Out in Throckley this morning with Mark Hardy, one of our excellent candidates for Newcastle City Council and local Labour team members.

Total nightmare for Nigel Farage. He's spent years desperately trying to distance himself and his various parties from this far-right crim - and now look what's happened.

On this day in 1945, the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau exposed the scale of Nazi crimes to the world and became a symbol of the horrors of the Holocaust, the resilience of its survivors, and the guilt of its enablers.

We just need 45 more defections to make the Lib Dems the official opposition….

Great to spend Saturday with our excellent Labour candidates for Throckley, Walbottle and Newburn ward. Some great conversations on the doorstep - thanks to everyone who took the time to chat.

💬 "To genuinely support children and families, we must take a holistic approach, addressing social media, smartphones, and platform design as interconnected, rather than separate, issues". Michael Wheeler MP adds his thoughts to the ongoing debate around social media... 🤳 📱 Read here👇

Very good from Ed Miliband on wind energy, "The cost of building new generation gas would be higher than off shore wind" "Off shore wind prevents the need for expensive gas plants to run" "This is home grown clean power that we control"

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.

For well over a decade, Nigel Farage criticised Davos and just two years ago criticised Starmer for going and calling him a "full-on globalist, hanging out with his mates at the World Economic Forum." So, question. Where do you think Nigel Farage is going today?

Roy enjoying his Sunday evening

Out again in Woolsington this morning with the local Labour team. Some (very reasonable) concerns about international events and some useful conversations about issues both local and national. Very little appetite for the politics of division here.

Fingers crossed.

Out in Newburn this morning. Very little appetite for a Reform Council that would be focused on division - and lots of support for our excellent candidates. Picked up some important casework too.

The Reform pitch is increasingly “the last government was terrible, so we’ve hired everyone who was in it”.

BREAKING Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership. She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform

"And under a Reform Government, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to heat their stables at the taxpayers' expense."

“We’re gonna need a bigger bus”

Tinpot Tories

Well this is awkward

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01... Good to read this morning from @lizforleicester.bsky.social. Absolutely the right approach.

Joined Simon Harrison and Liam Spencer, two of our excellent candidates for Newcastle City Council out on the doorstep in Kenton Bank Foot today. Some great conversations on a range of issues - from local to national to international!

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage. Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

💥 NEW: “I’d shoot Starmer myself.” That’s what Reform UK councillor John Allen said just days ago. Our investigation revealed his comments and The Guardian has now confirmed he has been suspended by party HQ. ❗ hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/19/s...

Brilliant to be out in Prudhoe with @joemorrismp.bsky.social supporting Lawrence O’Donnell and Angie Scott, chatting to residents ahead of May’s local elections in Northumberland about how the Labour Government is delivering on our Plan for Change for communities in the North East.

We are delivering on our promise to roll out breakfast clubs for all primary school children. Starting in April, 750 schools across the country - including four in our constituency - will begin offering free breakfast clubs to ensure no child starts the day hungry.

February recess has been a fantastic opportunity to spend more time in the constituency, and I've loved visiting schools across the area to discuss what I can do as your MP to better support them in achieving the best possible outcomes for our young people.

FGM is a sickening crime. I welcome the Court’s decision to increase this offender’s sentence under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme & commend the work of the CPS in securing the first successful prosecution for conspiracy to commit FGM. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Last weekend, I visited the brilliant WECAN charity in Hexham who provide support for young people with additional needs, met with residents to discuss water pollution concerns and knocked on doors in Haltwhistle. I am looking forward to another busy weekend out and about meeting constituents.

It was a pleasure to visit Citizens Advice in Hexham this morning, speaking to their staff about the vital work they do in our community. On Valentine's Day in particular it feels important to celebrate those who serve the area that they love with time, care and compassion all year round 💙

Nobody should be left waiting for an ambulance, but unfortunately that is the reality for many in our most rural villages. With ambulances unable to cross county lines, our villages face long waits and trips to distant hospitals. This isn't just red tape, it's risking lives.

We at LCEF kicked off the year pointing out the flaws in the previous Government agreement with Drax. Excellent to see the Government today announce a change in this agreement that is better value for the taxpayer, better for energy security and with higher standards of sustainability.

Find out what I’ve been working on in Parliament this week 👇

Every four minutes, someone in the UK dies from cancer. This week, the Department of Health and Social Care announced a world-leading AI trial to tackle breast cancer.

Join me at an advice surgery in Otterburn or Stocksfield this month 👇

Campaigning in the local elections … There was a great team out today campaigning on behalf of Nigel, our Labour candidate for Hexham West.

It was great to visit the iconic Forum Cinema Hexham today, a 1930s art deco gem at the heart of our community. The Forum is undoubtedly a vital part of Hexham's heritage but keeping historic venues like this running isn't easy! 1/2

In-person banking is a vital service for many constituents, yet too many branches are disappearing. Our banks in Hexham and Prudhoe not only serve residents in our larger towns but also those in smaller villages across the Tyne Valley who have already had their banking provisions decimated.

I have written to the Executive Director of Lloyds Baking group plc. urging them to reconsider their decision to close three bank branches in our constituency. 1/3

Good on him. Not for the first time, Baker proves far more thoughtful and principled than others on the right.

Given 20% of their Parliamentary party have been convicted of violence against women, and the other 80% seem to be content with being apologists for this fact, I can't say I'm surprised despite all their rhetoric in recent days and apparent Damascene conversions to thinking the issue is important...

Today, I spoke in Parliament during the ‘Tackling violence against women and girls’ debate. I shared my own experience and the deeply moving stories of my constituents. Together, we must break the silence, challenge abuse, and work toward a future free from fear and violence.

My speech from today's debate on violence against women and girls, on the fact that while we have come to a place as a society where most of us can accept we know a victim, we are collectively yet to reckon with the fact we all know a perpetrator too: hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...

Good to speak in the UQ this morning. The Conservatives crashed the economy, made unfunded spending commitments to our constituents and are now plumbing new depths parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

The misinformation, encouraged by many who should know better, is damaging for our democracy. Many Conservative MPs should hang their heads in shame for enabling it.

Great to get back out on the doorstep for our fantastic Northumberland County Council candidate Lawrence O'Donnell. Roy enjoyed his walk too!

Great to chat to @hexhamtv.bsky.social last week