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Sam Stevenson
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Politics Live News Editor @inews.co.uk | Former Daily Express Assistant Editor (Politics)

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olyduff.bsky.social
🐟 Until today, water bosses could still be paid bonuses if their firm was caught illegally dumping sewage in UK rivers and seas!

A victory for @theipaper.com’s Save Britain’s Rivers campaign.

BUT it’s only the start. Here’s what needs to happen next 👇

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June 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Angela Rayner will this week set out a raft of reforms to end the dominance of major housebuilders and give smaller developers a greater market share to help the Government meet its 1.5m new homes target.

Exclusive by @richardvaughan.bsky.social for @theipaper.com

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Rayner to cut levels of 'identikit' homes by helping small developers build more
The i Paper understands the move will deliver a more diverse supply of housing styles and free up developers from a 'web of regulation'
inews.co.uk
May 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Visa deal for under-30s to live in Europe moves a step closer

Writing for @theipaper.com, EU ambassador gives renewed signal of desire to find agreement on youth mobility scheme

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Visa deal for under-30s to live in Europe moves a step closer
EU ambassador gives renewed signal of desire to find agreement on youth mobility scheme
inews.co.uk
May 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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richardvaughan.bsky.social
For years it was something written off as being always "50 years away" but now the UK is among the leaders in developing fusion energy...

And it could arrive sooner than you think: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
'Holy grail' of limitless clean energy could be here by 2040
Nuclear fusion's proponents describe the opportunity to dominate what is set to become a £30trn sector as the 'UK's Nasa moment'
inews.co.uk
May 26, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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olyduff.bsky.social
Hunt is on for 20,000 Ukrainian children stolen by Russia, after
@theipaper.com story changes Trump's mind

Reporting with real human impact from @sanyaburgess.bsky.social
Trump U-turns on team hunting for 20,000 Ukrainian children stolen by Russia
Search unit escapes immediate axe - after The i Paper's story changes US President's mind
inews.co.uk
March 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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theipaper.com
Opinion | Starmer could hardly have hoped his trip to the White House would go this well

🖋️Hugo Gye writes

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Starmer could hardly have hoped his trip to the White House would go this well
The Prime Minister dodged all of the major beartraps that could have doomed the visit to the annals of diplomatic disaster
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February 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Increased defence spending is great. However, it is vulnerable to waste & error. Partly, there's a high level of incompetence. Partly, it is difficult because technology moves so fast and testing is so hard, among other things

Anyway, my latest for @theipaper.com

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Faulty warships and useless drones: How UK defence spending goes wrong
Keir Starmer has committed the Government to spending an extra £6bn a year on defence. The UK's previous procurement record suggests much of it will go to waste
inews.co.uk
February 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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olyduff.bsky.social
📰 Identical front page on every UK paper today, with homepage takeovers too. Only 2nd time this has happened.

As editors and reporters, we fear for the future of quality journalism - with unlawful scraping of content (theft) by AI firms. #MakeItFair

inews.co.uk/opinion/made...
February 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has told EU ambassadors he is prepared to defy Sir Keir Starmer in calling for closer post-Brexit ties including easier migration for under-30s
Khan tells EU he'll defy Starmer over Brexit in new push for under-30s migration
The Mayor of London told a meeting of EU ambassadors that Brexit was 'an awful act of self-harm'
inews.co.uk
February 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Congratulations @inews.co.uk

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The i Paper shortlisted for nine Press Awards including best newspaper and website
The i Paper, iweekend and our journalists have received nominations for the 2025 Press Awards – which celebrate the best of UK journalism
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February 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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theipaper.com
Unlike his father, Prince William has chosen not to disclose how much tax he paid last year

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February 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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andyjey.bsky.social
Who will be first to feel the Starmer axe at cabinet reshuffle time?
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The Cabinet ministers whose jobs are under threat as No10 plots reshuffle
Those surrounding Starmer are understood to be in the early stages of planning a rejig of the PM’s senior team
inews.co.uk
February 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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⚪️Campaign of the Year – Save Britain’s Rivers
⚪️Specialist of the Year – @patrickstrudwick.bsky.social
⚪️Columnist of the Year – @k8lister.bsky.social
⚪️Environment Journalist of the Year – @luciemheath.bsky.social
⚪️Front Page of the Year – “Everyone failed them”, Grenfell inquiry
February 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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olyduff.bsky.social
Really proud of the team at The i Paper. (@inews.co.uk)

🔥 Shortlisted for x9 awards at 2025 Press Awards.

