Delighted to be starting today as Chief Political Correspondent for The Telegraph. I’ll still be covering Whitehall too so do drop me a line with any tips/if you fancy meeting up, either in my DMs or on nick.gutteridge@telegraph.co.uk
Keir Starmer vows to strengthen open justice amid controversy over a surge in the use of behind-closed-doors court hearings for offences like non-payment of the licence fee. Reporters must be guaranteed access as the “eyes and ears” of the public, he says. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03…
📊POLLING NEWS📊
Telegraph tonight launches a new weekly election tracker with @Savanta_UK
Views of British voters to be published every Tues evening in election year
Latest: **37%** of Tory voters want Sunak gone as leader before the election
telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
It's been understandably overshadowed by other events today, but Starmer appearing to leave the door open to offshore processing of asylum seekers here. That would have seemed unthinkable not too long ago telegraph.co.uk/politics/202… via @nickgutteridge
Happy Telegraph Lobby news…
Congrats to @DominicPenna who is now our Political Correspondent
And to @nickgutteridge who becomes our Whitehall Correspondent.
More scoops guaranteed as the general election looms into view. 🗳️
Kicking off our #EUinfluencer list at #49 is @JamesCrisp6! 🏆
As Europe Editor for @Telegraph, he's your go-to source for all things EU, Europe, and Brexit. With a decade in Brussels and bylines in major UK publications 🇪🇺
Police to take 'no further action' against Welsh Secretary David TC Davies over traveller site leaflet. Davies says: 'Seeking views from my constituents is not a crime, and I'm pleased that Gwent Police agree. I make no apologies for doing that.' telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
Lord's row nudging towards full blown diplomatic incident territory as Rishi Sunak slams the cheating Aussies:
Downing Street spokesman: "The Prime Minister agrees with Ben Stokes, and he said he simply wouldn't want to win a game in the manner Australia did."
Rishi Sunak has hinted he will press ahead with his Brexit deal even if it does not win DUP support as Lord Frost on Tuesday suggested Tory MPs should accept it telegraph.co.uk/politics/202… (@nickgutteridge & me via @Telegraph)
Our read through of a frantic day of diplomacy as the EU and UK near a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol.
In Brussels, capitals were told ECJ would retain powers in NI, a tricky sell for Rishi Sunak.
telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
With @nickgutteridge and @DominicPenna in SW1
‘It’s got to such a state that people think it’s not worth reporting crimes to the police because nothing is going to happen.’ Interview with @SteveReedMP on Britain’s ‘broken criminal justice system’ and Labour’s pitch as the new party of law and order. telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
Some thoughts in this @Telegraph piece by @nickgutteridge on how Rishi’s “safe pair of hands” pitch goes down - better with more traditional (& liberal) Tory voters, less well with 2019 Tory voters. So so far enough to avoid wipe out, not enough to win. telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…