Dominic Penna

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I am an tenacious, hardworking, award-winning journalist, working as a Political Correspondent at The Telegraph. I also write and edit The Telegraph's daily Politics Newsletter and provide main live blog cover.Experience:Political Correspondent at The Telegraph (September 2023-present)Political Reporter at The Telegraph (January 2022-September 2023)Editorial Graduate at The Telegraph (January 2020-December 2021)Digital sub-editor at EachOther (August 2019-January 2020)Features editor (2017-18) then co-editor-in-chief (2018-19) at The Tab SheffieldInternships: PA (2019), The Guardian (2019), The Times (2017), The Tab (2017)Education: University of Sheffield, MA Journalism (2018-19)University of Sheffield, BA International Relations & Politics (2015-18)

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Lords back motion to give Chagos islanders veto on handover

The House of Lords has backed giving Chagossians a veto over handing the islands to Mauritius, in a fresh headache for Andy Burnham over the deal. Peers waved through a private member's bill that seeks to keep the Chagos Islands under British control unle... See more

yahoo.com•Dominic Penna•Oct 23, 2026

Bring back national service, says ex-Marine Labour MP

Andy Burnham should bring back national service, the Labour head of a cross-party group on the Armed Forces has said. Alex Ballinger, a former Royal Marine, and chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on the Armed Forces, called for Britain to follo... See more

yahoo.com•Dominic Penna•Oct 23, 2026

‘Sceptical' Cleverly splits with Badenoch over Heathrow expansion

Sir James Cleverly has declared that he is "sceptical" about a third runway at Heathrow airport, in a split with Kemi Badenoch. The prospective Conservative candidate for the London mayoralty questioned whether expanding Europe's second-busiest airport wo... See more

yahoo.com•Dominic Penna•Oct 22, 2026

Burnham to appear on Gogglebox

Andy Burnham will share his opinions on the nation's favourite TV shows on Friday night when he appears on Channel 4's Gogglebox. The Prime Minister will appear on a charity episode of the programme alongside Steve Rotheram, the Mayor of Liverpool. Goggle... See more

yahoo.com•Dominic Penna•Oct 22, 2026

Iceland boss tells Labour: I didn't join the benefits party

The Labour-backing boss of Iceland has declared that he did not join 'the benefits party' in a fresh attack on the Government. Lord Walker of Broxton, who served as Sir Keir Starmer's cost of living tsar earlier this year, warned Andy Burnham not to avoid... See more

aol.com•Dominic Penna•Oct 22, 2026

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