London Playbook

Good afternoon. This is Andrew McDonald. HOUSEKEEPING NOTE: This is the last Playbook PM of 2024 — your author and Monday-Thursday scribe Emilio Casalicchio are taking a …

Good Friday morning. This is Dan Bloom. Stay tuned to find out which MP had a cameo in “Teletubbies.” DRIVING THE DAY KEIR’S PEERS APPEAR NEAR: A …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. THURSDAY CHEAT SHEET — Keir Starmer skipped off for Christmas meaning he won’t have to answer for the gaggle of new …

Good Thursday morning. This is Dan Bloom. DRIVING THE DAY THE LAST FLOOD: A final deluge of pre-recess news will hit SW1 today before MPs gallop home …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. WEDNESDAY CHEAT SHEET — Keir Starmer will convene his Cabinet in the next hour — after a grueling last PMQs of …

BREAKING: In the last few minutes the Office for National Statistics has released inflation data for November. Read the numbers here. Good Wednesday morning. This is Stefan …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. TUESDAY CHEAT SHEET — Ministers did the thing Labour used to berate the Tories for and slipped a load of bad …

Good Tuesday morning. This is Stefan Boscia. DRIVING THE DAY LAST DAY OF THE HOLIDAYS: The prime minister is in Estonia today for the second day of …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. MONDAY CHEAT SHEET — Ministers faced down accusations from Tories about foot-dragging on an anti-espionage scheme. — The alleged Chinese agent …

Good Monday morning. This is Sam Blewett. DRIVING THE DAY NO TIME TO FLY: Keir Starmer will face fresh questions today over his efforts to get closer …

Good afternoon. This is Andrew McDonald. FRIDAY’S CHEAT SHEET — The Cabinet is fighting! — Sort of: Wes Streeting and Ed Miliband disagree about the 2013 vote …

Good Friday morning. This is Dan Bloom. DRIVING THE DAY TGIF: Another day, another print-out-and-keep “mission” plan you can use to define the new government’s success or …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. THURSDAY CHEAT SHEET — The big Labour housing announcement descended into a row about … immigration. — London and the south …

IMAGINE THAT HANDSHAKE: Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to his inauguration, “multiple sources” told CBS News’ Jennifer Jacobs overnight. She reckons Xi — whom …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio in the press seats of the House of Lords, with help from Esther Webber. WEDNESDAY CHEAT SHEET — Lords are chatting …

Good Wednesday morning. This is Sam Blewett. DRIVING THE DAY IT’S ROUGH, JUSTICE: Shabana Mahmood is back brandishing a long(er)-term plan to solve the overcrowding crisis in …

Good afternoon. TUESDAY CHEAT SHEET — Rachel Reeves pushed back against critics skeptical of her government savings plans who have heard it all before. — Reform’s new …

PARISH NEWS: Patrick Baker has joined POLITICO as a host of the Westminster Insider podcast. He’ll be teaming up with Sascha O’Sullivan to present your weekly glimpse …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio in the press seats of the House of Commons. MONDAY CHEAT SHEET — Keir Starmer going “cap in hand” (as he …

Good Monday morning. This is Stefan Boscia. DRIVING THE DAY NOW WHAT? Keir Starmer will spend his day speaking to some of the Middle East’s most powerful …