Kathryn Hepplestone

Musicals especially Les Mis. Whippets. Coffee, red wine, books, B&W films, WEC .... AKF supporter fostering 🐨 Jester. ❤️ my Italian Greyhound 🌈❤️

[Darren Jones MP @darrenpjones]

Thank you and good night. See you in September.

[Darren Jones MP @darrenpjones]

From the campaign trail and the TV studios to the Treasury, No10 and the Cabinet Office - it’s been a privilege to be in the cabinet of a Labour government and to serve the country.

Andy Burnham has called to tell me I won’t be a part of his new cabinet. I wish him and his team every success.

[Nick Boocock @nickboocock]

Go well @Keir_Starmer

You were maligned and mocked by a coordinated cabal of utter scoundrels from Day 1. You didn’t stand a chance because they were determined not to give you one.

But the biggest insult of all was your own team turning frit at these scoundrels’ prompting.

[Hugh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @HughEdw31897368]

Despite this being a big plug for England, this is excellent. @Keir_Starmer is enjoying his final two weeks in office and why not, he’s worked harder than any PM in recent years. @UKLabour will regret turfing him out.

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

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[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

You asked me about this government’s achievements over the last two years.

Here they are.

[John Slinger MP @JohnSlinger]

A man of dignity in an age of indignity.

Thank you @Keir_Starmer for your service to our country.

You didn’t deserve this.

[Hold The Line @LabHoldtheline]

Samantha Niblett MP says:

“I would encourage people to support the Hold the Line campaign, email their MP, and tell them they want them to continue to back this Prime Minister so we can continue to deliver"

[Jason Unsworth | Atmosphere Airlines 🛫🇬🇧🇹🇭 @JasonUnsworthAA]

I second this!

@Keir_Starmer has more support than some people and some news channels would like you to believe!

[John Slinger MP @JohnSlinger]

We're not choosing the captain of a tiddlywinks club. We're choosing a Prime Minister. Anyone who wants that office should face real scrutiny and set out a vision for the whole country. The public deserve nothing less.

[Ted Smith 🇪🇺 @TedUrchin]

Who would be the best Prime Minister of the UK?
Don’t forget to retweet far and wide please.
Oh, I’ve left off Wes Streeting. He has no chance in any case, the wet wimp, but have included Darren Jones, a potential strong contender.
Please add an alternative if you wish.

[Gerard McDermott KC @mcdermottkc_]

@FredThomasUK @tshep42 @AndyBurnhamGM What do you mean “our best chance of keeping the seat” …you hadn’t lost the seat until the duly elected MP resigned …So you not see how badly that may play with voters ? … are suggesting that others can really hope to stand for Labour in the seat … the nomination is sewn up

[Shivaji Jadhav MBBS FRCS @Shivajihimself2]

What hear and see there is so much support for Keir Starmer, on social
Media and in public places , he is getting more support every day because of This backstabbing by his own party, people don’t like this sort of behaviour, they have seen it all in last Tory govt

[Dale Vince @DaleVince]

I think it’s the worst thing Labour could do right now, there’s no reason to panic over some adverse polling less than two years into a ten year project - and some of what we’re seeing is more opportunism than panic - but if there is to be a leadership contest my first choice for the job would be Keir, that’s who I’ll back.

The NHS has been battered for 14 years by Tory neglect and underfunding. Just as things are starting to turn a corner, Wes decides to walk away from a job he’s actually good at. Because he’s lost confidence apparently. Hard to square that with his talk of being proud to fight in the trenches with Keir at the general election. When the going gets tough and all that…...

People around Ed Miliband have been briefing that he’s urged Keir to set a timetable to walk away - unhelpful enough to say it - worse to leak it to the press. Ed is seen as a potential contender, I’m not convinced. A few weeks ago,  he told the country he would finally break the link, the market mechanism that drives our energy bills sky-high in a crisis - the following week he announced the details and he did not break the link or even weaken it. Ed misled the country in my view and the Prime minister.

Keir's top team should be standing behind him right now - and not with knives in their hands.

How about some policy ideas?

This whole leadership circus is a massive distraction from the job, not just at a time of global crisis but at a time when the people of Britain are making clear they want more change, they want to feel the change in their lives. The answer to that, some seem to think - is to have a new leader. That’s a delusion and often enough a conceit, sold to us on the premise it’s in the national interest or the party’s interest - when the truth is much closer to home.

Labour has a job to do and a mandate to do it.

Let’s get on with it.

[Labour Future @LabourfutureUK]

Despite enormous global pressures, UK GDP Growth was fastest in the first quarter.

Under Labour, the economy is getting back on track after 14 years of Tory chaos.

We must continue to focus on delivering our manifesto commitments.

https://t.co/JqRHURt1Mh

[Jack Deakin @JackEDeakin]

If there is a Labour Party leadership election this year or next (and I hope there will not be one), as a Labour Party member, I'll vote to re-elect @Keir_Starmer as @UKLabour leader and Prime Minister.

Wrong time, hugely damaging to party, country & the British people.

[𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡 𝙈𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 @PhilMyers53]

When Keir Starmer was elected he made it clear that it would take TEN YEARS to make a difference. To repair broken Britain

There’s 8 years to go

#TenYearKeir

[Steve Reed @SteveReedMP]

We must stop talking to ourselves and get on with delivering our manifesto. Country first, party second.

[Erdmute Wendlinger @wendlingere49]

The silent Majority, those who don't use social media, or ring up radio hosts are coming out and making their feelings clear.
They want Keir Starmer to carry on.