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\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\nBy EMILIO CASALICCHIO<\/strong><\/p>\n with NOAH KEATE<\/strong><\/p>\n Good afternoon.<\/strong> This is Emilio Casalicchio.<\/p>\n FRIDAY CHEAT SHEET<\/p>\n \u2014 David Lammy was heckled by furious members of the Jewish community at a vigil following the Manchester terror attack.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2014 Ministers, police and the Israeli government are urging pro-Palestinian protesters to cancel weekend demos.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2014 Nigel Farage said Keir Starmer had \u201cemboldened\u201d protesters and anti-Israeli sentiment in Britain.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2014 Michelle Mone went tonto at Kemi Badenoch.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2014 Green leader Zack Polanski sought to show a clear divide with Labour.<\/strong><\/p>\n **A message from Lloyds Banking Group: <\/strong>We\u2019re committed to helping get homes built, making over \u00a320 billion of finance available to the social housing sector since 2018. Building homes<\/a> families can depend on, building futures and building hope for those who need it most.**<\/strong><\/p>\n TOP OF THE NEWSLIST<\/p>\n TENSION GOING NOWHERE:<\/strong> A Cabinet minister was heckled at a Jewish vigil following the Manchester terror attack, while police and the government are locked in a standoff with pro-Palestinian protesters about planned demonstrations this weekend.<\/p>\n Not the best look:<\/strong> David Lammy faced boos and shouts from furious attendees at the Manchester service this afternoon, amid criticism about the government\u2019s approach to the war in Gaza and the growing anti-Israel sentiment at home. It was meant to be a somber event after two people were killed when Jihad Al-Shamie went on a rampage at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue. But it got political.<\/p>\n This was not meant to be the line:<\/strong> \u201cYou have blood on your hands!\u201d one member in the crowd shouted at the DPM and justice secretary, while others yelled \u201cstop the marches\u201d and \u201cwe don\u2019t want you here.\u201d\u00a0Others cried \u201cgo to Palestine, leave us alone\u201d and \u201cyou\u2019ve allowed it to grow on the campuses.\u201d\u00a0He was booed and heckled when he was introduced as a speaker, and had to pause during his speech numerous times while the crowd vented anger.<\/p>\n What he had wanted to get across: <\/strong>Lammy said communities \u201cmust stand together\u201d in grief for the \u201csenseless murders\u201d that were carried out on Yom Kippur. He announced this morning that victims, as well as close friends and family members, will have access to the Independent Public Advocate to make sure they understand their rights and can access emotional and practical support.<\/p>\n This is what the crowd appeared to be echoing:<\/strong>\u00a0Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis told the Beeb this morning the government should be \u201cmindful\u201d about attacks on Israel leading to extremism. \u201cWe have witnessed an unrelenting wave of hatred against Jews being expressed on our streets, on campuses, right across social media and some of the media,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd in addition to that, when there is the unjustified demonization of Israel, that feeds directly into an anti-Jewish sentiment within the tone of Britain, and that then encourages extremism. Our government needs to be mindful of that.\u201d<\/p>\n Also tension going nowhere: <\/strong>The Met Police, Greater Manchester Police and ministers have been begging pro-Palestine Action protesters to cancel their demonstrations this weekend against the ban on the group. \u201cBy deliberately choosing to encourage mass law breaking on this scale, [organizers] are drawing valuable resources away from the communities of London at a time when they are needed most,\u201d Met Commissioner Mark Rowley said this afternoon.<\/p>\n Please give it a rest:<\/strong> Manchester Police Chief Stephen Watson meanwhile said he was \u201cdirectly appealing to all those who might be intending to protest this weekend to consider whether this is really the right time. You could do the responsible and sensitive thing and refrain, on this occasion, from protesting in a manner which is likely to add to the trauma currently being experienced by our Jewish community.