I won’t sit back and let another vital British industry be hollowed out - Labour will fix our broken rail system.

Great to speak to Hitachi workers in the North East with Louise Haigh and Kim McGuinness today - I know Kim will be an excellent advocate for them as their Mayor.

Unpaid #carers like Lisa in #Newcastle are facing huge #CarersAllowance overpayment bills after DWP blunders

I asked the Deputy PM why, when the Secretary of State for Science makes a gaffe - calling a scientist a 'hamas supporter' - it’s taxpayers like Lisa who pay her bills?

Businesses wanting to adapt to the opportunities of the future will be better off with Labour.

In aldershot and Farnborough I saw transport innovation in action at Alexander Dennis with great The Labour Party candidate Alex Baker

basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/24264146.…

Terribly sad news.

Frank was a brave and compassionate man who acted with decency even when… no, especially when…you were discussing something about which you disagreed.

It's now over five years since the Tories promised to scrap Section 21 no-fault evictions.

Private tenants will wait for years more if the government waters down its Renters Reform Bill today.

Labour will end Section 21 evictions immediately - no ifs, no buts.

Labour believes security is the bedrock of all other opportunities.

That’s why we’ve made it one of our missions for Government to make Britain’s streets safe.

We’ll put 13,000 neighbourhood officers & PCSOs back on the beat in our communities.

thetimes.co.uk/article/c8308e…

This morning Parliament’s own spending watchdog, the National Audit Office, publishes a damning indictment of the government’s botched and flawed chidcare rollout.

As Labour has said all along, this was a pledge without a plan.

A thread: 🧵
theguardian.com/money/2024/apr…

I will crack down on tax avoidance and inject that money back into our public services.

Rishi Sunak promised a government of integrity and professionalism.

But only in this rotten govt can the secretary of state who falsely accused a scientist of sympathising with terrorists, used public money to settle her libel and then tried to cover it up meet that test!

I gave Rishi Sunak three chances to rule out cuts to the NHS, cuts to the state pension, or tax rises to pay for his Liz Truss style £46 billion unfunded tax cut.

Each time, he refused.

I’ve explained how Labour will fully fund all our plans. Rishi Sunak can’t do the same.

It will cost the UK Government £570m to send 300 people to Rwanda.

That’s almost £2m per person – a truly mind-boggling and absurd amount of taxpayers' money...

So, I wondered what else the govt could get for this absurd amount of money...? 🤨 

Well, here's what I found... 🔍

Wonderful visit to Alexander Dennis with Aldershot and Farnborough candidate Alex Baker.

Alexander Dennis manufacture long range zero emission busses for UK and global markets.

Labour with Louise Haigh will breath new life into our bus network and we’ll support our great innovators.

Rishi Sunak is so weak he can’t even count on his own MPs to vote for his flagship policy.

Labour will vote for the progressive ban on smoking, putting our nation’s health and NHS first.

I’m looking for a great media and comms adviser to join my team.

Details here 👇

labour.org.uk/about-us/work-…

I have a great deal of respect for public service and 27 years is a long innings.

Politics can be ugly, so I am grateful to Tim for always being courteous and decent to me, including at Shoreham Farmers’ Market just this morning.

I wish him and Liza all the best for the future.

My statement on the Iranian regime’s attack on Israel.

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/…

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…

Before I had a stoma I found them terrifying, even disgusting.

The reality is totally different. It's easy to manage and at times I forget I've got it.

I wish I'd heard from someone before my op, to reassure me, so I was delighted to go on BBC News last night to talk about it.