I've been meaning to get back into the swing of social media again with the new year, and this seemed like the right time for it. Absolutely fantastic news - Avon Fire and Rescue do good work.

🚨 Tory austerity is over. 🌹 The Labour Government is boosting Bristol City Council's core spending power by £161.3 million 👇

🚞 The West of England has waited 25 years for the Portishead Line 🌹 Under a Labour Government, a Labour Mayor, and a local Labour MP, it's finally being delivered www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

Very old school at the Co-op party stand in Liverpool! Legitimately cannot remember the last time I had a Polaroid of me... If you're part of the Labour Party and you haven't joined, sign yourself up as soon as possible. @coopparty.party.coop

Really pleased to see this. I'm glad the Council backed this in full - even the Greens, to their credit. We should support our Armed Forces and our veterans.

We are proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant because we recognise the value of our veterans, and all our serving personnel and their families. 🇬🇧

Jack Reacher fans! Author Andrew Child is speaking at Avonmouth in #Bristol - a @bristollibraries.bsky.social event. Tuesday 22 July 6pm. Pay as you can when you book. www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/bri... *PLEASE SHARE* #JackReacher #AndrewChild #Avonmouth #Bristol #Library #CrimeFiction

🇬🇧🇺🇦 Bristol stands with Ukraine 🤝 Odesa and Bristol have much in common – twinning our two cities would demonstrate our support and bring economic and cultural benefits with it 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

My new Constitution Society report on compulsory voting has now been published. I argue that low turnout has left the UK with an unrepresentative electorate. This is creating warped incentives for politicians, and contributing to low growth, high inequality, and rising democratic discontent.

🚸 The cost of childcare is driving people into debt, out of work and into impossible choices 🌹 We're pushing for change www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...

🚉 25 years in the making. Now we have a Labour Government, a Labour Mayor and a Labour MP, it's finally being built. www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...

Together, we elected a Labour Govt with a promise to deliver a New Deal for Working People. A year on, they are delivering on that promise: the Employment Rights Bill will soon be law, they've just published their plan to implement it - and this is just the beginning. #newdeal

Women in Business! Whether you’re new to networking or a seasoned entrepreneur, you’ll love #LadiesWhoLatte. All you pay for is a coffee. Join us at Ruby Jeans, 3-4 The Parade, #Shirehampton, #Bristol BS11 9TS on the first Wednesday each month, 10-11.30am. *PLEASE SHARE* #WomenInBiz #Free #StartUp

Community-led climate action is expanding, after Bristol Climate & Nature Partnership have worked across Bristol on projects with social and environmental benefits. People in BANES, South Glos, and N Somerset will now take part too thanks to £1.75m of lottery funding: tinyurl.com/ClimateActionBCNP

Thank you to everyone who took part in the Spending Review. I travelled across the country to listen to frontline workers and local people about our Plan for Change. We’re investing in the renewal of Britain, and we’re only just getting started.

She really is shockingly bad at this. Prime Minister attends to NATO? Attends to dssperate, urgent foreign policy? The bloody cheek of it. Not getting into the stupidity and weapons grade hypocrisy as a caretaker opposition leader claiming "no-one cares what you think". Good God.

Young people across the West of England can access our £5 million support programme to get into work and training. In Bristol, like Blake; South Gloucestershire; and Bath & North East Somerset, our Youth Guarantee trailblazer is there for you: tinyurl.com/WestYouthGuarantee 📺 BBC Politics West

£150 million for the creative sector is a real vote of confidence in the West and other areas. Culture is part of who we are, from Oscar-collecting Aardman to treble-winning Bath Rugby. It’s a growing part of our economy. Now we can invest more in its future: tinyurl.com/150mCreativePlaces

Not normally fond of opining on foreign policy, given local councillors' influence on it is nonexistent, but we cannot allow ourselves to get drawn into the US attack on Iran. Very reassured by the diplomatic pressure and the tone taken by the Prime Minister, but we must not support another war.

🏛️ Hartcliffe has been left behind for too long 🌹 Labour is determined to change that. The Government is investing £20m into the community, which has often felt forgotten by those in power www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

🚨British Steel wins a £500m contract to supply track for Network Rail - securing thousands of jobs and protecting the UK’s last virgin steel site. A massive win for workers👷🏻‍♂️👷🏾‍♀️, industry, and infrastructure✊https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k1jjkd9e0o

Council and school workers, time is running out to have your say on your pay! You only have until midday, 20 June to vote in the pay consultation. ❌ Vote reject ✊ You deserve more than a 3.2% increase 🗳️ Vote online now

Happy Father’s Day from all of us at the Labour Party! Today we celebrate our dads and everything they do, and remember those who are no longer with us.

