Matthew Tempest

[Liam Gallagher @liamgallagher]

There’s only 1 ANDY BURNHAM

[Sam @SamCKx]

It's a reflection on the depressing state of our national discourse right now that the UK Prime Minister is doing The Great North Run to raise money for a homeless charity that helps over 14,000 people a year and his donations sit at just £3,233.

Meanwhile, a multiple convicted hard-right grifter has asked his gullible followers to donate because he used his mum's address to register his company, and those donations, which will go into his back pocket, are currently sitting at £66,902.

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

We've all been there. You wake up feeling unwell, try to get an appointment, and before you know it half the day has disappeared.

When you're sick, the last thing you should be worrying about is how you're going to get the help you need.

That's why we're expanding Pharmacy First. The idea is simple:

Qualified pharmacists can assess patients, dispense medicines and prescribe treatment for a range of common conditions, helping people get care quickly and close to home. So you don’t have to go to hospital, and you don’t need to book a GP appointment. Just walk into your local pharmacy and get the treatment you need right there, right then.

These services make a huge difference, especially for older people and those who are vulnerable.

That's why we invested a further £340 million in community pharmacies, including to deliver Pharmacy First.

Six million consultations have been delivered since the launch of the scheme.

GPs and NHS 111 have referred three million people to their local pharmacy.

And pharmacists have provided more than three million urgent medicine supplies.

We’re making it possible for qualified prescribing pharmacists to treat five more common health conditions this autumn, like migraines and ear infections, so access to treatment is easier than ever. And what we’re announcing today will make it easier to see a GP for those who need it.

I know how hard our NHS works, how much pressure staff are under and how tough it can be for people to access the care they need from my time as Health Secretary. And I know things have only got tougher in the last 15 years.

As Mayor of Greater Manchester, I saw firsthand how important it is to put more firepower in the frontlines and give people more control over their own lives.

Every place and every person matters. So we’ll make sure people can get the care they need, where they need it. That’s what this is all about.

Faster treatment. More services. Better care for patients. And less pressure on hospitals and GPs.

One less headache for people to worry about.

[Globe Eye News @GlobeEyeNews]

Abdul El-Sayed officially wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary.

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

"More than 120 millionaires.. have signed an open letter urging PM Andy Burnham to tax their wealth. The campaign, called 'Proud to Pay' says a 2% tax on wealth over £10m could raise £24 billion a year" #GMB

[Sacha Lord @Sacha_Lord]

Finally, we have a PM who listens and cares about Hospitality.

Today, @andyburnham has announced a further 20% cut in Business Rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues.

This will help 32,000 venues across the UK and save an average pub £1,100 a year.

[alex @alexevans_14]

people hearing about the £2 bus cap and immediately needing to tell everyone it won't benefit them just sums up this country doesn't it

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 PICTURED: Andy Burnham unveils a "Funded by UK Government" bus to promote his £2 bus fare cap

[State of Palestine @Palestine_UN]

🇵🇸 ❤️💛🇪🇸

[Mike Nellis @MikeNellis]

You have to be a special kind of stupid to believe Democrats were capable of stealing the 2020 election while out of power, but somehow incapable of doing the same in 2024 while in power. That is a categorically, phenomenally dumb thing to believe.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

“They want to make a deal so badly.” 🤡

[Warren Gunnels @GunnelsWarren]

What country has better healthcare again?

Life expectancy
🇨🇦: 83.42
🇬🇧: 82.21
🇺🇸: 79.54

Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
🇬🇧: 3.08
🇨🇦: 3.64
🇺🇸: 5.07

Yearly deaths due to lack of insurance
🇨🇦: 0
🇬🇧: 0
🇺🇸: 68,000

Bankruptcies from medical debt
🇨🇦: 0
🇬🇧: 0
🇺🇸: 530,000 a year

[David__Osland @David__Osland]

So Reform UK is funded by Russia, Restore bought and paid for by an American trillionaire, GB News owned by a hedge fund in Dubai and the Daily Mail registered in Bermuda. That's patriotism for you these days.

[Jon Sopel @jonsopel]

People versus the establishment?
Are you kidding?
Nigel Farage is the son of a stockbroker who went to Dulwich College and then follows his dad into the city, gets gifted millions, promotes crypto and gold bullion, been in politics for decades - he IS the establishment

[GoalMouth @GooalMouth]

Kier Starmer is losing his job because he lacks charisma, which is strange because the entire country just wanted a Prime Minister to "get on with the job"

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

It can take many leaders years to grow into the statesman you became in just two years.

European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you.

Thank you, dear Keir.

[Jack Dart @JackWDart]

If people genuinely believe Burnham won’t receive the exact same media onslaught, they’ve not been paying attention.

Starmer is not, objectively, bad. This idea that he is somehow the worst PM in British history is frankly laughable.

Liz truss lasted 49 days, crashed the pound and was laughed out of Downing Street.

Since Labour took office, Keir Starmer’s government has:

• Scrapped the two-child benefit limit, lifting hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty and putting money back into some of the hardest-pressed households in the country.

• Expanded free school meals, cutting costs for families and making sure more children get a proper meal during the school day.

• Expanded funded childcare, reducing one of the biggest monthly costs facing working parents and making it easier for people to stay in work.

• Raised the National Living Wage, increasing pay for millions of low-paid workers.

• Strengthened workers’ rights, giving people greater protection against insecure work and bad employers.

• Introduced statutory sick pay from the first day of illness, so workers are less likely to choose between their health and their wages.

• Ended no-fault evictions, giving renters more security in their homes.

• Brought rail operators back into public ownership, taking key services out of failed private hands and giving the public a stronger stake in how they are run.

• Cut NHS waiting lists from their post-pandemic peak, meaning more patients are being seen sooner.

• Raised the state pension through the triple lock, protecting pensioners’ incomes against rising costs.

• Scrapped the old non-dom tax regime, making some of the wealthiest people in the country pay more fairly.

• Added VAT to private school fees, raising money from those most able to contribute.

• Removed business rates relief from private schools, ending an unjustified tax break.

• Increased neighbourhood policing, putting more officers and PCSOs back into communities.

• Helped bring knife crime down, meaning fewer families face the devastation of serious violence.

• Recorded the lowest homicide rate since the 1970s, a material improvement in public safety.

• Created Great British Energy, giving Britain a publicly owned clean energy company.

• Created the National Wealth Fund, backing investment in industry, infrastructure and clean energy.

• Passed planning reforms aimed at getting homes and major projects built faster.

• Improved relations with the EU, reducing diplomatic hostility and rebuilding practical cooperation.

• Agreed a UK-EU security partnership, strengthening cooperation on defence and European security.

• Signed a long-term partnership with Ukraine, reinforcing Britain’s support against Putin’s invasion.

• Secured new trade agreements, opening up markets for British businesses.

• Helped restore seriousness to government after years of scandal, chaos and decline.

People do not have to like Starmer. They do not have to vote Labour. But pretending this is the record of the worst Prime Minister in British history is absurd.

[Sam @SamCKx]

If Keir Starmer does resign, history will look back on his reign and scratch its head as to why the hell he was so hated.

On paper, he's probably delivered more to working British people in such a short time than any PM for decades.

After inheriting an absolute mess: NHS waiting lists fallen. Worker's rights improved. Rail operators nationalised. Improved relations with EU and improved UK's global reputation. Removed non-dom tax status. Halved childcare costs. Boosted state pensions. Lowest homicide rate in 50 years. Lifted 550k children out of poverty. Immigration vastly reduced.

We are in the age of billionaire funded misinformation, whose sole purpose is to topple democratically elected leaders, and insert leadership that favours the wealthy elites over the working people. Looks like the game plan is working...

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

The White House was built to serve the American people.

Tonight it was used to promote a company the President owns stock in, sell subscriptions, promote corporate sponsors, push Trump crypto, and enrich the President and his family.

The founders warned us about kings enriching themselves from public office.

They did not fight a revolution for this.

[Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine]

Elon Musk just became the world’s first trillionaire.

Let’s make sure he’s also the last.