“Critical Friend”: Chief Inspector John Tuckett Resets Role Of Borders Watchdog Former submarine commander turned independent chief inspector of borders and immigration John Tuckett tells Sienna Rodgers he is resetting the watc...

"I’m my own person... I’ve made it my job to try and build a new relationship”

Ex-submarine commander turned independent chief inspector of borders and immigration John Tuckett tells @siennarodgers.bsky.social he is resetting the watchdog’s relationship with the Home Office after years of tension

Alf Dubs: Labour Is Weakening Refugee Rights – I Had More Success Under The Tories As Lord Dubs leads the charge against the government’s immigration changes, he talks to Sienna Rodgers about his disappointment in Labour, his hope...

“I did argue I was simply putting forward what we’d done in opposition. I was told, ‘But it’s all different. We’re in government now’”

Lord Dubs talks to @siennarodgers.bsky.social about Labour’s saddening immigration policy, rejoining the EU, and why Starmer must step out of his advisers’ shadow

Alf Dubs: Labour Is Weakening Refugee Rights – I Had More Success Under The Tories As Lord Dubs leads the charge against the government’s immigration changes, he talks to Sienna Rodgers about his disappointment in Labour, his hope...

NEW: Alf Dubs, Kindertransport refugee & Labour peer, says he

— had more success on immigration policy under Tories than he does now
— hasn’t met w Mahmood whereas Tory home secs used to invite him to meet
— agrees w Rayner: immigration changes are “unBritish”

www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Sonia Kumar MP On Training Physiotherapists In A War Zone And Why She Quit The NHS Labour MP Sonia Kumar tells Sienna Rodgers about travelling to Ukraine with a team of British clinicians to train local therapists, helping injured...

Labour MP Sonia Kumar tells The House magazine's @siennarodgers.bsky.social about travelling to Ukraine with a team of British clinicians to train local therapists, helping injured soldiers recover faster

"The hospitality of Ukrainians was second to none"

Inside The Battle For Labour's Mainstream: Luke Akehurst Vs Luke Hurst Two internal players called Luke are battling to claim Labour’s mainstream. The outcome of their rivalry will shape the future of the party – and p...

Colleague @siennarodgers.bsky.social reprises her role as Labour-faction-chronicler-in-chief to look at how the party’s future could be determined by an arm wrestle between two organisers called Luke

Akehurst (Labour First, right of party) vs Hurst (Mainstream, soft left)

Inside The Battle For Labour's Mainstream: Luke Akehurst Vs Luke Hurst Two internal players called Luke are battling to claim Labour’s mainstream. The outcome of their rivalry will shape the future of the party – and p...

Two internal players called Luke are battling to claim Labour’s mainstream. The outcome of their rivalry will shape the future of the party – and possibly the country, reports @siennarodgers.bsky.social

Vital interview from my colleague @siennarodgers.bsky.social, an an absolute must read
www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Zack Polanski: “There’s A Lot Of Inauthenticity In Politics, But It’s Not Coming From Me” Green Party leader Zack Polanski talks to Sienna Rodgers about his by-election success, potential Labour defectors, and how his upbringing shapes h...

NEW: My interview with Green leader Zack Polanski

• He's been speaking to a “handful” of Labour MPs about defecting to the Greens
• Explains why he criticised Corbyn for Labour antisemitism but doesn't now
• His plans to run for Parliament

& lots more 👇
www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Zack Polanski: “There’s A Lot Of Inauthenticity In Politics, But It’s Not Coming From Me” Green Party leader Zack Polanski talks to Sienna Rodgers about his by-election success, potential Labour defectors, and how his upbringing shapes h...

Here’s our latest cover interivew: Zack Polanski talks to @siennarodgers.bsky.social about the byelection success, Zionism and Labour defections
www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Trump Is No Ally Of Britain – He Is A Threat Like Putin, Says Zack Polanski Zack Polanski has declared that Donald Trump cannot be an ally of Britain, and the UK can no longer have a “special relationship” with the US, beca...

