Great to hit the Holborn & St Pancras by-election doorstep (5th session!) with old friends & new - from Haringey to Greenwich, via Leicester & the Lords🌹🤝🏾 Strong support for Labour & clear rejection of the Greens’ divisive populism - look forward to returning a Labour MP 💪🏾🌹

Inspiring start to the day with 9 brilliant financial services leaders, discussing how we drive climate & sustainability in a changing world 💚 Systems change, defence, ESG & AI - big questions, thoughtful conversations & plenty to take away… Forgot the photo 🤦🏾‍♂️

Always a pleasure to chat Leicester City with Owen & Pipes on Radio Leicester but especially after a 4-3 away win 🤩💪🏾💙🦊 True allies - thanks for letting me plug @foxespride.bsky.social quiz on 20th Nov at the KP with Walshy (yes THAT one!) as quiz master 🙌🏾💙🦊🏳️‍🌈 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...

Riisk & Reward

Podcast Episode · Leicester City: When You're Smiling · 14 September · 41min

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First they came for pride events… Sending full solidarity to our Turkish LGBT+ siblings 💪🏾🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Heather Paterson@heatherpaterson.co.uk · last wk.

Turkish police raid gay bars and LGBTQ+ homes in ‘family values’ crackdown

NEW: Hull City are getting tough on homophobic chanting, banning 3 fans for 3 years each, and sending out a clear warning ahead of Saturday’s game at Chelsea. A look at the media coverage shows a markedly mixed picture. How newsworthy is a story about discrimination these days? #FvH2026

Fans banned for THREE YEARS for homophobic chanting - but is the message getting through?

Hull City take strong action and warn fans ahead of Saturday’s trip to Chelsea. There’s a mixed response from mainstream media.

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Oh he’s definitely a keeper 😍 Can tell the Grey Crane Clerkenwell is gonna be a favourite brunch place now I’m allowed to venture out of Camden occasionally again 😜 I was sceptical of a 5/5 rating but may become our pre- @sadlerswells.bsky.social haunt 👏🏾

Excited for tonight’s Holborn & St Pancras selection! 🌹 I was there the last time when the baton was handed over. Whoever is selected tonight will have my full support as we unite to give the best chance of beating Zac / Greens 🙏🏾💚 Sadly no pic with Lena but lots of members🫶🏾

A change to scheduled viewing meant I joined our @serauk.bsky.social Exec 🙌🏾🌹💚 Great to talk delivery on climate & environmental issues - not just green wishing Great work by Mike Reader in Parliament convening SERA MPs Look out for our excellent conference programme #Lab26

Disappointed not to be shortlisted for Holborn & St Pancras My 20yrs leading on climate & sustainability & my veteran experience, put me in the best position to win for Labour Proud of the case I made & I’ll keep fighting for progressive causes The campaign’s not over 💪🏾🌹

Not often I agree with my local (unfortunately, green) Councillor... Vote for Rishi Madlani, a real green, in the Holborn & St Pancras selection to send the Green Party circus packing... 💪🏾🌹💚

Good Luck, @rishimadlani.bsky.social !Your outstanding record as a local councillor, as a champion of equalities & local communities and the leadership and skills you've shown in ethical pension fund investment across London demonstrate that you are the perfect fit for this constituency!

Rishi Madlani@rishimadlani.bsky.social · 2w ago

Delighted to share I've applied to be Labour’s candidate for Holborn & St Pancras I want to fight for a greener, fairer constituency: more social housing, serious climate action & a stronger voice for our communities I’m speaking to members across H&SP - hope to see you at Wed hustings 🙏🏾🌹

Great to be out amongst such positive Labour energy yesterday - joined by friends from across Camden and London more widely 🫶🏽 Join us out today 🙌🏽🌹

Delighted to share I've applied to be Labour’s candidate for Holborn & St Pancras I want to fight for a greener, fairer constituency: more social housing, serious climate action & a stronger voice for our communities I’m speaking to members across H&SP - hope to see you at Wed hustings 🙏🏾🌹

14 years (& a day) ago I was at Torquay away watching an unknown Vardy make his Leicester debut, hoping we’d found a gem 💪🏾💎 Today: 1st game of the 26/27 season at Notts County, hoping our Bristo can bring me even 10% of the joy 🙏🏾🦊💙 Let’s go! #LCFC

