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NEW: Labour has upped the price of its party conference business day to £5,000, ⁦John Johnston⁩ reports in London Influence

Remember Reform UK's membership counter? Looks like it's currently ticking downwards ... two screenshots from 1.37pm and 1.58pm attached

🎙️NEW ep. When politicians fight the law and the law wins (a la Mike Amesbury) 🐝@sean_kemp on 7 foot bees & Chris Huhne 🟡 Fergus Mutch on being a witness in the Salmond trial 🇫🇷 Marion Solletty on Sarkozy & Le Pen trials 🇺🇸Michael Martins & @SarahBSmithVA on Trump's courtroom days

🌐 EXC: Dozens of security projects costing around half a billion are in limbo ahead of the Spring Statement's cuts. At least 35, including flagship counter-terrorism schemes, are set to end this month. Some face the axe unless departments can find the money. 👇

Plenty of MPs get freebie tickets to football matches, but suspect Oliver Dowden getting flown stateside to watch San Diego FC may clock in as the most costly. The trip - funded by businessman Mohamed Mansour - cost a whopping £12k according to MP register of interests...

Conservative peer Lord McColl of Dulwich flexing over the length of his speech in the House of Lords...

New - views in the SNP are shifting on nuclear weapons … slowly And it’s causing a divide of views (obvs), as Noah Keate and I report Read here: politico.eu/article/scotla…

British politics is wide open to foreign cash. From registered companies to unincorporated associations, UK political finance is more littered with loopholes. politico.eu/article/elon-m…

Between handing out redundancies and being a pro-gamer, Elon Musk has less time now to meet his ambitions of meddling in British politics. Luckily, I've pulled together a guide to all the top loopholes to make the task easier. politico.eu/article/elon-m…

💰 This is excellent — written with humor but deadly serious. All the loopholes allowing rich foreigners to influence British politics.

CASH FOR NO ACCESS? Labour running 6 events in new "Growth and Innovation" series with tickets for first event priced at £5,000. But purchasing a ticket doesn't guarantee a spot. Presumably they'll give refunds to those who don't make the cut, but that ain't in the small print.

This is fascinating by John Johnston on the government's "New Media Unit" — Hiring spree — All those govt posts on TikTok — TikToker interviewing the PM — Influencers invited into No10 to swap notes ... — ... But told to sign a non-disclosure agreement politico.eu/newsletter/pol…

How Britain lost respect for its veterans politico.eu/article/britai…

🔬🎙️NEW: Westminster Insider: "How to run your Cabinet" with ex-Cab Mins David Owen, Malcom Rifkind, Clare Short, ex-No10 advisor Cleo Watson ex-HMT spad Sonia Khan + Michael Cockerell Patrick Maguire Luke Sullivan w/insight into Keir's cabinet&style open.spotify.com/episode/524grq…

EXC: How an EU company supplied advanced tech for Putin's surveillance state — even after waves of sanctions came into force — through a network of subsidiaries. My latest for POLITICOEurope politico.eu/article/german…

Dived into what's going on with Charles III and his very British power play as he wades into U.S./ Canada rows. We reveal Mark Carney's bro is running Kensington Palace, and why there might be maple syrup on the menu when Donald Trump comes to town. politico.eu/article/uk-us-…

NEW: Tory shadow minister for AI takes second job with AI firm. Comes amid ongoing scrutiny over peers' outside interests. Baroness Jenny Jones said the crossover between the Tory peer's parliament brief and new advisory gig is "particularly egregious". politico.eu/article/tories…

🎙️ NEW ep. A boozy lunch with the legend behind Politics Live Jo Coburn as she moves on from her spot behind that famous desk. Have a listen to the best – and worst – rows. And how moderating that show week in and week out, gave Jo an *actual* injury POLITICOEurope

People inside government have expressed frustration with Rachel Reeves’ inability to construct a political narrative to sell tens of billions of cuts this year. I write today that she needs to find a purpose for her prudence. Via POLITICOEurope politico.eu/article/rachel…

🎙️NEW ep: what’s the point of political satire? (If you need a bit of light) With co-creator of Yes Minister Jonathan Lynn Sketchwriters John Crace and Madeline Grant Cartoonist Matt Cartoons Fake MP Rosie Holt Former MP Michael Fabricant 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇦 Ed Davey Andrew Hunter Murray