🆕 Hartcliffe announced as one of the Labour Government's 25 new 'trailblazer neighbourhoods' set to receive long-term investment. 🌹 Labour is investing in Britain's renewal and delivering the change our communities need. www.gov.uk/government/p...

🎉 Free bus travel for children and young people in the West of England over the summer holidays, thanks to Mayor Helen Godwin. 🌹 Labour is building the bus service that Bristolians deserve 👇 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

"Reform want to ‘scrap net zero’, and the blue-collar green jobs that come with it. If you are making a living by installing heat pumps, fitting insultation, or working on wind turbines, tough luck: Farage would prefer you were on the dole." www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...

Labour is massively expanding Free School Meals to half a million more children - including thousands here in Bristol - putting £500 back in parents’ pockets. That’s the Labour difference.

A good start. As ever I have some concerns about the practicality of some of the mass transit solutions suggested, but "bus network extensions" has my full attention...

Community energy gives power back to the British people. We're working with Ed Miliband to put energy back the hands of in communities with the Local Power Plan and GB Energy.

We're releasing our new report with @lcefuk.bsky.social tomorrow. Community energy brings communities together to produce power that's clean and green, but democratic and people-powered too. Read all about the work already being done in Power in Our Communities.

📢 The public have spoken. 71% of Bristolians want black bin collections to remain fortnightly 🚮 The Greens need to listen to residents, respect the results of the consultation, and rule out three-weekly collections www.labourbristol.co.uk/2025/05/28/r...

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Bristol Waste are doing excellent work at the new materials recycling point at the Avonmouth Reuse and Recycling Centre. Should mean bigger, quicker, more consistent recycling rounds for residents in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston and north Bristol as a whole - a big improvement on Albert Rd!

Trust in national politics is broken. But pride in community is strong, and people want more say over what happens where they live. 👉 Read more in our report with @hopenothate.org.uk party.coop/community/le...

🤥 More Green Party porkies - or another u-turn on the cards? The Knowle councillors claim it is 'disingenuous' to say they are looking to demolish Eagle House Youth Centre, which they promised to save Here's what their Leader had to say about it 👇 bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

Speaks for itself.

🆕 Following Labour councillors' calls, new night bus routes are set to be introduced in Bristol 🚌 Our city needs reliable public transport, 24/7 - this is an important step in the right direction www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

Today is the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia Intersex-phobia and Transphobia - or #Idahobit which is a hell of an acronym. Given the ongoing threats to LGBTQ individuals to this day, it's important to stand up and be counted. Let people love. Don't give into hate. It's that simple.

📣 Our statement on UKIP's march in Bristol today

Here we are again. Let's be clear on this: our communities are not served better by shuttering libraries. There are robust conversations to be had on how we rebuild our library service for the future, but stripping services, especially from deprived communities, does Bristol no good whatsoever.

🌍 Today on International Nurses Day, we celebrate the dedication, compassion and skill of nursing staff across the UK. #NursesDay #CelebratingNurses 💜 UNISON is proud to stand with our members - it's time nurses were valued properly – and paid for the work they do every day.

Once, we worked with Labour to defend our model. Today, we work with Labour in government to grow it. That's why our link to our movement is so important. Vote Yes to Motion 8 by noon tomorrow.

This man is an idiot and the Green Party would be very, very dumb to put him in any position of authority. I don't have much if any time for Carla or Adrian but this would be insanity.

I'm focused on delivering the change that people across the West Country can feel: on transport, housing, and training. Great to meet the team and speak to the leaders of @bathnes.bsky.social @bristolcouncil.bsky.social and @sgloscouncil.bsky.social in my first day as Mayor. 📺 BBC

🌹"You know that saying about remembering you’re not stuck in traffic, you are the traffic? I hate to break it to them, but Reform are part of the system now, and it will change how people see them." Read @eden-kulig.bsky.social on Reform: labourlist.org/2025/05/2025...

I'll be interested to see how this breaks down later. For now...bye bye Banks and good riddance, and congratulations to Helen Godwin, our new metro mayor! 🌹

Good luck to all our brilliant Co-operative candidates today. 🐝 Whether you’re up for re-election or you’re challenging for a seat, our movement is proud of you for championing your community.

For a better Britain, for change, to keep Farage fuming, and (if you're in WECA) to get Helen Godwin elected as a fantastic regional mayor...for all of these reasons and more... #VoteLabour And happy International Workers' Day too, on that count.

Hear hear. If there is one thing I hear in every part of my ward it's concerns about fly tipping. While we need to tackle the causes of this behaviour and help people sort out their rubbish - not likely helped by reduced bin collections - deterrence has its place and this is an excellent step!

Great to welcome @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social to Bristol. A strong showing for @helengt.bsky.social - the best candidate for West of England Mayor! Even has her name in lights...close enough. Polling day is this Thursday, 1st May. If you want better transport, better infrastructure - vote Labour! 🌹