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Oliver Wright

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Policy Editor of The Times

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Oliver Wright
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The chief executive of Oxfam has been forced out by the charity’s trustees amid allegations of bullying staff. Halima Begum was facing claims that she had created a “climate of fear”. It followed complaints from more than 70 staff. https://t.co/HLmEj2dznK
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After an external investigation, the charity said there had been ‘an irretrievable breakdown in its trust and confidence’ in Halima Begum
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Stefan Boscia
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EXCL Concerns about Starmer’s leadership have prompted a group of soft-left Labour MPs to make early preparations for a leadership contest. Senior MPs in the Tribune Group believe they have the 80 members needed to enter a candidate into a future contest https://t.co/xWrstSjx0i
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The Tribune Group say they have the 80 MPs needed to back a candidate in a leadership contest with the PM
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Geri Scott
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Excl: Tory frontbencher apologises after police called to guest’s drunken Parliament bar row https://t.co/GwndsfwNc8
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Steven Swinford
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EXCLUSIVE   Rachel Reeves has told the Budget watchdog that she plans to increase income tax as she seeks to repair the public finances   The Chancellor has informed the Office of Budget Responsibility that a rise in personal taxation is one of the “major measures” on tax and
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Steven Swinford
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EXCLUSIVE: The prison service was unaware for six days that it had accidentally released a second migrant sex offender who was due to be deported Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, a 24-year-old Algerian prisoner who is on the sex offenders register, was mistakenly released from HMP
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Steven Swinford
2 months
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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Steven Swinford
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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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Steven Swinford
3 months
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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Chris Smyth
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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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Chris Smyth
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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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@MaxKendix
Max Kendix
3 months
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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@Steven_Swinford
Steven Swinford
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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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An investigation has begun into how the phone was planted near the front bench in a serious breach of parliamentary security
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The Times and The Sunday Times
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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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@daisyeastlake
Daisy Eastlake
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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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