On my way to the Town Hall to deliver the Ukrainian 🇺🇦 flag, ready to be flown above Sheffield Town Hall in solidarity with our sisters and brothers in Ukraine
Hello Europe. This is Sheffield calling.
In solidarity with our twinned city of Donetsk 🇺🇦 we stand ready to host
#Eurovision
With a 13k+ capacity arena, international airport & the friendliest people on earth, Sheffield & South Yorkshire is a natural choice for
@bbceurovision
Exciting news for Sheffield! 🎉 We’re embarking on a £33.6M redevelopment of Fargate. Here's some geeky details about the stunning new pavement that's going in. It's all part of a huge transformation that's taking place in our city centre!🏗️🧵
Standing ovation for our next Prime Minster
@Keir_Starmer
at
@yorkshirelabour
Regional Conference. He’s busy thanking party activists for getting us to where we are today. Labour is now ready for power, ready to deliver for people right across South Yorkshire
Like many Sheffielders, I’ve been driving 6.3 miles to work for the past 15 years. Tonight I’m speaking at
@CycleSheffield
’s AGM with
@tomhunt100
, so I’m trying a modal shift myself and commuting by cycle
🧵 We’re transforming Fargate into a vibrant hub for eating 🍽️, drinking ☕️, socialising, co-working , shopping, living, and culture.
🏗️ The main work will be largely finished by Christmas, with everything set for completion by early 2025. Here’s the latest progress update:
I’m standing to be Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for Rother Valley.
I’ve spent the last 20 years fighting for change. And winning.
Driven by public service my whole adult life, I’m ready to serve as our MP.
Join our campaign for change at
Ukraine’s flag is flying over England's fourth largest city tonight & the Town Hall clock face is lit blue & yellow 🇺🇦 in solidarity.
Sheffield stands with Ukraine as they so bravely defend their sovereignty & freedom against Russian aggression.
#StandWithUkraine
I’m proud to have been shortlisted to be the Labour candidate for Rother Valley. I was born and raised here, it shaped who I am, and I’m ready to fight for better schools, GP access, and jobs for everybody.
Join our campaign:
Exciting times ahead! We're removing the hoardings to prepare for the upcoming opening of our new
@RadissonBlu
hotel, and it looks spectacular. The city centre is transforming this summer. Come down and take a look!
Absolutely fuming about planned closures to station ticket offices. Meadowhall will close entirely, with reduced hours at Sheffield. All this will disproportionately affect older, disabled, and passengers needing assistance.
Govt must stop the managed decline of our railways!
Lots of support for
@simonlightwood
in Wakefield today with hundreds of volunteers arriving from right across the country.
It’s always great to be on a team with
@kevpeellab
so efficiently running the board
#WinningWakefield
Working late in a silent and spooky 👻
@SheffCouncil
Town Hall tonight.
It’s easy to forget what a gem of a civic building we have as a city, with such beautiful corridors
Just an hour after the General Election was announced, we hit the streets of Sheffield Hallam with
@_OliviaBlake
. After 14 years of failure under this government, it's clear: our city deserves a fresh start and a government that can deliver the change we need
Excited to see our new segregated cycle track and landscaping taking shape on Tenter Street, leading to a Dutch-style roundabout at West Bar! Linking Neepsend, Kelham, and the City Centre for safer, Active Travel for all. 👫🚶♀️🚴
Thrilled to see the remarkable progress at our new Dutch-style roundabout in West Bar! 🚴♀️🌳 This pivotal step enhances
#Sheffield
's connectivity, making it easier and safer for pedestrians and cyclists. 🛣️👣 [1/4] 🧵
A huge thank you to
@wesstreeting
for joining us to in Hillsborough today, campaigning to re-elect
@CllrGeorge
.
Everyday we’re having thousands of conversations right across Sheffield about why we need to win control of the council and build a better Britain, together 🌹
Last night Alex Stafford chose Liz Truss over Rother Valley and voted against a ban on fracking under our feet.
Only Labour will ban fracking in Rother Valley and across the country.
We need a Labour MP and a General Election now!
Proud of my partner, Doctor Ben.
