Labour under Stamer have already committed £39bn for their Affordable Homes Programme, of which at least 60% is for social rent. Burnham promises nothing new or additional here - just some rearrangement for how the funds are managed.

Brilliant. That a schoolboy could do this - where, clearly, older and supposedly wiser individuals have either failed or not even bothered - is a wonderful thing. Kudos to young Alexander Browder for sticking it to Putin.

Ban X, it's an absolute cesspit.

Jā, kaili dibeni baznīcā ir pretīgi (lai gan man arī jebkur citur tas īpaši neuzrunātu, tbh), taču baznīcas kungi un ķēniņi - pedofili, kas izmanto mazus bērnus, ir daudz, daudz, DAUDZ pretīgāk! #BaldBoys #AndrisFreibergs #RigaPerformanceFestival

A bit of a reality check on how AI emperors are undermining our democracy. Full conversation: youtu.be/km22SQUgl20?...

I'm very happy about this news, as it includes our local services! Britain's biggest train operator's services enter public ownership this weekend as Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which includes Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express, will transfer into public ownership! 1/2

Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring will be shown in Osaka, later this year, and the press conference was as Japanese as you’d expect #Vermeer

If you're still trying to figure it out after a decade that might be a clue....

Says it all.

Pasaules bišu dienā 🐝 🐝🐝... Kamene 🙃 #BumbleBee #HappyWorldBeeDay 🍯 #WorldBeeDay #BeeTogether

“I will remain a remainer until my dying day” Minister of State for Trade Chris Bryant says that “Made in Europe will have to include the UK”, as he calls for “more regulatory alignment” of trade between the EU and UK on #EuropeToday

Well overdue but гори, гори ясно, щоб не згасло!

Brexit voters wanted sovereignty back (which uk and all European countries already had) And stop what was perceived to be foreigners controlling the uk Only to give it ALL to Russians and a guy from Thailand

#Kyiv is observing a Day of Mourning after russia's mass attack on the Ukrainian capital on 14 May. At least 24 people were killed, including three children. Another 48 people were injured. Search and rescue operations lasted for over 28 hours.

Protams, gribētos jau, lai Latvijā būtu valdība, kurā cilvēki spēj sadarboties atbildīgi un cieņpilni, bez regulāriem vienam otra apvainojumiem, bet varbūt tas īsti nemaz arī nav iespējams. Tomēr, atskatoties uz iepriekšējiem sasaukumiem, šī valdība šajā ziņā vēl bija salīdzinoši OK.

BREAKING: Angela Rayner has been cleared by HMRC of deliberate wrongdoing or carelessness over her tax affairs www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

So here is the FULL list of the 37 bills included in the King's Speech today. Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Northern Powerhouse Rail Bill European Partnership Bill Small Business Protections (Late Payments) Bill Clean Water Bill Competition Reform Bill Regulating for Growth Bill 1/6

Signed and emailed my MP ✔️

A huge announcement in the King's Speech - what a pity it’s getting little media attention due to all the reporting on a possible leadership challenge. The government have pledged to introduce a new bill to abolish right-to-buy for new social homes.

A lengthy article, but definitely worth the read. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

You want wealth taxes? In less than 2 years, Labour have delivered all these wealth taxes (and probably some more as well) taking more money from the wealthiest in society and the biggest businesses! Promises made, promises deliver. Raising billions, maybe 10s of billions of pounds each year. 1/5

Very good column by Natalie Fahy @nottinghampost.co.uk on Reform UK councillors refusing to speak to the media: "Journalists need to stand up, keep asking and keep reporting when the questions refuse to be answered. Because I truly wonder what Reform has got to hide."

Svātī obrazi

I’m sick of hearing that Starmer “needs to tell a story” 🙄 Johnson and Farage had a story about Brexit - where are we now? Are people really so dumb that they need these stories? Awwww, bless.

DEAR RESTAURANTS: Your servers are not volunteers. If you can't afford to pay them more than 2.13% of what you charge, you can't afford to run a business. Thank you!

There are several good news press released from the government today that I should be sharing. But the stress of everything is getting to me and I cannot focus enough to do it. So sorry. Instead, I will just post links below. 1/n www.gov.uk/government/n...

In the run up to the 10th anniversary of Brexit I think we need to remember what was promised by the Brexiters and what threats they made about what would happen if we didn't leave. Here's Farage 10 years ago this month. www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-p...

Four years ago, President Vladimir Putin offered Moscow and its business elite a de facto deal: 'support my war in Ukraine, and in exchange you won’t have to think about it.' In the past week, that deal was broken. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Checkmate in Iran Washington can’t reverse or control the consequences of losing this war.

Catherine West is no longer going to launch a leadership challenge to the PM. Instead, she is going to send an email to Labour MPs. Just, what? Why all this? Make any of it make sense!

Still proud to have our Labour government this morning with Keir Starmer as PM. They were elected for a 5 year term, to start the job of renewing and rebuilding our country. They are most certainly getting on with that and we are seeing the benefits now. 1/2

Horseshoe alert: Far-right joins former communists to bring down the Romanian government www.dw.com/en/romanias-...

Summary of the new renters' rights rules applicable from today www.gov.uk/government/n...

I’ve taken a break over recent weeks for some parental leave. So what did I miss? I’ve written about some of the positive changes announced with regards to fiscal devolution, mayors and the passage of the new English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act. futurenorth.substack.com/p/good-news-...

Remember, this was the party of "patriots"

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🚨 WATCH: Labour has released its election broadcast which "cannot be shown on TV" due to the quotes from Reform UK politicians

🧵The official opening ceremony of the Pennine Way took place on 24 April, 1965, at Malham Moor in the Yorkshire Dales. Hundreds of walkers attended this landmark event, which inaugurated the 256 mile trail. Britain's first official National Trail, it was the culmination of

The entire Epstein regime needs to be expelled from the government and held accountable for their crimes

An additional 4 countries have now signed up to the joint statement by the UK and France. New signatories are: Djibouti, Czechia, Croatia and Iraq It brings the total to 32 from the 50 or so countries to attend the meeting. Well-done France and UK for coordinating this global coalition.

#EU to cut Venice Biennale funding over russia's participation, Kallas says 🖊️ Martina Sapio The Italian art exhibition is set to host russia for the first time since its full-scale invasion of #Ukraine in 2022. www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

It's easy to succumb to outrage fatigue. But this was four days ago. 2,000 killed. 1.2 million displaced. Entire villages demolished. A 40km 'buffer zone' (10% of Lebanon's territory) annexed. It's barely raised a resigned shrug, but it meets the criteria for war crime. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I love that not only has he taken us step by step through the process, he's changed that process now he knows the flaws. The same process the Tories were presumably happy with for 14 years!

Worth a few minutes of your time to watch these videos of the PM giving the facts and the timeline of events around Mandelson. Don't listen to cherry picked parts with added opinions from comentators. Listen to the PM himself. 1/5

Bless

Hegseta un domubiedru Kristietības versijā ne visi ir pelnījuši žēlastību un pret tiem, kuri nav, ir jāvēršas dusmās un jāiznīcina. Kāds katoļu komentētājs pat apgalvoja, ka "Hegsets ar kristietību dara to pašu, ko Al-Kāida izdarīja ar islāmu". Par Baltā nama un kristietības attiecībām.

#SchroedingersStrait 😂

Stanislav Zhukovsky (1873-1944) Summer Meadow in Pobojka, 1938. Oil on board.