Mike

Well so far today my only part of the journey that’s been on time has been with @CrossCountryUK. Huddersfield bus diverted and delayed, @TPEassist just a write off over 40 minutes and @plymouthbus delayed. @CrossCountryUK been the best!

@bphillipsonMP This has to satire yeah?

Keir Starmer has changed our party and our country for the better. He brought Labour back from electoral oblivion, has restored our reputation abroad, stabilised the economy and will lift half a million children out of poverty. We owe Keir a huge debt of gratitude.

@TPEassist So it turns out we were told to board the York train for Leeds by platform staff, now we’re held at Wakefield Kirkgate for the later one to go ahead so now I’ll miss my train. Absolutely poor service today, both you and @networkrail should be ashamed

@AMichaels66199 Please check for live updates on our services here: journeycheck.com/tpexpress/ ^Kim

@TPEassist if I don’t make the 09.15 XC from Leeds on an advance ticket what happens? Do I have to buy a new ticket as you have serious delays?

@TPEassist You are now just taking the mickey. The delayed 07.42 is in and staff are having a meeting further delaying the Newcastle train. Are you cancelling the 07.59 to Newcastle then?

@AMichaels66199 Any compensation would be provided by ourselves. ^JM

@JackWDart And also raising taxes on the working class so they struggle whilst those on benefits earn more than workers, and increased welfare bill to more than tax income don’t forget

If people genuinely believe Burnham won’t receive the exact same media onslaught, they’ve not been paying attention. Starmer is not, objectively, bad. This idea that he is somehow the worst PM in British history is frankly laughable. Liz truss lasted 49 days, crashed the pound and was laughed out of Downing Street. Since Labour took office, Keir Starmer’s government has: • Scrapped the two-child benefit limit, lifting hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty and putting money back into some of the hardest-pressed households in the country. • Expanded free school meals, cutting costs for families and making sure more children get a proper meal during the school day. • Expanded funded childcare, reducing one of the biggest monthly costs facing working parents and making it easier for people to stay in work. • Raised the National Living Wage, increasing pay for millions of low-paid workers. • Strengthened workers’ rights, giving people greater protection against insecure work and bad employers. • Introduced statutory sick pay from the first day of illness, so workers are less likely to choose between their health and their wages. • Ended no-fault evictions, giving renters more security in their homes. • Brought rail operators back into public ownership, taking key services out of failed private hands and giving the public a stronger stake in how they are run. • Cut NHS waiting lists from their post-pandemic peak, meaning more patients are being seen sooner. • Raised the state pension through the triple lock, protecting pensioners’ incomes against rising costs. • Scrapped the old non-dom tax regime, making some of the wealthiest people in the country pay more fairly. • Added VAT to private school fees, raising money from those most able to contribute. • Removed business rates relief from private schools, ending an unjustified tax break. • Increased neighbourhood policing, putting more officers and PCSOs back into communities. • Helped bring knife crime down, meaning fewer families face the devastation of serious violence. • Recorded the lowest homicide rate since the 1970s, a material improvement in public safety. • Created Great British Energy, giving Britain a publicly owned clean energy company. • Created the National Wealth Fund, backing investment in industry, infrastructure and clean energy. • Passed planning reforms aimed at getting homes and major projects built faster. • Improved relations with the EU, reducing diplomatic hostility and rebuilding practical cooperation. • Agreed a UK-EU security partnership, strengthening cooperation on defence and European security. • Signed a long-term partnership with Ukraine, reinforcing Britain’s support against Putin’s invasion. • Secured new trade agreements, opening up markets for British businesses. • Helped restore seriousness to government after years of scandal, chaos and decline. People do not have to like Starmer. They do not have to vote Labour. But pretending this is the record of the worst Prime Minister in British history is absurd.

@networkrail no comment on the fiasco in Huddersfield today? Buses delayed due to roadworks, TRU causing delays and now engineering works overrunning so no trains, and most delayed.

@TPEassist And if they don’t who pays for a new ticket?

@AMichaels66199 Hello, if you miss your connecting service, please speak to station staff as they will be able to advise further on onward travel. In most cases, you will be able to board the next service. ^Kim

@TPEassist @networkrail @TracyBrabin this is poor. Not only are towns being dug up with major roadworks and 76 bus alterations, you’ve then got the TRU upgrade now today engineering works overrunning and trains cancelled for last 3 hours and delayed. Is this a vision?

The Keir Starmer I know is decent. He is compassionate. He is kind. He is thoughtful. He is driven by a deep sense of public service, by duty, and by a belief that politics should be about improving people’s lives rather than advancing personal ambition. labourlist.org/2026/06/the-ke…

@benonwine This is as bad as the guy who spent 2 years trying to get 2 councils to replace a street light bulb. He eventually did it himself then one of the councils magically decided it was theirs after all and prosecuted him. After telling him they didn’t operate said lamp post

This is Paul Powlesland. He is facing prosecution by the Environment Agency for pulling rubbish out of a local river without a licence. The 40-year-old barrister and a group of volunteers took matters into their own hands to clear a section of the River Roding in Barking, East London. The group hired a digger for £1,000 and filled over 200 bags of rubbish, but after the clean-up, Paul received a letter from the Environment Agency notifying him he was under investigation for operating without a licence. The offence carries a maximum punishment of two years in prison, and he could also lose his job.

@benonwine He should dump it outside their offices!

@Keir_Starmer Like the brothers from Manchester airport?

Absolutely appalling. No one should face violence on our streets. The suspect appears to be motivated by anti-Muslim hatred. I will not tolerate this - he will face the full force of the law. My thoughts are with those who are injured and I thank the police and the emergency services for their response. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@ShabanaMahmood Shouldn’t any hatred not be tolerated?

I am horrified by news of the attack in Edinburgh. I am grateful to the police and emergency services for their bravery in apprehending the suspect and for their speedy response in attending to the victims. The suspect appears to be motivated by anti-Muslim hatred. There is no place for hatred and violence against Muslims. I know it is not who we are as a country.

@LidlGB you keep sending me offers on Lidl Plus. I no longer shop with you since you decided to make me spend £500 to get just 1% off (£5 voucher). I certainly didn’t ask for that happy with how it was, so lost a customer.

@AndyFitchet You also forgot to mention, grooming gangs, Nick Brown, Peter Mandelson, defence, fiddling NHS waiting lists, and now the PM named in a report that he saw facts about the gangs, any comment from yourself?

So let me get this straight: - Inflation lower than predicted - unemployment falling - small boat crossings falling - NHS Waiting lists falling - Interest rates stable - Asylum hotel use falling - net migration down 82% - school attendance up And Keir’s doing a really bad job?

@AndyFitchet However, taxes at highest level ever seen, more taxes rising, businesses going bust, people can’t afford to live, no support of fuel duty, just not adding the 5p increase is not a saving when it stays the same price. Maybe those are some of the reasons he’s doing a bad job

@Heidi_Labour So you’re basically finding another way to ban a car. People with disabilities are gonna love this. Need to get to hospital in your wheelchair? Get on yer bike!

Come with me as I commute from home in Swindon to Westminster 🚴‍♀️ After launching the Government’s new Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS), the journey was a good reminder of why active travel matters.

@northernassist 11.27 Wakefield Kirkgate to Leeds, gone from on time to 13, 19 minutes late now just delayed. Is it now cancelled or anything going through to Leeds?

@GC_Rail 2nd day I need to get to Leeds for hospital appointment for treatment and 2nd day in a row the 11.02 is delayed. Why???? I missed yesterdays appointment due to your service being delayed and nobody seemed to care now I’m late again