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Politics Live News Editor @inews.co.uk | Former Daily Express Assistant Editor (Politics) sam.stevenson@theipaper.com

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Oliver Duff @olyduff.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
🐟 Until today, water bosses could still be paid bonuses if their firm was caught illegally dumping sewage in UK rivers and seas! A victory for @theipaper.com’s Save Britain’s Rivers campaign. BUT it’s only the start. Here’s what needs to happen next 👇 inews.co.uk/news/finally...
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Sam Stevenson @bysamstevenson.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
NEW Angela Rayner will this week set out a raft of reforms to end the dominance of major housebuilders and give smaller developers a greater market share to help the Government meet its 1.5m new homes target. Exclusive by @richardvaughan.bsky.social for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Rayner to cut levels of 'identikit' homes by helping small developers build more
The i Paper understands the move will deliver a more diverse supply of housing styles and free up developers from a 'web of regulation'
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Sam Stevenson @bysamstevenson.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
NEW Visa deal for under-30s to live in Europe moves a step closer Writing for @theipaper.com, EU ambassador gives renewed signal of desire to find agreement on youth mobility scheme inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Visa deal for under-30s to live in Europe moves a step closer
EU ambassador gives renewed signal of desire to find agreement on youth mobility scheme
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Richard Vaughan @richardvaughan.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
For years it was something written off as being always "50 years away" but now the UK is among the leaders in developing fusion energy... And it could arrive sooner than you think: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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'Holy grail' of limitless clean energy could be here by 2040
Nuclear fusion's proponents describe the opportunity to dominate what is set to become a £30trn sector as the 'UK's Nasa moment'
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Oliver Duff @olyduff.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Hunt is on for 20,000 Ukrainian children stolen by Russia, after @theipaper.com story changes Trump's mind Reporting with real human impact from @sanyaburgess.bsky.social
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Trump U-turns on team hunting for 20,000 Ukrainian children stolen by Russia
Search unit escapes immediate axe - after The i Paper's story changes US President's mind
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 27/02/2025
Opinion | Starmer could hardly have hoped his trip to the White House would go this well 🖋️Hugo Gye writes trib.al/9VPrZHw
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Starmer could hardly have hoped his trip to the White House would go this well
The Prime Minister dodged all of the major beartraps that could have doomed the visit to the annals of diplomatic disaster
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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Increased defence spending is great. However, it is vulnerable to waste & error. Partly, there's a high level of incompetence. Partly, it is difficult because technology moves so fast and testing is so hard, among other things Anyway, my latest for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/news/faulty-...
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Faulty warships and useless drones: How UK defence spending goes wrong
Keir Starmer has committed the Government to spending an extra £6bn a year on defence. The UK's previous procurement record suggests much of it will go to waste
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Oliver Duff @olyduff.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
📰 Identical front page on every UK paper today, with homepage takeovers too. Only 2nd time this has happened. As editors and reporters, we fear for the future of quality journalism - with unlawful scraping of content (theft) by AI firms. #MakeItFair inews.co.uk/opinion/made...
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 19/02/2025
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has told EU ambassadors he is prepared to defy Sir Keir Starmer in calling for closer post-Brexit ties including easier migration for under-30s
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Khan tells EU he'll defy Starmer over Brexit in new push for under-30s migration
The Mayor of London told a meeting of EU ambassadors that Brexit was 'an awful act of self-harm'
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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Congratulations @inews.co.uk liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/the...
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The i Paper shortlisted for nine Press Awards including best newspaper and website
The i Paper, iweekend and our journalists have received nominations for the 2025 Press Awards – which celebrate the best of UK journalism
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 12/02/2025
Unlike his father, Prince William has chosen not to disclose how much tax he paid last year inews.co.uk/news/prince-...
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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Who will be first to feel the Starmer axe at cabinet reshuffle time? inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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The Cabinet ministers whose jobs are under threat as No10 plots reshuffle
Those surrounding Starmer are understood to be in the early stages of planning a rejig of the PM’s senior team
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Oliver Duff @olyduff.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
⚪️Campaign of the Year – Save Britain’s Rivers ⚪️Specialist of the Year – @patrickstrudwick.bsky.social ⚪️Columnist of the Year – @k8lister.bsky.social ⚪️Environment Journalist of the Year – @luciemheath.bsky.social ⚪️Front Page of the Year – “Everyone failed them”, Grenfell inquiry
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Oliver Duff @olyduff.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Really proud of the team at The i Paper. (@inews.co.uk) 🔥 Shortlisted for x9 awards at 2025 Press Awards. ⚪️News Website of the Year ⚪️Daily Newspaper of the Year ⚪️Sunday Newspaper of the Year – iweekend ⚪️Scoop of the Year – 2nd Post Office IT Scandal ...
