Off work this week putting on the brill Student Publication Association conference for more than 220 student journalists from across the country.

It’s our biggest year ever thanks to the (volunteer!!) work of our fab team - and just look at that line up! So proud 😭🥰

Exclusive:

Senior Conservative MP William Wragg has admitted his involvement in a ‘honeytrap’ sexting scandal targeting a minster and fellow MPs.

The Times approached Wragg after speaking to victims who believed he was involved.

Wragg told me he was “so sorry” for providing…

Excl: Yes in my back yard: Keir Starmer targets voters who want more housing

thetimes.co.uk/article/yes-in…

Wednesday’s TIMES: “Outcry at aid worker deaths” #TomorrowsPapersToday

Nursery places fall despite pledge to expand free childcare

thetimes.co.uk/article/nurser…

Excl: The Conservatives would need to promise a national referendum on bringing down immigration in order to tempt back voters who have abandoned them for Reform, new report from the Legatum Institute claims.

thetimes.co.uk/article/immigr…

Exclusive from Geri Scott

Labour should give default British citizenship to millions of EU citizens in UK to assuage fears migrants do not contribute to economy, think tank with close links to party says

Labour Together suggests 3.7m EU citizens granted settled status…

Boat race day 🚣🚣🚣

Excl: Companies will not face an outright ban on contacting employees outside work hours as Labour acknowledges “arguably softer but more practicable” policies on workers’ rights will be needed if Labour wins the next general election.

thetimes.co.uk/article/fe1403…

Tory MPs cleared by standards commissioner over lockdown drinks

thetimes.co.uk/article/75fbf9…

I miss Norwich.

Exclusive:

Failed asylum seekers will be offered up to £3,000 to encourage them to move to Rwanda under a new voluntary scheme being drawn up by ministers.

thetimes.co.uk/article/537232…

Quangos kept their memberships for a Stonewall diversity scheme despite a government diktat to cut ties with the charity.

thetimes.co.uk/article/57f9da…

Polls are closed in Rochdale and I understand as recently as Tuesday Azhar Ali, Labour’s former candidate, was canvassing via WhatsApp over how concerned he was about a potential George Galloway victory.

I’ve seen messages sent by Ali saying he is worried about a Galloway win…

Exlc: Westminster misogyny is driving women out of politics, MPs warn

thetimes.co.uk/article/e16934…

This will forever be my favourite genre of story.

thetimes.co.uk/article/childr…