Labour urged to listen to progressive voters or face ‘political earthquake’ in London
Senior party figures share data suggesting Green surge could put Labour in fourth place in capital in May
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
For anyone who would like the clip (including George).
Stunning victory in Stroud last night.
Look at that majority! 💚😍
Huge congratulations to @helenelliott-boult.bsky.social and the entire team!
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Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …
Dear Shabana,
Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.
Labour could bring back our water into public hands but they care more about investors than they do about you
I suspect @raskin.house.gov will enter the history books as one of the few heroes of America's Trump era.
Reform 23% (-1) Greens 21% (+4) Labour 16% (-2) Tories 16% (-2) Lib Dems 14% (=)
YouGov latest poll. A reminder that over the past year Reform's polling is usually overestimating the final vote in by-elections whereas the Green's polling underestimates it. With everything being so fucking awful you don't need to doomerise about this...enjoy the bar chart, even for a moment.
“This is not Winston Churchill we’re dealing with” (says the wannabe Hitler…)
A headline from GB News stating: Motorists switch to using public transport to avoid paying £5 daily congestion charge
In shock news, motorists have switched to public transport to avoid paying the Oxford Congestion Charge.
A spokesperson* said: "This is exactly what was meant to happen, and it did."
"The YouGov weekly voting intention poll puts Reform UK on 23%, down one, Greens on 21%, up four, Labour and the Tories tied on 16, both down two, and the Lib Dems unchanged on 14."
📊 Ref lead of 2pts, Grns in second
Westminster voting intention
REF: 23% (-1)
GRN: 21% (+4)
CON: 16% (-2)
LAB: 16% (-2)
LDEM: 14% (-)
via @YouGov, 01 - 02 Mar
Chgs. w/ 22 Feb
👇 Read this
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Thanks.
My close friend and co-writer Bill Dare died a year ago today. I miss him a lot.
Hmm... So what would you call the American and Israeli attacks that provoked them then?
"They died to save her face"
From the Private Eye archive.
Issue 550, January 1983, some months after the Falklands war.
It took just one phone call from Donald Trump for Starmer to jump into yet another Middle East illegal war, failing to learn the lessons of the tragedies of Iraq, Libya and Syria.
This is an illegal, unprovoked and brutal attack that shows once again that the USA and Israel are rogue states.
The UK must end our cosy relationship with the USA and our ongoing support for Israel.
Hannah Spencer's speech was brilliant. But just watch Matt Goodwin shaking his head (at 1.08) when she talks about lining the pockets of billionaires. People need to realise that Reform is on the side of the super-rich... www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Reform: Stop the boats! Deport people!
Starmer: OMG we have to beat the Reform Party! STOP MORE BOATS! DEPORT MORE PEOPLE! ISLAND OF STRANGERS!
Hannah Spencer: Everybody deserves a nice life.
Starmer: Hannah Spencer is more interested in dividing people than uniting them.
Or a lot
There is always a tweet.
lol labour and reform both peddling the same bollocks
operation blowing up residential buildings because a dozen rich old guys got caught molesting teenagers in the 90s
Here’s hoping! Looking forward to the council elections in May…
Hope won the Manchester By Election in Gorton and Denton.
Hate came second.
Lies came third.
I agree with every word of this analysis. If you're still in the Labour Party, I would urge you to read it...
"Polanski's party has embraced sectarianism with open arms..." That would be the party with the Jewish leader and the Muslim deputy leader, would it?
I hope that Labour are thoroughly ashamed of themselves this morning. They tried the same lie in Caerphilly where Plaid Cymru won. No one should believe these sort of claims ever again. Of course, what's really needed is PR, so that this ridiculous game playing stops. #MakeVotesMatter
Despite being continually accused of not integrating, Muslims have voted in numbers, and against a party with a Muslim Home Sec whose immigration policies and actions regarding Gaza they strongly opposed.Instead they found common value with a white British woman who spoke to them locally and beyond.
Yes, it was a brilliant speech! It made me very emotional too. Hope is back!
