A decade ago this month, Farage stood in front of a poster with the inflammatory slogan “Breaking Point” on it. A few hours later, Jo Cox was murdered by a far-right extremist. A decade later, Farage continues to incite hatred and violence. Time he started suffering the legal consequences.

Enjoyed writing this for @iandunt.bsky.social excellent substack. Labour does have a genuinely inspiring vision and impressive track record. It's called net zero and if the government talked about it more it might start to improve its fortunes. iandunt.substack.com/p/guest-post...

I just feel so bad for the Nowaks. Not only to lose their son in such horrible circumstances, to be so let down by the police in his final moments, to put up with his murderer's family slandering him, and to get through it all with such dignity... only for this carpetbagger to make hay from it too.

Put Michael Grade on hiatus for 18 months, then return with a new podcast: The Bile of a Whine Lord. Only for him to be axed after 14 episodes and replaced with Sylvester McCoy.

"Well, in 1994, I was dying," says Leo in #TipToe. Living well with HIV 32 years later. Medical progress in the fight against HIV has transformed a diagnosis from a terminal one to a longterm, manageable condition.

The abhorrent racism aside, Burnham is right that there is something quite desperate about Reform's recent activity. See also Zia 'white people are the biggest victims of racism' Yusuf's recent posts

The UK government should do something about malevolent foreign interference in British democracy. Urgently.

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Report the ‘phone hack’ to the police Nigel or I will do it for you. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

*le sigh* Removing most (admittedly not all, as that's basically impossible in the short term) fossils fuels from the electricity supply *is* the way we prevent energy price increases. Having questions like this putting them at odds is clearly misunderstanding the problem of high energy prices.

Despite the Green Party strongly opposing significant new social rent housing for local families in Moss Side, Chorlton, Levenshulme, and Collyhurst - Manchester Labour will continue the fight for more new social housing to add to the 70,000 social rent homes we already have in the City.

Can’t wait to hear from Manchester’s recently-elected Reform UK councillors about how climate change isn’t real… 👀

Reform’s Makerfield meltdown continues today, as the party scrambles to establish whether its candidate backed Brexit - which it previously emphasised as a wedge issue this campaign - while a public split erupts between the “shadow home secretary” and “shadow chancellor” on migration policy

Seems “Rob the Plumber” is just another right-wing grifter. Who could’ve guessed..? 🤷🏼‍♂️

The white van that Reform UK are milking for all it’s worth? It was only bought 3 months ago, when Rob Kenyon set up his Makerfield Heating company. It’s like he invented himself just before the 2026 local elections.

Reform UK’s Rob Kenyon set up Makerfield Heating in April 2026. Seems he’s already folding it, now he’s a politician. Here’s www.makerfieldheating.com.

9 years on from the Manchester Arena bombing, it's important that we continue to remember those who sadly died, and were injured, and all their families and friends still hurting. We stand with them today as a city in solidarity, and in our thoughts, love and prayers forever. 🐝

EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK’s Makerfield by-election candidate, Rob Kenyon, had a SECOND deleted social media account, and the archived posts are damning. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/05/21/r...

Robert Kenyon, Reform UK’s candidate for #Makerfield. His Twitter account is suspended. We do know that he RT’d an awful lot of far-right commentators, including Carl Benjamin, Peter Sweden and Wayne O’Rouke who was jailed after the Southport riots.

Latest Housing Numbers for Manchester-a record year. In 2025/2026, a total of 4,766 new homes were built. 901 homes were affordable, with 439 for social rent, and 159 for Manchester Living Rent. Also seen 600 empty homes brought back into use since Nov. 2024.🏡 ilovemanchester.com/manchester-a...

That was also a great day at the Victoria Pub when @andyburnham.bsky.social came to Withington for the day to celebrate at a festival to mark 40 years since the iconic Factory Records started in a flat on Palatine Road, Withington. Legend.🍻

Many congratulations to The Victoria Pub on their recent and well deserved award for best pub in Stockport and south Manchester by @camraofficial.bsky.social. They are a fantastic community pub at the heart of our high street in Withington Village.🍺 www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/foo...

Today is #IDAHOBIT 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Also known as the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, which is celebrated annually on the 17th of May. It is a global initiative that aims to raise awareness about discrimination, violence, and the challenges faced by the LGBTQIA+ community.

Your Eurovision winner is BANGARANGA by DARA 🇧🇬 Congratulations to Bulgaria on scoring their first ever victory at the 70th edition of the Contest 🥳 And THANK YOU for your votes 🥰 www.eurovision.com/stories/dara...

🇧🇬 BULGARIA is the winner of #Eurovision 2026!

