Regency Labour

People who say - authorities should take statues down after discussion. Yes. But it isn't happening. Bristol'sbeen debating #EdwardColston for years and wasn't getting anywhere. In 2018, it was agreed that statue would bear a plaque noting his involvement in the slave trade. BUT

Generation Rent have compiled a thread detailing the situation for renters across the country during this pandemic. Renters need a bailout package and Labour should be the party to push for it.

Please respect #LeeRigby's family. Thank you.

NEW: Freeze rents and write off arrears, Labour MPs Apsana Begum, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Zarah Sultana and Claudia Webbe tell Robert Jenrick: bit.ly/3co886I

“We stand in solidarity with the family, friends and community of George Floyd in Minneapolis. We in the UK cannot ignore yet another death of an unarmed person of colour in police custody." #BlackLivesMatter Read our full statement: ow.ly/xgrn50zY37X

Important info for anyone concerned about the "Brighton & Hove" r - number. It's misleading. You can't have r - numbers for small areas like a single city, here's why: new.brighton-hove.gov.uk/news/2020/fact…

"Schools should not go back, shops should not reopen and workplaces should not re-start until it is safe." Well said @HackneyAbbott ⬇️ labouroutlook.org/2020/05/28/the…

We're worried that too many people are on the seafront making it hard to maintain safe physical distancing. We're also hearing that some people are not using the public toilets. It's not nice... 🤢 🙏 For the time being please stay away from Brighton & Hove.

brightonandhovealbion.com/news/1674605/m… #BHAFC

BOOM. *2,500* renters have now joined us: they #CantPayWontPay We're withholding rent from our landlords, to force the government to protect renters. Check out the full report from @JamWaterhouse for the BBC. And join our movement here⬇️ cantpaywontpay.uk

Two week’s sick pay: 🇬🇧UK £191.70 What you’d get if you lived in: 🇦🇹Austria £651 🇩🇪Germany £651 🇧🇪Belgium £605 🇸🇪Sweden £417 🇪🇸Spain £273 Statutory sick pay in the UK isn’t enough to live on while self-isolating. For NHS Test and Trace to work, we need decent #SickPayForAll

We can confirm that Brighton and Hove city council has advised all schools in the city not to open on the 1st of June until all health concerns have been satisfied would like to take this opportunity to thank the Labour councils support on this

A request for help 🚨 We need:- Sleeping bags Deodorant, shower Gel Women’s underwear (small) Packets of tissues Wrapped biscuits for one If you can help pls email me. Thank you ❤️

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 Four senior Government scientific advisers have just broken rank and spoken out about their concerns over school opening on 1 June. Today, we have issued a call to Government to step back and stop wider school reopening. Read more 👇 bit.ly/3gCJUc7

I'm deeply concerned we are now rushing too fast to lift lockdown measures. The Joint Biosecurity Centre has said we’re not ready to move from level 4 to 3 and the 5 tests are not met. I urge Londoners to act with caution - lives depend on it.

This valuable thread is an incisive critique of how the Sunak support schemes are failing so many & bringing about severe financial hardship & stressful insecurity within our society.

/// THREAD on Chancellor @RishiSunak's announcement tonight on the future of the income support schemes. 1/

The reason the Government didn’t want this published? It shows in black and white that they insisted on fares rising above the cost of living, restricting free travel for older people, raising the Congestion Charge, and scrapping free travel for under 18s.