The rule of law is a fundamental British value.

The Tories have called into question our country’s commitment to it.

It is high time that politicians stand up for the independence of the judiciary.

The Conservatives are too weak to clean up our waterways.

Plastic wet wipes clog up our sewers, kill wildlife and lead to sewage backing up into people’s homes.

Labour will take action and ban the sale of plastic wet wipes.
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🪩The results are in!

The Mayor of Greater Manchester has conceded defeat.

Lots of fun but more importantly raised thousands for Leeds Teaching Hospitals Rob Burrow CBE MND Association

You can still donate so check out Burrow Strictly Ball

Thank you to everyone who donated!

NHS doctors used haemophiliac children for reckless medical experiments. Decades on, many grieving families have never received a penny in compensation and the state has never taken responsibility.

The Sunday Times is calling for immediate action

I’ll be joining Jess Gillam at 5pm today on BBC Radio 3 for an hour long chat about some of my favourite pieces of music, incld. a bit of Sibelius, Grimethorpe Colliery Band Schumann, and LOREEN ! Grab a brew and I’ll see you then! Sam Jackson Lisa Tregale Jerome Weatherald

Signed cross-party by over 180 political figures, The Times and The Sunday Times new campaign calls on the Government to get on with paying compensation to all infected and affected in the infected blood scandal.
Two victims die each week. There's no justification for further delays. #ABloodyDisgrace

🪩Ahead of tomorrow’s Battle of the Mayors Rob Burrow CBE I had a short lesson from extraordinary Federico Bonelli Northern Ballet

Thanks too to wardrobe team who added extra sparkles to the dress. #TeamYorkshire

Last chance to give if you can

donate.giveasyoulive.com/fundraising/ma… Andy Burnham

My The Guardian story (with Matthew Pearce ): Half a million unpaid carers in the UK looking after frail, ill and disabled loved ones are failing to claim the £4,200-a-year carer’s allowance despite experiencing high levels of poverty, estimates show theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Dear Mr Sunak,
On behalf of pretty much every doctor in the land, pretty much every person on a waiting list in the land, pretty much every sick person in the land, and increasingly most voters in the land...

If Rishi can just *declare* that Rwanda is 'safe'

then he can just 'tell' people they are not sick

Tickets for our Barbican Centre autumn concerts are now on sale 🎶

Join us as we celebrate our 100th anniversary later this year!

Book via bbc.co.uk/singers 🎟️✨

Crystal clear statement from RCPEdin:

NO FURTHER EXPANSION of the PA workforce in the UK until these implications are addressed:

A) Patient Safety
- defining PA scope & ceiling of practice

B) Medical Training
- training of doctors should not be compromised for PAs

C)

Getting more girls into sport and physcial activity is a priority for me.

860,000 are missing out on the benefits and the joy. I was one of those girls. I didnt think it was for me.

Now, as someone who benefits from running most mornings, I don't want anyone else to miss out.

‘Humiliated’: carer made to pay back £3.8k after mistake declaring income.

Why? Calculating income monthly rather than weekly.

This has to stop.

theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

From the government whose greatest hits include the meteoric rise in food bank use, fuel poverty, kids too cold & hungry to learn, falling life expectancy & the deliberate destruction of the NHS.

Victim blaming & pure, naked cruelty.

For shame, Rishi Sunak.

We had beyond a decade of the government saying this human rights abuse is wrong / deeply committed to change without acting. Lots of talk/report after report/ recommendations after I implemented recommendations. Some humans are not more equal than others. #HomesNotHospitals