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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 25m

I'd dispute the idea that Johnny Marr has disappeared into obscurity!

Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 1h

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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 1h

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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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 14h

The Tories are focusing too much on culture wars, according to former long-serving Conservative MP Sir Nick Gibb

In an interview with PolHome, the former schools minister also said the UK should lead efforts to reform the ECHR, not grab at the “most immediate superficial solution" of leaving it

Nick Gibb: The Tories Are Focusing Too Much 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 · 1d

🔵 Robert Jenrick lost the last leadership race, but many think he’s preparing for the next one. Harriet Symonds explores the shadow justice minister’s operation www.politicshome.com/news/article...

'There’s No Great Conspiracy': Inside Team Robert Jenrick

Robert Jenrick lost the last leadership race but many think he’s preparing for the next one. Harriet Symonds explores the shadow justice minister’s...

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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 1d

"Ministers keep telling us what they have done, but voters aren’t hearing them. If the government has a communications strategy, it isn’t working."

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Voters are not listening

New research uncovers the gap between what politicians say and what voters notice

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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 1d

From Peter Kellner's latest substack:

Of 560 Labour voters present and recent past (switched since '24), *not one* said any of the following when asked about gov's best achievements

Some obv will be conscious of these things, but Labour still has a big problem, he writes: "voters aren’t hearing"

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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 2d

...As the graph shows, 74% of Kent County Council's 23-24 expenditure was on social care and homelessness, suggesting very limited room for savings

In September, council leader Linden Kemkaran told us there's no "magic way" of avoiding the need for tax rises

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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 2d

On Kent's council tax rise:

In June, @matildamartin.bsky.social found that some councils won by Reform spent nearly 80% of their 23-24 budget on social care & homelessness

IfG @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social said Reform faces "the same brutal trade-offs" that other councils struggled w/ "for 15yrs"

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 2d

Labour MPs have expressed concern that government is not doing enough to combat the spread online of conspiracy theories about plans for digital ID

"I haven't seen an effective response from the government," said tech committee chair @chionwurah.bsky.social

@matildamartin.bsky.social reports

Labour MPs Say Government Must Do More To Tackle Digital ID Conspiracy Theories

Labour MPs have expressed concern that the government is not doing enough to combat the spread online of conspiracy theories about plans to introdu...

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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 2d

abolish-landlords-gate update:

Green MP Carla Denyer has sought to clarify that while the motion passed at the party's conference today is titled 'Abolish Landlords', "it does not actually 'abolish' landlords"

PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 2d

The Green Party has voted for a motion that makes abolishing landlords party policy

The motion, reported by PolHome on Friday, was supported by a large majority of members at the party's conference in Bournemouth on Sunday

Greens Vote To Make Abolishing Landlords Party Policy

The Green Party has voted for a motion that makes abolishing landlords party policy.

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 3d

“We’re at a very low spot right now, and there’s no guarantee that things can’t get worse," admits Tory chair Kevin Hollinrake

He insists Badenoch can turn it around — but signs of progress are needed by May — and says "if you want revolution, then vote Reform"

He spoke to @noahvickers.bsky.social

Kevin Hollinrake: “There’s No Guarantee That Things Can’t Get Worse” For Conservatives

Conservative chairman Kevin Hollinrake has been tasked with steering the party’s administration. He tells Noah Vickers how the Tories can turn thei...

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 3d

Meanwhile, if you see a clip of me saying the ID card contract has gone to Tony Blair’s son: it hasn’t. That was something I was given to ask about on HIGNFY last night, but turns out to be a false report from the internet. Which is bad news for the fact checkers but good news for social mobility.

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Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 3d

A BBC spokesperson told @politicshome.bsky.social this week’s Have I Got News for You “contained an inaccurate story” about Euan Blair’s firm being linked with digital ID cards

PoliticsHome understands the government plans to step up comms on the ID scheme to counter misinformation

BBC Apologises For Airing Fake Claim About Digital ID Scheme

The BBC has apologised for airing a false claim about Tony Blair's son's company being awarded a government contract to produce the new mandatory d...

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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 3d

Hi Josh. It was a typo that was amended almost immediately. If you are seriously alleging, as per your first post, that something else is going on then DM me and we’ll go from there.

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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 3d

@zoecrowther.bsky.social story:

The BBC has apologised after airing a fast-spreading fake claim that Tony Blair's son's company is producing the digital ID scheme

The Have I Got News For You episode which repeated the claim has been removed from iPlayer to be edited, the BBC told PolHome

BBC Apologises For Airing Fake Claim About Digital ID Scheme

The BBC has apologised for airing a false claim about Tony Blair's son's company being awarded a government contract to produce the new mandatory d...

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 4d

🚨OUT NOW🚨 Inside Labour conference 🕵️🌹

Join host @alaintolhurst.bsky.social in Liverpool as he talks to West Midlands Mayor @richardparkerwm.bsky.social, Labour MPs, pollsters, and PolHome / House reporters about a high-stakes conference for the PM

Listen here: podfollow.com/politicshome...

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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 5d

It’s an analysis of the current political landscape by one of the country’s foremost political scientists, which you are not obliged to read

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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 5d

Alright, that’s fine. You don’t have to read them. But to suggest that we are ignoring news is just bizarre and entirely wrong!

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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 5d

you mean news that's leading our website currently?

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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 5d

'Many seats may turn on whether progressive fear of Farage outweighs disappointment with Starmer'

A predictably great @robfordmancs.bsky.social piece for us on the emerging political landscape and what it means in our electoral system: chaos

A changing electoral landscape is putting us in uncharted territory

“The future is already here,” William Gibson once said, “it is just not evenly distributed.”

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 6d

Labour in Westminster has been "slow to realise" the electoral threat facing the party in Wales, First Minister Eluned Morgan has told PolHome

In an interview at Labour conference in Liverpool, Morgan said: “I think they’ve been slow to realise it, I think they’re starting to wake up"

Westminster Labour “Slow to Realise” The Electoral Threat In Wales, Says First Minister

Labour figures in Westminster have been slow to truly realise the electoral danger facing the party in Wales, the party's leader in Cardiff has sai...

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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations, mate. That's awesome!

Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 7d

... + multi-talented colleague PolHome Tom's brief promotion to the PM's chief of staff

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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 7d

me from Liverpool:

Labour MPs get the fire-in-the-belly PM speech they wanted. But some fear it's too late, and the reality facing Starmer is still very tough

Burnham is humbled ("he united the party," said a Cabinet minister)... but not gone. He's still waiting in the wings

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