📉 Wait lists have fallen again by 43k in January - 374k in 18 months. 🚑 Fastest ambulance response in 5 years, down to less than 29 mins for heart attacks and stroke 🏥 A&E waits the shortest for four years despite a hugely demanding winter Lots done, lots more to do.

Yesterday alongside @caabu.bsky.social & the Britain-Palestine APPG we hosted the Ambassadors of Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, Jordan & Saudi Arabia, and representatives from Qatar & the Arab League, for a briefing on the US-Israel war in the Middle East and its impact on the region.

Labour MPs just voted to expand free school meals to half a million more children, lifting 100,000 children out of poverty. The Tories and Reform UK voted against. Only Labour will give children growing up in our country the best start in life.

This Labour Government is fighting for unity over division. Vote Labour today in Gorton and Denton 🌹 #VoteLabour www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

It's polling day! Vote for Labour's fantastic candidate Angeliki Stogia. Labour are the only party that can stop Reform. Vote for unity and hope over division and hate.

It's clear who Reform UK stand for - and it's not workers. They seek to sow division, while committing to throw our hard-won rights on the scrapheap. labourunions.org.uk/stop-reform/

Labour is rising to the generational challenge of properly supporting children with SEND. We will set out our vision and ambition for a schools system where every child can achieve and thrive. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

For too long too many children haven’t had the support they need to succeed. That must change. Labour will transform our schools system so every child can achieve and thrive. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Gorton & Denton is a constituency of two halves. After thousands and thousands of conversations, the story is clear: only Labour has the breadth & depth to beat Reform. Voters are increasingly recognising that. See the whole picture 👇

Yesterday the Foreign Secretary spoke as Chair of the UN Security Council about ongoing UK support in Gaza. I was pleased to see these issues highlighted and strongly support our actions to secure peace and a viable two-state solution. Full statement here: rachelhopkins.org/2026/02/19/o...

The Tories' anti-union laws have started being put in the shredder - thanks to the Employment Rights Act. 🔥🌹 Now let's finish the job, scrap the 2016 Trade Union Act completely and deliver the New Deal for Working People in full. labourunions.org.uk/deliverinfull

Reform don’t do defence. No one appointed in their so-called Shadow Cabinet for Defence. Must be waiting for another failed Tory to defect to fill that slot. Nathan Gill can’t do it after he was sent down for taking Russian bribes. You can’t trust Reform with defence.

This morning, a fake email was sent to Labour MPs purporting to be from Mainstream. This was not sent from Mainstream and has been reported to the Police.

The Tories left our schools to RAAC and ruin. Labour has a long-term plan to rebuild our crumbling school estate for the next generation. Fit for the future, inclusive by design, settings where every child can achieve and thrive. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

The latest apprenticeship stats are in... Are you tired of me saying it yet? 🆙 Starts up 🆙 Participation up 🆙 Achievements up Turning the corner, with Labour.

The best start in life means having a safe, loving home. Labour is bringing fostering into the 21st century with investment and reform — supporting carers with innovative new models and an ambitious action plan to match. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We’re announcing the next 500 schools to join the Best Start free breakfast club programme. Support is being targeted to the 300,000 children who need it most. Labour is giving our children the best start in life – no matter their background or postcode. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Only Labour can defeat Reform in Gorton and Denton. A vote for the Greens or any other party risks them getting in. We are a tolerant, proud, progressive city and we don’t want their divisive brand of politics here.

Labour is on the side of leaseholders 🏠 This Labour Government is capping ground rents at £250 annually, protecting leaseholders from forfeiture, and moving towards the banning of new leasehold flats. Brilliant that this will see up to 900,000 people benefitting from savings 💰

At the heart of our changes to the justice system is bolstering protections for victims. We are announcing plans to ensure all victims get free access to sentencing transcripts. An important win for brilliant victim groups campaigners @dailymirrornews.bsky.social www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

The most ambitious SEND training package in our country’s history. Every child in every nursery, school & college across England will be taught by staff who can support a range of needs. Labour is building schools where every child can achieve & thrive. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

🚨 November NHS stats show that waiting lists fell by 86,000! This brings the total fall to 312,000 since Labour came into government 🚑 Ambulances are arriving faster 🩺 Patient satisfaction with access to GPs is up This Labour government is making our NHS fit for the future 🌹

🚨 Record-breaking offshore wind auction secured by this Labour Government ✅ Enough power for 12 million homes ✅ 7,000 jobs ✅ £22bn investment This is a decisive step in Labour’s mission for clean power, delivering energy security, lower bills, thousands of good jobs, and climate action 🌱

We’ve just secured the largest amount of offshore wind in any auction ever in Britain - enough to power the equivalent of 12 million homes. In Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 the first offshore wind project in three years has been successful - a landmark moment demonstrating our commitment to the whole of the UK.

