Teachers are getting a 6.5% pay rise over the next two years. That's a 17% rise secured in my time as Education Secretary, alongside action on wellbeing. Under Labour, we have more teachers staying in their jobs, more rejoining & more training to teach. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Lads. It’s not all about you.

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/... today @andyburnham.bsky.social met the women’s PLP to discuss how women are sidelined and ignored and overlooked for top jobs. I thought this article might be about those women. But no. Of course not. 🤦‍♀️

🚀 Brilliant that Polly Billington MP has joined the almost 1/3 of Labour backbench MPs calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform @pollybillington.bsky.social #ProportionalRepresentation #Labour4PR 🌹

Well look at that. No coal and relatively little gas, and we have more than enough energy for the winter. Seems pretty good to me (NESO is now publicly owned btw) www.energylivenews.com/2026/06/23/w...

Good news! ‘Plug-in’ solar panels costing just hundreds of pounds are poised to go on sale within months after a review found they were safe to use in the UK archive.is/eZ8Q8

Essential thread. I hope (against hope) that it will be read by lobby journalists, union leaders, prospective prime ministers etc. Net zero really isn’t the cause of all our ills; rather, it’s the solution to some of them!

Statement on Edinburgh Anti-Muslim Attack

Awful news from Edinburgh. Islamophobia + anti Muslim hatred should have no place in society but sadly is a regular occurrence for many. My thoughts are with the victims and everyone who feels less safe because of the division being stoked. The UK is better than this. news.sky.com/story/counte...

I’m going to focus most of my social media posts on Bluesky and Instagram. I feel increasingly that X is no longer valuable as a journalist. You can follow me on insta @paulbrandtv - join me there too! www.instagram.com/paulbrandtv?...

I spoke to the BBC about why we need a staged transition to restore hope while maintaining stability and the PM shld announce that, so he can have both dignity and a legacy.

It is extremely important that Labour understands that the movement of voters between Lab and Ref was not the crucial factor, it was consolidation of the anti-Ref vote and Lab voters turning out in droves. Otherwise Burnham will make the same mistakes as Starmer in targeting only one set of voters.

Smashed it 💪🏼 Looking forward to @andyburnham.bsky.social joining us in Westminster next week.

Exc: First Government department quits Twitter over racism and violence concerns Richard Hermer sent a directive to staff last week saying the Attorney General's Office would be coming off the platform observer.co.uk/news/politic...

My message as the polls closed in Makerfield 👇🏻

And now every government dept should, belatedly, follow.

One department leaving is good. Now all must follow.

Thank you. It’s a start.

🌞With warmer weather forecast on Saturday, we’re running longer and additional highspeed trains to the coast. There will be a few changes to train times as a result so please check your journey before travelling. spkl.io/633287E8m2

Who says there’s no good news around these days? 🥳🎉🍾

Hugh Grant has arrived at Labour’s Makerfield HQ to support Andy Burnham

Regenerate the coast: let development corporations borrow outside the fiscal rules ✍️ @pollybillington.bsky.social

Funding illegal Israeli settlements is not charitable activity. It is extremist activity. Working with Israeli human researchers, I found at least 32 UK charities who have sent £28 million to settlements in recent years. There’s a likely taxpayer subsidy of at least £5 million through Gift Aid.

We will not win re-election by ticking off targets. A capability-led approach would deliver savings and a system that works better. A truth in defence, welfare, energy and across government. Joint piece with @pollybillington.bsky.social in @labourlist.bsky.social labourlist.org/2026/06/capa...

I haven't yet read this but both @graemedowniemp.bsky.social and @pollybillington.bsky.social are both thoughtful members of the ESNZ select committee, of which I am also a member. So it's probably worth a read.

On defence, welfare and energy our targets are missing the point and making good outcomes harder to achieve.

labourlist.org/2026/06/capa... pleased to have written this with my good friend @graemedowniemp.bsky.social about focusing on outcomes over targets.

We will not win re-election by ticking off targets. A capability-led approach would deliver savings and a system that works better. This is true in defence, welfare, energy and across government. Joint piece @pollybillington.bsky.social in @labourlist.bsky.social labourlist.org/2026/06/capa...

