Well done all involved in Ealing Blues Festival including Misty in Roots With a combined age of, well into the hundreds I imagine they still “have it” and certainly rocked last night!

Great attending wormwoodscrubsponycentre.org.uk event to thank all the volunteers who make the place tick with rda.org.uk and Worshipful Company of Loriners Barn built 1994 as part of “Challenge Anneka” BBC programme; fab new CEO Tonya Ellis originally began equine career there

Congratulations to Bev Craig who totally smashed it as GM mayor with 66% to Reform in final round. Embarrassing for Tories to come behind Greens, Reform and even offshoot Restore on 1st prefs. Last week I was atop a double decker bus with her, impressive figure and positive energetic campaign

On ITV London in North Acton playing fields which has acquired a swimming / paddling pool due to Thames Water leak

Brighton looking lovely this time of year with kids in mortar boards having photos by seafront for Sussex University graduations Was having folk devil/ moral panic and Labour conference flashbacks given the setting Proud mum as number one son had degree awarded by chancellor Sanjeev Bhaskar

Is it a bird, is it a plane? No it’s equestrian sport in Acton however improbable that may sound… at the first event Nezabazi (tent pegging) championships to be held anywhere in London

Andy Burnham has a big bold vision of a country that works better for ordinary people, taking the pressure of family budgets, putting power and agency in the hands of communities. 👇🏻

I congratulated Keir Starmer on his - Légion d'Honneur award and - passing the landmark Hillsborough law in his last emotional #PMQs It's high time to revisit press regulation eg the Sun; always quick to victim-blame in tragedies (and unfair to Labour governments) Now is the time for #Leveson2

Out on #LabourDoorstep/street surgery in East Acton 🌹with @borakwon and team Along with weekly advice surgeries and attending constituency events (email me of any locally you’d like me at) contradicting any “we only ever see you at election time” (due 2029 and 2030) accusation

On Channel 4 News I was asked was Lisa Nandy right to quit twitter/ X. Since noble aims of its inception the site has turned into Elon Musk’s plaything, with reward and monetisation of hate so I answered YES. See www.channel4.com/news/is-lisa...

Thank you to The Japanese Christian Fellowship, London for your kind hospitality and gift of a kimono Good to hear of your great work in the Japanese-UK diaspora community, a burgeoning number of whom are in Acton jclglobal.org/londonjcf

Was on Channel 4 News yesterday and on the radio tomorrow. Here is a preview

Come work with me! Team Huq have an office vacancy closing on 10.07.26 To apply, send us a covering letter (detailing why you?) and completed application form. See www.w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.a... Applications coming in thick and fast but those without the required documents are ineligible

Thank you to constituents who came into Parliament for the mass lobby of MPs by Palestine supporters in Westminster Hall With so many other international conflicts we must not lose sight of and condemn the devastation in Gaza and settlement expansion in the West Bank; breaching international law

Via strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) the rich and powerful censor, intimidate, and silence small-scale critics by dumping hefty legal defence costs on them until they drop criticism as happened to my constituent Jason I asked David Lammy to ban this vexatious nonsense today

Official launch today at HoC of our special issue with guest eds @rupahuq.bsky.social & Graeme Atherton VP Ruskin College Thank you to PQ's @colmpm.bsky.social @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social @liamconlon.bsky.social for speaking politicalquarterly.org.uk/collections/...

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My statement on the sad news of incident on Ealing Broadway yesterday.

Thank you to @rupahuq.bsky.social for sponsoring our Westminster parliamentary event on the cost of living.  We highlighted the impact of gluten free prescription withdrawal in England and called for a national review, new guidance for commissioners, and alternative prescribing models.

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.

Had a brilliant time @YourActonBID Acton Maker’s Market - including hitting the decks to DJ!

Congratulations Andy Burnham MP for Makerfield Team Rupa loved helping out polling day and the last 2 Saturdays saw a big Ealing presence Amazing campaign full of energy and optimism paid off in a phenomenal result 👏

Certainly a radical decision which I’ve had scores of constituent emails on so clearly a popular policy. I’m all for children’s safety. As a mum (and indeed legislator) need to see how implementable/ enforceable this actually is

Peter Stefanovic@peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Keir Starmer says under-16s in the UK may get around his social media ban "But we don't say, 'oh look, a teenager managed to get a drink somehow' - let's not bother banning alcohol sales to children"

Fantastic response on the doors in Makerfield today! It’s always said that we need our best players on the pitch and Andy Burnham is a class act who is exactly that 🏉

Great day in Makerfield by-election campaigning for the brilliant Andy Burnham with Labour Students, trade Unionists, MPs and Labour Party activists from far and wide.

Congratulations Acton history society for clocking up an astonishing 40 years. Great meeting tonight with THREE talks, cupcakes and fizz!

International academic brains driving research/ innovation which has got the UK 4 out of the top 10 universities in the world rankings mustn't be jeopardised by overly punitive immigration policies aimed at benefit chasers on dingys as characterised by the far right My question to Home Secretary

Didnt we have a lovely day the day we went to Makerfield? Excellent to be on #Labourdoorstep 🌹 to get Andy Burnham elected. So much campaigning energy plus love and respect for our candidate. Postal votes landed and many have already voted Labour 💪

New #OpenAccess article in PSA Journal @bjpir.bsky.social 'No more Mr nice guy? A leadership trait analysis of UK Prime Minister #KeirStarmer' by @consuelothiers.bsky.social, Benjamin Martill & Alan Convery 👇

BJPIR@bjpir.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📝 Don't miss this #openaccess article from #BJPIR - Volume 28, Issue 2 (May 2026) 'No more Mr nice guy? A leadership trait analysis of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer' by @consuelothiers.bsky.social, Benjamin Martill & Alan Convery 🔗 buff.ly/MK1nfMy @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

The EHRC guidance hinges on subjective term "discomfort of service users" to ban trans people from universal services making a bad situation worse I asked Equalities Minister to ensure trans-inclusive public spaces can continue. If not the draft code is unreasonable, unfair & unworkable #PrideMonth

Thanks. This is what I asked the government on behalf of yourself and other constituents yesterday

Goth Baby Spice 👱🏼‍♀️@thelovelymrfred.bsky.social · 2mo ago

@rupahuq.bsky.social and her team will ignore this, as is their wont, but I continue writing to her regardless about her wretched, transphobic, cowardly, morally bankrupt party. They have alienated this gay man forever. I will never forget what they have done.