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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 1d

Every week Labour delivers improvements and change in Britain.

Every week you aren’t told about it.

Every week the media ignores the good news.

And there’s plenty of it. Here are just ten good things accomplished by our hard working Labour government in 1 week. 👏👏👏

1. 151 flood schemes delivered in 12 months to boost flood resilience across the nation
2. £20m investment in civic museums to protect opening hours & jobs,
3. India Trade Deal Delivers for Scotch Whisky Industry
4. Patients receive earlier access to life-saving treatments as UK trial approval times cut in half from 91 to just 41 days
5. Aspiring teachers can get up to £31,000 tax free through bursaries and scholarships
6. New funds for local leaders to unlock jobs and boost innovation across the country
7. Major home buying overhaul, to save time and money and prevent abortive sales
8. First woman appointed to be Archbishop of Canterbury 👏👏👏
9. Marrying couples to gain freedoms to get married in new locations – from beaches to castles
10. Online appointment requests are now available at your GP practice
11. UK to reform asylum offer to reduce the pull factor for small boat crossings
12. UK reimposes UN sanctions o

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 12h

Snap.

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 13h

County Lines

Since Labour came to power and invested in the County Lines Programme, record outcomes have been reported:

1,120 senior gang members charged

Over 2300 'deal lines' closed down

stabbings down 20% in county line areas

3,200 children & vulnerable people supported

More of this please!

Record number of gang leaders charged for county lines offences

A record 2,300 ‘deal lines’ closed in first year of this government.

www.gov.uk

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 22h

What Badenoch doesn't understand is that many so called rip off degrees are proudly displayed on the mantelpieces of parents and grandparents who were denied the opportunity to enjoy HE.
It's known as aspiration.

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 21h

The Tories are a gift to Farage

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 1d

Birmingham, my home city, is a fantastic city, with fantastic people- a success story. It has its problems, like anywhere. But the obsession the online right has with it is as transparent as it gets.

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 2d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 2d

Nope

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 3d

He is crazy

Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 8d

You could always vote Reform.

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The Secret Labuor MP🥀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 @secret-labour-mp.bsky.social · 9d

Nathan’s mate Nigel sure did seem to want to brush it all away when questioned by Matt Frei back in 2019.

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Brendan May @brendanmay.bsky.social · 8d

“We aren’t racists”, cry the party who not only invited Lucy Connolly, convicted for inciting racially motivated violence, to its conference, but interviewed her on stage, chat show style, as if she was the most heroic freedom fighter the world has ever seen.

Sod off, racists.

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Phil Myers @philmyers53.bsky.social · 9d

To the millions who voted Labour. We all want change. It's not going to come overnight
Reform ARE NOT the alternative. They are THE OPPOSITE !
Patience !

Because decent people dont vote Reform

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 8d

Not the smartest of Labour MPs then.

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 8d

He could emigrate to France. But as mayor of Manchester he won’t have much to do with the government’s relationship with the EU.

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 8d

Pochin is easily confused

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 8d

😀

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 8d

Agreed. Peace would make him irrelevant.

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Matthew Holehouse @matthewholehouse.bsky.social · 8d

Rachel Reeves on Michelle Mone: “She’s come out today and says the government has got a vendetta against her. Too right we do.”

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 8d

Started watching. No laughs here. Decent actors but I’ve stopped watching it now.

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 8d

If your party welcomes the woman who tweeted 'set fire to all the fucking hotels full of the bastards' as a star conference speaker, maybe don't accuse other politicians of 'inciting violence'

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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 8d

I thought Starmer’s speech was powerful and passionate. I thought Rachel Reeves speech was monumental and moving.

Most of all I felt in safe hands, strong hands, caring hands. Both of them should be very proud of themselves.

Labour a Party I’m incredibly proud to support.

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 8d

Really??

Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 8d

Maybe you should have waited until after Starmer’s speech.

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 8d

Even Starmer's critics, and there are many, must acknowledge that was a good speech.
I want a return to an outward and forward looking country that celebrates diversity.
Hope this is the start.

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