This is such a good observation.

British politics is hooked on Trump-style begging emails.

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DO NOT IGNORE: But British politics is hooked on Trump-style tactics to extract money and time from potential supporters.

But are they risking pushing the guilt, fear and outright manipulation too far?

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LATEST with Dan Bloom in the honey trap scandal that has shaken Westminster politics:
Senior Conservative MP William Wragg has admitted leaking personal phone numbers of colleagues who were later targeted in the honey trap scandal
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Fantastic to see Politco Infludenc John Johnston focus on the political conversation outside the Westminster bubble - there is huge energy and momentum from politicans putting place above party that can be transformational.

Enjoyed my chat with John Johnston to help inform this week's edition of Politico London Influence - which I believe John was forced, quite literally, to type with one hand tied behind his back...

Anyone checked in with CCHQ recently just to check that everything is okay?

Enjoyed contributing to 'London Influence' — POLITICO's free weekly newsletter on political lobbying, donations and campaigns — for the first time by looking at Meta ad spending across Facebook and Instagram. The brilliant John Johnston back next week!

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*Big news* in agency land this afternoon with Vikki Dean announcing she’s leaving her role as CEO of Portland.

Understand staff were told this afternoon.

A spokesperson for Portland told me: “We are sorry to see Vikki go, but she leaves with our best wishes…”

Westminster is obsessed with the idea of all-powerful, Malcolm Tucker-like backroom players and Sue Gray is the latest to fill this role in SW1’s imagination.

Recent history suggests this doesn’t always end well.

via POLITICOEurope

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Hunt's child benefits announcement - the only one not heavily trailed - was dreamt up months ago but remained off the table until the last minute.

Related great read from John Johnston on rabbits out of hats in this week's London Influence politico.eu/newsletter/pol…

Budget rabbits can be a make-or-break moment. But what happens behind the scenes when it comes to these finance phenomenons?

I spoke to former treasury advisers, a former shadow chancellor, and campaigners to learn the secrets of how they come together.

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Quarterly donations data has dropped.

Tories banked £9.7m compared to £6.4m for Labour.

The SNP secured just shy of £70,000 - coming almost entirely from bequests.

Means they were beaten out by Reform (£100k), Reclaim (£125k) and the Socialist Party of Great Britain (£100k).

Want the wit and wisdom of London Playbook all day? Look no further - the team are filing live. We are also letting our big-brained policy pros loose too 🤓. Green gaffes, trade triumphs, tech tantrums — they will all be here 👇 politico.eu/article/uk-bud…

It might be Hunt's last budget, but it's Politico's first time covering it all in real time.

The U.K. team will be bringing you all the highs and lows (with a healthy dose of snark) in our snazzy liveblog.

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About to start answering your questions about all things lobbying, money in politics and campaigning tactics in the UK Politics subreddit!

If you have a burning question about any of the above, or about my favourite biscuit etc etc then jump in and get them submitted.

Very excited to be taking part in this AMA tomorrow afternoon for the UK Politics subreddit.

Submit your questions about lobbying, political finance, campaigning or my favourite biscuit on the thread below!

🚨Personal news klaxon!

Always a treat to make it into POLITICOEurope as I start my new role as Senior Account Executive London Communications Agency in the Politics, Engagement & Planning team.

The built environment will be a key policy area in the run up 2 #GE24 & I can’t wait to get stuck in!

Great write-up here by John Johnston of his POLITICOEurope interview with Lewis Iwu about our new STAND service Purpose Union

It’s a huge year for democracy, and not a time for standing on the sidelines. If you have something to say, get in touch.

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Can you tell if you’re a Tory or a liberal based on the milk you drink?

Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg thinks so: bit.ly/49IOL6w

Take the quiz to find out.

Well.. I’m tired. But I joined Aggie Chambre on the road (and train) back and forth from Wellingborough over the last month for our diary of a by-election 📔 POLITICOEurope

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