Former politician, current human being. Public Affairs. @FPCThinkTank Trustee. @londonlabour board. Childless cat lady. Two states - raging or at karaoke ๐ŸŒน

Bermondsey
Joined May 2009
What a privilege to be elected chair of @BOSLabour this evening. A campaigning CLP which turned a safe Lib Dem seat Labour red ๐ŸŒน
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Three years on from the October 7 attacks on Israel, we remember those who were senselessly killed by Hamas terrorists. The impact of the attacks has been felt not just in Israel, but in Jewish communities across the world who still bear the burden of the tragic events that day. In the years since, we have seen a disturbing rise in antisemitic behaviour in the UK. A year ago we witnessed a horrifying terrorist attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester, with further attacks against Jewish people and institutions since. I want Britainโ€™s Jewish community to hear this from me directly. We stand with you. Abuse and violence against you, in any form, will not be tolerated. Not on our streets, not online, not in our schools or universities. Thatโ€™s why we are funding protection for synagogues, schools and community buildings, and why we will come down hard on antisemitism wherever it is found - in classrooms, on campuses and in neighbourhoods. At home, we are committed to protecting our citizens from vile hatred. Abroad, we continue to work towards a two-state solution, with Israelis and Palestinians living side by side in peace and security. An attack on Jewish people in Britain is an attack on all of us. Antisemitism has no place in this country, and we will do everything we can to stamp it out.
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Replying to @VMMChamberlain
I would ditch them. Grow a pair!
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The shadow business minister @BradleyThomasUK claimed in parliament that new apprenticeships fell 9% from 2023/24 to 2025/26. They actually rose about 11%. Mr Thomas was using English data comparing an incomplete year with a whole one. fullfact.org/education/bradlโ€ฆ
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Oh my days
Astonishing. The SNPโ€™s Collette Stevenson has been an MSP since 2021, and had already sat through two hours of this morningโ€™s Transport Committee meeting, when she asked a jaw-dropping question: โ€œI take it Transport Scotland is a registered charity?โ€
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"It turns out that he isnโ€™t as orange as he looks." SDLP leader @ClaireHanna reacts to Trump's comments on Irish unity. "I'm not sure if anybody has checked on the DUP. I suspect they're burning those Trump flags as we speak."
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If these Pisa results don't change education policy in Scotland then we's be as well scrapping Holyrood. The evidence incontrovertible, and more will come soon from the other two global comparator studies we have (finally) rejoined. THERE IS NO EXCUSE giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticโ€ฆ
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The loveliest of bosses, and someone who cared deeply about her community. But the kindly manner hid someone who got politics more than most. Sheโ€™ll be missed no more so than by her family who she adored x
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New PISA data out England is now top ten in all three areas (reading, maths, science) and the second highest performing country outside of east Asia (after Estonia). This is a huge public policy success.
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Our yearlong investigation reveals Nigel Farage courting illicit funding as part of a plot to bring foreign money into British politics, orchestrated by his top aides and caught on hidden camera.
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"Replaced Labour in Manchester."
Replaced Labour in Manchester. Time to Replace Labour in Holborn & St Pancras.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Labour won the 2026 Manchester mayoral by-election in July 2026. bbc.com/news/articles/โ€ฆ
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Iโ€™m not usually one to defend Zack Polanski, but the idea he doesnโ€™t have at least one single connection to Camden is just nonsense. Look, here he is standing for the council there in 2015โ€ฆ as a Lib Demโ€ฆ during the austerity coalitionโ€ฆ
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Out of all the previous Prime Ministers who stood down as MPs in recent history after leaving office, Sir Keir Starmer is the only one whose family was targeted by a state sponsored firebombing, a fact which seems to have been entirely forgotten by everyone.
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Bridget Phillipson talks about her childhood and men, elected politicians, pile in and explain to her she didnโ€™t have the best upbringing she could have had. I think sheโ€™s done pretty well for herself lads.
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Loo-no?
โš ๏ธApologies to those boarding our 06:11 service from #LondonEuston to #Stirling are advised that there are no toilet facilities on this train due to a fault. Please do speak to our onboard staff for further advice/assistance.
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For the avoidance of doubt I donโ€™t believe this man should have *any* role in public life - because of both his racism and his view of women. @KemiBadenoch youโ€™ve got this very, very wrong.
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One hell of a Community Note.
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EXC: Michael Marra has announced he is standing to be Scottish Labour leader. Speaking to the Daily Record, he said he wanted to restore the partyโ€™s โ€œmoral purposeโ€, adding that Labour has to โ€œlearnโ€ from their defeats and โ€œchangeโ€. dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politโ€ฆ
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Honoured to become Chair of the Labour Party. I joined our party as a teenager and saw first hand the difference a Labour government makes. I'll work with members to build the election-winning machine that sees off Reform for good and secures a second Labour term.
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Our four fantastic NEC members are standing for re-election. Vote: ๐ŸŒนAngie Davies ๐ŸŒนAbdi Duale ๐ŸŒนPeter Mason ๐ŸŒนJane Thomas
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