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Grimsby, once Europe's biggest fishing port, voted 70% for Brexit. But now voters say Brexit was rhetoric and broken promises. “The fishing industry in the UK is smaller than the lawnmower industry,” says Patrick Salmon. “Nobody gives a toss, really.” bloomberg.com/features/2023-…

Labour needs to claw back support in Scotland to secure a UK majority. The mood on the ground suggests the task is tougher than opinion polls show. Our deep dive on Labour’s strategy to win back its former heartland w/Alastair Reed maddie parker bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Scoop: UK weighs slashing benefits in real terms to free up cash for tax cuts next year Hunt considers lifting benefits in line with projected lower inflation figures for next year vs September CPI +early talks on whether to tinker w/pensions triple lock bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

How Vladimir Putin pushed Keir Starmer to seek power as Labour leader. For new readers, an introduction to the man who could be the next UK prime minister via Alex Wickham and me bloomberg.com/news/features/…

NEW: Labour Leader Keir Starmer has a mountain to climb ahead of the next election, facing double the challenge that confronted Blair ahead of the '97 landslide & high polling may not be what it seems Full story (no paywall) & CHART THREAD Bloomberg UK bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Braverman out, Cameron in. And all before 10am on a Monday. All the latest here on Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Alex Wickham Kitty Donaldson and team

Coming up on R4 Week in Westminster.. - Rwanda plans with Robert Buckland - Who is the real Rishi Sunak Margot James Peter Cardwell - Foreign policy dilemmas Sophia Gaston Stewart Wood - the role of GB News Professor Lis Howell Christopher Hope📝 11am Sat or podcast 📻

NEW: Bloomberg UK Saturday read — Rishi Sunak suffered his worst week as PM and now faces the nightmare prospect of a Brexit-style split on the ECHR, his own supporters fear — How his migration policy imploded after a year of internal disagreements >>>> bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Westminster right now

Jeremy Hunt embraces tax cuts in an election-geared autumn statement, but is warned they will barely dent the economic strain felt by Britons as he stores up spending trouble for the next government. Our latest take here bloomberg.com/news/articles/… with Joe Mayes & Bloomberg UK team

On the morning of the government's investment summit, Starmer and Reeves held their own breakfast event for senior business figures who were keen to meet them while in town. Story with Katherine Griffiths Bloomberg UK bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Boris Johnson begins two-day evidence to Covid inquiry: - apologises for 'pain and loss' of victims & families - says government 'may have made mistakes' while trying to balance harms - did government response lead to excess deaths? 'I'm not sure' bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

'We should let this rip a bit' 'They've had a good innings' Johnson defends his comments in 2020, saying he was challenging consensus in meetings with scientists and acting as 'layperson.' 'My position was that you had to save human life at all ages'

New: How a growing backlog of cases in UK crown courts is leaving victims waiting years for justice. In-depth look at the psychological toll on survivors of sexual assault and a court & prison system bursting at the seams. With Katharine Gemmell @eamonfarhat bloomberg.com/news/features/…

While the brilliant Ellen Milligan is away in Brussels, I'll be in Westminster covering her beat for the next two months. Anyone who wants to talk trade, business or energy, give me a shout!

📊🗳️NEW DATA: Older, Richer, Whiter: The Voters Deciding Next UK Leader Bloomberg UK analysis show Keir Starmer must also win places with more homeowners & are more likely to be White to reach power Emily Ashton Full story NO PAYWALL & thread of key charts bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-…