Why ministers paid £2m to influencers?

Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy look at how political communication has changed – from Keir Starmer’s government paying influencers to promote its message, to Andy Burnham putting himself front and centre of the social media operation. Sam has a scoop on how much it all cost. Elsewhere, former No10 chief of staff – Morgan McSweeny – is launching a new thinktank designed to shape Downing Street thinking but with less scrutiny. Plus, with energy bills forecasted to rocked up near £450 in January, how worried are the government and what can they do to help families?