Wow.

Up the London on April 22 and 23

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Sewage on our beaches......

'Anglian Water was privatised debt-free, but its debt now runs to £6.6bn. The company has recently increased water bills by 12%. Last year, it paid £169m in dividends to its shareholders.'

Via East Anglia Bylines
eastangliabylines.co.uk/sewage-on-our-…

We are getting used to these kinds of numbers now, but the swing implied here is unprecedented. If repeated in the GE, it would mean an 18.5 point Con to Lab swing. Nearly twice as large as the swing Blair achieved in 1997 (10 points) or Attlee achieved in 1945 (10.7 points)

🪖On last week's The Power Test, former Treasury boss Nick Macpherson told Ayesha Hazarika and Sam Freedman the next Labour govt needed to 'grasp the nettle' quickly and up defence spending, for geopolitical reasons but also as a potential tool for growth

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Why Labour is right to focus on antisocial behaviour & high streets. We all deserve to work, live, socialise & raise our kids in a neighbourhood which is safe, clean & not terrifying. Some thoughts for ⁦i newspaper⁩ inews.co.uk/opinion/nothin…

Scoop confirmed ... But Labour eager to insist it WILL do proper leasehold reform

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On the police looking into Angela Rayner, *a Labour spokesperson said:*

“Angela welcomes the chance to set out the facts with the police. We remain completely confident that Angela has complied with the rules at all times and it’s now appropriate to let the police do its work.”

We asked whether people thought that Michelle Donnelan should resign when the figure was £15,000 and 66% of the public thought that she should - including 64% of Conservative 2019 voters.

Sometimes there is simply nothing to add

“I believe it is clear that Israel is in breach of international law.”

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar calls for a ban on UK arms sales to Israel, as Keir Starmer resists backing an arms embargo without legal guidance.

#TimesRadio | Matt Chorley

It's here! 🚨OUT NOW FOR MEMBERS!🚨 The New Statesman Britain Editor Anoosh Chakelian joins Sam Freedman and Ayesha Hazarika to talk about the upcoming local elections and the many important issues on the ballot which could impact a Labour government. Join us and listen! thepowertest.substack.com/p/a-local-binf…

January: 'Mr Tice repeated his insistence that Reform would stand candidates in every single seat across England, Scotland and Wales, saying he was 'absolutely categoric' there would be no deals with the Tories.' ~AA [bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…]

April:

An investigation by this programme has found tens of thousands of patients, visitors and healthcare workers were given apparently unfair parking tickets at hospital car parks in England last year. Our research revealed one in eight were overturned on appeal.

Ayesha Hazarika…

Popping up on ⁦Good Morning Britain⁩ now with ⁦Guto Harri⁩ (again) discussing the big stories of the day

Labour have suspended a candidate for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, who had liked a significant number of extremely racist tweets

Not sure everyone’s got used to our WhatsApp feature yet LBC