Steve

@MichelleDewbs When I starting playing, my dad said, no one remembers the runner up … it’s about winning, the ‘it’s about taking part’ brigade didn’t wash with him

My 5 year old boy does football training. At the end of the session they do a ‘man of the match’ type thing. My boy is always desperate to win it. He often doesn’t. I explained to him the other day that he didn’t win simply because he wasn’t good enough. That he deffo could win, but he just needs to be better, try harder, be more focused etc. One of the other mums heard me & was aghast at what I said. She told me she is going to get ‘runner-up stickers’ for all the kids who don’t make it. I said no thanks, not for my son. Kids need to learn that they can be the best, but they must apply themselves & dust themselves off when it doesn’t go their way. No consolation prizes, no ‘everyone’s a winner’ etc. There are winners & losers. Wanna win - do your best. Can’t make it? Don’t worry, go & smash something else. Play to your strengths & never, ever play the victim. If more parents & institutions had this attitude, the country would be in a better place - if I say so myself 😉 Cc @KonstantinKisin x.com/KonstantinKisi…

@SteveReedMP I hope you or your personal assistant reads all the replies, you might get a sense of how out of touch you are

This is not a game. This instability has consequences for people’s lives. The people who will be hurt most will be those that elected us less than two years ago. We must unite behind the Prime Minister.

@AngelaRayner You are correct, you have been judged on your actions, hence you lost a massive amount of seats… keep up

We will be judged on our actions, not just words.  We have to show that we understand the scale of response the moment calls for. Labour exists to make working people better off. That is not happening fast enough. And needs to change now. Proud to address #CWU26

@AdaLluch We haven’t got a problem with free speech apparently 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦😂

Wow. They are not even trying to hide their tyranny anymore. Is he going to deny our visa applications as well?

@SophyRidgeSky Shocker… politicians not answering a question…

Keir Starmer doesn't answer when asked if Andy Burnham should be blocked from returning to Westminster - says the decision is for the NEC, and Andy Burnham is doing a great job in Manchester

@Keir_Starmer Just resign, you failed as a leader and as a party, 2 years and the countries at rock bottom, you’ve lost over a thousand seats and you are the most hated man in Britain, do the decent thing for once

Strength through fairness. Hope for the future. Real answers to the challenges facing our country. This morning, I’m setting out the path ahead to build a stronger and fairer Britain. Watch my speech across my social media channels.

@SophyRidgeSky Sophie, I know you tried but politicians get away without answering yes or no in every interview they do… what can you and others do to get a straight answer? It’s a waste of time having them on

Wes Streeting & Peter Kyle went to watch the Devil Wears Prada over the weekend - here's Peter Kyle's account to me: "Wes and I last weekend we were out campaigning together in Ilford. And let me say, he achieved a stunning result with that whole team in Ilford. That shows what a great campaigner Wes is. After we campaigned, we went for dinner and we went and saw a movie together. Somebody who was planning to pull the plug and launch a leadership bid in a couple of days time, doesn't go to the cinema with a friend. SR: What did you go and see? PK: Devil Wears Prada. SR: Did you discuss the leadership? PK: Wes and I talk about the leadership of the country all the time. Wes and I shared an office together for nine years, we spent so much time talking about the leadership of the country. We almost never spoke about the individual. Wes and I care so much about the future of the country. We have a very shared view of public services in the modern world. About what Britain's potential is amongst our competitive countries. We both care deeply about the opportunities that young people have. Also, we were friends going to the cinema and we had a good laugh about other things as well. Wes and I are very good friends but I'm not going to fall into the trap of being his spokesperson. But what I can tell you is that he, like me, is focused on the success of this government. His primary mission in government is making sure the whole government is a success, and he is there for Keir when he needs him.

