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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt

Nadine Batchelor-Hunt

Nadine is a political reporter at PoliticsHome. She previously worked at Yahoo News UK as its political correspondent.

Senior Tory Defends Pension Tax Cut As A 'Basic Decent Principle'
Economy
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Senior Tory Defends Pension Tax Cut As A "Basic Decent Principle"
Oliver Dowden has defended the government's decision to lift the £1m cap on pension pots, a move set to benefit around 1m wealthy pensioners, in the face of claims that it is a tax cut for the wealthy.
Tory MP Steve Brine Under Investigation By Standards Watchdog For Lobbying
Parliament
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Tory MP Steve Brine Under Investigation By Standards Watchdog For Lobbying
Chair of the health select committee Steve Brine is being investigated by parliament's commissioner for standards for potential breaches of lobbying rules.
Top Stories: Nurses Pay Deal Struck, New Raab Bullying Accusations, Braverman Travels to Rwanda
Home affairs
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Top Stories: Nurses Pay Deal Struck, New Raab Bullying Accusations, Braverman Travels to Rwanda
The government has reached a deal with unions for nurses following months of the biggest strike action by nurses in NHS history.
What Economists Say About Key Spring Budget Announcements
Economy
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
What Economists Say About Key Spring Budget Announcements
One of the UK's leading independent economic research units, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has issued its verdict on key elements of Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget: tax, childcare, and health related benefits.
What Is Really Happening With Inflation?
Economy
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
What Is Really Happening With Inflation?
Inflation has been one of the central challenges facing the government as it attempts to improve the UK's gloomy economic outlook, and in Wednesday's Spring Budget, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was keen to stress that his "plan is working" to bring it down.
Jeremy Hunt Scraps Lifetime Cap On Pension Allowance
Economy
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Jeremy Hunt Scraps Lifetime Cap On Pension Allowance
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has scrapped the £1m cap on the pension lifetime tax allowance in a bid to incentivise over 55s, particularly doctors, to stay in the workplace.
Top Stories: Major Childcare Overhaul, Energy Price Guarantee Extended, Doctors On Strike
Economy
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Top Stories: Major Childcare Overhaul, Energy Price Guarantee Extended, Doctors On Strike
Major childcare support is set to be announced by the government today as Jeremy Hunt attempts to tackle the UK’s poor economic growth and economic inactivity in his Budget.
Top Stories: Joe Biden Accepts Northern Ireland Invite, Illegal Migration Bill Passes MPs
Foreign affairs
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Top Stories: Joe Biden Accepts Northern Ireland Invite, Illegal Migration Bill Passes MPs
US president Joe Biden has accepted Rishi Sunak's invitation to visit Northern Ireland for the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement next month, during a meeting between the two leaders in San Diego.

