Deputy Head of News and Head of Politics @theipaper. Ex-@TheSun, @eveningstandard and @guardian Scott Trust.
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Bacon butties and grumbling MPs: inside John Healey's first Budget - by me @connie_dimsdale @cazjwheeler @theipaper inews.co.uk/news/politics/ba…
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The Killer Kitchens campaign spearheaded by Joe Duggan, Kitty Donaldson's revelation about Peter Mandelson's security vetting, and individual journalists Daniel Storey and Kyriakos Petrakos have all gained recognition
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EXC: Inside Andy Burnham’s strategy to reverse Brexit
💫 “He thinks the right thing to do is go back to the European Union. Whether that’s doable or not is another question. But I think the prevailing wind is with us so let’s see how far we can push the envelope,” an ally said
💫Burnham sees it as both an economic boon and a vote winner
💫Burnham’s overtures to the EU have been described by European diplomats variously as “a love letter,” “courageous,” a “bunch of flowers” and “divorcees getting back together”.
💫There is a sense of rewarding good behaviour from previously recalcitrant, sulky Brits. “We are now very keen to make the summit a success,” one European diplomat said of the Nov 20 meeting.
💫 Concerns grow over EU plans to delay a decision on tuition fees beyond the summit: "they could zing us afterwards"
💫Post-summit Burnham speech planned to set out next steps on Europe, designed to dovetail with the 10-year-plan
💫Former Cabinet minister warns Burnham EU will only take the UK seriously about re-joining after a referendum, not if measures are only in Labour's manifesto
💫 Concerns the EU could apply a rejoining levy on the UK as payment for messing them about
💫Cabinet dismay at re-opening debate
💫BUT @robfordmancs says there is danger in being overly frightened of a debate on rejoining.
💫“Brexit is like a pufferfish in a David Attenborough nature documentary. It puffs itself up to appear more frightening than it is. The Leave-supporting media the inflation mechanism: any mention of it and they freak out and shout betrayal. But Labour MPs and Cabinet ministers who take the pufferfish seriously are in danger of giving it more credibility than it deserves,” he said.
Read the full piece here:
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Pleased to be shortlisted for scoop of the year in the Press Gazette British Journalism Awards alongside @Richard_AHolmes
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Despite claims of a “nothing to see here”, Chancellor John Healey may still have some tricks up his sleeve
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Some 10 million Britons claiming working-age benefits are set to see a rise of at least 3.5 per cent from next spring
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🚨Excl: Pupils should get career plans from age 14 under proposals to cut reliance on benefits after they leave education.
Alan Milburn’s NEET report looks set to propose a shake-up of the way teenagers plan their futures, according to leaked docs.
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Exclusive: Schools will be forced to cut special needs support staff in order to fund a share of the teacher’s pay rise, teachers have warned.
The i Paper has spoken to multiple headteachers and school leaders who say that despite suggestions the pay rise is “fully funded” at a “national level”, many schools will still face a shortfall and will need to find cash afford the 3.5 per cent pay award.
With finances already stretched, SEND staff will feel the brunt of cost-cutting which is likely to result, they argue.
It comes as local authorities are being driven into a projected deficit of £10.4bn by 2028 over the size of the bill for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) as more children need support – 1.8 million children in England have special educational needs, a rise of 91,400 (5.2 per cent) since 2025.
Story 👇w/@connie_dimsdale
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Today’s splash: Schools will have to cut SEND staff to fund a share of the teacher’s pay rise, heads have warned.
School leaders said confusion over whether or not the teacher pay award is fully funded means they’ll have to make cuts to afford it.
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💥exc: Major row over Shabana Mahmood’s immigration reforms
Talks between Home Sec and key union break down after Mahmood blocks Unison boss from bringing migrant care worker to meeting
Deepens Labour rift over indefinite leave to remain
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NEW: NHS pay rises above 2.4 per cent could hit patient care, ministers have warned, prompting a furious response from the union representing thousands of health service workers.
The Government says its financial plans for 2027–28 can accommodate a 2.4 per cent pay uplift without trade-offs against its main health commitments. But it warns that a higher award would “inevitably” affect healthcare delivery.
