Sienna Rodgers

EXCL: My interview with Ed Miliband, the cover of our Labour conference edition, who talks about:

— why Keir Starmer had to go and why “we were right to make the change”
— the ex-PM’s future in foreign policy
— Burnham’s culture reset in government
— what he and the new PM have learnt on their political journeys
— David Miliband’s advice on the new job
— sanctions: Radio 4’s “slightly unfortunate” interview, his late mum’s influence and being a “resilient idealist”

politicshome.com/news/article/e…

NEW: I’ve made a second baby, my biggest one yet!

Clara Mirabelle was born yesterday at 39 weeks weighing 6lbs 14oz. (Took aspirin to prevent severe preeclampsia and restricted growth this time. 10/10, would recommend.)

She seems like a great personality so far, very cute and chill, a big drinker.

So, while I make this very modest contribution to resisting the birth rate crisis, I’m taking some maternity leave – see all you Westminster people on the other side!

How can you feel OK paying a Mexican woman to be pregnant, get a C-section and express milk for a baby she doesn’t get to keep? How is this being presented as socially acceptable? thetimes.com/article/4e09e5…

Nightbitch was one of the best films of that year

Glad the dangers of screen time at school has hit the headlines today. At local primary schools I’ve seen massive screens in the classrooms – from reception! – that pupils are free to play games on, and huge containers full of tablets for the pupils to use during the day. Bonkers.

My piece from earlier this year features mums and health professionals fighting edtech, and the problems with the new development of conducting the reception baseline assessment on a screen: politicshome.com/news/article/e…