\u201d<\/p>\n But but but: <\/strong>The Defend Our Juries group, which is organizing the London demo, sounds unwilling to budge, arguing canceling their plans at Trafalgar Square \u201clets terror win.\u201d A statement<\/a> added that postponement would \u201crisk conflating the actions of state of Israel with Jewish people \u2026 who bear no responsibility for Israel\u2019s crimes, which could fuel antisemitic hatred and prejudice.\u201d<\/p>\n Is more banning the answer?<\/strong> Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation Jonathan Hall told the Guardian<\/a>: \u201cIf there is an urgent case where police need resources to deal with the aftermath of a terrorist attack, I am surprised there is no power to ban a march or assembly in these specific circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n No doubt the protesters will listen to Rob: <\/strong>\u201cDo the decent thing, go home,\u201d Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick implored on Times Radio. He said elements of the protest on Whitehall last night were \u201cdeeply disrespectful and anti-British.\u201d He was echoing Home Sec Shabana Mahmood who told the same station \u201cthe behavior that we\u2019ve seen last night is fundamentally un-British\u201d and \u201cdisgraceful.\u201d She urged protesters to \u201ctake a step back and to show some humanity and some love towards a community that is grieving.\u201d<\/p>\n Pressure from abroad:<\/strong>\u00a0In the last hour, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar\u00a0posted<\/a>\u00a0that he\u2019d spoken to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, asking her to clamp down on pro-Palestinian marches which he said \u201cat times include explicit support for terror.\u201d<\/p>\n Never saw a row he did not want to pour petrol on:\u00a0<\/strong>Reform leader Nigel Farage meanwhile\u00a0posted a social media video<\/a>\u00a0arguing Keir Starmer \u201cemboldened\u201d protesters last night with his recognition of Palestinian statehood and condemned the \u201chate march\u201d planned for Saturday. He pretended Mahmood had said just that she was \u201cdisappointed\u201d about the protests, urging viewers: \u201cI hope all of you watching this video are outraged. Outraged and frankly frightened.\u201d<\/p>\n Of course \u2026<\/strong>\u00a0his attack over the Palestinian recognition isn\u2019t far from the Israeli government suggestion the move from Starmer was somehow linked to a terrorist going on a stabbing spree in Manchester. But Mahmood told Times Radio: \u201cThe only person responsible for this devastating attack on our Jewish community is the attacker himself.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking about Starmer:<\/strong>\u00a0The PM\u00a0turned up at the scene<\/a>\u00a0of the attack in Manchester this morning \u2014 and will be glad he did not appear at the vigil this afternoon to face the same anger as Lammy. He visited Greater Manchester Police HQ though to thank the emergency services for their fast response to the incident. \u201cIt\u2019s a very humble thank you,\u201d he told them.\u00a0<\/p>\n And on the topic of the police response:<\/strong>\u00a0The Manchester force revealed one of the victims of the attack died after police shot them accidentally while attempting to stop the perpetrator. Another member of the public was also shot and is being treated in hospital. Police chief Watson said it was \u201ca tragic and unforeseen consequence of the urgently required action taken by my officers to bring this vicious attack to an end.\u201d<\/p>\n More political reaction:<\/strong>\u00a0Attorney General Richard Hermer (the most senior Jewish cabinet minister) is speaking at his synagogue at around 7.15 p.m. tonight to offer his support to the Jewish community. There should be a livestream. He has\u00a0written for Jewish News<\/a>\u00a0about his fears for his family in the wake of the attack. Meanwhile, Communities Secretary Steve Reed has continued his engagement to support national Jewish groups. And Green leader Zack Polanski said in his party conference speech in Bournemouth this afternoon \u201cmy heart is with our community.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n PLANET TORY<\/p>\n BARONESS BRA, BURNING:<\/strong> Covid contract scandal peer Michelle Mone threw a metaphorical Molotov cocktail at Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch for suggesting she be stripped of her peerage. \u201cI will not be silenced,\u201d Mone insisted on social media<\/a>. \u201cI will not take the blame for their failures. And believe me, I will EXPOSE the lot of them.