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But this PQ confirms Harriet Harman has gone as "Adviser on Women and Girls" along with Minouche Shafiq.
According to this PQ, questions-statements.parliamā¦ "the former Prime Ministerās Cost of Living Champion, the Prime Ministerās Adviser on Women and Girls, and the Prime Ministerās Chief Economic Adviser have left their roles."
Gordon Brown survives in post!
In a cabinet office list of staff who have remained in No10 following the arrival of Andy Burnham, Brown and Sir Michael Barber remain
Full list:
Gordon Brown as Special Reviewer on Global Finance and Cooperation
Oli De Botton as the Prime Ministerās Expert Adviser on Education and Skills,
Hannah Bronwin as the Prime Ministerās Expert Adviser on Energy and Net Zero,
Victoria Buhler as the Prime Ministerās Deputy Adviser on Business, Investment and Trade,
Axel Heitmueller as Head of the Prime Ministerās Delivery Unit and Expert Adviser on Delivery,
Sir Michael Barber as the Prime Ministerās Adviser on Effective Delivery
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But Harriet Harman has gone back to her WAG envoy role in FCDO.
But this PQ confirms Harriet Harman has gone as "Adviser on Women and Girls" along with Minouche Shafiq.
According to this PQ, questions-statements.parliamā¦ "the former Prime Ministerās Cost of Living Champion, the Prime Ministerās Adviser on Women and Girls, and the Prime Ministerās Chief Economic Adviser have left their roles."
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Sam Coates Sky retweeted
Thank you @JasonFarrellSky. It breaks our hearts to say this is our beautiful daughter. We are with her in ICU currently and she is fighting! If anyone can help with this appeal we will be forever grateful.x
The girl in this A1 crash is the daughter of close friends. A dearly loved, beautiful, fun, clever young woman. Police want to spk to driver of a black transit van who may have useful info. @pressalive @yorkpress @rachaelgrealish @yorkshirepost @ejdav172
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Sam Coates Sky retweeted
The girl in this A1 crash is the daughter of close friends. A dearly loved, beautiful, fun, clever young woman. Police want to spk to driver of a black transit van who may have useful info. @pressalive @yorkpress @rachaelgrealish @yorkshirepost @ejdav172
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Gordon Brown survives in post!
In a cabinet office list of staff who have remained in No10 following the arrival of Andy Burnham, Brown and Sir Michael Barber remain
Full list:
Gordon Brown as Special Reviewer on Global Finance and Cooperation
Oli De Botton as the Prime Ministerās Expert Adviser on Education and Skills,
Hannah Bronwin as the Prime Ministerās Expert Adviser on Energy and Net Zero,
Victoria Buhler as the Prime Ministerās Deputy Adviser on Business, Investment and Trade,
Axel Heitmueller as Head of the Prime Ministerās Delivery Unit and Expert Adviser on Delivery,
Sir Michael Barber as the Prime Ministerās Adviser on Effective Delivery
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Sam Coates Sky retweeted
EXCLUSIVE: Monzo, the digital lender which has become one of Britain's biggest consumer banks, is in talks about a sale to Brazil's Nu Holdings which could value it at between Ā£8bn and Ā£10bn, ending the prospect of a near-term IPO of a UK fintech champion. news.sky.com/story/digital-bā¦
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Sam Coates Sky retweeted
Have confirmed this. Concerning for the UK, especially at the political level, where AISI was part of the pitch to be an "honest broker" in AI
But to pre-empt any freakout: AISI does lots of post-deployment testing. Still a key tool of state capacity even without advance access
White House asks OpenAI and Anthropic to hold new models from UK testers until US review dlvr.it/TVdLK2
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Sam Coates Sky retweeted
BREAKING: Andy Burnham has pledged that he will not call a general election until one is due in 2029
He is moving to kill speculation about an early election (Bloomberg reported last Saturday that people close to Burnham had decided against it)
Burnham says re 2029: āthatās when the next election will beā
He categorically rules out an early election, including in May 2027
Asked about May 2027: āAbsolutely notā
PM: āNo election any time soonā
āAll of this speculation on an early election, I can knock that dead,ā he says, in a series of regional interviews with the BBC and ITV this afternoon
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What sets Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer's speeches apart?
