Simon Massey

[LBC @LBC]

Water boss awarded £270,000 bonus despite parasite outbreak that left more than 140 people ill https://t.co/pM0M6Shy6g

[Paul Johnson @PJTheEconomist]

There is only one “change” that will work for Burnham. A genuine, relentless focus on growth.

Two decades without earnings growth. That’s why electorate is fed up.

Only growth will repair contract between generations and allow social ills to be tackled

https://t.co/2H68i2d0JG

[Lance Lachlan ✌🏻 @lancelachlan]

I’m sorry, but @lisanandy has failed to reform the media industry. She’s failed to implement the Leveson recommendations, failed to tackle media concentration, and failed to prevent foreign-owned interests from exerting undue influence over Britain’s media landscape.

The media has become a powerful tool for shaping public opinion, yet successive governments have been unwilling to confront the issue.

Labour cannot keep ignoring the role parts of the media play in distorting political debate. If we’re serious about democratic renewal, this needs to be addressed. I don’t believe Lisa Nandy should be returning to a senior Cabinet role under @AndyBurnhamGM.

[Adrian Gosling @digitalsunshine]

"How on earth have have we ended up in this position?" asks Laura Kuenssberg, who along with Chris Mason, Henry Zeffman and co, have pushed long and hard for us to wind up in exactly this position

#bbclaurak
#BBCBreakfast

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

Holy sh*t, this dude @JonathanPieNews thoroughly OBLITERATED trump, and it is glorious.

Definitely worth a watch.🔥🔥

[Mark Leonard @markhleonard]

11/ And my piece for the Observer: https://t.co/Alvis4PoUC

[Mark Leonard @markhleonard]

10/
The lesson isn't "relitigate Brexit." It's the opposite: stop fighting 2016 and build a new consensus for the Britain of 2026.

My full ECFR report is here 👇
https://t.co/YsV7PyH0ha

[Don McGowan @donmcgowan]

Sunday morning, 8am. The sun is shining and Zia Yusuf hasn't tweeted in three days.

I think it'safe to assume that all is not well under the Reform UK umbrella.

No bombastic racism, no calls for anyone to resign or attempts to incite violence.

Enjoy the silence. 😃

[Reform Party UK Exposed 🇬🇧 @reformexposed]

Reform councillor resigns as job was 'mis-sold'

“He claimed he had been given to understand he would only need to attend six meetings a year.”

https://t.co/w64Z9vuT9g

[Lorena Knobchopper🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @Gypsypup13]

Now we have got that by election over and done with. Can we get back to finding out why Farage was gifted 5 million quid and lobbied the BoE

[Aaron Bastani @AaronBastani]

Worth saying that Makerfield is over 95% white.

If you listened to Elon’s X, and the infinity American influencers on here, you’d think Labour only wins seats because of Muslims and ethnic minorities.

[Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas]

A resounding defeat for the far right in Makerfield last night & proof that voters will unite to stop the extremists. Now @AndyBurnhamGM has a huge responsibility to deliver on democratic reform & wealth taxes to break up power & wealth in this country

[John McDonnell @johnmcdonnellMP]

Let’s all get real. Keir Starmer’s support even in his own cabinet has collapsed & he’d be humiliated in a leadership election.Streeting has even less support & is in a puerile self promotion exercise. The priority now is the construction of an effective radical policy programme

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

Steve Reed, who helped co-found Labour Together, the organisation that ran a secret campaign to destroy the then Labour leadership & regain control of the party, allowing the Labour right to then purge its opponents, says a party that turs in on itself "doesn't go anywhere good"

[John McDonnell @johnmcdonnellMP]

Makerfield was a tremendous victory because it stopped Reform in its tracks. The progressive Left united to defeat the divisive politics of the Right. The next step is to re-establish the broad church of the Labour Party.

https://t.co/PbqKihTXLe

[Andy McDonald MP for Middlesbrough & Thornaby East @AndyMcDonaldMP]

The govt is right to reject the proposed bailout of Thames Water.

I urge the govt to go further and to champion public ownership of water, in the public interest.

Customers should not pay the price for the private bailout.

https://t.co/66Zjk7uDMn

[John McDonnell @johnmcdonnellMP]

Congratulations to PCS union on this landmark insourcing win, bringing 2000 members back into the civil service; workers in catering, security officers, cleaners, porters, engineers, plumbers, electricians, receptionists & more. Well done Fran Heathcote, Gen Sec. @pcs_union

[John McDonnell @johnmcdonnellMP]

Parliament should reverse the decision to proscribe Palestine Action urgently before we see large numbers of elderly people in particular being dragged before our courts. Classifying protest through direct action as terrorism brings Parliament & our judicial system into disrepute

[Fraser Nelson @FraserNelson]

I suspect this won't be the last such de-defection....