Great final session tonight with the Scouts in Basingstoke! We dug into how voting works, what it’s like standing as a political candidate, and the different roles of the House of Commons and House of Lords. Some brilliant, thoughtful questions. Thanks for having me! 🙌

Great evening yesterday with the Beavers and Cubs in Basingstoke, talking about how politics, Councils and Parliament work, and how young people can shape their communities. They had brilliant questions and ideas. Huge thanks to the leaders for inviting me! 🙌

Brilliant evening at the Basingstoke Labour fundraiser - and a pleasure to meet the Secretary of State for Transport, @heidialexander.bsky.social! Always inspiring to hear from Labour MPs driving positive change. 🚆🌹

Proud to support my friend Abdel to be Labour’s candidate for Mayor of Hampshire, the Solent and the Isle of Wight. 🌹

I’m #BackingBridget for Deputy Leader. I met Bridget during the 2024 General Election, having watched what she has delivered as SoS for Education I’m hopeful and want to see her do more for the country and party.

Proud that the Basingstoke Labour Party nominated Bridget Phillipson for Deputy Leader of The Labour Party this evening!

✨ Some Good News You Might Have Missed Last Week ✨

I do love a 3pm alert combined with coffee, keeps me awake.

Great to have been out in Popley this afternoon with @lukemurphy.bsky.social and Hampshire Young Labour! 🙌

🌹 Some Good News You Might Have Missed Last Week ⬇️

🌹 Some Good News You Might Have Missed Last Week:

Fantastic weather to be out in sunny Popley delivering leaflets on behalf of Cllr Jacky Tustain and Cllr Sajish Tom 🙌

Fantastic news 🙌

🌹 Good News You Might Have Missed Last Week ⬇️

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Great to have a meeting this afternoon with @lukemurphy.bsky.social to discuss education, we covered: funding, SEND, the school curriculum and how the relaunch of Sure Start (now called Best Start) will help support schools and families.

Great to take a group of students from The Costello School to Parliament today for a tour and a Q&A session with @lukemurphy.bsky.social Quite tired now though!

A real pleasure to meet @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social last night at a @youngfabians.bsky.social event in Parliament 🙌

A photo I took this evening on my iPhone. You can see Jupiter in the middle and Mars on the top left hand corner (Orange) 🪐

What will the Labour Government’s Employment Rights Bill actually do for you?

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BREAKING NEWS: This Labour government has delivered its first step for our NHS seven months early, helping you and your family get seen quicker.

So I've started my week off work in bed due to yet another arthritis flare up thanks to a cold I've caught. 😔

I have solved my first Rubik’s cube. Time to get my practice in now!

I had a fantastic evening in Parliament on Wednesday at a Young Fabians event, it was a pleasure listening to Harriet Harman about her book: A Woman’s Work.

Gordon Brown is right. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I purchased a Rubik's Cube 50th Anniversary Edition and I've spent a good two hours today trying to solve it. I'm over half way there! Will try and solve it tomorrow before it gives me a headache lol

@lukemurphy.bsky.social is hosting a public consultation on the future of the NHS on Thursday the 30th of January. Sign up here 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/10-year-he...

It's too foggy for stargazing tonight! One of the downsides to my new hobby is having to wait for ideal weather conditions - but when conditions are just right, it's amazing!

We’re delivering on our promise to fans. This Labour government will cap resale prices and ban ticket hoarding.

The Govt is meeting our manifesto promise to crack down on antisocial behaviour, with the introduction of new police powers to combat antisocial behaviour on our roads. www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/2484794...

Commons to Lords: the timeline for assisted dying bill’s progress

This evening without the app I could identify: Mars, Jupiter with 4 moons, and Pleiades. With the app: Orion Nebula and possibly Uranus though it's so difficult to find lol. Our Moon, Venus, Saturn and Neptune had gone by 10:05 PM.

Decided to look up at the sky a bit earlier today! I saw our Moon, Venus, Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter with 4 of its moons and the Pleiades! I’m going to go out later tonight to see if I can spot them all again but without the use of apps.

Successive governments have failed on social care. It’s not a shortage of good ideas that’s the problem, but a shortage of good politics. Today that changes with Louise Casey. Britain has a social care crisis. Here’s how we’ll work together to fix it 👇🏻 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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This evening, I saw Mars, Jupiter with 3 of its moons (again) and the Pleiades which is an open star cluster! - It's amazing what you can see with binoculars with the help of apps. I think I saw Saturn but I'm not 100% sure.

I rediscovered my passion for astronomy a few weeks ago and decided to invest in some binoculars - I tested them out this evening and saw Jupiter with 2/3 out of its 95 odd moons and saw the Orion Nebula which looks like a dull blue mass. Amazing for my first little adventure!

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” Wishing everyone a wonderful 2025 🥳🎉

What an incredible year it’s been to be involved in Young Labour! 🌹🎉

Concerned by the news of a burst water main in Popley I know many residents are without water & some houses have been badly affected by flooding Understand South East Water are working to fix the issue, & respite centres setup

Merry Christmas from Benji & Gracie 🐾🎄

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Below is a very nice quote ☺️ "What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future." — Agnes M. Pahro

Peter Mandelson is being sent to Washington to join the battle for Donald Trump’s ear

Just had my school governor ofsted training 😬

A real pleasure to have been re-elected to the Basingstoke Labour Party Executive Committee for another year by local members. I look forward to working with my fellow Exec members to build on our successes from this year.

The Assisted Dying Bill that is set to be voted on in parliament this Friday has my support. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I suppose I should start using this a bit more. I barely use X/Twitter now tbh

In my first PMQ, I called for action to clamp down on the scandalously poor management services & rip-off charges for leaseholders Now I’ve joined 34 other Labour MPs to call on the country’s largest managing agent, FirstPort, to come to Parliament & answer for their actions

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