interests first 🇬🇧
We fought. We won. Our churches matter.
After the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme was cut, I challenged the PM directly at PMQs.
Thanks to pressure from activists, campaigners & Conservatives, the Govt has now u-turned and announced a £92m Places of Worship Renewal Fund ⛪️
After the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme was cut, I challenged the PM directly at PMQs.
Thanks to pressure from activists, campaigners & Conservatives, the Govt has now u-turned and announced a £92m Places of Worship Renewal Fund ⛪️
January 22, 2026 at 8:02 AM
We fought. We won. Our churches matter.
After the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme was cut, I challenged the PM directly at PMQs.
Thanks to pressure from activists, campaigners & Conservatives, the Govt has now u-turned and announced a £92m Places of Worship Renewal Fund ⛪️
After the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme was cut, I challenged the PM directly at PMQs.
Thanks to pressure from activists, campaigners & Conservatives, the Govt has now u-turned and announced a £92m Places of Worship Renewal Fund ⛪️
I asked the Secretary of State how the Govt plans to address the £6bn SEND funding gap identified by the OBR based on govt’s own figures. Which departments are going to get cuts? Truth is - they don’t know.
Parents, carers & teachers deserve honesty.
Watch 👇
Parents, carers & teachers deserve honesty.
Watch 👇
January 21, 2026 at 10:45 AM
I asked the Secretary of State how the Govt plans to address the £6bn SEND funding gap identified by the OBR based on govt’s own figures. Which departments are going to get cuts? Truth is - they don’t know.
Parents, carers & teachers deserve honesty.
Watch 👇
Parents, carers & teachers deserve honesty.
Watch 👇
Last week the Business Sec said there was no way the government could have known about the impact of its business rates policy on pubs and hospitality - except the valuation office said they gave all the info to Ministers BEFORE the budget.
The Minister refused to answer me👇
The Minister refused to answer me👇
January 20, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Last week the Business Sec said there was no way the government could have known about the impact of its business rates policy on pubs and hospitality - except the valuation office said they gave all the info to Ministers BEFORE the budget.
The Minister refused to answer me👇
The Minister refused to answer me👇
This man speaks a lot of sense 👇👇👇
If you support Greenlanders' right to self-determination but not Chagossians' right to self-determination your moral compass may just be a tad broken.
January 20, 2026 at 11:32 AM
This man speaks a lot of sense 👇👇👇