Over the past few years he’s not only been busy leading
@SheffieldHosp
’s Infectious Diseases service during a global pandemic, he’s also been leading the team eliminating Hepatitis C from South Yorkshire 👏
Today
@SY_Supertram
comes back under public control after 27 years 🎉. It’s a huge step forward, allowing us to think big about expansion of the tram network and improving the service. All part of giving our region the transport network we deserve
👏
@olivercoppard
Tramlines generates an annual £3.8 million boost to Sheffield's economy. It was fantastic to join 40,000 people at
@tramlines
this year, enjoying
@SophieEB
's performance on a very sunny main stage with
@JaynePDunn
Education is in crisis. Today thousands of teachers are on strike across Yorkshire, with
@NEUnion
picket lines springing up across Sheffield.
Our children deserve to be taught by qualified teachers who are specialists in their subject and staff deserve fair pay
#SaveOurSchools
This will be my first week as
@SheffLabour
’s Deputy Leader holding the Transport, Regeneration & Climate brief.
I’m excited to work with
@olivercoppard
to help build a transport network that works for everyone, drive forward ambitious regeneration & tackle the climate emergency
This campaign is incredibly personal to me. I get my politics from my family and from growing up in Rother Valley. That’s why I was so proud to have my dad, Tim Miskell out with me today, talking to
@UKLabour
members.
🧵 Fargate is the next chapter of Sheffield’s regeneration story and it’s going to be brilliant.
🦺 Work is underway on a £15.8 million transformation.
As a child it’s where my gran brought me on weekend shopping trips and now it’s getting ready to serve the next generation
🧵 I've written to
@Mark_J_Harper
with
@tomhunt100
regarding misguided plans to close station ticket offices. Meadowhall ticket office is due to close, and opening hours are set to change at Sheffield. We urge
@transportgovuk
to reconsider plans and
#SaveTicketOffices
🚉
Tomorrow
@UKLabour
members in Rother Valley get to make an important choice.
I’ve spent the last 20 years fighting for change and winning. Driven by public service my whole adult life, I’m ready to serve as our MP.
Join our campaign for change at
What a beautiful morning it is today! 🌞 It seems summer may have finally arrived. A great spot to admire our transforming city centre is the balcony of Sheffield’s newest 4-star city centre
@RadissonBlu
hotel. 🌇 Come and check out
@Sheff_HoC2
! 🌿✨
Massive congrats to Sheffield’s newest 4-star city centre
@RadissonBlu
hotel who have officially opened their doors today! 🎉🏨
On-site rooftop restaurant and bar Governor Gupta are now also officially open for drinks and dining, complete with fantastic city views from their
I’m delighted to receive the Lord Blunkett Award for Outstanding Contribution to Citizenship Education 🏆 from
@ACitizenshipT
.
As Education Secretary David played a key role in the development of the subject and it’s now more important than ever that we defend democracy 🗳️
We're incredibly proud of
#ACTAmbassador
@benmiskell
, this year's winner of the Lord Blunkett Outstanding Contribution to Citizenship Award! 🏆
"Ben is not only a Citizenship teacher but he lives and breathes Citizenship."
#ACTAWARDS23
Fantastic canvass in Rother Valley with
@JakeBenRichards
! It’s only Labour MPs in South Yorkshire that can deliver real change, working alongside a Labour Mayor, Labour councils and a Labour government—not shouting from the sidelines🌹🇬🇧
Strike day
#2
picket line 🪧
Support for the strike is growing, after a disastrous budget yesterday that failed to fund education.
@GillianKeegan
must act now and come to the negotiating table to resolve this dispute
#SaveOurSchools
Today I’ve been appointed as Vice Chair of Economic Development and Skills and Labour’s spokesperson on the portfolio in
@SheffCouncil
’s new committee system.
Looking forward to getting to work, alongside South Yorkshire’s Mayor
@olivercoppard
and our vibrant business community
Imagine the progress a Labour Mayor, united with Labour Councillors and a Labour government, can bring to Stocksbridge. Together, we can achieve incredible things. Fantastic day speaking to voters alongside
@MarieTidball
and
@olivercoppard
. 🌹
#LabourDoorstep
@NickFletcherMP
@DSA_Airport
@olivercoppard
@MayorRos
Nick, we are all a little baffled with this letter. What powers do you want DMBC & the MCA to 'hand back'?
DMBC have said they will start a CPO, but it won't stop closure now.
Central gov is the only one with powers to act now through the Civil Contingencies Act - & you know it
Today Labour Councillors delivered a letter of solidarity from
@SheffCouncil
leader
@CllrTerry_Fox
on behalf of the people of Sheffield.
@JustEatUK
&
@Stuart_Delivery
couriers have now been on strike for almost 100 days.
