Marta
@martamcd.bsky.social
🏴🇨🇦 Left-of-centre Feisty Hopeful Don't do Trump Don't do Brexit Don't do lawyering Don't do podcasting Don't do columning Don't do meringue Don't mind a rainy day
Despite Burnham planning this cult-like takeover of Labour from 5th July 2022, being Mayor of Manchester does not a national leader make. His matey speechifying shows him to be smug and completely unready for what is to come.
Andy Burnham provided 'error-filled' pitch for Wales, WalesOnline says
The news site said the MP provided an article similar to others written for Scotland and London.
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Britain will be the 1st country in the world to prevent children sharing sexualised images of themselves or others. #Starmer Gov has given 3 mnth ultimatum to the tech co's to implement age verification which they can easily do on the grounds this is much faster than Parliamentary legislation.
• PM gives tech firms 3 months to activate built-in features or implement tech solutions to make it impossible for children to take, share or view naked pictures on their devices • if they don’t, the government says it will bring forward legislation to force them to activate blocking technology
Thank you Prime Minister for your leadership. A true leader. A powerful and moving performance at #PMQs today. Once again, grateful for Starmer's calm leadership defined by decency. I dread to think what the state of the country would be today if Farage was PM.
Keir Starmer reads out Henry Nowak's father's call not to use his death to spread division and hatred Nigel Farage immediately does just that with his question. "Exploiting this tragedy when his family is saying expressly don't is unforgivable," replies Keir Starmer. "It shows exactly who he is"
An Afternoon Tea, 2026 by Elena Wuest (Germany, b.1977). Oil, canvas | 110 × 110 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Nigel Farage insisting "I cannot be bought," after being exposed for secretly trousering £5 million from a crypto billionaire, buying a house with the money, and then immediately launching a lobbying campaign for the crypto industry, is quite something
Andy Burnham buggered off to create his own fiefdom rather than do the hard yards in oppo. What would we get with Burnham? A massive majority, an improving economy, closer ties to Europe, reducing NHS backlogs, nationalisation? We have them.
A very strong start to 2026 -significantly above forecasts. GDP/capita rose 0.6% in first three months of 2026 (OBR expected gdp/capita to grow by 0.8% in 2026 as a whole) www.ons.gov.uk/economy/gros...
@chriscurtis94.bsky.social as a lifelong labour supporter I find you a disgrace to the party, if you don’t like our leader, cross the floor.
The Tories haven't tabled a debate on education for the King's Speech. I wonder why? Maybe they don't want to talk about all the things Labour are doing to give children growing up in our country the best start in life – so here's your reminder. 👇
Pat McFadden has said that no minister challenged Keir Starmer at this morning's cabinet meeting
No minister challenged Keir Starmer at Cabinet meeting this morning
No cabinet minister challenged Keir Starmer to resign at this morning’s crucial cabinet meeting, it has emerged, amid a chaotic few days in Westminster. It comes after more than 80 Labour MPs calle...
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I am asking colleagues not to walk into a trap. A leadership contest now would be a gift to our opponents and do long-term damage to the Labour Party and more importantly, the country. The PM has my support and I've penned the below after watching his speech 👇 substack.com/profile/3292...
Andrew Lewin (@andrewlewinmp)
Don't walk into the trap - why I am asking colleagues to back the Prime Minister I've just watched the Prime Minister's speech on the fallout from the local elections and felt compelled to write this...
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Belinda Eaton (British, b.1963) "Mathilde and Robot," 2025 Oil on canvas 90 x 120 cm #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Morning, Sunderland. Meet one of your new councillors. "In now deleted posts, Gibbins ranted on social media that he ‘carnt [sic] believe amount of Nigerians in town’ and they ‘should melt them all down and fill in the pot holes’." What happened to Reform's " metro.co.uk/2026/05/09/r...
Reform councillor said 'Nigerians should be melted down to fill in pot holes'
metro.co.uk
As the UK heads to the polls, real progress is being overshadowed by media fixation on Reform’s manufactured outrage.
👏 The EU and the U.K. will start talks on British access to a new €5 billion fund that wants to provide late-stage funding to tech companies. 🇬🇧 Excellent news for UK businesses!
UK seeks access to EU’s €5B tech scale-up fund
Ursula von der Leyen and Keir Starmer announce that negotiations are set to commence.
politico.eu
It isn't just us that want's the UK back in the EU 😉
Spain would welcome Britain back into the EU, Spanish PM tells Sadiq Khan
A source close to London mayor said it was ‘incredibly powerful’ to hear Spain would welcome Britain back after Brexit d
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Fifteen months on, I’m so proud that the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act is now law. In those months, we’ve seen why these changes are needed now more than ever – a short thread below on why that’s the case. 🧵
Almost all of the questions the Today programme put to Nigel Farage this morning were with a right wing framing. Even the question on his plan to import ICE to the UK was about whether it would cost too much
I'm contemplating not adding any of this onion to my salad. Might crack a new one instead.
Hayv Kahraman, contemporary Iraqi artist who paints and sculpts and whose work reflects issues for women personally and their role within society #WomensArt
NEW: HOLY HELL. Remember when I asked how soon it would be before Blanche filed notice with the court that the shooting justifies the ballroom and the National Trust should drop its case?? Well late tonight, Blanche filed and INSANE motion to dissolve the court injunction. Check this out: 1/
