Josh Self

Josh Self is a political journalist and commentator who serves as Editor of Politics.co.uk.

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Spending cuts would be ‘political suicide’ and turn voters to Reform, McDonnell warns Reeves

Early decisions taken by the Labour leadership “tied” the party’s hands “unnecessarily”, John McDonnell has said. The former shadow chancellor and frontbench colleague of the prime minister insisted the “strictures we placed upon ourself need to be re-examined.” Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, McDonnell said that imposing cuts to create further fiscal headroom… Read more »

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Kemi Badenoch blames people from ‘peasant backgrounds’ for grooming gangs abuse

Kemi Badenoch has blamed “peasants” from “sub-communities” within foreign countries for the grooming gangs scandal. Repeating calls for a national inquiry into the scandal, the Conservative Party leader said hearing victims’ accounts was “quite shocking” and insisted cultural issues surrounding the problem need to be examined. Speaking to GB News, she said: “One is on the perpetrators’… Read more »