Trump is no ally and there can be no special relationship, Zack Polanski has said

Speaking to @siennarodgers.bsky.social in the wake of US & Israeli attacks on Iran, Polanski said Russia was “looking to advance its imperialism”, before adding: “I believe the same behaviour is coming from the US"

Inside The Wes Streeting Operation At The Department Of Health Is Wes Streeting a details man? What do his days look like? Who does he delegate to? Sienna Rodgers and Zoe Crowther explore how the Health Secreta...

Great piece by @siennarodgers.bsky.social and @zoecrowther.bsky.social on how Wes Streeting runs his department

One Streeting ally: “We do need politicians to be good at politics. If a perm sec were good at politics, that would be a problem – but for a secretary of state, that’s a good thing!”

Reform UK's Danny Kruger On Preparing For Government And Making 'A Mess Of It' Ex-Tory MP Danny Kruger reveals to Sienna Rodgers his plans as Reform UK’s head of preparing for government, from election readiness to pronatalist...

Fascinating interview by @siennamarla with Reform UK's Danny Kruger - who (among other things) tells her political parties have a "limited but important" role in undoing the sexual revolution and UK is suffering from a "totally unregulated sexual economy".

www.politicshome.com/news/article...

As first reported by top colleague @siennarodgers.bsky.social for PolHome way back in September last year!

The Rundown by PoliticsHome: Solving the student loan 'scam' This week we’re delving into the world of student finance, after a long-simmering row over the loan system for how graduates pay back the cost of their tuition exploded into the mainstream, with ...

This week's episode of The Rundown is such a great conversation about the student loan debate

ft @theifs.bsky.social's Kate Ogden, the @smfthinktank.bsky.social's Dani Payne, Labour MP @chriscurtis94.bsky.social and colleague @siennarodgers.bsky.social

Hosted by @alaintolhurst.bsky.social

Labour Peer Issued Warning About “Unwise” Mandelson Appointment Exclusive: Labour peer Lord Glasman issued a warning about Lord Mandelson's appointment as British Ambassador to the United States being 'unwise'.

Throwback to my exclusive from back in September – Labour peer Lord Glasman issued a warning to No 10 about Lord Mandelson's "unwise" appointment: www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Labour Must “Start Delivering For Working People”, Says Head Of Firefighters’ Union Exclusive: Steve Wright, general secretary of the Labour-affiliated Fire Brigades Union, has declared that Keir Starmer’s government “needs to star...

Steve Wright, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, has declared that Starmer’s government “needs to start delivering for working people”

He told @siennarodgers.bsky.social that the PM was on his "last chance" and that all 11 affiliated unions could call on him to go after the May elections

Justice Minister Jake Richards: 'It's Very Dangerous To Underestimate Keir Starmer' Jake Richards tells Sienna Rodgers about his plans to overhaul youth justice, reform the ECHR and face down Labour rebels

“I also think it’s very dangerous to underestimate Keir Starmer...

“I think this guy deserves a bit more admiration and respect than perhaps he’s been given by some quarters"

Justice minister Jake Richards talks to The House Magazine's @siennarodgers.bsky.social

'We're Not Squeamish': Westminster Is Slowly Waking Up To The Birth Rate Crisis Sienna Rodgers reveals Reform UK's plans to address our declining fertility, and speaks to others in Westminster to determine the level of appetite...

It’s the problem that Westminster dares not talk about. But is SW1 finally waking up to the birth rate crisis?

As Zack Polanski wonders who will wipe our bums, I reveal that Reform UK is putting this issue at the centre of its policymaking www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Unison's Andrea Egan: Labour Government Has 'Done Very Little For Working People' Interview with Andrea Egan, the challenger to Unison incumbent Christina McAnea, who talks about her own plans for the union, favouring Andy Burnha...

Full interview with Andrea Egan, the Unison gen sec challenger who’s confident of winning

— Rayner, Burnham, Streeting + disaffiliation
— Children’s homes + grooming gangs
— She would not be comfortable with the union representing a member like Sandie Peggie
www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Unison's Christina McAnea: 'Am I Not Going To Speak To Labour? That’d Be A Nonsense' As the Unison incumbent fights for a second term, she says the claim she is ‘too close’ to No 10 is ‘completely untrue’. Plus the general secretary...