Under Labour’s Employment Rights Act over 18 million workers are set to benefit from stronger protections from April🌹 🍼 Day one rights to paternity leave and unpaid parental leave 🏥 Strengthened statutory sick pay ❌ Exploitative practices like fire and rehire banned @labourunionsuk.bsky.social

Real wins for workers are a step closer as the Gov confirms new rights start in April: 🚼 Right to paternity leave from Day One 1️⃣ Right to unpaid parental leave from the first day in a new job But this is just the start, add your name to back the New Deal in full labourunions.org.uk/deliverinfull/

BREAKING: Labour's landmark Employment Rights Bill has PASSED both Houses of Parliament. Its new rights will be transformational. This is a massive step forward in delivering Labour's New Deal for Working People - passed by a Labour Government, delivered with the labour movement. Let's celebrate 🎉

The House of Lords meets this afternoon to debate the Employment Rights Bill - again. WATCH: Last night, our MPs sent a clear message to the Lords - it's time to get out of the way and pass the Employment Rights Bill - today!

Opposition Lords are STILL voting to water down key measures in the Employment Rights Bill - risking delaying rights like access to Sick Pay from Day 1. The Lords must get out of the way and let the Bill pass, so we can deliver the new rights working people need. www.labourunions.org.uk/stoptheblock

Labour will build a Britain where no child goes hungry, where every child has opportunities, where every family has power and choices in life. So proud to present the Child Poverty Strategy to Parliament.

Proud to unveil the Child Poverty Strategy. Child poverty is a scourge I grew up with, it is a scourge I want to end. This government will drive the biggest reduction of child poverty in a single Parliament. This is how we get there. www.gov.uk/government/p...

🚨Millions of UK workers to get pay rise as Reeves plans increased minimum wage. The national living wage and minimum wage increase shows the #NewDeal for Working People in action. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Labour is scrapping the two child benefit cap to deliver on our historic moral mission of tackling child poverty.

I'm sorry, what? Green Peers voting with Tories and Lib Dems to undermine the Employment Rights Bill in the House of Lords.... 👀🟩

On Armistice Day we remember all those who have given their service for our country, and thank the brave members of our armed forces community who continue to serve. We will never forget the sacrifices made for our freedom.

Labour’s Veterans Strategy is part of our work to renew the nation’s contract with those who served. 🎖️ £27m released for a new veteran-wide support service 🏠 New funding for a dedicated wraparound homelessness service 🩺 Investing In world-class veterans NHS support

HIGHLIGHTS: Yesterday, Labour MPs stood firm to vote down Conservative and Lib Dem amendments that would water down the landmark Employment Rights Bill. See the highlights here 👇

The Labour government has announced new updates to the national curriculum: 🎶 opening up access to music, sport, art and drama to all students 📚 strengthening academic foundations 💻 preparing children for the modern world. Find out more 👇 www.gov.uk/government/n...

The votes are in: MPs have REJECTED the Conservative and Liberal Democrat attempts to water down Labour's landmark Employment Rights Bill. Time for the Lords to get out of the way, so the Government can deliver on their manifesto commitment to implement a New Deal for Working People in full.

Our expert-led Curriculum and Assessment Review has concluded. Its recommendations will support this Labour government to build a system where every child can achieve and thrive. A renewed system, fit for the future. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I welcome the government’s announcement that it has today secured an £8 billion deal to export 20 Typhoon jets to Türkiye 🇹🇷 This deal will secure 20,000 jobs across the UK, including 1000 in and around Luton South and South Bedfordshire. Labour are making defence an engine for growth.

Great to see the Labour government empowering the Environment Agency to hold water companies to account 💧 Labour’s plan: ✅ Tougher penalties ✅ No unfair bonuses ✅ £104 billion to fix our water infrastructure and bring forward systemic reform

Wishing a very Happy Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas to all those celebrating in Luton South and South Bedfordshire and beyond! 🪔

The clean energy future is about more than solar panels & wind turbines - it’s about well paid, secure jobs for everyone.  ✅ 400,000 extra jobs by 2030 ✅ 5 new Clean Energy Technical Excellence Colleges  ✅ Helping people learn new skills & transition from other professions

Thank you to everyone who spoke with me and our Labour team today, including your local Farley ward councillors Mahmood Hussain, Dave Taylor and Javeria Hussain. Your feedback on local issues including inconsiderate parking will be taken up with Luton Council

In our first year, we got more children back in our classrooms and more expert teachers at the front of them – Labour is fixing the foundations of our schools. But we’re doing more to recruit 6,500 teachers with financial incentives to Get Into Teaching. www.gov.uk/government/n...

The Labour-union link brings the collective voices of nearly 4 million working people to the heart of the Labour Party. 🌹 ✊ We’re delighted to welcome Joanne Thomas as our new Chair of Labour Unions.

What a fantastic evening at the @humanists.uk reception at #Lab25 Conference. Always a highlight to connect with so many supportive Labour politicians & activists who share our vision for a more rational, compassionate, & open society.

A library in every single primary school in England. That is what this Labour government will deliver. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...