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Michael Barnes
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Delighted to join @bevcraig today as she launches her campaign to for Mayor - alongside Andy Burnham and Lucy Powell.
Bev’s been an incredible Labour leader of Manchester City Council and will make a fantastic mayor for us all.
Her ‘Our Pass’ expansion would give free bus travel for all 11-to-18-yr-olds right across GM. 🐝🚌
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@RebCallaghan_ Oh Rebecca. Be careful of the company you keep.
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A productive evening at Ashton-under-Lyne CLP with Angela Rayner. Good discussions on next year’s local council selections and building momentum behind Bev Craig for the Manchester mayoral campaign.
Looking forward to the work ahead! 🌹 #Labour
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@bphillipsonMP @educationgovuk However less in post overall since when you arrived in July 2024. Maybe it’s time you took stock and stopped announcing things.
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Despite what you've heard this week, we're delivering on our manifesto with over 4,600 teachers recruited into where we need them most – secondaries, special schools and colleges.
That's alongside more teachers in training, more rejoining and more staying in our schools.
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@Heidi_Labour how do you feel about Northern Trains overnight cancellations and a reduced service due to the weather? As The Boss, have you sanctioned this???
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It was a pleasure to host Angela Merkel this morning at the @AtlanticPARTN.
As one of the most influential European political leaders of the past two decades, she has helped shape many of the debates that continue to define Europe today.
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Bridget Phillipson on Radio 4: "Next time you see me Nick, I'll be wearing a t-shirt saying spiteful class warrior because if being a spiteful class warrior means lifting half a million children out of poverty, then I'll be wearing that t-shirt with pride."
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Badenoch being needlessly graceless, personally abusive and unpleasant. The Speaker rightly calling it out.
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@ChrisWheelerDM Glad you got this on film. Usually he’s never seen anywhere in GM.
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Andy Burnham chatting to the locals and talking dogs at Stockport Station a few minutes ago
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This summer is about to get cheaper for families. From the 25th of June to the 1st of September, VAT on children's attractions is dropping from 20 to 5%.
And that means saving money on attractions right here in Glasgow East.
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Keir Starmer to remain an MP for the duration of this parliament. Respecting the constituency that voted for him.
That's duty & integrity.
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Your nasty personal attack on the Education Secretary was unedifying. Being proud of your background & where you come from is not ‘class envy’ @bphillipsonMP
Kemi Badenoch@KemiBadenoch
"I grew up on a council estate" is not an excuse for failure. You are sacrificing the future of generations of kids on the altar of your class envy -reversing even Labour's academy reforms. 0% of teachers think you're doing a great job. I'm not here to give you a pat on the back. I speak for those people whose lives you're destroying and I'll NEVER stop speaking up for them.
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It already has.
Brendan May@bmay
Expect this sort of thing will start to irritate people fairly quickly.
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@SKinnock @bphillipsonMP Oh do pipe down! You lot dish it out then weep when you get it back. Ridiculous. Grow up. Move on.
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Absolutely right, Anna. Kemi Badenoch behaved disgracefully towards @bphillipsonMP at PMQs today. A new low.
Anna Turley MP@annaturley
Kemi Badenoch showed her true character at PMQs today. Classless, vicious & vindictive towards the brilliant @bphillipsonMP . What is it about this clever, decent brilliant women bringing opportunity to children of all backgrounds that Kemi hates so much? Envy is a terrible thing
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@SkyNews Merely his opinion. Remember, his father made a tool! @annaturley
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"One of the tests of an outgoing prime minister is whether you leave the country in a better state than [when] you found it. And I am leaving it in a better state"
Sir Keir Starmer comments on what he achieved during his time in office in tackling illegal immigration
📺 Sky 501
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@SteveReedMP @bevcraig Can you qualify the use of the word ‘excellent’? Thanks
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Congratulations @bevcraig! You’ve been a great leader of Manchester City Council and Labour Leader of the LGA.
Looking forward to campaigning with you 🌹
The Labour Party@UKLabour
Congratulations to Bev Craig, Labour’s candidate for Greater Manchester Mayor!
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Andy Burnham has demonstrated that he has the experience and leadership to lead our party and this country. We don’t need a contest for a contest’s sake. People want us to get on with delivering Labour’s manifesto.
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@PapaJ54802 @JeremyVineOn5 @andrewdoyle_com @nelufar @theJeremyVine They were responding to a call and wrongly assessed the situation.
Not because of race. Simply due to a lack of training - as per the judge’s comments.
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"They are terrified, above all things, of being accused of racism."
@andrewdoyle_com says police not finding Henry Nowak's wounds for eight minutes, shows institutional overcorrection and a lack of necessary investigative faculties.
@nelufar | @theJeremyVine | #JeremyVine
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@DannyBeales Nowt better to do, Danny? Surely you have a Hospital visit to honour!
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I have signed a joint letter to the Prime Minister and Home Secretary calling for a compassionate and transparent policy for refugee students and the evacuation of scholarship students from Gaza this year.
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@MatthewStadlen Strange this, I’ve completed two YouGov surveys this week and I’ve never been asked this question.
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Is it time for Reform to accept that it’s all over for them?
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@annaturley However, with you tax funds a lack of ambition and aspiration. End of. On another note, do you think you’ll survive after Two tier Keir leaves??
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Definition of conservatism:
Protecting the privilege & inequality baked into our economy, education & public services.
Definition of labour values:
Breaking down inequality & privilege so everyone gets a fair chance to succeed.
Tax shouldn’t fund the maintenance of privilege.
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