Tim Baker
@TimJ_B
Political Nerdery at Sky News. Views own etc. Tweets not subed. 🇬🇧⚽ 🇳🇿🏉. [email protected]
For 2 months I have received online trolling when reporting on Hillingdon Council. Now, the council are making similar “bias” complaints - because they don’t like my scrutiny. Last week, I was blacklisted by the council - who now refuse to engage with me👇 mylondon.news/news/west-lond…
Make sure to put your substack on your CV, kids
EXC: Neil O’Brien Promoted to Shadow Cabinet in Policy Development Role order-order.com/2025/07/22/exc…
The readout from this morning's cabinet is noteworthy... Rayner issuing a fairly stark warning to ministers on community cohesion esp around immigration. More in pol hub news.sky.com/story/politics…
Data centres could generate €26bn for Portuguese economy via @@DCNNMagazine dcnnmagazine.com/business/inves…
Rishi Sunak finally ready to go back to the States
Mexican Coke comeback?
Just how iron clad are Rachel Reeves’ fiscal rules? news.sky.com/story/is-there…
“We are backing the builders, not the blockers” said Keir Starmer four months ago. He might want to have a stern word with his @BarnetLabour colleagues after tonight.
Not to be outdone by the Lib Dems, Nigel Farage is calling for parliament to be recalled BEFORE it's even broken up for recess
NEW Parliament must be recalled in September to allow US President Donald Trump to address MPs and peers, Nigel Farage has told @GBNEWS. The President arrives on 17 Sept, a day after MPs leave for their traditional party conference break on 16 Sept. They are not scheduled to be…
On the day the UK prime minister announced a small boats returns deal, an effigy of such a boat is being burned in on a bonfire in Northern Ireland Pic: PA
I give Reform a fair showing. I’m a sympathetic to many of their goals. I’m sometimes, wrongly, accused of being a mouthpiece for Farage by lefties. But holding politicians to account for things they have said and done is my job. I stand by the article.
I stand with Lee and Rory @christiancalgie you have got this one wrong
Parrott... can keep her on her perch Touche @ShippersUnbound
Angela Rayner by @ShippersUnbound spectator.co.uk/article/the-re…
Andy Burnham points the finger at the Treasury for a need for the state to tell the truth in scenarios like Hillsborough when talking to @SophyRidgeSky @SkyPoliticsHub
Another Remainer joins the Brexit Party 🤯
NEW Second ex-Conservative Cabinet minister in three days says they have jumped ship from the Conservative Party to Nigel Farage's Reform UK Former Welsh secretary David Jones on Monday. Now former Conservative party chairman Sir Jake Berry on Wednesday. Ex-Tory chairman Sir…
Did I hear that both No tellers are called Rebecca, and both Aye tellers are called Anna?