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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP

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Socialist. Feminist. Anti-Racist. Trade unionist. Labour MP for Clapham & Brixton Hill 🌹

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 29d

I am standing to be Deputy Leader because I believe this Labour Government urgently needs to go back to the guiding values of our party and movement, and deliver an ambitious programme of popular, progressive policies.

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 2d

Horrible to hear news of the arson attack on a mosque in Peacehaven over the weekend - sadly not the first time it had been targeted.

We must unite against hatred, terror and racism in all their forms.

Nobody should fear violence at their place of worship.

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 2d

People are turning out in numbers week after week to protest Britain's complicity in the Gaza genocide.

No amount of anti-protest laws will change this.

Instead of trying to silence protesters, the government should be taking action to try and stop the genocide.

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 2d

Ministers appear to be considering further welfare cuts that could deprive hundreds of thousands of disabled people of the support they rely on.

They should remember how their last attempt to balance the books in this way went.

Labour faces another mass rebellion over reforms to universal credit

Welfare secretary Pat McFadden plans further reforms to the benefits system, expected to include abolishing the work capability assessment.

www.bigissue.com

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 5d

The police are effectively saying they don't have resources to protect us from actual terrorists because they have to go and arrest pensioners holding placards.

We need to be clear where the blame for this situation lies.

Police ask for protest against Palestine Action ban to be postponed after Manchester attack

Exclusive: Organisers say protest will go ahead as planned and it is up to Met whether or not it prioritises arrests

www.theguardian.com

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 5d

Worrying reports that British activists detained for trying to deliver aid to Gaza are being transferred to one of Israel's most notorious torture prisons.

Our government must speak out for the safety of these humanitarians and make it clear that no harm must come to them.

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 6d

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 6d

Last night, Israel intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla, illegally seizing ships and those onboard.

I've written to the Foreign Secretary, urging the government to condemn this attack and speak up for the safety and immediate release of the 13 British citizens detained.

A letter to the Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper MP on Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP's Parliamentary letterhead. It expresses "grave concern for the safety of British citizens participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla". It highlights the illegal seizure of British-flagged ships and British citizens, calling on the government to "clearly condemn this attack on British citizens by the Israeli military and take every action to have our citizens returned to the UK swiftly and safely."

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 6d

The PPE Medpro case highlights the corruption of Covid procurement.

I am glad the government will work to recover funds.

We must now hold Tory ministers accountable for their role: giving public money to Tory donors with no track record of delivery.

UK government wins £122m pandemic case against Michelle Mone-linked firm over faulty PPE

Trial heard 25m surgical gowns supplied by PPE Medpro to protect NHS staff were unusable and could ‘seriously harm or kill patients’

www.theguardian.com

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 6d

Calling for migrants to be shot. Dismissing rape complaints. Bragging about using excessive force.

The Met remains institutionally racist, sexist & unaccountable.

We need a police force that respects the communities it serves & works to keep us all safe.

Met plunged into crisis amid fresh claims of misogyny and racism

Commissioner Mark Rowley says prejudice has ‘put down deep roots’ within force after BBC Panorama investigation

www.theguardian.com

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 7d

Israel has illegally intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters, abducting British citizens and seizing ships sailing under British flags.

The government must condemn this attack on humanitarians, speak up for their safety and demand their immediate release.

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 7d

Today marks the history of Black History Month.

This year, racism is on the rise and diversity, equity and inclusion policies are under attack.

But Black History is British History.

And there is so much more for all of us to learn. This month and every month.

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 7d

Wishing a meaningful Yom Kippur to Jewish communities across the UK today.

G’mar Chatima Tova!

#YomKippur

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 7d

The government needs an urgent change of direction.

This is not just a question of personnel, it's a question of policy.

Change can begin with an end to the Two Child Benefit Cap.

Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 8d

The government needs to change tack. Our economy needs investment for growth.

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 8d

Good to hear the PM calling out the racism of the far right and Reform's mass deportation proposals in today's Conference speech.

