🎉 Eel Brook Common just joined our borough’s Green Flag parks, now 25 and counting, with 3 new winners this year! This morning we hoisted the flag with the Mayor Cllr Holder to celebrate what local volunteers & park teams achieve together. Here’s to even greener, friendlier spaces for everyone!🌳

At the 80th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the United Kingdom & France, alongside Canada, Australia, Belgium, & Portugal are joining over 140 others in recognising Palestine as a state in its own right. I welcome this decision from both. Israel must leave Gaza. 🇬🇧 🇫🇷🇪🇺

The inclusion of Canada and the United Kingdom is welcome. Like-minded democracies must band together in this unpredictable world.

One of the many reasons we need a European Army is to ensure collective security and stability across the continent.

📢 The application for the Mund Street redevelopment has been submitted. I support this proposal which offers 107 new homes including social rent, alongside new green space & play areas for our area. Take part in the consultation & share your views! 📄 Ref: 2025/02153/FR3 🗣️ lbhf.gov.uk/planning

📣Residents of West Kensington & Gibbs Green: We want to hear from you! Hammersmith & Fulham is investing in our community, and your views are essential. Complete our survey & help shape the future of our estates. 🔗 haveyoursay.lbhf.gov.uk/investing-in-the-west-kensington-and-gibbs-green-estates

Europeans must remain united and resolute in their support for Ukraine. Europe’s borders must remain inviolable, and wards of aggression cannot result in rewards and territorial expansion at the expense of the peoples’ right to self-determination.

34 years ago Ukraine freed itself for the first time in centuries from Russian overlordship. It must remain independent & its integrity must be restored - this we learned from Versailles, which ignored the rights of the peoples to govern themselves, and was only ‘an armistice for twenty years’.

There can be no lasting peace until Russia withdraws from Ukraine in full.

Interesting development for our neighbour to the West. Thoughts?

I welcome the announcement today that the United Kingdom, following on France’s recent announcement, will recognise the Palestine as a sovereign state, with rights & obligations equal to those of Israel, whose common future must be in a two-state solution that guarantees their security & prosperity.

Bayrou a raison, ce jour est un jour de soumission de l’Europe. À nouveau, nous devons mettre en place la seule méthode qui nous permettra de nous élever au rang de grande puissance: l’Europe fédérale avec ceux qui le souhaitent aussi.

Let’s go Lionesses, bring it home! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦁🦁🦁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Absolutely delighted to be at Scrubs Commons Dog Show today! 🐾 Such a wonderful community event—amazing dogs, friendly faces, and lots of local spirit. Thanks to everyone who organised it. Here’s to a day of wagging tails and good times in Hammersmith & Fulham (and desiring adopting a dog!)!

If young people can enlist to defend our country at home & overseas at the age of 16, then why should they not be allowed to have a stake in its future? I welcome this move, which aligns England & Wales with Scotland, where persons can vote in parliamentary and local elections from the age of 16.

Vive la France 🇫🇷🇪🇺 Français•es de Londres et d’au-delà. D’Hammersmith et Fulham, premier lieu de rassemblement de la France Libre, une bonne fête nationale à toutes et tous. Vive la France, forte et confiante aux côtés de ses alliés, ancrés dans une Europe qui prend son futur en main.

Come celebrate Summer North End Road Summer Festival today, 10am to 6pm! Enjoy a fantastic day out with activities, food, and entertainment that everyone will love. It’s the perfect chance to soak up the summer vibes, meet your community, & make happy memories together. + the sun is fully out!🌞

Cllr @lydiapaynter.bsky.social & myself attended an event at Exhibition White City on 4 July, @trixiemattel.bsky.social's 'Solid Pink Disco'. As many reported, I also feel that heat levels were beyond acceptable & safe levels. I have written to AXS' MD & the Council for this to be investigated.

Proud to stand shoulder to shoulder and represent @hfcouncil.bsky.social at London Pride yesterday. Thank you to Cllrs Sanderson & Perez for joining, and good to see Cllr Borland marching too!

Pride will always be a protest, especially against tyranny & obscurantism ✊🏳️‍🌈

🚗Zone D Residents have your say! H&F Council is consulting you (again) on parking controls after a rise in evening & weekend congestion 🅰️Keep current controls (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm)? 🅱️Extend to 7 days a week, 8:30am–10pm + FREE visitor parking? 📅Closes 12 July haveyoursay.lbhf.gov.uk/parking-cons...

Did in 11 months what they could not do in four years. Part of unleashing the benefits of inclusive tech for the improvement of all. 🎉 🤖 🎈

A reminder to keep always pushing for equality and civil rights.

Today marks nine years since Jo Cox MP was murdered by a far-right extremist while serving her constituents in Batley and Spen. Jo dedicated her life to building a fairer, more compassionate society, and her belief that “we have more in common than that which divides us” continues to resonate.

Experiencing the sorrow of seeing a dear friend self-destruct, yet holding onto hope that they will rally and fight back.

