Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy have their guide to the day ahead in British politics.
With Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s spring statement fast approaching, Labour faces a major challenge from its own backbenchers ahead of an announcement to restrict some sickness and disability benefits. Sam and Anne discuss the stakes for Sir Keir Starmer and the plausibility of a party rebellion.
Plus, it’s classroom war over schools and academies, as Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson comes under pressure over her plans to shake up curriculums. But why is the schools bill causing such a stir?
<p><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Huntsville-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Supreme Court declines to intervene in Robert Roberson’s execution" title="Supreme Court declines to intervene in Robert Roberson’s execution" style="float:right;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Huntsville-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Huntsville-570x570.jpg 570w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Huntsville-500x500.jpg 500w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Huntsville-1000x1000.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stop the execution of Robert Roberson, who was scheduled to be killed by lethal injection in Texas Thursday night for the 2002 death of his two-year-old daughter, Nikki. Prosecutors had argued that Nikki suffered from shaken baby syndrome,...</p>
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<div><img width="300" height="150" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Rabiu-Kwankwaso-and-Peter-Obi-300x150.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Peter Obia" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Rabiu-Kwankwaso-and-Peter-Obi-300x150.jpg 300w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Rabiu-Kwankwaso-and-Peter-Obi-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Rabiu-Kwankwaso-and-Peter-Obi-768x384.jpg 768w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Rabiu-Kwankwaso-and-Peter-Obi-150x75.jpg 150w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Rabiu-Kwankwaso-and-Peter-Obi.jpg 1365w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>Former media aide to ex-President Muhammad Buhari, Bashir Ahmed, has asserted that Peter Obi is politically bigger than Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. Recall that both Peter Obi and Kwankwaso were presidential candidates in the 2023 general election on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), respectively. However, in a post […]</p>
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