Every extra half a percentage point on NHS pay would cost around £750 million, according to evidence published by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England on Monday. The department says that is equivalent to more than 89,000 hip or knee replacement operations.
UNISON branded the proposed rise “derisory”, warning that NHS workers would be angry at an increase it says falls well short of expected inflation.
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Andy Burnham could lose support from Labour voters at the next election if he fails to commit to keeping the triple lock in the manifesto, a poll for The i Paper has revealed
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Our Political reporter, @eleanormia, is at Andy Burnham’s first speech as Prime Minister to Labour Conference.
She’ll be answering your questions and helping you understand how what he's said will impact you: reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/comm…
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Exclusive: The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says he is opposed to plans to lower the mansion tax threshold to properties worth over £1.5m - a move that would bring many more properties in the capital into its sights.
The measure, already dubbed a “mansion tax”, is due to come into force in 2028 at the £2m threshold. The reported proposal to reduce that threshold to £1.5m would substantially widen its reach, with analysis suggesting that the overwhelming majority of the additional properties affected would be in London and the south-east.
For Khan, that raises a fundamental question about what constitutes wealth in a city where property prices have long outstripped those elsewhere in Britain.
“I’m against this government or any government… incurring attacks on people who may be asset rich but cash poor,” he says.
“The cost of homes in London has gone up over the last period. So somebody who may live in a property that on the face of it is worth £1.5m, it’s not as wealthy as some people may be led to believe.”
He adds: “There’s a perception that… the streets of London are paved with gold. Now, people may be living in properties for a variety of reasons that on the face of it may be worth a lot of money, but it’s not true to say these people are wealthy.”
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Sadiq Khan: Why a mansion tax raid on London would be wrong trib.al/mOWGoVK
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Exclusive: Sadiq Khan has told Andy Burnham to begin preparing Britain to rejoin the European Unionimmediately.
The Mayor of London is calling for a return to the customs union “almost straight away,” a push for associate membership of the EU and a manifesto commitment to rejoin the bloc with no second referendum.
His intervention goes far beyond Tony Blair’s call last week for Britain to work towards rejoining the EU in the next decade.
Last week, the Prime Minister opened the door to fighting the next general election on a pledge to rejoin the bloc.
In an interview with The i Paper as Labour’s annual conference begins in Liverpool, Khan said he welcomed the interventions, but added: “I don’t think it’s enough.”
Khan, who believes leaving the European Union was the “biggest act of economic self-harm in the UK’s history”, insists the case for rejoining must be made now rather than sprung on voters at the last minute before the next general election.
Any attempt to rejoin would be politically risky and could reopen toxic divides in the country. It would be seized on by the Conservatives and Reform as evidence that the party is willing to betray working-class voters who backed Brexit.
But Khan insists: “We’ve got to start the work now… You can’t, a week before a general election, pull out of a hat this rabbit of a manifesto and say we’re going to rejoin in six weeks’ time.
“The heavy lifting, the pitch rolling must be done now, explaining to the country the disbenefits of being outside the European Union and the benefits of being part of this family.”
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Prepare Britain to rejoin the EU now, Sadiq Khan tells Burnham trib.al/J8T062O
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"State-sponsored terrorism, state-sponsored murders, sabotage."
My @theipaper big read with @LeoCendro on why the real threat facing Europe is not imminent Russian invasion of the Baltic, but increasingly violent and reckless hybrid attacks inews.co.uk/news/politics/pu…
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Tens of thousands of people just below the state pension age could be forced to claim benefits if they have to wait to 68.
Although raising the retirement age saves money overall, it pushes people into poverty and triggers a hidden benefits timebomb👇
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The nine doomsday essentials you will be officially told to stockpile at home trib.al/y1ESKMZ
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There’s turmoil in the Liberal Democrats. And MPs are struggling for direction
With the Lib Dems stuck between 10 and 13 per cent in the polls, even its own members are asking what comes next for the party
🔎 Big Read by @eleanormia
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Exc: Burnham ‘should drop obsolete Brexit red lines’ so UK can get a Canada-style deal with EU
European Parliament Brexit chief Sandro Gozi’s suggestion came as EU sources warned no deal on Made In Europe is possible this year
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