We are devastated to learn of the passing of Sol Bamba at the age of 39. Our thoughts are with Sol's family and friends at this time. RIP Sol ❤️

🚨 NEW: We’re scrapping single headline Ofsted judgements with immediate effect. Ofsted judgements have been high stakes for schools, low information for parents. We’ll: ✅ Give parents more transparency ✅ Drive high & rising standards ✅ Pave the way for school report cards

Today marks a step forward towards bringing our railways into public ownership, as the Passenger Railway Services Bill passes its third reading in the UK House of Commons.

BREAKING: The new Government is cracking down on polluting water bosses. gov.uk/government/new…

Tuesday was a landmark day for our railways. This Government’s Rail Public Ownership Bill passed the Commons stages ✅ We are now a significant step closer to public ownership of our railways 🚂

Congrats to Cllr Steven Crane elected in #Longbeck ward tonight - and commiserations of course to Labour's Jane Bradley. She was a wonderful candidate, but this is a traditionally Conservative ward and it went back to them tonight. Sincere best wishes and best of luck to Steven

Last month, we were thrilled to welcome newly elected MP for Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland, Luke Myer, to North Skelton! [1/3] Luke Myer MP 🇬🇧

📢The APPG for #CCUS held its AGM today. We are delighted to announce Henry Tufnell MP & Luke Myer MP 🇬🇧 as Co-Chairs. The APPG for CCUS will serve as a comprehensive discussion forum to drive CCUS deployment, decarbonise industry, & support a low-carbon economy by 2030.

Great to hear from my successor Chris McDonald MP that the All Party Group on carbon capture and storage which I set up & chaired for over a decade has been established in the new Parliament with Luke Myer MP 🇬🇧 as co chair. I'm sure they'll ensure CCUS is delivered by our Labour government.

A ranking isn't the same as a score, Michael. It doesn't mean you're any good just because others are worse. A bit like you coming top in the rankings of Tory Education Secretaries.

Solar power will be crucial to meeting our mission for clean power by 2030. It’s one of the cheapest, most readily-deployable energy sources we have. That’s why we’re getting on with delivering more solar. For energy security, good jobs, lower bills, and climate leadership.

It was great to welcome Prime Minister Keir Starmer back to the White House. The United States and the United Kingdom will continue to address global issues as the closest of friends and allies.

The prime minister is holding weekly meetings of the National Security Council (NSC) for the first time in years. itv.com/news/2024-09-1…

This week, we're just looking at one story. And it's an important one. This is the story of private equity firms and sovereign wealth funds, directly making hundreds of millions of pounds off children's care, at the UK taxpayer's expense. open.spotify.com/episode/3z0Qqv…

A special thank you to Phil Brickell MP Luke Myer MP 🇬🇧, and our new MP for Darwen Andy MacNae MP. Looking forward to working together to improve support for victims of terrorism.

🔍 FACT: When the Tories left office, standards in England's schools were getting worse. They don't like it, they try to hide it, but it's true. Look at the raw numbers, not the rankings: 📉 Reading 📉 Maths 📉 Science educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2024/09/18/wha…

Today, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has set out new measures to further protect women and girls.

NEW: Angela Rayner commits to a devolution revolution in the North. Read more 👇 independent.co.uk/news/uk/angela…

Labour is committed to an Industrial Strategy that will stand the test of time and attract a greater share of investment to the UK in key sectors. We will give businesses the certainty they need to choose Britain.

RIP Jeanette ❤️