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🚨 Melanie Onn: EU freedom of movement debate risks undermining voter trust The Labour MP argues: “Just as the wounds of Brexit begin to heal, there is a risk of pulling out the staples prematurely.” “Political trust is hard won and easily lost.” www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/mela...

🚨 ‘We stand taller in the world’: Nigel Farage says Brexit has been a ‘success’ Asked on Radio 4’s Today whether he saw Brexit “objectively as a success”, the Reform leader replied: “Yes, I do.” A different message from 2023, when he said: “Brexit has failed” www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/we-s...

“The perception that promises can subsequently be revisited by a political establishment removed from the realities of working communities has left lasting scars”, writes Labour MP @melanieonnmp.bsky.social 🗣️ EU free movement debate risks undermining voter trust www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/mela...

“Alongside fellow MPs, I have received reports of applications being refused because of convictions linked to the 2019-2020 pro-democracy protests”, writes @bobbywdean.bsky.social 🗣️ Britain cannot shut the door on Hongkongers persecuted for defending democracy www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/brit...

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Shabana Mahmood appears to dispute Brexit’s role in small boats crisis www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/shab...

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“Over the last two years the allowance has remained frozen, and this has had a devastating effect on renters, especially those in later life”, writes @libdems.org.uk MP @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social 🗣️ The devastating Local Housing Allowance freeze must end www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/the-...

#Onthisday 2021. Standards committee accuses Owen Paterson of “egregious” lobbying breaches The 30-day recommended suspension was enough to trigger a recall petition. But Boris Johnson whipped Tory MPs to delay and overhaul the standards system. Facing a furious backlash, the govt promptly U-turned

Polling guru John Curtice cautions Burnham over early election ‘gamble’ Curtice told Sky News Labour was still six points down on the “relatively low share of the vote that Keir Starmer got two years ago” www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/poll...

“Continuity of care is one of the rare reforms that is better for patients and better for doctors, who overwhelmingly tell us they find it more rewarding”, writes Jeremy Hunt 🗣️ Bring back the family doctor and give every patient their own GP www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/jere...

“Politicians are good at telling unpaid carers how extraordinary they are. We have been much less successful at ensuring they have the support to carry on”, writes @libdems.org.uk MP @alisonebennett.bsky.social 🗣️ Unpaid carers deserve action, not just our thanks www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/unpa...

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The Conservatives have dismissed Andy Burnham’s focus on everyday irritations as trivial. But voters do not share Westminster’s sense of scale. By mocking his small fixes, they risk exposing their own detachment Piece for @politics.co.uk: www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/burn...

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Voters do not share Westminster’s sense of scale Burnham’s micro-policy blitz is designed to address the little dysfunctions that fuel public disillusionment

Burnham’s ‘small fixes’ could go a long way Tackling everyday irritations is not a distraction from the grander questions of statecraft. For Burnham and Labour, it is a necessary first step Weekend long-read for @politics.co.uk: www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/burn...

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#Onthisday 2002. Estelle Morris resigns as education sec over capability doubts Morris said she had struggled with the “strategic management of a huge department” In a frank letter to Tony Blair, Morris said she had not been “as effective as I should be, or as effective as you need me to be.”

“Sadly, factors including climate change mean that wildfires will become a more frequent occurrence”, writes Labour's Nick Thomas-Symonds 🗣️ UK and Welsh governments must act together to prepare for future wildfires www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/nick...

Mark Thompson, the BBC director general, defended the decision to invite Nick Griffin, saying the “case against inviting the BNP to appear on Question Time is a case for censorship” Peter Hain, the Wales secretary, accused the BBC of being “apologists” for the BNP 1/...

🚨 Covid bereaved families call for Matt Hancock to be removed from Privy Council @cbffjuk.bsky.social said Hancock’s removal would be an “important symbolic first step” towards accountability. Removal would strip Hancock of the title “Right Honourable” Story ⤵️ www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/covi...

🚨 Reform UK will not abolish the House of Lords, MP says in apparent U-turn Andrew Rosindell, who defected to Reform in Jan 2026, said “that is not our policy today” after he was challenged on its 2024 manifesto pledge “Well, I did not stand on that manifesto” www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/refo...