\u201d Please do, Michelle! The PPE Medpro firm she clinched the contracts for was ordered to repay \u00a3122 million this week for supplying the government with substandard gowns during the pandemic.<\/p>\n Remember:<\/strong> Badenoch is doing her best<\/a> to distance the Tories from Mone, attempting to claim she was not awarded contracts because she was a Conservative.<\/p>\n Speaking of Kemi:<\/strong> Her shadow Cabinet meeting to rubber-stamp her new position in favor of quitting the ECHR started at 4 p.m. so should be wrapping up around now. ConHome\u2019s Tali Fraser hears<\/a> the David Wolfson report, commissioned to excuse the pivot to a harder position after Badencoch and others (including Wolfson himself) argued against leaving the ECHR, concludes that failing to back withdrawal \u201cwould position the Conservative Party as defending the status quo.\u201d And no one likes the status quo.<\/p>\n Not so Good Fri:<\/strong> Fraser also hears the report argues leaving the ECHR would not breach the Northern Ireland peace agreement \u2014 something critics insist is wrong. Labour officials argue the Belfast Agreement needs ECHR application via Northern Ireland law, and leaving would violate the deal. They also note that parts of the ECHR are threaded through U.K. law across the devolved nations. One Labour aide condemned \u201cthe brass neck of this, coming from the same party that brought you an oven-ready Brexit deal, with its next reheated, half-baked solution.\u201d<\/p>\n More Kemi:<\/strong> The Badenoch interview<\/a> with ConHome Editor Giles Dilnot includes a nice machine gunning of political commentators. She notes that no one penning bad reviews of her PMQs performances \u201ccould do what I\u2019m doing. None of those people could stand in the arena and take that.\u201d Playbook PM feels seen.<\/p>\n MEANWHILE, IN ECO-POPULISM<\/p>\n PLANTING HIS FLAG:\u00a0<\/strong>Zack Polanski used his first conference speech as Green leader to carve firm dividing lines between the rich and the rest, as well as with Labour. Members lapped it up, Playbook PM\u2019s Noah Keate writes in from the heaving Bournemouth International Centre, where more than 1,000 attendees packed into the Solent Hall. Queues stretched beneath the seafront overcast into the conference center, as the Greens cope with their membership surge to 80,000 sign-ups.\u00a0<\/p>\n Strap in:\u00a0<\/strong>The Green leader painted a dystopian picture in Britain of extreme poverty, insecure rent and rough sleeping, contrasting the 99 percent and the 1 percent. \u201cWe need to make sure every single person in this country knows there will be people who go to sleep, and without lifting a finger, when they wake up, \u00a0they will be richer \u2014 much richer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n We are not Labour:\u00a0<\/strong>Polanski said the Greens are \u201cunafraid to say migration has helped make this country what we are today,\u201d in a bid to contrast with the squeamish approach from Labour while faced with Reform. He also slammed Labour for \u201ccracking down on our rights\u201d by proscribing Palestine Action, revoking campaigner passes at conference and introducing digital ID. \u201cThe alarm bells of authoritarianism are ringing loud and clear,\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n One-word slogan:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cEverything we do between now and the next election must be bold,\u201d Polanski said. \u201cBold Politics,\u201d the lectern slogan read (which just happens to be the\u00a0name of his podcast<\/a>.) \u201cBoldness means connecting right now with how hard it is for so many people,\u201d Polanski said.\u00a0Posters of Polanski and party figures pledging \u201cbold plans\u201d were plastered everywhere at the conference center. <\/p>\n Loadsa buzz:<\/strong> Photographers crowded around the leader and his predecessor Carla Denyer in a vibe more reminiscent of a Nigel Farage press conference. \u201cIt\u2019s been phenomenal,\u201d one long-standing party figure told Noah about the boost in interest, crediting Polanski\u2019s\u00a0viral videos<\/a>. The person said part of the success is down to mirroring Reform\u2019s campaign style, noting: \u201cReform know how to speak to people.\u201d An elected Green said the leadership change has given the movement \u201ca new lease of life.