Absolutely delighted and honoured to have been reselected tonight to be the
@WithWardLab
candidate at next May’s local elections. Thank you to the branch for once again putting their faith in me - together we will keep
#Withington
red! 🌹❤️💪🏻
Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Constable from 1976 to 1991 during one of the most extensive periods of change in UK policing.
This is nonsense. MCC don’t run Pride - it’s an independent charity. It’s also still firmly based in the Village. Really not here for baseless lies from a former MP who voted for cuts that resulted in loss of local LGBT services when his party propped up the Tories in coalition.
This is just laughable. Manchester alone has lost more than £281m since 2010. Communities don't need a
#BrexitBribe
- they need a fair funding settlement, and crucially one linked to deprivation.
Dropped in on the
@LGBTfdn
LGBT
#GreatGetTogether
in Sackville Gardens. Lovely atmosphere and lots of love for Alan Turing on what would’ve been his 107th birthday.
#MoreInCommon
I'm angry at what's happened. But I don't blame
@AndyBurnhamGM
@SirRichardLeese
or any of the other Council Leaders and MPs involved in talks with government. This is squarely down to government and their refusal to give GM a fair settlement so that people are properly supported.
Fantastic afternoon volunteering on the first day of the Chancellors Hotel
#CovidVaccine
clinic in Fallowfield. Heartening to see so many people get the vaccine. Brilliant organisation by Val, Jane and the team. 👏🏻
You can sign up to volunteer here:
Honoured to have been reselected as the
@WithWardLab
candidate for
#Withington
ward in the 2024 local elections! Thank you to members for putting their faith in me once again.
It’s been a privilege to serve the ward since 2016. I’ll continue to work hard for the local area. 🌹
When millions of people face freezing to death because energy bills are going through the roof, but you’re “politically homeless” because of a T-shirt that’s been doing the rounds for over a decade. That.
We did it! Massive congratulations to our new ward colleague
@becky_cham
! Looking forward to working as a top
@WithWardLab
team to deliver for Withington, Ladybarn and South East Fallowfield. 🌹🌹🌹
Great to be volunteering again for the vaccination effort at Chancellors this morning. Today was the first clinic for people with learning disabilities. Superbly run as ever by
@ManchesterHCC
, and with additional support from
@BetterThings14
. ❤️ 💉
Off to
@ManCityCouncil
Full Council. Wearing a mask on the tram, and will continue to do so after the 19th, to help protect others. Face coverings must remain mandatory on public transport. 🚃 🚌 🚊 😷
Fab to see these new trees planted on Parsonage Road by
@ManCityCouncil
! Local residents have been asking for these and are delighted they’ve arrived. They’ll help improve the environment and reduce air pollution in our community. 🌳🌳🌳
@AngelikiStg
First weekend of the election and I’ve been out in Leigh to campaign for the amazing
@JoPlattLeigh
. Need to get her back in Parliament where she belongs!
#VoteLabour
🌹🗳️
Delighted to have been elected Chair of Withington
@CoopParty
this evening. Looking forward to working with
@timwhiston
and others on an exciting programme of activity for the coming year.
I'm up for re-election alongside
@AndyBurnhamGM
on 6 May. It'll be a tough battle, as we won by just 103 votes last time.
To help fund my campaign, I've started this crowdfunder. Please donate what you can - every penny will help! 🌹🌹🌹
Today feels a bit odd as I would have been up for re-election. That will now be in May 2021. In the meantime, I'm honoured to continue representing everyone in
#Withington
ward. I'll carry on doing my best to support you, through this crisis and beyond.
Bought The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye from
@QueerLitUK
recently. The wrapping is lovely - now about to dive in to the contents. 🏳️⚧️
#TransAwarenessWeek
You know what? That nasty hateful tweet has made me even more determined that the
@LGBTLabour
Councillors Network should be a roaring success.
@LGA_Labour
@LabourCllrs
And when we talk about collusion, this lot win top prize. Along with certain authors, journalists and academics. You are known. You are seen. You are forever tainted.
Congratulations
@bevcraig
! Look forward to working with you to tackle the issues that matter to our residents. And how fantastic that we now have our first female, out LGBT+ Leader in Manchester! 👏🏻 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
@LGBTLabour
Lovely memorial service at Manchester Cathedral today to remember Sue Murphy CBE. Moving speeches and tributes. Sue was an amazing woman who dedicated her life to tackling poverty and injustice. We all miss her terribly.
Love what Wilf
@WithingtonWalls
has done to brighten up these street cabinets - hope to see more of this
#Withington
, plus more shutter art and murals! 😍
Pleased to say
@WithingtonCLP
tonight passed a motion expressing solidarity with the Uyghur people, condemning their brutal oppression, and calling for continued pressure from
@UKLabour
on this issue.
