Pleased to be asked to say a few words at the opening of the Wellbeing Centre in the old Stour View surgery in Haverhill. West Suffolk Council bought the building two years ago, and worked with the town council and local organisations to repurpose it.

Too often, outsourcing comes at the expense of our services and the workers who keep them going. If you want public services to work for people, not just profit, sign the Record of Support for Labour’s insourcing pledge. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/of...

Lovely occasion today at the Deanery in Bury St Edmunds' Great Churchyard: a reception to say "thank you" to many of the voluntary groups whose work makes life so rich and varied in the town, and which helps alleviate disadvantage. Many thanks to BSE's mayor, Cllr Donna Higgins for the invitation.

Today's the day!

Just a little reminder for tomorrow...

A Reform candidate caught stirring up hate and division. Who'd have thought? BBC News - Parties criticise Reform over 'misleading' Suffolk leaflets - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Headline is "Complaints against coincillors soar" but it turns out it's mostly against Reform councillors. Not surprising, and shows how toxic they are. www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Great to see the finished artwork in Market Thoroughfare highlighting Bury St Edmunds' slogan, "A Jewel in the Crown of Suffolk". Good use of UKSPF funding, courtesy of West Suffolk Council, to spruce up a previously dingy passageway between the arc shopping centre and the traditional town centre.

Good news for Ukraine and Europe. Bad news for Putin. And who knows sbout Trump any longer? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Trumpflation caused by Trump's terrible war in Iran is really hitting everybody in the pocket. UK was growing well in February thanks to the Labour government. Now it looks like Trump's killing it. Trump lovers on the right of politics must be made to own their egregious folly.

The Green Party love a dodgy bar chart, but they don't like this perfectly correct one that Labour is using in Bury St Edmunds. The fact is that only a vote for Labour can defeat ReformUK in Bury.

I know what's wrong at Suffolk County Council. And I know how we'll fix it.

Great to be launching our campaign for Suffolk County Council. I'm proud to stand as part of a team which brings practical experience of running a council. We'll put our skills to turning round the troubled county council.

Act now to cut your property's energy bills for free! The Warm Homes Local Grant is a scheme aiming to improve energy efficiency in low-income households by offering funding to eligible residents. Fill in an application form here: https://orlo.uk/ujFin

Our PM Keir Starmer standing up to Trump, staying reasonable and measured. That's why he was elected PM.

Just what we need in the UK.... if anyone's listening? 🇦🇺🇬🇧

I'm really pleased that there's so much support for Bury St Edmunds' Town of Culture 2028 bid. And a great logo!

It's 3! Great news today that the Government has chosen the new model for local government in Suffolk - with three unitaries, one for each of the distinct areas. It's been over a year of hard work for the leaders of all six councils. Now even more work to get them up and running in two years time.

More good news for West Suffolk residents. A project to waste £60 million - or more - under the Tories, replaced by a sensible redevelopment of the area, which will be financially sustainable and not a burden on our residents. www.suffolknews.co.uk/bury-st-edmu...

It's our full Council tonight at West Suffolk, and I'll be highlighting some of the "Thriving 30" projects which we have prioritised. Tune in on YouTube to catch all the news from 7 this evening! Council meetings live stream share.google/cI9VfcByTcOg...

"Community left in shock" Councillors are offering support as needed following this serious incident last night. Thanks to our police for a quick and strong response. www.suffolknews.co.uk/bury-st-edmu... For more great content like this subscribe to the Iliffe Media app here:

Super day out with my Citroen Car Club friends in Boxford yesterday. Nice to take a break from politics for once!

We're forging ahead with our plans to regenerate the old industrial site on Olding Road in Bury St Edmunds. It will be replaced by leisure facilities. This will give much better value for money than the wasteful £60 million (and rising) the Conservatives plotted to spend on an unwanted 'hub'.

Really happy to put the first spade in the ground for West Suffolk Council's new Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Centre on Suffolk Business Park. They let me use the spade, but not the digger...

