Sam Stevenson

Norman Tebbit, born working class, was an upwardly mobile, pugnacious and unbending icon of Margaret Thatcher’s capitalist Britain, with all of the ideological legacy – and baggage – that entails. My column on Lord Tebbit's legacy inews.co.uk/opinion/norman…

Chancellor relaxes lending rules to make it easier for banks to lend >4.5x salary for mortgages At the Mansion House speech tonight, Reeves will pledge further rollback of post-2008 financial regulation Story @theipaper: inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

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🌡️People would be able to apply for government grants to help pay for air conditioning units in their homes under plans being considered by ministers, @janemerrick23 reveals in @theipaper. inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

Nice to see our coverage of The Salt Path in The Bookseller get a mention (and a cheeky quote from me) in the national press👇 inews.co.uk/news/salt-path…

New: Govt data shows almost half a million households on UC (469,780) are impacted by the two child limit - an increase of 13,520 in a year This covers 1,665,540 children, a rise of 37,150

NEW: More than 13,000 additional households have been hit by the two-child benefit limit in the past year, with almost half a million families impacted, figures show. @ChaplainChloe reporting for @theipaper inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

🇬🇧🇪🇺Exc w/@HugoGye UK sets end of year deadline to negotiate EU weapons fund access, and will press sceptical France on it during Macron’s visit inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

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🌹Labour has made some progress on its promises in its first year, but there are big challenges ahead, @eleanormia writes in @theipaper. inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

NEW: Govt backtrack confirmed in Commons Stephen Timms tells MPs the govt will REMOVE the clause 5 from the bill at committee stage - changes to PIP eligibility - pending the review

Looks like another major concession on the way as govt looks to get the welfare vote across the line. Understand (as per @jessicaelgot @kitty_donaldson @singharj) that any changes on PIP eligibility will wait until Timms review (due to report in autumn 2026)

EXC: Four-point threshold for PIP could be delayed to win over Labour rebels as Rayner holds crisis talks with MPs inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

EXC: ANOTHER welfare concession in discussions with Labour rebel MPs during crisis talks with DPM Angela Rayner Labour MPs say a plan to change the eligibility criteria for PIP may be delayed until after the Timms review Story shortly via @theipaper from @singharj & me

BREAKING Scoop from @singharj and @kitty_donaldson Ministers have discussed with rebel Labour MPs yet another concession on their troubled welfare reforms. Read on @theipaper 🔽 inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

The gov.uk app is available to the public today Not many features on it for now - essentially a more user-friendly way of accessing existing webpages - but it will rapidly expand, with digital ID by end of the year Details @theipaper: inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

✈️🌞EXC UK considering banning airlines charging extra for hand luggage, Govt source says inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

NEW: Starmer ready to retreat and offer concessions to rebel Labour MPs threatening to derail his welfare reforms. Details of any compromise still being thrashed out ahead of vote - but govt open to softening its stance after running out of road inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

🇮🇷 The US and Israel claim to have taken out much of Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities, but British government insiders and intelligence experts warn that Tehran still poses a direct threat to the UK. Big read from @janemerrick23 inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

NEW: There is widespread speculation in Government that No 10 will pull the entire welfare bill before the end of Wednesday, sources told The i Paper inews.co.uk/news/politics/…