Robert Peston
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What does inequality look like today and how is it shaped by digital capitalism? How might policy respond?
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So chuffed to be nominated for @RTS_media political journalist of the year along with the amazing @PaulBrandITV and my hero @BethRigby Really down to the sensational ITV news @itvpeston teams… so massive thanks @RachBradleyITV @ionanapier @lili_donlon and many more… twitter.com/RachBradleyITV…
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New report from Tax Policy Associates: publishers successfully lobbied to abolish VAT on ebooks in 2020, costing the taxpayer £200m, but kept the benefit for themselves. Ebook prices weren't cut, and we can prove it. taxpolicy.org.uk/ebooks/
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Sandi Toksvig warns Church of England against 'sacrificing LGBTQ+ people on the altar' | ITV News itv.com/news/2023-02-0…
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"The conflict of people's sexuality & their faith is real, it was real for me"
@RuthDavidsonPC shares how grappling with her faith and sexuality when younger led her to self harm
If you've been affected by these issues find help here: itv.com/advice/article…
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“I just got angry”
@sanditoksvig explains why she is so passionate about her campaign for marriage equality and greater LGBTQ+ acceptance in the Church of England
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“It’s not like rice... [equality] is not something you can just have enough of”
@sanditoksvig criticises the tone of debate around LGBTQ+ equality in the Anglican Church
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“Me and John McDonnell bosom buddies on policy who knew?!”
“Solidarity comrade!”
@RuthDavidsonPC and @johnmcdonnellMP react to a rare instance of clear agreement between them on the issue of scrapping the House of Lords
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Retweeted by Robert Peston Sandi Toksvig warns Church of England against 'sacrificing LGBTQ+ people on the altar' | ITV News itv.com/news/2023-02-0…
“We’ve got to get our defence industry geared onto a, more like, war footing”
Former National Security Adviser @LordRickettsP says that the UK needs to be able to produce resources that Ukraine can use immediately.
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Retweeted by Robert Peston "You might not like quite a lot of this, but it's going to happen, so get ready for it"
@johnmcdonnellMP describes how he engaged with officials from the Treasury and the Bank of England before the 2017 & 2019 General Elections, unlike Liz Truss before her mini-budget.
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Retweeted by Robert Peston “They think that if you invent a new name and appoint a new slate of Ministers the next day the organisation will be performing for you”
@LordRickettsP questions the effectiveness of Rishi Sunak’s plans to reorganise Government departments
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Retweeted by Robert Peston “I thought it was pretty bizarre… it was a strange combination of people that she was targeting”
Chairman of NatWest @HowardJDavies tells @Peston that Liz Truss’ arguments against the “left wing establishment” were “unpersuasive”
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Retweeted by Robert Peston “It may be quite like a long, shallow recession. It may be a bit like Southport beach where you can walk out a long, long way before you can actually swim”
Chair of NatWest @HowardJDavies says the government’s spending plans are like “no jam today, no jam tomorrow”.
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Retweeted by Robert Peston “It’s fruitless to say that Brexit isn’t in there, it is”
Chairman of NatWest @HowardJDavies explains that Brexit is undeniably in the mix of factors including, coronavirus and the energy crisis, that have negatively impacted the UK’s economic growth.
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Retweeted by Robert Peston Apologies for our lack of LIVE stream earlier. And it appears we weren't the only ones having issues...#TwitterDown👀
Fear not, plenty of content to fill your feed en route!
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Retweeted by Robert Peston If you are not watching #peston, do tune in now for @sanditoksvig on the Church of England’s refusal to allow gay marriage in church. She is touching and (of course) funny and compelling. @RuthDavidsonPC powerful too
Retweeted by Robert Peston “It is a make it or break it situation… not just for the independence of [Ukraine] but for the very existence of democracy’
Ukrainian MP @lesiavasylenko says the next three to six months are a crucial period for mobilisation in the conflict.
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Retweeted by Robert Peston “The economy is pretty flat”
Chair of NatWest @HowardJDavies tells @Peston that whilst business confidence and investment in the UK economy is weak, there is better news when it comes to consumer saving and spending patterns
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Retweeted by Robert Peston If you are not watching #peston, do tune in now for @sanditoksvig on the Church of England’s refusal to allow gay marriage in church. She is touching and (of course) funny and compelling. @RuthDavidsonPC powerful too
“Here we are almost a year in… with this massive escalation, still no fighter jets.”
Ukrainian MP @lesiavasylenko explains how despite asking Boris Johnson a year ago to close the skies and supply fighter jets, there has still been no action.
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Retweeted by Robert Peston “Does the PM understand how I feel?.. I think Sunak fails significantly on that”
@johnmcdonnellMP weighs up leadership polls and suggests Labour are doing better than the government, but concedes “I don’t think Keir has got there yet”
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Retweeted by Robert Peston “I can’t see any path to peace now, until the Ukrainian borders are secure.”
Former Shadow Chancellor @johnmcdonnellMP explains that the UK must support the supply of weapons in defence of Ukraine, but should be wary of any risks of escalation.
