Sara Hyde
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Cllr @islingtonLabour. Prisons. PhD study: prison suicide exp. of staff. @thefabians exec, @LabourWomensNet exec. Trade Unionist. Twin mumma. Kindness always.
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Joined March 2011
Thanks for supporting me. Delighted to be elected to @LabourWomensNet exec w/@NanSloane @Ms_SThompson @catriona_ogilvy + @katherinedunne as Treasurer & fab @ThangamDebb as newly elected Chair. Cannot wait to get cracking & serve the Labour movement & its women in this way 🌹❤️🔥.
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Totally delighted to have been elected chair of @thefabians at this crucial, exciting time for the Labour movement. Pictured w/ @FabianWomen alumni, world-changers @SoniaAdesara & @MariannaMasters. I wouldn’t be here without my sisters, thank you. Looking forward to it ❤️🔥💪
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Delighted to have been shortlisted for my home seat to be Labour's candidate for the London Assembly in North East London constituency (Islington, Hackney, Waltham Forest & Chingford). Thanks to @JennetteArnold for her support. More very soon! DMs are open. Happy Saturday all 😊
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Proud to have officially begun my term on @LabourWomensNet exec committee at the close of Labour Party conference. Thanks to all those who voted for me. I will do my very best to be a champion and ally for all sisters ❤️🌹
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Morning! I'm standing for the @LabourWomensNet exec and I'd love your suppport. I'm a prisons expert, was Chief Whip & was previously Chair of Fabian Women's Network. Standing to rep for members & tackle structural inequality, patriarchy and racism to help women excel #LWNelects
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Delighted to have been re-elected to Fabian Exec. Look forward to serving our members & developing exciting policy offers for front bench at a crucial time for @UKLabour Congrats to those elected, esp @FabianWomen alumni @PccJoyAllen @TaiwoOwatemi @SoniaAdesara, can’t wait!.
Join us in welcoming the newly elected members of the Fabian Society Executive Committee 🐢
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Delighted and humbled to be the candidate for @bromleyLabourUK in forthcoming election #forthemany
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I been an honour and a privilege to serve on the @FabianWomen exec. I’m stepping down after 9 years, with 4 as chair. Through it I’ve met the most dynamic, fabulous, smart Labour women. Huge congrats to new chair & legend @MariannaMasters 🔥🔥🔥 you’re going to be AMAZING ❤️
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My actual children have finished their actual first term of reception at actual school. We all need a lie down to comprehend and recover. Seem to have lost five years down the back of the sofa 🤯🤯🤯 Whatevs. Time to bring on the Christmas vibes 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
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Delighted (& surprised) to be elected to @thefabians exec for first time - thanks for the support. Grateful to be have been re-elected to @FabianWomen exec too, thank you. Congrats to all those elected & commiserations to those who missed out this time 🌹.
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What a fab team! Delighted to play a part in securing another 5000 votes & an 11% swing for @UKLabour in Bromley & Chislehurst. V grateful.
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Delighted to be with my @ChrLeft sisters on Islington council. Great to see @ValerieABossman re-elected and overjoyed to be joined by @staff_heather ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Loving talking to voters in Uxbridge today to #unseatboris really good discussions, support for Labour & openness to change ❤️🌹
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The face of a woman who’s run a birthday party for two 5 year olds with no resultant trips to A&E and is about to inhale many carbs. Happy Saturday y’all 🎉❤️
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Taking a break from campaigning to remember whatever political differences people may have we all share #moreincommon
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Check out my new campaign video to be the Labour candidate for the North East London Assembly seat!. To join the campaign drop me a DM, email sarafornortheast@gmail.com or contact 07516790253.
