Labour will bring our railways back into public ownership.

Tomorrow, Louise Haigh will set out how she will make this a reality.

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Tomorrow I will set out The Labour Party's plan for the biggest reform of our railways in a generation.

It’s time to get Britain moving.

#WASPI #women in #Slough and beyond have campaigned courageously for years for their rights.

It’s govt duty to deliver #justice and set out how they’re going to help them.

And while at it, can Minister answer how his proposed cuts to National Insurance are going to be funded?

The Rwanda bill has cleared its final parliamentary hurdle today.

The government should be thoroughly ashamed of trading lives for votes.

“Nothing more clearly demonstrates the cruelty and moral bankruptcy of this government than the ghastly Rwanda law it has finally pushed

🚨 BREAKING: We've forced the government to rethink its cheap and nasty proposals for connecting Liverpool and Manchester.

We won't settle for less than we deserve:
🏗️ Transformation of city centre stations
🛤️More freight capacity
⏩ Faster journeys

liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…

At the Transport Committee this morning, @GrahameMorrisMP asked the private operators why they had lobbied to ensure that public operators were still barred from the railway, pointing to their growing success and asking 'Why are you afraid of competition from the public sector?' 🧵

Just done a live interview LBC News on the prison crisis. This was on the back of Nick Hardwick article in the times newspaper where he was totally correct. Government have been sleep walking into this crisis and we need a Royal Commission into our prisons. Steve Gillan Gen Sec

Today we remember Blair Peach. He was murdered while fighting the far right in Southall. We must continue to fight against all hatred and continue the struggle for justice.

Thames Water plots £2bn shareholder payouts despite threat of collapse.

It also wants hike customer bills by 56%, sewage dumping, leaks and low investment will continue.

Profit motive is the key reason for the crisis.

End the scam. Nationalise water.
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So sad to hear of the death of Frank Field, Lord Field of Birkenhead, aged 81, MP for Birkenhead for 40 years 1979 to 2019 campaigner on child poverty who put it on the agenda as Director of CPAG. Briefly a Minister. I knew him well in the 1970s. Life here bit.ly/3UtXViq

Oh yes, did I mention that Thames Water 💧 want to pay their shareholders £2,000,000,000 over the next few years?

What, nobody told you? 🤔

telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…

#HS2 decreases carbon emissions in key viaducts by up to 66%. oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24201179.…

UK public debt:
Mar 2024, £2.694tn, 98.3% of GDP
Feb 2020: £1.791tn, 79.1% of GDP
May 2010: £1.03tn, 65% of GDP
Squandered on tax cuts for corporations/rich, contracts for cronies.
No new industries
Public services destroyed
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined

🏛️ Today marks the start of a two day hearing as we represent UsdawUnion members at the Supreme Court in their case against Tesco’s controversial ‘fire and rehire’ strategy. The hearing spans today and tomorrow (April 23-24, 2024). #SupremeCourt #UsdawvTesco

Incredible. Conservative London mayoral candidate Susan Hall now tells LBC she's backed universal free school meals for primary school children all along 'and that can be documented'.

Here she is just earlier this month calling them 'wrong' and twice saying she'd scrap them

NEWS: Restore the Whip to Diane Abbott – Affiliated Union General Secretaries Write to Keir Starmer 📧

Signed by:
Maryam Eslamdoust TSSA
Dave Ward CWU
Mick Whelan ASLEF
Matt Wrack Fire Brigades Union

Pass it on & stand with Diane Abbott MP 👇
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Met police chief praises ‘professional’ conduct of officer in antisemitism row dumptheguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

It is welcome that The Times and The Sunday Times are joining Infected Blood Scandal campaigners and amplifying them. The Government must pay compensation to all those affected by the scandal, without delay.

Two victims are dying each week, there can be no further delay.

Watch to find out more 📺

Revealed: There’s a £515m black hole in Susan Hall’s reckless plans for London. cityam.com/truss-playbook…

Remember Stephen Lawrence.

A revised national curriculum to prevent racism and value cultural diversity was a recommendation from MacPherson following Stephen's murder.

We still aren't there yet.

#StephenLawrence