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Maya Bowles

@mayabowles6

Senior Politics Producer @itvnews. @JSchofieldTrust Fellow 2024.šŸ“§[email protected]

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NEW: The Home Secretary is expected to announce a plan for government backed local inquiries into grooming gangs later this afternoon The announcement is understood to be in line with calls from Sarah Champion for the Home Office to ā€˜mandate local inquiries’

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Kemi Badenoch says she realises the Conservative government ā€˜should have done more’ to act on grooming gangs, in response to a question by Shehab Khan ITV at her speech this afternoon ā€˜My view is that we should have done more. Saying it was a mistake would be hindsight analysis’

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Almost every county council in England set to raise council tax by maximum amount, as ITV News' Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana and Senior Politics Producer Maya Bowles write itv.com/news/2025-01-3…

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The Government has let 6 councils to raise council tax above 4.99% - which I have heard was from around 15 who asked for the flexibility. Some of those turned down include Slough, Hampshire, Halton, Medway, Eastbourne, Cheshire East... 1/

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EXCLUSIVE: More than five million lose the chance to vote in local elections this year. Elections cancelled in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Thurrock, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire and Isle of Wight - replaced with elections to new unitary councils in 2026

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'Hiding in plain sight': ITV News uncovers multiple claims of sexually inappropriate behaviour by Gino D'Acampo. Dozens of people have detailed experiences described variously as "unacceptable," "distressing" and "horrendous" while working with him over more than 12 years

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Exclusive- we can reveal details of the Government's welfare shake up. Over £6bn saved in total, 5 of which come from making it harder to get Personal Independence Payments, PIP will also be frozen next year so no rise with inflation & overhaul of out of work benefits as well 1/

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'If push comes to shove, there will be a rebellion' Around 100 Labour MPs are concerned about expected changes to PIP and will push back if they don't get assurances they need, one MP has told me They said there is a 'real search for the soul of the party'

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Sounds like Liz Kendall has just done a big session with MPs - hearing mixed things. One MP said no raised voices, but many clear that the reforms will have too severe consequences for vulnerable people. Another said ā€œanger was palpableā€ 1/

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NEW with Harry Horton - 26 MPs still working as councillors, despite calls to step down Labour say all nine of their councillor MPs have chosen a date to stand down, but at least one Labour MP has told ITV News that no date has been agreed itv.com/news/2025-04-1…

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'The narrative around everything I've ever done in politics is that somehow I'm some sort of fringe off the Conservative Party 'That's been disproved tonight' Nigel Farage MP speaks to Harry Horton after Reform's fifth MP was elected in Runcorn & Helsby itv.com/news/2025-05-0…

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Excl: The letter from Labour MPs to the chief whip with concerns about welfare changes. They ā€œregretā€ being ā€œunable to support a billā€ until: -greater consultation with disabled people -independent & comprehensive analysis on the impacts on employment, poverty and health Good Morning Britain

Excl: The letter from Labour MPs to the chief whip with concerns about welfare changes. 

They ā€œregretā€ being ā€œunable to support a billā€ until:
-greater consultation with disabled people
-independent & comprehensive analysis on the impacts on employment, poverty and health

<a href="/GMB/">Good Morning Britain</a>
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How many Labour MPs will actually rebel over welfare cuts? There are a lot of different numbers flying around - but Lili Donlon-Mansbridge and I have been tracking how MPs plan to vote, and 49 tell us they'll go against the government

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Exc - senior govt figures now convinced they can't win welfare vote without concessions, they weighing up what they can offer. Worst case scenario is winning the vote only because Tories abstain or support itv.com/news/2025-05-1…

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Why has Zia Yusuf quit Reform UK? Nigel Farage’s biggest challenge now is proving that he can keep his party together. If he can’t, he has little chance of convincing voters he is capable of running the country, writes Harry Horton itv.com/news/2025-06-0…