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Very honoured to be one of the two new vice chairs of @thefabians, serving along with @AnnelieseDodds under the chairship of @LordRoyKennedy. Huge congratulations to all on the committee, very much looking forward to the year ahead ❤️
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Delighted to make my maiden speech last night at Islington full council, proposing a motion to support a fully-funded (by central government) proper pay rise for local gov & school workers after 9 yrs brutal austerity @unitetheunion @GMBLondonRegion #OnYourSide #tradeunionist
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For Sarah. For Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry. For the 118 women who’ve died this year because of male violence. For my beautiful friends who I know are survivors of sexual violence, for my sisters who’ve never told me. #StillRising #ReclaimTheStreets #RIPSarahEverard
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Voting has now finished. Thank you SO MUCH for all your support throughout the campaign. Thank you too to @Emina_ibrahim and @Semakaleng for a sisterly campaign. One thing is for certain - Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest are going to have a great new advocate in City Hall.
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Happy birthday @FabianWomen - 19 today 🎂 So good to hear from awesome Fabian women at @thefabians conference 10 days ago. Inspiring, bright, compassionate. Thank you @SeemaMalhotra1 for starting the story. Thank you @CAdamsLab @ChristineMegson @MariannaMasters for continuing 🔥
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It may be winter outside, but in my heart it’s spring… getting the vote out for Sadiq this morning in Cally 🌹🔥
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Most people make their announcements in The Times 😂😂😂 My sweet husband arranged this @M_Star_Online #socialistsinlove
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Delighted & very humbled to become new Chair of @FabianWomen Huge thanks to @IvanaBartoletti for all her hard graft over many years & to Founder @SeemaMalhotra1 Looking forward to working with everyone, especially new Vice Chairs @shaistaAziz @mcortonscott
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Delighted to introduce @SadiqKhan as this morning’s keynote @thefabians. As I said in my intro, we need politicians who understand community cohesion & interfaith work, profoundly and practically. Who seek to draw us together as a country & society, not divide us. #PlansForPower
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So proud of work the brilliant @thefabians team did in collaboration w/ @unisontheunion to create roadmap for National Care Service. Delighted to talk about it today with @wesstreeting. Practical, Fabian ideas speaking to the heart of Labour #JLMConf2024 .
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As a proud @GMBLondonRegion & @unitetheunion member, it was an honour to second @garyheatherFJ motion on A New Deal for Workers and affirm Islington council’s commitment to ALL workers’ rights, working with trade unions and now, able to work with a Labour government ✊🌹
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Love this woman with all my ❤️ @paula_harriott She’s just delivered a powerful speech on the role poverty& trauma in driving crime & the need for bold thinking that includes the voices of those with lived experience to tackle the structural issues. Solidarity not charity 🔥#Lab22
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So very moving to see people join together to march and protest this cruel government and their cost of living crisis. It’s powerful when people gather to speak truth to power. Love our Labour movement. Plus, our boys’ first march! Solidarity ✊✊✊✊ #DemandBetter #JoinAUnion
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.@EmilyThornberry is knocking it out the park this morning - "now is the time for calm heads & pulling together" #LoveIslington.
