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I wonder what it's like to be so partisan your ears work differently.
Remember when broadcasters tried to claim Corbyn said “stupid woman” through LIP READING him in the Commons when he said “stupid people”. Well now the same broadcasters who actually all fuckin HEARD Boris Johnson say “people of colour” are spinning that he said “people of talent”
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Throwback to door knocking last week with
@DavidTCDavies
and his team in beautiful Monmouthshire. Lots of friendly faces on the doors too!
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@stephenkb
I’m a former spad. I’ve worked with some of the people involved. And I *can not believe* this was top of the hour on R4 Today. No one could even explain why it mattered! Another example of the Beeb favouring stories about people over policy.
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@ProfTimBale
This was my experience too. “Why didn’t she run? Why didn’t she scream?” questions and the creation of reasons *not in evidence* for why the victim might be lying. It’s a wonder anyone is prosecuted at all.
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Tonight during council leader
@Jas_Athwal
said I was “ranting” in response to a *two minute* speech I gave. Any man on my timeline ever been accused of ranting?
#everydaysexism
Full Council is taking place at 7:15pm this evening. The agenda can be found here ➡️
Join at 7:15pm via Microsoft Teams here ➡️
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Thank you all so much for your kind messages of congratulations. I’m so touched 🥰
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Back in the best ward in the world (I may be biased) to deliver for
@MPIainDS
. Got such a lovely welcome!
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I cannot express how FLIPPING HAPPY I am that the one and only
@KeithPrinceAM
was re-elected as the GLA member for Havering and Redbridge. He deserved every single vote he got. Thank you for all the years of support in Bridge!
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Behind the scenes pics of my (mostly!) sunny weekend in Bridgend, Porthcawl and a few other spots in South Wales.
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So this is a thing that’s happening. I’m thrilled to be joining
@PortlandComms
as a Partner. I can’t wait to get started! ☺️
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Thanks
@mattforde
for having me on one of my favourite podcasts. Matt’s someone I wanted to be interviewed by for such a long time...
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Thank you all for your kind words about me on QT. If you share my grief about the senseless murder of Daniel Anjorin in Hainault this week, you can donate to his family here.
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George Clooney tactfully trying to get the other woman in yellow out of his shot 😂
#RoyalWedding
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One of my favourite moments from QT. Thanks for your kind words!
“There are some serious challenges in Scotland and Humza was dealing with the repercussions of that unpopularity as a result of 17 years of SNP leadership”
Former Conservative advisor Anita Boateng highlights some of the issues facing the SNP
#bbcqt
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In Redbridge female councillors are underrepresented and yet the
@RedbridgeLive
Mayor acknowledges my hand is up first, then chooses FIVE MEN to speak in a row and doesn’t give me the floor. What are they so afraid of? 😘
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Every time I start believing I have a normal relationship to politics, days like today happen and I see I’m one of 18 people watching a London Elects live stream on Facebook at 10pm on Friday night.
We have declared 7 constituency London Assembly Member results. The count continues at 8am tomorrow.
#LondonVotes
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@jeremymoonmusic
@crissles
“Sod off” is newer (1960s) and follows our grand tradition of adding “off” to swear words “bugger, piss, eff” to mean “go away”. Makes you proud to be British 🇬🇧
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Thanks to everyone who came to Bridge yesterday to get out the vote for our brilliant London Assembly member
@KeithPrinceAM
. 4 days to go!
#VoteConservative
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Really important message from black MPs of all political parties. I have lost too many black family friends to this disease. Please, please speak to your GP if you have questions about the vaccine 👇🏾
Covid
#vaccines
💉 are safe and will save thousands of lives. MPs from both sides of the
@HouseofCommons
are united on this.
Please watch and share this important video from black MPs from both the
@Conservatives
and
@UKLabour
.
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Fantastic news to have a huge talent back in Cabinet doing one of the most important jobs in government. Congratulations
@sajidjavid
!
NEW: Former Chancellor and Home Secretary Sajid Javid is the new Health and Social Care Secretary.
