Jack Abbott MP
@jackabbott90
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❤️ From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
You voted for change, now we will get to work to deliver a new future for Ipswich.
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Today the far right came to Ipswich. They sought to sow division and spread their hate.
Instead, people in the town united, stood up to their bigotry and said: 'this is not who we are'.
Ipswich is a welcoming, diverse and inclusive town and hope will always defeat hatred.
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The dust has barely settled on a hard-fought election campaign, but we're hitting the ground running.
People desperately need change, so there is no time to waste.
It's a privilege to serve the people of Ipswich and I've got to work immediately. In 'the office' and ready to go.
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You've been the best Spurs manager of my lifetime and built a team we were so, so proud of.
You gave me some of the best moments of my life.
Thank you for everything you have done for our football club.
Feeling utterly devastated that you've gone 💔
#Pochettino
#COYS
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A true leader would be out in front of No. 10, today, addressing the nation, providing reassurance and clarity.
They wouldn't be AWOL while the economy goes into freefall.
Then again, no responsible Prime Minister would've signed off such a reckless budget to start with.
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🌹 Thank you, thank you, thank you.
This means so much.
Together, we can build a new future for Ipswich.
#BackJack
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🌹
@SadiqKhan
knows how to win an election, so I was delighted to welcome him to Ipswich.
But to deliver change, you need to vote for it. Don't risk waking up to another 5 years of Tom Hunt and the Tories.
Back Jack. Vote for Change. Vote for Labour.
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A proud moment as I was officially sworn in as the Member of Parliament for Ipswich.
Thank you for the trust you have put in me. I won’t let you down.
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Insulting nonsense.
Junior doctors undergo an average of 10 years training after 5 years at medical school.
They treat people and save lives every single day, including in Ipswich Hospital.
They are the backbone of our NHS.
Thank you to each and every one of them.
'Doctors in training as I prefer to call them walked out of our negotiations'
Health Secretary Victoria Atkins spoke to
#BBCBreakfast
about the 72 hour junior doctors strike in England
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I'm delighted to announce that I'm putting myself forward to be
@IpswichLabour
's candidate at the next General Election.
#Ipswich
has so much to be proud of. It needs an MP who wants to see it succeed and will provide leadership, unity and ambition.
👉
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You've been the best Spurs manager of my lifetime and built a team we were so, so proud of.
You gave me some of the best moments of my life.
Thank you for everything you have done for our football club.
Feeling utterly devastated that you've gone 💔
#Pochettino
#COYS
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❤️ With my
@IpswichLabour
family last night to thank them for their hard work, support and love. Not just for the past 6 weeks, but for all the years we have been together too.
Their dedication helped return a Labour MP for Ipswich and a Labour government for Britain.
#Change
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I see Tom Hunt has gone to Manchester to slag off Ipswich to his mates in the Conservative Party.
An MP should be a cheerleader for their constituency, but yet again, Hunt has embarrassed our town.
Ipswich is better than him. We'll bring people together and build a new future.
Tory MP Tom Hunt tells a fringe meeting at Tory conference: "It is not xenophobic for when you walk into your town centre to not want to feel like you are living in a foreign country."
Story by
@nedsimons
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Today's
@Survation
polling projects that, in the East of England, Labour will gain 8 seats from the Conservatives at the next General Election.
Colchester, Harlow, Ipswich, Norwich North, Peterborough, Rochford and Southend East, Thurrock and Watford 🌹
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Our job in 97 was to rebuild a crumbling public realm.
In 64 it was to modernise an economy left behind by the pace of technology.
In 45 a new Britain had to be built out of the trauma of collective sacrifice.
In 2024 it'll have to be all 3.
It's time to get our future back.
Britain must. Britain can. Britain will get its future back.
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Just 17 children's centres are open full-time in Suffolk, down from 47.
Nationwide, over 1,000 children's centres have been lost since the Conservatives took power in 2010.
75 new hubs? A drop in the ocean.