#Onthisday 2009. Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National Party (BNP), appeared as a panellist on Question Time The BBC's decision to invite Griffin was immensely controversial. His appearance drew a record audience of eight million viewers Full story: www.politics.co.uk/history/bnp-...

🔴 Labour MP @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social warns that plans to adjust the triple lock could be as politically unpopular as Keir Starmer’s winter fuel debacle “Why are we funding a new flagship policy on the backs of our oldest citizens?” www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/burn...

The Aberfan tribunal report (3 August 1967) directly blamed the National Coal Board (NCB) It cited a “terrifying tale of bungling ineptitude by men charged with tasks for which they were totally unfitted, of failure to heed clear warnings, and of total lack of direction from above”. 1/…

“Our representation at the European Parliament was only as effective as the people we sent, and unfortunately when it came to fishing – one of the most contentious issues during the referendum – we sent Nigel Farage”,writes @carolinevoadenmp.bsky.social www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/brex...

#PMQs verdict: Burnham finds his stride by targeting Tory record From social care to Liz Truss – some thoughts on Burnham’s most assured PMQs performance since becoming prime minister For @politics.co.uk 👇 www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/pmqs...

Speaker rages at ‘appalling’ treatment of MPs over Jackdaw announcement www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/spea...

🚨 Lindsay Hoyle furious at energy secretary over Jackdaw announcement “It is shameful that this announcement was not made to the House first.” “I am sorry that Sky News is more important rather than the members at both sides. It is appalling treatment.”

“Isolationism simply does not work... For me, that means the possibility of rejoining the EU as a full and active member”, writes Lib Dem MP @carolinevoadenmp.bsky.social 🗣️ Brexit was sold on fantasies – now we must rebuild our place in Europe www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/brex...

Andy Burnham at #PMQs: “Have they had the time to read the Covid inquiry report yesterday about the appalling state of social care as it went into the pandemic? “I need no lectures from the other side about taking tough decisions on social care. I suggest they have a period of reflection.”

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🚨 Greens accuse Labour of ‘climate vandalism’ over Jackdaw gas field approval @zackpolanski.bsky.social said the decision was “a betrayal of all of our futures” and that Labour had “abandoned all credibility in the fight against climate change” www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/gree...

“With around 22 people a day in the UK being diagnosed with this disease, we must move our understanding forward at a much greater pace”, writes Conservative MP Peter Fortune 🗣️ Lobular breast cancer needs research funding – the PM must deliver www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/lobu...

#Onthisday 1966: Aberfan disaster Sixty years ago today, a large coal spoil tip collapsed in Aberfan, South Wales, engulfing the Pantglas Junior School and several houses. The catastrophe killed 144 people, including 116 children www.politics.co.uk/history/aber...

🚨 Darren Jones: officials repeatedly told me I couldn’t act ‘because of the constitution’ “I would often reply with, ‘The constitution’s unwritten. So if I decide to do something, it changes. Therefore, why can’t I do it?’” He tried to “abolish the Cabinet Office three times” but was “not allowed”

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#Onthisday 2006. Clare Short resigns Labour whip to sit as independent MP, accusing Blair of “half-truths and deceits to get us to war in Iraq.” It followed a public row with the chief whip, Jacqui Smith, after Short said she would campaign for a hung parliament at the next general election

Ex-minister Al Carns says Troubles bill deals ‘best possible hand to our adversaries’ Carns said the bill would invite a political campaign to “convince the good people of Northern Ireland that reunification is the answer to all of their problems.” www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/ex-m...

“The Tories pursued a patently damaging and politically weak Brexit deal. That is why it was supported by Putin and Trump”, writes Liberal Democrat MP @paulkohlersw19.bsky.social 🗣️ Brexit delivered stale bread and dead flowers – but Britain can bloom again www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/brex...

Ed Davey rules out national deal with Greens over ‘Zionism is racism’ motion Davey did not issue a call for existing council arrangements with the Greens to end – a step Labour has said it would take if local Green groups do not reject the motion www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/ed-d...

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