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LABOUR SPIN CYCLE
It’s a happy new year for several senior Labour figures who have swapped positions in the party for lucrative jobs with lobbying firms.

HUNTER GATHERER
Lobbyist Edelman faces a problem with senior adviser and newly ennobled Baroness (Anji) Hunter if it wants to abide by industry codes of conduct.

WESTMINSTER WHISPERS
Tory Lord Hamilton called the Lords conduct committee a “kangaroo court” for suspending Lady Meyer for offensive comments. The defence? She was pissed!

SQUEAKY CLEANERS
The row around outsourced workers in civil service departments is escalating, with yet more strikes announced.

CALL ME, DAVE
Former PM and Greensill Capital lobbyist Lord (David) Cameron hasn’t struggled to find new work since his stint as foreign secretary ended in July.

TATE & VILE
Anyone disillusioned with the state of UK politics may be gladdened to know that a fresh new voice has entered the arena – influencer and self-described misogynist Andrew Tate!

SURGICAL BYPASS
The government’s Elective Reform Plan aims to increase NHS operations carried out in private hospitals – to the delight of private health figures.

HOUSING NEWS
What difference could the government’s Renters’ Rights Bill, which has just completed its passage through the Commons, make to homelessness?

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