Climate change is (obviously) a public health emergency. We wrote to the Labour party in 2020 to make this case. The UK government should be working to prevent and mitigate the effects of climate change on all of us.

I just signed a petition calling on the UK government to end Palantir's involvement in the NHS. A secretive US spy tech company has no place in our health service. Sign here: nopalantir.org.uk

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“It’s very important that we are not ignored when it comes to money" Read Gareth Oelmann's interview from Pulse Live Cardiff about the need for more GPs and an increase in funding to general practice in Wales. www.pulsetoday.co.uk/views/big-in...

Palantir's co-founder claimed "the NHS makes people sick" Yet this US tech giant now runs the NHS data platform. There are serious concerns about its access to patient data and human rights record. The Government should use the break clause and kick Palantir out of our NHS.

"Far too much strategic time and effort is wasted on NHS reorganisations. Whilst we believe that the NHS does need to be reshaped we think this can be done organically as particular needs are identified. Economies of scale can be achieved, where they exist, by organisations co-operating together."

"In these circumstances it might be thought that a Labour government would prioritise public health. Instead spending on public health is falling in real terms, services for physical activity are being abandoned, and there are wide disparities in the availability of services".

When Burnham talks of "localism", he always ignores the fact that giving more power to local communities lies at the heart of the EU idea. Alongside regional funding, the EU's Committee of the Regions facilitates cooperation between towns, cities and regions across the whole continent! #RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺

I've got a plan to clean up British politics. 🚫No second jobs for MPs. 💷Cap political donations. ❌No contracts for party donors. Politics should work for you - not the highest bidder. Let's stop the sleaze for good!

Neil Duncan-Jordan would bar anyone connected to a public contract in the past ten years from donating. Another from LD Lisa Smart would require candidates to declare past or present income/gifts from the Russian state or connected entities.

Amendment watch... Lib Dem MP Lisa Smart has an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill which would ban politicians from taking payments from foreign state broadcasters. Richard Burgon's would exclude oil and gas companies from the list of permissible donors.

Open letter to Andy Burnham from lots of excellent organisations including: @doctorsinunite.com , @thedauk.bsky.social , @keepournhspublic.bsky.social , @fbunational.bsky.social , @nasuwt-official.bsky.social , @medact.bsky.social , @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social , @strikemap.org Please share 👇

Keep the crypto bros out of your healtcare data 👇

One of our spokespeople, Dr @jatinderhayre.bsky.social has written a must-read book on the complicated but very important issue of Physician Associates - read our review of it here. keepournhspublic.com/noctor-nocto... You can pre-order here: www.waterstones.com/book/noctor-...

Nigel Farage wants a mandate for corruption. Hopefully he'll get a by-election versus a man wearing a bin instead: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

On my way, Clacton.

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NEW: Before cryptobillionaire Christopher Harborne gave £5m to @nigel_farage, he gave £1m to Boris Johnson. For what?? Today @thenerve.news news reveals new evidence that tracks Harborne's investments in defence firm QinetiQ...to key defence announcements from Boris Johnson. 1/

#Danegeld www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Our Co-Chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social writes for @publicsectorfocus.bsky.social magazine: "The revolving door between DHSC and the world of business presents a corruption risk that erodes public confidence in government." Read the full explosive piece here: flickread.com/edition/html...

Get Palantir out of our NHS. A secretive US spy tech firm with deep Trump ties has no business holding our health data. Add your name: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/an...

ICYMI: a new independent report shows major reductions in air pollution in our city are linked to an estimated 40% fewer annual premature deaths.

Welcome back to Parliament Andy - your success will be everyone's success, so very best of luck. I met Andy Burnham as a junior doctor the last time he was an MP. When speaking truth to power it really helps when the other person actually seems to want to listen - which Andy did.