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WE WON! Thanks to the residents,
@KeithPrinceAM
and
@redbridgecons
for fighting non-stop. Labour should be ashamed they took so long to cave in and stop their disastrous road closures.
#uturn
I have reflected on the Quiet Streets pilot feedback.
Our Council is here to listen and to deliver the services & infrastructure that matter to our residents.
Residents have been clear that Quiet Streets is not working for them and so we have decided to withdraw the scheme.
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I’m so proud that the UK is a major part of COVAX. 🇬🇭 🇬🇧
The arrival of the
#COVID19Vaccine
into Ghana is a momentous occasion and critical in bringing the pandemic to an end.
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Fantastic to welcome
@ShaunBaileyUK
and
@KeithPrinceAM
to our campaign session in
#Bridge
yesterday. Thanks to everyone from Redbridge and
#BackBailey
who came out!
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Recognising how tired I am I’ve avoided tweeting tonight. But before I head to bed, huge thanks to everyone who supported me & voted for me.
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It was a pleasure to be on
#Politicslive
this afternoon!
“As a general rule of thumb, don’t call people scum” says former Conservative adviser Anita Boateng 'after Angela Rayner's apology for her language in the Commons
#politicslive
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@danielnkallo
@melika_boateng
Oh god 😂. Remembering when my best friend from school put her hand up during a lesson on the Montgomery bus boycotts to say she sat next to me on the bus every day 🙃. I was the only black person in my class for all 7 YEARS
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“A majority of 80 doesn’t allow you to just do what you like.” Spot on from Katy.
There was a bit of a media presumption post-GE that Tory backbenchers would defer to the govt on all things bc of gratitude over the election result. Not true.
The Cummings drama is a story as much about the Prime Minister as it is the aide – it has become a test of Boris Johnson's authority
My politics column for new
@spectator
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Pleasure to be on
@BBCNewsnight
with the razor-sharp
@debmattinson
to discuss the challenges facing Govt this autumn. Can’t wait for the book!
“This is mostly an issue of communication.”
Former Conservative adviser Anita Boateng says the government should communicate “the challenges and restraints its under”
#Newsnight
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It’s time for my biannual “think of the spads” tweet. Amongst all this drama there’ll be spads - in the case of the Chancellor and Health Secretary’s teams, supremely talented and committed public servants - who’ll be out of a job and facing real uncertainty. It’s never fun.
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Thanks
@IainDale
for discussing spiking & harassment tonight. I’m sadly experiencing rising street harassment day to day. We need to investigate whether it’s on the rise nationwide!
Harassment towards women 'feels as though it's increasing', says Tory councillor
@anitabboateng
.
@IainDale
|
#CrossQuestion
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Great to be back on the doors getting out the vote for
@KeithPrinceAM
and
@ShaunBaileyUK
in my ward.
#VoteConservative
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I’m discussing this story and reviewing the rest of the front pages on
@SkyNews
at 23.30 today.
The UK has administered a record 711,156 first and second COVID-19 jabs in the latest 24 hour period - up from the 660,276 announced yesterday - which marks the highest daily total so far
For more on this and other news visit
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Great speech from a hugely talented new MP 👇🏿
Any form of process which invites Members to speak up for colleagues against the background of Party allegiances and personal loyalties is problematic - especially where sexual harassment or bullying is concerned. My speech in the House tonight:
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Looking forward to it!
Coming up at 1115 on BBC2
@Jo_Coburn
with
#politicslive
#PMQs
with guests
@DanielJHannan
@CarolineLucas
@anitabboateng
@jessicaelgot
@justinmadders
and
@GillianKeegan
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Such great weather over the past few weeks on the campaign trail for the tireless
@KeithPrinceAM
ahead of the GLA elections on 6 May. Two weeks to go! 🗳
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A characteristically lovely letter from one of the kindest men in politics. You’ll be missed, Nadhim!
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It was such a pleasure to contribute to a special edition of
@theHouse_mag
edited by
@DavidLammy
on the Tory party and diversity
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I had a fantastic time meeting the impressive ladies in public affairs last night. Huge thanks to
@fsb_policy
and
@WomenInPA
for having me.