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Wonderful to join @FabianWomen this eve in parliament - such a dynamic, bright, kind group of women. Thanks for inviting me @MariannaMasters. Took the opportunity to highlight gov’s lamentable record on public services, esp. prisons. Inspirational evening. Thank you ❤️
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Team Cally/@IslingtonLabour had a blast in Southend this afternoon campaigning with @GMBPoliticsLDN for the diligent, thoughtful, compassionate @BayoAlaba - such an impressive candidate in a key seat. Go and support him to ensure a #LabourGain
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SO PROUD of @Brenda_Dacres - now the Mayor of Lewisham. Brenda is one of the ridiculously brilliant women I met through @LabourWomensNet Jo Cox leadership scheme in 2017, a sisterhood I’m so grateful for. She is tenacious, smart, deeply kind, hard working - lucky Lewisham 🔥🔥🔥
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Bromley & Chislehurst needs a Labour MP & Labour gov to stand up for all of its residents #bromleydeservesbetter
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Very grateful and overwhelmed to be returned as one of three Labour councillors for Caledonian ward with my brilliant comrades @Paul_Convery @UnaOHalloran Thank you to our amazing activists for all your help in these last few months. Thank you Caledonian residents #totesemosh
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Great to be at breakfast event with @lisanandy today hearing about the importance of local government in @UKLabour’s plans for communities, housing & addressing regional inequalities. I asked a Q re: plans to sort out business rates to help local businesses thrive everywhere 🤓
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Wonderful to be out campaigning with and for @SadiqKhan & @Semakaleng this morning in Hillrise Ward. Proud of the homes built & being built because of this Labour mayor. Sincerely hope this year brings a Labour mayor AND a Labour gov 🌹🔥
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Love hearing @ValerieABossman speaking in favour of our budget. She’s an excellent local representative and so passionate about representing her residents ❤️🔥💪 #IslingtonFC #onyourside
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Real honour to be re-appointed as @FabianWomen Chair at our hybrid AGM. Thank you ❤️ Thanks @PreetKGillMP for joining us too. We’ve outstanding new exec committee 🔥& I’m grateful to @shaistaAziz & @MariannaMasters for being Co-Vice Chairs & @LizHind3 for being our secretary 🙌
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Pleasure to welcome everyone to @thefabians conference today. The future of the Left since 1884, bringing novel, evidence-based policy ideas to the heart of the Labour Party. Exciting programme packed with shadow front benchers coming up!
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Thanks to all the incredible @youngfabians who joined us today as we began relaunching. Encouraging not just sharp minds but huge hearts and activism. Room buzzing with ideas. Grateful to special guest speakers @steve_race @AbdiDuale_ @AdelekeMorenik6 Thanks to all attendees❤️
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Blinded by the spring sunshine!!! Lovely day talking with residents in The Priors - picked up casework about pavements locally. Support for @SadiqKhan strong. Look forward to 2 May and sending a message to the out of touch Tories. #VoteLabour #labourdoorstep
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DELIGHTED that @DavidLammy has been appointed as Shadow Justice minister (this is NOT a dis of Burgon). I really hope his review is central to Labour's future justice policy. So important to have a person of colour in this role given the systemic racism in the CJS.
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This is what leadership looks like. New Zealand - 102 cases, no deaths, lockdown from Wednesday. What is wrong with our government? #coronavirus #COVID19
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As the daughter of a proud Lancastrian, it’s been a delight to support @Ashley__Dalton in her bid to become the Labour candidate and MP in beautiful West Lancs. She’s smart, deeply kind, hard working & seeks to serve others. You couldn’t hope for a better MP (or friend tbh!) 🔥❤️
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I have been absolutely blown away by all the endorsements and support that I’ve had since announcing my candidacy for @LabourWomensNet Executive committee. Thank you so much to everyone that has endorsed me, supported me and voted for me so far. I feel blessed. #lwnelects2024
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One of the privileges of PhD study is getting to travel alongside talented thinkers with different specialisms. Here’s extraordinary @Katy_Brookfield presenting on her trailblazing work on tech-facilitated domestic abuse. Fascinating, vital research @@UoNSociology #BSC2023
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Brilliant time campaigning with @AshleyDalton_MP in Blackpool for Labour’s great candidate @ChrisPWebb. We did many door knocking rounds but a particular favourite was being out in Marton Ward with @blackpoolsarah - the rain didn’t dampen our spirits ☔️💪🌹
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Such a privilege to speak at @FabianWomen new year reception. What an incredible group of diverse women, totally smashing it in many areas of politics and public life. Thank you @MariannaMasters for your awesome chairship & @SeemaMalhotra1 for your vision. Keep on sisters 💪🔥🌹
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Delighted (terrified, anxious) to share initial findings from research with prison healthcare staff re: impacts of prisoner suicide (& self-harm). Grateful to those who participated. Grateful to those who have listened & fed back - including those at @suicidecultures #phdlife
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Great to be out yesterday with the excellent @EmilyThornberry talking to the good people of Caledonian Ward. All year round, rain or shine, we love hearing from our residents 🌹thanks to everyone who came out door knocking @callylabour @IslingtonLabour
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What a night! @Ashley__Dalton MP for West Lancashire. Bloomin’ delighted 🎉🎉🎉 Loved doing this day with @jenthornton01 @Cat_Headley ❤️❤️
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.@EmilyThornberry - where current government are apathetic, we will take action on crime. 3 areas of focus in the crime mission - 1) so-called low-level crime, using early intervention and prevention - youth work key here 2) fraud. 40% of crime in UK is fraud #PlansForPower 1/2
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This was such a team effort. I look forward to seeing you all on the campaign trail with Sadiq and Sem, ensuring that we return Labour AMs to City Hall and defend our city against this awful government 💪🌹2/2.
