🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Why won't anyone reform council tax? 🏘️ Labour MPs @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social & @catherinewestmp.bsky.social, Tory MP Harriett Baldwin & tax lawyer @danneidle.bsky.social join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss why council tax seems politically untouchable 🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/3529c3

The honour of my life to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph in Victory Square on Remembrance Sunday as Hartlepool’s MP. Our town united to remember those who gave everything for our freedom. We owe a debt we must always honour. We will remember them. 🌺🇬🇧

📣 Big news for Hartlepool! 🦷 A new Urgent Dental Access Centre is now open at Bentley Mathieson Dentalcare (Victoria Rd), offering 70 urgent NHS appointments a week. Book via NHS 111 or 👉 northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/here-to-help... 💪 Improving access to dental care!

"By fixing council tax, we can lift the burden on working people and deliver on the promise that brought us into government" @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social makes the case for council tax reform

🚨 DEAL DONE: NEW NUCLEAR FOR HARTLEPOOL 🚨 In a historic UK–US deal with X-energy & Centrica, Hartlepool is set to host Britain’s 1st Advanced Modular Reactor: ⚡ Power for 1m+ homes 👷‍♂️ 1000s of jobs 💷 BILLIONS of investment The future starts here. 💙

GREAT NORTH RUN - DONE! Thank you to everyone who supported me raising funds for Families First - North East. Over £1200 so far. I’m away for a beer and a rest! You can still donate at: ajbellgreatnorthrun2025.enthuse.com/pf/jonathan-...

More news coverage highlighting impact of the cuts to #ASGSF. Great to see @Jonathanbrashmp.Bsky.social for Hartlepool also speaking up for our families. Thank you Jonathan. We need more MPs do this! Tag yours! #fundnoworpaylater #ACutTooFar #carenotcuts www.itv.com/watch/news/d...

"The impact for the very fabric of our society of soon-to-be voters divorcing themselves from rational, mainstream arguments is chilling." @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social on the Netflix drama Adolescence – and what should follow the conversation around 'incel culture'

Hartlepool’s Labour MP, @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social labels council tax rates unfair and says the tax “actively punish areas for being deprived”. New figures show average households in the North East of England pay a record £444 more in council tax than those in central London. (@thetimes.com)

I had an amazing visit to Hartlepool’s Health and Social Care Academy. We’re not just growing our hospital - we’re putting Hartlepool on the regional map for healthcare and creating fantastic career opportunities for local people!

Labour is investing £1 MILLION into Hartlepool for family hubs in our town! 🎉 This funding will empower parents and carers, nurturing our children and boosting health and education outcomes for all. We are investing in Hartlepool!

Wishing everyone in our wonderful town a very prosperous 2025.

It was an honour to pop down to The Annexe in Hartlepool this morning to say hello to the truly incredible people preparing a very special Christmas Dinner. They’re giving their time, kindness and compassion today to help those in need. They are the true spirit of our town. ❤️

Emotional morning on the headland as we remembered those killed in the bombardment on December 16th 1914. I laid a wreath and also a cross with the name of one victim - Robert Wilfred Cook - inscribed upon it. He was just 8 years old. Photo by Frank Reid.

Enjoyed having a chat for this week’s column with new-intake MP Jonathan Brash, about the “third rail” of British politics - the madness that is council tax: www.theguardian.com/money/2024/d...

🚀ANOTHER MASSIVE WIN FOR HARTLEPOOL! Thrilled to have visited JDR Cables today to meet with Operations Manager Mark Doble as they announced being part of a HUGE £100m contract with Orsted for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm. Another game-changing moment for Hartlepool!

Had a productive meeting with Fisheries Minister @DanielZeichner along with fellow Teesside MPs to discuss the crustacean die offs. He’s agreed to visit our region and engage with the industry. We're committed getting our fishing industry back on track! 💪

🇬🇧 BACKING UK STEEL! 🇬🇧 Thrilled to be appointed as the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Steel snd have the honour of speaking at the UK Steel Summit in Parliament last week. We must prioritise the UK in trade protections, procurement, and investment!

There’s nothing I love more than shouting about our brilliant Hartlepool businesses. Let's show some love for our amazing Hartlepool entrepreneurs! 💙 This Christmas, my family is all about shopping local, and I’d urge you, where you can, to do the same! 🛍️✨

It was wonderful to welcome Christine and Becky from Hartlepool Carers to Parliament today. Their work for our town is extraordinary and it was an honour for me to host them.

Hartlepool’s nuclear power station will continue operating beyond 2026! This power station is essential for our local economy, and I'm committed to pushing for investment in new nuclear to keep Hartlepool at the heart of the UK's future prosperity.

‘Tax wealth, not work’ would be a powerful message for Starmer and Reeves – are they bold enough to pursue it? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Our campaign to secure additional benefit support has brought in over £300,000 in extra annual income for our town's pensioners! 🎉👏 There are further upcoming drop-ins on 9am-11am, at @CitizensAdvice Hartlepool on Park Road on 6th and 20th December.

Labour MP @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social tells me the council tax system "hammers areas in greatest need", having set up a new Council Tax Reform APPG But he admits there would be "losers" if the system was changed “I have no fear whatsoever about being unpopular in government circles about this."

Today is #WhiteRibbonDay, where men are encouraged to hold themselves accountable to women and to each other. #ItStartswithMen It was a pleasure to meet with Ministers Jess Phillips, Anneliese Dodds and Alex Davies-Jones to promote Labour’s mission to halve violence against women and girls.

As part of UK #ParliamentWeek it was a joy to visit Eldon Grove Primary and High Tunstall College in Hartlepool and speak to the pupils there. When they asked what the best part of my job was, the answer was easy… ‘This!’.

Deputy PM standing up for the North East! 👇 www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2473487...

Jonathan Brash MP @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social is now on @bsky.app👏 Do give him a follow. Let’s make this the go to platform for Labour MP’s!

Hear hear

I’m deeply saddened to hear this news. Lord Prescott was a giant of the Labour movement. My thoughts are with his family at this time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...

Reform’s Richard Tice today praised the last Labour Government handling of asylum, saying it was done in a ‘sensible’ way. He highlighted that ‘applications were dealt with in 3-4 weeks, including appeals’ and that ‘only about 20% of applications were granted asylum’.

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Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner rocking it at #PMQs 👏

Hello Bluesky, I’ve heard you’re nice.