Well Plaid

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : SUBSCRIBE to the POLITICO newsletter family: Brussels Playbook | London Playbook | London Playbook PM | Playbook Paris | EU Election Playbook | Berlin Playbook | Global Playbook | POLITICO Confidential | Sunday Crunch
56% : | EU Influence | London Influence | Berlin Bulletin |
53% : SW1 EVENTS: Campaign group Best for Britain presents findings from a report into public attitudes to Brexit based on YouGov polling of more than 4,000 respondents (12 p.m., online) ... and the UCL Constitution Unit is hosting an event asking whether the government's electoral reforms go far enough, with guests including Labour MP Cat Smith (1 p.m., online).
51% : CALLING IT: The Guardian's Lobby team went over the top last night and wrote what many in Westminster suspect -- that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering a manifesto-busting hike to income tax in order to plug the fiscal black hole.
51% : BEYOND THE M25 IN POLL POSITION: Catherine Connolly, a left-wing critic of NATO and EU, is poised to become Ireland's next president as voting opens today.
49% : The Care Quality Commission's annual audit of the health and social care system warns that services remain poorly joined up and under immense strain, as the government prepares for a shift from hospital to community care.
49% : The Daily Telegraph: 'Stop the show trials for veterans.' The Guardian: Reeves 'discussing an increase to income tax' in November budget.
48% : At last night's gathering of EU leaders in Brussels, De Wever played spoiler and refused to endorse a leaders' statement that would have given a preliminary, political green light to the idea of using €140 billion in frozen Russian assets as the basis for a "reparation loan" for Ukraine.
47% : The i Paper: Reeves in talks on 1p income tax rise -- risking Labour manifesto pledge to fill £30bn hole.
46% : The paper reports that Reeves is "in active discussions" about breaking the pledge not to raise income tax, citing three sources close to the budget process.
46% : The Cabinet Office is unable to manage the outsourced administration of the 1.7 million-member civil service pension scheme, says the Public Accounts Committee ... and the Environmental Audit Committee warns that government plans to limit carbon emissions from the aviation sector as it greenlights the expansion of major airports are "insufficient" and could put net zero delivery in "serious jeopardy." ON COMMITTEE CORRIDOR:
46% : FRIDAY EU Confidential: POLITICO's Gregorio Sorgi breaks down why lending €140 billion in frozen Russian assets is so difficult, while host Sarah Wheaton chats with colleagues on the ground at the European Council summit to hear the latest on how debates over climate, sanctions and deregulations played out.
40% : Chopper's Political Podcast: Host Christopher Hope interviews Conservative MP Robbie Moore and Labour MP Natalie Fleet on the grooming gangs scandal, and chats with former Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt about why Conservative Remainers who delivered Brexit are the "real heroes." The Rundown: Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Helen Morgan, ReState's Rosie Beacon and the King's Fund Siva Anandaciva join host Alain Tolhurst to assess whether the NHS is ready for another winter crisis.
39% : Thanks for that: If Reeves fancies blaming any tax rises on Liz Truss, you'll be shocked to hear the former PM ain't a fan of that argument.
37% : Two more UKIP/Brexit Party MEPs made "strikingly similar statements" criticizing Ukraine in the European Parliament, after joining Nathan Gill -- the former Reform leader in Wales who pled guilty to eight counts of bribery for making pro-Russia statements -- on a trip paid for by pro-Russia interests, the Observer's Cat Neilan reports.
23% : Secretary of State Marco Rubio said it was "potentially threatening" to the peace deal recently secured between Hamas and Israel.
22% : HITTING OUT: U.S. Vice President JD Vance said a vote by Israel's parliament backing the annexation of the West Bank was a "very stupid political stunt."

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