📃Read the letter in the tread below⤵️
Pounds Park is a gem in
@SheffCouncil
’s mission to transform our city centre! 🌳🏙️ A vibrant, welcoming space for all to work, enjoy, and live, with 20,000 new homes. Well deserving of its award! 🏆 Plus, the new park we're creating in Castlegate is something to celebrate! 🎉
Sheffield Council took a brave decison to give up some prime land for the exceptional Pounds Park play area. Tonight it wins the Public Realm Award at
#YorksPlacemaking
At Sheffield Castle, we're opening up a stunning new public space. It's all part of our city centre transformation, blending Sheffield's rich history with vibrant, modern public areas for everyone to enjoy as more people live, work and play in the city 🧵
Team Sheffield out in force campaigning for the brilliant
@Mather_Keir
in Selby & Ainsty.
After 13 years, people right across Yorkshire are feeling the pain of a Tory government. It’s time for a fresh start 🌹
Great to be out knocking on doors and talking to voters in Arbourthorne with
@nabeelamowlana
&
@LouHaigh
.
5️⃣ days to go until polling stations open 🗳
Despite the freezing temperatures, it was great to be out knocking on doors in Rother Valley with our excellent
@UKLabour
candidate
@Dominic_E_Beck
.
The road to a Labour government runs right through South Yorkshire seats like Rother Valley + Penistone & Stocksbridge
As a kid growing up in Rotherham, it cost 33p to travel anywhere in South Yorkshire. Now it costs a fortune & Tory cuts have decimated public transport.
Great to have
@eddieizzard
supporting our campaign to
#StopToryBusCuts
✍️ Sign our SY wide petition
What a week for Sheffield Labour. We’ve made five gains, winning seats from the Tories, the Lib Dems and the Greens. These results show that Labour is winning support from a broad range of voters from across the city.
Sheffield is a city on the up and people backed our plan!
Had a fantastic time cycling at
@SheffKidMass
with hundreds of young people! 🚴♂️🚴♀️ Loved discussing the importance of Active Travel and safer streets with such passionate advocates
It’s one last big push today to get the vote out, ahead of the hustings tomorrow to select Rother Valley’s next Labour candidate and MP. Thank you to my wonderful team of volunteers.
To win here we need a local candidate with a track record of fighting and winning campaigns
Polling day 🗳️ and my birthday 🎂 seem to go hand in hand. Today I’m up for re-election in Park and Arbourthorne and also celebrating my big 40th birthday!
Don’t forget to
#VoteLabour
. Polling stations are open from 7am until 10pm.
I can’t just sit back and watch the kids I teach coming into school every day hungry and with their life chances stunted by this Tory government. That’s why I’m standing up and fighting to be Rother Valley’s next Labour MP
I’ve been an
@NEUnion
rep for close to a decade, defending workers rights and championing education for the next generation.
That’s why I’m proud to support my union’s campaign to ensure that every child gets access to hot school dinners
@NoChildBehindUK
🍽️ 👧 👦 🧒
The loss of well-paid, unionised jobs at
@DSA_Airport
will hit families hard.
We need a local airport to boost our economy & put places like Rother Valley on the map.
Tory MPs
@NickFletcherMP
,
@Alex_Stafford
& their Tory pals in London have turned their backs on our communities
Euphoria is ringing out across South Yorkshire, as our region’s bid to host
#Eurovision2023
🎶makes the shortlist!
We’re proud to be flying the flag in solidarity with Ukraine 🇺🇦 & hope that
@EBU_HQ
will shine a light on Sheffield and make our region their number one!
Thrilled to see the final tenants moving into 73 new council houses in Arbourthorne, transforming a derelict site with 10 homes on Daresbury View & 63 on Berners Road. This £14.9M investment brings high-quality, energy-efficient homes. Great to visit with
@nabeelamowlana
!
It was a wet start to
#CycleToWorkDay
, but the ride home is beautiful! 🌧️☀️ Sheffield is a fantastic city for cycling, and over the next two years, we're adding miles of new segregated cycleways to make it even easier and safer to get on your bike 🚲🚴♂️
📹 Just captured this video of another section of
@Sheff_HoC2
that’s opened up. High quality public realm that we can be proud of.
Sheffield is on the up 🌆✨ Check out what's being achieved with more yet to come! 🚀
#sheffieldissuper
Strolling home tonight, it's fantastic to see another new eatery 🍽️ prepping to open its doors 🚪 on Fargate! Excited to see the city centre transforming. Yet more signs that Sheffield is a city on the up.
