From my speech to the amazing togetheralliance.bsky.social demo. Hatred will not build a single council house. Division will not fund our NHS. Racism will not lower a single energy bill. TOGETHER we will take on Farage’s lies and fight for real solutions to the crisis people face.

Delighted to speak at the huge @togetheralliance.bsky.social demonstration today. Instead of tackling the real cause of the problems in our society - the power and wealth of the super-rich - the far right wants to divide communities and blame migrants and Muslims. TOGETHER we won't let them win.

This Saturday, I’m joining the @togetheralliance.bsky.social march for unity against the far right. People are really struggling. But instead of offering real alternatives to our rigged economy, the far-right are scapegoating migrants and minorities. Join us. Let’s show hope will win over hate!

Some of the medical aid I’ve brought directly with me to Cuba, as Trump tries to strangle the Cuban people. Today we’ll be receiving tonnes more as the Nuestra America Aid Convoy arrives. Aid is arriving also arriving all the time from Britain thanks to solidarity. Donate below. cubavive.org.uk

This is exactly the mission creep I warned the Prime Minister against in Parliament. Britain should not be dragged into Trump and Netanyahu’s illegal war on Iran - a war that leaves the whole Middle East and all of us less safe. We should be pressing for peace and de-escalation.

I’m on my way to Cuba for an emergency 3-day visit. I’ll be delivering medical aid to a children’s cancer hospital and joining an international delegation of MPs opposed to Trump’s new ban on any fuel entering the country. This cruel policy is putting lives at risk.

Protest movements secured many of the rights we now enjoy. I’m deeply concerned by attacks on our civil liberties, which is why I voted against the Palestine Action proscription & oppose ID cards. Today I joined MPs + campaigners to oppose plans to further restrict the right to peaceful protest.

Why was Mandelson appointed despite everything known about him? Because it served a tiny faction in the Labour Party - backed by big business donors - who wanted him at the heart of power as part of their plan to shift the party away from what a real Labour government should be.

🚨BREAKING: Over 60 MPs have backed my new parliamentary motion for widespread sanctions on Israel. After the genocide in Gaza, the Israeli government is moving to annex the West Bank. Only sanctions – on arms, trade, the economy & Israeli officials – can stop these war crimes.

I just voted against the Government’s plans to abolish juries in huge numbers of criminal trials. The right to be tried by your peers is a cornerstone of our justice system. Scrapping jury trials is not the answer to the huge backlog in our courts - and wasn’t in the manifesto.

I oppose the decision to allow Trump to use UK bases in the bombing of Iran. I fear this will embroil the UK in attacks that breach international law and cause civilian deaths. I've submitted these Parliamentary Questions to the Government. The public has a right to know.

I am deeply alarmed that British military bases will be used in Trump's bombing of Iran - these attacks violate international law. The UK government should be focused on de-escalation, diplomacy and a ceasefire - that's the best way of keeping people safe, not following Trump.

Graduate debt is a national scandal. It is breaking a whole generation of young people. It’s time for a serious discussion about cancelling student debt. Instead, we should fund higher education through progressive taxation.

The Israeli Government has approved a reactionary plan to register land in the Occupied West Bank as Israeli ‘state property’. This blatant grab of Palestinian land violates international law. Our Government must impose sanctions on Israel. My letter to the Foreign Secretary.

Factionalism at the top of the Labour Party has led to appalling decisions - from the winter fuel mess to Mandelson's appointment. Sidelining members and trade union voices weakens our Party. 🌹 My @labourlist.bsky.social piece on the call to Restore Labour Democracy. labourlist.org/2026/02/fact...

On this day in 2003, as a young student, I joined the huge march against the Iraq War - alongside millions around the world. As Donald Trump rips up international law in a new era of war and imperialism, building a mass movement for peace is as urgent now as it has ever been.

Trade union leaders, over 25 Labour MPs and members' groups have launched a new call to end the factional culture coming from the top of the Labour Party and to restore Labour democracy and members’ rights. 🌹Add your name to the call here: tinyurl.com/RestoreLabou...

This week I was delighted to chair the latest meeting of the Westminster Working Group for Sanctions on Israel. We heard from Palestinian voices calling for an end to UK trade with Israel's illegal settlements. MPs are working with campaigners to step up the pressure on the Government to do this.

Just how much more appalling news needs to come out about Peter Mandelson before the Labour leadership finally kicks him out of the party?

Trump calling Cuba an “extraordinary threat” is another lie from a dangerous president. Blocking all fuel supplies to Cuba is a war crime - the collective punishment of civilians. The world must stand up to Trump’s tearing up of international law - which makes us all less safe.

