James Starkie

Partner at 5654 & Co. Ex govt advisor. Campaigning for better access to mental health services with #NoTimeToWait.

[James Starkie @Jamesara]

Mental health can affect any one of us and asking for help is often the hardest part.

No one should have to wait for support when they need it most.

This is why I’m working with @telegraph to improve access to counselling.

Article 👇#NoTimeToWait

https://t.co/oNfXn4uUBo

[James Starkie @Jamesara]

@LaurenMaeve @JAHeale Numbers are one thing, commanding that majority is entirely separate. Starmer has lost control of his own party and leadership contests rarely bring them together. We’re also talking how to cut through to public which requires bold policy.

[James Starkie @Jamesara]

After a lot of favourable media briefings the Home Secretary appears almost entirely absent from recent events.

Hard to see how this continue given the level of dissident and debate around policing.

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: A secret camera has been discovered in a ceiling panel in a sensitive Government building where the decision was made to approve the new Chinese embassy

[@theipaper]

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

I'm hiring a senior comms adviser.

The Conservatives are on the side of Britain's risk takers and wealth creators, and I want you to help spread the word.

Details in replies.

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

Well, Ed Miliband trusted you. And Keir Starmer trusted you. And how'd that work out for them...

[James Starkie @Jamesara]

We’re in a world where the Leader of the Labour Party is openly briefing against the Labour by-election candidate, and Labour mayor of Great Manchester.

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 BREAKING: No 10 hits back at Andy Burnham saying he would stand to replace Keir Starmer

"The country expects us to focus on governing and to deliver change for hardworking people, not get distracted by Westminster debates... the PM will not walk away from his mandate"

[James Starkie @Jamesara]

@JAHeale No

[Dr Lawrence Newport @lawrencenewport]

Labour Growth Group had some truly excellent people who were ready, early on, to be quite radical.

In the early days of LFG, they were the first political group to come on side and endorse the LFG Bill.

Chris Curtis and Mark McVitie in particular stuck their necks out for what they believed in. They took a chance on LFG - a new group starting from nowhere, when the easier path would be to do nothing. That takes guts and I hope they have big plans for the future - because very clearly, there is a lot to do.

[James Starkie @Jamesara]

This is very dishonest, I’m surprised at Reform.

This isn’t doing politics differently, it’s what I’d expect from the Labour Party.

[Reform UK @reformparty_uk]

Kemi Badenoch, just like Starmer, doesn’t care.

Only Reform UK will openly say that white lives matter too.

[James Starkie @Jamesara]

Kemi is right to call for a less divisive tone of language around this case.

There are also serious questions to answer - and it’s the case that if we’re to maintain policing by consent those questions must be seen to be answered.

[Rory Geoghegan @rorygeo]

Questions that deserve answers around the case of Henry Nowak - but that won't be answered by IOPC 👇

1⃣ Did Hampshire Police conduct any sort of review or debrief of the police response in the immediate aftermath of Henry's murder - and, if so, have any learnings from it been delivered to officers and staff?

2⃣ Did Henry's killer have any prior contact with police in Hampshire (or elsewhere) and if so, what was the nature of any such contact and decision-making around any of those encounters?

3⃣ How much first aid training is undertaken and how often? Is it fit for purpose and have other training needs have been put ahead of ensuring effective first aid and other core training?

4⃣ Why did senior officers prioritise ideologically-loaded training over getting the foundations for their relatively inexperienced workforce right?

5⃣ Why are police officers being urged to treat people differently based on their skin colour?

The IOPC investigation can't or won't touch any of this - and the force won't answer without a public inquiry.

[James Starkie @Jamesara]

@Tim_Aker Totally agree he should / I just wonder if they get into the political trap of hoping the polls improve. I certainly think an early election is his best chance of being anywhere near effective as a PM.

[James Starkie @Jamesara]

Burnham is now in the Theresa May trap.

If Burnham becomes PM he either blows on and ends Rishi style with a monumental defeat, spending his time as PM managing unmanageable backbenchers.

OR u turns like May did and the electorate then see you as a greedy opportunist.

[Alex Wickham @alexwickham]

Exclusive: Andy Burnham will not call an early election if he becomes PM

His spokesperson says he is ruling out a snap election

It means he’d likely govern to 2029 if he successfully challenges Starmer this summer

The move by his campaign to end speculation about an early vote comes after reports in recent days that he’s been considering it

Harriet Harman and others in Labour have talked up the possibility

It will come as a relief to Labour MPs worried about losing their seats

https://t.co/Rpy4emmkyV

[Inside Whitehall @WhitehallPodUK]

Latest episode out now 🔊

@GullisJonathan talks about the reality on the ground in Makerfield after a recent visit and we ask ‘is Wes Streeting now yesterdays man?’

[Tali Fraser @TaliFraser]

This is appalling. Imagine being treated this way after being stabbed and informing the police of that as they arrest you, drag you and handcuff you. Shocking.

[Michael Simmons @Simmons__]

Sound

[James Starkie @Jamesara]

@TheSecretAcct please follow so I can inbox you

[James Starkie @Jamesara]

Duo lingo must have really improved since I used it if it’s delivering this in a couple of weeks….

[Sky Sports News @SkySportsNews]

Anthony Gordon speaking in Spanish at his Barcelona unveiling after making the move from Newcastle 🇪🇸

[James Starkie @Jamesara]

@tomwhx @maxtempers I don’t think people quite comprehend how left wing he might be / read the recent Tribune paper backed by many of his supporters.

We haven’t seen a Gov with ideas as radical left as this since the 70s. You’re talking nationalising parts of energy sector etc

[Michael Gove @michaelgove]

I am very fond of @RobertJenrick but context here helps. The policy was developed and consulted on by Rob. It was signed off by the Minister appointed under Rob. Kemi and others brought its defects to my attention. I ordered the whole thing scrapped but then GE was called….