@RidgeandFrost @SophyRidgeSky Another non answer waste of time interview Tedious stuff as usual

🗣️ 'Should Andy Burnham be allowed to come back to Westminster?' - @sophyRidgeSky 🗣️ 'Andy Burnham left Westminster to go to Manchester, and he made a series of promises. I think promises matter' - Business sec Peter Kyle MP 🔗Latest: trib.al/R6qGGSd

@SophyRidgeSky you tried, but you still couldn’t get him to answer yes or no

@JuliaHB1 @Keir_Starmer Another pointless exercise of interviewer and politician media… never get a straight answer, very tedious and wastes everybodies time

Well, good luck with *that* strategy, soon-to-be-former-PM @Keir_Starmer

@AngelaRayner Read the replies you out of touch idiot

Our party has suffered a historic defeat. Many good Labour colleagues have lost their seats despite working hard for those they represented. We have lost good Labour administrations and lost the chance for more. What we are doing isn’t working, and it needs to change. This may be our last chance. The Labour Party must now live up to our name: we must be the party of working people. We’ve heard the same on the doorstep as we’ve seen in the polls - the cost of living is the top issue for voters of all parties. People have turned to populists and nationalists because we have not done enough to fix it. Living standards are barely higher than they were a decade and a half ago. People feel hopeless - that the cost of living crisis will never end, and now they see oil and gas companies use global instability to post record profits. Once again, ordinary people are paying the price for decisions they didn’t make. It’s no wonder that across the UK, working people feel the system is rigged against them. Things can be so much better than this. Countries including Spain and Canada have shown that economies can grow and people can thrive when governments stay true to labour and social democratic values and put people first. We need to learn from that. In London, we lost young people who fear they will never afford a home. In my patch and across the north, we lost working people whose wages are too low and costs too high. In Scotland and Wales, people do not currently see Labour as the answer.  We are in danger of becoming a party of the well-off, not working people. The Peter Mandelson scandal showed a toxic culture of cronyism.  Decisions like cutting winter fuel allowance just weren’t what people expected from a Labour government. For too long, successive governments have allowed wealth and power to concentrate at the top without a plan to ensure the benefits of economic growth are shared fairly. The result is an economy that does not work for the majority, with wealth concentrated in too few hands. This level of inequality, alongside squeezed living standards, is the outcome of a model built on deregulation, privatisation, and trickle-down economics. But we have the chance to fix this.  1/2

@Keir_Starmer A better future! What a moron

While others talk, we are delivering for you. Back a better future for your local community. Tomorrow, vote Labour.

@Keir_Starmer You’re on the wrong side and hopefully you are going to find this out tomorrow

Tomorrow vote for a party that’s on your side. Vote Labour.

@Keir_Starmer I hope you read all the replies you inept traitor, you have never put this country first and the majority of the country can’t wait to see the back of you

Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch wanted to jump into the Iran war with both feet without thinking through the consequences. For a party that always does what’s right for Britain, vote Labour this Thursday.

@10DowningStreet @vonderleyen @Keir_Starmer Evil fuckers

When the UK and the European Union work together, we all reap the benefits. In these volatile times we need to go further and faster on economic, energy and defence security.

@bphillipsonMP Haha this must be a parody account.. fucking hilarious 🤣

Rupert Lowe is no supporter of women. His track record speaks for itself. Only Labour will tackle violence against women and girls.

@Lanemichelle67E @PolitlcsUK He hasn’t lied 😂

@PolitlcsUK What a waste of tax payers money and this is all down to the Tories and the msm and he hasn’t lied

🚨 BREAKING: MPs have voted against referring Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee for potentially misleading Parliament Yes: 223 No: 335

@10DowningStreet @Keir_Starmer I hope you read all the replies you bunch of idiots, the quicker we get rid of you lot the safer this country will be

Today @Keir_Starmer met with senior leaders from X, Meta, Snap, YouTube and TikTok. This was his message to them: It’s time to act. There are no free passes. We’re putting children’s safety first.

@Keir_Starmer What a knob you are

I know parents are worried about social media and its impact on their children’s safety. They rightly expect fast action. Today, I’m calling on senior leaders from X, Meta, Snap, YouTube and TikTok to step up. I will do whatever it takes to keep children safe online.

@ukhomeoffice 44 days!… useless idiots

Every small boat that reaches the UK is destroyed within 44 days. A specialist enforcement team examines boats and engines to identify upstream patterns, enabling supply chains and smugglers to be disrupted before Channel crossings are launched from the French coast.