Thanks to ⁦ITV London⁩ News for giving me the chance to make it clear the Tories roadsides signage & parking tickets are their own invention: ⁦Sadiq Khan⁩ has ruled out #PayPerMile if re-elected for another term #VoteLabour2ndMay

With Labour’s investment in the NHS will come reform and modernisation.

In Manchester today we met NHS staff who are driving modernisation and keen to do even more of it to benefit patients - from improving waiting lists to geriatric care.

Investment + reform = better NHS care!

Labour’s growth plan will create a further 150,000 high-quality, well-paid jobs by 2028.

We’ll boost growth & create the jobs of tomorrow for young Londoners.

With a Labour Mayor & Labour Govt, we can set our city on the path to a new era of prosperity.

NEW: Labour's plan for high streets:

✅ 13,000 more neighbourhood police and PCSOs
✅ Guaranteed face-to-face banking in every community
✅ Replace business rates
✅ Stamp out late payments
✅ Revamp empty shops, pubs, and community spaces

I will be a Labour Mayor for everyone - from Chelmsley Wood to Coventry, from the Black Country to Birmingham, from urban to rural, and everywhere in between.

Here are my five pledges to make sure we get the fresh start we need in the West Midlands🧵:

Brilliant to be out w Angela Rayner 🌹 & Rachel Reeves in Yarm today to launch The Labour Party plan for high streets
✅ more community police
✅ scrap & replace business rates
✅ banking hubs

Showing what a Labour Govt can do working together, instead of Tory chaos letting country down

I will crack down on tax avoidance to fund more NHS hospital and dentist appointments, and free breakfast clubs for all primary schools.

I will take on tax dodgers to fund our NHS and schools.

I promised I would honour my commitment to find new funding - and I've stuck to my word.
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Congratulations to all those elected to the Labour Students and Young Labour national committees.

As the general election approaches, I look forward to working with all of you to bring the change Britain needs.

You can see why politicians dodge the tough questions.

It wasn’t quite Paxman but some difficult questions 🙈

The Entente Cordiale was signed 120 years ago, forging closer ties between the UK and our close ally, France.

At a time of rising threats in Europe, our Franco-British relationship has stood the test of time and is now as important as ever.

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L'Entente Cordiale a été signée il y a 120 ans, renforçant les liens entre le UK et notre alliée, la France.

À une époque de menaces croissantes en Europe, notre relation franco-britannique a résisté à l’épreuve du temps et est désormais plus importante que jamais.

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The only person who can provide answers on the government's legal advice around continued arms sales to Israel is David Cameron.

He must stop dodging scrutiny, publish the legal advice and take questions from MPs.

It's vital the UK is not complicit in any breach.

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Should have brought my boots. Next time! ✔️

Lord Doug Hoyle was Labour through and through. A distinguished parliamentarian and a tenacious campaigner, serving as both a Member of Parliament for Nelson and Colne, and then Warrington.

We will truly miss him.