my friend John McTernan has never been more john mcternan than this. this is the thing.

This is a government for you.

I’ve voted and I’m particularly pleased to have had the chance to vote for Ann Jones, a lifelong Labour activist at all levels, current Chair of the WEC and someone who will speak up strongly for us as Welsh rep on the NEC.

On Labour and the first eight weeks: Firstly to get one thing out of the way, I’m not a cheerleader for the means testing of the pensioners Winter Fuel Allowance, but I am pragmatic about it and will not attack Reeves - I hope to see more targeted help and a huge national drive

This is the article. What I said in this ‘hateful’ piece is that Elon Musk believes in free speech in the same way he believes in free Teslas. Free for him & very expensive for everyone else. It’s not a cause. It’s a grift. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

His role in getting The Labour Party ready and prepared to be a party of government can never be overstated, he came into the job at a very difficult time and delivered Thank you David labourlist.org/2024/09/labour…

3 in 10 Londoners turned away for not having correct ID didn’t return to vote in General Election leftfootforward.org/2024/09/3-in-1…

(📣) The President of Brazil has issued a statement about Twitter: “The world isn’t obliged to put up with Elon Musk’s far-right free-for-all just because he is rich.” RETWEET if you agree. theguardian.com/world/article/…

All Welsh primary school pupils can now get #FreeSchoolMeals 🙌 We've ensured every child in primary school in Wales gets at least one free nutritious meal a day so they can focus on learning and having fun. And we're proud to be the first UK nation to do so.

If Pickles has any integrity he will retire from the Lords and resign his title. He's a stain on public life.

As Robert Jenrick emerges as the frontrunner in the contest to become the next leader of the Conservative party, here's a quick reminder of some of his greatest hits

Between 2010-15 this man sat in cabinet with Tories and alongside other Libdems defended the bedroom tax, EMA withdrawal, Sure Start closures, walk in medical health centre closures, the child trust fund being scrapped, the scrapping of Home insulation…

So the ‘woke’-bashing ⁦Mail+⁩ lays into ⁦National Trust⁩ again. For doing a bit more to tackle climate change. To be clear we are not banning meat or anything like it, just having a look at making some sensible reductions. RT or like if you stand with us.

For those asking, the ‘fierce backlash last night’ entailed two information requests to our press office. One from the Daily Mail and one from the Daily Telegraph. Please remember to vote in this year’s National Trust AGM.

As a friend and colleague, sorry to read this. Vaughan has been a beacon of intelligence and innovation in Welsh politics, rooted in labour values but also willing to challenge comfort zones when change is needed make a difference. We will miss him.

Diolch am bopeth rwyt ti wedi ei wneud dros Gymru.   Vaughan has delivered time and again in some of the toughest circumstances, and has advanced the cause of devolution. I know he will go on to make important contributions to Cymru in the years ahead. Pob hwyl i’r dyfodol 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Kuenssberg RAGING, almost TEARFUL, over Grenfell: "It's been SEVEN YEARS, Prime Minister!" LK was BBC Political Editor for 5 of those ofc, then in charge of the flagship Sunday programe for 2. Here is a short thread of every time she pressed the Tory gov't as hard on this. 1/1

“Right, let’s try again. This is 14 years - that is 8 weeks

I’m sorry but the richest man on the planet casually telling a woman he’s not dating that he’s going to put a baby in her is so skin crawlingly creepy I don’t know where to start

Lots of misconceptions around how MPs’ pay and expenses work. Yes MPs are well paid (though similar to GPs and head teachers and less than Council Chiefs) An after tax salary of £4900 per month is more than enough to pay mortgage, bills, car, support a family etc. 🧵 1/