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Caitlin Doherty

Caitlin is a reporter at PoliticsHome having previously written for The Yorkshire Post and PA.

What Do The Tory Right Actually Want On Rwanda?
Home affairs
By Caitlin Doherty
What Do The Tory Right Actually Want On Rwanda?
Rishi Sunak had hoped to keep the right and moderate wings of his party happy with his emergency legislation designed to enact the government’s plans to forcibly deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Foreign Office Says Russian Intelligence Targeted MPs and Lords With 'Cyber Interference'
Home affairs
By Caitlin Doherty
Foreign Office Says Russian Intelligence Targeted MPs and Lords With "Cyber Interference"
A foreign office minister has told the House of Commons that Russian intelligence services are believed to be responsible for "cyber interference" on MPs and other influential figures that have intended to “meddle in British politics”.
Rwanda Wouldn't Agree To Migrant Deal 'Without Lawful Behaviour By The UK'
Home affairs
By Caitlin Doherty
Rwanda Wouldn't Agree To Migrant Deal "Without Lawful Behaviour By The UK"
Rwanda has said it would not have been able to continue with the deal to allow the UK to forcibly deport asylum seekers to the African country unless the UK complied with "lawful behaviour".
Visa Salary Threshold Raised To £38,700 In New Measures To Lower Legal Migration
Home affairs
By Caitlin Doherty
Visa Salary Threshold Raised To £38,700 In New Measures To Lower Legal Migration
Home Secretary James Cleverly has announced that the salary threshold for visas will be raised to nearly £40,000, and care workers will no longer be able to bring dependents to the UK in efforts to bring down legal migration numbers.
Lords Vow To Fight Attempts For Rwanda Plans To Bypass Human Rights Laws
Home affairs
By Caitlin Doherty
Lords Vow To Fight Attempts For Rwanda Plans To Bypass Human Rights Laws
Lords could “fight very hard” any attempt by the government to bypass human rights laws with their new Rwanda legislation, a peer has warned.
Rishi Sunak Tells COP28 Climate Politics Is 'Close To Breaking Point'
Environment
By Caitlin Doherty
Rishi Sunak Tells COP28 Climate Politics Is "Close To Breaking Point"
Rishi Sunak has said “climate politics is close to breaking point” and that targets must be reached in a way that “doesn’t burden working people,” as he defended his decision earlier this year to relax some net zero policies.
Alistair Darling Praised For “Calm Expertise And Honesty” Following Death Aged 70
Political parties
By Caitlin Doherty
Alistair Darling Praised For “Calm Expertise And Honesty” Following Death Aged 70
Labour leader Keir Starmer has paid tribute to Alistair Darling’s “calm expertise and honesty”, following the death of the former Labour chancellor aged 70.
Labour Will Attempt To Extend Rules Forcing Landlords To Deal With Mould To Private Sector
Communities
By Caitlin Doherty
Labour Will Attempt To Extend Rules Forcing Landlords To Deal With Mould To Private Sector
Labour are set to attempt to extend rules that force landlords in social housing to deal with mould issues within a certain timeframe to the private rented sector.
Sadiq Khan Felt 'Winded' By Covid Spread After Weeks Shut Out Of Cobra Meetings
Health
By Caitlin Doherty
Sadiq Khan Felt "Winded" By Covid Spread After Weeks Shut Out Of Cobra Meetings
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has told the Covid Inquiry he felt “almost winded” when he was informed of the scale of Covid’s spread in London at a high-level meeting in March 2020, after weeks of his team asking government officials for him to be invited to discussions.
Rishi Sunak Says He Has 'More To Do' To Reduce Net Migration Figures
Home affairs
By Caitlin Doherty
Rishi Sunak Says He Has "More To Do" To Reduce Net Migration Figures
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that he has “more to do” if he is going to succeed in bringing down migration numbers, as the Tory backbenches remain restless over last year’s figures being revised to a record high.
Jeremy Hunt Cuts National Insurance And Increases Minimum Wage In Autumn Statement
Economy
By Caitlin Doherty
Jeremy Hunt Cuts National Insurance And Increases Minimum Wage In Autumn Statement
Jeremy Hunt has cut national insurance and announced an increase to the minimum wage as part of his plans to “make work pay” in the Autumn Statement.
Rishi Sunak Denies He Is Merely 'Tinkering' With Stalled Rwanda Plans
Home affairs
By Caitlin Doherty
Rishi Sunak Denies He Is Merely "Tinkering" With Stalled Rwanda Plans
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has denied that he is just “tinkering” with his original plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda by bringing in emergency legislation and a new treaty with the African country after the Supreme Court found that the original proposals would be unlawful.