Proud to have taken part in @wlqp.bsky.social ‘s charity 10km walk in support of Motor Neurone Disease, setting off from Lyric Square. Great spirits at the Black Lion now with our drag Queens & Kings! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Most Britons now think Brexit was a mistake. 🔹 62% say Brexit more of a failure than a success 🔹 56% say wrong to leave the EU 🔹 53% support rejoining 🔹 66% want a closer relationship – including over half of Leave + Reform voters The tide is turning. yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

The United Kingdom is back. 🇬🇧 🤝 🇪🇺

With this reset deal, the pendulum begins to swing back. It marks the beginning of our march back into the concert of Europe, after almost a decade of disaster caused by Brexit. While Brexit isn’t fully undone yet – and it must be – I am glad to see the UK we know & love is back 🇬🇧🇪🇺

Mes félicitations à la Roumanie qui ce soir choisit à nouveau l’Europe et la démocratie, et qui rejette l’extrémisme et l’isolement. Plus forts ensemble 🇷🇴 🤝 🇪🇺

The Conservatives have conned Britain with Brexit. They sold us the land of milk and honey, and what we got was lost opportunity, more costs and reduced purchasing power. And then 2 years almost to the day Ukraine was invaded. I look forward to the 🇬🇧🇪🇺 ‘reset’ summit in London on Monday.

Nick Thomas-Symonds is right. Strengthening our defence and security ties with the EU is a vital step towards protecting our shared future. In a world facing rising instability, closer cooperation with our European neighbours makes us safer and stronger.

Loving the @hfcouncil.bsky.social Victory in Europe Day celebrations in Ravenscourt Park, and in particular seeing residents interact with representatives of the armed forces & emergency services who do so much all year around to keep us safe. Drop by & take part in the festivities run until 5 pm!

Today is a very particular Europe Day. For the first time since the end of the Second World War, Europe stands alone at the crossroads of great powers that are renewing with imperialism. This is a defining moment for our continent, one that history books will remember. The time is for more Europe.

Ce 8 mai, jour de la victoire, nous commémorons toutes celles et ceux qui ont donné leur vie pour une Europe libre et démocratique, et jurons de la défendre. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦🇫🇷🇷🇺🇦🇺🇳🇿🇵🇱🇧🇪🇳🇱🇳🇴🇨🇿🇬🇷🇧🇷 On 8 May, VE Day, we thank all those who gave their lives for a free and democratic Europe, and pledge to defend it.

I see that Reform are already hard at work tackling the issues that matter and can help people deal with the ongoing housing and cost of living crisis. Here at @hfcouncil.bsky.social, we proudly fly the flags of Ukraine and Europe atop our buildings, to honour those who fight for freedom 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇺🇦

Whilst I unsurprisingly wished we were still in the EU, which means we would have a much higher bargaining power with India and therefore likely been able to secure more favourable terms, this is still welcome news. Together, the UK & India demonstrate their commitment to removing trade barriers.

Proud to see troops from Ukraine march in London today, to remind us that whilst we celebrate the return of a (fragile) peace, not everyone can enjoy this luxury, and millions of Ukrainians are very much at war fighting for their existence. Also glad to see troops from NATO & in particular France.

As is often the case, American politics are causing a reversal of other countries’ voting intentions. After Canada, now Australia. Keeping my fingers crossed for France this summer 🤞

So rare I can give an unambiguous welcome to a UK govt policy - it’s a real pleasure to see this long overdue change New homes will save up to £1000 on energy bills with solar on roof Finally, the housebuilder lobby against these rules has been seen off www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Great to be with many residents of the Gibbs Green Estate to discuss the upcoming programme of works there with @hfcouncil.bsky.social officers and consultants John Rowan & Partners. The works will see lots of repairs and improvements, and the bringing of equipment to the best safety norms.

Justice served ⚖️

We need Hillary Clinton here.

Good to meet residents & @hfcouncil.bsky.social officers at the public engagement event about the proposed Mund St development. It proposes 107 new homes for over 400 people, intergenerational play & meet-up spaces. There is another session on Saturday morning at the Gibbs Green community hall!

Around half of Canadians support joining the EU, whilst only 10% support becoming a US State. That is 1% more than the number of Brits who support re-joining the EU in a January 2025 poll (bsky.app/profile/jorg...). In a sea of expansionist empires, Europe is a beacon of safety & freedom.

More Trump effect at work in the politics of Europe. Support in Norway for EU accession reaches 15 year high. Still majority against but big shift compared only to last year.

It is a relief to see Britain, alongside France, decide to take on the position traditionally held by the US President, and now vacant. I echo the words of the French and Polish Prime Ministers in recent days: Europe can and must become a global power, with nuclear & défense projection capacities.

The United States capitulate.

🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦

⚡️ 'There is an aggressor, which is Russia,' says Macron after Zelensky-Trump clash. "There is an aggressor, which is Russia, and an attacked people, which is Ukraine," French President Emmanuel Macron said after President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Donald Trump's clash at the White House.