Spencer Livermore
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Financial Secretary to @hmtreasury | Former Visiting Senior Fellow @LSEnews and ex- @LordsEconCom | Erstwhile adviser to @GordonBrown , HMT and No10
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It’s a privilege and honour to be appointed Financial Secretary to
@HMTreasury
. As Growth Minister I will put growing the economy at the heart of everything I do to help improve prosperity and living standards across the UK.
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No, we really won't.
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Jeremy Corbyn's decision to oppose single market membership sums up his leadership: outdated dogma at the expense of the national interest.
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We have just seen why David Cameron has done everything to avoid a head-to-head debate with Ed Miliband.
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Any British business that relies on trade with Europe should be very concerned after Theresa May's speech today and need to be speaking up.
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Independence for London within the EU should now be our goal. We would have a GDP twice as large as Singapore.
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In my speech yesterday I argued that the politics and economics of Brexit are irreconcilable
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David Davis admits the UK may have to revert to WTO tariffs, that's 10% for cars, 12% for clothes and 40% for lamb!
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Bank of England independence is one of Labour's best reforms. We must defend it against the Brexiters desire to purge truth from public life
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Because nobody in The North has any need to buy or sell anything, obviously.
Andy Burnham: The North may be better off outside the single market
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.
@stephenkb
brilliantly describes the failure at Westminster to grasp the reality of Brexit
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The reality of Section 28, introduced 30yrs ago today, is still deeply shocking. It reminds us how much we owe to the bravery of those who fought it so that all LGBT people can lead the lives we live today. Their courage should inspire every young person to be who they really are
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In case you missed it: Labour has won David Cameron’s favourite council, Hammersmith & Fulham.
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Hillary said she will be a President "for the struggling, the striving and the successful". That's the kind of Labour Party we should be.
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"The current debate in this country is a harmful mixture of dishonesty and delusion" - my speech on Brexit yesterday
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Good to see Philip Hammond confirming what HMT told me in a PQ answer in May: leaving the Single Market will reduce GDP by 6.7%, while free trade agreements with the US, Australia, New Zealand, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership *combined* will increase GDP by just 0.2%.
EXC: So.
@PhilipHammondUK
has finally said it - the entire 'bucaneering Britain'
#Brexit
narrative is based on a fallacy.
The much anticipated free trade deals don't outweigh costs of barriers to trade with EU from
#Brexit
1/Thread
Full interview:
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An isolationist and protectionist President Trump means fewer trade deals and less global trade. The idea he makes Brexit work is delusional
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They're in the same room, with the same audience on the same night, but Cameron still won't go head-to-head with Ed Miliband
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At every election there's one crucial thing that always needs to be said to Labour members and volunteers: thank you
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Boris continues to lie. His promises are irreconcilable and there'll be a crisis when he has to choose between them.
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Just finished
@NickCohen4
's "What's Left" - essential reading for anyone who really wants to understand the far left
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I never thought I'd be the one to say this, but
@HackneyAbbott
is spot-on about the immigration debate
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Ed Miliband: "We can do better than this - we are a great country"
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Ed Miliband: "Britain succeeds when working people succeed"
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I'm proud to have worked for
@Ed_Miliband
- a generous and principled man. And I'm proud of the campaign that all
@UKLabour
ran for him.
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David Cameron can't defend his record and he's got nothing to say about the future. In this debate he's the
#InvisibleMan
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This vacuous govt briefing is an insult both to
@TeamGB
and to Britain - we need a *real* plan to deal with Brexit.
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"From Brexit to Trump to Putin it's the scourge of nationalism that must be challenged":
@NickCohen4
writes the article I wish I could write
Neo-liberalism is dead. What's coming next is worse - me in the Observer on the new nationalism
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Cameron misleading on scale of cuts to come - his cuts for the next three years are even deeper than the cuts over the past five years
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Here’s the front cover of Labour’s manifesto, being launched this morning by
@Ed_Miliband
.
http://t.co/c3MhVIehq3
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That's probably because Brexit hasn't happened yet.
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Ed Miliband: "Living standards have fallen over a Parliament for the first time since the 1920s. That's what this election is about"
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Everything you need to know about David Cameron and who he stands up for:
http://t.co/FHs6txRXGi
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The choice in 6 days’ time is clear: only Labour will protect your Child Benefit.
http://t.co/YjKadw4RJp
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The start of the most successful and progressive Labour government ever. Very proud I was part of it for ten years.
On this day in 1997, Labour won a landslide victory at the general election with 43.2% of the vote, winning 418 seats to the Tories' 165.
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Britain succeeds when everyone plays by the same rules. That's why we've just announced this:
http://t.co/ZPl1sAHbcI
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We’ve knocked on 7 million doors over the course of this campaign. Thank you to everyone who made that possible
#forthemany
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The Tories have no idea how to pay for their plans - that's why they'll break their promises again
http://t.co/KjPz8g8dY4
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David Cameron owes Britain a head-to-head debate with Ed Miliband on the big issues facing our country:
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Ed Miliband: "The choice at this election: a government that puts working people first or a government that's not on your side"
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Labour has made gains in Hastings, Carlisle, Stevenage, Cannock Chase, Lincoln and Ipswich. All will be battleground seats next year.
