Natasha Clark

Excl: Former NFL player @EfeObadaUK tells me about navigating England's care sector as a teenager with his younger sister, his struggle to find a home where he belonged, and how American football saved him from falling through the cracks. Now he's retired at 34 to pursue his 'true calling' of helping others on the same path

A real pleasure of an interview

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Excl: Victim in Tony Vaughan bullying case speaks to @LBC

She claims he was a horrible boss, created a toxic culture and worries about misogyny. He denies those claims. She’s taking him to an employment tribunal over her dismissal and tells me none of this would have happened if he’d apologised and taken responsibility many months ago

Full story 👇

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Shabana Mahmood says immigration reforms are 'fair' - but can't say how much money it would save @LBC

"The cohort that was most likely to fall upon the state, that is to say care workers not working in the care sector, so not fulfilling the terms of their visa, they will not be able to settle at 5 years.

"And instead, they'll get a second chance for another 5-year visa within the care sector to make the contribution they originally came to make.

"That does save billions.”

She defended the rules applying at the point of application for ILR, not when someone enters the country: "It is an important principle. It's been upheld by our courts that the rules that apply to people are the rules at the point of decision for their application, not the rules that were in effect when they came into the country."

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Publication day! Very pleased to contribute to the geeky @IainDale edited 'American Presidential Election campaigns', which you can now actually buy, in actual shops?!

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Interesting bit in Chancellor interview with @NickFerrariLBC @LBC

•Suggests we don't necessarily need to go back into the EU/single market to have stronger growth: "I don't actually accept that. I mean, it's been— it's certain Brexit has certainly hit our level of growth. It's certainly hit our level of trade. But we had a referendum. We're out of the European Union. The challenge for me now is how do we make the best of an economy which this year has proved remarkably resilient. It’s confounded the forecasters”.

Also:

•Promises welfare reform in a “Labour way” as “crude benefit cuts” are a “pressure too far” when households are “suffering”

•Britain must build data centres to be “sovereign, secure, and in charge of our own AI future” – but they must produce “community benefit” and protect water supplies

•Early election – Andy Burnam has “entirely ruled one out for next year” and Kemi Badenoch talking “complete rubbish”

•Confirms council taxpayers – not landlords – will receive the £100 energy payment