Industrial fishing, climate change and offshore drilling are destroying marine ecosystems. And only 3.1% of the global ocean is fully protected. This week, I joined @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social on their ship The Witness to support the campaign to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.

Everyone knows Andy Burnham would have the best chance of beating Reform in Gorton and Denton. Fixing the selection to keep him off the ballot would be an affront to party democracy - and a sign nasty factionalism is a higher priority than reversing the rise of Farage and Reform

Nigel Farage pulled out of the BBC’s flagship politics show this morning. Reform say he was “under the weather”. Yes. I'm sure that's it.

Merry Christmas to everyone in East Leeds and all across the country 🎄⛄ A huge thank you to all the NHS and emergency service workers, and to everyone in retail, hospitality and beyond, working through the holidays. Let’s build a world of peace, justice and equality in 2026.

Along with over 50 MPs and Lords, I have written to the Justice Secretary calling on him to meet immediately with the lawyers representing those on hunger strike. Lives are at risk. Time is running out. The Justice Secretary must act without delay - before a tragedy occurs.

Billionaire wealth keeps piling up. Everyone else is left with less and less. With this mountain of pasta, I show why we need to tax the Billionaires.

Today I’m delivering my open letter to the Prime Minister and Chancellor calling on them to: Tax Extreme Wealth - Tackle the Cost of Living Crisis. There’s still time to join over 20,000 others and add your name before I take it to Downing Street. 👇 bit.ly/TaxWealthAutumnBudget

The Budget must tax extreme wealth and use this to tackle the cost-of-living crisis. Thousands have already backed my open letter to the Prime Minister to do this. Add your name 👇 bit.ly/TaxWealthAutumnBudget

Reform’s former leader in Wales Nathan Gill has been jailed for 10 years after accepting pro-Russia bribes of tens of thousands of pounds. Reform spokespeople previously suggested their leaders didn't really know Gill. Despite all these pictures of him with Nigel Farage.

I see right-wing journalists are attacking me again over a wealth tax. Here's a simple fact they never mention: British billionaire wealth has more than DOUBLED since 2010 ▪️2010: £250 Billion ▪️2025: £620 Billion Yet workers' wages have been flat. Tax extreme wealth, not workers!

In Parliament today I said the asylum announcement scrapes the bottom of the barrel and is a desperate attempt to copy Reform. We should be taking the fight to Reform - not trying to outdo them.

Today I joined the moving Remembrance Sunday service at Whitkirk Cenotaph. I laid a wreath for all those from East Leeds who lost their lives in war. We remember them, the grief of their loved ones, and continue to seek a world of peace, free from the pain and horror of war.

Ahead of this month’s Budget, I’ll be delivering this open letter to the Prime Minister and Chancellor. It calls on them to tax wealth to fund urgent action on the cost-of-living crisis. Thousands have already signed — add your name today. 🔗 bit.ly/TaxWealthAutumnBudget

Nigel Farage just voted to water down workers' rights. We were voting on the Employment Rights Bill - the biggest strengthening of workers’ rights in years. But of course Farage sided with the bosses. Again.

Brilliant win for socialist Zohran Mamdani in New York! His relentless focus on tackling the cost of living crisis and making the wealthy pay is exactly what people need. A powerful voice against Trump’s hate and Israel’s genocide. A boost for the left everywhere!

Nigel Farage’s supporters don’t like it when you point out that he’s talking about cutting the minimum wage for young workers. Or that he’s pocketed over £1 MILLION from outside "work” since the election. Because it exposes the truth about this self-styled “man of the people”.

Nigel Farage is now talking about cutting the minimum wage for young people. Once again, instead of going after the super-rich, he attacks ordinary workers. So much for being a man of the people.

We can’t let Farage strip away the rights that help ordinary people stand up to the rich and powerful.

Nigel Farage just tried to bring a Bill to pull Britain out of the European Convention on Human Rights. I voted against it - and the whole thing was rejected. We can’t let Farage strip away the rights that help ordinary people stand up to the rich and powerful.

Today I’ve launched the next stage of my Wealth Tax Campaign — calling on the Government to Tax Wealth at the Budget to fund emergency action on the cost of living crisis. I’ll be delivering this open letter to the PM and Chancellor. Add your name 👇 bit.ly/TaxWealthAutumnBudget

The historic loss of Caerphilly is the direct result of the disastrous direction taken by the Labour leadership. To rebuild support, we need to start governing with real Labour values. That means taxing the very wealthiest and taking urgent action on the cost-of-living crisis.

Most people would be horrified if their pension was invested in companies linked to Israeli war crimes. Great to join fellow Labour MPs in support of Pensions Bill Amendment by Neil Duncan Jordan to divest LGPS pension funds from firms complicit in Israel's crimes against Palestinians.