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Tamara Cohen

@tamcohen

Sky News Political Correspondent

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calendar_today05-07-2010 22:44:21

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This morning, Liz Kendall told MPs that the government's welfare reforms are 'in the right place' now. This afternoon, some of the MPs who helped get them 'in the right place' are suspended...

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BREAKING: Three Labour MPs - Brian Leishman, Chris Hinchliff and Neil Duncan-Jordan - have been suspended for repeated breaches of discipline. Sky's @TamCohen says these MPs were active in the rebellion against the government's welfare reforms. Live ➡️ trib.al/s9wHttz

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Four MPs including Rachael Maskell have lost the whip. We believe that's all the government are planning. And three more Labour MPs have had their roles as trade envoys removed: Rosena Allin Khan Bell Ribeiro-Addy Mohammed Yasin

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Diane Abbott now says she doesn’t regret this letter - about Jewish people experiencing “prejudice” like redheads. She apologised at the time for “anguish” caused and claimed it was a draft sent in error. But has now doubled down. Very different to what’s going on with the

Diane Abbott now says she doesn’t regret this letter - about Jewish people experiencing “prejudice” like redheads. She apologised at the time for “anguish” caused and claimed it was a draft sent in error. 
But has now doubled down.
Very different to what’s going on with the
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Diane Abbott gave a statement to BBC Newsnight saying it is obvious this Labour leadership wants me out”. Treasury minister James Murray told us: “It's not true that the Labour leadership wants her out. What's happened is that she's made these comments and she's been

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This is Diane Abbott's 2023 public apology for the "anguish" caused by her "initial draft" - for which she said "there is no excuse"

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As some MPs on the left defend Abbott, Labour MP David Taylor MP tells me: “I’ve long thought Diane Abbott shouldn't be a member of our Party due to her appalling positions on everything from Bosnia to Syria. “As the Jewish Labour Movement have said, antisemitism targets Jews

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Tory reshuffle as it stands: James Cleverly ➡️ Shadow Housing (shadowing Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner) 🏠 Kevin Hollinrake ➡️ Party Chairman 🔵🌳 Stuart Andrew ➡️ Shadow Health 🏥 Nigel Huddleston ➡️ Shadow Culture, Media and Sport 🎭⚽️

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NEW Screen time crackdown for under-16s to tackle "compulsive" scrolling is on the way, tech sec Peter Kyle tells me. Two-hour curfews are being considered, with announcement expected later this year. In interview, he says: *Parents shouldn't feel they have to be "ripping

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The government is considering a two-hour curfew for some apps and limits on which time of day children can use social media. The measures could be part of a crack down on screen time for under-16s. Sky's Tamara Cohen reports. trib.al/aVn53Yy 📺 Sky 501 & YT

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Good to see this from Peter Kyle -  on Tues in response to Mumsnet users' concerns he told me that he's "deeply concerned" about addictive apps for kids & wants to "get cracking" on this stuff - "lots of conversations" going on between him & the PM about it.

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Interesting Govt briefing to Tamara Cohen on a new Code of Practice on addictive design features. However Peter Kyle appears to be suggesting more largely performative measures, rather committing to the decisive fix of the #OnlineSafetyAct that civil society is urging Molly Rose Foundation