When Government spends public money, that spending should deliver public benefit here in Britain. By backing British businesses, local jobs & stronger supply chains, we ensure every procurement pound delivers the greatest return for taxpayers & growth in every postcode. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Education should be a passport - to work, to life, to further study. But too many young people are still being shut out. Everyone deserves an education that matches their high ambitions, not a one‑size‑fits‑all straitjacket. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

We must end this one-size-fits-all approach to education

Our school system has become too single-minded and is stopping children reaching their potential, says the education secretary

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Congrats to Bev, who will do a brilliant job delivering a Greater Manchester that works for all. Thank you to everyone who put their faith in Labour, and the brilliant staff, members and volunteers who have put in a real shift during the largest by-election in British history.

🗣️ PM @andy-burnham.bsky.social: This is the issue governments keep putting off. That ends now.

NOW OPEN: Submissions for my 2026 Parliamentary Fellowship in Economics. Whether you're a credit analyst, a financial economist, or just someone that wants to help the world's poorest (or all of the above), I want to hear from you about the impact of proposals to reform our global debt system: 🧵

It'd be no exaggeration to say the best day of my political life so far was the announcement of the Kernow Industrial Growth Fund to create jobs & prosperity on the back of Cornwall's most promising industries. It'll be No. 10 North's job to unlock that kind of growth & investment in every postcode.

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PM Andy Burnham - 'I think this might be the best day of my life'

Andy Burnham cuts VAT on energy bills — follow live

Andy Burnham cuts VAT on energy bills — follow live

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A very warm welcome to Downing Street, Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

From Rochdale in 1844 to Downing Street today. For the first time in history, a Labour and Co-operative politician leads the country. Congratulations to Andy Burnham, Britain's first Labour and Co-operative Prime Minister. 🐝

For those following my work together with the Labour Rural Research Group on Honest Labelling to support higher-welfare, British food and farming, here is my full piece on Substack 🇬🇧🌽

Backing British Farmers with Honest Labelling and a Level Playing Field

Honest Labelling

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As we bring the feudal leasehold system to an end and move towards a commonhold future, we won’t leave existing leaseholders behind. Today, we’re setting out the next phase of the implementation of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 👇🏻 questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...

Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament

Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.

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As PMQs today, I asked the DPM to lay the Statutory Instrument required to lock down, once and for all, Cornwall's position as Strategic decision-making level of devolved Government, ensuring that when decisions are made about housing, transport & economic development, they are made in Cornwall 〓〓

Part of modern warfare - and one that's even cheaper than drones - is information warfare.

My letter to FIFA President Gianni Infantino regarding Jarell Quansah's red card and the importance of the international rules-based order. Congratulations to England on their stunning win! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️

We’re not even surprised anymore. A grifter, being slowly found out.

A new co-op in born and getting to work in service of revitalising our town! 🐝🏘 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/staustellc...

Twitter is more outlet than platform. Good on Lisa Nandy and DCMS. I was one of the first Labour MPs to leave X in 2024 and haven't missed it a bit.

Lack of regulation of the property management sector has left companies with a license to print money. I hear far too often from my constituents about unscrupulous behaviour from property management companies, with opaque processes, poor or non-existent communication, and extortionate charges.

Today, we began to break the link between the cost of electricity and gas; a decisive step in protecting people when prices soar.

'If the state is expected to absorb losses when things go wrong, there is a strong case for it sharing in the profits when things go right' Burnham can do public ownership without scaring the bond markets – here's how, writes Chris Hayes of the Common Wealth think tank

How Burnham can do public ownership without scaring the bond markets

During months of speculation about his return to Westminster, the presumptive prime-minister-in-waiting, Andy Burnham, has made comments that have ...

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The public is owed an honest conversation about the cost-benefit of bringing water into public ownership - no more easy answers, no more ignoring the question. Here are 4 different ways to value the industry and take it back into public hands.

As Reading Buses and Manchester’s Bee Network have shown, a productive state can improve the supply of essentials - and supply-side reform is essential to a progressive, left economics.

I welcome the Government's new Farming Roadmap - the commitment to maintain and boost British food production and to protect our British farmers when striking trade deals. #DEFRA #LRRG #farming

Yesterday saw the launch of our Farming Roadmap. I greatly welcome the focus on domestic food production, buying British, and the importance of honest food labelling, something which I, together with colleagues from the Labour Rural Research Group, have been campaigning on strongly this year.

📈 3,008 more teachers in secondaries & special schools 📈1,646 more teachers in colleges 📈Trainee teachers up 13% 📈 Teacher pay up 9.5% 📈 Record investment in schools If standing up for state schools makes me a spiteful class warrior, I’ll wear it with pride. #PMQs

Kemi lost her head at PMQs - and afterwards too. It's not the first time. She's compared me to a Gestapo officer. I wonder what it is about a working class woman driving record investment in state schools by ending private schools' tax breaks that the Tories hate so much.

Bridget Phillipson MP@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Gestapo marched hundreds of thousands of innocent people to their deaths. I've ended private schools' tax breaks to invest in state schools. No responsible leader makes vile comparisons like this. Kemi Badenoch is not fit to be Prime Minister.

In my Substack article, Making Public Ownership Great Again, I take stock of what's been acheived so far and where we could go further to return our public wealth to public hands. You can read it and subscribe to my feed at the link here: open.substack.com/pub/noahlawm...

Making Public Ownership Great Again

Reversing Britain's privatisation by stealth

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My statement on today's news.

As our brave forces were planning decisive action against the Russian shadow fleet, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon was praising Russia in Moscow. My call to the Defence Secretary for joined up action across Government to defend our country against Russia's shadow-influencing operations 👇

Today, I sat in as Chair of the International Development Committee. I welcome today's Statement that the UK will be sanctioning networks enabling settler violence in the West Bank, in co-ordination with Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, and Norway.