Eleanor Langford
@eleanormia
📰 Political Reporter @theipaper 🎙️ Sometimes heard on TV / radio 📧 Tips: [email protected]
EXC: The MoD scrapped a crucial email safety check years before the Afghan data leak. Safeguards mitigating against this type of leak were stripped away, security awareness declined, and infighting between gov depts ensued. Fresh details for @theipaper: inews.co.uk/news/crucial-m…
As well as those MPs that have had the whip suspended, it is understood that the following MPs have had their trade envoy roles removed: - Rosena Allin Khan - Bell Ribeiro-Addy - Mohammed Yasin
BREAKING Gov source confirms Rachael Maskell the fourth Labour MP to be stripped of the whip today
MPs Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman and Chris Hinchliffe all to face suspension from Labour for organising on the welfare rebellion and other insurrection, per Govt source
BREAKING: The British military is responsible for a data leak that put up to 100,000 Afghans at risk of death - and successive governments have spent years fighting to keep it secret using an unprecedented superinjunction
Number 10 delayed reforming the system which ensures pupils with special educational needs get personalised support at school over fears it could spark a fresh Labour rebellion, The i Paper can reveal trib.al/7xILYH2
The public is unaware of how close the country is to bringing in water rationing says Environment Secretary Steve Reed - warning that fixing it will take years ➡️ Read more: trib.al/t87JDt7
Remote, unconnected, “disastrous” - why Starmer risks being a one-term PM. Today’s weekend long read @theipaper by me @kitty_donaldson @RichardVaughan1 @singharj @HugoGye @eleanormia inews.co.uk/news/politics/…
Labour’s manifesto pledges vs what actually happened Great contributing to this piece and talking through the latest @Ipsos_in_the_UK numbers as Labour marks a year in inews.co.uk/news/politics/…
As Sir Keir Starmer’s Government marks its first full year in office, @eleanormia has assessed how far Labour has come in delivering on the core pledges of its 2024 manifesto – and what challenges lie ahead: trib.al/1u0Hlzt
🌹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/…
Labour's manifesto pledges vs what actually happened - by @eleanormia for @theipaper inews.co.uk/news/politics/…
"LABOUR REBELS FORCE STARMER TO RETREAT ON BENEFITS CUTS AGAIN - AMID CHAOS IN THE COMMONS" Full Story: t.ly/IBUqF @RichardVaughan1 / @EleanorMia / @Kitty_Donaldson for @TheIPaper. #WelfareReforms survive rebellion. #TheIPaper #TomorrowsPapersToday #IBPAPERS
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 is being discussed with Labour rebel MPs including in crisis talks with Angela Rayner Two Labour MPs say a plan to change the eligibility criteria for PIP may be delayed until after Timms review
EXC: Keir Starmer told cabinet this morning that briefings against Morgan McSweeney must stop PM said McSweeney had his full support and he “will not countenance” criticism of him Warned ministers: “We will not turn on our staff” Said Labour wouldn’t have won without McSweeney
Pretty strong intervention here from Burnham, now criticizing the timetable of the bill
Whatever people’s views about the concessions, surely everyone can see the process here is ALL wrong? Third Reading in eight days? A timetable like that diminishes the role of MPs in getting this legislation right, shuts out disabled people and puts too many at risk.
"NO 10 IN FINAL PUSH TO WIN OVER REBEL MPS AHEAD OF WELFARE VOTE" Full Story: t.ly/IB7dO @ChaplainChloe / @SinghArj / @EleanorMia for @TheIPaper. #DisabilityBenefit assessments look set to be overhauled. #TheIPaper #TomorrowsPapersToday #IBPAPERS