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Adam Payne

Adam Payne

Adam is Editor of PoliticsHome. An award-nominated journalist, he was a UK politics reporter at Business Insider for five years before joining PoliticsHome as a correspondent in 2021, before later becoming Political Editor and then Editor. Adam regularly appears on TV and radio like BBC, Sky News, LBC and Times and sometimes features on weekly PoliticsHome podcast The Rundown.

MPs Left Wondering About Rishi Sunak's Agenda After Double Climbdown
Communities
By Adam Payne
MPs Left Wondering About Rishi Sunak's Agenda After Double Climbdown
Rishi Sunak's decision to water down the government's house building proposals and reverse a ban on onshore wind has raised fresh questions about what the prime minister's plans for government might actually look like.
Tory MPs Are Dreading The Next Election, Even If Jeremy Hunt Has Calmed Markets
Economy
By Adam Payne
Tory MPs Are Dreading The Next Election, Even If Jeremy Hunt Has Calmed Markets
Jeremy Hunt's long-awaited Autumn Statement managed to avert market panic and so far, a Tory rebellion, but Conservative MPs are still worried for their chances at the next General Election. In fact, they fear Hunt's gloomy grappling with the country's finances may have made their prospects even worse.
UK And EU Doubt A Northern Ireland Protocol Deal Is Imminent, Despite Improved Mood
Brexit
By Adam Payne
UK And EU Doubt A Northern Ireland Protocol Deal Is Imminent, Despite Improved Mood
UK and European Union sources have sought to play down the prospect of an imminent deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol despite relations between the two sides having improved significantly.
Rishi Sunak's Fragile Authority Has Been 'Badly Damaged' By Gavin Williamson Scandal
Economy
By Adam Payne
Rishi Sunak's Fragile Authority Has Been "Badly Damaged" By Gavin Williamson Scandal
Rishi Sunak is just 19 days into his premiership, but already he is facing questions about his political judgement after another week dominated by tensions over his contentious Cabinet appointments.
Northern Ireland Deadlock Continues With Election Deadline Delayed Until Spring 2023
Brexit
By Adam Payne
Northern Ireland Deadlock Continues With Election Deadline Delayed Until Spring 2023
Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton Harris has announced that the deadline for fresh assembly elections in the region will be pushed into early 2023 to allow more time for the Executive to be restored.
Northern Ireland Election Deadline Set To Be Delayed Into 2023
Brexit
By Adam Payne
Northern Ireland Election Deadline Set To Be Delayed Into 2023
The government is preparing to extend the deadline for fresh assembly elections in Northern Ireland after widespread backlash against plans to hold a vote before Christmas.
Rishi Sunak Has Brought Calm, But A Storm Is Brewing
Economy
By Adam Payne
Rishi Sunak Has Brought Calm, But A Storm Is Brewing
In Parliament this week, people joked that there was something weird and rather unfamiliar in the air: calm.
Rishi Sunak Will Find It 'Extremely Difficult' To Win Next General Election, Says Leading Pollster
Political parties
By Adam Payne
Rishi Sunak Will Find It "Extremely Difficult" To Win Next General Election, Says Leading Pollster
Leading pollster Sir John Curtice has found that the Conservative party has lost support with every part of the population, meaning it will be "extremely difficult" for Rishi Sunak to win the next general election.
Rishi Sunak Is Likely To Attend COP27 Climate Summit Despite Saying He Was Too Busy
Environment
By Adam Payne
Rishi Sunak Is Likely To Attend COP27 Climate Summit Despite Saying He Was Too Busy
Rishi Sunak is now expected to go to next week's COP27 climate change summit in Egypt after initially saying he would not attend because he had too much to do tackling crises in the UK.
For The Next Tory Leader, Uniting The Party Might Be Impossible
Political parties
By Adam Payne
For The Next Tory Leader, Uniting The Party Might Be Impossible
As the Conservative party prepares to elect its third leader and Prime Minister of 2022, senior Tory figures are asking whether their party is now broken beyond repair.
Liz Truss Announces Her Resignation
Political parties
By Adam Payne
Liz Truss Announces Her Resignation
Liz Truss has announced that she will resign as Prime Minister after just 44 days in 10 Downing Street.
Government Accused Of 'Manhandling' Tory MPs In Chaotic Vote On Fracking
Political parties
By Adam Payne
Government Accused Of "Manhandling" Tory MPs In Chaotic Vote On Fracking
The government has been accused of physically manhandling Conservative MPs during a vote on fracking on a chaotic night in which Liz Truss's leadership continued to hang in the balance.
