The new mayor has the opportunity to make life better for local residents. But Labour mayors around the country have used these new powers to raise your taxes and charge you for getting into your car.

I’m absolutely committed to not raising a new mayoral tax. I need your help on

Keir Starmer flounders on this question because the Labour Party is trying to hold a line it does not believe.

Denying objective reality does not provide dignity.

Single-sex spaces are sacrosanct. That is why we announced today we are enshrining them in the NHS constitution.

On Thursday Nottingham residents have a choice:

More of the same local Labour Party that has bankrupted the city, and is confirmed as the country's worst Council.

Or a change. A new start. A new culture and a chance to rebuild with new leadership.

Local people shouldn't have

It's a massive week, and an important choice this Thursday 👀👇

#Nottinghamshire #Derbyshire #EastMidlands #Investment #Roads #Jobs #opportunities

NEW: it's a no from us...

Govt decline Ireland bid to return asylum seekers unless France agrees to do the same....

Source:

“We won't accept any asylum returns from the EU via Ireland until the EU accepts that we can send them back to France.

“We are fully focused on

Covering up a Holocaust memorial rather than tackling antisemitism is a cowardly and shameful response.

Those who challenge our values must be confronted collectively across society.

Whether it be government, police or civic bodies like park authorities, we are all responsible.

Today is #BSLDay2024 , marking the 2-year anniversary of the British Sign Language Bill which was recognised in law in 2022.

It’s a great moment to look ahead to 2025 when the new BSL GCSE will be introduced in schools across the country 👇

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Labour know their own policies, like the reversed £28bn green pledge and their plan to take the U.K. back to the 1970s with nationalisation won’t cut it with the public

That’s why their only sensible proposals are when they copy and paste from Conservatives

Yet more signs that the Rwanda threat is working even before the first flights take off.

On today’s show: renationalising rail, child poverty in Derby, calls for more action on stalking & should every school have a Hero? Meet the dalmatian helping to beat exam stress. With guests Brendan Clarke-Smith MP, Lilian Greenwood plus Sharmen Rahman . BBC1, 10am

Labour’s plans are a threat to school places.

‘My friends fled to Ireland over fears of Rwanda deportation from UK’

An Afghan refugee has been told of dozens of asylum seekers who have travelled across the Irish Sea over the threat of deportation to the east African country

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Presumably this is why we haven’t witnessed much Labour activity in #bassetlaw

Filmed BBCpoliticseastmidlands just now in the world’s best city and couldn’t resist popping into one of my favourite pre/post-football premises for some 911 boneless wings and a well-deserved pint 🦉🍗🍺

All driven from Kendal in their diesel cars. You couldn’t make it up.

No surprise Labour refuse to match our commitment to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence.

➡️ Their leader tried to make a man who wanted to abolish our Armed Forces Prime Minister - twice

➡️ Their Shadow Foreign Secretary wants nuclear disarmament

➡️ And Labour MPs oppose NATO

Leaving drinks with the lobby legend that is David Maddox 🍻

Very sad to hear of the passing of Frank Field. There are some politicians who command respect from all quarters and he was certainly one of those. We need more people like that in politics and he will be a great loss.

JUST ANNOUNCED: Defence Spending will rise by £75bn over the next 6 years.

With the world becoming more dangerous we can’t afford not to act. That’s why we’ll invest unprecedented amounts to give our Armed Forces a game-changing advantage.

🧵Find out what this £75bn will do:

What's Labour response when you say they should have a plan for childcare?

'It's not our job'.

The Conservatives are the only party with a plan to support families with the cost of childcare.