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Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 13h

As this harvest shows, resilience isn’t abstract. It’s about whether families can farm next year and whether the nation can rely on home-grown food.

The National Land Use Framework must rise to that challenge. 🌾🇬🇧 6/6

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Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 13h

We can’t afford an “either/or” approach. Protecting farmland, restoring nature, using water wisely, and expanding renewables are all part of the same mission: to keep Britain fed and secure in a changing climate. 5/6

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Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 13h

My colleague @jenny4suffcoast.bsky.social MP made this case powerfully in her Fabian essay.

We need land use policy that supports both climate resilience and food production. Read her piece here 👉 fabians.org.uk/wp-content/u... 4/6

fabians.org.uk

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Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 13h

This is why the National Land Use Framework is so important. It must give us a joined-up plan for farming, energy, water and nature: not siloed policies that compete for space. 3/6

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Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 13h

Wheat and oilseed rape barely held up, but barley and oats collapsed. For many farms, margins are now wafer-thin.

The system is straining and the risks are structural, not seasonal. 2/6

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Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 13h

New figures show England’s farmers have faced the second worst harvest on record. Drought, heat and floods have hit yields hard: and it’s another reminder that climate and food security must be tackled together, not traded off. 🌾

www.gov.uk/government/s... 1/6

Provisional cereal and oilseed production estimates for England 2025

www.gov.uk

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Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 18h

When I entered Parliament the first Cabinet Minister to check-in on how I was settling in was @lucympowell.bsky.social

She has always showed an interest in what rural MPs, like me, hoped to achieve & found ways to help us stand up for our constituencies.

Proud to have voted for Lucy today.

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Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 21h

A moment of hope after months of despair.

The ceasefire deal in Gaza offers relief for those who’ve suffered so deeply: hostages, their families, and the people of Gaza. It must now be implemented in full and lead towards lasting peace and a Two State solution.

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Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 23h

📚 It’s #LibrariesWeek and there’s brilliant news: every primary school in England will have a library by 2029 under the Labour Government.

Every child deserves the magic of books — wherever they live.

#Education #ReadingForAll

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Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 1d

📄 South Norfolk Win: after I raised concerns with DWP and Ingeus, a deaf constituent’s PIP claim was fast-tracked and assessed on paper.

Fairer process, quicker outcome.

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Lucy Powell MP @lucympowell.bsky.social · 1d

Delighted by this spread in the Mirror today about my campaign to be a full time Deputy Leader, a strong independent voice for members.

Ballots start going out today.

A double page spread in the mirror supporting Lucy

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Lucy Powell MP @lucympowell.bsky.social · 1d

Ballots begin to drop today.

Remember, members decide their Deputy. It’s a party role not a government one.

In the great traditions, I would be a distinctive voice, the members voice, full-time.

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Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 1d

Rural Labour members deserve a strong voice and @lucympowell.bsky.social will be that voice.

Ballots drop today for Deputy Leader. I’m proud to back Lucy to help our Party speak for every community.

𝐕𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬!

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Lucy Powell MP @lucympowell.bsky.social · 2d

Right back at ya @roswynnejones.bsky.social What a lovely piece!

The truth is Ros spends every day campaigning against injustice, championing real heros, giving voice to the voiceless & tackling division wherever she sees it. Honoured to call you my friend.

t.co/evjo1M8QMw

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/my-best-mate-lucy-powell-36027160

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Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 2d

I’m hiring in South Norfolk: I’m looking for a part-time Admin Officer to join my constituency team.

If you’re organised & community-minded, this is a great opportunity to make a difference locally.

www.w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.a...

Apply by 24 Oct — CV + cover letter to [email protected]

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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 4d

In our latest issue of Advances, we’re thrilled to celebrate the career of Professor Graham Moore FRS, group leader and outgoing John Innes Centre Director, who is internationally renowned for his work on cereals 🌾

Discover the full story of Professor Moore’s career: www.jic.ac.uk/advances/tin...

Tiny seeds that feed the world | John Innes Centre

We’re proud to celebrate the career of Professor Graham Moore FRS, group leader and outgoing Director of the John Innes Centre.

www.jic.ac.uk

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Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 3d

I sound like a broken record (I know!), but the work being done at the Norwich Research Park by the likes of the Quadram Institute is extraordinary.

