Steve Preston

For global justice & equality & saving the planet. Proud to live in Yorkshire. Tweets in personal capacity.

[Cllr Anthony Okereke @MrOkereke]

We've lost some exceptional councillors tonight and that is a real loss for our borough. I’m grateful to every one of them for their years of service. Thank you for every resident you helped, every casework issue you took on, & every meeting you sat through to make lives better.

[Ed Miliband @Ed_Miliband]

The cost of living is the number one issue families are facing at the moment.

That's why we're going all out for cheap, clean, homegrown power that we control, to bring down energy bills for good.

[Jen @Jens_arena]

@GreenGreenwich Hi Greenwich Greens, this is a dirty tactic. That quote was from your own candidate, Stacy.

@aidanmasmith worked hard to get Royal Hill removed and will keep it out if elected.

A vote for the @GreenGreenwich risks bringing it back, harming local businesses.

[Erik Cummins @erikjcummins]

A fairer deal for renters was a promise made by this Labour government – and now delivered.

From today:

❌ An end to Section 21 evictions
📈 Rent rises limited to once a year
💰 Bidding wars banned
🐶 Discrimination against families, welfare claimants and pet owners ended

[Calum O'Byrne Mulligan @Calum_OBM]

Reform are charlatans. See them exposed here 👇

[Darren Johnson @DarrenJohnson66]

I've joined @UKLabour. As an environmentalist and left-leaning social democrat, my views are now far closer to Labour than the increasingly radicalised Greens and are much better reflected in the work of people like Ed Miliband and Sadiq Khan than by Zack Polanski or Mothin Ali.

[Rachel Reeves @RachelReevesMP]

⬇️ Inflation down
⬇️ Interest rates down
⬇️ Borrowing down
⬆️ Retail sales up
⬆️ UK fastest growing European G7 economy

There's more to do, but our economic plan is the right one.

https://t.co/WuNz6kgfDb

[Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook]

The Renters’ Rights Act, the beginning of the end for the feudal leasehold system, the next generation of new towns, and a bold overhaul of our planning system.

We’ve achieved so much over the past 19 months thanks to Keir’s leadership. Our focus must be on finishing the job.

[Will Hutton @williamnhutton]

Sure the Starmer government has made multiple mistakes - but its direction of travel is right. Never forget the toxic legacy of the government of which you were part and which bit by bit is being redressed. The idea you are clean handed, part of a fresh start is risible.

[Erik Cummins @erikjcummins]

Rain or shine, the East Greenwich Labour team is always happy to speak with residents ☔ Thanks to all residents for the many useful conversations we've had during this week 🗣️

[Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook]

The guy is just making it up as he goes along.

Fundamentally unserious.

[Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook]

In the wake of the publication of our draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill on Tuesday, lots of existing leaseholders have been in touch seeking clarity as to when the government plans to make it cheaper and easier to extend a lease or buy a freehold 🧵

[Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook]

Planning reform alone won’t solve the housing crisis.

To ramp up housing supply, we also need to diversify the housing market, transform the housebuilding industry and use the full power of the state to drive development outcomes 👇🏻

https://t.co/elJEVKXM9L

[Hamish Falconer MP @HFalconerMP]

We condemn the demolition of the @UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem - UNRWA provides vital support to Palestinians most in need.

Israel must abide by its obligations and halt any further demolitions.

https://t.co/S9xoD8cg0d

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

Matt Goodwin is a liar, a charlatan and a conman.

Watch him getting exposed 👇

[Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot]

This is a huge and potentially life-changing policy for many in their 20s/30s, a group often completely ignored when it comes to policies that genuinely tackle the cost of living

[Kevin Maguire @Kevin_Maguire]

Reform UK really is a sick party.

Why Labour believes improving the nation's health will be bad for Farage and good for Starmer.

"Poorer health linked to surge in Reform UK votes, BMJ study indicates"

https://t.co/5wp3YZwdXP

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

The shooting of Palestinian journalist Saleh Aljafarawi is an obscenity beyond words.

The targeting and murder of Palestinian journalists MUST now be the subject of independent criminal investigations.

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

This is the defining political choice of our time.

A politics that preys on the problems of working people or patriotic renewal, rooted in communities, building a better country.

I know whose side I’m on.

[MichaelWhite @michaelwhite]

Here’s a cracker and reinforces my contention that a latest and - third attempt - successful budget to oust Rayner is fuelled by misogyny and anger at an uneducated woman should rise so far. Yet yellow trousered public school boy Farage gets away with much bigger tax avoidance