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Sienna Rodgers

Sienna Rodgers is Deputy Editor of The House magazine.

The 'serious challenge' to Matt Wrack as Fire Brigades Union general secretary

01 Dec Political parties

The 'serious challenge' to Matt Wrack as Fire Brigades Union general secretary

Left-wing FBU general secretary Matt Wrack is being challenged for the leadership of the firefighters’ union. Sienna Rodgers explores why the top job may be about to change hands

Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: 'I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference'

23 Nov Health

Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: "I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference"

Sienna Rodgers talks to Labour MP Kim Leadbeater about why she chose assisted dying as the subject of her bill – and how she responds to its critics

Mary Kelly Foy and breast cancer: 'I’m alive. I should be feeling great because it’s gone'

19 Nov Health

Mary Kelly Foy and breast cancer: 'I’m alive. I should be feeling great because it’s gone'

Labour MP Mary Kelly Foy tells Sienna Rodgers about her recovery from breast cancer, the lack of support she has felt from some quarters, and why Parliament needs to modernise

Kim Leadbeater “Disappointed” By Wes Streeting’s Assisted Dying Comments

13 Nov Health

Kim Leadbeater “Disappointed” By Wes Streeting’s Assisted Dying Comments

Exclusive: Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has said she is “disappointed” by Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s comments on her assisted dying bill.

New Labour MP Peter Lamb: 'I’m too fat to have sharp elbows'

13 Nov Communities

New Labour MP Peter Lamb: 'I’m too fat to have sharp elbows'

New Labour MP Peter Lamb talks to Sienna Rodgers about his fears over the Chagos deal, siding with the left on Gaza, and why all housing association properties should be nationalised

Labour MP Calls For Nationalisation Of Housing Association Properties

13 Nov Communities

Labour MP Calls For Nationalisation Of Housing Association Properties

Peter Lamb, Labour MP for Crawley, has called for nationalising housing association properties as the “lowest-cost” way of boosting council housing.

Kim Leadbeater Says Her Assisted Dying Bill Will Have “Strictest Safeguards In The World”

11 Nov Health

Kim Leadbeater Says Her Assisted Dying Bill Will Have “Strictest Safeguards In The World”

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has promised that her bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults will have the “strictest protections and safeguards of any legislation anywhere in the world”, PoliticsHome can reveal.

Alex Ruck Keene KC on assisted dying: 'Parliamentarians are being radically unsupported'

11 Nov Health

Alex Ruck Keene KC on assisted dying: 'Parliamentarians are being radically unsupported'

As MPs prepare to vote on assisted dying, Sienna Rodgers talks to barrister Alex Ruck Keene KC who emerged from working on a landmark case with a list of pressing questions

Who's Who At The Top Of Labour?

02 Nov Political parties

Who's Who At The Top Of Labour?

With Sue Gray out and Morgan McSweeney in full control of the operation as the Prime Minister’s chief of staff, Sienna Rodgers takes the measure of the newly reshaped No 10 and offers a full rundown of the key players.

'Old Right' Group Labour First Launches New Parliamentary Network

21 Oct Political parties

'Old Right' Group Labour First Launches New Parliamentary Network

‘Moderate’ members of the Parliamentary Labour Party have launched their answer to the Labour left’s Socialist Campaign Group, PoliticsHome has learned.

Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary

16 Oct Economy

Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary

An actual giant of the labour movement? Sienna Rodgers speaks to the tall and quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary, Joe Fortune. Photography by Elio Zhang

Sarah Jones: 'The possibility of us being able to import carbon is incredibly exciting'

14 Oct Energy

Sarah Jones: 'The possibility of us being able to import carbon is incredibly exciting'

Energy minister Sarah Jones talks to Sienna Rodgers about the government’s commitment to carbon capture and storage, why the UK has struggled to attract investment, and the shake-up in No 10

Tories Praise Wes Streeting’s Plans For The NHS

02 Oct Health

Tories Praise Wes Streeting’s Plans For The NHS

Conservatives have praised Wes Streeting at their annual party conference, saying the Labour Health Secretary has shown "political courage" by recognising that "the NHS model isn’t working properly”.