\u201d<\/p>\n Of course:<\/strong>\u00a0There were the usual Green eccentricities the environmentalists will never quite shake off \u2014 and wouldn\u2019t want to. Posters called for the abolition of landlords, a topic up for debate at the conference<\/a> (which might not go down well with well-heeled, second home-owning Green voters.) And almost all the hot food in the exhibition hall was vegan. The Green Party shop is selling\u00a0\u201cZacktavist\u201d mugs for \u00a37<\/a>. Officials insist there\u2019s no one-man-band-ism or cult of personality here. <\/p>\n STILL TO COME:\u00a0<\/strong>The fringe chit chat continues with sessions on beating Reform, integrating refugees into Bristol and the rights of nature, all starting at 6.30 p.m.\u00a0And there are parties, too: a \u201cFirst Timers Mingle\u201d from 6.30 p.m. \u2026 a Local Government Association Reception at 7.45 p.m. \u2026 and a Big Green Quiz kicking off at 8 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n DRIVETIME DEBRIEF<\/p>\n WIN FOR WIND: <\/strong>Amid all the net-zero naysaying, green think tankers at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) show wholesale electricity prices were as much as a quarter cheaper last year than they would have been with less or no wind energy on the network. Write-up for Energy and Climate Pro subscribers from our Abby Wallace here<\/a>.<\/p>\n WHAT THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO TALK ABOUT: <\/strong>Resuming talks on a deal with Greenland over seafood, critical minerals and more. Our POLITICO Pro Trade U.K. team have a writeup here<\/a>. <\/p>\n And speaking of trade:<\/strong> My POLITICO colleagues Graham Lanktree and Tom Bristow have detail<\/a> on what Keir Starmer wants from his meeting with Narendra Modi in India next week: trade, tech and security partnerships, with a big focus on critical minerals. <\/p>\n What else the government wants to talk about: <\/strong>Directing some \u00a310 million in water firm fines to restore local water routes. Details here<\/a>. <\/p>\n SOCIAL (MEDIA) AFFAIRS<\/p>\n MODERN POLITICS LATEST:<\/strong> Conservative MP Luke Evans posted a \u201cgotcha bitch\u201d meme on TikTok<\/a> about his exchange on Question Time with Reform\u2019s Richard Tice. <\/p>\n On which note: <\/strong>The latest John Oxley Substack<\/a>, about how mainstream politics is going to have to board the TikTok train in a \u201cpost-literate\u201d world, is well worth a read. \u201cLabour, Lib Dems, and the Tories need to adapt to this new world,\u201d he argues. \u201cThey need to find ways to convey their brand and their policies where the voters are, just as they did with social media and TV before that. It doesn\u2019t mean getting into the populist gutter, but it does mean thinking about what these platforms need, and how it differs from current political communication.\u201d<\/p>\n [Screams into pillow]:<\/strong> \u201cThe choice is stark: either embrace the grammar of the new platforms, or retreat into irrelevance while populists and opportunists dominate the feeds,\u201d Oxley writes. \u201cIf the health of our democracy depends on informed consent, then the battle for attention on TikTok and its successors is not trivial \u2014 it is the frontline.\u201d<\/p>\n TWITTER WAR:<\/strong> Campaigner Owen Jones accused<\/a> Labour MP Luke Akehurst of having him banned from conference. <\/p>\n BEYOND THE M25<\/p>\n MIDDLE EAST LATEST:\u00a0<\/strong>Donald Trump gave Hamas until Sunday at 11 p.m. U.K. time to reach an agreement on his plan for Gaza\u2019s future. \u201cIf this LAST CHANCE agreement is not reached, all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas,\u201d the U.S. president wrote on Truth Social. Here\u2019s the full story<\/a>. <\/p>\n Watch this space:<\/strong>\u00a0Bloomberg hears<\/a>\u00a0Gulf nations look intent on pushing ahead with the plan regardless of whether Hamas accepts. A senior Hamas official said the group would respond \u201cvery soon.\u201d<\/p>\n On dry land:<\/strong>\u00a0Israel intercepted the final boat of the 42 vessels in the Gaza humanitarian flotilla that overall carried about 500 parliamentarians, lawyers and activists. The last vessel got around 42.5 nautical miles from the Gaza coast, the first time since Israel\u2019s naval blockade that an unauthorized humanitarian mission got closer than 70 nautical miles to Gaza.\u00a0The Guardian has a write-up<\/a>. The Foreign Office said it was \u201cvery concerned\u201d for their welfare as they\u2019re set to be held in a desert prison.\u00a0More from the Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n CONTINENTAL DRIFT:\u00a0<\/strong>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz\u00a0warned Europe must grow stronger to defend against an \u201caxis of autocratic states\u201d targeting liberal democracies, stressing it was \u201cno longer a given\u201d other nations would follow Western values. Emmanuel Macron, the French president, said \u201cdemocratic debate is turning into a debate of hatred.