Tim Baker

Political Nerdery at Sky News. Views own etc. Tweets not subed. 🇬🇧⚽ 🇳🇿🏉. [email protected]

[Tim Shipman @ShippersUnbound]

Does any story truly exist until it has been slagged off by Tom?

[Simon Hoare MP @Simon4NDorset]

At “best” Jenrick is a political chameleon. Others words beginning with C might also be appropriate. I still remember him begging for my vote in the leadership (he called me on the day of the last MPs round) when he described Kemi as being too of the right & he was the moderate

[Rowland Manthorpe @rowlsmanthorpe]

Civil servants are saying they are being retired with no pension payments because of an IT failure. Can this be right? https://t.co/SAsIvDYb44

[Tim Baker @TimJ_B]

@izakaminska He's also been charged today with other offences today, including possession of offensive weapons, which means contempt of court laws are in place and reporting is limited

[Tim Baker @TimJ_B]

@ijsimo25 @SquidgeRugby I also like this

"A long-range kicking duel followed ... More kicking followed and the Vicarage Road crowd were growing restless"

https://t.co/FZpomSpXaT

[Tim Baker @TimJ_B]

@AlexMartin Oh no doubt... I just always enjoy the shock

[Fred Dimbleby @freddimbleby]

Graham Brady just walked into Number 10

[Connor Gillies @ConnorGillies]

Revealed for first time: Inside the motorhome ex SNP chief Peter Murrell bought for £125k after created fake invoices pretending it was for campaigning.

The day after the purchase he bought 3 books about “inspirational journeys around Scotland” @SkyNews

[Tim Baker @TimJ_B]

If you wouldn't trust them to calculate a percentage, don't listen to their takes on computing, is a rule of thumb

[Sam @Discoplomacy]

Dominic Cummings is on the money here about much of the reaction to AI in British elite politics and media

[Tim Baker @TimJ_B]

@mccloskeybooks @triclassified @JomanaCNN It was fascinating... especially the bit hearing two US types tiptoeing around Britain's court reporting laws

[Tim Baker @TimJ_B]

Strong recommend the recent @triclassified ep on this nexus with @mccloskeybooks and @JomanaCNN

[Nicholas Cecil @nicholascecil]

Londoners will want to read this.... https://t.co/4cjF2JIyi9

[Tim Baker @TimJ_B]

@JAHeale I mean he is their best spinner

[Tim Baker @TimJ_B]

Nicked Thomas-Symonds

[Sam Blewett @BlewettSam]

Excl: Messages between Peter Mandelson and Nick Thomas-Symonds were missing from today’s disclosures — because the Cabinet minister reported his phone stolen on October 15

[Tim Baker @TimJ_B]

@MattChorley Did you catch this absolute gem yesterday https://t.co/PGxFTAN6t3

[Flora Williamson @Flo_williamson]

We’ve reached peak Guardian blog

[Tim Baker @TimJ_B]

Expect questions on whether this violates law or civil service code... and given the details in the signature won't be hard to figure out who it is

[Richard Holmes 🕵🏻‍♂️ @Richard_AHolmes]

BREAK: Foreign Office staff advised Peter Mandelson to mislead vetting officers about his foreign connections in order to obtain the highest level of security.

New documents released by the Cabinet Office reveal extra scrutiny was placed on Mandelson’s connections to foreign nations by vetting officers.

In response to a request for a detailed list of his overseas connections during the process, the then-Head of US Global Issues and Canada Team at the Foreign Office advised Mandelson send a “handful of names” even though he didn’t consider them “close contacts”.

“That will reassure the vetting team that you’ve been comprehensive,” the Foreign Office official told Mandelson, “even if it’s all quite artificial”.

Big questions about how this process was managed under severe time (and political) pressures.

[Tim Baker @TimJ_B]

@GeorgeGreenwood FoI all the names of WhatsApp groups ministers are in?

[Tim Baker @TimJ_B]

It is becoming increasingly apparent that Mandelson is not very good with technology

[megan kenyon @meganekenyon]

When trying to lobby him to vote for him as Oxford University Chancellor, Peter Mandelson kept getting Ed Miliband's out of office:

[Theo Bertram @theobertram]

Not the hottest take from the Mandelson files but I'm shocked how many journalists still take a picture of their screen instead of a screenshot.