Andrew Lewin MP
@andrewlewinmp.bsky.social
Labour MP for Welwyn Hatfield🌹 🏏 Still an occasional cricketer. Always a Pro-European. www.andrewlewin.co.uk
A headline that captures what an appalling 24 hours this has been for Kemi Badenoch and the Conservative Party. The idea they are anywhere close to being a serious party of government is laughable. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/former...
Blow For Badenoch As Former Neo-Nazi Quits As Tory Candidate After Backlash
But Joshua Bonehill-Paine will work with the Tory leader on tackling radicalisation.
huffingtonpost.co.uk
British electricity mix at 11am on 5th Aug 2026 🔥Gas 4.5% Biomass 4.9% 🍃Wind 34.5% Solar 26.8% Hydro 0.2% ⚛️Nuclear 11.9% ➡️Imports 17.1% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 33GW 🌍Carbon intensity 73 gCO2e/kWh Gas use very low
The record temperatures, wildfires and drought we have seen in the UK & Europe is climate change in action. There is hope. It has been a record year for renewable energy generation, all new homes will have solar panels from next year. But we must accelerate the transition to clean & green energy.
Solar energy supplied more power to Britain’s grid in July than any previous month on record. The figure of 14.4% of all power generated in July smashed the last monthly record of 12.4%, set only in May In July 2025, the (formerly) best year for solar generation, 9.6% of generation was from solar.
Excellent piece from Michael. Some of the most powerful speeches in the Commons were by medical professionals, making clear there are terminal conditions where the very best palliative care cannot prevent suffering. I'll support the bill again on the 11th Sept. www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Improve palliative care or introduce assisted dying? It's a false choice – let's do both
Few issues in politics demand more humility than assisted dying.
politicshome.com
Honoured to become Chair of the Labour Party. I joined our party as a teenager and saw first hand the difference a Labour government makes. I'll work with members to build the election-winning machine that sees off Reform for good and secures a second Labour term.
I had a call this evening and am returning to the backbenches. It was a brief stint as a PPS to DBT, but I enjoyed every moment and was made to feel valued by Peter Kyle and his team. My statement is below.
"Sad that he's gone, but glad that he came" 🥹 Ian Bishop on the Sir Garry Sobers ❤️
Local Govt is being simplified and streamlined. Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City rightly stay together and we'll join Stevenage and much of North Herts in one of four new unitary authorities for our county. Shared history, linked by the A1M corridor and most importantly, clarity for residents.
It's goodbye to the Conservative Party we used to know. A little video on what Kemi Badenoch now expects from aspiring Conservative MPs. Those who care about the climate or human rights need not apply.
Another extraordinary achievement by UK scientists at Oxford, who are partnering with the Serum Institute in India. The advances in vaccine technology during the Covid pandemic saved millions of lives - there is every reason to hope they will save countless more. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK starts first vaccine trial, eight weeks into Ebola emergency
The UK medicines regulator has given approval for an experimental vaccine to be tested on healthy adults.
bbc.co.uk
I have total faith from here. I've also always said we should reinstate Golden Goal at major tournaments ; ) 🏴 ⚽️
Shocking news about the death of Ann Widdecombe and the subsequent arrest today. My thoughts are very much with Ann’s family and friends at what I know will be an unbelievably traumatic time.
Jim Pickard@pickardje.bsky.social · 4w agoBBC reporting a murder investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp...
Important article by @andrewlewinmp.bsky.social on how Labour can expand opportunity and help young families. Great to see Andrew talk about my idea for a baby & toddler top-up to Universal Credit to tackle high rates of early years poverty. labourlist.org/2026/07/the-...
'Labour must offer the politics of opportunity and aspiration' - LabourList
Labour should redouble our efforts to put the issues affecting younger people and young adults at the centre of our politics.
labourlist.org
Time to look to the future. I stand by everything I said about Keir and his achievements in office, but my responsibility is to nominate the Labour MP who is best placed to take the country forward as Prime Minister. Today, I am pleased to have nominated Andy Burnham. youtube.com/shorts/KmLwR...
