Patrick Baker

“The catastrophe is coming” Amid dire warnings of flood, fire and falling gargoyles, are MPs any closer to restoring Parliament? My new pod with @mariecgoldman @EdwardLeighGB @edvaizey @A_Meakin and tips from Canada from @politicoottawa’s @TaylorVaisey open.spotify.com/episode/4OenvD…

NEW ep Inside the battle for Labours oldest heartlands: Wales 🌹 First Minisher Eluned Morgan on the campaign trail 🟢 Plaid Cymru leader talks less on independence to eat up progressive voters 🎽Welsh Reform leader Dan Thomas starts to split from Farage w/ @danbloom1 Link ⬇️

You can listen to the pod version here, which captures the drastic changes to the national mood ... and asks what leaders will do about it politico.eu/podcast/westmi…

We interviewed 🔴 First Minister Eluned Morgan 🟢 Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth 🔵 Reform UK Welsh leader Dan Thomas Loads of intel on campaign tactics, secret manifesto-writing, huge unanswered policy questions & escaping Starmer & Farage's shadow politico.eu/article/uk-bri…

NEW: "What is the point in this party?" "We will have to start again" Labour insiders look down the barrel of defeat in Wales — and wonder what it will mean for their existence after 104 years I teamed up w @saschaosullivan for our long read and Westminster Insider podcast ⬇️

It was a pleasure to participate in POLITICO's weekly series, Westminster Insider, to give my view on the proposed 'Restoration and Renewal' of Parliament.

🚨Latest Pod on the battle to restore Parliament. Some lazy Sunday listening for anyone keen for a topic other than ww3 (but one which may also result in nuclear war here in Westminster)

“The catastrophe is coming” Amid dire warnings of flood, fire and falling gargoyles, are MPs any closer to restoring Parliament? My new pod with @mariecgoldman @EdwardLeighGB @edvaizey @A_Meakin and tips from Canada from @politicoottawa’s @TaylorVaisey open.spotify.com/episode/4OenvD…

The U.K. Parliament needs fixing. But the fight over how to repair this UNESCO World Heritage site has become a seemingly endless tale of division and delay. 🔗 politico.eu/article/uk-cat…

Edward Leigh: Anyone who has engaged with the restoration of parliament over the years "has eventually been driven insane" Can confirm.

I wrote about Parliament burning down in one of my books and honestly it barely felt like fiction. Yes, even beating the idea of a minister appearing before a select committee with a vibrating egg in their pants.

And read my piece here: politico.eu/article/uk-cat…

My Friday listening sorted 🔥🚒🧨😲

Regular reminder that the State visit was **checks notes** a complete waste of time

This is a great deep dive into what happened in “that” by-election- and how the Labour machine got outflanked by the greens. Chats with the main candidates and the inside story of a dramatic night. Via @saschaosullivan . Grab a weekend listen.

Keir Starmer's premiership is dying. And nobody knows how to save it — By election thumping has turbocharged debate on whether Labour should face right or left — Senior figures indicate no big reset beyond "change of emphasis" on the way — but ... PM appears safe, 'till May

Looks like it was a long night for Matt Goodwin.

Great poddy on the nuances of what just happened in Gorton and Denton and the stark implications for Labour’s electoral strategy from @saschaosullivan #byelection

Good to join @Geetagurumurthy just now on @BBCNews to discuss breaking news that Aussie PM @AlboMP backs removing Andrew from line of succession. All commonwealth “realms” need to agree. Lots more to come in @UKParliament this week on the subject of Andrew MBW.

⚡️ “PMs are completely set up to fail" Catch my latest insider pod on why our PMs now last as long as Spurs managers!exNo10 aides @MrLeeCain @James___Lyons Katie Perrior + @b_judah Historians David Runciman of @PPFIdeas pod + @AnthonySeldon @jillongovt open.spotify.com/episode/1LTb12…