Sure Start was never safe with the Conservatives and it never will be.
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🙋♂️ Hands up, who wants a General Election?
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I sure hope so.
🚨 NEW: Tory MP Tom Hunt has said Susan Hall’s London Mayoral Campaign “can be a role model for Rishi Sunak”
[
@ConHome
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📺 Frankly, it doesn't matter who wins the Conservative leadership contest.
The likely winners have sat around with Boris Johnson for the best part of 3 years. The Conservatives have been in power for 12 years.
Their record is absolutely abysmal.
👇 On
@itvanglia
Late Edition.
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A statement regarding Northgate High School in Ipswich.
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Today, I made my maiden speech.
It was a special moment, and it gave me a chance to focus on the issues that deeply matter to me personally, and why serving the people of Ipswich simply isn't like any other job.
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Whenever the Conservatives call a General Election next year, Labour will be ready, not simply to win, but to change our country for the better.
My last
@EADT24
/
@ipswichstar24
column of 2023 👇
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Yesterday, I met with representatives from every mosque in Ipswich and was pleased to be joined by other community leaders.
I wanted to offer my personal reassurance that we will do everything we can to ensure our town remains a welcoming and safe place for the Muslim community.
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In May, Labour looked to force the government to publish the surveys which detailed the condition of every school building in the country.
Nearly 300 Conservative MPs - including Ipswich's current MP, Tom Hunt - voted down Labour's motion, choosing to hide the information.
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This group of people could not have worked harder for each other and fully deserved a set of outstanding results last night.
5 Labour gains, meaning that we now have 38 Labour councillors on
@IpswichGov
.
As always, I'm proud to be part of
@IpswichLabour
.
Roll on the big one...
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This evening, myself,
@MichaelPayneUK
& 1200 of our Labour colleagues from across the UK, wrote to the PM urging him to reconsider his decision to withdraw the furlough scheme in its entirety.
We are backing the Alliance for Full Employment, launched by
@OfficeGSBrown
last week.
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Labour talk about growth because people in Ipswich can't afford the Conservatives' strategy of higher and higher taxes.
We've got to get our economy moving, we've got to get investment moving, and we've got to build the skills our workforce needs.
We've got to grow.
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Reviving Ipswich town centre is a priority.
That is why I used my first question at
#PMQs
to ask the Prime Minister for his support.
This was his response 👇
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Today's the day.
One last push, in front of a sold out Portman Road, and
@IpswichTown
will be up.
Promotion would not just be massive for the club, but for the town and the whole of Suffolk too.
#ITFC
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At best, Tom Hunt has a blind spot when it comes to Islamophobia. At worst, he knows Lee Anderson's comments were Islamophobic, but looks to brush over them.
When the far-right came to Ipswich, Hunt didn't have the courage to condemn them. In fact, he denied they were far-right.
'Do I think Lee Anderson is a racist? No'
Conservative MP
@tomhunt1988
says Lee Anderson 'put his foot in it' with his comments about Sadiq Khan, but that 'there is a problem with radical Islam and we've all got to confront that'
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There isn't a single dental practice in Ipswich which is accepting new adult patients on the NHS according to the latest data.
That's why we need Labour’s fully funded Dentistry Rescue Plan to deliver thousands more urgent appointments a year.
Labour will rebuild NHS dentistry.
The NHS is now behind on its dentistry targets in every region in England.
14 years of Conservative failure.
Today MPs will vote on Labour’s NHS Dentistry Rescue Plan - providing 700,000 urgent appointments and a reform plan to rebuild NHS dentistry.
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I was so pleased to welcome
@YvetteCooperMP
to
#Ipswich
.
We are working hard to positively promote the town, but I know businesses are incredibly worried about increasing anti-social behaviour and the lack of consistent police visibility.
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Today is Historic County Flags Day!
This morning, I joined my Suffolk Labour colleagues
@Jess4Lowestoft
and
@Jenny4SuffCoast
on Parliament Square to see the Suffolk flag flying!