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I worked in Holloway prison for six years. Here's what I learnt about deporting 'foreign national offenders' My piece yesterday for @LabourList #Deportations (@DavidLammy)
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Brilliant & inspiring day at @thefabians conf on Saturday. @FabianWomen panel on Black Health a highlight 🔥✊ Great to hear @AnnelieseDodds @JonAshworth @LabourSJ & many more setting out tangible plans to get the UK out of it the current pervasive awfulness after 13 Tory years.
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It’s by-election day people!! The compassionate, awesome, diligent @Ashley__Dalton will hopefully be the next @UKLabour MP for West Lancs. Lucky West Lancs. Lucky parliamentary Labour Party. Delighted to be here with @Cat_Headley on the doors ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥
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Totally and utterly delighted to see my awesome ward colleague and brilliant friend @UnaOHalloran become leader of our @IslingtonLabour this evening. She is hard-working, kind and a champion for social justice and equality always. Brilliant news for our borough, a total🌟
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Excited for @thefabians conference today. Online & in person, lots of shadow cabinet members & other inspiring speakers. Especially looking forward to @FabianWomen session on challenging structural inequality with @AnnelieseDodds @shaistaAziz @LucyCaldicott @MariannaMasters 🔥🔥.
SATURDAY – the FEPS-Fabian new year conference is back!. A major speech from @Keir_Starmer & big debates on the challenges facing the left. IN-PERSON in London or ONLINE. Tickets are FREE if you join the Fabians today
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🚨 Last week of @thefabians exec committee elections 🚨 members can vote til Fri 20 Oct. I'm currently vice chair of Fabians & former chair @FabianWomen. Would ❤️ to keep representng members & developing Fabian policies ahead of the next GE. Fab sisters @SoniaAdesara @LizHind3 🗳️
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Great time in Bexley campaigning for @danfrancis02 lots of discontent with current government shenanigans and lies. People are ready for change. Lovely seeing amazing sisters @Brenda_Dacres @Alicemac83 and legends @mdbuckley @mtiedemann #VoteLabour
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Grateful for the opportunity to speak about combating polarisation, hate crime and extremism at @progbrit conference today. Such knowledgeable panellists & attendees. Hopeful for the future and having a Labour gov that can address these deep, troubling issues more effectively.
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Really proud that this evening we are moving a motion to make Islington a borough of sanctuary. Passionate, moving speeches from Cllr Bell Bradford & @ValerieABossman. People can’t be illegal #solidarity #welcome #IslingtonFC
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Cracking @IslingtonSouth meeting this eve with brilliant guest speakers: @DawnButlerBrent talking London Labour & manifesto and @ThurrockJen on needing to campaign for Labour councillors in May and next year towards a Labour government. Thank you inspiring sisters 🔥🔥🔥
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Many congratulations to @Semakaleng on being selected as London North East Assembly candidate for Labour. Thanks to the incredible volunteers on my campaign, @ASLEFunion @fbunational @JennetteArnold, other Assembly Members, the local cllrs & the many members who supported me 1/2.