Wonks 😂 Looking forward to the @theguardian.com long read about boffins next

The consequences of climate change are already here - and things will only get worse unless we act now. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3vyz6w5z0zo

**New #RejoinEU Petition** 10 years after the Brexit referendum and 6 years after leaving the EU, it is clear to us that Brexit isn't working. We think it is time for the Government to #ApplyToRejoin the European Union. Sign #RejoinPetition4 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...

A Brexit map of Britain Today In a referendum held today, just 11 of Britain’s 632 constituencies would vote to stay out of the EU – all of them in England. #RejoinEU www.moreincommon.org.uk/research/bre...

"If the mythic Overton window shifts to the right, and you obligingly follow suit, it will simply move further toward that extreme, and reward only the tip of the spear."

John Major talking more sense than majority of serving MPs. It's essential we rejoin before we slide any further into being a parochial backwater dominated by malignant narcissists like Farage doing the bidding of big oil et al. 🇬🇧🇪🇺

If I were in government I'd be scoping an announcement to have solar, batteries and air conditioning (heating and cooling) in every school and hospital by 2030

Great stuff here from the co-chairs of @keepournhspublic.bsky.social

I love getting to team up with the legendary @yasminalibhaibrown.bsky.social. The pro-Brexit arguments come across as laughable and archaic in the current context. inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...

‘Act on the evidence outside the window’: Andy Burnham urged to stick to net zero targets if he becomes PM

The National Health Service struggles due to the lack of a National Social Care Service. Burnham is right to call for a change to misguided policies from Thatcher onwards. We need to 'end social care disgrace' - endsocialcaredisgrace.org

it was surprising to hear Unite's Sharon Graham criticize Ed Miliband's record as 'job destroying' climate activism. We hope she reconsiders, on a day where UK is under extreme heat warnings. The climate crisis is real, we need a Chancellor who fights it. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Please consider signing this e-petition on GMC reform: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

On the 10th anniversary of #Brexit, many are rightly reflecting on the chaos, uncertainty & devastating impacts the decision to leave the EU had on this country. We must also look ahead to what could come after Brexit. (1/3)

"Of course it costs money to train and employ us, but that's because we do a job no one else can." @redrunswick.bsky.social consistently hits the nail on the head. Can't believe this needs to be said - but there is no substitute for human, qualified doctors - and I will ALWAYS stand with them.

Ten years after the Brexit vote, the bill is brutal. Britain has paid for Nigel Farage’s lie with two million fewer jobs, £27bn in lost trade, an economy up to 8% smaller and costs estimated at £90bn every year. 1/2

"It will only ever be spent because of the campaigning you did which resulted in the vote 10 years ago today?" "You have concerns over your personal security for the rest of your days?" Farage has got richer while you have got poorer.

Opening our annual representative meeting, BMA Deputy Chair Dr Emma Runswick warns against a “factory model” of care. There is no shortcut to medical training and no shortcut to safe patient care. @redrunswick.bsky.social

Welcome back to Parliament Andy - your success will be everyone's success, so very best of luck. I met Andy Burnham as a junior doctor the last time he was an MP. When speaking truth to power it really helps when the other person actually seems to want to listen - which Andy did.

Thanks to everyone who attended one of the local screenings of the #PEBUK over recent weeks. Please sign this petition to support the call for a #NationalEmergencyBriefing to allow everyone in the UK to understand the risks we face, the solutions that are available to us and the actions we can take.

Is binning expert correspondents in eastern Europe a good idea at a time like this? Disinformation on the rise, Russia interfering in many countries, threatening several and actually at war with one? Well, BBC News management seems to think so. It's disposing of me and 4 of my colleagues.

Tomorrow's politics:

Andy Burnham was elected Mayor of Greater Manchester via proportional representation - bringing Manchesterism to Westminster should start with a proper, grown up voting system. Stop the chaos - make votes matter - support PR. makevotesmatter.org.uk

So many congratulations to @andrewmeyerson.uk on becoming CEO of @everydoctor.org.uk!

www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Well done Richard Hermer 👏

Really informative stuff here: