Congratulations to Sagal Abdi-Wali, Labour MP for Holborn and St Pancras!

Fed up with the media making the by-election all about Burnham and Polanski. The new MP is Sagal Abdi-Wali, a well respected and well known local politician. Let's talk about her and her victory today eh.

I keep reading lots of rubbish on social media about the changes to the state pension inc “it’s no longer going to increase each year” & folks also seem to think it’s stopping (not changing) now, rather than in 2030. @andyburnham.bsky.social get the comms sorted, please!

ENG v CZE. 1-0 to England. As own goals go, it was a good one!

Don’t sniff Glue or else…👇👇 ‘Nough said❗️

Why would dipshiit Oakshott care? She's 'escaped ' to tax free Dubai. Unless ofcourse things take a bad turn over there, her being an immigrant.

Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉@paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 6d ago

Let me cut through the BS platitude in Isabelle Oakshott’s latest vile post and summaries what she’s claiming “RNLI are bringing illegal immigrants from France to Britain for the Nothing to do with saving lives. The RNLI is aiding and abetting the invasion of our country, they are your enemy”

Whilst the ups & downs of the weather/temps at this time of year mess with my brain, I’m rather enjoying this late burst of quite warm temperatures & still being able to wear shorts & t-shirt when we’re out walking 😍. I’m not quite ready to put my legs away for winter in jeans/trousers just yet 😁

Private Healthcare. You don't want it.

I know the NHS is struggling but some of the admin errors they make are just so ridiculous &, quite frankly, inexcusable especially when we’ve taken time to ensure the contact info they have on record is correct & up-to-date. They confirm it’s all sorted & then use incorrect contact info 😤😤

Robert Jenrick chasing a guy in his ridiculous videos, who stole a bottle of Coke. This is the same Robert Jenrick who helped his mate avoid paying £40 million in tax when he was Housing Secretary.

"Reform-run Derbyshire County Council blacklisted a journalist after he exposed its £50,000 fence fiasco. Its deputy leader justified the move with a claim he later admitted was wrong. This is Reform’s answer to scrutiny. Attack the press." via Reform Watch

"Dear Diary, There were six by-elections in England and Scotland this week and Reform lost all of them. Two of them were seats we previously held. The problem with running councils is that people can see how useless we are."

As with many different bugs, a strain of Covid is now doing the rounds. It’s a virus; just another virus. If you’re feeling so unwell from any viral symptoms, stay at home if you can. Avoid mixing with anyone you know who is immunocompromised. And don’t needlessly book a GP appointment!

I take this from a different perspective. If funding is in any way contingent on other matters, it affects what the funding might or might not be used for. Any investment of this kind must be for the greater good, not the benefit of a single state. Let them go.

Premier League News@plnews.bsky.social · last wk.

UAE warns Andy Burnham it may pull billions in investment for the UK's proposed Oxford-Cambridge tech hub—dubbed the UK's Silicon Valley—in retaliation over Manchester City's guilty verdict, per The Telegraph.

There are people calling this conviction "two tier policing." Er - no. If you set off a politically motivated bomb in a public area and if shrapnel flies about that is terrorism. news.met.police.uk/news/man-jai...

Man jailed for 15 years over ULEZ camera explosion

Kevin Rees, aged 63, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday, 2 October.

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Widdecombe suspect charged with planning terror act against Farage www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Widdecombe suspect charged with planning acts of terror against Farage

Counter terror police say the further charge comes after a "hugely intensive and complex investigation".

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The Starmer achieved nothing brigade are out and about today, I make absolutely no apology for posting these again. This isn't just disrespectful to Starmer but to all the Labour MP's who made this happen in just 2 years, ignoring these achievements is a kick in the face to everyone involved.

UAE officials have warned the UK that a severe punishment for Man City could hurt future Emirati investment in Britain, Bloomberg reports. This is the perfect argument for keeping foreign money out of football.

👀 "Nearly 10 years ago, Nigel Farage told LBC he would leave the country if Brexit were not a stunning success. For reasons that no one can quite fathom, he is still here."

Welcome to the new Reform roadshow. Same as the last but more desperate | John Crace

Nige is not rattled that the UK likes its new PM. Or that Reform is second in the polls. Oh no. Because Nige believes in

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Joined our eldest son at his local pub quiz, for the first time last night. We came joint 2nd, won a line prize (free drink voucher) & my husband (team captain) also won the Play Your Cards Right prize draw game (free drink voucher). Our Team name?…..What’s Our Name?

Manchester City cheated Premier League rules, the Commission found. Did it also cheat HMRC? We've examined the decision and leaked Mancini documents. We think City likely failed to pay £12m in tax. There should be a criminal investigation. Thread:

Personal post from me: anxiety, when it hits me, is just horrible. I don’t know what, specifically, is causing it this morning (since 4.30am) but I hate it. It’s much worse than when I was on medication (had to stop taking it for other reasons) & am seriously considering a discussion with GP.

@andyburnham.bsky.social needs to get on with enabling the UK to rejoin the EU. For the vast majority of us, Brexit was & is a disaster. Those who have made money from it, will find other ways to make money because, well, that’s what they do & always at the expense of the rest of us.

I do not agree with the Death Penalty & thankfully, we don’t use it in the UK. She’s (deservedly) already served 30 years in prison & now survived 2 failed attempts to execute her. If she survives, let her live the rest of her life in prison but not on Death Row. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike taken to hospital after attempted execution, lawyer says

Her lawyer says Pike is being "provided life-saving measures" after two syringes of pentobarbital.

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Dame Esther Rantzen, broadcaster, campaigner and charity founder, dies aged 86

Rantzen, who fronted the BBC's That's Life for two decades, went on to found Childline, and in recent years had been a campaigner for assisted dying.

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Andy Burnham is coming for your pension! By... er... increasing it by slightly less. Whereas Reform will scrap it completely.

Determined not to get caught up in the “buy Christmas stuff early” hype, I resisted the temptation to buy a (very nice) Christmas tree decoration & some (very nice) Christmas serviettes, today. Disciplined enough to say “I like, I want but I don’t need”. Willpower at its best 😂😂😂