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Around 25 years ago, Mum took me to my first
@SpursOfficial
game at White Hart Lane.
Tonight, I'm taking her to her first live match at the new
@SpursStadium
.
#THFC
#COYS
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🌹 Our 'first steps for change' were out on tour today, and stopped off in
#Ipswich
.
1. Deliver economic stability
2. Cut NHS waiting times
3. Launch a new Border Security Command
4. Set up Great British Energy
5. Crack down on antisocial behaviour
6. Recruit 6,500 new teachers
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🌹 The General Election has been called and our team is out on the campaign trail talking to residents in Ipswich.
With just 42 days to go, I need your help so we can deliver the change we need:
#BackJack
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The arts aren't just a nice thing to have and Suffolk has a proud, diverse and exciting offering.
The Conservatives' decision to remove all funding represents cultural, educational and economic vandalism.
The price of everything and the value of nothing.
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If only Tom Hunt invested as much time tackling the things that are really hurting people in Ipswich, as he did trying to get Gary Lineker sacked.
People deserve so much better than this. Hunt's sad culture wars aren't going to put food on the table or help pay the bills.
Cost of living and growing poverty. Public services breaking. Economy failing. Housing and cladding. Global threats, from war to the environment.
Just some of the issues our country is facing, but Conservative MPs are spending their time worrying about Gary Lineker's tweets.
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Please don't turn the re-opening of schools into a factional thing.
This is an incredibly difficult time for teachers and families so to try and sow division within the Labour Party now is deeply unhelpful to say the least.
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This guy is all over the place.
Just a few weeks ago he backed Kemi Badenoch then Liz Truss ahead of Rishi Sunak.
He welcomed the former Prime Minister's chaotic budget with open arms and now has the brass neck to try and distance himself from it without apologising.
No shame.
Good chat with
@RishiSunak
yesterday. Covered a number of issues. Always felt he’s a hugely impressive individual. Right now more than ever we need stability and economic competence after the chaos of the past few weeks. Rishi is the only man for the job. He has my full support.
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When I was told that Rachel Reeves wanted to visit Ipswich, I knew what I wanted to do.
I wanted to showcase the depth and breadth of talent we have in our town, so I invited over 💯 business leaders to one of Suffolk's most iconic locations.
This was Ipswich at its best.
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There are just 24 days until the General Election, but our campaign didn't start a few weeks ago - we have been working hard for years.
Want to help deliver change and build a new future for Ipswich? Join our team:
#BackJack
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What. A. Team.
I feel privileged to be a part of it.
Let's get to work
Fantastic to welcome all of our returning and new Labour MPs today.
The work of change begins now.
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Labour's plan to revive our high streets:
✅ 13,000 more neighbourhood police & PCSOs
✅ Face-to-face banking in every community
✅ Replace business rates
✅ Stamp out late payments
✅ Revamp empty shops, pubs & community spaces
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I know many people in
#Ipswich
are dismayed by the comments made by the local Conservatives calling the town a 'no-go zone'.
Like other towns and cities, Ipswich has problems, but it has so much to be proud of too.
Together, we can build a new future for Ipswich.
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Ladies and Gentlemen...I give you...the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport of the United Kingdom.
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Esther Ghey has shown such dignity and courage after the horrifying murder of Brianna, her child.
For Rishi Sunak to use trans people as a punch line isn't just crass, it's cruel.
The Conservatives may have anointed Sunak as Prime Minister, but he is unfit to lead our country.
Starmer started by praising Brianna Ghey's mother, who is in the gallery of the Commons, for her grace and bravery.
90 seconds later Sunak is cracking jokes about trans issues. His front bench and MPs laugh with delight.
Appalling, even by their very low standards. ~AA
#PMQs
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Last night, we 'launched' our General Election campaign.
It was a chance to reflect on the journey we've all been on together, and what we have to do over the next month to deliver a new future for Ipswich.
