Huge congratulations to @kirstymcneill.bsky.social on your appointment as Minister of State for Development & Africa at the FCDO. As a long-standing friend & supporter of LCID, we are delighted to see you take on this critical role & we look forward to working together in the months ahead ✨

Co-operative Party@coopparty.party.coop · 2w ago

🐝 Congratulations to Co-operative Party MP @kirstymcneill.bsky.social, our new Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office!

We should be treating gambling harm as a public health issue 📑That's the argument made in our new report out today, written by Senior Researcher Niamh O Regan in collaboration with @populationhealth.bsky.social.

Social Market Foundation@smfthinktank.bsky.social · 3w ago

While gambling is common in Britain, it is a highly addictive habit, with demand for support for problem gambling surging. Our latest briefing explores how a public health approach could work in practice. buff.ly/9KZIdmE ‎ In collaboration with @populationhealth.bsky.social

Keir Starmer has served with dedication as Prime Minister and we wish him well. UK leadership on global development is more vital than ever. We urge the next Labour PM to use the UK’s 2027 G20 Presidency to drive bold action for a safer, more stable and prosperous world.

Ten years on, we remember Jo Cox – a friend of LCID, champion of international development, and tireless advocate for a fairer world.

Super important role available as advisor to Tony Vaughan, chair of the APPG on Refugees, and Baroness Lister, one of the busiest peers I know, and as part of the amazing RAMP team www.w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.a...

Humbled to be re-elected in Laycock Ward, Islington for @islington-labour.bsky.social with @nuturan.bsky.social & new Cllr Maia Hamilton. Grateful to everyone who gave up their time to help,thank you @labourcid.bsky.social @chrleft.bsky.social @tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social @islingtonsouth.bsky.social

Power belongs in your hands, not just in Westminster. Today, the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill finally passes into law, featuring a landmark Community Right to Buy. This is massive win for community power and for the co-operative movement. 🐝

Home Office continue to spin popularity of settlement package at MPs. The argument is flawed. - the big political headache is the million people directly affected - there is a lot of topspin/framing in the More in Common polling - it is about a 10 year timeline, not the 15 years proposed

Great to be out in Islington yesterday supporting @heathernstaff.bsky.social, @nuturan.bsky.social and Maia Hamilton who have been doing some incredible work for the area: tackling anti-social behaviour, planting trees and increasing the stock of affordable housing! @islingtonlabour.bsky.social

Deeply saddened to hear of four deaths due to an attempted Channel crossing. We need to break the incentive structure propping up the trafficking gangs - only safe and legal routes delivered upstream can do this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Our @islington-labour.bsky.social manifesto launch today ‘Standing up for Islington’, following a busy week in Laycock Ward, seeing potholes fixed, new bins in place, celebrating being a borough of sanctuary and always caring for our residents. @nuturan.bsky.social, Maia Hamilton and I get it done

A pleasure to rep @labourcid.bsky.social and support @tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social, first British MP of fellow Filipino heritage, at his recent fundraiser. Also great to meet Filipino supporters of Tony, and hear from Peter Kyle MP,Secretary for Business&Trade, and Lord Richard Hermer,Attorney General

The Sun is going to tell us what jobs all 100+ of those MPs asking questions about the settlement reforms used to do? Tony Vaughan was a barrister before he was an MP. Angela Rayner was a care worker before going into union and elected politics www.thesun.co.uk/news/3862377...

Labour migrant crackdown rebel was lawyer challenging 'extremists' deportation

A LABOUR rebel fighting his party’s migrant crackdown worked as a barrister challenging the deportation of alleged extremists. Tony Vaughan, KC, represented foreign nationals in cases in which the …

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A few thoughts on earned settlement after a busy week. (1) Govt is going through consultation after over 200,000 people responded, far higher than other consultations of this type. This means there is still a lot up for grabs to shape the policy, including transitional measures.

The latest Parliament Matters podcast includes a look at how changes to immigration are, or rather, aren’t, scrutinised by parliament. It’s probably not a surprise that I really enjoyed being able to join the conversation.