Really proud to have voted at Bury Town Council to fund Teen Chill on Moreton Hall. Taking positive action to support young people.

The top team out delivering Christmas Dinners to people around Bury St Edmunds on behalf of the BuryTown Council, organised by Abbeycroft Leisure.

So much achieved. We need to keep banging the drum!

It's a great day for Britain and the Labour Party today, what with the final passing of the Workers Rights Bill, the announcement of the investigation into foreign interference in our democracy and the first council financial settlement using the Fairer Funding formula, with a three year settlement!

Great news that the Labour government is taking active travel seriously. On top of the £26 million already awarded to SuffolkCC for improved bus services, this should make a real difference. BBC News - Suffolk awarded millions to help encourage active travel - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'm really proud that the council I lead takes its responsibility to people who find themselves homeless seriously.

Simple ABC explains UK's economic woes: Austerity, Brexit and Conservatives. labourlist.org/2025/12/aust...

Great to celebrate the imminent opening of another new shop in Bury St Edmunds - Adams will officially open on Wednesday. Judging by the number of people passing by who tried the door and checked the opening times, they're in for a busy time of it!

The UK urgently needs the review into Russia's meddling in our politics. This article links a former PM to Putin. The corruption goes right to the top of two right wing British parties. bylinetimes.com/2025/12/02/b...

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If true, this is surely murder. Which should never go unpunished. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

It's a great budget for the country, and especially for working people, those with children, and young people. And also for pensioners. And small business. The right wing media will howl on tomorrow's front pages, of course. They'd rather see Britain fail than admit a Labour government's success!!

Rachael Reeves's budget has done more to back local people than 14 years of Conservative chaos ever did. I'm pleased and proud to be a member of the party that has done all this and more.

Thank you to these Labour MPs who have already supported Cat Eccles, MP's parliamentary motion to force the government to drop their plans for new NHS private finance. Write to your MP and urge them to support it too - deadline is tomorrow before the Autumn Budget: vist.ly/4fseh

Ahead of Wednesday's budget, these Labour MPs have committed to protecting our NHS from private finance. Use our letter to urge your MP to support the early day motion. It only takes a minute! vist.ly/4frz2

This week ahead I won't be switching on any Christmas lights, opening any new buildings or using meetings with local groups to get a photo-op. It's just good old fashioned getting on with the job.

The leadership of ReformUK must urgently explain their party's links to Russia and Putin. If they were to form a government, would the UK be safe from Russian interference? BBC News - Former Reform in Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for pro-Russian bribery - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The rich and powerful have always controlled the media. Social media was meant to be the rebalancer, but that’s impossible when it’s owned and controlled by the same vested interests. (1/2) news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

At last, Europe is beginning to realise the threat posed by reliance on Chinese technology. Will the UK's government admit the danger? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Zohran called for "called for freezing rents on rent-stabilized units, building more affordable housing, raising the minimum wage to $30 an hour, making buses free, increasing taxes on the city’s wealthiest resident..." He'd have my vote! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I was appalled to hear of the horrific incident on a train near Huntingdon last night. All of my thoughts are with those affected, especially the victims and their loved ones. I'm very grateful to the emergency services for their response. www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

Why is it so hard to delete a Facebook, Instagram and Meta account? With other social media it's easy and clear. With Meta products it's overly complex. This needs dealing with urgently.

A new city the size of Leeds in the Suffolk countryside? Totally mad plan. I rarely agree with Nick Timothy, but I do here. Certainly it's not come from my council. BBC News - New city on Suffolk and Cambridgeshire border proposed - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

West Suffolk Council is doing its best to work with Newmarket Town Council over the market, but silly posturing by certain Conservative councillors makes it hard to progress. We'll continue to be the grown ups in the room.

Great to be at the launch of West Suffolk Council's new mobility scooter scheme. Our new partner is EcoCarriers, a not- for- profit local group who already provide ecologically sound transport options around Bury St Edmunds.

‘Why I’m ready to lead Norfolk and Suffolk’s new mayoralty’ labourlist.org/2025/10/norf... – via LabourList