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Independent Commission on UK EU Relations @ukeucommission.bsky.social · 6d

Huge thanks to Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, Stephen Doughty MP, Sam Peacock (SSE), Karen Northey (The IA), Sara Hyde (Fabian Society), Chris Hayward (City of London) & @mdbuckley.bsky.social for co-hosting and contributing to our panel on UK-EU security - climate, energy, defence and economy - at #Lab25

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Mike Buckley @mdbuckley.bsky.social · 10d

Full room at the @chrleft.bsky.social church service at #Lab25 - great to hear from @annadixonmp.bsky.social and many more.

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Mike Buckley @mdbuckley.bsky.social · 17d

This is both incredibly welcome and - sadly - insufficient to end the carnage in Gaza or prevent further settlements and violence in the West Bank. All credit to Keir and his team, but this step has to be built on, and soon.

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UK recognises Palestine as an independent state

Keir Starmer’s announcement comes seven decades after end of British mandate in Palestine and creation of state of Israel

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Mike Buckley @mdbuckley.bsky.social · 17d

Very glad to see this - it needed to be said loud and clear.

‘Jesus calls us to love both our neighbours and our enemies and to welcome the stranger. Any co-opting or corrupting of the Christian faith to exclude others is unacceptable’

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Church leaders' condemn Tommy Robinson march 'co-opting and corrupting' crosses

Dozens of bishops and Christian leaders wrote: "Jesus calls us to love both our neighbours and our enemies and to welcome the stranger. Any co-opting or corrupting of the Christian faith to exclude ot...

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Mike Buckley @mdbuckley.bsky.social · 23d

‘By our commitment to social justice, our country can reaffirm that we will never lose sight of our moral compass.’

Well said Gordon Brown - a call to action.

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Nothing prepared me for the child poverty I see in Britain. November’s budget can and must halt its inexorable rise | Gordon Brown

Homes without heating, bedrooms with beds. If we are to offer any hope to the children of austerity, the next few weeks will be decisive, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 29d

I am running to be Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.

As a proud working-class woman from the North East, I have come from a tough council street all the way to the Cabinet.

I will be a strong voice to unite our Party, take the fight to Reform, and deliver for our country.

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Mike Buckley @mdbuckley.bsky.social · Aug 31

This is incredibly positive

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EU willing to rework Brexit deal, says top German in Brussels

War over Britain’s departure is ‘definitely’ over, says Manfred Weber, leader of largest group in European Parliament

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Mike Buckley @mdbuckley.bsky.social · Aug 31

“So long as safe and legal routes for asylum seekers are inadequate we collude in illegal systems which create communities for whose safety and integration govt is unable to plan, who are trapped in a situation dehumanising for them, challenging for localities”

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Ordinary people outside hotels raging at ordinary people inside them: that’s the tragedy of this refugee controversy | Rowan Williams

Anyone who has met refugees sees the ordinariness of their hopes and dreams. If we reject their humanity, how can we be proud of ourselves, asks former archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams

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Mike Buckley @mdbuckley.bsky.social · Aug 28

We know disaster awaits unless we act, swiftly, to cut emissions deeply and permanently, yet still our collective action isn’t coming close to the ambition required. With the US absent it’s up to the UK, EU and other willing nations to step up.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low likelihood, study finds

Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout

www.theguardian.com

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Aug 7

The Office, but in the Oval Office

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 7

Trump: "This one chart really says it better than anything, if you look at this. This is great. But this chart is pretty amazing. Right here. All new numbers."

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Mike Buckley @mdbuckley.bsky.social · Aug 6

Well said Rowan Williams

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Mike Buckley @mdbuckley.bsky.social · Aug 6

“Child poverty has incalculably long effects, disabling whole generations from becoming the active and grateful givers they could be, binding us all more tightly into patterns of anxiety, hostility and isolation. It is time to face this honestly, and ask why we tolerate it.”

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We can end the scandal of child poverty if we want to

Too often the very young are made to carry the consequences of decisions they haven’t made

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Mike Buckley @mdbuckley.bsky.social · Aug 6

Sadly true - and it’s now worse given we have multiple TV / radio channels which spread lies and panic about migration to boost viewer numbers and build support for extremist parties. The public deserve far better from politicians and journalists; OFCOM also needs to enforce impartiality.

Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · Aug 5

New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation

47% of people think immigration is primarily illegal. There were 4% irregular arrivals in March

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Mike Buckley @mdbuckley.bsky.social · Jul 27

Limited, qualified, uncertain good news - but welcome nonetheless. Leaders need to ensure this becomes a full ceasefire and end to the war, and the first step toward rebuilding and safety.

