It is sickening to see a Tory former Home Secretary lining up to speak alongside far right racists, homophobes, antisemites and Islamophobes. If Sunak has any authority left he will stop Braverman attending or remove the whip. theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Rishi Sunak promised to fix Britain’s potholes.

He’s living on another planet if he thinks he’s succeeding.

The Local Authority Road Maintenance Survey shows roads are in their worst condition for at least 28 years.

Short 🧵

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Knifeman killed five people and injured others at Sydney mall before being shot dead by armed officer - police bbc.in/3TP4haw

'Huge amount' of Gaza surgery on children, says UK doctor. Which begs the question; if civilians are being protected, why aren’t the majority of injured and dead, men of fighting age? bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid…

'Huge amount' of Gaza surgery on children, says UK doctor. Which begs the question; if civilians are being protected, why aren’t the majority of injured and dead, men of fighting age? bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid…

The UK is one of the last major donors that hasn’t announced a resumption of funding to UNRWA.
 
Time has run out for hundreds of thousands of people without food, water or basic essentials.
 
My letter urgently calling for a clear and fast path for UNRWA funding to resume. 👇

I recently visited Taiwan as part of a delegation of The Labour Party parliamentarians.

The aim of our trip was to help build a relationship of cooperation and exchange between Labour and the people of Taiwan. It was great to meet President 蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen, ministers and industry leaders.

Calling all teachers!

Whether you're looking to explore current events, delve into Arabic language and culture, or address stereotypes and misconceptions, we are here to support you.

Contact Caabu’s Education Officer, Felicity Garvey [email protected]

#teachers #education

This is not from Medieval Europe. This was built in New Jersey — in the 1950s.

So here's a thread of the most spectacular (and unique) churches in America... 🧵

Great story of a #Rotherham officer South Yorkshire Police

#Rotherham theft suspect snared after car, foot and bike chase bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Pensioners have paid a heavy price for 14 years of devastating Tory failure.

The Tories crashed the economy and unleashed a cost of living crisis, pushing pensioners into poverty, or having to rely on their savings just to get by.

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Legal fees double the cost to taxpayers of Michelle Donelan’s libellous attack on British scientists.

It’s a slap in the face to hard working families that Tory ministers think this is good use of public money.

It’s time for an election and fresh start

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Overseas aid spending on refugees in the UK rises to £4.3bn International Development Committee independent.co.uk/news/uk/aid-sp…

Sarah Champion, Chair of the International Development Committee has responded to today's release of the UK's latest international development statistics. Read her full response here: committees.parliament.uk/committee/98/i…

🤔 Society puts so much focus on victim-blaming - ie:
✴️'Why didn't she leave the abuser?'
✴️'Why did she allow him to abuse her?'

When the real questions should be:
✴️'Why did the perpetrator abuse the victim?'
✴️'How did the perpetrator trap the victim?'

➡️ We need to stop…

I often have women messaging me to ask if there is a cut off age for taking HRT, or to ask what age they need to stop HRT. The answer is that there is usually no set length of time you should take HRT for - the menopause is a long-term hormone deficiency so women can usually take…

Today, I'm setting out Labour's plan for better buses.

Labour's plan will give every community a say over their buses.

Our plan means vital routes created and saved across the country, and better bus services wherever you live 🚍🌹

New UK aid stats released today for 2023.

Headline is that spend is 0.58% of GNI

But this masks that - given record spend on refugees - over half of the UK’s bilateral aid spend was in the UK leading to further cuts in overseas programming.

Six key takeaways: