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“I don't think right now people want us to set an artificial date that's plucked out of thin air, what they want to see is action” Science Secretary Peter Kyle tells Robert Peston he can’t say when the public will start to see delivery on policies from the new government #Peston
“It could get a lot worse, we could be completely obliterated at the next election” Former Conservative Chairman Lord (Eric) Pickles warns his party must ‘detoxify’ its brand after its general election defeat #Peston
.Robert Peston: You're not ruling out the rollout of digital ID cards, are you? Peter Kyle: Well what I want to be careful about is the language that I use. Science Secretary says he is focused on plans to roll out easier verification methods for online government services #Peston
"Populism emerges when people lose faith in the system" Science Secretary Peter Kyle explains how Labour will fend off the electoral threat of Reform UK, saying it will restore the public’s faith in government #Peston
MF: "The big bet is to grow the economy... you roll your eyes at it" RP: "I'm not rolling my eyes... I just don't you think you can do it as fast as you need to" Miatta Fahnbulleh and Robert Peston clash over Labour's plans for economic growth #Peston
“No one’s going to want to listen to the Conservatives for a year… 18 months” Former Conservative Party Chairman Lord (Eric) Pickles says his party must 'get its act together' in order to form a ‘decent opposition’ #Peston
"It's a total fabricated lie... utter trash and garbage... I'm steaming mad about it" Richard Tice MP 🇬🇧 reacts to accusations by the Lib Dems that some of Reform's candidates weren't real people #Peston
“We had a lousy campaign, we called it at the wrong time, we got completely out of sync with the electorate” Former Conservative Party Chairman Lord (Eric) Pickles reflects on why his party performed badly at the general election #Peston
"It's the dead hand of the Treasury who always want to get involved" Lord Lord (Eric) Pickles calls for more powers to be given to local authorities to boost regional growth #Peston
.Robert Peston: Was Rachel Reeves bold enough today? Andy Haldane: Not yet… The Former Chief Economist at the Bank of England calls on Labour to take “bolder measures” in their policies #Peston
“The Lib Dems have been wronged for decades… it’s rotten” Reform UK Chairman Richard Tice MP 🇬🇧 calls for proportional representation, suggesting low voter turnout was due to the current system of first past the post #Peston
🚨 6,286 votes was the median majority for a seat at this election - the smallest average since 1929! Anushka Asthana looks at Labour’s “efficient vote” and why Labour insiders will be paying attention to tactical voting and Reform 👀 #Peston | Tom Calver | @heinzbrandenburg.bsky.social 📈
.Robert Peston: In an ideal world, when would the Tory leadership election take place? Lord (Eric) Pickles: It should still be open at the party conference… Former Tory Party Chairman urges Conservatives to take time to pick their new leader #Peston
🌹Labour now has an effective working majority of 181 votes With 410 Labour MPs and 229 opposition MPs eligible to vote on legislation, we've been looking at the new composition of Parliament with Institute for Government on #Screeny 📷 #Peston | Anushka Asthana