#Staffordshire:
Cllr Charlotte Kelly, elected as a Reform councillor for Leek Rural, has defected to the Conservatives, over claims of 'bullying and sexism' within Reform.
π£οΈ 'The delay came from a sort of squeamishness to sometimes take on big tech'
Labour's @jessphillips tells @SophyRidgeSky and @WilfredFrost why she thinks the PM has taken so long to announce that tech firms must stop children sending and receiving explicit images on devices.
Andy Burnham in Manchester:
β’ Blocked Palantir
β’ Brought Buses under Public Control
β’ Halved Rough Sleeping
β’ Gave Β£150,000 of his salary back
β’ Signed Green Deal
β’ Increased social rental housing
β’ Capped the Β£2 bus fare
β’ WHO award for 1st UK age-friendly city
Reformβs reliance on a handful of overseas billionaires is deepening.
The donations have made it the richest political party in the UK.
βοΈ @CatNeilan
https://t.co/jrXPpwh2Wu
The woman problem with Reform - again
A Reform UK county councillor in Staffordshire has defected to the Conservative Party, citing as reasons for her move her experience of bullying and sexism within Reform.
https://t.co/3F1xv3aT6o
"I still think Restore is going to potentially surprise a lot of people with the level of support it gets."
Mail on Sunday Commentator discusses the upcoming Makerfield by-election with Julia.
@JuliaHB1@DPJHodges