AndrewSparrow

@AndrewSparrow

I write the Guardian's Politics Live blog - news from Westminster as it happens, with analysis, all the best quotes and key links to relevant blogs/sources

London

guardian.co.uk/politics/serie…

Born August 13

Joined August 2008

AndrewSparrow
@AndrewSparrow
Jul 14
Great read - well worth your time
Sienna Rodgers
@siennamarla
Jul 14
NEW: My big cover story on ‘No 10’ North • Aim to get it up and running “as quickly as possible” • Plans to restructure No 10 more broadly • FDA’s Dave Penman warns Burnham splitting his time could “cause restrictions” (“Him looking people in the eye is how things will
AndrewSparrow
@AndrewSparrow
Jun 6
This is excellent - well worth your time
Fraser Nelson
@FraserNelson
Jun 6
It's not just the exploitation of a tragedy. JD Vance's picture of Britain - where migrants have led to a crime surge - is the opposite of the truth. comment.press/vance1234
AndrewSparrow
@AndrewSparrow
May 22
This is excellent - well worth reading in full
James Breckwoldt
@jamesbreckwoldt
May 19
🚨NEW POST BY ME🚨 Greater Manchester’s growth success is real, but didn't happened by accident. The country should be studying it closely. Long-term strategy that is aggressively pro-growth, pro-development & pro-FDI works if given time and consistency substacktools.com/sharex/8x1zxD4F
AndrewSparrow
@AndrewSparrow
Dec 3, 2025
Do read this - it’s excellent
Sam Freedman
@Samfr
Dec 3, 2025
New post just out: Six lessons from the 2024 election. And what they mean for the next one. Covering: Labour's fatal misunderstanding about why they won; effects of a more fragmented system; changes in media/polling. (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/six-lessons-…
AndrewSparrow
@AndrewSparrow
Oct 2, 2025
This is excellent
Jessica Elgot
@jessicaelgot
Oct 1, 2025
It’s a perfect script, the prime minister under pressure pulls off a conference speech to silence his critics, his rival slinks away chastened. But is it true? Not really. Our read tonight, on the conference Cassandras With @PippaCrerar @syalrajeev theguardian.com/politics/2025/…