We talked about pay, progression, feedback, spadding, being the ‘first’, corporate life &big mistakes I’ve made (why were they all on QT?)
We hosted a really lively
@WomenInPA
discussion
#InConversation
with
@anitabboateng
discussing highs of her career as a special
advisor 👏🏽 thanks to
@tcaburrows
for chairing!
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Labour won’t give Redbridge a voice - but we will. Search Redbridge Residents Forums on Facebook.
#haveyoursay
@redbridgecons
have launched a new virtual forum for residents, after
@RedbridgeLive
voted to limit questions that could be asked at council meetings.
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Wonderful to be on
@BBCBreakfast
with the charming
@TomSwarbrick1
for a reshuffle post-mortem. Verdict - a confident reshuffle with No 10 making the most of its all-powerful position to reshape government and ensure its ministers are loyal, competent and deliver.
#reshuffle
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Ecstatic to be elected alongside
@RedbridgeBlue
and Robin T to represent Bridge Ward in Redbridge. 🗳🎉
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I was booked to do
@LBC
with
@NickFerrariLBC
this morning but on this occasion it didn’t work out. So here’s what I was planning to say: (1/8?)
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Would be great if everyone tried for a little more understanding about why people are unhappy about the number of statues of slave traders on the streets of Britain in 2020 👇🏾
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Labour are losing the support of their *own* councillors over their disastrous Quiet Streets scheme. It is dangerous. It is polluting. It is making lives miserable. Labour leader
@Jas_Athwal
needs to u-turn!
#BarkingsideChaos
@IlfordRecorder
Following discussions with local residents, having listened to local needs & concerns, it is our view
#BQS
pilot in Barkingside is not meeting residents’ needs. We have shared concerns with
@RedbridgeLive
Leader
@Jas_Athwal
requesting the scheme be withdrawn from Barkingside asap
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Let’s gooo! First weekend of the election campaign with the indefatigable
@MPIainDS
in Chingford & Woodford Green. There’s nothing better than talking to voters on a beautiful sunny day.
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Thanks
@SkyNews
for having me on early today to talk
#Labourhustings
and Sajid Javid’s warning in the
@FT
to British business. Verdict - no Labour candidate shows much sign of troubling Tories yet, and what Saj said should not have been a surprise!
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They want me to leave twitter but where else can I get Drake v Kendrick jokes and London mayoral election rumours at the same time??
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@stephenkb
Exactly this. He created a shadow cabinet in his own image and has now decided he doesn’t like that image?! I thought Keir’s worst attribute would be his caution. I never thought he wouldn’t be able to hold his nerve.
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Really excited to see 7 women speaking about women’s safety tonight. But of course
@Jas_Athwal
couldn’t let women have the floor and is going to speak for the nth time 🙄
Another brilliant speech by
@anitabboateng
on the women's charter. "Deeds not words". The Charter was introduced two years and has taken
@Jas_Athwal
two years to introduce the Charter to Redbridge.
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Great reminder of how election narratives are formed retrospectively & how close-fought wins (Brexit IndyRef) seem inevitable with hindsight
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56 years and counting without a single black council *candidate* from Labour in Redbridge, a borough that’s at least 10% black. Smh👇🏾
The Redbridge chapter of Black Lives Matter (BLM) has said
@redbridgelabour
missed a "golden opportunity" to select a black candidate in the borough for the first time at upcoming by-elections.
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@Michelle_LilyD
@fitserbmomma
@bimadew
@sdpowell1
It’s called Persuasion. Very short. Read it 😍! There’s also a film with Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penrith-Jones.
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It’s no more! In awe of my fellow Hainault residents for fighting tirelessly to get rid of this development, and of course, the unstoppable
@KeithPrinceAM
and
@howard0181
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@motherofgpigs
@menwritewomen
(SPOILERS): I was a huge fan of His Dark Materials as a kid but really disliked this book. Malcolm/Lyra was weird. The gang r*pe was indescribably awful and completely unnecessary. Seems PP can write girls but *not* women.
