The super-rich want to keep getting richer.
To get their way they buy access and influence.
Wealth shouldn't equal power in a democracy.
Labour must curb the grip of big money on our politics.
If Labour wants to rebuild trust in democracy, it must confront the growing influence of extreme wealth on our political system, writes @NeilForPoole.
https://t.co/9LkDKmhogX
Poole is a wonderful place to live, Iām reminded of that every time I get a breath of sea air.
It comes at a cost.
Wages here are too low and housing costs are too high.
We need genuinely affordable housing, particularly council homes and power to put in rent controls
Giver and taker firms have donated £47m to political parties over 25 years.
š° These same companies went on to score Ā£60 BILLION in public contracts since 2015.
This is everything people hate about politics.
Ban firms from getting contracts with Governments they pay to elect.
MPs from different parties joined us today as part of our drop-in session for the amendment to the 'Representation of the People Bill' proposed by @NeilForPoole around 'breaking the link' between donors and contractors.
Party donors should not receive government contracts!
I've got a plan to stop fox hunting, it would:
āļøRemove loopholes in the Hunting Act that let hunting continue.
āļøBan ātrail huntingā - a smokescreen for killing foxes while allowing legal drag hunts to continue.
š¦Ministers should pass my Bill to protect wildlife.
We have a 'give-and-take' system at the heart of our politics.
MPs are now identifying it and calling it out for what it is.
Read more about it here:
https://t.co/kqqXpY4h7g
Iām calling for a ban on companies that donate to political parties winning contracts from the governments they helped elect.
If youāre struggling to make the sums add up at the end of the month, you should know government contracts are awarded on merit - not cosy relationships.
The local election results show the public don't see Labour as on their side.
The party now faces an existential crisis. We need a bold programme to raise living standards:
āCut energy bills
šļøBuild council housing
ā Rewire the economy for a fairer, more prosperous country
The party Labour needs a change of direction ā both inside and out.
To demand this urgent change, MPs and trade union leaders have launched Socialism26 š
This is all the more important with a change of leader now almost a certainty.
https://t.co/OMM1mE8I8l
Poverty and inequality hold Britain back.
Children denied chances today are less able to contribute tomorrow.
Families without housing end up in costly temporary accommodation.
Tory cuts moved costs around & ruined lives.
We should invest in the communities they left behind.
Iāll support any measure that makes life more affordable for Poole families.
The Chancellorās steps today must be part of a much bigger emergency package on living standards.
Energy bills are out of control for families and small businesses.
Make energy affordable again.
The proāhunting lobby claims a ban would mean killing hounds.
Foxhounds are already mistreated and killed.
I met Alfred earlier this week - proof these dogs can be rehomed.
My Hunting Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill would end fox hunting and protect hounds.
Farage is showing us who he is.
Cutting welfare hits pensioners, disabled people and lowāpaid workers.
Social security isnāt ballooning - itās been a steady share of our economy for years.
Billionairesā wealth has doubled since 2010.
Nigel wonāt go after them though.
'Everybody kicks this further down the road and it gets bigger and bigger.'
@JoshxHowie reacts as Reform leader Nigel Farage wages 'war' on benefits culture.
I'm calling to ban donors from getting Government contracts.
These companies have cashed in billions in public money.
Ask most people: should firms that donate to political parties win contracts from Governments they pay to elect?
I usually get the same answer - it stinks.
Growth has become a religion unto itself.
Never mind essential infrastructure if the City is booming - or living standards if profits rise for a few.
Wealth creation for a Labour Government canāt be zeros on screens.
It must be about raising living standards for families.
The Times Rich List is out and it tells you everything.
The number of billionaires in Britain has DOUBLED since 2010.
Most people have seen their incomes squeezed in this time.
Higher costs for your family & lower wages for workers = Bigger profits for the super-rich.
The public donāt know what Labour believes or whose side weāre on.
Thatās why the Prime Minister must go.
We need an open, democratic process for a new leader that lets the best of our movement set out how we improve peopleās lives.
Keir Starmer isnāt delivering - people in Poole say it daily.
We need a democratic and open process for a new leader who will raise living standards. Thatās the only way we win back trust.
Iām supporting Socialism26 to get Labour back on track.
https://t.co/ICwt6iyWKG
Iāve launched Socialism26 with @CHinchliffMP, backed across our Labour and trade union movement.
Leaders come and go - we need a real debate on raising living standards, tackling the housing crisis and bringing down bills.
https://t.co/ICwt6iyWKG
The public donāt feel politics works for them.
Cosy ties with big business raise questions about who Government serves: private profit or public good.
Companies donāt donate millions for nothing. They expect a return.
Ban party donors getting Government contracts.
Shocks from Trumpās war are colliding with a brutal cost-of-living crisis, and our unequal society.
Ordinary people feel the pain- the rich profit. Crisis exposes these fault lines.
This must be a turning point: bring down bills, block price-gouging on essentials and cap rents.
Iāve worked with experts on a gold-standard Bill to stop fox hunting.
Weāve got one chance to get this right. Lobbyists want loopholes so hunting can continue.
It happened with the Hunting Act and it will happen again if the law isnāt watertight.
Ministers should back my Bill.