James Barge

Senior Director Corporate Affairs @asda. Formerly Public Policy @isbasays and ex-Labour adviser. Views my own, unless they're obviously not.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇧🇷 Manchester City have reached a verbal agreement on personal terms with Allan as player wants the move.

Official negotiations have been opened overnight with Palmeiras: deal on for 22 year old winger.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇪🇸 Rodri would love a return to Spain and dreams of Real Madrid, clear since months.

At same time, Florentino Pérez has always blocked this deal or any negotiations for Rodri this summer.

🔵 Man City new contract proposal, on the table since April.

➕ https://t.co/SwPPCZqNAz

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

❤️🤍 Mikel Arteta: “I believe today, I believe on Wednesday, a week ago, because I see them every day”.

“I know the level we have. Everything is still to play for, we know how much we want it. We are not going to stop”.

[Steve Dresser @dresserman]

Get off the spreadsheets and get in to a store.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨❌ Sandro Tonali was never gonna leave Newcastle in January window, never been a possibility.

Could be one to watch in the summer with several clubs already keen, but it will depend on Newcastle + not a topic now.

🎥 https://t.co/egTRelXmxx

[James Barge @jmb201]

@AnnaYearley ❤️

[James Barge @jmb201]

@mattforde @RNOHnhs This is fantastic news - you being alive, not the food quality. Looking forward to hearing your dulcet tones again.

[James Barge @jmb201]

@tony4rochdale I’m so sorry to read this. He was a wonderful man.

[James Barge @jmb201]

I’m so sorry to read this. Tony was the Chair of the PLP when I first walked through the door. A fine and decent man and my thoughts are with him and his family.

[Tony Lloyd MP @TonyLloydMP]

I have been receiving treatment for some time for a form of blood cancer which has been controlled by chemotherapy. Unfortunately this has now transformed into an aggressive and untreatable form of leukaemia and I will be leaving hospital today.

Read my statement in full👇

[James Barge @jmb201]

So sorry to hear of Janet Anderson’s death. Always fun to be around, clear in her counsel and just one of life’s good people. Condolences to Jim and her family.

[James Barge @jmb201]

@LauraSRobinson @wes_ball Fab! Both you and @chodhound are my spirit animals.

[James Barge @jmb201]

@DavidMills73 😳

[James Barge @jmb201]

@forwardnotback What fantastic news!

[Polly Jones @PEQJ]

Our new meal offer for over 60s starts today in all our @asda store cafes. Soup, a roll and unlimited tea and coffee for £1, all day every day throughout November and December. It runs alongside our very popular Kids Eat for £1 offer.

[Joe McDonald @Joe_AsdaNI]

Delighted to be with colleagues from our our supply chain, local business & government to discuss the latest @asda Income Tracker. Sadly discretionary household income in NI has fallen by a record 28.7% YOY in Q3. Great to have report author Sam Miley @Cebr_uk with us in Belfast.

[James Barge @jmb201]

@reporterboy Sending much love my friend

[James Barge @jmb201]

So @AvantiWestCoast purposely don’t confirm their timetable until 3 days before travel to ensure they can provide a service and then cancel those very same trains on the day. What a shambles they are.

[Ben Kentish @BenKentish]

Great start to Labour conference as @AvantiWestCoast decides that its train to Liverpool will now be terminating 50 miles away in Crewe. Avanti is the worst performing rail operator in the country. How much longer are these companies going to be allowed to get away with it?

[James Barge @jmb201]

@markdavies67 Legend

[James Barge @jmb201]

@RobinG_F Nadine