Very much here for Jacinda Ardern's official reason for resigning being: had enough tbh.
Laura Silver
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Laura Silver
@laurasilver_
Journalist: The Sunday Times | PoliticsHome | BuzzFeed
London, England
Joined October 2008
- Excited to be joining the Sunday Times as deputy news editor at what will be a perfectly uneventful time in news. Beyond proud of my what my team at @politicshome have achieved covering three prime ministers, and more Weary Senior Tories™️ and Rishi Resets than I can count
- Up and running as deputy news editor at The Sunday Times (well, yesterday, but I locked myself out of Twitter because I am an idiot). New contact details in bio - DMs open for tips and good vibes.
- Ghost of Diana is 1000% the twist this saga needed theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/j…
- Signing off as editor of @politicshome for the final time and what a wild four years it’s been in Westminster. I am so proud of what we’ve achieved, which of course wouldn’t be possible without my wonderful team so here’s a shout-out to them: 🧵
- Working "mums".Siobhan is quite right. Childcare is *hugely* and unnecessarily expensive in England and we should do all we can to support working mums.
- Matt Hancock in the jungle to live his truth and has accidentally found himself living a focus group session. Glorious.
- New Tory voter weakness: people who usually vote for them, but are simply too polite to tell activists on the doorstep that they won’t again. One Tory source told @adampayne26 they’re certain this created false optimism before local elections.
- He's a 10 but he leaves the cotton tack in the split on a new coat.
- Adam is a brilliant and rigorous journalist and there is no place for this sort of thing – he was simply doing his job.This was me, and it wasn’t very pleasant, but I very much appreciate journalist colleagues and others there who expressed support
- Are Tories deliberately posting terrible social media? Not according to one Tory strategist: “My god, I wish it were true. I mean, have you met us? We really are just this shit.” Fun new @politicshome story from @jonnelledge on apparent shitposing
- Replying to @laurasilver_I’ve never known anyone except @_tomscotson say they were buzzing for party conferences and actually mean it. A solid reporter who hit the ground running from day one and is so clearly a star in the making.
- BuzzFeed News is one of the few places that would send you round Ireland with abortion rights protesters buzzfeed.com/laurasilver/in… and to take the piss out of a Goop shop buzzfeed.com/laurasilver/gw… with equal seriousness, and it was a real privilege to work there
