finley wilson

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[Stefan Rousseau @StefanRousseau]

Photo du Jour: @andyburnham meets Margaret Aspinall at the Houses of Parliament in London after the Hillsborough Law was passed by MPs. By Stefan Rousseau/PA

[Rachel Reeves @RachelReevesMP]

I will accept Nigel Farage’s request to be appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead.

It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better.

But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won't stop him.

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves confirms the Clacton by-election will go ahead

"It is a farce and a desperate distraction. But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won't stop him"

[Abdi Duale @AbdiDuale_]

At an emergency meeting of the NEC Officers we unanimously agreed Labour will not run a candidate in the upcoming Clacton by-election.

Farage can spend the next six weeks explaining to the voters of Clacton why he failed to declare donations. He can probably catch up on some casework whilst he’s at it too.

[finley wilson @finleyswilson]

@b4b3ss and morgan mcsweeney on the right

[Sean Woodcock MP @SEANLWOODCOCK]

Mate...

[Nick Cohen @NickCohen4]

For years these clowns have screamed that Labour hates left-behind Britain. So Labour chooses a leader from left-behind Britain, and at once, and without a blush of shame, they scream that Burnham hates the south. Honestly, a distracted toddler could produce better journalism

[Dominic Penna @DominicPenna]

*EXCLUSIVE*

Andy Burnham is set to ditch Palantir from the NHS, @Telegraph can reveal

The prime minister in waiting did not grant the US tech giant any contracts in Greater Manchester and is minded to take the same approach in No 10

https://t.co/nIq7TWo2dX

[Alex Culbert 🌹 @Alexand_R_B]

Unease about gentrification?

Here’s what Ancoats looked like 10yrs ago

There are now entirely new areas of the city that didn’t exist a decade ago.

They have shops, homes businesses etc.

Would the greens prefer we had crumbling warehouses and fenced off car parks?

[Kiran Stacey @kiranstacey]

EXC: Andy Burnham was briefed on the Defence Investment Plan before it was published.

But I understand he was *not* told that he would have to find an extra £4.7bn to fund it in his first budget. This has come as a surprise today.

[Lizzy Buchan @LizzyBuchan]

NEW: Andy Burnham told the Women's PLP today that he won't tolerate sexist briefings - and addressed the anger at the briefing to @ShippersUnbound that he would be the first female Labour PM

He told MPs the culture needs to change around negative briefing, adding: “I want to make it clear that if anyone in my team was found to have done that they would be out of the door. Their feet wouldn’t touch the floor.

“And I want to put on record that I never have and never will describe myself as the first female Labour PM!”

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: Nigel Farage was paid £270,000 on 29 May to promote a London gold dealer

His register of interests shows he did 12 hours of work over three months, meaning £22,500 per hour

[Veles ↙↙↙ @Menkvi]

🚨 BREAKING: Andy Burnham is set to BAN Londoners complaining about the tube being late by a few minutes.

Londoners who complain about public transport delays that are only a few minutes will be issued with a £250 fine. Northerners are exempt.

Your thoughts on this

[Will Hutton @williamnhutton]

Andy Burnham refreshingly speaks human. But put aside the creation of No 10 North . The promise today to introduce something equivalent to Germany’s Article 107 of its Basic Law, equalising the resource available to every German region, is mind-blowing. This is real levelling up

[Manchester News MEN @MENnewsdesk]

Tuesday's @MENnewsdesk frontpage: Can Manchesterism change Britain? #Tomorrowspaperstoday

[Joe Hill @jo3hill]

I don't think the Government should open a Number 10 office in Manchester, but if they do they should get the address right.

There is a Downing Street in Manchester, off the ring road and a short walk from Manchester Piccadilly. Number 10 is on an industrial estate which could be vacated and rebuilt.

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

Good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart.

That’s the vision I set out in my speech today.

[Alexei @MUFC_redarmy99]

There’s only one place it can be

[Times Politics @timespolitics]

Louise Haigh: raise CGT and curb Treasury, says Burnham adviser https://t.co/GKxbGjCgL0

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

Trees. Trees. Trees. They matter. Plant them. Protect them.