Maya Bowles

Government change flagship planning bill after pressure from MP expelled for rebelling itv.com/news/2025-07-1…

Farage doesn’t support lowering the voting age to 16, despite 20% telling ITV News they’d vote Reform As the government confirms it'll let 16 year olds vote in the next general election, @Nigel_Farage said: ‘I’m not in favour of it, but I’m really encouraged by the number of…

'It's really important that 16 and 17 year olds have the vote' @Keir_Starmer tells ITV News Westminster Reporter @DennyTheJourno that he will lower the voting age to 16 by the next general election itv.com/news/2025-07-1…

NEW @StrategyMerlin @itvnews 16-17 yr-old polling 💥VI: Lab 1st on 33%, Ref 2nd on 20% 💥Economy, health, immigration top 3 issues, Israel/Gaza ahead of climate 💥Corbyn most popular politician 💥49% don't think they should be able to vote 💥Only 18% say they'd definitely vote

Votes at 16: Half of 16 and 17 year olds against lowering voting age, ITV News Senior Politics Producer @MayaBowles6 and Westminster Digital Reporter @DennyTheJourno write itv.com/news/2025-07-1…

Number 10 is putting pressure on Labour MPs who’ve signed this amendment - threatening them with deselection and claiming MPs are withdrawing their names. But as @romillyweeks reports - numbers have swelled to 119.

I understand a reasoned amendment to the welfare reform bill is being tabled this evening with the backing of 13 labour select Ctte chairs

Why has Zia Yusuf quit Reform UK? Nigel Farage’s biggest challenge now is proving that he can keep his party together. If he can’t, he has little chance of convincing voters he is capable of running the country, writes @harry_horton itv.com/news/2025-06-0…

Exc - senior govt figures now convinced they can't win welfare vote without concessions, they weighing up what they can offer. Worst case scenario is winning the vote only because Tories abstain or support itv.com/news/2025-05-1…

How many Labour MPs will actually rebel over welfare cuts? There are a lot of different numbers flying around - but @lili_donlon and I have been tracking how MPs plan to vote, and 49 tell us they'll go against the government

Excl: The letter from Labour MPs to the chief whip with concerns about welfare changes. They “regret” being “unable to support a bill” until: -greater consultation with disabled people -independent & comprehensive analysis on the impacts on employment, poverty and health @GMB

'The narrative around everything I've ever done in politics is that somehow I'm some sort of fringe off the Conservative Party 'That's been disproved tonight' @Nigel_Farage speaks to @harry_horton after Reform's fifth MP was elected in Runcorn & Helsby itv.com/news/2025-05-0…

NEW with @harry_horton - 26 MPs still working as councillors, despite calls to step down Labour say all nine of their councillor MPs have chosen a date to stand down, but at least one Labour MP has told ITV News that no date has been agreed itv.com/news/2025-04-1…

Sounds like Liz Kendall has just done a big session with MPs - hearing mixed things. One MP said no raised voices, but many clear that the reforms will have too severe consequences for vulnerable people. Another said “anger was palpable” 1/