Out in Parkside & Heatherside with Cllrs Nirmal Kang & Rob Lee — chatting to residents & celebrating new local businesses. Great to meet so many I’ve already heard from since July — and to try a flat white from Heatherside’s new “caffeine dealer” at the gleaming Café Lux. ☕

Not on your nelly. After years of pumping sewage into our rivers—and £billions plundered by investors—Thames Water should now slip quietly into receivership and be refashioned as a Public Benefit Company. One that serves people and planet, not shareholders. #PlanetBeforeProfit

As sure as night follows day. PS. Employers already can ban burkas if they impact upon health and safety or clear communication.

This is untrue and misleading. It should be entirely disregarded. Disappointed in The Telegraph.

"One of the really big missed opportunities was a lack of investment in adult social care." Lib Dem MP Al Pinkerton says he wanted to see more funding for social care in the NHS. #Newsnight

Al Pinkerton, "Some of the stuff we heard today is really fantastic... Big spending on the NHS" "But there were missed opportunities here.. A lack of investment in social care" "If you speak to anyone in the NHS they will say we cannot fix the NHS until we fix adult social

How does Gibraltar's Chief Minister deal with fake news? He monsters the press. Way to go Fabian Picardo 👏

Great first day of our annual tournament- many thanks to local MP Al Pinkerton MP for spending time with us and kindly handing out medals. Very useful chat with our club Grants Officer Paul Barrass re facilities and the challenges we face as a growing club. Surrey Heath Borough Council Surrey FA

Today in Parliament, I called out false claims about a so-called grooming gangs inquiry. The Tory “wrecking amendment” on 8 Jan couldn’t deliver an inquiry—only block a child protection bill and scrap vital safeguards from the Jay Inquiry. Misleading the public is reckless.

“Secret tribunals” for clergy misconduct? I raised the alarm last week in Parliament. Now The Guardian is reporting. This isn’t just bad policy — it’s a PR disaster in the making. #ClergyConduct #EcclesiasticalCommittee #Accountability #HolyRedTape theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…

We’ve heard this before: a rogue state, WMDs, talk of regime change. In 2003, it led to 100,000+ civilians dead, 179 British troops lost, and chaos that birthed ISIS. Now the drums beat again—this time for Iran. We must remember. And we must ask: what comes next? #Iran #Iraq

Benfieldside (Durham) Council By-Election Result: 🔶 LDM: 28.3% (+17.3) 🌹 LAB: 27.4% (+0.8) ➡️ RFM: 25.6% (-6.6) 🙋 Ind: 15.7% (-8.0) 🌳 CON: 1.6% (-5.0) 🌍 GRN: 1.4% (New) Liberal Democrat GAIN from Reform. Changes w/ 2025.

The government should invest R&D funding strategically in discovery science, connect regional R&D hubs into a national innovation ecosystem and collaborate with partners abroad. chathamhouse.org/2025/07/how-uk…

A visitor to the garden today.

It was a real privilege to be able to visit with you - even more so being the first delegation since the UK-EU agreement. —Thank for putting on such a rich and varied programme. You have our endless and tireless support. 🇬🇧🇬🇮

Trump has no respect for allies. To show our Canadian friends we stand with them, the PM should host a Commonwealth economic summit. Closer Commonwealth ties will strengthen all our nations against Trump’s trade war and help deliver the growth Britain urgently needs.🇬🇧🇨🇦

I've had enough. In this thread, I will tell you, definitively, whether Sydney Sweeney has great jeans. This way, you will be more informed when shopping for your wardrobe . 🧵