Adam Langleben

Views = Own

[Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur]

MISSISSIPPI: Scott Colom's lead over Cindy Hyde-Smith is now 3,041 votes.

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

Today at 11am, we pause to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

For our tomorrow, they gave their today.

We will remember them.

[The Labour Party @UKLabour]

Today, we honour all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. And we give thanks to all those who have served, and who continue to serve, to defend our freedom today.

Now and always, we will remember them.

[Ben Judah @b_judah]

Hugely important intervention.

“It is in Scotland's interests, and in the interests of the whole United Kingdom, for the UK to rejoin the European Union.
The UK should rejoin the European Union and Scottish Labour will work to make that happen.”

[Oliver Kamm @OliverKamm]

Green voters prefer Andy Burnham to Zack Polanski as PM.

[Claire Ainsley @claire_ainsley]

“Get the right candidates that map well to the terrain you’re trying to compete in, with mainstream values focused on the cost of living issues for working families.”

@Will_PPI speaks to @LabourList on lessons from the mid-terms
https://t.co/r3ObT1j10F

[Luke Akehurst @lukeakehurst]

Labour should learn from midterm wins and win back working class, says PPI president https://t.co/dp715lUCm2

[Gordon McKee MP @GordonMcKeeMP]

Airport drop off fees have gone too far

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

Everyone says Russell Brand silenced his victims for years with legal threats.

Let's see those threats.

Lawyers will keep silencing victims and journalists in the shadows until we expose what they're doing.

[Rosamund Urwin @RosamundUrwin]

He’s not the Messiah…

My long read on a now seven year investigation into Russell Brand. Please share!

https://t.co/jnDeoF3Qld

[Adam Langleben @adamlangleben]

@ShimonOfLondon @diamondgzrblog On which bit of Cricklewood Broadway... part of it is Barnet, part of it is Brent and part Camden.

[Vicky Spratt @Victoria_Spratt]

Exclusive - Britain's welfare state needs a "complete reset", Pat McFadden tells me while visiting Copenhagen, Denmark, on a fact-finding mission to look at their 'Fleksjob' scheme, which has supported people with disabilities into work.

- McFadden says he is interested in the Danish model, which has given people with disabilities of all ages "opportunities" since being introduced in its current form in 2013.

- Denmark now has one of the highest employment rates for disabled people in Europe.

- The Work and Pensions Secretary also said there is "merit" in creating a "distinct" new system to support young people.

Read the full report from Copenhagen here @theipaper :

https://t.co/d8dQJ7fA4i

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

On Thursday I wrote about the 2014 injunction Russell Brand obtained against a woman who accused him of assault.

I've now obtained the final order. It's breathtaking.

She had no lawyer. No trial. Yet she was silenced for life - even barred from speaking to the police.

🧵:

[Claire Ainsley @claire_ainsley]

Does Andy Burnham have a plan to give voters back control? @hoffman_noa and I discuss Brexit, AI, immigration and welfare and my new book ‘Control’ out now by @BitebackPub for @SpecCoffeeHouse

[Dan Tomlinson MP @dantomlinsonmp]

A common Westminster mistake is to look at big moments in US politics and assume the same battle lines will be drawn here. AI and the mid-terms are a good example of this.

The easy assumption is that a big polarising debate on data centres is about to hit the UK, just because it has in the US. But that ignores two important facts.

First, the government has watched the free-for-all in parts of the US, has learned lessons from it, and is setting out a different approach. We do need to secure grid connections for strategic data centres, and we are setting up a Ministerial Control Centre to do just that. But move too quickly without bringing communities with you, and people understandably start worrying about the impact on their area and asking what they’re getting in return. That's why we're putting protections in place, to prioritise data centres only where they meet the tests set out in our Data Centre Covenant published at the Budget.

This means data centres have to lower electricity bills for other users, minimise and report on water usage, support our reindustrialisation objectives and support UK sovereignty. And crucially, it means agreeing to the principle that local communities around new infrastructure should share in its benefits - both through jobs and wider support.

Second, our problem is not that we have an abundance of data centre construction that our politics needs to reckon with, it's that build out is slower here than it could be. 15 of the world’s top 20 largest data centre markets are in the US. None are in the UK. The pace of investment here is, frankly, too low for what we need to stay at the forefront as AI technology develops. High electricity costs and slow grid connections (thanks, Conservatives) mean we haven't been near the top of the list for investment, and too often we're reliant on AI infrastructure overseas. The Budget last week set out a new direction to change this for all business and households, but we can't turn this round overnight.

Data Centres today are essential infrastructure. They underpin much of everyday life in the UK, from banking and shopping, to public services, to helping doctors screen for diseases. AI makes that infrastructure even more important and as AI becomes more widely used across out economy, Britain will need more of the data centres that support it. But we won’t allow that growth to come at any cost. We’ll protect communities. And we’ll make sure local people benefit.

[Matt Forde @mattforde]

What’s best, Halloween or Bonfire Night?

Three Prime Ministers give their answers…

Starring @BorisJohnson @InstituteGC and @andyburnham

[Jewish Leadership Council @JLC_uk]

On Sunday 15th November, at the annual AJEX parade we will commemorate the Jewish community's contribution to the British armed forces, remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

Sign up here: https://t.co/mL90FolKtb

[Joe Powell MP @josephpowell]

The Tory Brexit deal has done far more harm than good to our country, and leadership means calling that out as the Prime Minister has been doing.

The Summit later this month is a really important moment to get the maximum possible cooperation under the current agreement, and to lay out the options for a far closer permanent relationship between Britain and the EU.

[Richard Osley @RichardOsley]

First they took down Man City, now John Lewis

[Hattie Simpson @HattieSimpson_]

Key figures from @GMB_MPs_Staff's Restore the Floor report:
📈805 staff quit in their first year in 2025/26
🤔 87% have considered leaving
⚠️ 83% have felt unsafe at work

I wrote about the threats MPs’ staff face for @LabourList this week 👇
https://t.co/8q3FHhjlO7