Kevin Schofield
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Journalist. Been around a bit. Now political editor of HuffPost UK. @kevinschofied.bsky.social
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Joined July 2015
🔥 “The present situation only ends one of two ways - either Rachel goes or Keir goes.”. The HuffPost UK weekend read on how Labour MPs are now talking about how long Starmer has left, and why things are set to get even worse for the embattled PM.
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So they can be booted out by voters if they’re rubbish. It’s a fairly fundamental democratic principle.
‘Why must cabinet ministers be politicians? It's nonsense.'. @Nigel_Farage’s take on a new-look cabinet for Britain involves emulating America.
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RT @ElectionMapsUK: Reform's first 2 ever council defences were tonight, and they've lost both of them.
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RT @LewisSJ: @Gabriel_Pogrund In 2020, Zarah Sultana voted that MPs who voluntarily change their party affiliation should be subject to a r….
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Even by the far left’s standards, that’s a really fast split.
EXCLUSIVE: I understand Jeremy Corbyn has not agreed to join the new left party with Zarah Sultana yet . He is furious and bewildered at the way it has been launched without consultation.
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NEW: Jeremy Corbyn To Set Up New Left-Wing Party With Former Labour MP.
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RT @zarahsultana: Today, after 14 years, I’m resigning from the Labour Party. Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party….
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24 hours ago, Rachel Reeves appeared on the brink of leaving government. Now she seems to be in a stronger position than ever. Politics. Bloody hell.
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Starmer says he did not realise Rachel Reeves was in tears at PMQs yesterday. "I didn’t appreciate what was happening because, as you will probably appreciate, PMQs is pretty wired.".
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Nigel Farage Has Attacked 'One Man Band' Political Parties And The Irony Is Off The Scale.
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Has Rachel Reeves actually emerged from yesterday's drama in a more secure position than before?. The bond markets did not like the idea of her going, and now both the PM and Wes Streeting insisting she'll be chancellor for a long time to come.
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Wes Streeting Tears Into Robert Jenrick After Tory MP Said Rachel Reeves' Career Is 'Dead'. Story by @nicholson_kate1 .
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Wes Streeting on this: "When people show you who they are, believe them.".
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Classy.
Whatever your politics, it was hard not to feel for Rachel Reeves today. Wishing her all the very best.
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This is how it’s done, Robert Jenrick.
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On well-sourced rumours that Lindsay Hoyle had a go at Rachel Reeves before PMQs, promoting her to leave the Commons chamber in tears, a spokeswoman for the Speaker says: “No comment.”.
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A spokesperson for the chancellor said: It’s a personal matter, which - as you would expect - we are not going to get into. The chancellor will be working out of Downing Street this afternoon.”
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