Great meeting with Prof Jonathan Pershing, Founding Dean of new LSE Global School of Sustainability @gsos-lse.bsky.social 💚 Great discussion on sustainable finance, talking climate & better engaging our incredible “LSE climate mafia” to accelerate turning world-class ideas into real-world impact 🌍

The LGBTQ+ Supporters' Group Toolkit is here 🏳️‍🌈⚽🏳️‍⚧️ Using over a decade of experience from 50+ supporters' groups, this is your guide to starting, launching and growing an LGBTQ+ fan group, whatever level your club plays at. Download for FREE from: www.prideinfootball.org.uk/resources

🚨 Homophobia reports in football have surged 46%, surpassing 200 for the first time Work of our @PrideinFootball fan groups needed more than ever 💪🏾🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️⚽️ But this is a team sport & we need EVERY fan to call out hate: homophobia, racism, sexism & all discrimination 🙏🏾 @kickitoutofficial.bsky.social

Pleasure to speak to Mitcham & Morden CLP about pensions, climate & responsible investment 💪🏾💚 Funds can deliver returns while investing for members & the wider economy ✅ Lovely to catch up with the legend @siobhanmcd.bsky.social & to see Laxmi & Steve. Thanks for the warm welcome! 🌹

Great start to @uk100.org’s Conference with @metecoban92.bsky.social keynote: ✅ Clean air 🟰 public health ✅ London progress: 💚 roadside emissions ⬇️ 50% 💚 premature deaths linked to air pollution ⬇️ 40% since ‘19 “It always seems impossible until it’s done” - Mandela🌍💚 #UK100 #CleanAir

Like London buses… you wait 100 years for a woman to get on the Lord’s Honours Board, then 2 come along in 2 days! 😄🇮🇳🏏 Yesterday it was Kranti Gaud with a historic five-for. Today, Yastika Bhatia with a superb century. History being made at Lord’s at pace 👏🏾👏🏾 #ENGvIND

From Bloomsbury thank you drinks (with wonderful people) to Pride @nationaltheatre.org.uk - what a fab Friday evening 🙌🏾 🎭 ☀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Okay enough of that time waste (& public money!) 😜😭 Much more important stuff happening today… who else from our East Midlands gang is at #EngvInd at Trent Bridge? Come say hello 🙌🏾 🏏💙🦊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇳

Well the ‘jetlag’ & sleep deprivation tomorrow will be worth it 🤩🤩🤩 What a performance. What a battle. What a match. 😍😍😍 Bring on Norway - hoping we get knocked off their Xmas tree list this year😜 #MexEng

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He learnt that from Vardy on the Leicester bench in 12/13 😜 Get in Harry, come on England ⚽️⚽️⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Amazing day marching at @prideinlondon.bsky.social with @prideinfootball.bsky.social ⚽🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Brilliant to be joined by pals from @fcstpauli.com - inclusion has no borders 🌍 🇬🇧🇩🇪 Fun pre-march warm up 😂 with @prideofirons.bsky.social & @leftfooters.bsky.social 🍻 More soon… ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍🩵🩷

A different sort of stage for a very different type of English drama today 🙌🏾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎭 A midsummer night’s dream is one of our favourites - so been looking forward to this 🙌🏾

'Climate action can be one of our strongest electoral assets, helping unite the broad coalition required to win a second term. But only if we get the messaging right' - @lukemurphy.bsky.social for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/20...

Labour must not fear talking about the climate

Climate action can be one of our strongest electoral assets, helping unite the broad coalition required to win a second term. But only if we get the messaging right.

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Wonderful inaugural APPG India black tie dinner 🙌🏾🇬🇧🇮🇳 Inspiring to be surrounded by British Indians who have made - and continue to make - a positive difference to our communities UK-India relationship is becoming more modern, dynamic & multi-layered. A bright future 🙌🏾🚀💚

Inspiring starting my #LCAW26 with Al Gore & Mary Robinson 🙌🏾💚 Message: progress made but not fast enough Standout line (via Archbishop Tutu): when asked why he is optimistic: “I am a prisoner of hope.” Hope - backed by action & science 🙏🏾💚 👏🏾 @climaterealityproject.org Project 🌍