Enjoyed visiting South Wales today meeting members, councillors & Senedd candidates with Jess Morden, @ruthjoneslabour.bsky.social & @alexdaviesjones.bsky.social in Newport & Pontypridd.

This month Labour are putting more money in your pocket to help with the cost of living and are boosting workers rights. Labour Values in Action 🌹

At Labour's local election launch yesterday, I spoke about our Labour values in action across the country, making our communities even better.

Busy weekend campaigning and listening to members across the country: 1️⃣Out on the doors speaking to residents in Birmingham on Friday with John Cotton, @richardparkerwm.bsky.social and the Labour team.

Great to join Andy MacNae MP and members in Rossendale and Darwen @rossendalelabour.bsky.social for an online Lucy Listens event this evening talking about putting our shared Labour values into action and tackling Reform’s politics of hate and division.

Continuing my Lucy Listens drive in Fife yesterday - listening to members and talking to voters. Great to support our fantastic candidate @clairebakermsp.bsky.social in Kirkcaldy, and other candidates including Afifa Khanam as well as @richardbakermp.bsky.social. Thanks all!

Great to be with colleagues in sunny Edinburgh. The choice in Scotland is clear, new leadership with @anassarwar.bsky.social or more failure from the SNP.

Labour governments lift children out of poverty. 450,000 children will benefit from our choice to scrap the two child benefit cap, with those with the broadest shoulders paying a fairer share to cover the cost. 1/2

I am thrilled that the Manchester Digital Campus has been confirmed by the Government today. This is fantastic news for our city and will create over 9,000 jobs and a new city centre park that will bring the derelict former Ancoats retail park brought back to life.

Meeting and thanking Labour Party members is one of the best bits of my job. Great to join @adamjogee.bsky.social and colleagues this weekend to raise much needed campaign funds, and talk about the difference Labour is making putting our values of fairness and social justice into action.

We know we need to go further and faster on the cost of living and give people hope, but we’re seeing real Labour help coming through. (Nice to persuade the audience member on that) #bbcqt

The only way to protect ourselves from oil and gas price spikes is to get off the rollercoaster of fossil fuel markets and onto clean homegrown power. That’s the mission of this Labour Government. #BBCQT

Great to join my good friend @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social and Labour Muslims Network for their annual Iftar.

Good to meet women from across London at International Women’s Day events organised by Labour colleagues in Parliament

This is quite the list of inspirational women from @the-independent.com for #IWD #InternationalWomensDay and I’m proud to be included at number 20… www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Happy #InternationalWomensDay!    I am proud to be part of a @labouruk.bsky.social leadership team passionately committed to advancing women’s equality, safety, agency and representation.    This thread outlines how far we have come, and what is at risk.

A great visit to The East Manchester Academy today. Pupils quizzed me on the cost of living, the conflict in the Middle East, social media access as well as my own route into politics. I also got to see the fantastic work pupils were doing to mark International Women’s Day.

Delighted to be nominated as one of the 100 Women in Westminster #WiW100 by @politicshome.bsky.social @thehousemag.bsky.social. You can read about the fantastic women on the list here 👇🏻 bit.ly/409fCpr

Enjoyed taking @rachelsylvester.bsky.social on a walk around some of Manchester’s political and social landmarks-talking about the result in Gorton and Denton, school nights at the Hacienda, and women in politics amongst other things. Even after only 2 hours sleep… observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

I spoke to @bbclaurak.bsky.social and Paddy O’Connell for Newscast today on the result in Gorton and Denton. Listen here 👇🏻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The result in Gorton and Denton is very disappointing. We will reflect, act & continue to learn lessons in the coming days & weeks. Today, I want to thank Angeliki Stogia for her energy & positivity over the campaign, the brilliant Labour staff & thousands of volunteers who worked their socks off.

We are positive going into polling day because it’s only Labour that maintains support across both parts of the constituency. That’s why we are the main contenders.

It's polling day! Vote for Labour's fantastic candidate Angeliki Stogia. Labour are the only party that can stop Reform. Vote for unity and hope over division and hate.

