Politics can be noisy, tumultuous, and cruel, and there are people who take advantage of that to suit their own hunger for power.

There is always a cost. This time, an innocent woman, and every person who saw that video and felt the sting of that slur.

MUST READ: A doorbell video showing a purported Labour member door-knocking in the local elections in #Dudley went viral this week. It was shared by Akhmed Yakoob on his socials, and blew up. It alleged the person in the video said racist terms. THREAD /1

Need more Electoral Dysfunction podcasts! Perfect anecdote to bleak news cycles, dreary weather, dissertation marking marathon, angry 8yos, and policy research - so almost everything! Jess Phillips MP Beth Rigby Ruth Davidson

With an active military incursion into Rafah and no credible plan for civilian evacuation, Israel is in breach of Britain’s red lines. What is the Government going to do about it? #Rafah #Gaza

This is a terrible thing to do

Tories decide to shoot self in face again update.

Murray Dowey died by suicide after he was tricked into sending uncompromising pictures by criminals posing as a girl online.

Cases of so-called 'sextortion', where victims are blackmailed with nude photos of themselves, have surged worldwide, with male victims aged between 14…

Politician has political opinion that matters deeply to the people in our region....shocker.

Yes it is. Do you need an explainer of how elections work?

Today we remember Joanna Simpson on what would have been her 60th birthday.

Joanna was a loving and caring daughter, sister, mother and friend.

She is sorely missed. Her legacy lives on through her children and the Joanna Simpson Foundation.

Israeli bombardments have been ongoing in #Rafah all day.
There was an airstrike very close to an Medical Aid for Palestinians convoy of aid workers & doctors at lunchtime.
Very concerned that bombardments seem to be scaling up in east Rafah tonight - including for all in Al Najjar Hospital.

If this is the case then it's probably a good time for him to have an election.

Every single change they have made were thanks to amendments made by the Labour Party. It took us 5 years to get them to do the cross examination change. It's still no where near safe. Much much more needs to be done

Today The Bureau of Investigative Journalism launches an investigation into how family courts respond to allegations of domestic and sexual abuse – it’s part of our #FamilyCourtFiles series (1/8)

thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023-0…

With more than a million Palestinian civilians sheltering in Rafah, an Israeli offensive must not go ahead.

There must be an immediate ceasefire, the immediate release of all hostages, and unimpeded aid into Gaza that can be delivered regularly, quickly and safely.

I met Kris a few times and she was a total joy. Sad news and love to all who loved her

An Israeli offensive in Rafah would be catastrophic. It must not go ahead.

We need an immediate ceasefire, the immediate release of hostages, and immediate unimpeded aid to Gaza.

What intelligence tells Israel that this incursion will bring home hostages? Thousands more Palestinians will be killed, our government must lean on Israel to stop this action.

Happy May Day to all. A reminder of sometimes having the discomfort in school assembly of having to sit on the hole in the floor that was for the May Pole.

Labour’s steadfast gains across southern England this week and previously is historic and severely underreported.

There’s more than one electoral wall crumbling under Labour’s progress