Sky News Breakfast Political Correspondent ☕️🍳| Join us 6-10am Mon-Thur 🌅🐧🪱| Got a story? DMs are open or email me on mhari.aurora@sky.uk 📧https://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3lknbc3xz2c2aCabinet minister Pat McFadden asked if there could be government resignations over the plans to slash the welfare budget. He tells Sky News: “I don’t see why there should be. As the party of work, the party of labour, we want to do everything we can to support people who could work get into work.”18 Mar 2025 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknbc3xz2c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3lkknk42zik2vGovernment doubling down on the moral and economic case for cutting the welfare bill. Treasury minister Emma Reynolds tells Sky News that Labour “must reform the system according to our values”. She insists “there is dignity in work” and that “something has gone seriously wrong” under the Tories17 Mar 2025 07:38 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkknk42zik2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3lk63sw3vn22kUK govt response to US steel and aluminium tariffs is to keep calm and carry on. Treasury minister James Murray tells Sky News tariffs “have landed in the middle of negotiations” on trade deal with US and those negotiations are ongoing. He insists a trade agreement would eliminate tariffs for the UK [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Mar 2025 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk63sw3vn22khttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3lk3ojoor3s2rAs clarification on Abu Wadee case - he is due to appear at Manchester magistrates court 10am today. The suggestion has been he cannot be deported as he is from Palestine - a live conflict zone. However Govt sources tell me they don’t know where Abu Wadee is from, so can’t rule out deporting him.11 Mar 2025 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk3ojoor3s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3lk3oe5z53c2rNEW: Interestingly both Labour AND the Conservatives appear to be blaming the civil service for waving through the Sentencing Council’s guidelines saying it’s necessary to give minorities, pregnant women, trans people and young people pre-sentence reports.11 Mar 2025 08:43 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk3oe5z53c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3ljp5w3ybk22yJustice row rumbling on this morning- here’s lay of the land so far👇🏽 Sentencing Council is advising it is necessary that judges do pre-sentence reports (PSR) on the following people: - ethnic, cultural and faith minorities - transgender people - adults age 18-25 - pregnant women - mothers of babies06 Mar 2025 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljp5w3ybk22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3ljmigjpaek2kDespite a shiny announcement from Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood this morning on increasing the number of days crown court judges are sitting, she told Sky News this morning it wouldn’t be enough to bring down the courts backlog, and that she expects the backlog to increase even further.05 Mar 2025 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljmigjpaek2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3ljjycvcroc2lGovt position remains unchanged regarding brokering peace in Ukraine. This is the Government response to US pausing aid to Ukraine:04 Mar 2025 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljjycvcroc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3ljjxs423ns2lUkrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko calls US pausing aid to Ukraine a “catastrophe” - “This means thousands of people will die.” He goes on to say: “Zelenskyy should do everything he can to get out of this”, including apologising, saying Zelenskyy should “think about not running again for president.”04 Mar 2025 07:44 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljjxs423ns2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3ljhhdnptks2uNEW: UK Defence minister Luke Pollard has just told Sky News: “That’s not government policy”, in response to UK Ambassador Peter Mandelson saying Ukraine should be the first to commit to a ceasefire 👀03 Mar 2025 07:44 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljhhdnptks2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3lj2yycuqtc27NEW: Defence Secretary John Healey tells Sky News: • Spending 2.5% of GDP on Defence is “ironclad” but wouldn’t give a specific year the uk would get to 3% if Labour wins the next election. He said it was to send “a signal to the US that Europe will do more of the heavy lifting”.26 Feb 2025 08:55 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj2yycuqtc27https://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3livp4yigxk2eMorning all… today marks three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Zelenskyy has said he would be willing to step down as leader if that is the price of lasting peace for his country.24 Feb 2025 06:15 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3livp4yigxk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3lilrmmlxcc2tPM response to Trump calling Zelenskyy a dictator