Gary Bridgens

@simonfell Hurrah your out. You deserve it!!!! That will teach you to starve children! Goodbye! Good riddance!

Well, here we go! It has been an honour and a pleasure to have been your MP over the last four and a half years. Barrow & Furness is an amazing place, full of amazing people, and of course I’d love another chance to do this job and keep serving them. But before we get into the election proper, I just wanted to say THANK YOU for the opportunity you’ve given me these last few years to fight for you. I know I won’t have always got it right, but I’ve loved trying. We’ve achieved a lot - over £370million in Town Deals, Levelling Up Funds, through the Team Barrow work I’ve led on that will transform Furness, and decades of work secured in the shipyard. And nearly 29,000 pieces of casework completed. I’d love the chance to keep fighting for you and to see that investment delivered. No doubt you’ll be sick of me talking about that by the end of this campaign, so for now I’ll just say - thank you. S.

@simonfell You might get another. Though your constituents are decent people and were always going to ditch vile, incompetent self serving Tories. Especially after you shamed yourself by voting to starve vulnerable British children. Good riddance!

Well, that’s 2 votes at least. Happy polling day, folks. Polls are open until 10pm today. No matter who you vote for, please do vote. And don’t forget your ID. 🗳️

@simonfell The Conservative scourge is over. Be gone vile Tories and shame on you all!

Polls are now open across Barrow & Furness! You can vote between 7am & 10pm. Don’t forget your ID! No matter who you vote for, please do vote. But I do hope that you will consider backing me, so that I can continue to fight for you, no matter who forms the next Government.

@simonfell Yes indeed. Horrible man. Your in good company though. You did after all vote in favour of starving vulnerable British children. Shame on both of you!

Disgraceful.

@Telegraph Brilliant. Just what’s needed to highlight the catastrophe that is the Conservatives. Bring out the old baffled Morlock Johnson. He should be front and centre it’s largely his fault they are to be decimated. Good riddance Tory Scum!

🔴 EXCLUSIVE: Boris Johnson is being drafted in by the Tories to play a more active role in the election campaign as the party seeks to counter the threat from Reform Read this front page story here👇 telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

@Jeremy_Hunt Your the chancellor you tool. If you hadn’t stolen our money it could have been paid for with ease.

My plan for Godalming And Ash - to deliver and equip the new world leading Cancer and Surgical Innovation centre at the Royal Surrey Hospital.

@grantshapps Filthy dirty Tory Scum!

You can’t afford the risk of Labour. Keir Starmer wants power so he can raise tax on your home, your pension, your job and your car. Voting for anyone but the Conservatives is a vote for those higher taxes.

@ToryVote_ Goodbye and good riddance you fowl Tory scum!

Boris is right. Vote Conservative.

@simonfell @CandoFM You voted in favour of starving vulnerable British children and you have the gaul to ask us to vote for you? Shame on you and shame on the vile self serving Conservative party you are suddenly trying to distance yourself from Your a Tory and your time has come. Good riddance!

Huge thanks to @CandoFM for hosting a debate last week with all the candidates standing to be Barrow & Furness’ next MP. This is an amazing place to call home, and over the last 4 1/2 years I’ve supported thousands of constituents, secured over £370million of investment into the area, and fought for Furness to be supported. Together we’ve made the first steps to really changing this fantastic place. There’s a university campus being built, £220million for Team Barrow, hundreds of homes unlocked, a high street on the verge of being turned around, the shipyard secured, community groups backed, new nuclear on the horizon, renewable energy projects kicking off, and cultural institutions saved. But there’s so much more to do, and I don’t want the progress we’ve made to be put at risk. So I’m asking you to lend me your vote on 4 July. You can watch the full debate here: youtube.com/watch?v=9M8AxE…

@simonfell Goodbye!

Politicians are elected to get a job done. To serve the community that they live in, and to fight for it, rather than each other. Over the last few years, I’ve done just that. And I’m glad to have gained support from across the political spectrum along the way - from former Labour, Brexit Party and Lib Dem members. We’ve made huge progress together, but there’s lots more to do. So I’m hoping that you’ll lend me your vote on 4 July so we can keep up the progress we’ve made locally and not put it at risk. If you want to know more, please visit: simonfell.org/ourplan

@simonfell Liar!

@Conservatives Filthy lying Tories !!!!!

When it comes to the NHS, the choice is simple. #BBCDebate

@PennyMordaunt Lies!!!

We've come through tough times. And now there is a choice to be made. You can choose Angela Rayner and Keir Starmer and get higher taxes, higher bills and have your pension raided. Or you can stick with us and the plan that is working. We will cut your taxes. We will protect your pension. And we will defend this nation. For a more secure future, vote Conservative.

@Conservatives Goodbye and good riddance you fowl self serving Conservative swines!

