This is who nurses are. This is what they do. The Government wouldn't even sit down to negotiate with them. Today is a low point for this tired, discredited and out of touch Government. They could have avoided putting patients and nurses through this. They chose not to.

NEW: Confirmed by Rob Powell that Nadhim Zahawi did reach HMRC settlement WHILE he was Chancellor. At the same time as he had direct oversight of the tax man. And of the nation's finances.

My boss > Your boss

Gove is now in charge on antisocial behaviour Sunak is in charge on small boats Jenrick is in charge on asylum Tugendhat on security She’s not fixing Windrush, or Violence Against Women, and certainly not charging criminals So what does this Home Secretary actually do?

My first act as Labour leader was to commit to tearing antisemitism out of the party. Today’s EHRC announcement shows how far we’ve come. We’re never going back. Labour is the party of patriotism and equality. Together, we’ll deliver a better country. thetimes.co.uk/article/keir-s…

I’m delighted Luciana has accepted my invitation to rejoin Labour. My test for change was whether those who were rightly appalled by how far we had fallen believe this is their party again. I know we’ve more to do but we’re unrecognisable from the party that forced her out.

Gary Lineker suspended by the BBC for upsetting the Conservatives because he stood up for some of the most vulnerable people in the world. The same BBC whose chairman gave the Conservatives £400,000 before helping to arrange an £800,000 loan for Boris Johnson

The Prime Minister doesn’t seem to understand how broken our public services are. He's utterly deluded and out of touch with the reality for the rest of us. After 13 years they have no excuses and no one else to blame.

So many things need fixing. This is how we’ll do it theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

As prisons buckle under record overcrowding, and victims of serious sexual and violent offences wait 5 years for a trial, and chronic shortages of courts, judges and barristers contribute to record backlogs, it is good to see the government acting by… …locking up shoplifters.

We don’t just need more of this humanity and leadership in the world of football, we need more of it in our society full stop. What a fabulous article by Aaron Ramsdale, and what a fantastic role model for every young man out there. theplayerstribune.com/posts/aaron-ra…

Given that there's no conceivable unfair advantage whatsoever, the only possible reason for this is hatred and discrimination.

As parents and pupils up and down the country are made aware of structural integrity issues in schools, I've written to Devon Council asking for details of any issues with Exeter schools. Exeter parents and local communities deserve to know that our school buildings are safe.

A former top civil servant accuses Rishi Sunak of failing to fully fund a critical schools rebuilding scheme when he was Chancellor. Jonathan Slater tells @BBCNickRobinson 300-400 schools a year needed to be rebuilt but there was only funding for 100, which was further cut to 50

Your kid's school is literally collapsing and the Tories want you to thank them for it.

Hexham is where I was brought up and where I am proud to call home. Being Labour's candidate for Hexham would be the privilege of a lifetime. Together we can win in Hexham🌹 Find out more about my campaign here: joe4hexham.com

Suella Braverman knows less than 2% of UK asylum applications are on sexual orientation and majority are granted. Yet she chose to specifically target & criticise LGBT+ people to distract from her failure to tackle Tory asylum chaos. Divisive, truly shameful & demeans her office

NHS #dentistry in Exeter & Devon is in crisis. I talked to Devon Live News about the impact it has on local people and on our hospital - and what Labour in government will do about it: devonlive.com/news/devon-new…