The criminal who funded Nigel Farage before his election made undisclosed donations to Reform UK in an apparent breach of electoral law. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/... Latest from me and Insight

Had a great time with the family at Kings Norton Festival. All proceeds go to the upkeep of St Nicholas Church.

This is the reality of outsourcing in modern Britain. Our members cleaned Parliament for years. Churchill Group binned them to save money. The work stays, the workers go, and loyalty counts for nothing. GMB is standing with the Churchill cleaners and we are fighting back. #ChurchillCleaners

Parliamentary staff of colour earn £2,000 less than white colleagues, study suggests

Really good to catch up with @richardparkerwm.bsky.social to talk about the future of local bus services, economic investment, and the need to extend the city's tram network.

NEW @gabrielpogrund.bsky.social reveals tonight that the Met Police have been investigating donations to Reform UK from fraudster George Cottrell's mother. The investigation has been ongoing since last year and two people have been interviewed by police.

Farage - always a martyr in search of a cross.

'Love is not limited by class.' Some beautiful drafting, and important arguments about the future of education and the role of the state, in @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social's Ruskin speech.

Behind every cut is a life. Inside Parliament, the cleaners who keep the place running are being made redundant. The people who clean the corridors of power before MPs arrive and after they leave are treated as a cost to cut. Stand with the Churchill cleaners on the Parliamentary Estate.

Brilliant news that seven more schools in Birmingham Northfield are getting funded free breakfast clubs from September

Evidence shows Sure Start improved educational and health outcomes for children. That's why we're bringing it back for the modern day, through Best Start in Life.

EXC - The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Really enjoyed visiting Hawkesley Church Primary Academy and meeting staff and students. A disused part of the school is going to be refurbished over the summer, funded through the Government's School Based Nursery programme. Looking forward to visiting again!

Wondering if a bit like Boris and partygate, we are reaching the point of "None of this matters until suddenly all of it does".

Well, this helps explain why Farage has gone into political hiding. Just how many more undeclared dark money donations were there?

National Retail Workers' Day 2026: Retailers join with Usdaw on a national appreciation day for key workers in the industry #NRWD26 www.usdaw.org.uk/latest-news/...

It's astonishing to see these statements in black and white. The suggestion that council officers and commissioners could dismiss striking workers immediately after the election to spare Birmingham's new leaders' political blushes goes way beyond normal advice. (1/3) www.itv.com/news/central...

TULO unions met with Andy Burnham today and had a very positive discussion about our shared priorities. Working people need a hopeful vision of the future – that means unions must be true partners in a Labour Government. Labour and unions are stronger together.

Last night our movement came together to celebrate the Centenary of the Trade Union Group of Labour MPs. 100 years of forging close ties between trade unions and Labour, pushing for more working class representation, and campaigning for better rights at work like the Employment Rights Act.

📣 NEW: From today, you can begin training to be a train driver once you're 18. ASLEF has worked closely with the government to bring about this hugely important change for the future of our industry.

So it turns out the massive scandal here is that Bridget Phillipson's mum bought a council house for £9k in 1990 and then sold it *33 years* later for £99k. That's the entire story

My grandad took enormous pride in having worked at Rackhams. Sad to see it close. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Despite what you've heard this week, we're delivering on our manifesto with over 4,600 teachers recruited into where we need them most – secondaries, special schools and colleges. That's alongside more teachers in training, more rejoining and more staying in our schools.

📈 3,008 more teachers in secondaries & special schools 📈1,646 more teachers in colleges 📈Trainee teachers up 13% 📈 Teacher pay up 9.5% 📈 Record investment in schools If standing up for state schools makes me a spiteful class warrior, I’ll wear it with pride. #PMQs

Kemi lost her head at PMQs - and afterwards too. It's not the first time. She's compared me to a Gestapo officer. I wonder what it is about a working class woman driving record investment in state schools by ending private schools' tax breaks that the Tories hate so much.

Statement on Edinburgh Anti-Muslim Attack

Green shoots of progress: for the first time in five years, more children and teenagers are enjoying reading. Go all in with the National Year of Reading. 🌱📚

The movement stood together for HOPE, and hope won the day 🌈 🌹 ☀️ ♥️ ✊ What an incredible result. Congratulations @andyburnham.bsky.social

Back on the campaign trail with @gmb.org.uk @gmbmidlands.bsky.social in Makerfield today. Fingers crossed for the result.

Men should not beat up women. Full stop. No excuses. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...

Nigel Farage asked trade unions to affiliate to Reform. No thanks Nigel.

Bidfood bosses kicked the union out of the workplace. But workers said no. Now GMB members have won their fight for a union voice - by standing together 👏👏

There is no equal pay without 'equal pay for work of equal value.' Reform would reverse more than 50 years of progress. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Reform's NICs policy would institutionalise employment discrimination. Farage is also on record as saying that employers should legally be able to turn down applicants of all other nationalities - from Nigerians to Irish. Time to wake up to what Reform represents.

Much precious Parliamentary time is about to be spent to force through a deeply flawed bill. Such complex legislation is fundamentally unsuited to be a PMB. The threat to use the Parliament Acts reflects poorly on its promoters. I urge colleagues to consider why so many disabled people fear it.

Footage of UK Royal Marines boarding the Smyrtos tanker, carrying over 100,000 tons of Russian crude, overnight in the English Channel. First time Britain has physically seized a Russian shadow fleet tanker in its own waters.

Raising Birmingham road and pavement safety issues in Parliament over the last week👇

Since 2016, Birmingham Pathfinder has worked with local schools to offer a different way through for families when they need support. Long-term, non-judgemental, and able to navigate different public agencies to find lasting answers. (1/2)

Don't call them protestors. Don't say they have legitimate concerns. This is hate abetted by far-right international voices who want break our society. And it demands an assertive response.

Good to see old friends at GMB Congress in Blackpool yesterday, and to get back out on the doorstep in Makerfield. Encouraging responses, including from people who made their mind up to vote Labour after watching the Question Time hustings.

It’s official. GMB Congress has just made One Parliament One Employer GMB policy. 650 MPs. 650 separate employers. One broken system. Not for much longer.

What a mess. One of Northfield constituency's new Reform councillors voted for the Lib Dems to take Birmingham's leadership over her own party. The sole Workers Party councillor voted for the Tories.

Great to speak at this morning's event on our recent report on the School-Based Nursery programme - a huge thank you to the rest of the panel for a great discussion. @smfthinktank.bsky.social @suttontrust.bsky.social, @carlcullinane.bsky.social @larry-turner.bsky.social @nuffieldfoundation.org

#PositiveSWBrum – Well done to whoever handed the card in and saved Gill's husband a lot of hassle 😁 - #Northfield #NorthfieldAldi #Birmingham #BirminghamUK #B31Voices #BVoices

Keir Starmer was at his best at PMQs today as he berated Farage’s attempt to whip up fury over the tragic murder of Henry Nowak

A statement from Sikh MPs on the murder of Henry Nowak.

Absolutely shocking. No clue. No idea. No respect for workers rights - doesn't affect him so he doesn't seem to care...

TWO ARRESTED – one on suspicion of attempted murder & one on suspicion of assisting an offender – after a man was shot in a Northfield street on Thursday (28th May) READ MORE: b31.org.uk/2026/05/two-... #Birmingham #BirminghamUK #gun crime #Northfield #Frankley #egghill #B31Voices #BVoices

It has now been 10 weeks and three days since Nigel Farage last turned up to vote in the House of Commons