I'm so grateful to have these wonderful people by my side ♥️
#BackJack
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Last night
@RachelReevesMP
and I met with over 💯 business leaders.
Rachel and
@Keir_Starmer
are rebuilding
@UKLabour
's relationship with businesses on a national level, and I'm forging new partnerships locally too.
My
@EADT24
/
@ipswichstar24
column 👇
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📻 I've written to the BBC's Head of Audio and Digital regarding the proposed cuts to
@BBCSuffolk
and other local radio stations across the country.
These cuts would hollow out stations, diminish their purpose and distinctiveness, and leave listeners with a much poorer offer.
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🚪 Out in Bixley,
#Ipswich
for this morning's
#LabourDoorstep
- thank you to all those who came out to talk to residents.
A General Election could be called at any time, but we'll be ready.
Together, we can build a new future for Ipswich.
#BackJack
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It has been such a busy start, so I haven't had a huge amount of time to take a step back and take everything in.
But this was a nice moment, 'officially' being welcomed by the Speaker, Lindsay Hoyle.
A lovely man, who has a kind word and a smile for everybody.
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The Conservatives might be rowing back on fundamental leasehold reform, but I'm clear: we have to move away from leasehold if people are ever to have full control over their lives.
Labour will step up and implement leasehold and commonhold reform in full.
Plans to abolish ‘feudal’ leasehold system in England and Wales dropped
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After much dither and delay, Rishi Sunak has finally sacked Suella Braverman.
Who was one of the few MPs happy to tour the media and defend Braverman's stoking of tensions and attacks on the police?
Tom Hunt, Ipswich's current Conservative MP.
Impeccable judgement as always.
BREAKING: Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been sacked by Rishi Sunak.
Read more here 🔗
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🌹 There are just a few days to go after a long campaign, but our wonderful
@IpswichLabour
team is still working so hard, speaking to every resident we can before polling day.
Thank you for all of your support.
#BackJack
#Change
#Ipswich
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If I was privileged enough to sit as
#Ipswich
's MP, I would vote to ban fracking for good.
Will the current Conservative MP for Ipswich stick by the manifesto he was elected on and do the same?
Fracking is a dangerous, extreme idea which the British people do not support. Conservative MPs should put their constituents ahead of their party and vote for Labour’s motion tonight. My speech earlier.
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It's not just the Prime Minister and the Chancellor who are to blame. Every Conservative MP propping them up is culpable too.
#Ipswich
's MP, Tom Hunt, backed Liz Truss. He lauded last week's budget which has caused total chaos.
Don't forget. Don't forgive. Vote them out.
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Three of Ipswich's parks have received the Green Flag Award for 2024: Bourne Park, Christchurch Park and Holywells Park.
A huge thank you to
@IpswichGov
's Park's Team who do an incredible job of maintaining some of the best parks in the country.
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Today, the Tories at Suffolk County Council decided to close 10 children's centres and cut the hours of another 11.
Just 17 will remain open full-time, down from 47 in 2015.
'Sure Start safe with the Conservatives', eh?
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It is the greatest honour to have been elected to serve the people of Ipswich, but we can’t wait for change.
That is why I have got to work immediately to put an end to the chaos of the last 14 years.
My
@EADT24
/
@ipswichstar24
column 👇
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Suffolk is an NHS dentist desert, with no dentists offering NHS care anywhere in the county.
This story features Danielle Watts from Bury St Edmunds. Danielle could not afford the £1000s for private treatment and pulled out 13 of her own teeth.
Horrific.
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Little surprise to see Ipswich's current MP, Tom Hunt, hide away tonight.
A huge majority of MPs, including 100+ Conservatives, backed the
#PrivilegesCommittee
's report which found that Boris Johnson lied to Parliament, and the country, repeatedly.
Tom Hunt wasn't one of them.
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Well this was a fun morning...at
@IpswichTown
for the big fixture reveal.
As Mark Ashton said, it is incumbent on all of us in Ipswich, not just the football club, to make this a season to remember, and to showcase our town in the best possible light.
