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The morning note, written before you sit down.

Name a subject and a date range. Verbatim reads every word said on it in the Commons and writes the briefing, with a citation under every claim, ready to export to Word and send.

Free for 7 days, then £48 a month, cancel any time.

A briefing on drug policy written by Briefing Studio, its key points numbered, with the source of the first point open beside it and the quoted words marked
A Briefing Studio paper on drug policy, with the source of its first point open.

In the product

01 · Screens from Verbatim

  1. 01

    Every point cited

    Open a point’s citation and the passage it rests on appears beside the briefing, the words quoted marked.

    Source 11: a ministerial statement on drug-related deaths, Charlotte Nichols, Labour, with the words quoted marked
    Drug policy, the source of the first key point.
  2. 02

    Who drove it

    The members who spoke most on the subject, with their party, their role and how often they spoke.

    Key players on drug policy
    Drug policy.
  3. 03

    What went unanswered

    The questions on the subject a minister was pressed on and did not answer, each judged.

    Pressed but unanswered on drug policy
    Drug policy.

How it works

02 · The steps

  1. 01

    Name the subject

    A policy, a bill, a sector, a client's issue, and the dates you need.

  2. 02

    Verbatim writes it

    Key points, a summary, how the issue developed, who drove it and what ministers committed to.

  3. 03

    Check and send

    Every claim cites its source line. Export to Word with your client's name on it.

What you get

03 · In the tool

  • Key points and a summaryWhat happened on the subject, and what it means, in plain prose.
  • Key playersThe members who drove the subject, their party, role and how often they spoke.
  • Commitments and answersWhat ministers promised on it, and the questions they did not answer.
  • Legislation and what is comingThe bills on the subject and their next scheduled stages.
  • Export to WordA clean document with every source listed, prepared for your client.

Who uses it

  • Public affairs agenciesA client briefing on any issue, in minutes rather than a morning.
  • In-house public affairsThe board note on what Parliament said this month.
  • Campaign groups and charitiesA cited record of where the Government stands on your cause.

Which plans include it

04 · Plans

  • FreeNot included
  • Pro10 briefings a month
  • Team100 a month, pooled across the team

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