@Georgia_Gould Regrettably, he did not act on his manifesto promises. Indeed, in some instances did the opposite. Additionally, there were too many avoidable u-turns!
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Keir defied all odds leading the Labour Party to victory having been told we would be out of power for a generation.
He led a government that invested in public services, took generational steps to end child poverty, handed more power to communities to shape their lives and delivered transformational expansions of rights for workers, renters and leaseholders.
I know personally his commitment to justice, to giving everyone the opportunity to achieve their potential and his deep sense of service, that means he has always put the country first.
He is an incredibly honourable man and I’m proud to have been elected and served under his leadership.
Our job now is to unite as a party, build on the positive foundations built over the last 2 years, that are already showing improvements in our public services, our economy and our neighbourhoods and work every day to deliver the change people voted for us to deliver.
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@DavidPintoD @MelJStride The Conservatives are suffering collective amnesia. It's obviously highly contagious and becoming endemic!
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Hi @MelJStride you seem to be suffering memory loss again.
Under the Tories, the UK’s debt to GDP ratio went up by half. Before you blame COVID, roughly two thirds of that rise happened *before* the Pandemic.
By contrast, this Gov’t has the fastest deficit reduction programme in the G7.
If you want look for someone to blame for the U.K. debt, I suggest you find a mirror
Mel Stride@MelJStride
The @Conservatives are the only party with a plan to tackle Britain’s debt. My words in the @Telegraph 👇🏻
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@Fin1Heath Why are all public authorities so incompetent ? Surely the answer is quite simple : it's the calibre of the people they employ. In the real world none of them including senior management would last a week. A culture change is required.
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Kemi just keeps getting better and better
BBC Politics@BBCPolitics
"Why are public bodies so unable to act with common sense when race or identity is involved?" Kemi Badenoch asks Equality law should protect us all, "it should be a shield, not a sword", the Conservative leader adds bbc.in/4dXfQb1
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@PaulEFishr How is Westminster City Council tackling the issue?
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This is an indictment of the government’s economic record. Youth unemployment at levels last seen during the pandemic. Opportunities shrinking. A stagnating jobs market letting down a whole generation.
The Times and Sunday Times@thetimes
One in 10 graduates plan to leave UK amid ‘worst job market in decades’ #Echobox=1780776762" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thetimes.com/uk/education/a…
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The make-up of the majority party in the Commons has an obvious impact on government priorities. No surprise that this government has pushed policies that are an obstacle to private sector growth. For a party of labour, this government has been awful for jobs.
Kemi Badenoch@KemiBadenoch
Incredibly, 90% of the new Labour MPs at the last election came from a trade union, charity or public-sector background. Barely 1/5th of the Cabinet has any private-sector experience. In the Shadow Cabinet, 3/4 of us do. That distinction matters. The skills Labour MPs have acquired are in lobbying for more funding, campaigning for more benefits or more red tape. Britain needs a new generation of politician. Only the Conservative Party can build a team for the economic war effort required after Burnham/Starmer have finished this catastrophic experiment. We will need to fix every aspect of our system at once. There will be no kicking decisions into the long grass, only rolling our sleeves up and getting to work. If you've ever thought about a career in politics but decided it was too risky or you wouldn’t fit in, now is your time.…We are looking for people from every walk of life who know how to get stuff done. In return, I will make politics work for you. Britain does not lack talent. It lacks a system that draws that talent into public life. Join my team and help us get Britain working again. My piece in the @Telegraph below👇
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@CityWestminster When will WCC ensure its Housing Department protects residents by providing basic security at Verney House ? Entrance doors have been defective for years enabling undesirable persons unfettered access for nefarious purposes.
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Westminster City Council Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Enforcement Caroline Sargent said:
“I’m deeply saddened by the news that a young man has been killed on the streets of our city. Our thoughts are with the victim’s family.
"The council appreciates the grief and worry our community will be feeling and we’ll do all we can, working alongside the police, to support local residents.
"It would be inappropriate to comment further during an ongoing police investigation.”
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@pyotrmarshall Thanks - I continue to follow this up. You may want to reach out to the new cabinet member for housing as well, Cllr David Harvey.
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@FionaParker66 The pedestrianisation of Oxford Street might be secure but nothing has been done to make residents of Verney House safe and secure. The defective door issue remains unresolved. Thank you Westminster City Council.
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Instead of fixating on Oxford St and Sadiq Khan, Westminster's Con leadership should set out how they're going to tackle the serious challenges facing our city, ie inequality, child poverty, housing. We hear nothing from them on these issues
Labour in Westminster@wminsterlabour
🚨First Conservative u-turn🚨 After months promising a court battle over Oxford Street, Westminster Conservatives have dropped the legal challenge just two weeks into office. westminsterlabour.org.uk/issues/2026/05…
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@NafsikaT The pedestrianisation of Oxford Street might be secure but nothing has been done to make residents of Verney House safe and secure. The defective door issue remains unresolved. Thank you Westminster City Council.
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I’m relieved to hear the new Conservative administration of Westminster council has u-turned and decided not to waste residents’ money on a futile legal challenge. Shame they told residents that this was an option when we all knew it wasn’t.
Geoff Barraclough@w9maidavale
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@DavidPintoD Westminster City Council has once again reverted to the Conservative Party having only once since its creation on 1 April 1965 been under controlled by Labour.
