Quite a journey for Natalie Elphicke - a year ago she wrote an op-ed 'Don't trust Labour on immigration they really want open borders'

She said 'Labour got no plan of their own to tackle illegal immigration, they simply do not want to' and ended with an attack on 'Sir Softie'

Turns out standing for George Galloway isn't all that

💥 Labour step up attacks on Greens after Green gains at the locals

scoop by Emilio Casalicchio politico.eu/newsletter/lon…

😶‍🌫️ IN PLAYBOOK PM TONIGHT ...

🌋 SCOOP: Ex-Miliband aide becomes Cab Off comms chief

💾 Latest on 'China' hack of MoD troop data

🦚 SCOOP: Labour ups attack on Greens to stem bleed of leftie votes

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Well. Cameronite inner circle former Conservative MP and former Tory minister Nick Boles introduces shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves speech on the economy to business… we knew he was advising the shadow team, but still quite something to see him her introducing her.

Tory MPs are hoping campaigns against local solar farms can save their seats from Labour's red wave. POLITICOEurope

Now available to read on the free site!

Co-written with my wonderful colleague Giovanna Coi

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In Liz Truss's round of interviews the other week, she was asked who her favourite Conservative leader was and she said Javier Milei.

In some quickfire questions at the end of our interview, I asked if he admired her:

bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Labour lead in local elections PNS was the same this year as last:
- Not as good as those Labour achieved in run up to the 1997 general election they won
- But better than their local election results before general elections they lost

Labour has denied the coalition council in Burnley (formed after 11 Labour councilors split over Gaza) its majority. Will be a whipping frenzy to keep business going, local Labour activist predicts

The early election results are bleak for the Tories, with Blackpool South and dozens of councillors already gone

We have a piece on these being Rishi Sunak’s most perilous hours - but the expectation is the plotters will be all scheme and no guillotine

politico.eu/article/rishi-…

NEW:

Hear the behind-the-scenes story of the Westminster honey trap scandal.

I spoke to the most of the key characters, including two of those targeted by the cat-fisher AND
Dan Bloom
Aubrey Allegretti
Henry Zeffman
Ciaran Martin

Listen here 👇
politico.eu/podcast/inside…

🌇 Calling *LAMBETH COUNCIL* leaseholders. Amazing tool here allowing people to compare their annual service charges with similar blocks *where Lambeth council is the freeholder*

This is actually a property owned by the family of one of the businessmen making fortunes from the Teesside regeneration site, who for some reason seems keen for Lord Houchen to remain Mayor.

Interesting snippet in Playbook PM this evening by ⁦⁦Emilio Casalicchio⁩ Corney is a busy man.

Scoop from Nicholas Earl Abby Wallace -- more oil & gas licenses are coming ...

pro.politico.eu/news/179412

I hate to be pedantic (and no doubt this will mean I'll be labelled as one of those doomsters Kemi Badenoch is calling out here) but there's a few problems with the data the biz/trade sec is quoting here.
When you correct them, the picture looks a little different...
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