Don’t look back in anger… on Friday. Only Labour can beat Reform. 👇🏻 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Very concerning incident at Manchester Central Mosque. Thanks to the vigilance of volunteers and the action of police a more serious incident was avoided. Those responsible must face full force of the law. We must root out Islamophobia and Muslim hate and all those who perpetrate it.

Loads and loads of teams out today in Gorton & Denton - here’s a very small selection featuring colleagues.

Gordon Brown is spot on 👇

Making work and housing less secure is bowing down to vested interests not taking them on. Only Labour can defeat Reform and their anti worker, anti renter policies in Gorton and Denton.

A must read from Angeliki in @theguardian.com as we nearly head to the polls in Gorton and Denton 👇🏻 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A fantastic welcome for Keir Starmer in Gorton and Denton today, supporting our brilliant candidate Angeliki Stogia. The message is clear, only Labour can stop Reform.

My column in today’s Sunday Mirror - a call to Mancs (and others!) 👇🏻 @politics.mirror.co.uk Please buy a copy of the paper too.

Over 300 activists out today across Gorton & Denton (despite the rain) - here’s a snapshot.

My @politics.mirror.co.uk column online now, and in the Sunday Mirror tomorrow 👇🏻 The choice facing voters in Gorton and Denton; women breaking another glass ceiling; Manchester does the Brits; and how curling has got me hooked www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Here’s my reply to your letter yesterday Zack Polanski - a reply that took you three weeks to draft

Gorton & Denton is a constituency of two halves. After thousands and thousands of conversations, the story is clear: only Labour has the breadth & depth to beat Reform. Voters are increasingly recognising that. See the whole picture 👇

Another big turnout from members and colleagues from across the country in Gorton and Denton yesterday.

Throughout the campaign in Gorton & Denton we’ve been joined by colleagues from across the country. Today was no exception. It might have been very cold but the reception isn’t!

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. Wishing everyone observing in Manchester and across the UK a peaceful time of reflection and renewal.

Wishing my constituents celebrating a peaceful Ramadan.

Wishing everyone across Manchester Central celebrating a very happy Chinese New Year!

My letter in @theguardian.com 👇🏻 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The Reform candidate in Gorton and Denton is backed by Tommy Robinson. His campaign team includes those with extreme, racist views. My letter calling on Matthew Goodwin to reject their support. 👇🏻

Huge numbers of Labour activists out today in Denton, Burnage and, with me in Levenshulme, @edmilibandmp.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social, Angeliki Stogia, speaking to progressive voters who recognise that only we can stop Reform across the whole constituency.

The stakes are really high in the Gorton and Denton by-election. Manchester gave birth to the trade union movement, home to the suffragettes, grew the coop movement. A city built on equality and community spirit. Only Labour can stop Reform’s Tommy Robinson backed candidate.

Great to speak at @unison.org.uk Women’s Conference today alongside @andreaegangs.bsky.social. I spoke about the change we have achieved together, the strength of the union link and the threat women face from Reform.

I will be sitting alongside Keir Starmer at the PLP this evening as Deputy Leader with my full support. He & I have been discussing in recent days, & before, how we need to do better to take the fight to Reform (as we are doing in Gorton & Denton) & by showing we are on the side of ordinary people.

This by-election is bigger than day to day politics. It’s about stopping Reform’s toxic politics coming to my city. The Greens misleading claims, dodgy bar charts & briefings risk letting them in the back door. Only voting Labour can stop Reform. My letter to Green Leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social 👇🏻

Reform’s Matthew Goodwin’s big idea would punish millions of women and strip them of their basic dignity to choose.   Even more dumfounding is that Nigel Farage appears to agree with it.   This is the kind of divisive politics we must stand against.

Another day another doorknock! Lots of Labour teams out including Tribune Group MPs and other MPs. A great reception on the doors in Gorton. Remember, the only party that can beat Reform is Labour.

Our affiliated unions keep Labour in touch with workplaces and the everyday concerns of workers. Thanks FBU Gen Sec Steve Wright for inviting me to attend the @fbunational.bsky.social Executive today, to listen to reps and take lots of (tough) questions