Tom Watson

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[Tom Watson @tom_watson]

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[Tom Watson @tom_watson]

Whatever your politics, the books need opening.

[Simon Dubbins @SimonDubbins67]

My pledge to you: If elected I will not be taking the General Secretary’s salary or any pay increase. I will open the books to end years of secrecy.

A new start for our union begins with transparency and accountability.

[Tom Watson @tom_watson]

Baroness Meta Ramsay was a true servant of the people, of Parliament and, above all, of the country. She gave her life to public service and carried her responsibilities with grace, dry humour and distinction. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her. RIP.

[Tom Watson @tom_watson]

Doesn’t the triumph of Arteta show us that setbacks are not always proof of failure? Sometimes they are the hard schooling before success. He did not chase every shout from the stands. He held his nerve, learned the lessons and built something stronger.

[Tom Watson @tom_watson]

A victory we can all rally round.

[Kidderminster Harriers (P) 🦅 @khfcofficial]

COME ON BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[Peston @itvpeston]

.@Peston: [Does Israel] have a right to exist?

@ZackPolanski: I don’t believe any country has a right to exist

The Green Party leader says getting caught up in semantics about countries’ right to exist results in “gatekeeping”

#Peston

[Sean Adams @seaninsound]

@kush07_ I’d really recommend having a look at the fan-led review of live and electronic music (and sending to your MP). Has a really powerful intro by @KevinBrennanMP

Summarised it on this week’s podcast https://t.co/h1dskef3mU

[John Healey @JohnHealey_MP]

This week marked the end of the Parliamentary session.

Here’s how we’ve delivered for Defence, and delivered for Britain 🇬🇧

All in 60 seconds (ish).

[Tom Watson @tom_watson]

But choked by this.

[Tom Watson @tom_watson]

Extraordinary.

[Daisy Eastlake @daisyeastlake]

🟢 EXCL: The deputy leader of the Greens has encouraged legal action against his own party over dismissal of local election candidates accused of antisemitism

Mothin Ali said at a private meeting of the Greens for Palestine group that they needed to seek “serious legal advice” and put the “party on notice straight away” over the handling of candidate suspensions

A number of members have been officially suspended from the Green Party over alleged historic antisemitic comments that have resurfaced in the run up to the local elections - ranging from one candidate suggesting the victims of the October 7th attacks were “not innocent” and another who said it took “real effort” not to be antisemitic

Ali told other Greens for Palestine members that he was “very worried” about the suspensions and how they were being handled by the party

He also accused the national party of circumventing the traditional disciplinary process and using a “fast track to expulsion” intended only for “extreme cases” to suspend candidates accused of antisemitism in media reports

& advised members of the group on how to continue campaigning despite being suspended, and told them to leave the Greens for Palestine groupchats – or “the public ones anyway”

“Please be careful,” he said, adding: “In terms of campaigning, you are not allowed to use any Green Party logo, attend any campaigning events. So if you are going to campaign, then you campaign with maybe just a blank Green headed leaflet, a leaflet that has a Green banner with just your name.”

A Green Party spokesman said: “The comments were an appeal for people to stay in the party and continue to participate in its internal democracy, seeking legal advice about their individual circumstances, if they wished to.”

Full read in @thetimes 📰

https://t.co/NM63qh1STp

[Tom Watson @tom_watson]

If Thatcher could be told, why couldn't Starmer?

https://t.co/TCXDE6t8tn

[UK Music @UK_Music]

UK Music Chief Executive @Tomkiehl has welcomed a recommendation by MPs and peers to give fans a greater voice as part of independent review of live and electronic sector. The review was driven by Lord @KevinBrennanMP of Canton and Dame @cj_dinenage MP. https://t.co/uLHHs3m1ar

[Tom Watson @tom_watson]

He is many things but Keir Starmer is not a liar.

[Tom Watson @tom_watson]

What a pity he didn't do this when he led his last party.

[Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @LeftieStats]

‼️NEW | Your Party to expel the Left🥀

Tomorrow, Your Party's exec will vote to purge the socialist left. Members of socialist parties will be expelled, but also anyone in a faction - a direct attack on Grassroots Left.

The vote is expected to pass easily.

(Via @Weekly_Worker)

[Tom Watson @tom_watson]

Glory be to GOD?

https://t.co/KpisZcbDIV

[Tom Watson @tom_watson]

Shambles.

[Mirror Politics @MirrorPolitics]

TOM WATSON: 'Trump's Iran invasion like a teenager with the nuclear codes'
https://t.co/lAOGgiUvR3

[Tom Watson @tom_watson]

A bomb in the Pacific, a lie in Whitehall.

https://t.co/o94CRD58pA

[Tom Watson @tom_watson]

We live in an interconnected world, as anyone checking their pension pot this morning will know. Today more than most, I find myself quietly grateful that Keir Starmer is a lawyer by training and cautious by temperament.

https://t.co/iOZPpmPTrM