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Lovely day in Wellingborough, campaigning for Labour’s @Gvkitchen ahead of 15 Feb. Positive response from voters in Great Doddington. Thank you to hard-working Labour party staff for warm welcome & for alllll you do (@Gail_McDade 👀). Loved campaigning with @steveyemm #VoteLabour
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Loved talking about why Christians should care about prison, why Christians in politics should care about prison and why Christians on the left should care about prison @ChrLeft conference today #truthtopower #COTL19
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Loved being part of @WIP_live lobby of parliament yesterday. Good to take the twins on their first lobbying excursion on a subject so close to my heart. Thank you @EmilyThornberry @RosieDuffield1 for meeting with us #OPENUP #OPENUPLobby
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I get sassy, smart, sparkling @EmilyThornberry as my MP. She tirelessly fights for her constituents, whoever they are #ThankYourMP #lovewins.
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Behind on the campaigning photos - earlier this week in Cally. Had a lovely time talking to residents on the Bemerton. Thanks for all those who joined us ❤️🌹🔥 #VoteLabour #LabourDoorstep
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Delighted and slightly terrified to be speaking on prisons at the Reshape conference today. Really looking forward to hearing from the other speakers
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Congratulations to @ChrisWebbMP and the whole Labour team for a stunning result in Blackpool South yesterday. It was a joy to campaign for you w/ @AshleyDalton_MP . People are utterly fed up with this rudderless, out of touch government- bring on the general election 🗳️
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Isn’t it amazing to have grown ups back in charge? Clear-sighted about the trouble we’re in, calling a spade a spade so we can all work towards sorting stuff out. Love this. #rawhonesty #prisons #nolanprinciples.
"Prisons would be an obvious example where other parts of the system are broken". PM Keir Starmer outlines his priorities, saying his government will approach issues with a "raw honesty". Follow live
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Glorious sunny autumnal day in Mid Beds, talking to voters in Barton-le-hope. Lots of dissatisfaction, anger even at the Tories. People are ready for change and ready for a hard-working, local MP @alistrathern #Ali4MidBeds (@ValerieABossman ) Enjoy bonus genuine pumpkin pic 🎃
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The Ministry of Justice lied to conceal existence of 36-page internal report that contained explosive testimony from judges & prosecutors about the impact on the justice system of the rising number of people defending criminal charges without a lawyer.
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Great time campaigning for @alistrathern today - @UKLabour’s next MP for Mid Beds. So many incredible people, volunteers and staff, working their socks off for a hard-working, local candidate #Ali4MidBeds
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BIG thanks amazing @shaistaAziz for organising line up for @FabianWomen on Covid & VAWG that was 🔥🔥🔥 What would the current #DomesticAbuseBill look like if penned by @MaraiLarasi @hudzyboo @AngelouCentre1 @Safety4Sisters ?? Thank you for speaking truth #solidarity #FWNVAWG.
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Loved, loved, loved @TheCallyFest today! Thank you to all those who worked so hard to make it a success. Thanks to @EmilyThornberry for joining us. Brilliant day. Privilege to be a Labour councillor in Cally and to celebrate our strength as a community today ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Proud to be a campaigning Chair of @thefabians! At the @SocialistSocs phone bank this eve. Great to be with colleagues calling for some fabulous candidates in key marginals nationwide. Very positive responses, people are ready for change #VoteLabour
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Joyful evening at the mayor making at Islington full council tonight. Outgoing mayor @garyheatherFJ has done a stunning job. Delighted to see my friends and comrades Cllr Anjna Khurana and @JasonUJackson as incoming mayor and deputy 🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Also note to self and all political pals on here for 2022 - be more bell, be more Desmond. We can have an activism and politics based on love and compassion that achieves change, achieves justice. Never give up. These giants are the inspiration #DesmondTutu #bellhooks.