Patriotism is not about deporting our friends, colleagues and neighbours, it's about improving life for everyone that lives here.

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 8d

The Global Sumud Flotilla is heading into the final stages of its mission to break Israel’s blockade.

Other governments have sent ships to escort the flotilla.

Ours has not even spoken up for the safety of participants, including 13 British citizens & at least 3 British ships.

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 8d

Trump’s proposed carve-up of Gaza is not a basis for lasting peace, let alone justice; it is a basis for colonial rule, permanent occupation and continued violence against Palestinians.

The Palestinian people must decide Gaza's future; not Netanyahu, Trump or Blair.

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 9d

We are losing more voters to the Greens and Lib Dems than to Reform.

We need to stop trying to out-Reform Reform, start listening to members, and pursue a more progressive policy agenda.

That can start with ending the Two Child Benefit Cap.

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 10d

On Thursday evening, I met with residents of Bellevue Mansions and Rhodesia Park to hear their views on the proposed demolitions and redevelopment.

I will be raising their concerns with the developer and stressing that residents must be properly consulted.

Blue metal gate with a banner reading 'REFURBISH DON'T DEMOLISH' in front of a tall residential tower block under clear blue sky.

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 11d

Good to visit Healthy Living Platform this week to hear more about their work delivering surplus food and other basics to local households in need.

I'm grateful to the hard-working volunteers who have stepped up to support our community and plug the gaps left by austerity.

Florence Eshalomi, Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Helen Hayes stand with Healthy Living Platform volunteers in front of a truck with a Healthy Living Platform mural spraypainted onto the side shutter.

Colourful mural on a brick wall featuring a large red heart with 'Healthy Living Platform' text surrounded by smiling fruits and a clock tower in the background.

A group of people gathered in a warehouse with colorful fruit murals on the walls, listening to a speaker near shelves stocked with supplies.

Colourful mural with a smiling flower and a graffitied Brixton tube station sign behind a Surplus Food Hub banner inside a community space.

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 11d

This week, I coordinated a cross-party call for the Foreign Secretary to protect the Global Sumud Flotilla—the third time I have raised this with the government.

Their continued inaction suggests Israel's interests matter more than the safety of British citizens.

UK must warn Israel against harming Brits on Gaza flotilla, lawmakers say

More than 80 parliamentarians call on foreign secretary to urge Israeli counterpart 'in strongest terms' not to harm Global Sumud Flotilla

www.middleeasteye.net

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 12d

The failure of any global leader to attend COP30 would be an abdication of responsibility.

The PM must not be intimidated by far-right climate deniers in Reform.

Building international consensus for stronger action on climate change is urgent and popular #COP30

‘History will remember who showed up’: Keir Starmer faces call to attend Cop30 summit

Response from leaders and key climate figures comes after PM’s aides advised non-attendance over concerns Reform may attack him

www.theguardian.com

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 12d

Plans to purchase new nuclear-capable fighter jets would breach international law.

Rearmament makes the world a more dangerous place, not less.

We need less focus on being Trump’s outpost in Europe and more on diplomacy and de-escalation.

#WelfareNotWarfare

Fighter jets purchase would put UK in breach of nuclear treaty, says CND

Legal opinion for campaign group says deal amounts to reversal of UK’s commitment to nuclear disarmament

www.theguardian.com

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 12d

The announcement of digital ID cards illustrates how policies designed to target migrants can rebound and impact the rest of us.

There will be justifiable opposition to this from across the political spectrum.

It makes it look like the government is running out of ideas.

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 13d

No surprise to hear that the government’s taskforce will conclude that ending the Two Child Benefti Cap is the single most effective measure to reduce child poverty.

The government must heed this advice and scrap it in the Autumn Budget without further delay.

Starmer under mounting pressure to lift two-child benefit cap

Lifting the two-child benefit cap is set to be the top recommendation of Keir Starmer’s child poverty taskforce

www.independent.co.uk

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