Many congrats to my friend & colleague Sir Patrick Vernon, just knighted in the King's Birthday Honours list for services to racial equality and social justice. A steadfast campaigner for the Windrush generation + for writing Windrush into the national story www.expressandstar.com/news/wolverh...

www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti... I wrote this two months ago. The need for global cooperation on energy to reduce dependence on rogue states and fossil fuels is becoming more and more urgent.

This DIY collective punishment is all kinds of wrong. Solidarity with British Sikhs. Yours, a British Jew.

Yesterday, DACS were pleased to join the Chair of the APPG for Freelancers, @pollybillington.bsky.social, alongside other members, for a timely discussion on the key issues facing the UK’s freelance workforce.

In the face of frenzied right-wing attacks, this government has successfully executed one of the most ambitious climate change projects in the world. Time to give credit where it's due iandunt.substack.com/p/guest-post...

I have a student son Henry Nowak’s age & I can’t imagine what it took for his family to respond outside court with the grace they did, asking that their son’s death not be used for division and hate. That Reform & Restore chose to throw that back in their faces makes me feel sick.

Many leaders from across business, faith, charities, sport and the media orgs in the UK have published a letter of solidarity for Jewish people in Britain, pledging ourselves and our organisations to be part of the whole of society effort needed to fight antisemitism. www.lbc.co.uk/article/jewi...

The Israeli Government is abhorrent. But Jewish people are not the Israeli Government. No one murders Americans on the streets of London because Trump started a war against Iran and if they did 'progressives' wouldn't say 'perhaps they deserve it'

15 years ago I joined Shelter to run their campaigns on private renting We didn’t even dream that a day like today could be possible

Two Lambeth Green candidates arrested today.

Solar Power Portal: "March 2026 saw 27,000 new solar installations completed in the UK, the highest monthly deployment since 2012. "Across all deployment types (domestic rooftop, commercial and industrial and ground-mounted solar plants), the UK surpassed two million solar installations in March."

Subsidising energy consumption in the face of both a short-term supply shock and the long-term need to decarbonise. Bad for the economy, bad for the planet, bad for the world's poor. And *if* you favour a wealth tax (I am sceptical but there's a case) spending it on *this" is just idiotic.

Government is exploring new stipulations for companies that get public money to house vulnerable people, PolHome understands A source told @matildamartin.bsky.social "nothing is off the table" as ministers look at how security at settings like hotels can improve after the 2022 Travelodge assault

Horrendous - but neccessary - understanding of the impact bad temporary accomodation can have on our children. Linked to the deaths of 104 children over the past 6 years, 76 of them babies. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

I’m delighted to share that after years of campaigning alongside so many constituents as well as brilliant charities, we are now firmly on the road to stopping nuisance fireworks. As soon as the consultation opens, I’ll be inviting Lutonians to take part. www.politicshome.com/news/article...

This is a grotesque statement. Kanye West released "Heil Hitler" *less than a year ago*. No other ethnic group would ever be asked to accept this. The managing director should be fired for this disgusting statement alone.

EXC w/ @adampayne26.bsky.social The government is carrying out a consultation on whether to implement tougher laws on the public sale of fireworks MPs, including @sarahowen.org.uk and Simon Hoare, have welcomed the news, with Owen calling it a "huge step forward"

This.

I spoke to Evan Davies on PM yesterday about the question of whether we should grant licences to drill for more oil and gas in the North Sea.

Why do our second-tier cities underperform? Why do we have fewer trams in the UK? I try my best to give an answer to these two interconnected questions. chriscurtismk.substack.com/p/to-grow-th...

Cannot believe the number of people in Jonathan’s replies insisting that is in fact good left wing green policy to subsidise the fuel consumption of someone driving a Land Rover around Kensington

Too right it does. In 26 days' time we will: ✅Abolish Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions. ✅Introduce periodic tenancies. ✅Limit rent increases to once a year. ✅Ban rental bidding and rent in advance. ✅Make discrimination against renters who have children or receive benefits illegal.