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All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Environment @environmentappg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Great to see our inquiry on climate resilience cited by @fleuranderson.bsky.social in this piece from @fayebrownjourno.bsky.social on @news.sky.com Even before this summer's wildfires, 81% of the UK public thought we are unprepared for the worst impacts of climate change. Voters want action.
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MPs fear one key issue could end new PM's honeymoon period
The "Burnham bounce" has largely been driven by Green voters coming back to the fold. Labour MPs warn that spells trouble if more oil and gas is approved following a summer of extreme weather.
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Dave Penman @fdagensec.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
As I told @fayebrownjourno.bsky.social, as long as civil servants are not being asked to break their professional code, including upholding the rule of law, they don't get to decide which bits of policy they implement and which they don't. news.sky.com/story/civil-...
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Civil service union votes to double strike fund to prepare for Reform government
The PCS union has agreed to double its surplus to fund industrial action in the event of a "hostile" Reform government that could cut thousands of jobs, but has faced accusations of breaching civil se...
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Faye Brown. @fayebrownjourno.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Big update for #leaseholders at a speech by Matthew Pennycook yesterday. Insists aim this parliament is 'nothing short' of the dismantling of leasehold - but the ban not likely to come into force until after the GE. Full story: news.sky.com/story/leaseh...
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Leasehold ban 'unlikely to come into force' before next general election, housing minister says
An estimated five million people in England and Wales live in leasehold properties - but there have long been calls to end the feudal-era system.
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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The need to clean up politics & hold public officials who mislead the public to account has never been greater - on both sides of the Atlantic. Kudos to @fayebrownjourno.bsky.social for covering this story from the UK. Make it happen everywhere! #LyingInPolitics news.sky.com/story/hillsb...
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Hillsborough Law will 'criminalise lying' by senior ministers, say campaigners
It's via a new standalone offence - which will apply to the prime minister - of "misleading the public", punishable by up to two years in jail.
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