This is also a message to Labour leadership hopefuls: you need to listen to Labour Cllrs if you want to have any hope of rebuilding trust with communities and returning Labour to government.⤵️
Brady voted against:
❌ Abolishing Section 28
❌ Same-sex marriage
❌ The Equality Act
❌ The Hunting Ban
And voted for lowering the abortion limit, and banning BPAS and Marie Stopes counselling services.
So no thanks.
We have been able to relax the majority of restrictions thanks to all the help of people in
#Wales
throughout the year.
But the pandemic is not over and we all have a really important part to play to
#KeepWalesSafe
At virtual
@ManCityCouncil
meeting this morning, we have unanimously agreed to give the City of Manchester Award to
@MarcusRashford
for his amazing work on child food poverty.
#MCC
Deeply disappointing to see Take That’s Howard Donald liking transphobic and homophobic tweets - while playing Pride festivals. The LGBT community made that band. And no, being homophobic or transphobic is not just “a different opinion.”
Really pleased to have been re-elected as Lead Member for LGBT+ Men at
@McrLabour
AGM this evening. Looking forward to working with new LGBT+ Women’s Lead
@JBakerSmith81
. Thanks
@bevcraig
for all her hard work over the years - and congrats on being elected Deputy Leader!
Moving
#TDoR
event in Sackville Gardens this afternoon. Remembering the 396 trans people who have been murdered this year. Nearly 3,000 have been killed in the last decade, according to the Trans Murder Monitoring Project.
Top
@McrLabour
team out on the doors for Connor Rand in Timperley this morning. Plenty of people coming over to
@UKLabour
as they want change after 14 years of Tory chaos.
#VoteLabour
🌹🗳️
Pleased to confirm I’m standing for re-election as
@UKLabour
@CoopParty
councillor for Withington Ward, alongside
@AndyBurnhamGM
, on 2 May.
It’s been a privilege to serve the area since 2016. I hope to get the chance to continue working with the fab
@becky_cham
and Angela. 🌹 🗳️
It’s the last paragraph of this that makes me angriest. Brown and Darling had the country on the road to recovery. All junked in favour of the Tories’ “long-term economic plan”. A plan that, eight years on, has delivered nothing but hardship for so many.
Great to see the new social distancing measures installed in
#Withington
today - will help people get around the village safely as more places re-open in the coming weeks. And thanks
@AngelikiStg
for joining us too.
Doing a
#WorldAIDSDay
collection for
@GMPaSH
from
@McrLabour
comrades - looking forward to seeing everyone wearing a red ribbon at Council this morning!
It's
#PollingDay
! Busy day ahead for all of us. Best of luck to all my fab
@UKLabour
friends and comrades standing for election. Polls open 7am-10pm. Vote early, vote often,
#VoteLabour
. 🌹🌹🌹🗳🗳🗳
Slow handclap to Andrew Wakefield, to the media who promoted his dangerous, discredited theories, and to all the parents gullible enough to believe them.
The
@WHO
has confirmed the UK has lost its ‘measles free’ status. Measles is one of the most infectious diseases known to man and lots of work is underway to combat the rise in cases. Our blog explains the current situation:
#ValueofVaccines
@DHSCgovuk
Like a bit of rain was going to stop us! A cold day, but a very warm reception on the
#Withington
#labourdoorstep
. Lots of support for me and
@AndyBurnhamGM
- and lots more people who have already voted for us. Don’t forget to use both your votes to
#VoteLabour
!🌹🌹
It's a year today since we lost an amazing
@McrLabour
colleague. I'm
#rememberingSue
as a friend, for her support to us in Withington Ward (especially around Ladybarn Community Hub), and as a staunch ally on LGBT+ rights. Thinking too of her loved ones today. ❤️
Out delivering leaflets for
@JeffSmithetc
earlier. Jeff has been a fantastic MP for Manchester Withington over the last 9 years. Please use your vote to
#VoteLabour
to re-elect him on Thursday 4 July. 🌹🗳️
Feel very privileged to have seen
@BeeVocalChoir
perform at work today, fresh from their appearance with
@emelisande
at
#RoyalVariety
last night. Simple, powerful and very moving. 🐝❤️🎼
Today is the anniversary of both the death of Albert Kennedy, and the terrorist attack on the Admiral Duncan. Our rights and safety as LGBT+ people are precious, and the fight for them continues worldwide. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ ⚧
Just out striking for better pay. Meanwhile, down the road, the Tories prepare for another day of indulging conspiracy theorists and screwing over the country - and each other.
#CPC23
#GeneralElectionNOW
Good to be out despite the weather marching with
@WithingtonCLP
and
@McrLabour
comrades. Let’s
#StopJohnson
and have a Labour Government that’ll work for Manchester. 🌹🌹🌹