'Imagine the courage you need to try to get the job that got your sister killed. She's an absolute legend.'
James O'Brien says Kim Leadbeater's victory in the Batley and Spen by-election represents 'an act of beauty you never see in politics'.
@mrjamesob
Birmingham has lost a dedicated servant. Parliament has lost a true believer. And we have all lost a generous, inclusive friend who set a fine example.
Rest in peace Jack.
Byrne saying how proud Street’s mother (who he lost to Covid) would be & AS thanking him, sends a vital message. Political rivals can treat one another with respect, even kindness. For talented people who fear entering politics, seeing such small examples of humanity is crucial.
The BBC has faced a pretty existential threat in recent years. These two are doing some incredibly heavy lifting, as is the current context, in making the case for a trusted, independent public broadcaster.
This has done me in. When those who seek political or ideological purity argue their cause is a moral one, show them this. If this isn’t the definition of morality, I genuinely don’t know what is. And if Joe Biden makes it - it’s this kind of decency back in the WH.
John McCain’s concession speech from the 2008 election. Listen when the crowd “boos” Obama, he says stop and settles them. America, you are unrecognisable.
#ElectionResults2020
Finally. Finally. I exhaled with relief hearing this nuanced and sensitive response from
@wesstreeting
- showcasing respect and understanding to everyone involved in this debate.
“Do you really think the way to win an argument for trans equality is to try and shut [J.K. Rowling] down?”
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting says “there’s got to be a lot more empathy and understanding” on both sides of the trans debate
This BBC news piece is hard to watch - and terrifying. I just can’t fathom the bravery of our doctors, nurses and NHS staff. “Heroes” just doesn’t do them justice.
Our
@yorkshirepost
front cover from last year. The single image of
@BorisJohnson
breaking his own lockdown rules made up of thousands of images of the rest of us - sticking to the rules to keep one another safe.
Neil Kinnock after his 1992 loss:
“I accepted blame because I was to blame. I don’t think you can lead a party to two successive electoral defeats and consider yourself to be free of blame”
Humility isn’t a weakness - it’s the first step towards renewal.
@ellieelizaa
Ellie, you’re so brave for writing this. Feel sick remembering that awful day and that phone call too. Something needs to change and fast, but we’ll get through this. Sending lots of ❤️.
Impossible, really, to argue with this from
@YvetteCooperMP
“If we keep slagging off the last Labour government, why are we surprised if voters don’t want another one?”
NEW: Labour's Pete Willsman recorded saying:
- Israeli embassy whipping up anti-Semitism claims to attack Labour.
- Party staffers work "indirectly" for embassy.
- 68 rabbis "organised" by embassy to complain about "severe" anti-Semitism within Labour.
Conservative backbench MPs will now be emboldened.
Do they fancy defending
- cutting Universal Credit while families are on the brink?
- cutting our public services while 6.7 million of us and counting are stuck on NHS waiting lists?
Their choice.
Good morning. Sarah Palin lost a House election to a Democrat in Alaska.
The first Democrat to win a House race in the state for 50 years.
Just in case you thought no good news ever happened any more.
Feel quite emotional seeing Labour and Tory MPs stand side by side against this backdrop talking about their love of service. But also about themselves as humans, family members. Nodding in agreement with one another.
Let’s have more of this.
@wesstreeting
@AndrewRosindell
Labour MP Wes Streeting says politicians love talking to their constituents, but it has led to "difficult conversations with our own families" in recent days
#Phillips
:
Although
@jessphillips
is now out of the race, she may have already helped decide the winner. Imagine many joined/ rejoined to vote for her - many who may end up making the difference.
Sending a message to everyone who has backed me, to all who have joined in and joined up - I promise that your voices will still be heard. We all have a role to play in changing our party and our country.
Kwasi Kwarteng has told the chief whip that he believes Boris Johnson has to go for the good of the country
Final straw was said to be a story from
@MrHarryCole
- which I'm told was impeccably sourced - naming Kwarteng as one of three Cabinet ministers facing axe in reshuffle
England fans chant “Who put the ball in the racists’ net?” after Raheem Sterling scores for England in a game soured by racist chanting.
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Classy speech from Jeremy Hunt. Says starmer and Reeves are good people, who he wishes well.
We know smooth and positive transition of power should no longer be taken for granted.
This is gutting. I remember visiting Calais refugee camp with
@heidiallen75
&
@YvetteCooperMP
- two people in diff parties, but in politics for the right reasons. That she cites the dehumanising effect of abuse towards MPs as a reason to stand down is so utterly depressing.
This isn’t how you build trust and encourage others to play by the rules.
What with this, Barnard Castle and Hancock the further damage to public trust in politicians could reach expenses-level.
And the damage to public health? Time will tell.
.
@BorisJohnson
and
@RishiSunak
have both been told by NHS Test and Trace to isolate. But both are using the “daily testing pilot” to continue to work. It may rankle among the hundreds of thousands also pinged and ordered to stay home that this pilot is not available to all.
If I was one of the top unis, I’d also be considering action to take right now to put my money where my mouth is when it comes to not entrenching disadvantage.
Jesus. When these are put together they’re terrifying. What a corrosive publication - and to think they’re apparently beyond being held accountable. Grim.
The
@NatEnquirer
ran 35 covers about
@HillaryClinton
prior to the election. The stories were heartless, inhumane - and false on every count. It is a disgusting company that maintains real and expensive premium shelf space in stores across America. Time to take it off the shelf.
It’s a privilege to welcome
@Keir_Starmer
back to Batley and Spen as its Member of Parliament.
This election has tested our community, but together we showed that hope will always triumph over division.
Reminder of our
@yorkshirepost
front page a year ago - an image of one rule breaker made up of thousands of people who stuck to the rules to keep one another safe.
“It’s down to me. And nobody is on their own… in terms of the penalties thats my call and it is totally down to me.”
@GarethSouthgate
If I was in govt I’d reflect on how I feel hearing that. More respect for him or less?
Indeed.
It’s refreshing - and it’s leadership.
Harriet Harman appears teary-eyed as Tory MP
@Laura__Farris
pays tribute to her work and reminds the Commons she took up the role of privileges committee chair not long after her husband died.
BREAKING: Tory whips confirm they've asked an MP to stay away from Parliament after he was arrested for alleged sexual assault, indecent assault & rape.
“The Chief Whip has asked that the MP concerned does not attend the Parliamentary Estate while an investigation is ongoing."
Chemotherapy rationed and drivers down to their last miles struggling to get fuel. Those are the headlines Labour starts their conference with.
If that doesn’t set the scene for an Opposition to make their case to the country, hard to think what would.
No surprise the conspiracy theorist thugs who harassed
@Keir_Starmer
& I repeated slurs we heard from
@BorisJohnson
last week at the despatch box.
Intimidation, harassment and lies have no place in our democracy. And they won’t ever stop me doing my job.
“Outside the headquarters of the BBC in London is a statue of the writer George Orwell. It bears the words: “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they don’t want to hear.”” -
@DailyMirror
Updated advice: pregnant woman can now have Pfizer vaccine. And people with allergic reactions to food and other medicines can also have it.
Good news.
Overwhelming moment. Judge Jackson “It took one generation in my family to go from segregation to the Supreme Court of the United States.”
And quotes Maya Angelou “I am the dream and the hope of the slave”.
Sure Start could have been embedded in the national psyche like the NHS, as a jewel in our crown. It is a crying shame we didn’t get there. It should have been untouchable.
Sure Start, one of England’s biggest early years progs, delivered long-lasting health benefits for children through to teenage years. The savings from reduced hospitalisations up to age 15 offset around 31% of spending on the programme.