My brother Kieran - losing you on Christmas Day 4 years ago today in 2021 forever broke my heart, but your 25 years and 8 months was full of richness and to share it with you was a joy. #Grief #Brother #ChristmasDay

Merry Christmas

Wishing all I know a peaceful #Christmas and #NewYear period. Here’s some reflections ahead what’s always a naturally difficult day for me, but that connections with people you know are things to really cherish, as I have again felt during this year. www.kashmirehawker.com/theblog/2025...

It had to happen! Jeff Shi departing Wolves is massively overdue and I warmly welcome tonight’s news. I wish Nathan Shi (no relation) the best for the coming weeks and I hope this is the start of Fosun rebuilding relations with us, hardworking and much paying fans. #Wolves #WWFC #Wolverhampton

Safe to say, having worked at Birmingham 2022 and it being Free To Air made my part of the world hosting even more special, in seeing today’s news! The Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Sport have just hit the financial jackpot, with Warner Bros Discovery and TNT coming in. #Glasgow2026

....to tell them, if they wish to postpone elections, to formally set out the reasons and we can then make a decision. The opposition takes and media reporting on this are terrible! 2/2

Possible postponement of elections next year. I listened to the Ministerial Statement on this yesterday. Opposition parties: Labour are cancelling elections Labour: some councils have been in touch asking about postponing elections. We are writing to councils... 1/2

Appalling comments by the leader of the opposition. The scapegoating of immigrants has to stop. Now.

Here’s a first - my sprint to the finish at Graves parkrun last weekend appearing on a YouTube vlog, featuring a Wolves meme knowing of our season, of course… 😂 I am always good and love a dash to the line! 🏃🏽‍♂️ youtu.be/yNQrngUoc4g?... #Parkrun #Run #5K #Running

The following Bills have just become law: - Employment Rights Act 2025; - Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025; - ⁠Mental Health Act 2025; - ⁠Space Industry (Indemities) Act 2025; - ⁠Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Act 2025 Several more key Manifesto promises = ✅! #LabourGovernment

Welcome to the UK where a right wing academic seeks to defend a man who wrote: 'Head for the hotels housing them and burn them to the ground.' By describing that incitement as "anti immigration"

Yes! Our Labour government has just announced an independent review in to foreign financial interference in UK politics! It will be reported on by the end of March 2026, in 3 months. It has just been announced in the Commons, using the example of the conviction of a senior Reform member! 1/3

MHCLG has officially granted the Special Development Order for Universal United Kingdom, to take effect from January 12th 2026. 🥳 This will be one of the biggest leisure and tourism destinations in the UK. “Life is a Rollercoaster, you’ve just gotta ride it!” 🎢 www.instagram.com/p/DSUsya0jJg...

Such awful news emerging out of Bondi Beach in Australia this morning. Reports of a mass shooting, potentially with multiple fatalities. The shooting was at or near a Jewish Hanukkah celebration attended by families. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Letter 7 of 25 in the Parkrun Alphabet (there’s no X in the UK) ticked off, with the good challenge of Graves Park. Its undulations make it quite tricky and not surprised this was my slowest Parkrun since April 13th 2024, but makes me impressed to have done it. Just the 18 letters to go!

Ey Up! ✌🏽 Feel a bit emotional being back in Sheffield for a weekend reunion with uni mates, just knowing how wonderful my time at Hallam was. 🥹 Someone said “Sheffield would be the making of you” - that prophecy was bang on. 🙌🏽 #Sheffield #SheffieldIsSuper #SteelCity #Hallam #BleedMaroon

We’re now up to 22 ex-Tory MPs joining reform. It’s not subtle - every day clearer this is just a rebranding of the nutty fringe of the Conservative Party offering to rerun the Truss/Johnson omnishambles

Wolves fans are stepping up the demand for action by owners Fosun, with the Wolves 1877 Trust publishing a 23 point Manifesto for Change today. It is supported by 8 other groups part of the Wolves Fans Alliance. static1.squarespace.com/static/60c3d... #Wolves #WWFC #Wolverhampton #Change

What a really great BBC Sports Personality of the Year shortlist. All 6 deserve to win, but I will be backing fellow West Midlands human, Lionesses cult hero, EUROS winner and Women’s World Goalkeeper of the Year Hannah Hampton! 🧤 #BBCSPOTY #SportsPersonality #WestMidlands #HannahHampton

Former Tory MP Ben Bradley has now defected to Reform. They really are taking all the worst people from the Boris era.

Oh dear! The Lib Dems and PC sided with the Tories in opposing the setting up of GB Railways and reforming the railway systems so it works better for passengers. Thankfully it passed its second reading in the Commons yesterday. 1/2

"She's obviously been rehearsing for the Liz Truss show...". Nice one by Starmer at #PMQs

Written Statement Number 2 on tomorrow’s @houseofcommons.parliament.uk Order Paper makes me jump for the joy - the launch of the all new 10 year National Youth Strategy! Been waiting all year for this one, so much looking forward to diving in as Young People’s voices really do matter. 🙌🏽

Birmingham New Street looking marvellous with the branding across the station this morning. 🙌🏽 The message is very clear; this will be a new era for our track and trains and which puts us, the public: FIRST! #GreatBritishRailway #GBR #OneRailway #Trains #LabourGovernment