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 10/02/2025
“Reform might just manage to come first... they potentially could be quite significant players inside the next Senedd.” In a prediction which will make Westminster sit up, polling expert John Curtice believes that Reform could win the Welsh elections buff.ly/42JANks
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'The Welsh love Farage': A Reform surge that could plunge Westminster into crisis
Leading pollster believes Reform could win next year's Welsh Senedd election. Labour and the Tories accused of being like 'rabbits in the headlights'
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Sam Stevenson @bysamstevenson.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
☢️NEW Plans to develop a critical “mega-nuclear” power station in North Wales were dropped in 2021 amid concerns over the impact its construction would have on the Welsh language and culture, documents reveal. @inews.co.uk inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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'Mega' nuclear power station was blocked over fears it would harm the Welsh language
Sir Keir Starmer vows to cut back restrictions around planning to allow nationally significant infrastructure to go ahead
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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Lisa Nandy is popular among the kind of Labour voters who might think about switching to Reform - so why isn't she used more? inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Lisa Nandy is Starmer's secret weapon against Reform - if he decides to use her
Allies say the Culture Secretary is best place to reach out to Labour's former heartlands - but needs to be used
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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Keir Starmer must choose us over Donald Trump, leading MEP tells @arjsingh.bsky.social inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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EU Brexit reset chief: Keir Starmer must choose us over Donald Trump
PM 'will have to make a choice' between the US and Europe, senior MEP Sandro Gozi tells The i Paper
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Sam Stevenson @bysamstevenson.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Inside the divided town where Reform UK is channelling Thatcher to win big ✏️ @inews.co.uk meets Dame @andreajenkyns.bsky.social in Scunthorpe where she looks to be a serious contender in the race to be Greater Lincolnshire mayor. inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Inside the divided town where Reform is channelling Thatcher to win big
The i Paper visited Scunthorpe, where the right-wing party looks to be a serious contender in the race to be Greater Lincolnshire mayor
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Sam Stevenson @bysamstevenson.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
NEW The British public backs closer relations with the EU five years after the UK left – and wants the Government to sign up to a new migration scheme for young people. ✍️ Exclusive poll for @inews.co.uk inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Majority of voters back under-30s migration in Brexit reset, poll shows
Keir Starmer is pushing for closer ties to the EU as part of a 'reset' of relations, five years on from Brexit taking effect
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 30/01/2025
🔴 Exclusive | Health and social care bosses will be told to focus spending £9bn of funding on keeping the elderly living independently at home
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Treat patients at home to prevent hospital bed-blocking, NHS bosses ordered
Health and social care bosses will be told to focus spending £9bn of funding on keeping the elderly living independently at home
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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Bit more pension pressure on govt coming? Will Triple Lock survive - or retirement age rise further? inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Almost 2m more will claim state pension by 2032, new population figures show
Around 1 in 11 people in the UK will be claiming the state pension by mid-2032
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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Home Office setting up a potential row as the desire for highly-skilled workers to boost growth comes up against the desire to keep migration down: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Home Office to block cheaper visas for talented AI experts despite push for growth
A source said the “narrow” review of high-skilled visas will instead look at “speeding up processes"
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 23/01/2025
The EU has suggested that the UK could join a trading scheme that would strengthen its economic ties with the bloc @eleanormia.bsky.social explains what the UK joining the EU’s trade scheme would mean for Starmer’s ‘Brexit’ reset ⬇️
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What the UK joining the European trade scheme would mean for Starmer's Brexit reset
The EU has said the 'ball is in the UK’s court' when it comes to rejoining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention
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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Neil Kinnock getting impatient with the slow pace of the Brexit reset: inews.co.uk/news/world/n...
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Neil Kinnock: Delays to Keir Starmer's Brexit reset are driving me nuts
The Labour peer has revealed his frustration at the pace of Starmer's attempts to reset Britain's relationship with the EU
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 23/01/2025
Opinion | Emilia Pérez is this awards season’s unexpected success, and earned 13 Oscar nominations. It is ambitious in scope, unpredictable in plot, earnest and weird and dark It is also the worst film I have seen in years 🖋 Sarah Carson 🔗 inews.co.uk/culture/film...
