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🚨 OUT NOW🚨 How do ministers reform public services?

@rebeccamckee.bsky.social senior researcher at the Institute for Government, chief executive of Re:State @charliepickles.bsky.social, and Conservative peer Baroness Simone Finn discuss public service reform

🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/3fac8d
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Labour MP Cat Eccles has said scaling back jury trials is "not only misguided but harmful", and that the focus should be on addressing "chronic underinvestment, poor coordination and systemic inefficiencies" in the court system

reports @matildamartin.bsky.social www.politicshome.com/news/article/governments-focus-jury-trials-a-distraction-warns-labour-mp
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The focus on jury trials is a distraction. The root causes of the court backlog are historic underinvestment and systematic inefficiencies, writes Labour MP @cateccles.bsky.social
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I really enjoyed this opportunity to talk about our new @instituteforgovernment.org.uk report on ministerial leadership in public service reform AND have such an interesting discussion with @charliepickles.bsky.social and Baroness Finn about their own experiences and insights!
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Under the Tories, neighbourhood policing was hollowed out. Decline on this scale can't be fixed overnight. But we are starting to turn things around, writes Labour MP @linseyfarnsworthmp.bsky.social
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Zack Polanski has admitted that the Greens may face issues when it comes to candidate vetting due to the speed of the party's growth

Polanski said that Greens were dealing with an "immense amount of people very quickly" to field candidates nationwide next month

www.politicshome.com/news/article/greens-should-be-braced-for-vetting-issues-says-polanski
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Our immigration system clearly needs reform. But unfair changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain are the wrong approach, and I urge the Home Office to think again, writes Labour MP @emilythornberry.bsky.social www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/government-must-think-again-on-immigration-reforms
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The UK should introduce Nordic-style conscription to bolster military numbers, ex-defence secretary Michael Fallon has said

In an interview with @latikambourke.com, the former Conservative cabinet minister admitted that his party should have done more to increase defence spending when last in power
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My (fab) colleague @noahvickers.bsky.social reveals why West Yorkshire tram has faced delays🚊

Reveals details of a secret govt report showing Tracy Brabin’s attempts to start construction on the network before her next re-election campaign were blocked due to a high risk of wasted taxpayers’ cash
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EXCLUSIVE: @thehousemag.bsky.social has obtained the confidential government report which delayed West Yorkshire's planned tram network.

It warned the scheme was working to "unrealistic milestones" and there was a "high" risk of public money being wasted:

www.politicshome.com/news/article/leeds-tram-report-unrealistic-milestones-nista-wyca-west-yorksire-mass-transit
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A plan to begin building a Leeds tram by 2028 was delayed after a secret Whitehall review warned about a risk to taxpayers' money

The peer review, obtained by @noahvickers.bsky.social, warned that the project was being driven by a “political agenda rather than a recognised programmatic approach"
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Exclusive: The government is carrying out a consultation on whether to implement tougher fireworks laws 🎆

The consultation will examine whether to expand the list of banned pyrotechnics and lower the noise limit for consumer fireworks

@zoecrowther.bsky.social and @adampayne26.bsky.social report
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EXC w/ @adampayne26.bsky.social

The government is carrying out a consultation on whether to implement tougher laws on the public sale of fireworks

MPs, including @sarahowen.org.uk and Simon Hoare, have welcomed the news, with Owen calling it a "huge step forward"
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Exclusive: The government is carrying out a consultation on whether to implement tougher fireworks laws 🎆

The consultation will examine whether to expand the list of banned pyrotechnics and lower the noise limit for consumer fireworks

@zoecrowther.bsky.social and @adampayne26.bsky.social report
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Jonathan Thomas @jtmigratory.bsky.social
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The 7 inch version of my recent long player on what UK could learn from how Switzerland rebuilt public trust in its asylum system.
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Interest rates on controversial Plan 2 student loans are to be capped at 6% amid the Iran conflict, the government has announced

Minister Jacqui Smith said while "the risk of global shocks" from the war is "beyond our control, protecting people here is not", reports @matildamartin.bsky.social
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Kids in poverty are no different to mine and yours – they should have the chance to learn, play and grow without worry

We should be proud that, as of today, the two-child benefit cap is finally gone, writes Save The Children CEO Moazzam Malik
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🌹 Labour incumbents threatened
🔵 Tory heartlands under pressure
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Unpredictable contest in Wales
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Fragmented opposition in Scotland

Here's your guide to the key areas to watch in the May elections 👇
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🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 The big May elections preview

Holyrood Mag's Louise Wilson, journalist Will Hayward, politics lecturer Dr Stephanie Luke and Liberal Democrat MP Will Forster join host @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss next month's local elections

🎧 Listen now: podfollow.com/politicshome
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This government must emulate the boldness shown by Gordon Brown nearly two decades ago and convene an International Energy Summit, writes Labour MP @pollybillington.bsky.social
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With all major parties making noise on the student finance system, I took a look at the Lib Dems' coalition-era tuition fees U-turn that fractured the party

Now that more than 15 years have passed, are the Lib Dems ready to talk about student finance again?
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Are the Lib Dems still haunted by tuition fees?

It's an area where they're "still building trust", the party's higher education lead admitted

Bobby Dean MP, who was studying when the coalition raised fees, said the party can't afford to "worry about the impression of a policy area from 15 yrs ago"
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Exclusive: We reveal Travelodge has been handed over £68m by the public sector (including to house vulnerable people) since a woman was sexually assaulted in one of its rooms in 2022

There are now growing questions over whether Travelodge should continue to receive taxpayers' money
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There are growing questions over whether Travelodge should continue to receive taxpayers' money after PolHome revealed that the public sector had given the hotel chain over £68m to provide housing since a woman was sexually assaulted in one of its rooms in 2022

@matildamartin.bsky.social reports
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Government should cut rail & bus fares to protect people from cost-of-living pressures exacerbated by the Iran war, Ed Davey has said

Davey continued his attack on the Tories & Reform over their calls for the UK to join the initial US strikes on Iran, referring to the "Trump, Farage, Badenoch tax"
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There is no magic bullet for running an asylum system, but the Swiss example demonstrates that a much better way of doing things is possible, writes the @smfthinktank.bsky.social's @jtmigratory.bsky.social
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The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill must be strengthened to protect our energy infrastructure from digital threats, writes Conservative MP Saqib Bhatti
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North Sea extraction won't bring down energy bills or fund government subsidies. But, done responsibly, it has an important role to play in our national security, writes Labour MP @graemedowniemp.bsky.social
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Speaking from Downing Street this morning, Starmer said that it is "increasingly clear" in light of the war in the Middle East that the UK's "long-term national interest requires closer partnership with our allies in Europe and with the European Union"
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