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Israeli military begins ‘pauses’ to ease aid restrictions on Gaza

Reversal comes after fierce global condemnation of ‘appalling’ humanitarian conditions inside besieged enclave

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Mike Buckley @mdbuckley.bsky.social · Jul 23

If ‘the West’ doesn’t act soon there won’t be any Gazans left to save. The fact there are no easy solutions does not excuse us from finding one, and from finding it now.

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Mass starvation spreading across Gaza, aid agencies warn, as pressure on Israel grows – Middle East crisis live

More than 100 aid agencies, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children and Oxfam, say ‘our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away’

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Mike Buckley @mdbuckley.bsky.social · Jul 11

It’s been said a million times in the last 2 years, but the US and international community must find ways to put enough pressure on Netanyahu to end this war. The alternative is only more death, if things continue as they have most who die will be women and children.

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Mike Buckley @mdbuckley.bsky.social · Jul 11

Aid is supposed to sustain life in conflict and disaster. In Gaza it is used as a tool of violence and death.
Where the UN ran 400 distribution points in the last ceasefire today there is one, for 2 million people. Those who approach it risk death, injury.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Nearly 800 killed at Gaza food hubs and aid convoy routes since end of May, UN says

UN human rights office says 615 of the deaths were in vicinity of sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

www.theguardian.com

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Mike Buckley @mdbuckley.bsky.social · Jun 16

“MPs should take time to consider the fundamental flaws in the bill that have been exposed during the debates of recent months.”

Well said ⁦‪Gordon Brown‬⁩

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

MPs have personal beliefs, but also solemn duties: that’s why they must reject the assisted dying bill this week | Gordon Brown

Our obligations to each other are ill served if laws focus unduly on those who want assisted dying. The priority should be the best palliative care, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

www.theguardian.com

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Mike Buckley @mdbuckley.bsky.social · Jun 6

Great result from @scottishlabour.bsky.social - congratulations to @anassarwar.bsky.social and team

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Labour wins pivotal Scottish by-election over SNP and Reform

Hamilton result gives momentum to Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

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Mike Buckley @mdbuckley.bsky.social · May 30

“If we abandon Gaza . . . we kill our own credibility,” Macron said today. Humanitarian need alone should be more than enough justification to act - but he’s not wrong that the credibility of the US, Europe and ‘the West’ hangs on this moment.

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Entire Gaza population at risk of famine, says UN

Latest warning on starving population comes as Hamas considers ceasefire proposal

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · May 25

Excellent analysis on Brexit aftermath & Starmer’s EU deal with Adrian Goldberg, @adambienkov.bsky.social and @mdbuckley.bsky.social

Do follow @bylinepodcast.bsky.social

bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · May 21

Keir Starmer's deal has been described as a #BrexitBetrayal by the right wing press...

But @adambienkov.bsky.social @mdbuckley.bsky.social see positives emerging from the mess left by #Farage and the #Tories

@goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social

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Byline Podcast: Starmer's EU Re-Set: Bold Step Forward or Brexit Betrayal?

Adrian Goldberg reviews Sir Keir Starmer's EU re-set deal with Mike Buckley, Director of the Independent Commission on UK-EU Relations and the Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.Produced by...

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · May 20

🔴How the British press got it wrong about Keir Starmer's Brexit reset. Join us for a live video chat with @adambienkov.bsky.social @mdbuckley.bsky.social and @goldbergradio.bsky.social at 3PM here
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LIVE SOON: Keir Starmer's EU Reset: A Bold Step Forward or a Brexit Betrayal?

Starting May 20 at 10:00 AM EDT

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · May 20

I'll be talking anout Starmer's Brexit deal with the Director of the Independent Commission of UK-EU Relations @mdbuckley.bsky.social and @goldbergradio.bsky.social at 3PM here open.substack.com/live-stream/...

LIVE SOON: Keir Starmer's EU Reset: A Bold Step Forward or a Brexit Betrayal?

Starting May 20 at 10:00 AM EDT

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Mike Buckley @mdbuckley.bsky.social · May 20

“There is still lots to be done to repair the damage caused by Brexit. But that shouldn’t detract from a package of measures that goes significantly further than many – both in Brussels and the UK – expected even weeks ago.”

Me for @bylinetimes.bsky.social

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'Keir Starmer's EU Deal Is Far Better Than the Media Is Telling You'

Much more needs to be done to repair the damage of Brexit, but this is a welcome step in the right direction, argues the Director of the Independent Commission on UK-EU Relations

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