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Today really hurts. We have seen many amazing Labour councillors, including in Barnet, lose their seats. We owe them a debt of thanks. We also owe it to them, and the communities we serve, to accelerate the change we were elected to bring.
That means focusing on delivery rather than turning inwards; coming together, rather than getting distracted. The PM is right: we must redouble our efforts to ensure people see change in our country and feel it in their lives. That must be our overwhelming priority and we need to get behind him as he delivers on that.
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@josephpowell Labour took control of Westminster City Council for the first time ever in 2022. I have not seen any improvements at its Housing Department. Same hierarchy, same lack of awareness, same incompetence and same lack responsibility. So all in all no real change!
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@AaronBastani The whole world seems to have lost touch with reality.
Antisocial media is at the root of all this, but like all those with an addiction they are in denial and continue to be brainwashed.
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My wife was targeted outside our daughter’s nursery today (handing out leaflets) & basically called a paedophile by a mum. A reform voter.
She’s a Labour councillor & 5 months pregnant!
This stuff is a threat to a functioning, well-governed society. It’s okay to just…disagree.
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@DavidPintoD @Nigel_Farage @reformparty_uk All political parties are guilty of making promises. However, once elected all good intentions evaporate.
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As @Nigel_Farage and @reformparty_uk make their final pitch for votes in tomorrow’s elections, a reminder that you can’t believe a word they say 👇
David Pinto-Duschinsky MP@DavidPintoD
Promises, promises. @Nigel_Farage and @reformparty_uk make lots of them. But what's their record of actually keeping them? Let's take a look.
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@PaulEFishr The Police act by consent. Consent does not afford the unnecessary use of force and/or violence in any circumstance. Why should the prevention of alleged antisemitism be singled out as a lawful exception ?
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This is an important statement from Rowley. We need more politicians to come out in support of our police when they act decisively. Making sure the Met feels supported where it acts in the face of the rising threat of antisemitic violence and terrorism is absolutely key.
Steven Swinford@Steven_Swinford
BREAKING Sir Mark Rowley, the head of the Met police, has criticised Zack Polanski after he appeared to condemn police officers for allegedly “repeatedly and violently’” kicking a man suspected of stabbing two Jewish men while they attempted to detain him He has accused him of fuelling tensions and undermining confidence in the police ‘I am disappointed because it is this kind of inaccurate and misinformed commentary - with its associated casual disregard for the incredibly challenging and dangerous work police officers do for the public - that is contributing to the rising tensions we are seeing in society and undermines officer confidence to act’ He says the officers ‘are nothing short of extraordinary’ and that without their intervention lives would have been lost. He says the man ‘continued to pose a clear threat’ and they feared that he was ‘concealing an explosive device’ ‘Apprehending violent and dangerous criminals is a full contact and messy task which may appear shocking to observers with little experience of policing in the real world’
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@PaulEFishr You were originally elected as a Labour candidate!
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This is extraordinary from a government that promised to end leasehold. Absolutely representative though of a Labour Party that promised the Earth and instead delivered 15 (?) u-turns, at least 8 resignations and one embarassing scandal.
BBC Politics@BBCPolitics
We can't abolish leasehold outright, minister says bbc.in/4w0VK6E
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@nationalgriduk Why does NGC PLC ignore correspondence relating to EMFS/RFI?
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A major step forward in strengthening the backbone of Britain’s energy network: the UK’s biggest-ever electricity transmission project is now under contract.
Eastern Green Link 3 is a new 690km subsea and underground link between Scotland and England.
Subject to planning approval, construction is due to begin in 2028: nationalgrid.com/major-grid-con…
@ssencommunity @hitachienergy @NKT_Cables
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@nationalgrid @nationalgriduk Why does your company ignore correspondence regarding EMFS/RFI?
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Our investment in the energy future of Britain and the US Northeast is accelerating. With regulatory support in both the UK and US, we are expanding the record-level of investment announced in 2024 by £10 billion to at least £70 billion over the next five years by FY2031.
This expansion recognises the broad change taking place across the energy system today. Electricity networks must increase capacity to respond to network growth and drive forward innovation in both the UK and US. The increase in efficiency will help industries grow and our customers and communities can prosper.
Read more about our investment 👉 otp.tools.investis.com/clients/uk/nat…
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@RicHolden @alexburghart @nationalgrid @BasildonTories Pylons can be an eyesore. However, EMFS/RFI are invisible yet are disruptive and a potential risk to health. I have sought certain information from NGC but they have ignored my request. Any suggestions?
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Recently @alexburghart and I brought @nationalgrid to my office in #Billericay to discuss the Norwich to Tilbury Project
To be clear, neither of us want these mega pylons coming through our constituencies and, along with residents, we will fight them to get a better plan in place instead. We made clear that we will keep pushing for National Grid to reconsider these plans that could cause real damage locally.
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@YvetteCooperMP @TheEconomist Indeed we are. Thanks to Donald J Trump and Bibi Netanyahu.
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Events in the Strait of Hormuz remind us that we’re in a new era of geoeconomics, where economic security must be at the top of our foreign policy agenda.
My words in @TheEconomist ⬇️
economist.com/by-invitation/…
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