\u201d\u00a0My POLITICO colleagues have the info<\/a>.<\/p>\n **A message from Lloyds Banking Group: <\/strong>In March 2025,\u202fover 7,700 people\u202fwere seen sleeping rough across England in just one month. Planning approvals for new homes are at their lowest in over a decade. Behind every statistic is a person. Ray, supported by Crisis, lost his sight on his 49th birthday, and soon after, his home. A social home gave him safety, a foundation, and a future to look forward to. Now, thousands more need that chance. Our\u202fBuilding Futures\u202freport<\/a> shows that social housing is vital infrastructure \u2013 reducing health inequalities, improving education, and boosting local economies. Our redevelopment of an old data centre site in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, in partnership with Breck Homes, will deliver 120 new homes in 2026. It reflects our belief that prosperity begins with secure housing \u2013 and that every home built is a step toward a stronger Britain. Building homes. Building futures. Building hope<\/a>.**<\/strong><\/p>\n TONIGHT\u2019S MEDIA ROUND<\/p>\n LEADING THE NEWS BULLETINS:<\/strong>\u00a0Channel 5 News<\/strong>\u00a0(5 p.m.),\u00a0BBC News at Six<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Channel 4 News<\/strong>\u00a0(7 p.m.) all focus on the aftermath of the Manchester synagogue terrorist attack \u2026 \u00a0as does\u00a0ITV Evening News<\/strong>\u00a0(6.30 p.m.), which\u00a0has an interview<\/a>\u00a0with Rabbi\u00a0Daniel Walker<\/strong>\u00a0who was leading the service inside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue.<\/p>\n Tom Swarbrick at Drive<\/strong>\u00a0(LBC, until 7 p.m.):\u00a0Former Cumbria Police Chief Constable\u00a0Stuart Hyde<\/strong>\u00a0(5.05 p.m.) \u2026 North Lambeth Rector\u00a0Sally Hitchiner<\/strong>\u00a0(5.35 p.m.).<\/p>\n BBC PM<\/strong>\u00a0(Radio 4, 5 p.m.): Former Northumbria Police Chief Constable\u00a0Sue Sim<\/strong>.<\/p>\n News Hour\u00a0<\/strong>(Sky News, 5 p.m.):\u00a0Greater Manchester Combined Authority councillor\u00a0Arnold Saunders<\/strong>\u00a0(5.30 p.m.) \u2026 former Ministry of Defence Head of Counter Terrorism\u00a0Chip Chapman<\/strong>\u00a0(6.30 p.m.).<\/p>\n Drive with Cathy Newman\u00a0<\/strong>(Times Radio, 5 p.m.): Green Party Leader\u00a0Zack Polanski\u00a0<\/strong>\u2026 former Ukrainian Prime Minister\u00a0Arseniy Yatsenyuk<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 Bishop of Winchester\u00a0Philip Mounstephen<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 former Met Police Firearms Officer\u00a0Tony Long<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 former Commission for Countering Extremism Commissioner\u00a0Robin Simcox<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 former Tory Cabinet Minister\u00a0Penny Mordaunt<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 former Shadow Cabinet Minister\u00a0Jonathan Ashworth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Any Questions\u00a0<\/strong>(Radio 4, 8 p.m.): Environment Secretary\u00a0Emma Reynolds<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 Tory MP\u00a0Aphra Brandreth<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 crossbench peer\u00a0Alex Carlile<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 the Guardian\u2019s\u00a0George Monbiot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Newsnight\u00a0<\/strong>(BBC 2, 10.30 p.m.): Former Met Police Chief Superintendent\u00a0Dal Babu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Late Show Live<\/strong>\u00a0(GB News, 12 a.m.): Former Tory MP\u00a0Louise Mensch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n TWEETING TOMORROW\u2019S PAPERS TONIGHT:\u00a0<\/strong>George Mann<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n REVIEWING THE PAPERS TONIGHT: Times Radio\u00a0<\/strong>(10.30 p.m.): Broadcaster\u00a0Carolyn Quinn<\/strong>\u00a0and commentator\u00a0Jonathan Lis\u00a0<\/strong>\u2026\u00a0Sky News<\/strong>\u00a0(10.30 p.m. and 11.30 p.m.):\u00a0The Mirror\u2019s\u00a0Susie Boniface\u00a0<\/strong>and commentator\u00a0Benedict Spence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n YOUR WEEKEND IN POLITICS<\/p>\n WHAT THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO TALK ABOUT:<\/strong> Electric vehicles. <\/p>\n GRAB THOSE SANDALS: <\/strong>Green conference continues in Bournemouth with speeches from co-Deputy Leaders\u00a0Mothin Ali and Rachel Millward. One highlight will be leader Zack Polanski recording a live podcast with campaigner Owen Jones at 6.45 p.m. on Saturday.