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Retweeted by Robert Peston “It’s not going to work, you can’t just hand over the keys”
Former National Security Adviser @LordRickettsP says if the UK gave its Typhoon jets to Ukraine, it would require an enormous amount of specialised maintenance, ground crews, and training.
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Retweeted by Robert Peston .@Peston: This backseat driving we've seen from Truss and Johnson, good or bad for Sunak?
@RuthDavidsonPC: That’s never going to be good for any leader.
The Former Scottish Conservatives Leader says the Party needs a vision to tell voters ahead of the next election.
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Retweeted by Robert Peston Tonight’s show gripping, if you care about where the economy is heading, whether we should send fighter jets to Ukraine and why bishops block gay marriage in church. @sanditoksvig @RuthDavidsonPC @johnmcdonnellMP @LordRickettsP and @NatWestGroup Davies all fascinating. ITV now
Retweeted by Robert Peston Tonight’s show gripping, if you care about where the economy is heading, whether we should send fighter jets to Ukraine and why bishops block gay marriage in church. @sanditoksvig @RuthDavidsonPC @johnmcdonnellMP @LordRickettsP and @NatWestGroup Davies all fascinating. ITV now
Joining @Peston & @AnushkaAsthana is comedian and broadcaster @sanditoksvig
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🫖Tea with Justin Welby
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🔵Sunak’s leadership
❌Strikes & the economy
💒Same-sex marriage
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Retweeted by Robert Peston Joining @Peston & @AnushkaAsthana is Chairman of @NatWestGroup, @HowardJDavies
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🏦High street banks
📉Inflation
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Retweeted by Robert Peston Joining @Peston & @AnushkaAsthana is @UKLabour's Former Shadow Chancellor, @johnmcdonnellMP
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🇺🇦Supporting Ukraine
💡Energy crisis
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✈️Fighter jets
🇷🇺Reparations from Russia
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Retweeted by Robert Peston Joining @Peston & @AnushkaAsthana is Former National Security Adviser, @LordRickettsP
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💼Government reshuffle
🔄Whitehall shake-up
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Retweeted by Robert Peston “Robert Peston to give 2023 Adam Smith Lecture in Kirkcaldy”. Or so it says in Fife Today fifetoday.co.uk/news/people/ro…
Lively #Peston tonight, on whether UK should send jets to Ukraine, Truss's & Johnson's backseat driving, health of economy, Church and gay marriage. @lesiavasylenko @sanditoksvig NatWest's chair Davies, @johnmcdonnellMP @RuthDavidsonPC and @LordRickettsP . 10.45 ITV, 9 here
Zelenskyy is putting huge moral and emotional pressure on UK government to supply modern jets to Ukraine
“The United Kingdom is marching with us towards the most important victory of our lifetime”. Zelenskyy to parliament #Zelenskyy #Parliament
Did somebody say caption contest?🤔
We did! Time to send in your best captions for this photo which was published earlier by the PM...
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Retweeted by Robert Peston Very proud to have two of ITV News’ top talents in the RTS final three for political journo of the year @PaulBrandITV and @AnushkaAsthana 👏 And in great company with formidable@BethRigbyy too. Fantastic to see political broadcasters recognised in their own right.2
Retweeted by Robert Peston media and sport secretary of state Oliver Dowden insisted on my show last week that Sharp's appointment was sound
Johnson obtain a substantial loan, weeks before he was appointed chair of the bbc. So the question stands whether the appointments process was fatally compromised by the fact that the appointments board did not know of this favour he did for Johnson. FWIW the then Culture,…
When Richard Sharp says he did not offer financial advice to the PM or arrange a loan for him, he appears to be using those words in the narrow literal sense of how those phrases are deployed at his former employer Goldman Sachs. But the BBC chairman here admits helping… twitter.com/kevinbrennanmp…
So reshuffle day is over in Westminster and we have *new* government departments!
But if it was up to you what new department would you create…?
All suggestions welcome, serious and silly!
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Retweeted by Robert Peston the economy at least, the political battle is firmly in the centre ground, for now at least
technology on the other. This is government as economic, industrial and environmental doers, which defines Sunak as a believer in the enabling state, in stark contrast to the minimalist vision of the role of the state set out yesterday by Truss. When it comes to...
What's interesting about the reorganisation of Whitehall announced by Sunak is that I presume Keir Starmer and Labour would approve of all of it, especially the creation of the departments for energy security and net zero on the one hand and for science innovation and...
having earned the position of science and tech Secretary of State, having campaigned for the creation of the dept for years.
State. In terms of who gets what, if @KemiBadenoch is appointed to Energy that would prove contentious, after she mooted she could favour a delay to the 2050 net zero target during her leadership campaign. George Freeman would be seen by some as…
signalled for some time as a priority. The business dept loses energy and re-gains trade (the DTI reborn). DCMS loses “digital” to the science and tech dept and returns to being simply Culture, Media and Sport. So there’s a new addition of one to the Secretaries of...
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