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Final day on the bill in committee, (probably). Kicking off at 9:25 am we start with a huge Henry VIII power to amend any act of parliament to make this happen. It makes explicit ‘services’ can be commissioned out to private businesses. Promised cap on profit making is MIA

Interesting piece by Lara Spirit in The Times and The Sunday Times saying the PM is not making enough use of the No 10 Policy Unit. Part of me is a CPRS-style Victor Rothschild stan (and I genuinely dream about running the Cab Off): but Starmer should explore every avenue. thetimes.com/comment/column…

Column in this morning’s Times: has the brains trust inside No 10 been neglected? thetimes.com/article/a543e9…

New: Labour's back-to-work welfare reforms will actually lead to 400,000 more people signed off unfit for any work -That's what the small print of the government's own impact assessment concludes How can this be? Well....

This insightful piece ⁦Lara Spirit⁩ highlights the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill, which contains a remarkable range of powers for ministers to make regulations thetimes.com/article/362871…

Column in this morning’s Times: why dynamic alignment is quite a big deal thetimes.com/article/362871…

EXC: Starmer is close to striking a trade deal with the EU that would allow British firms to bid for the €150 billion EU defence fund But British negotiators have softened their stance on fishing... W/ Bruno Waterfield George Grylls Matt Dathan thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

Very pleased to announce I’ll shortly be moving to the US to become Washington Correspondent for the Times. Sad to be leaving incredible colleagues after five years in Westminster. But very excited for the new job!

Thrilled to be moving to DC next month to become Washington Correspondent for The Times and Sunday Times I’ll miss writing the morning politics newsletter and my lovely Times lobby colleagues, but can't wait to get started!

A wonderful job for a very talented young journalist and a delightful colleague

Rachel Reeves in Washington 🫒 🥜 The Chancellor speaks to the Times after her meeting with Scott Bessent on US trade talks, the pros of youth mobility + how Trump should address parliament thetimes.com/article/f34770…

The Times is looking for a new Politics Newsletter Editor, following in the footsteps of Lara Spirit We're looking for a talented political journalist to write the newsletter and bring in a regular drumbeat of scoops Apply here: newscareers.co.uk/vacancies/3842…

EXC: Defendants accused of violent crimes and drug dealing will be among those to lose their automatic right to a jury trial under plans backed by ministers Sarah Sackman KC tells me intermediate courts “an idea whose time has probably come” thetimes.com/uk/law/article…

Can attest from personal experience that this is a potentially life-changing opportunity – and I don't just mean the early mornings.

🚨 About last night: bacon, Butterworth’s and a White House Correspondents Dinner like no other My dispatch on DC’s biggest weekend for ⁦The Times and The Sunday Times⁩ ⬇️ thetimes.com/article/132ec1…

🚨 Trump’s next 100 days will make the first 100 look tranquil The view from Magaland - my debut DC column for the Sunday Times ⬇️ thetimes.com/us/american-po…

What’s Trump really up to in the Middle East? Look to his new jet… New The Times and The Sunday Times column ⬇️ ✈️ thetimes.com/article/58f573…

SCOOP: Keir Starmer is at odds with his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, over whether to scrap the two-child benefit cap, according to multiple sources. The Prime Minister wants to lift the cap, while McSweeney is the "main opponent" to the move. Gift link below 🔗

Inside Trump’s birthday military parade: troops, tanks and a dog thetimes.com/article/634f03…

What’s next for Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs? thetimes.com/article/a52ec9…