In the latest episode of Politics At Sam And Anne's, @SamCoatesSky and @annemcelvoy look at the contrasting styles and substance of each leader's speeches.
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Sam Coates Sky retweeted
EXC: YouGov-Sky-Times MRP projects a Hung Parliament with Labour as the largest party in new poll
** Labour on 241. Tories on 130. Reform on 123. LDs on 71. SNP 40, Plaid 15, Greens 9.
** Andy Burnham's Labour come top but 85 seats short of a the 326 official winning line. The party would be down 171 on 2024GE but he'd probably still be in No10
** Nigel Farage's Reform drop from first in the MRP 12 months ago to third, with Kemi Badenoch's Tories now larger in seats (though behind in vote share)
** The right - Tories plus Reform - can't form a government and reach 326 together. But Labour+LDems are not enough either, and need a rainbow coalition
A @JoeCookJ production. Watch:
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This is an absolutely fascinating story bloomberg.com/news/articles/ā¦
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Sam Coates Sky retweeted
Here it is! The results of our first MRP projection in a year, presented by @SamCoatesSky in a film produced by @JoeCookJ
Labour: 241
Conservative: 130
Reform: 123
Lib Dems: 71
SNP: 40
Plaid: 15
Greens: 9
Restore: 0
Others: 3
šØNew mega poll reveals the impossible state of British politics, and particularly bad news for Reform
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With @SamCoatesSky and @PME_Politics
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First YouGov MRP in a year projecting every seat in Britain - just revealed. Do watch
EXC: YouGov-Sky-Times MRP projects a Hung Parliament with Labour as the largest party in new poll
** Labour on 241. Tories on 130. Reform on 123. LDs on 71. SNP 40, Plaid 15, Greens 9.
** Andy Burnham's Labour come top but 85 seats short of a the 326 official winning line. The party would be down 171 on 2024GE but he'd probably still be in No10
** Nigel Farage's Reform drop from first in the MRP 12 months ago to third, with Kemi Badenoch's Tories now larger in seats (though behind in vote share)
** The right - Tories plus Reform - can't form a government and reach 326 together. But Labour+LDems are not enough either, and need a rainbow coalition
A @JoeCookJ production. Watch:
piped.video/GtdTvkzAhME?si=uJYjā¦
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A new YouGov mega poll projects what would happen if an election was held tomorrow.
@SamCoatesSky reveals the bad news for one party leader, down significantly since last year.
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RT @LucyJMcDaid: Coalition politics beckonsā šØā¬ļø
Exclusive polling by YouGov for Sky and The Times shows just how volatile British politicā¦
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EXC: YouGov-Sky-Times MRP projects a Hung Parliament with Labour as the largest party in new poll
** Labour on 241. Tories on 130. Reform on 123. LDs on 71. SNP 40, Plaid 15, Greens 9.
** Andy Burnham's Labour come top but 85 seats short of a the 326 official winning line. The party would be down 171 on 2024GE but he'd probably still be in No10
** Nigel Farage's Reform drop from first in the MRP 12 months ago to third, with Kemi Badenoch's Tories now larger in seats (though behind in vote share)
** The right - Tories plus Reform - can't form a government and reach 326 together. But Labour+LDems are not enough either, and need a rainbow coalition
A @JoeCookJ production. Watch:
piped.video/GtdTvkzAhME?si=uJYjā¦
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Sam Coates Sky retweeted
šAs you may have heard by now, the latest @YouGov MRP is coming out early tomorrow morning!
Itās our first intervention since September 2025, when we showed Reform within touching distance of a majority.
What will tomorrowās model show? Set your alarms for 0600 and find out š
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