All aboard Great British Railways! 🚄 Hugely exciting to see the brand unveiling for GBR, which is striking in flying the Red, White and Blue of our nation. GBR: One Railway, Owned By YOU. 🇬🇧 www.gov.uk/government/n... #GreatBritishRailway #GBR #OneRailway #Trains #LabourGovernment

OH MY GOD - I CANNOT BELIEVE IT!! 2 of the best moments of my life this year - volunteering on the Landostand for the British Grand Prix and now Lando Norris achieving his dream. You absolute LEGEND!! #LN4 #LandoNorris #LetsGoLando #WorldChampion #McLaren #Formula1 #F1 #F12025 #Britain

Think I am ready… 🫣 Today could be one of those VERY special days for British sport! Hope it’s a clean and fair fight! #AbuDhabiGP #LandoNorris #LN4 #LetsGoLando #McLaren #F12025

Safe to say one has some emotions, ahead of Lando Norris going for the ultimate glory tomorrow. BRING IT ON HOME you superstar! #F1 #LN4 #LandoNorris #AbuDhabiGP #Volunteering

Where better to go post a political doorknock, than to the Cup of Joy in #Penn to mark #SmallBusinessSaturday. 🙌🏽 It legit has THE BEST #Coffee and sarnies anywhere in #Wolverhampton! 😍 That certainly helped get me through the nerve jangling #F1 Qualifying… 😂

I didn't think a US World Cup would be able to top Diana Ross's "penalty" for embarrassment, but here we are.

3 months since my first Great North Run - just 9 months and 9 days to go until the next. 🏃🏽‍♂️ Really like the 2026 Technical Training T-Shirt which comes with the GNR Membership, which as you can see is definitely correct location wise! 😅 #Running #GreatNorthRun #TeamStroke

Before the Budget I told you the Chancellor was going to do 3 things with it: 💷 Tacking the cost of living ✂️ Cutting NHS waiting lists 📉 Driving down borrowing and debt How did I know? Because if you ignore the media and listen to what the government said, they told us. And she delivered all 3.

It's such a bizarre framing. Labour MPs think taking 450k kids out of poverty is putting the country first! That's why they wanted it to happen! It's not because they personally benefit.

Political 'journalists' no longer report on the facts and truth. They share gossip and speculation. And when the facts are know they move on to the next round of speculation and gossip. I can guarantee you before the end of today, many in the media will be speculating about the next Budget!

Train fares frozen: not happened for decades. Bringing rail back into public ownership means we can take action on fares.

I think if 24 people are dead it's more than "testing" a ceasefire.

Seeing that Paramount own Channel 5, perhaps the door is ajar to finally bring some European matches free-to-air again? Please let it be so, as that would be both very welcomed and get HUGE viewing figures! #ChampionsLeague #UCL #Broadcasting #Paramount #Channel5

Quick word about the Paramount+ UCL deal in the UK. Yes it's yet another subscription. However, if the Paramount succeeds in buying Warner/Discovery then Discovery+ and TNT Sports could get folded into Paramount+ so existing TNT subscribers would still get to watch Champions League.

A very late invite to the 2025 Social Economy Awards after work and thus being in the same room as PJ Ellis - formerly of Big Brother, has somewhat my week! Was that late of an invite I was at work minus a suit, so a splash of £95 put that right. 😅 #SocialEconomy #WestMidlands

Also they're not criminals! They're human beings who are allowed to have fun while in a difficult situation

🎟️ Your new all-access consumer protection just dropped ✨ The Government is announcing today that ticket resellers will be BANNED from selling tickets above face value. We've been backing music fans and we'll see you on the barrier for these brand new protections 🫶

North America don’t quite know what is coming with The Tartan Army! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 What an absolutely extraordinary and exceptional way to reach the World Cup by Scotland. ⚽️ When the Scots succeed, THE UNITED KINGDOM SUCCEEDS! 🇬🇧 #Scotland #WorldCup #Football

A huge delight to speak in favour of the @coopparty.party.coop’s Equalities Policy Proposal at National Conference. These policies will do that and particularly, the chance to finally deliver that Fully Inclusive ban on Conversation Therapy, as Trans Rights ARE Human Rights! ✊🏽 #CommunityBritain

8.7KM wizzed off in sub-50 minutes before the Bongs of 7am. 👌🏽 Not bad for a Sunday morning and hope this bodes well for the rest of @coopparty.party.coop Conference! 🐝 🌹

My political merch now has a fun extra item! 😅 Welcome to The @coopparty.party.coop Conference. 🐝 🌹 #CooperativeBritain #CooperativeParty #Conference #BuildBabyBuild

The joys of being on a tilting train to the capital, going at 125MPH on a very foggy Saturday morning, makes life feel rather very nice. ☺️ The Pendolino is absolute magic. ✨ #SaturdayThoughts #Pendolino #Avanti #WestCoast #Trains

The Renter's Right Act 2025 A date of 1st of May 2026 (less than 6 months away) has been set for many of the key measures in the act to come into force, including: + The ban on on-fault evictions + Ending in year price increases + Ending bidding wars + No more than a month's rent upfront 1/2

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Down to the Capital for the 2025 @coopparty.party.coop Conference, and a weekend of politics at its best! 🐝 🌹 Today’s 11 carriage Class 390 Pendolino to note is 390154. 🚄 #CooperativeBritain #Cooperators #CooperativeParty #LabourParty #LabourGovernment