Angela Rayner has already pulled Starmer’s strings to get him to let Diane Abbott stand and to surrender to the demands of trade unions. What will she make him do next?

@simonfell Woohoo final being the word. That’s what you get for being a foul Tory who voted in favour of starving vulnerable British Children. Goodbye. Good riddance! Never forgive never forget!

🗞 You can find my final column for The Mail in my role as your MP below. 🙏🏻 I reflect on the incredible opportunity to serve you these last few years, and consider what we’ve achieved together. It has been an honour to do this job for you - thank you! simonfell.org/news/thankyou

@simonfell I’m sat at home with a glass of wine watching your fowl party collapse. I look forward to the glorious night I similarly watch you lose your seat. Maybe that will teach you to vote in favour of starving vulnerable British children. Goodbye and good riddance you vile man.

It’s a gloriously sunny day and polls will remain open until 10pm. No matter who you vote for, please do take the time to vote. In Barrow & Furness we have Ulverston Town Council and Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner elections. I was very glad to vote for Mike Johnson. He’s been a fantastic Deputy PFCC, focussing on rural crime, speeding and anti-social behaviour, and he’ll be a very good successor to Peter McCall. Don’t forget your ID when you vote! 🗳️

@simonfell @Ormsgill_School @FurnessAcademy @DowdalesSchool @YourUKParl Did you apologies for stealing free school dinners from the most vulnerable? I’m amazed you had the gall to show your face!

Friday was an amazing day. As part of #ParliamentWeek, I joined four local schools to explore democracy with them. They each took a different approach, and it was fascinating to talk to them, to share my experiences, and to explain how parliament works, and why it matters. Sacred Heart Primary held an absolutely incredible mock-Parliament, with a debate on whether their school should be knocked down and rebuilt, or if the existing building should be fixed up. Front and backbenchers made impassioned speeches, while Hansard writers took notes, before the clerks tallied the votes and the Speaker (me!) announced the result. At @DowdalesSchool I joined the Citizenship class and did a Q&A on everything from how political parties work, and how to become a politician, to scrutinising the fine detail of legislation, and passing laws of your own. Every single student asked a question and the quality was phenomenal. Mr Cull, the Head of @Ormsgill_School, explained to me that the school has just elected it own Parliament, and so the MPs each asked me a brilliant question, and off the back of one of them we made plans to run a campaign to improve the playground in Barrow Park. Finally, in @FurnessAcademy, the whole sports hall had been turned into a series of debating chambers. I shared a bit about what sitting in the chamber of the House of Commons was like and then acted as the Speaker, calling votes on questions as diverse as whether people should have to pay for sport on TV (no), and whether teachers should be replaced by AI (the noes had it again!). Thank you so much to all the teachers, students and staff who supported these activities this year. I was amazed by their diversity and quality. And this just scratches the surface of what happened in Furness this year, with dozens of schools and youth groups taking part. Thank you. 🗳️ #UKPW @YourUKParl

@simonfell How does it feel to be a serving MP ignored by your PM when he starts bringing retired old Tories in for cabinet positions? Your party would be a joke if you weren’t all so VILE!

It was a pleasure this afternoon to speak up alongside my excellent friend and colleague Holly Mumby-Croft in support of British Steel. Sovereign capability for manufacturing steel is crucially important for the country as we lean in to project after project which will require new steel over the next few decades. Whether for our submarine programme, with new nuclear, for the production of wind turbines, or for much of our new infrastructure, steel is essential. My question to the Minister today - is Government doing enough to send signals to British Steel of the pipeline of work ahead?

@simonfell Lies! You Conservatives have proven time and time again your filthy dirty liars. Self serving, swindling scumbags. Can’t wait to vote you out as soon as possible!

Delighted to see the PM commit to upgrading the Energy Coast line, stretching from Carlisle, Workington and Barrow in his speech this afternoon. This crucially important line links Moorside, which would generate up to 7% of the UK’s electricity, to Barrow, home of the UK’s submarine enterprise, charged with delivering the remaining 2 Astute class boats, 4 Dreadnought, and the new SSN-AUKUS class, alongside our partners in 🇦🇺 and 🇺🇸. Upgrading this line will allow over 172million tonnes of freight to be taken off our roads, and will support our national security, energy security, and our international partners too. Providing this capacity will support job creation across the coast, taking pressure off our local roads, boosting tourism and unlocking new homes in South Cumbria. This work is critically important and I’m very grateful to the PM and his team for their focus on Furness and South Cumbria.

@simonfell Let’s put an end to unfair Tories ripping us off and lining the pockets of their friends, family and selves.

Let’s put an end to the unfair Garden waste collection tax in Barrow! Do you agree with me that it’s unfair for Barrow residents to pay for their waste collection, when South Lakeland, and Eden residents don’t? Send a message to the council here: simonfell.org/garden-waste-c…