@justdavenow89 30 years ago he could have been a coal miner, steel worker,Docker all"vanguard's of the working class"destroyed by Thatcher Blair and middle class cunts
@UkandNireland@NadiaWhittomeMP Idiot, LMAO,The term “Union Jack” originally referred to the national flag of the United Kingdom when flown from the jackstaff of a ship — a small pole at the bow of naval vessels.
On land, it was more formally called the “Union Flag.”
@NadiaWhittomeMP After 51 years Sunderland turns turquoise
No more diversity and inclusion We are lowering the flag of Palestine and replacing it with the Union Jack
The election results in England, Wales and Scotland are a disaster for the Labour Party, and I send commiserations to the many fantastic Labour representatives who have lost their seats. Frankly, if we don’t get our act together, Labour will face total destruction.
The writing was on the wall after Gorton and Denton, after Runcorn and Helsby, and after last year’s local elections. People are desperate for a government that, after a decade of Tory austerity, will reverse the decline in living standards and tackle widening inequality. Today, voters are once again showing us that we are failing to do this at the pace and scale that the country needs.
Instead of listening, the leadership doubled down on Reform-lite immigration policies, cut support for the most vulnerable, and made a series of unfathomable political blunders that have damaged Labour’s integrity and people’s trust in us.
Some will argue that the answer is to go even further in chasing Reform. Not only would that be a betrayal of everything our party stands for, but we’ve also seen how pandering to the far-right only normalises, legitimises and strengthens their politics of division and hate. Today’s election results are proof that this won’t work.
So where do we go from here?
We need a Labour government that recognises its duty to working-class people, that fights for our rights and living standards, that takes on the vested interests holding this country back, and that makes the case for a more just and equal society.
It’s also clear that in England we’re losing council votes to the Greens and seats to Reform, often by small margins, and first-past-the-post is turning those margins into a gift for the far right. Without proportional representation, that same system could hand Farage a majority government in 2029 on a minority of votes.
We did not secure a historic majority in 2024 to be tepid in government, to punish the most vulnerable or to mimic our opponents. From housing to our hollowed-out public services, the country faces interlocking crises that demand bold policies and a progressive government with the courage to deliver them.
With this in mind, I believe the Prime Minister should announce a timetable for his departure.
1 week until we Unite The Kingdom and the West 🇬🇧
In 7 days time, we descend on OUR capital in the greatest patriotic show of strength that the world has ever seen.
With the addition of Starmer now refusing to leave.
It's never been more important to take a stand.
Join us!
Blocking @AndyBurnhamGM from being allowed to put himself forward as a candidate to be considered in Gorton and Denton by-election was the biggest act of self harm @UKLabour has ever inflicted upon itself. @Keir_Starmer hasn’t said sorry for that. He must.
A devastating night in Birmingham and across the country. Good public servants, colleagues and friends have lost their seats. This was a verdict on us not them. The PM has rightly said we must do better. It is a privilege to serve the British people and we must live up to it.
@BeckettUnite So if you are against the 4 day working week, that the greens proposed, would you have been against the half day on a Saturday, or the 5 day working week?
Zack Polanski celebrating the election of Zoë Garbett as Mayor of Hackney:
‘All over the country we can see’
‘That two party politics is dead’
‘And if you want to stop Reform’
‘Then vote Green’
Change is coming
And it’s Green.
@saurs0uffle As someone who worked next to a massive council depot in Wigan,with hundreds of workers, the people just turn up and do the job,if you are on about forward planning? No councillor is Albert Speer.
as someone who works with councils frequently in my job, Reform have been in power in Warwickshire for the last year and have completely fucked the place up, so genuinely good luck to all the working class people in any other Reform elected councils, you are completely fucked
@SamCKx And one of the first thing you do, when winning a thumping majority in a general election? cut the winter fuel allowance? "Margaret Thatcher considered her greatest achievement to be the election of Tony Blair"
Some guy whose mates down the pub call Barry the Bellend or Terry the Tosser is going to wake up on Monday morning and realise he's responsible for overseeing a £26 million regeneration project, and chairing a meeting of the local council licensing committee...
@bphillipsonMP@UKLabour Who was the thick fucker who said it was a good idea to take the winter fuel allowance off old people? You couldn't make it up you stupid twats
These have been a very difficult set of elections. I’ve felt that in Sunderland.
But the answer is not to turn inwards. It’s to take responsibility, come together & face up to the challenges ahead.
Keir has won before, he can win again. We need to deliver change, not chaos.
As I said earlier, these have been really tough results today - including in Wakefield. As the PM has said, this is now a time for serious, calm-headed reflection, because following these results, we must listen and respond, but do so in a steady, thoughtful and reflective way.
As these tough election results come in, we thank and pay tribute to our councillors who have served their communities brilliantly for many years.
The last thing the British people need now is Labour turning inward and losing focus on them.
Keir Starmer won a huge mandate less than two years ago. Now we must get on with delivering change faster for the British people.