"Now isn’t the time to drop our commitments to building 3100 council homes" says
@nabeelamowlana
at full council today.
Every house we don’t build is a family we are failing, a generation we are leaving behind.
The Isaacs Building in
@Sheff_HoC2
☀️ is looking 👌 today, basking in the Sheffield sunshine. Looking forward to exciting news soon about new tenants for the retail units on the ground floor. Part of our mission to bring new life 🌆 and regenerate the city center!
Last night was the finale of the Classical Sheffield Weekend
#CSCW23
@ClassicalSheff
.
🎶 7000 people attended events
🎼 1000 people performed
Culturally we’ve got so much to be proud of as a city.
Such an amazing performance of Mahler’s 2nd Symphony
@SheffCityHall
It’s now only 1️⃣ day to go until the opening of Europe’s largest purpose built food hall!
Can’t wait to see Cambridge Street Collective up and running. It’s a fantastic example of how
@SheffCouncil
is regenerating the city centre
With 20 new independent food vendors, new bars, rooftop terraces, event spaces and lots more, Cambridge Street Collective is a major new opening for the city.
Out campaigning with
@_OliviaBlake
(and inadvertently confusing the good people of Sheffield Hallam with my *very* yellow coat 🧥).
Coats aside, great to see so much positivity for
@ShefHallamLab
and strong support from residents. Hard working MPs deliver amazing things.
📢 300K teachers strike to
#SaveOurSchools
today! 💪🏫 Spent the morning on the picket line, feeling grateful for all the amazing support and ❤️ solidarity from everyone!
Let's fight for the future of education together! 👩🏫👨🏫
Thanks to
@SheffieldStar
for their positivity! We’re transforming our city with up to 20,000 new homes in the central area 🏘️ with new public spaces 🌳, shops 🛍️, restaurants 🍽️, and much more. Check out
@robert_cumber
’s article for projects that could be part of all this
Sheffield city centre is on the up and it’s already starting to look amazing.
- A remarkable £480 million
@Sheff_HoC2
masterplan 💼🏢
- An impressive £18 million Fargate regeneration 💫
- The stunning £150 million West Bar Square regeneration scheme 🏗️🌇
A new city is pending…
In a year people will be saying very different things about our city centre than what they have for 30+ years. This will be the place to be.
Thrilled to join cross-party colleagues from the Transport, Regeneration & Climate committee 🚴♂️🌳 on a visit. We're rolling out new cycling & walking routes from the city centre to Nether Edge with a spur through Broomhall to the West End,
@sheffielduni
& hospitals
Proud to have supported Sheffield’s twinning with Khmelnytskyi in Ukraine.
Khmelnytskyi’s brave residents have fought against Putin and faced the onslaught of his missiles. We stand in solidarity with you.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
I’m proud to have the endorsement of the
@CoopParty
. As Rother Valley’s next MP, I’m committed to building a society where power and wealth are shared, putting co-op values and principles into practice
Around the world we know that anti-abortion groups seek to intimidate women from accessing healthcare services. That’s why I’m calling for action to prevent
@40daysforlife
staging 40 days of protests at
@SheffieldHosp
Great to be out knocking on doors in Sheffield Hallam with
@_OliviaBlake
and her amazing team. Voters are overwhelmingly backing the change offered by
@UKLabour
to turn the page and rebuild Britain after 14 years of chaos. 🇬🇧 🌹
🇺🇦 Sheffield Solidarity with Ukraine rally
Monday 6pm Sheffield Town Hall
Called by the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign
All are welcome - show solidarity with Ukrainians facing invasion; oppose Putin’s war.
Everyday these wonderful people teach & support your kids.
They smile regardless of how poorly they are treated by
@GillianKeegan
,
@educationgovuk
&
@Ofstednews
, but today they can’t stay silent.
The future of education is at stake. I’m proud of my colleagues ❤️
I've been out talking to people about our £1.24 million plans to transform Chapel Walk
🛍️Improving shop fronts
💰Providing funding for small businesses to move into empty stores
🎨Public artwork to brighten up the area
Can't wait for the transformation!
My Grandad, a miner down Maltby pit, died from black lung disease.
The injustice of his death and my family's fight for compensation, supported by his trade union, is at the core of why I am Labour.
I’m proud to have the backing of the NUM
Sheffield is on the up &
@OrchardSquare
is another example of
@SheffCouncil
’s commitment to creating a city centre we can all be proud of. We invested £650k to give it a facelift to host events & a further £340k to open up the upper floors into much needed homes 🏡. Check it out!
