
Oliver Wright
@oliver_wright
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Policy Editor of The Times
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Joined January 2010
EXCLUSIVE: China compromised the system used to transfer highly secret data around Whitehall and obtained “vast amounts” of classified government information over a period of many years, Dominic Cummings has said Cummings, who served as a senior adviser to Boris Johnson, said
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Exclusive: Sir Keir Starmer warns students not to take part in ‘un-British’ protests marking the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas massacre and accuses those who call for violence against Jews of a ‘total loss of empathy and humanity’ Writing in The Times, the prime minister
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BREAKING Reform UK is close to having enough support to form a majority government after extending its lead over Labour, a YouGov MRP suggests Labour's position has significantly worsened since the last MRP in June. It is now on track to be left with just 144 MPs, down from 178
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This was due to be released as part of standard National Archives disclosure. But officials recommended keeping it secret because it could harm Britain's relations with the US
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Exclusive: Release of a secret memo in which Lord Mandelson urged Tony Blair to meet Jeffrey Epstein while prime minister was blocked by the government
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Revealed: How voters are turning against net zero https://t.co/0jGAInbbbP
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Research for The Times has uncovered a huge rise in scepticism over climate change as voters turn against net zero policies
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Delighted to say I've been promoted to Political Correspondent at The Times🎉 Excited for the next stage with the best team in the business!
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EXCLUSIVE: The parliamentary authorities have mounted a major investigation after a mobile phone was hidden in the Commons as part of a prank to broadcast sex noises during Prime Minister’s questions The Times has been told that the phone was planted near the front bench and
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🔺 EXCLUSIVE: For a Times investigation into lobbying, reporters have spoken to dozens of sources, scrutinised leaked documents and gone undercover. Here’s how we uncovered the story ⬇️
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How Boris Johnson is the only one standing in Nigel Farage’s way https://t.co/cH6TntqWxQ
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No 10 gags civil servants to stop them speaking out in public https://t.co/1g59xzXnhr
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Happy to share that from Friday I will be joining @thetimes' team in the lobby this summer, reporting on politics live from SW1 🗳️ If you'd like to get in touch about a story or for a coffee, please reach out via DMs or through the email address in my bio📧
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It's been one hell of a journey Back August 2024 my colleague @oliver_wright first revealed that ministers were prepared to enter into a youth mobility scheme with the EU Number 10 denied it on the record. Sir Keir Starmer denied it repeatedly on the record. But we kept hearing
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EXC w/ @oliver_wright @matt_dathan EU rejects UK plea to use crime and illegal migration databases British negotiators now proceeding on basis no youth mobility deal will be agreed at summit later this month https://t.co/x5ZTchfXwG
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It is Wednesday night and a man in the Helter Skelter pub in Frodsham is complaining. Loudly. He is furious with the way the Labour Party is being run and the decisions made to cut winter fuel payments and disability benefits. His particular ire is aimed at Sir Keir Starmer,
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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!
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Exc: Bridget Phillipson has suggested making free school meals for infants means-tested instead of universal, as part of spending review negotiations. The education secretary has put forward controversial proposals that Treasury insiders say are deliberately politically
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500,000 second-home owners face paying twice as much council tax https://t.co/eVyE3Btoeu
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Inside the cabinet revolt against Keir Starmer’s cuts - Free to read, alongside every else this weekend, at https://t.co/2nJ9BvAxFr
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