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Just because someone rents, shouldn't deny them the joy of having a pet in their life. Well done housemate.

@DuncanBannatyne @Fox_Claire @AndyBurnhamGM Thank you Duncan x

Last week I decided to throw my support behind @AndyBurnhamGM for leadership of the Labour Party and on to PM. But I cannot do that now that I find out he says Transwomen. IE men. Should be allowed to use the ladies toilets. I can never support anyone that does this. Biological Women must have single sex spaces.

@AndyBurnhamGM I will never be able to vote for someone who wants to endanger woman by allowing men into their safe spaces

I am proud and humbled to have been selected as Labour’s candidate for Makerfield. These proud working-class communities represent the very best values of our country and they deserve so much better. It would be my honour to work for them every day, if elected as their MP, to achieve that. Many people here feel Westminster isn’t working for them and they are right. I am standing to change that and get the voice of these communities heard loud and clear. I am glad that this by-election has finally put the places that make up the Makerfield constituency into the national spotlight. They have been neglected by national politics for too long. It is a good thing that all political parties are now on the hook to tell the voters here what they are going to do for them. More than anything, people need life to be more affordable again. As Mayor, I have brought in changes which are helping, such as the £2 fare cap, free bus travel for our 16-18 year-olds and removing the 9.30am restriction from older and disabled people’s bus passes. But there is only so much I can do from Greater Manchester. If elected, I will have a relentless focus on reducing people’s everyday costs and bills and well as securing the investment these communities need. I have been an elected representative in Greater Manchester for 25 years. Throughout that time, I have fought for the people of the North West of England on so many fronts. I am now ready to bring the whole weight of that experience to fighting for the communities of the Makerfield constituency and would be privileged to be given that opportunity.

@AndyBurnhamGM You are one of my favourites in politics- please don’t do this- do t divide the Labour Party- don’t give fuel to the right wing media, don’t make it easy for Farage. Keir is respected internationally and we need that right now. Your time will come- let it come with honour

I can confirm that I will be requesting the permission of the NEC to stand in the Makerfield by-election. I grew up in this area and have lived here for 25 years. I care deeply about it and its people. I know they have been let down by national politics. Ten years ago, I decided to leave Westminster. Why? Because, after 16 years, I came to the conclusion that our national political system does not work for areas like ours. I learnt this fighting its failure to invest in the Wigan borough, for justice for the Hillsborough families and against its treatment of Greater Manchester during the pandemic. Over the last decade, I have been challenging this failure from the outside and building a new and better way of doing politics. We have built Greater Manchester into the fastest-growing city-region in the UK and put buses back under public control, introducing a £2 fare cap to help people with cost-of-living pressures. However, there is only so much that can be done from Greater Manchester. Much bigger change is needed at a national level if everyday life is to be made more affordable again. This is why I now seek people’s support to return to Parliament: to bring the change we have brought to Greater Manchester to the whole of the UK and make politics work properly for people. Millions are struggling and they need the Labour Government to succeed. It has already made changes to make life better for them in its first two years. After this week, we owe it to people to come back together as a Labour movement, giving the Prime Minister and the Government the space and stability they need as the by-election takes place. I want to recognise the difficult decision taken by Josh Simons and the sacrifice he and his family are making. I have worked closely with him as Mayor on issues like flooding and illegal waste dumping and have seen first-hand how effective he has been. He has put the communities of Makerfield first, made a real difference for them and should take great pride in that. Finally, I truly do not take a single vote for granted and will work hard to regain the trust of people in the Makerfield constituency, many of whom have long supported our party but lost faith in recent times. We will change Labour for the better and make it a party you can believe in again. ENDS

@carolvorders @AndyBurnhamGM No Carol - NO!

@AndyBurnhamGM Yes 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼

A very special delivery for David Attenborough, beloved by people (and animals) everywhere 💚 To honour Sir David’s 100th birthday, His Majesty The King is supported by a cast of stars from British nature to relay his handwritten message in time for the celebration at the Royal Albert Hall. Watch David Attenborough’s 100 Years on Planet Earth on @BBCiPlayer. youtu.be/I1D9YF0YapQ?si…

@wesstreeting Don’t do it!

Under Labour, NHS waiting lists are falling, ambulances are arriving faster, there are more GPs, and higher patient satisfaction. Lots done, lots to do. The Health Bill will boost the impact of our investment and modernisation: cutting bureaucracy to invest in patient care.

Posted elsewhere, posted here for info. The map of Reform Councils in the UK. So much for 'WE'VE TAKEN OVER THE NATION !!!"

This is a brilliant investigative piece on Farage, the dark millions behind him and the double standards of so much British journalism. Read and retweet! Nigel Farage pocketing £5m from a donor shows he’s unfit for power app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73421/co…

OH I forgot to inform those that may not know this. @Nigel_Farage has stated that the U.K. State Pension will only be for 20 Years, if by some diabolical miracle he ever gets in as the ruling Government…… After 20 Years Pensioners are fucked. Yep that’s the @reformparty_uk

@ian_ibbotson @bodman_mike @BBCNews Looks a bit like Cummings

@BBCNews This is your public service broadcaster…

A grim week for Starmer – but things could be about to get worse bbc.in/4eHm2EF

Starmer is an outsider in establishment terms He is not one of the 7% He didn’t go to the “right school” He is not busy enriching himself - suit and glasses - don’t make me laugh Like most of us, the 93%, he is more interested in rebuilding our nation in the public interest

@SkyNews @SamCoatesSky Such a non story- so bored of this

BREAKING: The Prime Minister was advised by the Cabinet Secretary to get security clearance for Peter Mandelson before he was appointed, but ignored the suggestion. Sky's @SamCoatesSky uncovered the key documents and has the story. trib.al/vhShUd2 📺 Sky 501

@GeordieChrisp @archer_rs 83% now

@archer_rs Definitely not going as planned! 80% rejoin now 😂 dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

The Daily Mail has now twice reset this poll to zero because people keep voting to rejoin. It now stands at 82% rejoin so expect another reset very soon.

Is Farage so spineless that he won't sack his Deputy Leader who dodged £600k in tax? @DailyMail

@TiceRichard @JohnHealey_MP We asked for US help in 82 when Argentina invaded the Falklands. They refused. Israel sold Argentina arms used to kill our military. After the war the Tories under Thatcher decimated our military with redundancies. You were a Tory. Sit down

What MSN……No calling for Kemi Badenoch to resign after receiving only 706 votes and losing their deposit. Worst ever performance in Conservative history. Thought you’d be all over it…. #GortonAndDenton #ToryWipeout

@elonmusk True means false

True

Nigel Farage has kindly asked we stop sharing this video of him talking about why we should privatise the NHS 💙 You know what to do!

BREAKING NEWS 🚨 86.3% of people eligible to vote in Gorton and Denton did not vote for Reform UK! 72.3% of those who actually voted did not vote Reform! Why are they getting so much air time on the BBC?