Rishi Sunak promised to fix Britain’s potholes.

He’s living on another planet if he thinks he’s succeeding.

The Local Authority Road Maintenance Survey shows roads are in their worst condition for at least 28 years.

Short 🧵

independent.co.uk/news/uk/labour…

Started my day leafletting in Glebe and finished door knocking with Washington Central Labour team, Sharon Hodgson MP and Susan Dungworth, residents get 3 votes on the 2nd May, Vote, Labour, Labour and Labour. 🌹🌹🌹

This region has always been a home for innovation and Merit in Cramlington are doing just that in manufacturing and construction. Thanks Rachel Reeves for joining me and Emma Foody to see it in action.

As North East mayor I’ll work with businesses to create thousands more great,…

Great support on the doorstep for Labour’s Chris Webb in Blackpool South today.

Longtime Labour voters plus many former Conservatives who are voting Labour this time.

Polling day is May 2nd. ⁦Chris Webb⁩ 🌹

My changed Labour Party is totally committed to our nation’s defence. 
 
We back our Armed Forces. We back our nuclear deterrent. We back Britain. 

dailymail.co.uk/debate/article…

Legal fees double the cost to taxpayers of Michelle Donelan’s libellous attack on British scientists.

It’s a slap in the face to hard working families that Tory ministers think this is good use of public money.

It’s time for an election and fresh start

theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Pensioners have paid a heavy price for 14 years of devastating Tory failure.

The Tories crashed the economy and unleashed a cost of living crisis, pushing pensioners into poverty, or having to rely on their savings just to get by.

mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

Lord Richard Rosser will be missed greatly by all who knew and worked with him.

All of our thoughts are with Richard’s wife Sheena and his family and friends at this difficult time.

As North East Mayor I’ll bring buses under public control so they go where we need them, not just where profit takes them.

With Louise Haigh as transport secretary a The Labour Party govt we’ll do this quicker.

This is just the start. As mayor I’ll fix our broken public transport…

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Graham Brady, the famously tight-lipped chairman of the 1922 Committee, is finally speaking out in a new book

He’s the only MP who really knows what’s been going on with Tory no confidence letters since 2010

Said to be “deliciously unfiltered”
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

Britain's bus services are in crisis.

Labour has a plan to Take Back Control 👇

With Labour, communities will be able to take back control of their buses. We will:

✅ Empower local transport authorities
✅ Support public ownership
✅ Speed up the franchising process

This could create and save up to 1,300 bus routes & allow 250 million more journeys a year.

It was a warm welcome on the doorstep in Blackpool South even if not from the weather.

Delighted to join Chris Webb who will be the local champion this community deserves (alongside a new addition to the Webb and Labour family). 🌹

It’s time to turn the page on fourteen years of Conservative decline with a Labour government that will breathe new life into our high streets.

We asked people if they were better off now than they were 14 years ago.

This is what they said 👇

After 14 years, nowhere is safe from Tory failure - sickness benefits have soared in literally every constituency.

Millions are on mental health waiting lists or can't work due to long-term sickness - it costs us all a fortune.

Our country needs change.

thetimes.co.uk/article/sickne…

Today, I'm setting out Labour's plan for better buses.

Labour's plan will give every community a say over their buses.

Our plan means vital routes created and saved across the country, and better bus services wherever you live 🚍🌹

Lovely (dry) evening #labourdoorstep in Hendon with ⁦Sharon Hodgson MP⁩ ⁦Michael Mordey⁩ ⁦Lynda Scanlan⁩ ⁦Clare Penny-Evans⁩. So much support for ⁦The Labour Party⁩ candidates ⁦Kim McGuinness⁩ ⁦⁦Stephen Lewis Elms⁩ and ⁦Susan Dungworth⁩. 🌹🐶

It's been a while since the publication of the interim report, but if you're looking for a pithy summary of that, I think our Observer editorial at the time stands up well - the final report expands further on many of these issues

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…