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WHY are we paying for this woman’s helicopter to a race course? WHY?

@PippaCrerar So is the 'after 40 years' from now, or do the previous 40 years count as my freeholder has already collected the ground rent? And does it reset if I sell? Is it per property or per leasehold owner?

NEW: Ground rents paid to freeholders on properties in England & Wales to be capped after Keir Starmer overruled Treasury concerns about impact on institutional investors.  The cap will be set at £250 a year for each property, and change to a “peppercorn” sum after 40 years. Legislation will also ban new leasehold flats while existing leaseholders will get right to switch to commonhold to give greater control over properties. Angela Rayner, former deputy prime minister, had urged PM in not to water down plans amid concerns, while dozens of Labour MPs had threatened to rebel.

@AvaSantina Continually? Continuously I think. Please feed back.

The girls over at Hansard are working SPEEDY today

@PolitlcsUK Farage is a fraud. I've always thought so, this quote of a quote proves it.

🚨 WATCH: Nigel Farage thanks Kemi Badenoch for the "latest Christmas present I've ever had" in handing him Robert Jenrick "on a plate" "You've really done more than anybody in history to help realign the centre right of British politics"

Jenrick is a fraud. I’ve alway thought so, this quote proves it.

@NadineDorries Rich coming from the same author who's book The Plot was based mainly on anecdotes, assertions and anonymous sources claiming various back room political controversy and sensational on goings in Westminster. But yeh, let's not believe some asshat left something on the printer.

FWIW I am VERY suspicious of the whole ‘speech on a photocopier’ story and I won’t believe it until I see it. I’m not sure anyone else should, either.

Life comes at you fast when you're a Telegraph reader....

Was it when Spock’s brain got stolen? When Scotty buried a Klingon ship in Tribbles? When Crusher hooked up with a ghost candle? Or when Tom Paris ranted about pepperoni pizza then had salamander babies with Janeway? Star Trek’s always been silly, just like it’s always been woke.

@MartinSLewis Yes. But they should dub their voices in the same way they used to do with Gerry Adams.

Today's Poll: Should the BBC show the already filmed, and paid for, series of Masterchef involving Greg Wallace?

@SophyRidgeSky Yes. The Kobayashi Maru test is passable. But only by redefining the parameters. Which is probably excellent advice for the Chancellor who keeps harping on about her these fiscal rules no one cares about or really understands what she's on about!

Have you heard of Kobayashi Maru?!

Opened the show talking about Star Trek’s Kobayashi Maru in relation to the fiscal rules #ThingsIneverthoughtIwouldsayontelevision Blame @Morkins

@inquisitor111 @BeeNetwork We wanted to see the best pantographs in the world....

@PaulGwilliamson @BeeNetwork Hi. It's the collector on top of the tram that draws the current from the overhead line.

🚋 Due to a damaged pantograph causing an overhead line fault in the City Centre, an amended service pattern is in place across the network. 🚌 Tickets and passes are being accepted on all Bee Network bus services and some rail services. Find out more: beenetwork.com/city-centre-di…

Three things guaranteed in life: Death, taxes, and the Tories fumbling any chance of being an opposition.

@MartinSLewis Hmm. I remember when Martin Lewis used to just want to save you a couple of quid from your utility bills or bag a 2 for 1 ticket at Alton Towers and now in this dystopian world he's asking if dictatorship or democracy is best. What an age we live in!

Today's Poll: How much do you value living in a democracy? In a theoretical choice would you go for - 'More, no democracy': happier living in undemocratic society if it made you wealthier - 'Less, in democracy': prefer to live in a democracy even with less wealth Vote split by age

Today's podcast is brought to you from Birmingham ahead of The News Agents Live On Stage show! 🎤 Some special but unexpected guests dropped by as we recorded. @maitlis | @jonsopel | @lewis_goodall

We're continuing our work at #Didsbury along the #Mersey, listen to Nigel Glasgow, explain more 📢 Check your flood risk and sign up for warnings: gov.uk/flood

Why oh why is my @MinimalistPhone home page snowing today?! 1) it's like 12 degrees out, practically balmy here in UK, and 2) it's not very minimalist!

@JeremyVineOn5 What about if we put a nice plaque on that Tube line that we named after her that cost billions of pounds and that can be a nice memorial for her. And then the money could be used for creating a discretionary winter fuel allowance scheme for this year?

Should we spend £46m on a memorial for the late Queen? Leading artists and architects are being asked to put forward ideas for a national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II. Is that a waste of public funds?

@guyshrubsole @DefraGovUK @DailyMirror @Grahamhiscott @Otto_English @SteveReedMP @CarolineLucas @Samfr @PickardJE @DanielZeichner @RachelReevesMP @campbellclaret 270,000 acres is approximately equivalent to 153,409 football pitches. Thats a lot of "farm land" for one Duke to own.

REVEALED: Just 2,500 farms own a QUARTER of the farmland in England Startling new stats I obtained from @DefraGovUK & shared with @DailyMirror show how unequal land ownership is in this country Large landowners must pay their fair share of tax 🧵1/ mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…