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This is so exciting! We need more good people to enter public service. I’m thrilled that you’re going for it
@IainDale
- for yourself and for Tunbridge Wells!
Iain Dale bids us farewell after 14 years as he announces he'll be standing to be an MP
"Now I am putting my hat in the ring again... Whatever the result I feel I can play a role in restoring trust and honesty in politics. I would forever kick myself if I didn't have a go."
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Congratulations
@MPIainDS
and Conservative councillors
@MichaelDuffell
and
@nolan_suzanne
on winning round one of the fight for the post office in South Woodford. Delighted for your residents ☺️
The Post Office has committed to having a permanent presence in South Woodford following a public outcry over the planned closure of the branch in George Lane in April.
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Huge congratulations to the brilliant
@Alex_Stafford
who becomes the first Conservative MP to represent Rother Valley in the seat’s 101 year history. What an achievement!
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I’m heartbroken.
We have lost so much today, in the best and most enduring example of public service I have ever known. The world is less bright tonight.
May The Queen rest in eternal peace.
The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.
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Labour is trying to get credit for abandoning their own disgraceful plans for modular housing in Brocket Way Hainault. 😠
The residents know this victory belongs to them! 🥳
The battle to protect Manford Way continues...🌳
Joe Hehir,
@roy_emmett
& I are delighted at having being able to persuade
@RedbridgeLive
to withdraw proposals about modular housing on the Brocket Way site in Hainault. Full statement here
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Huge thanks to Vision
@DoMoreRed
for hosting us councillors at the
@RoyalAlbertHall
last night for the Redbridge Schools Choral Festival. A wonderful night of music and culture from around the world (and beyond!). I wish I was still young enough to perform!
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On now. Enjoy! 👇🏾
Question Time is in Cambridge tomorrow. Fiona will be joined by Bim Afolami, Peter Kyle, Kirsty Blackman, Joseph Stiglitz and Anita Boateng
There will be no 8pm
@BBCiPlayer
stream due to the ongoing council elections so join us on
@BBCOne
after the 10 o'clock news
#bbcqt
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Great to rally with
@redbridgecons
to put forward our proposals for the
@RedbridgeLive
budget. We want to cut councillor pay, reverse cuts to arts and leisure, and deliver a Green Business scheme to help businesses improve energy efficiency. Reflections on the debate (1/?)
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Cllr Athwal, leader of Redbridge council has passed a new motion banning the public from asking questions at council meetings. This is the worst thing he has done to Redbridge democracy so far. (1/4)
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Catch me on
#PoliticsLive
at 12.15 👇🏾
Coming up at 1215 on BBC2
@Jo_Coburn
#politicslive
and guests 👇
@Matt_VickersMP
Lord Blunkett
@anitabboateng
Lord Blunkett
@PippaCrerar
and the actual
@JoannaLumleyUK
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Most fun I’ve had all day - explaining what’s happened in Westminster to the bemused Aussie breakfast audience of
@abcnews
. Thanks for having me, Lisa Millar!
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It was a huge privilege to be on
#PoliticsLive
on such an important but dark day for Europe and the world. All is not lost, however. If we build an international consensus we can inflict long term consequences on Putin for this invasion.
On today's
#PoliticsLive
Alicia Kearns MP, Conservative,
Lord Blunkett, Labour
Paul Mason, Journalist
Anita Boateng, Former Conservative Adviser
On
@BBCTwo
from 12:15
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I forget how many people avidly watch
@SkyNewsPolitics
on
#reshuffle
day…😅
This was a very decisive, confident reshuffle from the PM. A campaigning mindset has returned to Govt, with a focus on delivery in key places (education, housing, CCHQ!)…
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I felt quite emotional hearing
@Jill4Hartlepool
speak as the first female MP in the constituency’s history. What a morning.
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@sarahcpr
“I do hope that’s clear.”
“I look forward to hearing from you shortly.”
And the killer...”Please advise.”
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Thanks
@NickFerrariLBC
for having me on the show to discuss practical steps to address racism. ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
Good morning…
On the show:
- Boris Johnson urges peaceful struggle against racism
- Health Secretary insists there is no "trade-off” between the economy and health
- Schools may not fully reopen until after September
I’m live on
@LBC
now. Call 0345 60 60 973.