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Sam Stevenson @bysamstevenson.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
UK homes fitted with botched insulation under official Government schemes, energy minister reveals @inews.co.uk inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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UK politics live: UK homes fitted with botched insulation under official Government schemes
Around 65,000 households received solid wall insulation support under these programmes between 2022 and November 2024, according to Department for Energy Security and Net Zero figures
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Sam Stevenson @bysamstevenson.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Minister rules out joining EU trade scheme 'at the present time' Follow @inews.co.uk's blog for live coverage. inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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UK politics live: Waspi compensation scheme could get a new Commons vote
EU's Maros Sefcovic had said the UK joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention (PEM) is 'something we could consider'
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Sam Stevenson @bysamstevenson.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
👏Brilliant feature by @eleanormia.bsky.social 👀The new Labour troublemakers growing bolder in their criticism of Starmer Keeping more than 400 MPs in line will be no easy task – and some are already proving troublesome for the PM @inews.co.uk inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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The new Labour troublemakers growing bolder in their criticism of Starmer
Keeping more than 400 MPs in line will be no easy task – and some are already proving troublesome for the PM
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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Trump finally returns! Europe and the UK have legal instruments that they could use to fight off an aggressive Trump. The biggest question is, do they have the guts to use them. I have a story out on Trump, Musk, Europe, Brexit reset and all sorts in @inews.co.uk inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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How Elon Musk is unwittingly helping UK's Brexit reset
EU sources say they expect Musk to attack other leaders after his onslaught against Starmer
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 20/01/2025
Sarah Smith said she would call out untruths told by the incoming president “without fear or favour” during his second administration, even if it meant the BBC incurring the wrath of Trump buff.ly/3CiVMzN
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 20/01/2025
Labour MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social told @eleanormia.bsky.social there was an “issue with alcohol” in Westminster but added: “Alcohol is not the reason why there are predators. That’s the thing we must not lose sight of” inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
I always knew I was destined to be the most popular, but this morning I am the most popular in two newspapers
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 20/01/2025
In recent weeks the Foreign Secretary has toughened his language about Trump’s foreign affairs strategy – suggesting the next four years are not going to be a smooth ride Here is how Starmer, Lammy and other key UK government figures are preparing for Trump’s arrival buff.ly/4hFt2Ar
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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
EV charging hack for kerbside parking - but what does that mean for parking wars? inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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EV drivers offered new kerbside charging hack - but it could lead to parking wars
Digging a gully in the pavement outside homes could resolve major charging problem
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Sewage spills considered illegal by the European Union are getting worse in Britain after Brexit, The i Paper has found inews.co.uk/news/beaches...
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'Our beaches are full of sewage, rubbish and sanitary products - Brexit is to blame'
The EU previously acted as a watchdog on sewage pollution
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Sam Stevenson @bysamstevenson.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Desperate distress calls from small boats reveal chilling details of the journey made by more than 30,000 people so far this year -✍️ @mollyblackall.bsky.social reporting for @inews.co.uk inews.co.uk/news/migrati...
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'There's a hole in the boat': Desperate distress calls from small boats revealed
More than 30,000 people have crossed the Channel so far this year, including women and children
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Sam Stevenson @bysamstevenson.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
EXCL by Arj Singh for @inews.co.uk: Hundreds of water firm sewage spills downgraded in seriousness... with no explanation given inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Hundreds of water firm sewage spills downgraded in seriousness
Campaigners claim there is a lack of transparency in how incidents and assessed
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andyjey.bsky.social @andyjey.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Some former MPs are struggling to find jobs: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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'You're almost nobody': What the defeated Tory MPs did next
175 of the MPs defeated at the general election were Conservatives
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Sam Stevenson @bysamstevenson.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
'You're almost nobody': What the defeated Tory MPs did next While driving home from his constituency count on the morning after the election, one freshly defeated Tory MP recalled how he “burst into tears for the first time in years”. Read more on @inews.co.uk inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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'You're almost nobody': What the defeated Tory MPs did next
175 of the MPs defeated at the general election were Conservatives
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Sam Stevenson @bysamstevenson.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Nigel Farage's Reform UK claims it has more members than the Conservatives But @luketryl.bsky.social points out membership numbers do not necessarily translate into election performance. Read more on @inews.co.uk 👇 inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Farage's Reform UK claims it now has more members than the Tories
Reform UK says it has surpassed 131,680 members, which was the number the Tories sent out for ballots in the most recent leadership contest
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