Care leavers who were given a one-off, no strings attached £2,000 grant were less likely to become homeless or spend time in hospital or prison, according to a new study. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

With apologies to Hemingway - Cameron, May and Johnson were the gradually, but Truss was the suddenly. She's got less self-reflection than Dracula.

Gaffe-prone Kemi Badenoch denies calling for the UK to join Donald Trump’s war on Iran. This is a bizarre denial, as I was about 20ft away from her last week when she did exactly that. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Liverpool City Region launches £2bn Investment Fund to accelerate growth, jobs and housebuilding. www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk/news/liverpo...

A perceptive piece here by @philtinline.bsky.social. Tackling the concentration of corporate power is one of the big tasks of our age. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united...

I think there is a vg case for the Alternative Vote (pluralist majoritarianism) UK's evolving party system - not least as of balanced use for voters on different sides of political spectrum. It allows sincere voting by every voter + strategic choices by those who care www.ft.com/content/38d8...

Striking that Reform have now overtaken Labour as the party people would most like to vote against - very much matches what we heard in Gorton with many voters primary concern less merits of Lab/Green but who could best stop Reform.

📜 The House of Commons just debated the Representation of the People Bill 💥 Great to see more Labour MPs joining the call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform 📺 @patrickhurley.bsky.social @catsmithmp.bsky.social @chriscurtis94.bsky.social & @jamesnaish.bsky.social 🌹 #Labour4PR

Patrick Hurley MP on why Labour lost in Gorton and Denton: voters are fed up with stagnant living standards and want things to be different @patrickhurley.bsky.social leftfootforward.org/2026/03/a-le...

Councils to get exceptional financial support to balance books www.gov.uk/government/n...

MPs are offered extra security on their homes due to death threats. They are recommended to have guards at public meetings. And they are given geo-tagged fobs to carry in case of abduction. And it’s all because of idiots like this Reform councillor saying we should be shot.

Reform UK deputy leader shares social media post calling for Labour MP to be shot. open.substack.com/pub/thelanca...

‘The need for support is everywhere’: working-class arts group expands to north of England. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

‘The coastal towns where young people have been left behind by Whitehall’ labourlist.org/2026/02/coas... – via LabourList

The first official night of #Lightport. Thousands have descended on #Southport to enjoy. On until Monday. Come along and bring the family.

Oesophageal cancer is difficult to diagnose and treat at the moment. But that could have been said for other cancers a couple of decades ago that have shown remarkable improvements, writes Labour MP @patrickhurley.bsky.social

People struggling to access work are not unwilling, they need support that understands local realities and treats them as individuals parliamentnews.co.uk/people-strug...

‘Treasury ‘Green Book’ reform is a game-changer for left-behind coastal towns’ labourlist.org/2026/02/trea...

I have today been informed that, despite personal assurances to the contrary, the Green party have once again used my image and misrepresented my words on a second leaflet circulated in Gorton and Denton ahead of the by-election. I have now lodged an official complaint with the returning officer.

It’s £5.50 per year.

Three in four cancer patients will survive the disease thanks to a “revolution” in medicine over the next ten years, the government has promised. Wes Streeting announces a national cancer plan to improve NHS care, which will save 320,000 lives by 2035. www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

Coopers bar & eatery hailed as ‘a brilliant example of Southport’s live music potential’ standupforsouthport.com/coopers-bar-...

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Coopers bar & eatery hailed as ‘a brilliant example of Southport’s live music potential’ standupforsouthport.com/coopers-bar-...

Excellent thread.

The BBC is getting played here: if a contributor gets to flat out deny having his own words quoted to him on television (with the viewer not told the denial is untrue) then post about "dropping truth bombs". The mission to inform & counter misinformation is flailing if the editorial controls so weak

Southport people invited to Public Briefing towards creating Lord Street Action Group and adopting bandstands standupforsouthport.com/southport-pe...

Doom loop of decline: how struggling high streets fuel far-right sympathies in UK. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Labour MP @patrickhurley.bsky.social Hurley sets out why he supports the government’s decision to consult on further steps to protect children online, including whether access to social media should be restricted for under-16s.

I mean, if anything deserves a face palm, it's this.

Good news. Step by step, month by month, we are renewing Southport. More to come too. www.placenorthwest.co.uk/vinci-to-del...

The best city region in the world.

🔑 Key takeaways: 📊💥 Record political fragmentation has broken First Past The Post 📉 Public distrust is driving the public towards populist parties ‼️ FPTP may now harm Labour and the Conservatives 🗳️ Westminster needs a National Commission on Electoral Reform www.fairelections.uk/national-com...

Can First Past the Post cope with multi-party politics? 🗒️ The APPG was delighted to host a private briefing in Parliament today with… 🗣️ Professor Sir John Curtice of @unistrathclyde.bsky.social 🗣️ Dr David Klemperer of @uniofbath.bsky.social 🪑 Emma Harrison of @makevotesmatter.bsky.social

Big Onion praised in Parliament for excellent role in helping hundreds of young people into work. standupforsouthport.com/big-onion-pr...

‘Holocaust Memorial Day reminds us where prejudice can lead and how language, stereotypes and division can cause harm’ standupforsouthport.com/holocaust-me...

Volare in Southport thrilled to win "UK’s Best Restaurant" title at UK SBA Small Business Awards standupforsouthport.com/volare-in-so...

Making Energy Greener welcomes Warm Homes Plan as vital step to more energy efficient and affordable homes standupforsouthport.com/making-energ...

World would be a ‘better place’ if US took over Greenland, says Nigel Farage. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

‘Britain’s coastal towns are the front line of national renewal’ labourlist.org/2026/01/brit...

Up to 250,000 more people with health conditions will receive support to stay in or return to work www.gov.uk/government/n...

I’m supporting Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Week. These cancers receive just 19% of research funding despite causing 40% of all cancer related deaths. This is unacceptable. We need to #CloseTheResearchGap. To learn more about Less Survivable Cancers, visit: lesssurvivablecancers.org.uk

The stats are clear. We're calling for change. It's time to close #CloseTheResearchGap. lesssurvivablecancers.org.uk/awarenessweek/

a decade is a long time in politics

Reform are simply becoming a second home for Conservative Politicians. Nigel Farage is filling his ranks with ex-Conservative Ministers while no doubt telling everyone that he will fix all the mistakes caused by these same politicians!

Reform proving - once again - that they’re just a harbour for washed-up, failed Conservatives. There’s nothing new on offer. Only Labour offers a change from the failed experiments of the last Tory government.

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Marine who put life in politicians' hands makes Nigel Farage prediction www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

X is paying Reform UK MPs while its AI produces sexually explicit images of children and women, the public deserves answers. Will they return the money they’ve earned from the platform? 1/6

Green light for new padel facility at Victoria Park in Southport with revamped tennis courts and new coffee kiosk. standupforsouthport.com/green-light-...