Rwanda Policy: Rishi Sunak's Emergency Legislation Plan Explained
Home affairs
By Caitlin Doherty
Rwanda Policy: Rishi Sunak's Emergency Legislation Plan Explained
Rishi Sunak has said that he will pass emergency legislation to stop the policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda being “repeatedly blocked”, after the Supreme Court ruled that the plans are unlawful.
Sunak Confirms Government Working On New Treaty With Rwanda After Supreme Court Ruling
Home affairs
By Caitlin Doherty
Sunak Confirms Government Working On New Treaty With Rwanda After Supreme Court Ruling
Rishi Sunak has told MPs that the government is working on securing a new deal with Rwanda, after the Supreme Court ruled that the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to the country was unlawful.
Braverman Accuses Sunak Of No 'Plan B' On Rwanda And Failing To Tackle Antisemitism
Political parties
By Caitlin Doherty
Braverman Accuses Sunak Of No 'Plan B' On Rwanda And Failing To Tackle Antisemitism
Suella Braverman has accused Rishi Sunak of failing to tackle antisemitism or prepare a “Plan B” for if the government loses in its Supreme Court ruling on the Rwanda policy, following her sacking as Home Secretary.
Tory MPs Want Tax Relief And Top Up Payments To Help Nurseries Fund Free Hours
Education
By Caitlin Doherty
Tory MPs Want Tax Relief And Top Up Payments To Help Nurseries Fund Free Hours
A top-up payment scheme and tax relief for nurseries are among measures Conservative MPs would like to see in the Autumn Statement to support the government’s extension of free childcare hours from next year.
Transport Leaders Doubtful New Rail Bill Will Deliver Reform Soon Enough
Political parties
By Caitlin Doherty
Transport Leaders Doubtful New Rail Bill Will Deliver Reform Soon Enough
Rail industry leaders have described draft transport plans included in the King's Speech as a “missed opportunity”, and are doubtful that they will deliver reform promised by government.

Offenders Will Be Forced To Attend Sentencing In Law And Order Overhaul
Home affairs
By Caitlin Doherty
Offenders Will Be Forced To Attend Sentencing In Law And Order Overhaul
Government plans to compel offenders to attend their sentencing hearings, and suspended sentences could become the norm for criminals sentenced to a year or less in prison, as Rishi Sunak put law and order at the heart of his first King’s Speech.
MPs Insist AI Funding Must Be Driven To Breast Cancer Research
Health
By Caitlin Doherty
MPs Insist AI Funding Must Be Driven To Breast Cancer Research
A cross-party group of MPs has written to Tech Secretary Michelle Donelan calling for some of the £100m Rishi Sunak has promised for further AI research to be directed to exploring treatments for a “little known strain” of breast cancer.
Levelling Up Director Hopefuls Waited A Year Before Being Formally Told Jobs Scrapped
Communities
By Caitlin Doherty
Levelling Up Director Hopefuls Waited A Year Before Being Formally Told Jobs Scrapped
Applicants hoping to secure six-figure salary jobs as part of the government’s proposed levelling up director scheme had to wait almost a year between final interview and being formally told that the scheme had been scrapped, PoliticsHome understands.
Did Protest 'Non-Vote' Cost The Tories Two By-Elections?
Political parties
By Caitlin Doherty
Did Protest "Non-Vote" Cost The Tories Two By-Elections?
Conservative peer and polling expert Lord Robert Hayward has said he believes a “protest non-vote” for the Conservatives in the Tamworth and Mid-Bedfordshire by-elections aided their defeat, but some data suggests plenty of 2019 Tories would have turned out.
Labour Wins Tamworth By-Election With Second Biggest Swing In Decades
Political parties
By Caitlin Doherty
Labour Wins Tamworth By-Election With Second Biggest Swing In Decades
Labour has overturned a Conservative majority of almost 20,000 to win the Tamworth by-election, in a further boost for the party's hopes of forming a government at the next general election.
Senior Labour Is Working Closely With Local Leaders To Navigate Israel-Palestine Tensions
Political parties
By Caitlin Doherty
Senior Labour Is Working Closely With Local Leaders To Navigate Israel-Palestine Tensions
Senior Labour figures are engaged in an ongoing dialogue with local councillors over community tensions over the Israel-Palestine conflict, with a leading representative for party councillors insisting that “Jewish and Muslim communities must feel the Labour Party stands with them”.
