Janet O'Keefe

Boldly, confidently, authentically Labour.

It’s the honour of my life to be Leader of the Labour Party. I will be a leader for every region and nation in this great country, and this Party will be unashamedly Labour in our priorities and in the decisions we take. Together, we will set Britain on a new path.

‘What I'm scared of is what comes after Farage, and what comes after Trump. Because they will fail on the economy. And maybe we'll get another boring centrist in, and they will be replaced by somebody further to the right.’ @AaronBastani in conversation with former trader and wealth tax campaigner, Gary Stevenson (@garyseconomics). . Watch the full episode of Downstream on our YouTube channel.

Congratulations to Andy Burnham, the new Leader of the Labour Party!

This document should keep you awake at night. The govt’s National Risk Register now ranks losing our drinking water alongside a PANDEMIC as one of the two biggest threats facing the country This year, in the right-hand document: The chances of “Catastrophic impact” on our drinking water supplies - up to a one in four chance. Last year, same document (on the left) rated it a minor risk. Bottom of the chart. So what changed? Nothing changed! Water is still in private hands and depute the Water Special Measures Act deteriorating rapidly. This is where 36 years of privatised water has brought us. Tens of billions handed to shareholders. Over £60 billion of debt racked up on water assets that should belong to al of us. Leaking pipes. No new major reservoirs. Sewage in our rivers, on our beaches, in our sea. They didn’t invest. They extracted. And now the state’s own risk experts are telling us the tap water could go. And the regulators? They watched. Fines for pollution became a business expense. Thames Water’s creditors are now asking for their pollution fines to be written off. You couldn’t make this stuff up!!!! So let’s cut the crap about ‘tougher control’ of water companies. We’ve tried that for 36 years. It ended with drinking water on the national risk register next to a pandemic. You can’t regulate a cash machine into caring about you. There’s one answer. Bring water back into mutualised public ownership. Run for people, not profit. Answerable to bill payers, not bondholders. Every single pound going back into the pipes and reservoirs we should have built decades ago. Water is life. And yet we’ve watched it turned it into a payday. Time to take it back.

@PhilRodgers @BenObeseJecty If this is true there will be a riot

Report from Conservative MP @BenObeseJecty that Option D has been selected for local government reorganisation in Cambridgeshire, and will be announced next week.

My documentary is coming out this week – why you should watch it

Israel is annexing the West Bank, destroying Palestinian communities & violently detaining anyone who seeks to resist. This month Israeli forces detained & imprisoned Dr Mazen Rantisi, known as the “ doctor of the poor.” I raised in Parliament his case to demand his release.

England won. Experience won. Makerfield can win too. Andy Burnham will walk away from the most cherished job of his life to become MP for Makerfield. That kind of sacrifice is no token gesture. It is a sign, it is evidence, of his true belief in the Makerfield community. All his experience as mayor, as cabinet minister and as MP will benefit Makerfield. He is local too. He lives close to Makerfield. His kids attended 'St Edmund Arrowsmith School'. 'What if he runs for prime minister?' I hear you say. Look a bit closer. If he becomes PM he will still be MP for Makerfield. Makerfield is a constituency fit for a prime minister. Makerfield is a constituency deserving of a prime minister for an MP. If there was ever an opportunity for Makerfield to elevate itself this is it! It is a once in a lifetime opportunity, a one in a million chance to put Ashton in Makerfield into the history books and give Makerfield a boost into the positive future it deserves. Hindley, Ashton, Platt Bridge, Bickershaw, Bryn, Abram, Winstanley Stubshaw Cross, Orrel... everyone in Makerfield, this really is your moment. Andy has been walking the streets every day, meeting constituents eye to eye. He has clarity of vision and willingness to listen. He has the drive, the experience and commitment to cut through red tape. Go Labour. Go @AndyBurnhamGM . This is our Power. This is our house.

6 hours left to vote for hope. Remember to bring ID 🪪

Our privatised water system epitomises so many things that are wrong in our society today. People instinctively know they are getting ripped off. I spoke at the Green Gathering on how public ownership could, among many other things, help renew our atrophied democratic muscles.

"Dirty Business review – if this doesn’t incite righteous anger over our filthy water then nothing will." Ain't that the bloody truth. If you haven't watched it already do it now, all 3 episodes now available from channel4.com theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

Full article: theguardian.com/environment/20…

Last summer I launched my campaign against outdated “aim-to-permit” gambling laws. On Hampstead High Street? Not a single betting shop. In lower-income areas? Flooded. Councils are forced to say yes. That’s not fair and it’s damaging our high streets. The fight isn’t over. ✊🏾

If suspected misconduct in public office warrants arrest, what about water CEOs presiding over lawbreaking, sewage dumping & price gouging while taking bonuses? We preside over a system where services are privatised but accountability isn’t. That’s simply not sustainable.

One of the best bits of the job is getting to meet brilliant apprentices like this. Thanks to @nationalgas_uk for bringing Peterborough apprentices to Parliament today. Together we are working to boost opportunities in the city. #nationalapprenticeshipweek #NAW2026

“Pulling the rug out from under children with EHCPs (or who would have them in future) with promises of better support in school in some distant tomorrow won’t cut it. Improved support must arrive first” Common sense from the EPI epi.org.uk/publications-a…

The Government wants new water laws that lock us into decades of rip-off privatisation - without asking the public. 82% of Brits support public ownership. You won’t get a say. Stop the stitch-up. Demand a real public consultation: actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop…

@SteveReedMP @Shelter @Alison_McGovern @mhclg Here's our story - themj.co.uk/35bn-investmen… #localgov

@Shelter’s Christmas advert is a stark reminder that thousands of families face Christmas without a secure home. We're determined to change that. Our new £3.5 billion plan to prevent homelessness, informed by real-world experience, will help to end rough sleeping for good.