Sharon Graham: 'I worry the Treasury has a hand in stopping some of the vision'

23 Sep Economy

Sharon Graham: 'I worry the Treasury has a hand in stopping some of the vision'

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham talks to Sienna Rodgers about her Celtic upbringing, the ongoing factional fight within her union, and why she blames the Treasury for a lack of vision in government

Jonathan Reynolds: 'You don’t get the nice things unless you’ve got discipline'

22 Sep Economy

Jonathan Reynolds: 'You don’t get the nice things unless you’ve got discipline'

Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds talks to Sienna Rodgers about how ‘nice things’ require fiscal discipline, finding the ‘balance’ on workers’ rights, and his opposition to assisted dying

The Labour Tribes Keir Starmer Must Manage

21 Sep Political parties

The Labour Tribes Keir Starmer Must Manage

From the newbies to the Yimbys, the trade unionists to the environmentalists, Sienna Rodgers maps out the groups forming among members of the new and expanded Parliamentary Labour Party.

Labour Insiders Fear Rule Changes Could Prevent Leadership Challenges

17 Sep Political parties

Labour Insiders Fear Rule Changes Could Prevent Leadership Challenges

Labour Party insiders fear that a new set of changes to the rulebook could prevent challengers from forcing a leadership election to be held, PoliticsHome understands.

The UK’s birth rate is falling. Will a Labour government respond?

16 Sep Social affairs

The UK’s birth rate is falling. Will a Labour government respond?

Sienna Rodgers talks to figures across the left to explore how a Labour government might respond – or not – to the UK’s falling birth rate

The Shockat Adam interview: 'Why would anybody want to be an MP?'

05 Sep Parliament

The Shockat Adam interview: 'Why would anybody want to be an MP?'

Shockat Adam, the new pro-Gaza Independent MP for Leicester South, talks to Sienna Rodgers about how he unseated a top Labour politician and what he plans to do next

Pro-Gaza Independent MPs Could Establish A New Formal Grouping In Parliament

08 Aug Political parties

Pro-Gaza Independent MPs Could Establish A New Formal Grouping In Parliament

Shockat Adam, who unseated top Labour figure Jonathan Ashworth to become MP for Leicester South at the General Election, has left open the possibility of a new formal grouping of Independents being established in Parliament.

Lisa Nandy: 'There is a wealth of talent out there we’re just not drawing on'

24 Jul Culture

Lisa Nandy: 'There is a wealth of talent out there we’re just not drawing on'

Lisa Nandy talks to Sienna Rodgers about settling in as the new Culture Secretary and how she’ll approach the job – from football governance and trans inclusion in sport to press regulation and BBC reforms

Lisa Nandy Vows To Make More Public Appointments From Outside London

23 Jul Culture

Lisa Nandy Vows To Make More Public Appointments From Outside London

Lisa Nandy, the new culture secretary, has vowed to end the “needless party politicisation” of public appointments and bring in an approach that will see “far more people from outside London and the South East” get jobs.

Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government

18 Jul Political parties

Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government

The Labour Party is streamlining its headquarters in an organisational overhaul prompted by a large number of staff moving into government jobs.

Judith Cummins Wants To Hold Parliament To A “Higher Standard Than Any Other Workplace”

18 Jul Parliament

Judith Cummins Wants To Hold Parliament To A “Higher Standard Than Any Other Workplace”

Judith Cummins is running for deputy speaker on two simple promises: to apply the rules fairly, and to foster a tolerant atmosphere.

Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid

16 Jul Political parties

Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid

“Experienced, passionate, fair” – that’s the pitch Sharon Hodgson is making to her colleagues in the upcoming deputy speaker election.