⚪️News Website of the Year
⚪️Daily Newspaper of the Year
⚪️Sunday Newspaper of the Year – iweekend
⚪️Scoop of the Year – 2nd Post Office IT Scandal
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February 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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theipaper.com
“Reform might just manage to come first... they potentially could be quite significant players inside the next Senedd.”

In a prediction which will make Westminster sit up, polling expert John Curtice believes that Reform could win the Welsh elections

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'The Welsh love Farage': A Reform surge that could plunge Westminster into crisis
Leading pollster believes Reform could win next year's Welsh Senedd election. Labour and the Tories accused of being like 'rabbits in the headlights'
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February 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Plans to develop a critical “mega-nuclear” power station in North Wales were dropped in 2021 amid concerns over the impact its construction would have on the Welsh language and culture, documents reveal.

@inews.co.uk

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'Mega' nuclear power station was blocked over fears it would harm the Welsh language
Sir Keir Starmer vows to cut back restrictions around planning to allow nationally significant infrastructure to go ahead
inews.co.uk
February 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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andyjey.bsky.social
Lisa Nandy is popular among the kind of Labour voters who might think about switching to Reform - so why isn't she used more?
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Lisa Nandy is Starmer's secret weapon against Reform - if he decides to use her
Allies say the Culture Secretary is best place to reach out to Labour's former heartlands - but needs to be used
inews.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Keir Starmer must choose us over Donald Trump, leading MEP tells @arjsingh.bsky.social

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EU Brexit reset chief: Keir Starmer must choose us over Donald Trump
PM 'will have to make a choice' between the US and Europe, senior MEP Sandro Gozi tells The i Paper
inews.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Inside the divided town where Reform UK is channelling Thatcher to win big

✏️ @inews.co.uk meets Dame @andreajenkyns.bsky.social in Scunthorpe where she looks to be a serious contender in the race to be Greater Lincolnshire mayor.

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Inside the divided town where Reform is channelling Thatcher to win big
The i Paper visited Scunthorpe, where the right-wing party looks to be a serious contender in the race to be Greater Lincolnshire mayor
inews.co.uk
February 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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NEW

The British public backs closer relations with the EU five years after the UK left – and wants the Government to sign up to a new migration scheme for young people.

✍️ Exclusive poll for @inews.co.uk

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Majority of voters back under-30s migration in Brexit reset, poll shows
Keir Starmer is pushing for closer ties to the EU as part of a 'reset' of relations, five years on from Brexit taking effect
inews.co.uk
January 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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theipaper.com
🔴 Exclusive | Health and social care bosses will be told to focus spending £9bn of funding on keeping the elderly living independently at home
Treat patients at home to prevent hospital bed-blocking, NHS bosses ordered
Health and social care bosses will be told to focus spending £9bn of funding on keeping the elderly living independently at home
inews.co.uk
January 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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andyjey.bsky.social
Bit more pension pressure on govt coming? Will Triple Lock survive - or retirement age rise further?
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Almost 2m more will claim state pension by 2032, new population figures show
Around 1 in 11 people in the UK will be claiming the state pension by mid-2032
inews.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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andyjey.bsky.social
Home Office setting up a potential row as the desire for highly-skilled workers to boost growth comes up against the desire to keep migration down:

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Home Office to block cheaper visas for talented AI experts despite push for growth
A source said the “narrow” review of high-skilled visas will instead look at “speeding up processes"
inews.co.uk
January 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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theipaper.com
The EU has suggested that the UK could join a trading scheme that would strengthen its economic ties with the bloc

@eleanormia.bsky.social explains what the UK joining the EU’s trade scheme would mean for Starmer’s ‘Brexit’ reset ⬇️
What the UK joining the European trade scheme would mean for Starmer's Brexit reset
The EU has said the 'ball is in the UK’s court' when it comes to rejoining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention
inews.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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andyjey.bsky.social
Neil Kinnock getting impatient with the slow pace of the Brexit reset:

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Neil Kinnock: Delays to Keir Starmer's Brexit reset are driving me nuts
The Labour peer has revealed his frustration at the pace of Starmer's attempts to reset Britain's relationship with the EU
inews.co.uk
January 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM