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The Guardian
a day ago
- Politics
- The Guardian
Angela Rayner on lessons learned from Labour's first year
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey speak to Angela Rayner about Labour's first year in government and the challenges ahead. The deputy prime minister reveals the issue that keeps her awake at night, reflects on why voters are frustrated with Labour, what she thinks the party can do about it, and how it's planning to take the fight to Reform
The Guardian
14-07-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Have tax rises become inevitable?
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look at how Rachel Reeves will try to reassure her party and the country about the state of the economy in a major speech this week. Also, how does the government plan to convince the public – and other MPs - to embrace net zero measures? Plus, as details of Donald Trump's second state visit are confirmed, why won't he be addressing the UK parliament?
The Guardian
09-07-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
More headaches for Labour: Send, strikes and small boats
Only a week after the government was forced to retreat on benefits reform, there's now controversy over its plans for children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send). John Harris speaks to Kate Cox, a parent of two children with special needs, about why there's such concern about the plans. Plus, with NHS doctors going on strike again and small boat crossings reaching a record high, how can the government get out of this mess? John speaks to the political correspondent and fellow host of Politics Weekly, Kiran Stacey
The Guardian
07-07-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Is Send the next battleground for Labour?
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss why backbenchers and campaigners are already gearing up for another fight, this time over children's special educational needs and disabilities (Send) support. And, could a new party on the left be a threat to Labour?
The Guardian
07-07-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Minister won't rule out support cuts for children with EHCPs amid Send overhaul – UK politics live
Update: Date: 2025-07-07T08:34:23.000Z Title: Richard Adams Content: Good morning. Less than a week after the government had to abandon the main pillar of its welfare reform plans 90 minutes before a vote it was otherwise likely to lose, the government is now facing another revolt over plans to scale back support available to disabled people. But this row affects children, not adults – specifically pupils with special educational needs who have education, health and care plans (EHCPs) that guarantee them extra help in schools. As and Kiran Stacey report, although the plans have not been announced yet, campaigners are alarmed by reports that access to EHCPs is set to be restricted. The Times has splashed on the same issue. The Times quotes an unnamed senior Labour MP saying: 'If they thought taking money away from disabled adults was bad, watch what happens when they try the same with disabled kids.' Stephen Morgan, the early education minister, was giving interviews this morning. He was supposed to be talking about the government's Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life strategy being announced today, but instead he mostly took questions on EHCPs. On Times Radio, asked if he could guarantee that every child who currently has an EHCP would continue to keep the same provisions, Morgan would not confirm that. Instead he replied: We absolutely want to make sure that we deliver better support for vulnerable children and their parents and we're committed to absolutely getting that right. So it's a real priority for us. When it was put to him that he was not saying yes, he replied: Well of course we want to make sure that every child gets the support that they need. That's why we're doing the wider reform and we're publishing the white paper later this year. Here is the agenda for the day. Morning: Nigel Farage attends a meeting of Kent county council where his party, Reform UK, is in power. 11.30am: Downing Street holds a lobby briefing. 11.30am: Keir Starmer and other leaders attend a memorial service at St Paul's Cathedral in London to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 attacks. 2.30pm: Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, takes questions in the Commons. If you want to contact me, please post a message below the line when comments are open (normally between 10am and 3pm at the moment), or message me on social media. I can't read all the messages BTL, but if you put 'Andrew' in a message aimed at me, I am more likely to see it because I search for posts containing that word. If you want to flag something up urgently, it is best to use social media. You can reach me on Bluesky at @ The Guardian has given up posting from its official accounts on X, but individual Guardian journalists are there, I still have my account, and if you message me there at @AndrewSparrow, I will see it and respond if necessary. I find it very helpful when readers point out mistakes, even minor typos. No error is too small to correct. And I find your questions very interesting too. I can't promise to reply to them all, but I will try to reply to as many as I can, either BTL or sometimes in the blog.
