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A huge well done to all the winners and finalists at our #SPFoundationAwards! @FourCornersE2, @LifeCare_, @footprintscec, @Pan1986, @LancashireWomen, @CatrionaPetit👏

Can you drive engagement and reach on social media to increase awareness and interest in our work? Do you have a passion for storytelling? Do you thrive in a grassroots environment? If yes, read our job pack and apply! pan-arts.net/social-media-o…

WE ARE TURNING 40: To mark this momentous anniversary and celebrate the work Pan does to bring about transformational change in our participants' lives and consequently in society, we are launching a very special anniversary #givingcircle. #givingback #fundraiser #socialchange

We love the beginning of September when all our projects start up again! ❤️ #younglondoners #femalechoir #youngtalent #refugees #refugeeswelcome #communitychoir

BREAKING: In a stunning senile moment, Donald Trump just suggested it was Kamala Harris who treated Mike Pence poorly. Donald Trump clearly cannot remember anything. Retweet to make sure all Americans see this hypocritical and senile moment.

@RhonddaBryant A normal deputy PM … it’s been a long time

Pan's refugee arts projects provide safe spaces for young refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. We use the power of the arts to help them tap into their imagination and creativity, allowing them to rediscover their voices, gain confidence and make new friends.

Lady Gaga's powerful speech against Trump, was deleted from Twitter by Elon Musk. You know what to do ‼️ Retweet it widely 🚨 @ladygaga twitter.com/kamala_wins47/…

At Pan we use theatre arts to help participants tap into their imagination. We love that our work with young people helps increase their self-esteem and confidence and gives them opportunities to get creative. #RefugeesWelcome #theatreforsocialchange #youngtalent #younglondoners

Black children in England and Wales four times more likely to be strip-searched, figures show theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

BREAKING: In a stunning moment, attendees of the Trump rally (however few that were there to begin with) have begun to trickle out while Donald Trump is speaking. Retweet so all Americans see this and know even Republicans are fed up with Trump’s BS.

2024: Keir Starmer cancels holiday and attends COBRA meetings to deal with the riot national crisis 2020: Michael Gove makes excuses for Boris Johnson skipping five COBRA meetings at the start of the covid pandemic The contrast between self serving populists like Johnson and Gove, verses the selfless public service of Starmer is a gap as wide as the Grand Canyon

Spare me the big boohoo about the cost of immigration when you're out there on the streets burning down libraries and police stations and flooding the courts and costing the tax payers more money than any immigrant you've ever met.

Today in Parliament I shared my constituents’ concerns about the death and destruction in Gaza, and asked what we’re doing to stop Israel blocking aid. You can watch back here:

📣BREAKING: The Government has announced today that the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme now allows for family reunification for those separated during the 2021 Kabul evacuation. This is great news and will be life-changing for all those who have been separated. 1/2

More than 14,100 children have been killed by Israeli forces. British parts are used in planes bombing children in Gaza. The UK government must suspend ALL arms sales to the Government of Israel given the clear risk they might be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law.

These are the people of Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson and Kemi Badenoch and Katie Hopkins. They are showing us who they are. twitter.com/_yon_m0n/statu…

Amidst the chaos, this woman held up a sign saying: 'Hope not hate. Racism not welcome here'.

News. The Chancellor's just announced Winter Fuel Payments will no longer be universal to all pensioners, now only pensioners on benefits will get it - in my view that's too narrow a group. Here's my formal statement to @RachelReevesMP ... -------------- The targeting of Winter Fuel Payments is too narrow with the winter we have coming. Pensioners were already due to get less as this will be the first time since winter 2022 they haven’t got the up to £300 extra winter fuel cost of living top-up. The Energy Price Cap is likely to rise 10% this October and stay high across the winter, leaving most energy bills nearly double those pre-crisis, at levels unaffordable for millions. Many pensioners eke out the £100 to £300 Winter Fuel Payments to allow them to keep some heating on through the cold months. While there's an argument for ending its universality due to tight national finances, it's being squeezed to too narrow a group – just those on benefits and Pension Credit. Yet again, those just above the thresholds will be hardest hit. This is often justified as there's a 'lack of household income data' to allow other targeting. However, there's a usable precedent from the emergency energy crisis measures announced in April 2022, which I'd urge the Government to look at. Then, a payment was made to homes in council tax bands A to D – as an imperfect but workable proxy for lower household incomes. That'd allow an additional group of lower to middle-income pensioners to keep the payments and mitigate bill shocks. Councils' discretionary funds could also be funded as in April 2022, for the limited numbers who still need help but don't qualify. Plus, with this announcement, the Government has a huge moral imperative to ensure the 800,000 people eligible for Pension Credit who don't get it, are informed, educated and helped through the process. It is planning an awareness-raising campaign, but it needs to ensure that reaches every corner – and if possible proactively and personally contact people. Pension Credit is a crucial gateway benefit, giving access to a host of other entitlements, and now with the link to the Winter Fuel Payment, it makes it even more important to ensure fewer miss out."