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Good morning London! Glorious morning for door knocking session with @EmilyThornberry in part of Caledonian ward that we’ve gained from Barnsbury. Thanks to @jilanichy superstar for coming with us! #onyourside
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Congrats to @miriammirwitch @mikekatz and all @JewishLabour for putting on such a great NY conference. So much food for thought. Excellent contributions on interfaith work, community cohesion and Labour’s role as a force for reconciliation & hope #JLMConf2024
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Thank you, thank you, thank you @andrew_harrop for 13 years of hard work and incredible policy outputs. Through three Labour leaders you led the Society well & ensured Fabian people and ideas were at the heart of an incoming Labour government. What a legacy! Very grateful 🌹.
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Congratulations to member-led Fabian policy group @LGHFabians on a brilliant report and launch event for Homes for London this week. Thanks for making it happen! Want to know more about @thefabians member policy groups? Get involved
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Deeply moved by incredible display of love&unity at #loveislington this morning @RevdSimonHarvey prays peace to all of Islington's people.
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I long with all my heart to live in a world where as soon as I heard about this woman & her daughter’s tragic, tragic deaths I didn’t assume that it was exactly this. Devastating. Patriarchy kills 💔💔💔Epsom College deaths believed to be murder-suicide
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I spoke unexpectedly last night to support motion 4: standing together against racism & fascism, following the horrific events in Southport this summer and the appalling violence that followed. There is no place for hate here. Solidarity with all Islington’s diverse communities.
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Bonjour brilliant Barnet. Glorious sunny morning and great conversations with residents in Whetstone, turning from the Tories and to @ellarachelrose @vellstells @BarnetLabour. Great to catch up with the Class of 2016 too @mikekatz @AlizonMoore Fab way to start Sunday #VoteLabour
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Out on the Bemerton this afternoon talking with residents about the forthcoming London mayoral and Assembly elections. Lots of support for @SadiqKhan. Also delighted to see new recycling bins being well used & much less fly tipping on the estate. #onyourside #VoteLabour
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Out in Tollington ward this eve with this lovely lot. Great response on the doorstep to @SadiqKhan, spoke to lots of people we’d not previously spoken to who were enthusiastic about Sadiq. Looking forward to 2 May #VoteLabour (Also, saw some gorgeous spring flowers - enjoy 🌹)
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Brilliant to be with lovely @ThurrockJen - hard-working, kind, Thurrock born and raised, Jen would be an awesome representative in parliament. Great time on the doors in Grays - so much dissatisfaction with Tories locally & nationally. Go Jen, go!! #labourgain #votelabour
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Finishing up getting the vote out this eve in Caledonian ward ahead of local elections on Thursday. Thanks @adamrossterry for joining us. Thanks @oliur76 for your unwavering support. It’s an honour to serve in Cally, I hope Thurs brings another four years to do so #VoteLabour
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Wonderful to join @HackneyLabour crew with @KayaJunction this afternoon to get the vote out for @carowoodley ahead of election on this Thursday. Thanks for the warm welcome Hoxton! Lots of support for Labour - bring on polling day ❤️🌹🗳️ #VoteLabour
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Inspiring day @LondonLabour with inspiring people. Love coming to these events and reconnecting after the last few years of zoom & hearing about plans for the next Labour Government- our country so needs it 🌹
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Thanks @progbrit for publishing this on the state of our prisons in the wake of the Daniel Khalife escape. With twice the prison population but only about a third of the crime of 1993, what’s going on in our prisons? How could they better serve us all?.
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Delighted to speak at #IslingtonFC this evening in support of our @IslingtonLabour council’s additional £2 million investment to end violence against women and girls. Thanks also to @AndyHull79 for being a brilliant ally and champion for Islington women ❤️
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Delighted to speak at the launch of @AnnelieseDodds pamphlet for @thefabians - Equal Footing: why we cannot afford to ignore inequality. Brilliant ideas therein. Lovely to intro my friend @AshleyDalton_MP Excited for the coming year - change is in the air!
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