#ITFC
#Ipswich
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To the racists polluting our club, football and society, you might sit there with our club's crest on your chest, but you aren't Spurs.
Take off our shirt and get out of our club, we don't want you and your poison.
#THFC
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A number of people already know, but I can confirm that I will not be seeking re-election to Suffolk County Council in May.
It has been an incredible privilege to represent Bridge, Ipswich and Suffolk for the past four years and I wanted to say a few thank yous.
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The benefits of
@IpswichTown
's
@premierleague
status won't just be confined to Portman Road - this is a huge opportunity to boost the whole town too. We have to grab this chance with both hands.
My
@EADT24
/
@ipswichstar24
column ahead of the new season.
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🏥 It's not just our hospitals suffering after 12 years of the Conservatives in power.
It's social care. It's our failing mental health services. People can't get a GP appointment. People can't find an NHS dentist.
Wherever you look our whole healthcare system is falling apart.
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It's been a whole year since I was selected as
@IpswichLabour
's candidate at the next General Election.
It is a huge privilege and responsibility, and I will keep promoting a positive vision for Ipswich, offering leadership, unity and ambition.
#BackJack
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The current Conservative MP for Ipswich, talking down the town once again.
An MP should show leadership and help drive Ipswich forward, instead Hunt behaves like a keyboard warrior.
Action from me, or more hot air from Tom Hunt - that’s the choice at the next General Election.
Ipswich MP Tom Hunt says the sale of Sailmakers shopping centre in the Suffolk town is “concerning”. 👇 Full story
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In the 10 years since the London Olympics:
- Nearly 1,000 council football pitches and sports fields lost
- 248 school pitches sold off
- 600 youth centres closed
#Lionesses
win has inspired a nation, but we must turn that inspiration into participation by increasing access.
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My statement following today's Eid-Al-Fitr celebration in Ipswich.
This was a historic occasion, and we should be proud of Ipswich’s diversity and sense of community, but we must never tolerate the hatred we have seen online today.
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The tidal wave we knew was coming is now in plain sight. It's hurtling towards us, yet the Government has gone AWOL.
A national emergency requires a national effort:
Freeze bills. Insulate homes. Invest in renewables.
Act now: we're running out of time.
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Liz Truss did not act alone. She was supported and encouraged by Conservative MPs like Tom Hunt in Ipswich.
They aren't paying the price for their reckless gamble with our economy, we're picking up the tab. People are £100s if not £1000s worse off because of them.
Unforgivable.
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I want to put Ipswich, and our priorities, on the map.
That's why I used my question at the first
#PMQs
of this new parliament, to ask the Prime Minister for his support in reviving Ipswich town centre.
My
@EADT24
/
@ipswichstar24
column 👇
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Brendan Keaney from
@dance_east
puts it perfectly here: these cuts aren’t just an attack on the arts, they're an attack on the people of Suffolk too.
This isn't simply about protecting cultural value, but also about mental health, education and wellbeing.
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Bixley might be seen as a Conservative stronghold, but there are no no-go areas for
@IpswichLabour
.
That's why my first
#labourdoorstep
was here - I want to represent everyone in
#Ipswich
, so we will campaign in every ward, and speak to every resident.
#BackJack
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Small and independent businesses are the lifeblood of Ipswich, and essential to our town's economic success.
After years of neglect under the Conservatives, Labour will bring growth back to Ipswich with a serious plan for small business.
Vote for Change on 4 July.
#BackJack
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Both Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss propped up Boris Johnson. They both nodded through every decision. They are both culpable for the cost of living crisis, the state of our economy and our public services being pushed to breaking point.
Two continuity candidates = more of the same.
📺 Frankly, it doesn't matter who wins the Conservative leadership contest.
The likely winners have sat around with Boris Johnson for the best part of 3 years. The Conservatives have been in power for 12 years.
Their record is absolutely abysmal.
👇 On
@itvanglia
Late Edition.
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