Pro-Unionist Tactical Voting In Scotland Closing Labour-SNP Gap, Pollsters Suggest
Political parties
By Caitlin Doherty
Pro-Unionist Tactical Voting In Scotland Closing Labour-SNP Gap, Pollsters Suggest
Pro-unionist tactical voting could propel the Labour vote in Scotland at the next general election, pollsters have suggested, as the party have closed the gap on the SNP in the last year.
Labour Majority Could Be 'Blocked' Without The Midlands
Political parties
By Caitlin Doherty
Labour Majority Could Be "Blocked" Without The Midlands
A leading pollster has warned that the route to a Labour majority could be “essentially blocked” if the party does not succeed in winning back seats in the Midlands at the next general election as Keir Starmer faces an electoral test in the region with the Tamworth by-election next week.
Keir Starmer Has An 'Increasingly Strong' Relationship With Regional Leaders
Communities
By Caitlin Doherty
Keir Starmer Has An "Increasingly Strong" Relationship With Regional Leaders
Labour leader Keir Starmer nurtured his relationship with his party's regional mayors at this week's party conference in Liverpool, and hinted there could be more powers for local areas.
All Of Labour's Plans Announced In Keir Starmer's Speech
Political parties
By Caitlin Doherty
All Of Labour's Plans Announced In Keir Starmer's Speech
Labour leader Keir Starmer delivered his keynote speech at the party conference in Liverpool on Tuesday afternoon, where he put forward his plan for the country to “get its future back”.
Labour Celebrate 'Seismic' Win In Rutherglen And Hamilton West By-Election
Political parties
By Caitlin Doherty
Labour Celebrate "Seismic" Win In Rutherglen And Hamilton West By-Election
Labour has won the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election, suggesting Scotland could be part of Keir Starmer’s route to victory in the general election.
Birmingham Mayor Is 'Disappointed' But Not Resigning Over HS2 Curb
Political parties
By Caitlin Doherty
Birmingham Mayor Is "Disappointed" But Not Resigning Over HS2 Curb
Conservative Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street has said that he will not follow through on apparent threats to resign over the government’s decision to scrap HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester but is “disappointed” by the move.
Tory Mayor Vows To Not Let Government Scrap HS2 'Without A Fight'
Political parties
By Caitlin Doherty
Tory Mayor Vows To Not Let Government Scrap HS2 "Without A Fight"
Conservative Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street has vowed that he will not let the government scrap HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester “without a fight”.
Former Attorney General Says Even Out Of ECHR Rwanda Plan Would Be Difficult
Home affairs
By Caitlin Doherty
Former Attorney General Says Even Out Of ECHR Rwanda Plan Would Be Difficult
Dominic Grieve, the former attorney general has said the government could still “have difficulties” enacting the policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, even if it left the European Convention on Human Rights.
Sadiq Khan To Join Meeting Of Northern Mayors In A Bid To Save HS2
Transport
By Caitlin Doherty
Sadiq Khan To Join Meeting Of Northern Mayors In A Bid To Save HS2
Sadiq Khan is expected to join a meeting of northern leaders including Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham on Wednesday in a new bid to push back on Rishi Sunak's anticipated plan to scale back HS2.
Tories Vow To Cling Onto HS2 Legislation To Protect Northern Powerhouse Rail
Transport
By Caitlin Doherty
Tories Vow To Cling Onto HS2 Legislation To Protect Northern Powerhouse Rail
Rishi Sunak could face opposition from his own backbenches if HS2 legislation currently making its way through Parliament is abandoned as a result of any cancellation or delay of the route to Manchester.
Yorkshire Mayor Wants Net Zero Devolved Accusing Rishi Sunak Of 'Dereliction' Of Leadership
Environment
By Caitlin Doherty
Yorkshire Mayor Wants Net Zero Devolved Accusing Rishi Sunak Of "Dereliction" Of Leadership
Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin has reiterated calls for net zero decision making to be handed to regional leaders, after she said that Rishi Sunak “won’t” make “tough choices” as he watered down a number of the UK’s climate pledges.
Most People Back Net Zero – But Not When It Impacts Their Finances
Environment
By Caitlin Doherty
Most People Back Net Zero – But Not When It Impacts Their Finances
Polling has shown that most people across the UK want government action and are enthusiastic about net zero policies, but that support starts to waver when people feel like it might cost them money.
Government Goes Back To The Drawing Board On Housebuilding After Lords Defeat
Environment
By Caitlin Doherty
Government Goes Back To The Drawing Board On Housebuilding After Lords Defeat
Government will “consider the next steps” on how to change pollution regulations which they claim have hindered housebuilding, following a defeat in the House of Lords on an amendment to scrap the EU-era law on nutrient neutrality.