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SarahBCalif @sarahbca.bsky.social · Jul 6

I didn’t think Trump meant people like me. I was ok with the other mass deportations.

I wish there were signs.
Oh, wait…

There were actual signs.

Enjoy your vote and cry me a river.

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Thirsk and Malton Labour Party 🌹 @thirskandmaltonlabour.uk · Jul 7

What has this Labour government done for us??

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Jun 4

Physician associates in UK to be renamed:

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Physician associates to be renamed to stop them being mistaken for doctors

Exclusive: Government-ordered review concludes term in NHS should be changed because of risks to patients’ safety

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Jul 6

Government revives New Labour's biggest success story

Parents will get help to give their children the best start in life with £400 million of extra funding for early years and reception classes

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

The Government is about to revive one of New Labour's biggest success stories

The cash boost for early years support comes as ministers prepare to bring back a revamped version of Sure Start - the family hubs introduced under Tony Blair's Labour government

www.mirror.co.uk

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · Jul 6

Sure Start is coming back.

The Labour government is to open 1000 Best Start Family Hubs covering every local authority. The first will be in place by April 2026 & all by 2028.

They will combine existing Family Hubs & the Start for Life programme & also cover areas without these services.

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Government revives family services, supporting 500,000 more kids

Up to 1,000 Best Start Family Hubs to be rolled out across the country to provide wide-ranging help for families, such as parenting and early development.

www.gov.uk

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · Jul 6

Labour launches £500m ‘Best Start’ child support programme

The government has announced a £500 million scheme to help disadvantaged children - Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the rollout of extra "Best Start" family hubs would offer youth services...

www.channel4.com

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Thirsk and Malton Labour Party 🌹 @thirskandmaltonlabour.uk · Jul 7

Best Start launched by Keir Starmer. £500 million plans to open 1,000 new centres by 2028. The expansion is part of the Labour Government's commitment to replace the over 1,400 Sure Start centres closed by the Tories.

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Luke Pollard MP @lukepollard.bsky.social · Jul 4

So what has the Labour Government done in the last year?

Lots done, lots more to do.

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Cllr John Haywood @ringwodian.bsky.social · Jul 3

Resigning from the political party that is in power in Westminster with a huge majority to shout on the sidelines in a socially conservative Corbyn fan-club doesn't feel like the power-move that some apparently think it is.

Still, there'll be social media clout and a virtuous feeling in it.

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Simon Opher @simonforstroud.bsky.social · Jul 3

Labour's plans to build 180,000 social homes is the biggest boost to social and affordable housing in a generation.

That's 6 times more than the Tories delivered in the same time period.

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Cllr John Haywood @ringwodian.bsky.social · Jul 3

Reform lying again...

Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · Jul 3

🔴 Reform’s Darren Grimes Accused of Lying After Police Deny Telling Him Not to Hold Council Surgeries for ‘Security’ Reasons

EXCLUSIVE: Local police have rejected the Reform UK deputy council leader’s claim that they advised him not to meet his constituents
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/03/r...

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Thirsk and Malton Labour Party 🌹 @thirskandmaltonlabour.uk · Jul 3

Care on the doorstep..The idea is to shift work out of overcrowded hospitals and into local hubs staffed by a mix of GPs, nurses, pharmacists, mental health specialists and other medics

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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · Jun 29

Labour should relish the chance to fight the next GE on Brexit.

They can't win if immigration concerns are top. Impossible. Reform will always walk away victors from that encounter.

Force Reform to fight somewhere they're less comfortable instead.

The disaster of Brexit is a perfect battleground.

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · Jul 2

The results are in. Brexit is costing businesses and they want back in the EU.

Two-thirds of small businesses would vote to rejoin EU after Brexit blow: survey

www.independent.co.uk

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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · Jul 1

Brexit - What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing!
www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...

Two-thirds of small businesses would now vote Remain after profits hit by Brexit

Exclusive: More than half of SMEs say post-Brexit regulations have made them less competitive globally

www.independent.co.uk

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Richard Corbett @richardcorbett.bsky.social · Jun 28

Another reminder, in the midst of the debate about spending cuts, tax, borrowing, and the dire state of UK public finances:

Brexit costs £40 billion a year in lost tax revenues!

consoc.org.uk/wp-content/u...

consoc.org.uk

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Jessica Toale MP @jessicatoale.bsky.social · Jul 2

I know some constituents are worried about the proposed welfare changes Parliament considered this week. I want to set out exactly what we voted on yesterday.

The Bill returns next week. I'm hosting 2 events to discuss - Sat (in person) & Tue (online) ➡️ jessicatoale.com/community-me...

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Thirsk and Malton Labour Party 🌹 @thirskandmaltonlabour.uk · Jul 2

Protecting the incomes in real terms of the most vulnerable and those nearing the end of life...... UK Labour...

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Thirsk and Malton Labour Party 🌹 @thirskandmaltonlabour.uk · Jul 2

The biggest real term increase to Universal Credit standard rate since the 1970's @uklabour.bsky.social

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Joe Powell MP @joepowell.bsky.social · Jul 2

This Labour government is delivering the biggest boost to social and affordable homes in a generation through its new £39bn programme.

At least 60% will be for social rent.

This investment will provide secure homes for families in Kensington and Bayswater and across the country.

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Jon Danzig FBPE @jondanzig.bsky.social · Jun 23

𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗫𝗜𝗧 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆.

On the 9th anniversary of the EU referendum, watch the 5-minute trailer for my new documentary: how Putin-backed interference helped push #Brexit.

📺 youtu.be/7geWA0YYYaQ

#Putin #Russia #Ukraine #DemocracyUnderThreat

Putin and Brexit: The interference they tried to bury. The untold story of Russian influence.

YouTube video by Jon Danzig

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Richard Corbett @richardcorbett.bsky.social · Jun 26

This time #bbcqt is in Scotland, where ReformUK (REFUK) don’t have any MPs or MSPs, while the Greens and LibDems, who do, are excluded. Yet they platform REFUK, yet again!

Leona Scream @editor.scot · Jun 26

Reminder: Scotland doesn’t have any Reform MPs or MSPs. But there’s a Reform councillor appearing on Question Time 👍

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The NHSA @thenhsa.bsky.social · Jun 23

Our CEO @hannahdavies.bsky.social is delivering the opening speech at our Ageing in The North launch in Parliament this afternoon with @annadixonmp.bsky.social next up to deliver the keynote speech

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The NHSA @thenhsa.bsky.social · Jun 24

Thank you to Labour MP for Blackpool North and Fleetwood Lorraine Beavers MP for attending our Healthy Ageing launch yesterday, meeting with academics from @lancasteruni.bsky.social www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · Jun 23

David Lammy tells Reform MP Sarah Pochin to "get off social media, and... get some help..."

"She's swallowing conspiracy theories that should not be repeated in this house."

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