On this day in 2012, Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivered her blistering speech on sexism and misogyny, demanding a better standard from men in leadership roles.
Protecting British farms starts at our borders. I’ve been pushing for tougher action on illegal food imports. Bringing prohibited meat into the UK can put our farming and food security at risk. The Mirror highlights the £5,000 fine travellers could face. www.mirror.co.uk/travel/new-a...
A better use for MOD Barnham. Yesterday, I wrote to Prime Minister Andy Burnham to urge him to support a request made by Norfolk and Suffolk Police to allow MOD Barnham to become a permanent base for training and logistics for the local police.
Thank you 5 in our series of shout-outs goes to Father Andrew and the congregation at Wymondham Abbey! The Abbey is a true pillar of our community, and it's fantastic that so many signatures were gathered through their services and events. Thank you for your time and hard work.
Our view of the Green Party following its Conference this weekend.
Number 4 in our thank-you series goes to the Co-op! Thank you for helping collect signatures for our petition to bring a Post Office back to Wymondham’s high street. Your support is helping make sure our community’s voice is heard in Parliament!
Nearly 150 people at one coffee morning, 750+ members and 70+ groups. What a community! Thanks to Georgette and the wonderful Wymondham U3A team for inviting me. A brilliant reminder of why getting out and meeting constituents matters: wymondham.u3asite.uk
Last week, I visited Wymondham to collect signatures for our petition to bring a post office back to the high street. Huge thanks to every resident and business who helped, especially to Deborah, who gathered over 500 signatures!
Swadlincote Independent Labour Party ILP Derbyshire Rural Labour
Beatles guitarist George Harrison famously took to the dance floor with the fiery British Labour Party politician Bessie Braddock, the MP for Liverpool Exchange Date: sometimes cited as late night on March 23 into March 24 1964 Location: Empire Ballroom, Leicester Square, London
Wishing @mrkrudd.bsky.social a very happy birthday! 🎉
Nine months after Stowmarket station’s new lifts were installed, they are still not working. I raised residents’ frustrations directly with Greater Anglia and, following my intervention, signs have now gone up explaining the delay. That’s welcome - but Stowmarket still needs working lifts.
Tomorrow those living in Hethersett Ward get to vote for change. I hope you’ve seen what a difference I’ve made as your first Labour MP since 1950: just imagine what more we can do with a Labour councillor rooted in the community. Tomorrow vote local. Vote Labour. Vote Ben Weston.
🔴 NEW Reform’s First 100 Days in Norfolk: ‘Flag Fights, Resignations, Broken Promises’ By Cllr Ben Weston Read below. ↓
Reform's First 100 Days in Norfolk: 'Flag Fights, Resignations, Broken Promises'
A newly-elected Labour councillor charts 100 days of a Reform-run county council – scrapped funds, a resigned chief executive, a lost by-election, and not much sign of the 'laser focus on value for money'
bylinetimes.com
A real milestone for Hethersett and for South Norfolk. Huge congratulations to the brilliant Ben Weston on becoming the first ever Labour County Councillor elected in South Norfolk, winning Hethersett Division. 1/8
REFORM FARCE A newly elected £79,000-a-year police commissioner is facing criticism for announcing a 127-date national theatre tour. Sutton insisted the tour "wouldn't impinge" on his day job, but Labour MP Ben Goldsborough warned "you can't police a county from the back of a tour bus".
Reform UK's Norfolk police boss criticised for 127-date theatre tour
Colin Sutton says it will not impinge on his police and crime commissioner work.
bbc.co.uk
Fly-tipping appears overnight, taxpayers pick up the bill and the same hotspots are hit again and again. South Norfolk Council needs new thinking: mobile CCTV, catch the criminals, seize their vans and hit them with every penalty possible. Labour has given them these powers. They must use them.
Proud to have served as the UK’s first Nature minister under @SteveReedMP & @EmmaforWycombe From releasing beavers 🦫, 3 new national forests, progress on circular economy, food waste & fly tippers, I’m grateful to have served with brilliant @defra team.
James Lovelock is one of the greatest climate scientists that ever lived. We're about find out how on point his statements from over 18 years ago were.