Here we go. Once Jack Morgan from Look Around You and his nepo baby sidekick have finished prattling on. #Eurovision

Two in five arrested for the summer’s UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse. Police data shows overlap between public violent disorder + domestic abuse. I wonder what the stat will be today? Our country is so much better than Yaxely Lennon and his crew. The majority of us love, not hate🫶

Catching up on last night’s #Eurovision. Opening confirmed this year’s presenters as the worst since “Dr Death and the Tooth Fairy”. 🇧🇬 Absolute classic Eurovision, down to the title. Will bag a lot of votes tomorrow night 🇦🇿 Dull apart from her shouting “BUSSY!” at the end

This boils my piss. So many good people lost their council seats to the Greens last week, and the party’s own leader couldn’t be arsed to vote. Just a hollow charlatan operating on vibes.

Not voting should be illegal, and we should bring back shame in public life

Once again: Jo Cox MP was murdered. David Amess MP was murdered.

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2026, take a look at Mental Health Foundation’s top 10 actions to support good mental health.

Manchester Labour is improving every neighbourhood and high street across the city, with investment and work underway in places like Withington. Read more here: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

BREAKING: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, according to property records seen by Sky News.

A very strong start to 2026 -significantly above forecasts. GDP/capita rose 0.6% in first three months of 2026 (OBR expected gdp/capita to grow by 0.8% in 2026 as a whole) www.ons.gov.uk/economy/gros...

Watching #Eurovision SF1. 🇲🇩 Very noisy and daft, as only Moldova can be 🇸🇪 She’d like to keep it on please 🇭🇷 Good bit of Balkan folk 🇬🇷 Catchy, also like eating a tube of Smarties in one go 🇵🇹 Sweet and gentle, benefits from being between two hyperactive entries 🇬🇪 Those vocals 😬😬😬

One of the many curiosities of this decision is that Nigel Farage is the only serving UK political leader (to my knowledge) to have been criticised by the Board of Deputies for personally using rhetoric linked to antisemitic conspiracy theories, for which he has never apologised.

This vile woman is the new Reform councillor for Baguley ward. She won the seat in part because the Greens took a chunk out of our vote. Happened elsewhere too. Labour can’t focus solely on progressive voters, but we need to win them back if we’re to avoid further catastrophic losses next year.

Every Reform councillor who was elected this week is going to go into their first day of work thinking that 80% of their borough's budget goes on giving immigrants pronouns and they're all going to find that every single department is underfunded and slightly reducing the budget will kill people

Hungary’s parliament sings “Ode to Joy” — the anthem of Europe — after Péter Magyar is sworn in as prime minister. Hungary is once again a proud member of the European Union.

As polls close I want to thank all our Labour members and supporters who have stood with us and contributed to our campaigns in whatever way. And to all our candidates - the whole Party are so proud of you, serving your local communities and putting yourselves forward for election.   Thank you.

🗳️ Polling day is our chance to fight for better pay 💷, stronger rights at work ✊, and properly funded public services 🏥📚🚍 Don’t sit this one out. #VoteLabour 🌹 🗳️ Polls open until 10pm - bring your ID!🪪 📍 Find a campaign event near you! labourunions.org.uk/events

Good morning! Vote Labour 🗳️🌹

Solidarity with Tina Hewitson. A brilliant, hard-working Labour councillor, whose dedication to her residents in Ardwick has been unwavering, even while she has been undergoing cancer treatment. The Green candidate in Ardwick has shown themselves to be unfit for public office.

Tomorrow is polling day 🗳️ Make sure to bring an accepted form of photo ID to the polling station with you 🪪 The list of accepted forms of ID is here: www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-e... You can find your polling station here: wheredoivote.co.uk Vote Labour 🌹

In an era when people are fed up of politics Manchester Labour are determined to keep building a better city and delivering 🏠 record numbers of genuinely affordable social homes 👧 Well run services 🏬 🌳 investment in high streets and neighbourhoods www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

This is disgusting but it’s not just one Reform candidate, it’s become a regular of output of hatred. If Farage doesn’t deal with them then he isn’t just complicit, he is actively endorsing the racism, misogony and Islamophobia that his candidates preach. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

We have made great progress in bringing over 500 empty homes back into use in Manchester since November 2024.🌹 This is a vital part of our housing strategy and is having a positive impact in every ward of our city in Manchester, including here in Old Moat too.🏡 ilovemanchester.com/500-empty-ma...

Happy Renters’ Rights Day, England. This Labour government is delivering for private renters.

Have the Green Party disowned these candidates yet? If not, why not?