Why I am nominating Andy Burnham to be our next Prime Minister.
YouTube video by Andrew Lewin MP
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You're welcome anytime @duncanweldon.bsky.social Lovely Waterstones on Howardsgate in WGC town centre. The perfect venue for your next book launch??
Duncan Weldon@duncanweldon.bsky.social · 4w agoHad to pop over to Welywn Garden City today. And every time I visit I’m left thinking it’s an absolute triumph of mid century town planning.
Had to pop over to Welywn Garden City today. And every time I visit I’m left thinking it’s an absolute triumph of mid century town planning.
"The first rule of politics is to learn how to Count."
Jessica Elgot@jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 4w agoPollsters - please poll Clacton to see if Count Binface might be able to do it…
Reminded of Patrick O’Flynn, then Ukip’s economy spokesperson, describing Farage as “snarling, thin-skinned and aggressive” back in 2015.
Politics UK@politicsuk.com · 4w ago🚨 WATCH: Nigel Farage threatens a Sky News journalist who asks about his undeclared gifts from convicted criminal George Cottrell "You harass my family anymore, there will be serious consequences"
Very pleased to have written for @labourlist.bsky.social on the politics of opportunity and aspiration🌹 I cover the case for a UC top-up payment to parents of young children, the Citizens Advance and Plan 2 Student Loans. Full article: labourlist.org/2026/07/the-...
🧵1/ I've spent more than a decade working on anti-bribery and corruption. I know a red flag when I see one. That's why I’ve reported Nigel Farage to Parliament’s Standards Commissioner. (H/T @rowenamason.bsky.social and @tomburgis.bsky.social).
Nigel Farage reported to standards watchdog over ‘crypto lobbying’
Commissioner asked to investigate Reform UK leader after private meeting with Bank of England governor
theguardian.com
Welcome news. I left X last year and not regretted it for a moment. Under Musk, X has become a tool for promoting his extreme world view, built on an algorithm that suppresses voices he dislikes and allows racist abuse to flow freely. Twitter was once the global town square, X is nothing like it.
There is much to commend about the Defence Investment Plan. We must meet the £5bn shortfall and as a Labour Party, be open about the trade-offs and choices to come. Our next PM will be Andy Burnham and to maximise his chances of success, he must be provided with all the information he needs.
Q1 ONS figures on the economy make for encouraging reading. Broad based growth in 11 of 14 sectors. Borrowing down. Inflation forecasts improved. Confirmation that the UK grew faster than anyone else in G7 in first 3 months of this year. A real achievement. www.ons.gov.uk/economy/gros...
Ben Stokes achieved cricketing immortality a long time ago. The greatest Ashes innings ever played, just weeks after a defining role in a World Cup victory. It will never be quite the same again. 🏏 www.skysports.com/cricket/vide...
On This Day: Ben Stokes' Headingley heroics in 2019 Ashes
Relive one of the most iconic Ashes moments where Ben Stokes hit a superb century, which kept the series alive in 2019.
skysports.com
This is a huge moment for the Clean Power Mission and for taking full advantage of the clean energy already on the system. You can read Ofgem's minded too position in more detail and the projects expected to receive support in full here: www.ofgem.gov.uk/press-releas...
Ofgem boosts long duration storage to secure more homegrown energy for customers
Energy regulator Ofgem gives provisional green light to a new generation of energy storage to reduce Great Britain’s reliance on energy imports
ofgem.gov.uk
Commentators, columnists and opposition politicians were apocalyptic with claims that ending private schools' tax breaks would overwhelm the state sector. The data shows those predictions were wrong. www.lbc.co.uk/article/priv...
They said private school VAT would set off a school places crisis. Now we know they were wrong, writes Bridget Phillipson | LBC
The system is finally rebalancing to the needs of the vast majority of kids who go to state schools and getting stronger for the families who rely on it
lbc.co.uk