Senior Liz Truss Adviser Suspended After No 10 Source Briefed Against Sajid Javid
Political parties
By Adam Payne
Senior Liz Truss Adviser Suspended After No 10 Source Briefed Against Sajid Javid
A senior adviser to Liz Truss has reportedly been suspended after a 10 Downing Street source was quoted as saying the Prime Minister believes Conservative MP Sajid Javid is "shit".
Liz Truss Prepares For A Tough PMQs As Tory Rebels Struggle To Find A Successor
Political parties
By Adam Payne
Liz Truss Prepares For A Tough PMQs As Tory Rebels Struggle To Find A Successor
Liz Truss is being warned that she can't afford to put another put foot wrong as she prepares to take on Labour leader Keir Starmer in Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday.
Liz Truss Could Scrap Pensions Triple Lock To Cut Public Spending
Economy
By Adam Payne
Liz Truss Could Scrap Pensions Triple Lock To Cut Public Spending
Liz Truss could scrap the pensions triple lock as part of efforts to reduce government spending, the Prime Minister's spokesperson has suggested.
Rishi Sunak Is Biding His Time As Liz Truss Clings On For Her Political Life
Economy
By Adam Payne
Rishi Sunak Is Biding His Time As Liz Truss Clings On For Her Political Life
There was a moment during Rishi Sunak’s thank you speech to leadership campaign staff on Thursday night when a member of his defeated team remarked “we were proven right”.
Jeremy Hunt Replaces Kwasi Kwarteng As Chancellor In Day Of Government Chaos
Economy
By Adam Payne
Jeremy Hunt Replaces Kwasi Kwarteng As Chancellor In Day Of Government Chaos
Liz Truss has appointed Jeremy Hunt to be her new Chancellor after Kwasi Kwarteng was removed from the position as she fights to stay in power.
Kwasi Kwarteng Says He's '100% Not Going Anywhere' And Stands By Mini-Budget
Economy
By Adam Payne
Kwasi Kwarteng Says He's "100% Not Going Anywhere" And Stands By Mini-Budget
Kwasi Kwarteng has insisted that the government's economic plans have not changed and vowed to fight on as chancellor despite growing speculation that ministers could make further concessions over the chaotic "mini-Budget".
Liz Truss Loses Trust Of 'Shocked' Tory MPs After Unleashing Fresh Fury In Party
Political parties
By Adam Payne
Liz Truss Loses Trust Of "Shocked" Tory MPs After Unleashing Fresh Fury In Party
Prime Minister Liz Truss faces a crucial few days in her battle to save her leadership after failing to abate Conservative backbench fury with a speech to the 1922 Committee on Wednesday evening.
Liz Truss Will Step Up Energy Saving Info Campaign In Apparent U-turn
Energy
By Adam Payne
Liz Truss Will Step Up Energy Saving Info Campaign In Apparent U-turn
The government has confirmed that it is looking at ways of better informing people about how they can cut down their energy usage this winter in an apparent U-turn on the issue.
Another Row Awaits Liz Truss Over Telling Public To Curb Energy Use
Energy
By Adam Payne
Another Row Awaits Liz Truss Over Telling Public To Curb Energy Use
The prime minister is under growing pressure to ditch her vehement opposition to a government information campaign telling people how they can cut down on energy usage in the face of possible blackouts this winter.
Government Isn't Telling People To Curb Energy Use Despite New Blackout Warnings
Environment
By Adam Payne
Government Isn't Telling People To Curb Energy Use Despite New Blackout Warnings
Ministers are standing firm on a refusal to tell the public how to reduce energy usage after the National Grid warned that households face blackouts this winter in a worst-case scenario.
Unperturbed Liz Truss Doubles Down On Growth Message After Chaotic Tory Conference
Political parties
By Adam Payne
Unperturbed Liz Truss Doubles Down On Growth Message After Chaotic Tory Conference
Prime Minister Liz Truss has vowed to press ahead with her economic agenda in an unrattled speech at Conservative party conference, telling members that there can be no more "drift and delay" after a fractious few days.

Tory Rebels Planning Crisis Talks On Truss's Leadership Amid Fears Of 1997-Style Wipeout
Political parties
By Adam Payne
Tory Rebels Planning Crisis Talks On Truss's Leadership Amid Fears Of 1997-Style Wipeout
Conservative MPs are preparing to hold meetings to discuss Liz Truss' future amid growing backbench restlessness with the first few weeks of her premiership and dire opinion polling.
Government U-Turns On Scrapping 45p Tax Rate After Major Tory Backlash
Economy
By Adam Payne
Government U-Turns On Scrapping 45p Tax Rate After Major Tory Backlash
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that the government will not go ahead with its contentious plan to abolish the 45p tax rate after numerous Conservative MPs signalled their opposition.
Tory Rebels Are Already Plotting, Less Than A Month Into Liz Truss's Government
Economy
By Adam Payne
Tory Rebels Are Already Plotting, Less Than A Month Into Liz Truss's Government
After only weeks in office, the new Prime Minister is heading to Conservative party conference in Birmingham haunted by ominous opinion polls and irate Tory MPs.
Tory MPs Told To Say Government's Economic Plan Is 'Responsible' In Leaked Briefing Note
Economy
By Adam Payne
Tory MPs Told To Say Government's Economic Plan Is 'Responsible' In Leaked Briefing Note
Exclusive: Conservative MPs have been told by party bosses to insist that the government's approach to the economy is "responsible".
Bank of England Warns Of 'Risk To UK Financial Stability' In Drastic Intervention
Economy
By Adam Payne
Bank of England Warns Of "Risk To UK Financial Stability" In Drastic Intervention
The Bank of England has taken the drastic step of buying government debt to stabilise the market after the Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng's “mini budget” triggered a sharp fall in the pound.
Keir Starmer Hails A New 'Labour Moment' In An Energised Pitch To Put Party Into Power
Political parties
By Adam Payne
Keir Starmer Hails A New "Labour Moment" In An Energised Pitch To Put Party Into Power
Keir Starmer said now is a "Labour moment" in a conference speech that reflected growing confidence within the party that it can win a general election for the first time in two decades.
Horrified Tories Berate 'Consequences' Of Tax Cuts After Value Of Pound Tumbled
Economy
By Adam Payne
Horrified Tories Berate "Consequences" Of Tax Cuts After Value Of Pound Tumbled
A wave of discontent is building among some Conservative MPs after the value of the pound has reached a historic low in the wake of sweeping tax cuts announced in Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's "mini budget".
Labour Likens Tory 'Mini Budget' Fallout To Black Wednesday Economic Crash
Economy
By Adam Payne
Labour Likens Tory "Mini Budget" Fallout To Black Wednesday Economic Crash
Kwasi Kwarteng's "mini budget" and the subsequent fall of the pound is like the Black Wednesday economic collapse, a senior member of the Shadow Cabinet has said.
Why A Post-Brexit Trade Deal With The US Was Never Realistic
Brexit
By Adam Payne
Why A Post-Brexit Trade Deal With The US Was Never Realistic
Liz Truss this week confirmed what was privately widely accepted, but seldom admitted by ministers: that striking a post-Brexit trade deal with the US is not going to happen anytime soon.
Government Is Split Over Whether To Tell People To Cut Down Energy Use
Economy
By Adam Payne
Government Is Split Over Whether To Tell People To Cut Down Energy Use
Senior Tories are engaged in an ideological battle over whether to launch a public information campaign telling people how to reduce their energy consumption this winter, or if government should stay out of individual household matters, as ministers prepare to confirm details of their plan to freeze the price cap.
Kwasi Kwarteng Will Hold A Cost Of Living Mini-Budget On Friday Before Party Conferences
Economy
By Adam Payne
Kwasi Kwarteng Will Hold A Cost Of Living Mini-Budget On Friday Before Party Conferences
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will use a mini-budget on Friday 23 September to set out the Liz Truss government's plans for tax cuts and how the energy cap freeze will work, after the Queen's death caused delay to the anticipated event.
Queen's Coffin Has Arrived At Westminster Hall For Lying-In-State
Parliament
By Adam Payne
Queen's Coffin Has Arrived At Westminster Hall For Lying-In-State
Queen Elizabeth II's coffin has arrived at Westminster Hall on the parliamentary estate where hundreds of thousands of people are preparing to pay their respects over a five-day Lying-in-State.
Here's How The Queen's Lying-In-State At Westminster Hall Will Work
Parliament
By Adam Payne
Here's How The Queen's Lying-In-State At Westminster Hall Will Work
This week hundreds of thousands of people are expected to form a long queue around the streets of London to see the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday, lying in state at Westminster Hall in Parliament.