New Labour MPs To Face Immediate Pressure Over Two-Child Cap

11 Jul Economy

New Labour MPs To Face Immediate Pressure Over Two-Child Cap

Newly elected Labour MPs are set to come under immediate pressure from the party’s left to defy the leadership by backing moves to scrap the two-child benefit cap ahead of the King’s Speech.

MPs Urge Ofwat To Act As Water Bills Rise While Shareholder Dividends Continue

11 Jul Environment

MPs Urge Ofwat To Act As Water Bills Rise While Shareholder Dividends Continue

A group of Labour MPs led by senior back bencher Barry Gardiner have written to Ofwat chief executive David Black to express concern over the impact rising water bills will have on people struggling with the cost of living.

Labour MPs Vie To Become Chair Of Enlarged PLP

09 Jul Political parties

Labour MPs Vie To Become Chair Of Enlarged PLP

With John Cryer stepping down from the role of Parliamentary Labour Party chair, the contest to succeed him has begun.

'Gloriously boring': How a ruthlessly efficient Labour machine won the election

06 Jul Political parties

'Gloriously boring': How a ruthlessly efficient Labour machine won the election

How did Labour win its staggering majority of 174? Party insiders take Sienna Rodgers behind the scenes of the campaign, from the ‘professionalised’ HQ to the ruthlessly efficient ground operation

Party Activists Sceptical Of Polls Predicting Tory Wipeout As July 4 Approaches

28 Jun Political parties

Party Activists Sceptical Of Polls Predicting Tory Wipeout As July 4 Approaches

In the final stretch of the campaign before the big day on July 4, there is huge scepticism among both Labour and Tory activists about the polls that show Rishi Sunak’s party being almost completely wiped out.

Labour Rejects 'Misinformation' Amid Backlash Over Keir Starmer's Bangladesh Comments

26 Jun Communities

Labour Rejects "Misinformation" Amid Backlash Over Keir Starmer's Bangladesh Comments

Labour has described a clip of Keir Starmer talking about the removal of Bangladeshi migrants from the UK as "misinformation", amid concern among party insiders that the video has been widely shared among Bangladeshi voters.

Labour Criticised For Safety-First Approach To Seat Targeting Despite Poll Lead

21 Jun Political parties

Labour Criticised For Safety-First Approach To Seat Targeting Despite Poll Lead

Concerns are being raised in Labour over whether its seat targeting strategy is much too safe considering the party’s staggering poll lead.

Labour's Clacton Candidate Says He's Running 'For Every Black And Brown Person' In UK

20 Jun Political parties

Labour's Clacton Candidate Says He's Running "For Every Black And Brown Person" In UK

Labour candidate Jovan Owusu-Nepaul has said he is running against Nigel Farage in Clacton “for every Black and brown person in the country” and believes the Reform UK leader’s decision to stand has “changed the nature of the campaign”.

The Conservative Campaign Is Accused Of Ignoring Its “Big Lib Dem Problem”

14 Jun Political parties

The Conservative Campaign Is Accused Of Ignoring Its “Big Lib Dem Problem”

We're more than halfway through the campaign and Labour still has a big lead over the Conservatives. “It's going so badly, Isaac Levido’s beard has turned white,” one Tory candidate says of their campaign chief.

Baroness Chakrabarti: 'I am disappointed by my fellow children of migrants'

13 Jun Political parties

Baroness Chakrabarti: 'I am disappointed by my fellow children of migrants'

Labour peer Baroness Chakrabarti talks to Sienna Rodgers about putting forward the case for human rights, why Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman have broken her heart, and her view on the "appalling" briefing against Diane Abbott

Labour Drops 'NHS Is Not For Sale' Wording For Manifesto

12 Jun Health

Labour Drops "NHS Is Not For Sale" Wording For Manifesto

The Labour Party's decision not to include the statement “the NHS is not for sale” in its election manifesto, despite the line being in a pre-manifesto offer, has prompted concern on the left.

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