and accusing Ukraine of starting war:“The Prime Minister expressed his support for Zelenskyy as Ukraine’s democratically elected leader and said that it was perfectly reasonable to suspend elections during war time as the UK did during World War II.”20 Feb 2025 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lilrmmlxcc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3lih24s3wic2bExtraordinary interview conducted by Wilfred Frost on @news.sky.com with Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge👇🏽 Cartlidge urges Labour to increase defence spending and “get on with it” - but appears to be in denial about who’s been setting the defence budget for the past 14 years…18 Feb 2025 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lih24s3wic2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3lifbxme5wc2bA pleasure chatting to @matt-forde.bsky.social for this week’s episode of The Political Party podcast. We talk Westminster news broadcasting and the challenges of covering politics in 2025, Donald Trump, not fitting in, and my backup career if it all goes to pot! 🤪 https://open.spotify.com/episode/2aDeGiyy1QG0B9JtyfeHxI?si=8APJTTFmR0-xQxpEcqZdcw17 Feb 2025 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lifbxme5wc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3lhh4l5h3ns2sIt has been an honour and a privilege to work with you @kayburley.bsky.social and to learn from the best in the business. From singing Tina Turner live on air, to eating sausage rolls and drinking champagne at 9am - mornings really won’t be the same without you 🤍 (I’m not crying, I promise!🥺😭)05 Feb 2025 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhh4l5h3ns2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3lgx4etvewc2fNEW: Chancellor Rachel Reeves tells me on @news.sky.com she wants to see “shovels in the ground in this parliament” to build Heathrow airport’s third runway30 Jan 2025 08:55 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgx4etvewc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3lgwpp4yhr22bVice President JD Vance reacts to the awful news coming out of DC, he posts on X: “Please say a prayer for everyone involved in the mid-air collision near Reagan airport this evening. We're monitoring the situation, but for now let's hope for the best.”30 Jan 2025 05:08 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgwpp4yhr22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3lgwphjqrn22bBREAKING: An American Airlines passenger plane carrying 60 passengers and 4 crew has collided with a US army helicopter carrying 3 crew over Washington DC. Both aircrafts are in the Potomac River as a search and rescue operation is underway. President Trump calls it a “terrible accident”.30 Jan 2025 05:04 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgwphjqrn22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3lgwpp4yhr22bVice President JD Vance reacts to the awful news coming out of DC, he posts on X: “Please say a prayer for everyone involved in the mid-air collision near Reagan airport this evening. We're monitoring the situation, but for now let's hope for the best.”30 Jan 2025 05:08 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgwpp4yhr22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3lgwphjqrn22bBREAKING: An American Airlines passenger plane carrying 60 passengers and 4 crew has collided with a US army helicopter carrying 3 crew over Washington DC. Both aircrafts are in the Potomac River as a search and rescue operation is underway. President Trump calls it a “terrible accident”.30 Jan 2025 05:04 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgwphjqrn22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3le2pirnqrk2wHello from the Sky News Westminster office on Christmas Eve! Join us for some festive cheer with a light dusting of politics for good measure 🎄🤶🏽24 Dec 2024 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3le2pirnqrk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3lckujdkndk2eNEW: Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride tells lobby journalists the Tory party has a “long way to go to get back into political contention”. He says it must become credible, focused on what matters to people, and to have some big offers for younger voters - unlike at the 2024 election 🗳️05 Dec 2024 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lckujdkndk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3lchnuzalj22mNEW: Newly appointed Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander tells Sky News that govt needs to have a mature relationship with trade unions and that a reset is required. She tells @kayburley.bsky.social unions must be respected but that “robust discussions” will be had, especially on productivity 🚂04 Dec 2024 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lchnuzalj22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mhariaurora.bsky.social/post/3lbrzjbb7sk2qSo I learned something awful about Gareth today… Who else is in favour of me sending a Christmas tree to Gareth’s house on December 1st??🎄🎁25 Nov 2024 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:d6gez4dj4sued2qeimpp2da2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrzjbb7sk2q