Full interview with Christina McAnea, the Unison gen sec fighting for a second term

— Frustrations with Labour govt
— Rows with Streeting
— Call for new legislation on trans rights
— Govt will remove turnout threshold for industrial action ballots

www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Inside The Unison General Secretary Race That Could See The PM Lose A Major Ally The outcome of a crucial battle for the leadership of Britain’s largest trade union will soon be revealed. Sienna Rodgers explores why the Unison g...

NEW: My report on the Unison general secretary race that could see the PM lose a major ally

Both sides fancy their chances of winning

This time, the insurgents have a key advantage: unity 👇 www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Suggestion Rachel Reeves exaggerated fiscal pressures is absurd Chancellor was instead far too optimistic about public finances and government’s ability to secure cuts

Rachel Reeves's "headroom" is based on:

-£16bn in 'efficiency savings'
-£6bn in savings in order to fund taking SEND off local government backs
-tax rises that largely come in at the end of the forecast
-immigration being at c340k net in 2029!

“End The Witch-hunt”: The First 24 Hours At The Chaotic ‘Your Party’ Conference Chaos has engulfed the first 24 hours of the inaugural conference of ‘Your Party’, the new political party being founded by Jeremy Corbyn, Zarah Su...

Chaos has engulfed the first 24 hours of the inaugural 'Your Party' conference in Liverpool, with Zarah Sultana boycotting the first day of the event, Jeremy Corbyn facing "witch-hunt" allegations, and an entryism row

@siennarodgers.bsky.social & @tomscotson.bsky.social report from Merseyside

Corbyn And Sultana Barred From Leading 'Your Party' As Members Will Front It Themselves Members of 'Your Party' have stopped a potential leadership contest between Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana after voting in favour of a 'collective...

No 'Your Party' MP will be allowed to be its leader under rules voted for by members at its Liverpool conference on Sunday

The party membership has approved 'collective leadership', which rules out both Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana leading it, reports @siennarodgers.bsky.social

‘Your Party’ Could Be Led By Ordinary Members With MPs Barred From Running Exclusive: ‘Your Party’, the new political party being started by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, could be led by ordinary members rather than any...

‘Your Party’ Could Be Led By Ordinary Members With MPs Barred From Running
www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Unison Boss Says Labour Shift To The Right On Immigration Is “A Huge Mistake” Christina McAnea, the general secretary of Unison, Britain’s largest union and one of Labour’s biggest affiliates, has said Labour shifting rightwa...

Labour moving rightwards on immigration is a “huge mistake”, Unison boss Christina McAnea tells @siennarodgers.bsky.social

"They'll just annoy and put off loads of voters. I don't know what they think they're offering by doing this," said McAnea, who is campaigning to be re-elected as gen sec

Unison Challenger Says Rachel Reeves’ Record As Chancellor Is “Appalling” Andrea Egan, the Unison general secretary candidate who is hoping to oust incumbent Christina McAnea, has described Rachel Reeves’ performance in N...

Andrea Egan, the Unison general secretary candidate who is hoping to oust incumbent Christina McAnea, has described Rachel Reeves’ performance in No 11 so far as “appalling”

"It's clear they're not connected to working people," she told @siennarodgers.bsky.social

NEW: Inside the Corbyn-Sultana power struggle

— upcoming Corbyn v Sultana leadership race (+ ‘plague on all your houses’ candidate?)
— Jamie Driscoll + Adnan Hussain bow out
— ambition for conference reduced
— plan for the party’s name

& more 👇 www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Labour MPs Say No 10 Briefing Has Increased Wes Streeting’s Chances Of Becoming PM Labour MPs have told PoliticsHome that Wes Streeting’s stock has increased among members of the Parliamentary Labour Party, particularly its soft l...

Labour MPs say Wes Streeting's stock has risen within the party after extraordinary No 10 briefings against him on Tuesday night

"They've managed to create a situation where Wes is the victim/the adult in the room"

report @siennarodgers.bsky.social and @adampayne26.bsky.social

The Corbyn-Sultana Power Struggle: How 'Your Party' Got Here And How It Ends Ahead of its founding conference, Sienna Rodgers reports on the hostilities within the new left-wing project, Your Party, as Jeremy Corbyn and Zara...

🤯🤯 The definitive Your Party weekend read from @siennarodgers.bsky.social www.politicshome.com/news/article...