Life Socialist in Derby. Ex Labour Councillor, Derby City. Married. Only the Labour Party can take us nearer to Socialist equal society. #FBPE#Europeanforever
What does a 25-year plan for farming actually look like?
It looks like putting co-op farming at the heart of Britain's agricultural future.
We visited Europe's largest dairy co-op to see how the co-operative model delivers the stability and fairness farming needs.
On @bbclaurak this morning talking about how changing culture is part of doing politics differently, something I know @andyburnham is committed to doing too.
Wonderful news. ๐๐ป
Many congrats to my dear friend @bevcraig who has done incredible work leading our council, and I know sheโd lead our city-region in the same way.
The government's new Farming Roadmap puts co-operatives at the heart of English agriculture.
In its own words, co-ops and mutuals will play "a much larger role": lowering costs, spreading risk and giving farmers a fairer share of the value they create. ๐
Say what you like, I stand with Keir Starmer.
100%
Quite simply, he is by far the best Prime Minister this country, the UK, has had for decades.
He is solid.
His motives, his ethics, are to be admired immensely - even in the face of such opprobrium from the MSM
Carry on Keir, I say.
All power to your elbow.
#StickWithStarmer
#StarmerIsSolid
@Keir_Starmer
The Unite the Kingdom march organisers are spreading hatred and division. They do not reflect the Britain Iโm proud of.
Peaceful protest is a fundamental right and one I will always protect. But if protest turns violent, we will act swiftly, with extra court capacity in place.
Great to be out in Makerfield today speaking with voters. This is a huge by-election and we must all come together as one Labour team to win it, and send Reform packing.
*our candidate will be selected v soon!
Hope resides in our young people. But Brexit has held them back.
They should be able to live, work and study in Europe, which is exactly what our Youth Experience Scheme will deliver.
This is part of rebuilding a stronger relationship with Europe. That's the Labour choice.
Whatever complaints MPs have about Keir Starmer, they are now descending into the kind of headless chickenry that - whatever and whoever the outcome - will make the situation even worse for Labour. If there is a grand plan starring Catherine West and a few PPSs, then it doesnโt feel terribly thought through. A period of calm would do none of them any harm. The general election is a fair way off. The next legislative programme is about to be unveiled. There are better ways to reach such an important decision and better times too. You are MPs not commentators who exist to feed a frenzy.
The first ever set of accounts filed by the Brexit Party/Reform (same company with a name change) show heavy losses and therefore more liabilities than assets.
- Harborne bailed them out with big donations in 2019 and 2020
- he then switched to donating to the Tories and Boris, not donating to reform again until after the ยฃ5m gift was made to Fararge.
- did he get sick of bailing them out, but come back when they had something big to offer?
Extraordinary allegations from @benhabib6 !!
Ben Habib alleges that Nigel Farage & Boris Johnson were paid ยฃ1m each by Christopher Harborne to essentially rig the election in favour of Johnson. He also claims the undeclared ยฃ5m "gift" Farage received in 2024 from Harborne was payment for Farage to take over as party leader of Reform UK and stand in Clacton.
Weโre pleased to see Bills covering longstanding co-operative priorities in todayโs Kingโs Speech, including new measures to enhance financial services with new provisions for credit unions, protections against ticket touting, and commonhold to change the housing system for the better.