Petrochemical pharmaceuticals are important, but the next stage in our health revolution is biotechnology: and South Norfolk leads the pack.

Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 3d

“We believe our method could become a standard tool for structure-activity studies, and help understand how the chemical structure of a molecule relates to its pharmacological effect."

💬 Dr Serena Monaco

New technique to speed up the design of drugs targeting proteins in the cell membrane - Quadram Institute

An team has developed a new technique that will speed up the design of drugs targeting ion channels, a type of cell membrane protein

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Lucy Powell MP @lucympowell.bsky.social · 4d

It means a lot to me to have the support of former Labour Leader Neil Kinnock. He represents our values and our traditions, and was one of our great leaders and orators.

Neil Kinnock backs Lucy Powell in Labour deputy leadership race

www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Neil Kinnock backs Lucy Powell in Labour deputy leadership race

The result of the contest to replace Angela Rayner will be announced on October 25.

www.standard.co.uk

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Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 3d

Over 750 people have now filled in my Rural Road Safety Survey: thank you!

Your insights are helping shape my report to Norfolk County Council, the Police and Crime Commissioner, and the Roads Minister.

The survey closes end of October still time to take part:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/SouthNorfo...

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Mirror Politics @politics.mirror.co.uk · 4d

Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock has endorsed Lucy Powell in the deputy leadership race.

Neil Kinnock endorses Lucy Powell ahead of crunch Labour deputy leader vote

www.mirror.co.uk

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Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 4d

The arson attack on a mosque in Peacehaven is horrific.

Britain is a country that welcomes and respects people of all faiths and none.

We must unite against the dark corners of our society who are sowing division and attacking our citizens.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Peacehaven: Police release photos of mosque arson suspects - BBC News

The images are of two people in balaclavas seen outside the mosque before the large blaze spread.

www.bbc.com

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Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 4d

Up at 4.30am for Liverpool, back past midnight.
Pushed for new junctions, better rail, fairer post for our villages, and connected with grassroots people.

Here's a look back at my week as South Norfolk's MP
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bengoldsborough.co.uk/f/a-long-day-to-liverpool-and-a-strong-week-for-south-norfolk

A Long Day to Liverpool and a Strong Week for South Norfolk

From a 4.30am start on the A11 to late-night casework and community coffee mornings — this week showed the best of what representing South Norfolk is all about.

bengoldsborough.co.uk

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Lucy Powell MP @lucympowell.bsky.social · 4d

Unity cuts both ways. That means hearing and valuing voices across our broad movement. That’s our strength.

We have got to tell a much stronger story about the purpose of this Labour Government - whose side are we on and in whose interests are we governing.

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Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 4d

Never forget what our politicians said. Like Brexit, I bet they have short-term memory loss of ever backing Milei’s approach to running a nation.

The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 4d

As Argentina’s economy starts to rapidly unravel, let’s never forget the comments by our own politicians.

Ta.

"It's Thatcherism on steroids - this is incredible, cutting and slashing public expenditure, doing all the things he's done….. That's leadership... He is amazing."
Nigel Farage
"[Milei] is the 'chainsaw-wielding, bushy-sideburned wild man of Hayekian free-market thinking'. He hailed Milei for giving Argentina 'the economic medicine it needs' through drastic spending cuts."
Boris Johnson
"Britain needs shock therapy. A Milei-style approach would mean radical surgery. First: stop the bleeding. Slash wasteful public spending. Shut down unproductive agencies and quangos... We need to aim for a primary
[surplus."
Jacob Rees-Mogg
"Milei is the template."
Kemi Badenoch
"Javier Milei rightly tells the elite [at the] awful WEF the facts of life - socialism and state intervention tends to make people poorer."
Richard Tice

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Lucy Powell MP @lucympowell.bsky.social · 5d

Enjoyed speaking to @emmaburnell.bsky.social from @labourlist.bsky.social about what kind of Deputy Leader I’ll be and what I do with my “free” time ….

Read or watch here:
labourlist.org/2025/10/labo...

‘A mandate from the members’: Challenge, responsibilty and speaking truth to power– the LabourList deputy leadership interview with Lucy Powell - LabourList

LabourList Editor Emma Burnell sat down with Lucy Powell to talk about her pitch to Labour Party members to be deputy leader.

labourlist.org

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