Every time a politician blames migrants and refugees for problems created by our unjust economic system it fuels hatred.
Every act of scapegoating adds to the cesspit of racism.
It needs to stop. All our leaders must go beyond condemnation and stop emboldening the far-right.
@unisontheunion Excellent policy. Needs to be done quickly.
Migrant Workers need urgent protections Vs exploitative employers. These workers plugged the gap in adult social care.
Angela Rayner demands visa rules shake-up for care workers 'living in fear'
"We need to end the exploitation of your visas being tied to a single employer. We need it to be sector-wide, so you can't be exploited, bullied or treated unfairly."
https://t.co/Gp4dsqJitT
Fucking NHS. I woke up this morning with some trouble in my eye. Called the optician. Had tests. Sent straight to hospital with a torn retina.
They insisted on giving me laser surgery there and then to fix it. Didn't want any money for the job. Now I'm home again.
How inconsiderate. Joking aside. Remember there are people out there who want to dismantle the NHS.
Crazy that this is getting barely any coverage. This yearโs European Press Prize was just awarded to an investigative report by the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. It is entitled โWhat the Wounds Tellโ and in it the journalists Maud Effting and Willem Feenstra document the cases of 114 children in Gaza under the age of 15 who were struck by a single bullet to the head or chest. Almost all of them died or were left severely disabled. They chose to document only the cases of boys and girls under the age of 15 (though often much younger: aged 3, 4 or 7) because these are children who can be immediately identified as such. โA single bullet in these parts of the body is a clear indication that these children were deliberately targetedโ, the two journalists write.
This is the article: https://t.co/YkZrpqBWBQ
@andrew_behan@BenInRushcliffe Unsure what Burnham has actually offered that is different. Rhetoric is the same as Starmer 2020 and therefore skeptical it will translate.
Nigel Farage inciting hatred and riots. Whilst it's the working class that feels the effects. He's off trotting around with an unaccountable ยฃ5million, as he helps destroy communities. What a sickening, horrible and corrupt individual.
He doesn't care about Britain.
New: Over 100 MPs have signed an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill calling for a national commission into electoral reform.
The amendment, tabled by the chair of the APPG for Fair Elections Alex Sobel, has been signed by 72 Labour back benchers.
Electoral Reform has taken on a new significance recently in light of support from potential leadership contenders: Andy Burnham said this weekend he is "committed to proportional representation".
The bill's third reading is expected in mid-to-late June (possibly later).
This Pride Month, London stands with our LGBTQI+ communities here and around the world.
I look forward to seeing hundreds of thousands of Londoners and visitors taking to our streets in celebration and solidarity for Pride in London on Saturday, 4 July.