How nice is it to see the evenings staying lighter for longer,
#Sheffield
?😍
Come and enjoy the square after hours and experience our mix of retail and hospitality all at the heart of the City Centre!🍽️🍻💫
#orchardsquare
#sheffieldissuper
Thank you to residents of Park and Arbourthorne for once again putting their trust in me to serve our community.
Now the hard work continues (after an evening off to celebrate my 40th birthday).
We’re waiting for the PM to live up to her promises & step in to save
@DSA_Airport
.
Contrary to what
@annietrev
says, our airport is far from unviable.
The Tories should be siding with the people of South Yorkshire, not giving faceless businessmen at Peel Holdings a free pass
Campaign to save Doncaster Sheffield Airport & hundreds of jobs continues. We’re calling on PM, Liz Truss & Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan to stop passing buck, take action and meet with us & Peel Group as a matter of urgency
@sarahbarnesGMB
@trussliz
I'm delighted to launch Sheffield’s first zero-emission buses 🚌, Sheffield Connect, offering a free and easy way to travel across our amazing city centre 🚍
.
@benmiskell
unveiled new electric buses to serve the Sheffield Connect’s SC1 route in the city centre from Monday 8 April.
A new SC2 route will launch too, with both services free for everyone.
Find out more on SheffNews:
Sheffield city centre is on the up, and Marmadukes is one of its success stories. Great to meet with
@MarmadukesCafe
's founder, Tim Nye, to discuss
@Sheff_HoC
and talk about how
@SheffCouncil
can work with businesses to drive further regeneration 🤝 🏗️
#SheffieldIsSuper
We’ve been out in
#Stannington
today doing welfare checks with
@_OliviaBlake
.
There’s huge frustration at
@YorkshireWater
- a firm that paid more than £3m in exec bonuses, despite leakages running at 283.1 million litres per day. Years of neglect & residents are paying the price
I have served the public my whole adult life, as a teacher and local councillor and now I’m ready to serve as our MP. I was born in Rotherham and grew up here under the Tories in the 1980s. I saw how Thatcher destroyed our lives and now the Tories are at it again
The
@SheffLabour
team had a great weekend at
#LabLocal24
@uniofwarwick
! 🌹 Labour is back in the service of working people - both nationally & in Sheffield.
We’re gearing up to win the elections ahead & preparing the ground to work with a Labour govt to deliver for our city
📸🌳 Take a look at this fantastic before and after comparison by
@min_esh
! It's inspiring to see what can be achieved when we prioritise reclaiming space for recreation and play in Sheffield. Pound's Park is a shining example of successful regeneration in our city centre! 🎉🏞️
I’m disappointed with the msg that
@FirstSouthYorks
are sending to LGBT+ & Muslim communities in our region. Carrying adverts from Trump ally
@Franklin_Graham
who makes homophobic & islamophobic remarks isn’t acceptable. Write to their MD to complain Janette.Bell
@firstbus
.co.uk
Had a fantastic time at today's
@CycleSheffield
Big Ride! 🚴♂️👨👩👧👦 Celebrating cycling with a family-friendly event. As a city we're adopting a Vision Zero approach for safer streets and investing in infrastructure to encourage walking, wheeling, and cycling in Sheffield🚶♂️🛴🚴
Data shows that my ward is now Sheffield’s most deprived. Many families are facing a bleak Xmas.
This is poverty made in Downing Street and it doesn’t have to be this way. We need urgent action from government to genuinely level up Arbourthorne.
📰 Article in
@SheffieldStar
We're proud to use locally-sourced materials. A large amount of the stone comes from a Huddersfield quarry, supporting local businesses and reducing environmental impact. 🌍
A Labour majority council, working with a Labour government achieved so much in 1997. We will again.
It’s time to send a message to Rishi and his pals down in Westminster and bring hope back to communities in Sheffield
We will be putting in a formal bid to host
#Eurovision2023
! Sheffield is the perfect choice for
@bbceurovision
@Eurovision
- Twinned with Donetsk 🇺🇦
- UK’s 1st City of Sanctuary
- Music in our blood (
@tramlines
last weekend!)
- & we put on an amazing show (hello, Women’s Euros!)
Traffic pollution contributes to 12% of childhood asthma cases in our city. We’re investing £1M from CAZ into a new Clean Air Investment Fund. Our focus is clear: safeguarding our children's health by improving air quality on their school routes🌿💨