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This is incredibly powerful by Matthew Parris: "Something in my relationship with my country has gone"
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Why should he resign for telling the truth?
Health minister faces calls to resign after warning that the decision to leave the EU is a 'terrible mistake'
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Labour will guarantee cancer tests within one week and invest in new cancer diagnostic equipment for GP surgeries.
http://t.co/8XdaoyO6vB
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The Autumn Statement is a devastating verdict on the cost of Brexit - £58.7bn so far. The Brexiteers' attempts to deny it are astonishing.
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Ever so often, someone writes an article that puts into words exactly what you’re feeling and you wish you could articulate yourself. This by
@ladyhaja
does exactly that and is completely brilliant.
I am extremely angry with the parents protesting against kids being taught LGBT issues. I’m extremely angry with Andrea Leadsom’s comments. People spend their lives soaked in shame because of attitudes like these. Please read:
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This is where the Tories have left the NHS. The NHS as we know it can’t survive five more years of the Tories →
http://t.co/7dUO2aMlRL
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Watch our first election broadcast: Martin Freeman on why he is choosing Labour on 7 May:
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This is great from
@stephenkb
- there is no progressive case for making people poorer, and Labour needs to be honest about that.
I've written about a Labour MP saying something vapid about immigration. This week: Yvette Cooper:
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There may be seven people on the stage but there is only one choice: the Tories' failing plan or Labour's better plan for working families.
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The NHS under the Tories is going backwards. With Labour there will be 8,000 new GPs & a 48 hr appointment guarantee
http://t.co/groCUJtD8w
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The Tories are making NHS promises without saying how they'd be paid for. Watch Cameron condemn his own approach →
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Since 2010 the Tories have given tax breaks to millionaires while everyone else pays more. Here’s our new poster →
http://t.co/xUp0qGn4lA
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Tonight, we can watch the final episode of this government. Don’t miss it →
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Ed Miliband's guarantee: your tax credits & child benefit safe with Labour. David Cameron won't say the same thing.
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Labour’s new poster shows that we’ll be the party to deliver the nurses that our NHS needs.
http://t.co/g599dIWIQE
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Ken Livingstone's comments bring shame on the Labour Party - he should be suspended immediately.
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No points-based immigration system or extra money for the NHS but "difficult times ahead" for the economy. Worth it?
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Great
#EUref
speech by Gordon Brown: "Britain should be leading not leaving"
#LabourInForBritain
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A good rundown of just why David Cameron won't debate Ed Miliband head-to-head; he can't stand up for his record...
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If you’re a first time buyer struggling to afford your first home, Labour has a better plan to help →
http://t.co/iJjE4ZjL1b
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We're launching our new poster this morning. There’s a choice in this election and the future of the NHS is at stake.
http://t.co/7dUO2aMlRL
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Now we know the cost of fewer migrants - £16bn - perhaps those pushing Labour toward an ever more anti-immigration position will think again
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This excellent long read by
@mrianleslie
on the effects of sugar deserves re-reading after the Govt's obesity 'plan'
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Some great policy proposals from
@IanAustinMP
, which Labour could support while still supporting freedom of movement
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Families are £1,100 a year worse off. Our new poster places the responsibility at this Tory Chancellor’s door.
http://t.co/Jzv6hHFwgr
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Last night David Cameron couldn't defend his record on the NHS. Here's a summary →
#invisibleman
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Looking forward to reading Gordon's new book Britain: Leading not Leaving.
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Little recognition today of Osborne's political impact: over 6 years he kept the narrative on the deficit - key to the Tories' 2015 victory.
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Ed Miliband: "There is a big choice: Cameron wants to double the cuts next year; we will reduce the deficit every year but do it fairly"
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Watch this → David Cameron is scared to debate his record tonight, and this is why:
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Remember when Nick Clegg trebled tuition fees despite promising not to? Now we know he'll increase them again →
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Is this serious or is it a joke? It's impossible to know anymore.
This Brexit speech by British High Commissioner shows how clueless they are on future plans
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Headline: "Britain could join NAFTA"
Fourth paragraph: "NAFTA looks set to be scrapped" 🤔
Britain could become an “associate” member of the North American Free Trade Area after it leaves the European Union
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Anyone who thinks the "Norway option" would be better than being in the EU should read this (via
@faisalislam
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The next generation of modernisers must focus on principles not personalities - me for today's
@guardian
http://t.co/bILkglqH0Z
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Good to see so many friends today at Gordon Brown's excellent
@CPAGUK
50th anniversary lecture
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Delighted to become a Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics. I look forward to contributing to the work of
@MediaLSE
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"Labour doesn't just want to run the country, we want to change it". Me and
@DAlexanderMP
in tomorrow's
@guardian
http://t.co/Ak0NAR0UPV
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Delighted to become an Honorary Research Fellow at Queen Mary University London. I look forward to contributing to the work of
@QMPoliticsIR
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Our new PEB tells the story of how the Lib Dems have broken their promises to prop up a Tory government. See it here:
http://t.co/rLp52SBsH2
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The Tories' secret plan will hit your family budget and cut tax credits - just like they did before →
http://t.co/QQkkMwOuOa
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