<\/p>\n TURNING DOWN THE HEAT: <\/strong>Another big protest against the ban on Palestine Action is planned at Trafalgar Square from 1 p.m. on Saturday, despite the police warning their resources might not be able to cope. <\/p>\n AND THE FOLLOWING DAY \u2026 <\/strong>there\u2019s a Jewish community commemoration from 2 p.m. on Trafalgar Square, marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.<\/p>\n FEELING BLUE: <\/strong>Tory conference gets underway in Manchester from Sunday. Full agenda here<\/a>, and expect a rundown of the best Sunday afternoon events in our Sunday Crunch newsletter. <\/p>\n WEEKEND MEDIA ROUND<\/p>\n Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips<\/strong>\u00a0(Sky News, 8.30 a.m. on Sunday):\u00a0The FT\u2019s\u00a0Stephen Bush<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 Times Radio\u2019s\u00a0Anna Mikhailova<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 the Times\u2019\u00a0Sebastian Payne<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg<\/strong>\u00a0(BBC One, 9 a.m. on Sunday): Home Secretary\u00a0Shabana Mahmood<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 Tory Leader\u00a0Kemi Badenoch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Camilla Tominey Show<\/strong>\u00a0(GB News, 9.30 a.m. on Sunday):\u00a0Kemi Badenoch<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 Labour MP\u00a0Graham Stringer<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 Reform UK Chair\u00a0David Bull<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Lewis Goodall<\/strong>\u00a0(LBC, 10 a.m. on Sunday):\u00a0Shabana Mahmood<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 Shadow Home Secretary\u00a0Chris Philp<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 Holocaust Educational Trust CEO\u00a0Karen Pollock<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Sunday Morning with Adam Boulton<\/strong>\u00a0(Times Radio, 10 a.m. on Sunday):\u00a0Chris Philp<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 Tees Valley Mayor\u00a0Ben Houchen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Ayesha Hazarika with Times Radio Drive<\/strong>\u00a0(Times Radio, 4 p.m. on Sunday): Shadow Home Office Minister\u00a0Matt Vickers<\/strong>\u00a0and former Chancellor\u00a0Kwasi Kwarteng<\/strong>\u00a0(both 4.30 p.m.) \u2026 Labour MP\u00a0Rachel Taylor<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 Tory MP\u00a0Joe Robertson<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 independent MP\u00a0Rosie Duffield<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 the i paper\u2019s\u00a0Kitty Donaldson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Westminster Hour<\/strong>\u00a0(Radio 4, 10 p.m. on Sunday): Labour MP\u00a0Sarah Smith<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 Shadow Home Secretary\u00a0Chris Philp<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 Rud Pedersen\u2019s\u00a0Jo Tanner<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 the Telegraph\u2019s\u00a0Ben Riley-Smith<\/strong>.<\/p>\n **POLITICO exclusive briefing – On Tap: Key Takeaways from Labour Conference.<\/strong> Couldn\u2019t make it to the POLITICO Pub? We\u2019ve saved you a seat. Get the inside track from the Labour Party Conference. From one-on-one interviews with Cabinet ministers to sharp reactions from business and union leaders, our coverage delivers clear, concise takeaways on what\u2019s shaping Labour\u2019s future. Download the report today<\/a>.** <\/strong><\/p>\n ANY OTHER BUSINESS<\/p>\n NEW GIGS: <\/strong>We have our first female Archbishop of Canterbury: Sarah Mullally<\/strong>. Announcement here<\/a> \u2026 Luke O\u2019Reilly <\/strong>has started as news editor at the New Statesman, having departed LabourList this week \u2026 and Joanna Marchong<\/strong> announced<\/a> she is leaving the Taxpayers\u2019 Alliance to become head of comms at the Adam Smith Institute.<\/p>\n VERY BEST WISHES:<\/strong>\u00a0Ex-Green Leader Adrian Ramsay<\/strong> won\u2019t be in Bournemouth for conference as he\u2019s\u00a0attending his father\u2019s funeral<\/a>.<\/p>\n MEA CULPA:<\/strong> Former Labour MP John Woodcock<\/strong> is a crossbench peer. <\/p>\n WHAT I\u2019VE BEEN READING:<\/strong> On his Substack<\/a>, political academic \n \n<\/tr>\n \n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BMX00001442_LB_HBP_Politico_300x250.gif\")
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