tilda martin

@matilda__martin

Reporter @politicshome covering education+more . prev @tes | [email protected] You can find me in the other place @matildamartin.bsky.social

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tilda martin@matilda__martin · Oct 21

Today is my first day as Political Reporter for @politicshome🚨 I'll still be covering education, as well as many other beats, so please do get in touch if you fancy a drink/coffee - you'll find me in & around Westminster My new email is [email protected]👋

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Adam Payne@adampayne26 · Jun 30

"I knew as soon as I had voted that I had made a mistake. I felt sick" As per Playbook, here's the @EmmaLewell op ed doing the rounds ahead of Tuesday 'I'll vote against the Welfare Bill — I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015' politicshome.com/opinion/articl…

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tilda martin@matilda__martin · Jun 29

Labour MP @EmmaLewell writes for @politicshome @TheHouseMag "I don’t want any colleague to feel the regret I have had since 2015. On Tuesday, I will vote against this bill." politicshome.com/opinion/articl…

matilda__martin's tweet card. I remember walking through the voting lobby in 2015 to vote in favour of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill.

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tilda martin@matilda__martin · Jul 19

London has rarely been a concern for Labour strategists in recent years. But there is nervousness & growing concern about what awaits them at next year's council elections & experts are warning Labour against "banking" on the capital politicshome.com/news/article/c…

matilda__martin's tweet card. London has rarely been a concern for Labour strategists in recent years. But there is nervousness about what awaits them at next year's elections in the capital.

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Geri Scott@Geri_E_L_Scott · Jul 16

Excl: Sir Keir Starmer is having a clear out of MPs he believes to have committed "persistent breaches of party discipline". Multiple sources tell me at least three MPs have so far lost the whip - with more to come this afternoon.

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tilda martin@matilda__martin · Jul 14

Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After Rise In Midnight Sittings "This is urgent. Us youngsters in our sixties are struggling, but it's not right for those in their eighties & nineties to work up to & beyond midnight" one Labour peer tells me politicshome.com/news/article/p…

matilda__martin's tweet card. Labour peers are calling for new limits on House of Lords debates after what they describe as an increase in the number of votes taking place in the early hours of the morning.

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tilda martin@matilda__martin · Jul 8

Education Secretary leads operation to engage Labour backbenchers over potential reforms to SEND system Govt strives to avoid repeat of welfare backlash Meetings go down well w/ potential rebels:"Bridget is a bit smarter than Liz [Kendall]!" politicshome.com/news/article/p…

matilda__martin's tweet card. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson is leading an operation to engage Labour backbenchers over potential reforms to the special educational needs system as part of government efforts to avoid a...

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tilda martin@matilda__martin · Jul 7

-London Councils urges MPs in the capital to push back against government funding reforms -Briefing note seen by @politicshome warns of "devastating" cuts to councils politicshome.com/news/article/l…

matilda__martin's tweet card. The body representing local authorities in London is urging MPs in the capital to push back against government proposals for funding reform, with a briefing note seen by PoliticsHome warning that...

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Zoë Crowther@zoenora6 · Jul 6

“No10 has lost control over the Parliamentary Labour Party and they have all the power,” a minister told me a few weeks ago Now, Labour MPs warn of another potential rebellion, this time on SEND If one rebellion worked, why not try another? theguardian.com/education/2025…

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tilda martin@matilda__martin · Jul 1

Mary Kelly Foy MP: "I popped out [of the chamber] for a banana earlier and when I came back in things had changed again". As No 10 makes last ditch attempts to pass its welfare reforms, the changes are being seen as laughable by some MPs politicshome.com/news/article/g…

matilda__martin's tweet card. The government has offered another major concession on its welfare reforms just before a House of Commons vote in a bid to avoid a backbench rebellion.

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tilda martin@matilda__martin · Jul 1

Government Offers Major Eleventh Hour Concession On Welfare Reforms It represents another embarrassing moment for Prime Minister Keir Starmer, with the legislation having been watered down significantly since it was first announced earlier in the year. politicshome.com/news/article/g…

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tilda martin@matilda__martin · Jul 1

Key Labour rebel Rachael Maskell who is heading up latest amendment to halt welfare bill's progress tells me: "I have seen the rumour, but you have to ask what is left of this Bill" Adds:"Looks like the Bill we are voting on has no resemblance to what Govt's latest position is?"

JJessica Elgot@jessicaelgot · Jul 1

NEW - I understand another concession to rebel MPs is possible to shore up the welfare bill. Likely to be linked to concerns around the Timms review which is one of the key remaining issues MPs have. Still major anxiety about this bill, especially with abstentions

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Sienna Rodgers@siennamarla · Jun 30

“Keir has never spoken to me and still doesn’t know my name” Why are Labour MPs, even from the middle of the party and part of the Starmerite intake, still saying this? politicshome.com/news/article/h…

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Noah Vickers@noahvickers14 · Jun 30

NEW: My @TheHouseMag cover interview with Commons Leader Lucy Powell, in which we discuss 💬 Getting rid of 'arcane' language 🕹️ Whether the Commons needs electronic voting 💰 Are MPs paid the right amount? 🌹 Will she run for Greater Manchester mayor? politicshome.com/news/article/h…

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tilda martin@matilda__martin · Jun 27

-“I blame No 10 & the frontbench” -MPs "feel unloved, disrespected & taken for granted" -But one supportive MP hits back: "He’s got to talk to Donald Trump, not me in the f***ing tearoom!” How No 10 Sleepwalked Into A Welfare Crisis @siennamarla politicshome.com/news/article/h…

matilda__martin's tweet card. Tightly controlled candidate selections and a tough approach to taking away the whip from rebels early in the parliament were not enough to avert a major Labour rebellion on welfare cuts that...

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tilda martin@matilda__martin · Jun 26

🚨 NEW: The reported concessions include allowing existing PIP claimants to keep payments even if they don’t score 4 points in a single category - though new claimants would still need to meet that threshold [@adampayne26]

PPolitics UK@PolitlcsUK · Jun 26

🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer has offered Labour rebels “major concessions” on the welfare reform Bill The changes could cost the Government “several billions” over the next few years, but they have turned key rebels [@PippaCrerar]

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tilda martin@matilda__martin · Jun 26

🚨@nadinebh_ reveals concessions being floated to appease rebels: -Bringing employment support forward -Allowing existing claimants of PIP to keep their payments politicshome.com/news/article/d…

matilda__martin's tweet card. Downing Street faces a race against time to erode a major Labour rebellion that threatens to inflict a humiliating defeat on its welfare reforms next week.

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tilda martin@matilda__martin · Jun 26

MPs leaving the House of Lords to iron out issues with the assisted dying bill is a "terrible dereliction of duty", a Conservative peer tells @politicshome Lord Harper said there is "no reason why" the peers could not vote on the "terrible" bill politicshome.com/news/article/p…

matilda__martin's tweet card. MPs leaving the House of Lords to iron out issues with the assisted dying bill is a "terrible dereliction of duty", a Conservative peer and former chief whip has told PoliticsHome.

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