Kemi Badenoch should come and speak to people in my constituency with relatives who were seriously ill or dying alone while Boris Johnson & Rishi Sunak arrogantly broke the rules. See if they think the scandal was ‘overblown’.

No matter what else happens during Labour's time - these are the Conservatives. Having a right laugh. While ordering the nation not to visit dying relatives, sit down in a local park or have family visit. Repugnant entitled gargoyles who want you now to forget this.

The end of my speech in the Budget debate tonight. The Tories hate this Budget because it’s a clean break from their model of a low pay, low investment economy - which failed to produce anything other than anaemic economic growth, dire productivity and broken public services.

1/ I’ve just finished reading this amazing book. I only put it down to sleep. It tells the story of an ordinary working man from Lancashire who became the first British soldier to walk through the gates of Belsen concentration camp.

Week 1 of divorcing myself from political reality is going great. Watched that Creedence at the Albert Hall film on Netflix last night. Some of the greatest concert footage you will ever see. What a band!

Peaks & Dales Line diesel trains would deliver significant emissions savings vs cars. Hitachi Rail (ENG) successfully trial their battery train - quieter, emission-free travel for up to 70 km. Good news for our feasibility study. #SustainableTransport tinyurl.com/yj6ady2w

rpmarks.bsky.social If only we'd had a coherent, less capricious and dogmatic Government these past 14 years - and a rolling programme of electrification...

🚨BREAKING! 🚨 The Rail Public Ownership Bill has been passed by Parliament! ✅ This landmark Bill is the first major step towards publicly owned Great British Railways, which will put passengers first and drive up standards.

"Why is it always millionaires like yourself get uptight about two pounds an hour for people on a minimum wage?" Rest in peace, John Prescott.

I was at the House of Commons today in support of the campaign to put libraries in primary schools. As I walked down the corridor, I came face to face with Michael Gove. I asked him if I could borrow a fronted adverbial off him, as I had left mine at home.

A most welcome and unexpected earworm this morning. Freedom Rider by Traffic. An era defining track for me. youtube.com/watch?v=Cu-Yft…

Looking rather short 🤣🤣😂🤣🤣

Takes one to pretend to know one.

⚡️Today, we celebrate that our Nova 1s have started using the electric wires between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge 💚A larger portion of the TPE network is now served by greener trains. 👷This major milestone follows @thetrupgrade works completed over the last few years

"Brexit has ruined this country, and now the majority of Britons thinks so too." RT if you are that majority.

There are calls for Lord Eric Pickles to resign from the House of Lords he complained to the Grenfell Inquiry that he was missing important lunches. Like if he needs to resign. RT if he needs to be fired.

Small businesses don’t just play a vital role in our economy – they’re at the heart of our neighbourhoods and communities. #SmallBusinessSaturday is a day to celebrate local, independent businesses – like Manchester institution Forsyth Music Shop, which has been going since 1857 👇

Unlike my immediate predecessor as MP for Rochdale, I’m not mourning the downfall of the brutal Assad regime. I remember all too well how Assad bombed, tortured and murdered the thousands of Palestinian refugees in Syria who dared to stand up to him.

As closing statements were heard at the Post Office inquiry today, we paid an early ‘tribute’ to the great figure at the centre of it all. Saint Paula Vennells…

There are calls for Lord Eric Pickles to resign from the House of Lords he complained to the Grenfell Inquiry that he was missing important lunches. Like if he needs to resign. RT if he needs to be fired.