Jeremy Hunt Considered A Windfall Tax 'Price Floor' For Oil And Gas Companies
Economy
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Jeremy Hunt Considered A Windfall Tax "Price Floor" For Oil And Gas Companies
Changes to the Energy Profits Levy that would introduce a “price floor” for the windfall tax have been under consideration in the Treasury, following concerns investment in the North Sea is at risk, PoliticsHome understands.
Top Stories: Rishi Sunak To Sign Major Security Deal, Doctors On Strike, Silicon Valley Bank Bailout
Foreign affairs
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Top Stories: Rishi Sunak To Sign Major Security Deal, Doctors On Strike, Silicon Valley Bank Bailout
Rishi Sunak has travelled to San Diego where he will meet US president Joe Biden and Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese to sign a new nuclear submarine deal.
Tory Peer Questions 'Outlandish' Government Plans For Child Asylum Seekers
Home affairs
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Tory Peer Questions "Outlandish" Government Plans For Child Asylum Seekers
A Conservative peer has called the government’s new plans for unaccompanied minors claiming asylum in the UK “outlandish”.
Government Is Working To Help Vulnerable Households Access Cheap Energy
Energy
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Government Is Working To Help Vulnerable Households Access Cheap Energy
The government’s Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) team at the department for energy security and net zero (ESNZ) is taking forward plans to deliver a social tariff for energy bills, PoliticsHome understands.
More Than Half Of Women Don’t Trust Police To Keep Them Safe
Home affairs
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
More Than Half Of Women Don’t Trust Police To Keep Them Safe
Exclusive: New polling by Savanta for PoliticsHome has revealed that 55 per cent of women surveyed have little or no trust at all in the police’s ability to keep women safe.
Labour Calls For Regional Job Support To Tackle Economic Inactivity
Political parties
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Labour Calls For Regional Job Support To Tackle Economic Inactivity
Labour has called for a more dynamic approach to tackling the UK’s economic inactivity issues by tailoring employment support at a local level and expanding the accessibility of Job Centre support.
Government To Set Out New 'Black And White' Asylum Legislation
Home affairs
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Government To Set Out New "Black And White" Asylum Legislation
New legislation set to be announced by the government next week will curtail the rights of asylum seekers if they did not arrive to the UK via a safe or legal route.
Privileges Committee Believes Boris Johnson May Have Misled House On Partygate
Parliament
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Privileges Committee Believes Boris Johnson May Have Misled House On Partygate
The privileges committee has summoned Boris Johnson to give evidence on whether he misled parliament over what he knew about lockdown parties in Downing Street following the release of their report into what issues will be raised with the former prime minister.
Top Stories: Tory Fury Over Sue Gray Labour Job, Energy Price Cap Freeze, Lawyers Interview Dominic Raab
Home affairs
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Top Stories: Tory Fury Over Sue Gray Labour Job, Energy Price Cap Freeze, Lawyers Interview Dominic Raab
Anger is growing in the Conservative party over Sue Gray's appointment as Labour leader Keir Starmer's chief of staff – with some now claiming her Partygate report was a "left wing stitch up".
Government Warned 'Bonfire' Of EU Laws Could Clash With Windsor Framework
Brexit
Government Warned "Bonfire" Of EU Laws Could Clash With Windsor Framework
Rishi Sunak's landmark Northern Ireland Protocol deal, the 'Windsor framework', is now facing growing concern that its success could be threatened by the government’s decision to push ahead with its controversial Retained EU Law bill.
Top Stories: Labour Sets Sights On Sue Gray, SNP Leadership Hustings Begin, Tories Hold Away Day
Coronavirus
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Top Stories: Labour Sets Sights On Sue Gray, SNP Leadership Hustings Begin, Tories Hold Away Day
Labour is reportedly making moves to hire Sue Gray, the top civil servant who produced last year's damning Partygate report into Covid lawbreaking in Downing Street during lockdown.
Top Stories: Matt Hancock's Covid WhatsApps, NHS Missing Backlog Targets, PM Curbs Protocol Rebellion
Home affairs
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Top Stories: Matt Hancock's Covid WhatsApps, NHS Missing Backlog Targets, PM Curbs Protocol Rebellion
Leaked messages have allegedly shown that Matt Hancock rejected advice to test and segregate residents entering care homes for Covid at the height of the pandemic while serving as health secretary.
Top Stories: Rishi Sunak's Belfast Charm Offensive, Economists Warning On Spending Increases
Brexit
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Top Stories: Rishi Sunak's Belfast Charm Offensive, Economists Warning On Spending Increases
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is in Belfast to promote the Windsor Framework, his new Northern Ireland Protocol deal, to Northern Irish businesses and politicians whose support he hopes to secure.
Top Stories: Northern Ireland Protocol Deal Imminent, New Energy Price Cap Announced
Brexit
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Top Stories: Northern Ireland Protocol Deal Imminent, New Energy Price Cap Announced
Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen will meet today in Berkshire to sign off on a long-awaited Northern Ireland Protocol deal.
Government Urged To Extend Energy Voucher 'Lifetimes' With £240m Expected To Go Unclaimed
Energy
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Government Urged To Extend Energy Voucher "Lifetimes" With £240m Expected To Go Unclaimed
The government is under pressure to tackle the issue of unclaimed prepayment meter (PPM) vouchers issued through its Energy Bill Support Scheme (EBSS) as experts warn millions of vouchers are predicted to go unclaimed with the money set to be returned to the Treasury.
Most People Think Keir Starmer Is Right To Ban Jeremy Corbyn Standing As A Labour MP, Poll Shows
Political parties
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Most People Think Keir Starmer Is Right To Ban Jeremy Corbyn Standing As A Labour MP, Poll Shows
Exclusive: Polling by Savanta for PoliticsHome has shown that the public supports Keir Starmer’s decision to block Jeremy Corbyn standing as a Labour MP at the next election – but it does not appear to have caused a major shift in voting intentions.
Labour MPs Call For Universal Free School Meals For All Primary School Children
Social affairs
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Labour MPs Call For Universal Free School Meals For All Primary School Children
A growing number of Labour MPs are calling for Sadiq Khan’s decision to provide free school meals for all primary school pupils in London to be rolled out across England.
The show must go on: an interview with Kate Varah
Culture
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
The show must go on: an interview with Kate Varah
National Theatre executive director Kate Varah is fiercely proud of the institution and the levelling up opportunities it offers for the country. However, with a series of economic challenges on the horizon following Covid, she tells Nadine Batchelor-Hunt she’s concerned about the “headwinds” it is facing.
Jewish Leaders Call For 'Constant Vigilance' As Labour Antisemitism Special Measures End
Political parties
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Jewish Leaders Call For "Constant Vigilance" As Labour Antisemitism Special Measures End
Jewish community leaders have responded to the equality watchdog's decision to take the Labour party out of special measures, and Keir Starmer's decision to block Jeremy Corbyn standing as a Labour MP at the next general election.