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If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction.
- Twelfth Night
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This is what Conservative councillors working with residents can do. Huge congratulations
@howard0181
,
@redbridgechap
@ashleykpapworth
!
#protectourgreenspaces
#protectourfuture
Very pleasing that
@Jas_Athwal
listened to 11 year old Victoria the key reason we won. What about Manford Way? We took the battle to
@10DowningStreet
and we won.!! Great work by
@KeithPrinceAM
@redbridgechap
@ashleykpapworth
@redbridgecons
key in this victory for residents.
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Articulate, intellectually vacuous racism. We have so much further to go.
"Slavery was not genocide, otherwise there wouldn't be so many damn blacks in Africa or in Britain would there?"
David Starkey, one of the most widely known popular 'historians' in the UK who has been a regular fixture on TV and other media for decades.
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Redbridge is a community.
#BlackLivesMattter
The impact of George Floyd's death is being felt across the world.
Tonight we are lighting Redbridge Town Hall purple to remember George and to take a stand against racsim, hatred and brutality.
#BlackLivesMattter
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Tonight Redbridge Conservatvies welcomed adoption, maternity & paternity rights for councillors, and supported removing allowances from their spokespeople for the good of the public purse. Redbridge Labour voted to line their own pockets...( 1/3)
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A proud moment for our party and the nation. Rishi Sunak is huge talent - highly intelligent, committed and thoughtful - and exactly what we need. The challenges facing the country are immense, but if anyone can steer this ship through choppy waters, he can.
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Thanks
@skygillian
for having me on
@SkyNews
this morning to discuss Labour election woes and Tory election highs.
#electiongrin
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Honoured to speak at Redbridge’s
#BlackLivesMatter
solidarity event.
My message: “Protest is powerful, but we need politics too. Politics is hard, it takes forever, and needs resilience and commitment to see things through that will really make a difference.”
Join us at 6pm this evening for the ‘Redbridge Stands in Solidarity Against Racial Injustice’ event. Watch online➡️
#BlackLivesMatter
@Jas_Athwal
@anitabboateng
@garfieldJudith
@ppvernon
@effbeezee
@yusufjp_
@boxupcrime
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Thanks
@JPonpolitics
for having me and
@GeorgeWParker
on to discuss the Budget. My take: it fixed long-standing challenges in key depts through the SR, invested in infrastructure, transformed UC, & had good retail politics.
Listen to John Pienaar 🔊
🔹
@CharlotteIvers
&
@gemmatetlow
on
#Budget2021
aftermath
🔹France vs. UK with
@thetimes
's Adam Sage
🔹
@EtienneStott
on XR protest
@JPonpolitics
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Must watch video. It made me quite emotional.
@RedbridgeLive
cut £90,000 from Fairlop Outdoor Activity Centre’s budget in March. I worry about staffing and the centre’s future without that support.
Today we are permitted to speak at the full council meeting at 7:15pm. We had hoped to present this from the young users of the centre but you can hear them here instead.
#saveFOAC
#fairlopoutdooractivitycentre
#fairlopwaters
#youthgroups
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Great energy on the doors in
@FairlopAction
yesterday (sorry I missed the picture...!)
Fabulous weather today😎for delivering Fairlop Action Team latest Newsletter, lots of help from residents
@howard0181
@FairlopAction
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I’m still waiting for it to get to: why do so many black people feel compelled to protest right now? This isn’t just about George Floyd. Nor is it just about our nation’s history (though I would add that to fully participate in the present you must understand the past) (7/8)
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Good to be on
@SkyNews
talking reshuffle this evening with my former MOJ compatriot
@DrPhillipLee
. My view - this Govt wants effective ministers who can persuade new Tory voters to stick with them in 2024 - and more women in the junior ranks
#reshuffle
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Good to talk face coverings, getting back to the office and Keir Starmer’s first 100 days (barely!) on
@SkyNews
yesterday.
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