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Sienna Rodgers

Sienna Rodgers is Deputy Editor of The House magazine.

Baroness Bertin's porn review: 'This isn't me driving a tank onto the lawn of censorship'
Home affairs
By Sienna Rodgers
Baroness Bertin's porn review: 'This isn't me driving a tank onto the lawn of censorship'
Will the government clamp down on legal but harmful online pornography? Sienna Rodgers talks to Conservative peer Baroness Bertin about her new review, which comes with a warning for ministers
Plaid Cymru Leader Rules Out Working With Reform In Any Way
Communities
Plaid Cymru Leader Rules Out Working With Reform In Any Way
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has ruled out working with Reform UK in any way after the 2026 Welsh elections in which Nigel Farage's party is expected to do well.
HM chief inspector of prisons: 'If someone were to get a gun into a prison, all bets are off'
Home affairs
By Sienna Rodgers
HM chief inspector of prisons: 'If someone were to get a gun into a prison, all bets are off'
Speaking to Sienna Rodgers, HM chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor details the many failures he has seen across the prison estate, including the ‘existential risk’ presented by phones, drugs and weapons entering via drones
AG Lord Hermer on international law: 'Bring it on, if that’s the fight people want to have'
Foreign affairs
By Sienna Rodgers
AG Lord Hermer on international law: 'Bring it on, if that’s the fight people want to have'
Sienna Rodgers talks to Lord Hermer about his friendship with the Prime Minister and focus on the rule of law since taking up the post of Attorney General
Trump Team Is “Very, Very Sceptical” Of UK Government, Says Labour Peer Invited To Inauguration
Foreign affairs
By Sienna Rodgers
Trump Team Is “Very, Very Sceptical” Of UK Government, Says Labour Peer Invited To Inauguration
Lord Glasman, the only UK Labour Party figure to be invited to President Trump’s inauguration, has told PoliticsHome that the team around Trump is “very, very sceptical about the Labour government”.
Welsh Labour Worries It Could Be Voted Out Of Government For The First Time
Political parties
By Sienna Rodgers
Welsh Labour Worries It Could Be Voted Out Of Government For The First Time
Here be dragons? With the introduction of ‘pure PR’ and the rise of Reform, the next Senedd election looks set to take Wales into uncharted territory, reports Sienna Rodgers
Justice Minister Says “Bold Reform” Is Coming As Government Reviews Right To Jury Trials
Social affairs
By Sienna Rodgers
Justice Minister Says “Bold Reform” Is Coming As Government Reviews Right To Jury Trials
Justice minister Sarah Sackman has said that “nothing short of bold reform will do” while discussing the government-commissioned review that will look at whether there should be new limits on the right to a jury trial.
Anas Sarwar: 'I'm Not Willing To Wait For Someone Else To Fix Our Problems'
Energy
Anas Sarwar: "I'm Not Willing To Wait For Someone Else To Fix Our Problems"
Sienna Rodgers talks to Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar about the UK government’s ‘teething problems’, a bespoke immigration solution for Scotland and how to fight Reform
Reform Focus On Grassroots In Wales As Members Help Food Banks
Political parties
By Sienna Rodgers
Reform Focus On Grassroots In Wales As Members Help Food Banks
Reform UK is building its grassroots presence in Wales, where members are involved in community work including volunteering for local food banks, PoliticsHome has learnt.
The rise of AI 'porn': 'The levels of deepfake abuse now are just enormous'
Social affairs
By Sienna Rodgers
The rise of AI 'porn': 'The levels of deepfake abuse now are just enormous'
‘Deepfake porn’ is on the rise. Sienna Rodgers meets the women fighting to criminalise the creation of non-consensual intimate images
The 'serious challenge' to Matt Wrack as Fire Brigades Union general secretary
Political parties
By Sienna Rodgers
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'
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
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'
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
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
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
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'
Communities
By Sienna Rodgers
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
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”
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
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'
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
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?
Political parties
By Sienna Rodgers
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
Political parties
By Sienna Rodgers
'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
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
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'
Energy
By Sienna Rodgers
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
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
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'
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
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'
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
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
Political parties
By Sienna Rodgers
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
Political parties
By Sienna Rodgers
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?
Social affairs
By Sienna Rodgers
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?'
Parliament
By Sienna Rodgers
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
Political parties
By Sienna Rodgers
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'
Culture
By Sienna Rodgers
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
Culture
By Sienna Rodgers
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
Political parties
By Sienna Rodgers
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”
Parliament
By Sienna Rodgers
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
Political parties
By Sienna Rodgers
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
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
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.