Hansard Society@hansardsociety.bsky.social · 5mo ago

PODCAST | New episode now live 1️⃣ Immigration Rule changes: rarely debated and last "disapproved" by MPs in 1982 - why? @jonfeatonby.bsky.social joins us to explain. 2️⃣ Crime & Policing Bill: amendments on abortion and AI 3️⃣ #AssistedDying bill latest 🎧 buff.ly/KONukLo

Good to see @stellacreasy.bsky.social has now asked what this number means "In approximately which year after arrival does the Government's analysis show that main applicants and their dependents transition from making a net fiscal contribution to becoming a net fiscal cost"

LCID Exec Member @mariafinnerty.bsky.social reacts to today’s aid announcement, arguing we cannot cut our way to safety, stability or global leadership @politicshome.bsky.social www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

Britain cannot cut its way to safety, stability, or global leadership

Today’s announcement on Britain’s aid allocations reveals the true extent of the government’s retreat from its global responsibilities.

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Today's allocations show the stark reality of the decision to slash the aid budget. We warned a year ago that it would lead to more poverty, less security, and diminish our standing in the world. This is the harsh reality. Read our chair’s statement @heathernstaff.bsky.social

Most people know so little about settlement, attitudes are v framing dependent So this feels like comfort blanket/denial of political reality stuff that Home Office are circulating to media if More in Common don't have attitudes of the million people directly affected (and the relative salience!)

Reviewing refugee status every 30 months will be a bureaucratic nightmare for the Home Office, already drowning in backlogs. The Refugee Council estimates that these reviews will cost over £1 billion to the taxpayer over the next decade. #asylumreforms

Our vice-chair Libby Smith and executive member @roulinkhondoker.bsky.social write in @labourlist.bsky.social today. Reflecting on the Gorton & Denton result, they argue action to tackle extreme poverty is part of rebuilding Labour’s progressive coalition. Read more ➡️ labourlist.org/2026/03/labo...

'Labour action on extreme poverty can stop voters going Green' - LabourList

Reforming international debt isn't just the right thing to do. It can also help Labour avert a catastrophe for progressive politics at home.

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I’m glad to co-publish this article for @labourcid.bsky.social in @labourlist.bsky.social on how Labour can and must work hard to keep voters, by tackling the issues that matter at home AND also abroad, such as taking action to end extreme poverty… labourlist.org/2026/03/labo...

'Labour action on extreme poverty can stop voters going Green' - LabourList

Reforming international debt isn't just the right thing to do. It can also help Labour avert a catastrophe for progressive politics at home.

labourlist.org

Lord McConnell writes in @labourlist.bsky.social that the Foreign Secretary’s recognition of violence against women & girls in conflict as an ‘international emergency’ “will be fatally undermined if the UK goes ahead with disastrous funding cuts to aid …” labourlist.org/2026/03/inte...

'Ministers have vowed to protect women, but aid cuts will abandon them' - LabourList

The Prime Minister should think again before this becomes the first Labour government ever to spend less on international development than the Tories.

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@nuturan.bsky.social, Maia Hamilton and i were out in Laycock ward again for @islington-labour.bsky.social getting things done! We were listening to residents, ensuring our streets are safer, cleaner, with new bins and pavements improved, and getting timelines for pothole repairs 🌹

Another busy weekend in Laycock ward for @nuturan.bsky.social, Maia Hamilton and I with @islington-labour.bsky.social, speaking with residents about service charges and repairs. We ended the day in local cafe supporting our small businesses. We are on our residents’ side all year round 🌹

This policy is bad for community cohesion. You don’t build confident, contributing neighbours on rolling 30 month visas. The current 5‑year route is how people plan for the future and fully join our communities. The Danish model won’t work here. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Refugee status to be temporary as Shabana Mahmood rips up rules on UK asylum

Home secretary announces 30-month protection limit, with refugees required to leave if their home countries are later judged safe

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It’s 1 year on from the Government’s decision to cut the aid budget. Read our chair @heathernstaff.bsky.social’s statement. With a programme of events in the months ahead, now is the time to join LCID to stay connected and ensure development is firmly back on the agenda. Join today LCID.org.uk

'This is how we get to actively love our neighbours' - another busy few days in Laycock Ward with @islington-labour.bsky.social for @nuturan.bsky.social, Maia Hamilton and I. Rain or shine we will always be there for you 🌹

Last night, we hosted an LCID parliamentary reception, where we had a packed room of MPs, peers and staffers joining us to discuss all things international development. It was wonderful to hear from FCDO Minister Baroness Chapman and David Taylor MP!