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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 7h

(Although presumably the senior figures here from Barclays, BA, EY etc don’t need to have their homework marked by the PM)

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 7h

Starmers hoping to announce a significant number of new jobs created in the UK (though visas for talented workers are a key ask of business)

He told the delegation this morning he wanted to hear an example each of a deal landed on the trip on the flight back

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Starmer insists India trade deal will not affect UK visas as he heads to Mumbai

British PM likely to face questions over closeness of Narendra Modi to Vladimir Putin during two-day India visit

www.theguardian.com

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 7h

Hello from Mumbai where Keir Starmer is meeting India’s prime minister Modi tomorrow with a huge business and culture delegation.

This is the road from the airport - imagine around 1000 of each of these signs along the entire motorway into town

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 1d

Today at Tory party conference there is a Rally for Liberty featuring many shadow ministers railing against assaults on civil liberties including the tobacco and vapes bill and the police crime and sentencing bill which curtailed protest rights

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure what is the bigger distress signal - ConHome failing to identify the shadow chancellor or the fact that Steve Bray hasn’t even bothered to come to Tory conference to shout at them

George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 1d

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.

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 2d

Not sure I would have gone with headline - unless I actually wanted people to laugh out loud....

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 1d

The scoping exercise by HMRC is said to be focused on tax residency and the business affairs of George Cottrell, whom Farage has described as “like a son to me”.

Known as “Posh George”, Cottrell leads an expensive lifestyle and regularly using a £4m house in one of the wealthiest areas of London

Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 1d

EXC from @annaisaac.bsky.social

The finances of one of Nigel Farage’s key confidants are being examined by the UK’s tax and revenue authorities amid questions over his income from wealth and business activities, the Guardian understands.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally

Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

www.theguardian.com

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 1d

EXC from @annaisaac.bsky.social

The finances of one of Nigel Farage’s key confidants are being examined by the UK’s tax and revenue authorities amid questions over his income from wealth and business activities, the Guardian understands.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally

Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

www.theguardian.com

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 2d

not sure this is as logical as you think it is

In
forthcoming book
called
Prosperity Through Growth, Johnson admitted that when Russia's invasion of Ukraine pushed up gas prices,
it
became clear that the UK's net-zero strategy had to change, The Daily Telegraph reported.

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Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 3d

How Badenoch failed repeatedly to explain where 150,000 illegal migrants she wants to deport every year will go - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Badenoch says her migration plan ‘credible’, but won’t say where 150,000 people a year being removed will go – UK politics live

Conservative leader grilled over her removals proposal ahead of party conference opening later today

www.theguardian.com

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 4d

Not to make light of the editorial failure, but look how far Twitter lies now permeate in to normal discourse. We think we know about the racism but the utter contempt for truth since Musk bought the platform is deliberate & very dangerous. You can’t foment racism with fact checkers in the building.

Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 4d

Oh my god.

Have I Got News For You just referred to this completely false claim as a fact!!

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 4d

Feels like this is one of those things that could have quite serious repercussions - how can this have slipped through?

James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 4d

Here’s the clip (which I will once again note for out-of-context reposts, is a total bullshit conspiracy/fake news).

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 4d

Unbearable

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 5d

עֲשֵׂה עִמָּֽנוּ צְדָקָה וָחֶֽסֶד וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 5d

thinking of everyone emerging tonight on this horrible day, our community is strong and this is our home

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 6d

It’s a perfect script, the prime minister under pressure pulls off a conference speech to silence his critics, his rival slinks away chastened.

But is it true? Not really.

Our conference read, on Burnham the Cassandra

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Starmer bests his conference critics but path ahead still looks perilous

PM made long-awaited rallying call against Reform threat, but many in Labour still fear his shortcomings will produce a public challenge

www.theguardian.com

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 6d

I didn’t understand this post but now I realise that Matt thinks this is because of environmentalism (lol)

It’s not, it’s a purely populist and tokenistic move by Labour because fracking is hugely unpopular and shale gas extraction in the UK is basically pointless.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 7d

sTaRMeR DId evERYtHiNG tHE cEnTRisTs DEmS wANt aND iT HASn'T woRKed

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Jack Kessler @jackkessler.bsky.social · 7d

UK shale has an annoying tendency to to be under Lancashire, where people live, rather than North Dakota, where they don't.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 7d

sTaRMeR DId evERYtHiNG tHE cEnTRisTs DEmS wANt aND iT HASn'T woRKed

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Alfie Tobutt @alfietobutt.bsky.social · 7d

THE GUARDIAN: 'Decency or division': Britain faces an era-defining choice, says PM #TomorrowsPapersToday

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 7d

EXCL: Rachel Reeves is set to lift the two-child benefit limit in the budget with officials exploring options of a new tapered system.

The Treasury is exploring if it might instead be limited to three or four children – or whether there could be a tapered rate.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Rachel Reeves to lift two-child benefit cap in November’s budget

Exclusive: Officials exploring options to change rule that affected 1.7 million children in Great Britain last year UK politics live – latest updates

www.theguardian.com

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 8d

Ed Davey decides now is the right time for a bit of man-management of his chuntering backbenches

Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 8d

Away from Labour, Ed Davey has (slightly) reshuffled his from bench. The well thought-of Lisa Smart goes from home affairs to a cross-policy Cabinet Office role; another rising star, Max Wilkinson, replaces her; Jess Brown-Fuller (yet another rising star) takes over at justice.

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 8d

In his speech on Wednesday, Miliband will say the government is accelerating plans for the green transition- promising 400,000 new jobs by 2030.

He is to resurrect the term “Green New Deal” to convey how Labour will tackle both climate change and inequality

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 8d

Exc - Labour is in a fight against “global network of right-wing billionaires” who want to undermine net zero for their “vested interests”, the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has said.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Labour must fight rightwing billionaires undermining net zero, says Ed Miliband

Exclusive: Energy secretary will hit out at the Tory and Reform ‘culture war’ and unveil target of 400,000 new jobs in clean energy

www.theguardian.com

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 9d

Was going to offer to DM but I see the NS has actually published it!

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 10d

I haven't written a story about it though, have I?

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 10d

Yes you're right, we're not actually reporting the conference at all this year. A couple of posts on social media is all we've decided to do.