Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsLabour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026💥 BREAKING: @andyburnham.bsky.social just announced that the Government will launch a National Commission on Electoral Reform 📰 Press release: www.labourforanewdemocracy.org.uk/news/burnham... 🌹 #Labour4PR #Lab26 24735
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsCllr. Helen Thornton @labourhelen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Canvassing in Hutton and Locking this evening with @yueparkinson08.bsky.social and @catyanton.bsky.social - #votelabour on 10th September @labourwsm.bsky.social 032
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsMake Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Today MPs debated the Representation of the People Bill. Together with friends at @compassoffice.bsky.social and @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social, we brought 34 alarm clocks to Westminster to send them a loud message: it's time to wake up! ⏰ Our democracy is in crisis. We need fair votes now. 2137116
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsCo-operative Party @coopparty.party.coop · 23/07/2026Co-operation is at the table, with more seats than ever before. 🐝 💼 With a quarter of Cabinet posts now held by Co-operative Party representatives, now is our moment. 32217
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsCo-operative Party @coopparty.party.coop · 20/07/2026From Rochdale in 1844 to Downing Street today. For the first time in history, a Labour and Co-operative politician leads the country. Congratulations to Andy Burnham, Britain's first Labour and Co-operative Prime Minister. 🐝 45834
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsLabour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Great speech from @andyburnham.bsky.social on the "need to change politics"! 🤝 Proportional Representation is key to “reaching across Parliament to find common ground" & mending Westminster’s broken culture 📌 Britain needs a National Commission on Electoral Reform www.youtube.com/live/j9Snx_B...youtube.comLIVE: Watch Andy Burnham give major policy speech as he bids to become UK prime minister | BBC NewsYouTube video by BBC News 22618
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 29/06/2026x.com/coopparty/st...x.comCo-operative Party (@CoopParty) on XPrivate profiteering is poisoning our social care system at the expense of staff, patients and families. It's time we put social care in the hands of the people who depend on it most. This week, we'... 000
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 14/06/2026How Brexit has made Britain poorer – in charts www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comHow Brexit has made Britain poorer – in chartsForecasters were wrong about an immediate recession but right that we would be worse off outside the EU 000
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Survivors of the Windrush scandal have been given memorials and apologies, but they're still being denied fair compensation and actual justice. The Government promised to fix this—let's make sure they keep their word. Please sign to help right this wrong: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ho...you.38degrees.org.ukHonour Promises Made to Windrush GenerationsHey! 👋 Survivors of the Windrush scandal have been given apologies and memorials, but the reality is that many are still being denied fair compensation. 😔 The Government promised to overhaul this brok... 000
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I have just left the Eid Mela in Weston’s Grove Park It was lovely afternoon of celebration- with so much going on ! Music, dance displays, stalls with amazing things to buy. Above all it was about sharing and coming together -for friendship,fun and food 000
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 29/05/2026WSM Pride 2026: Creating Space for Everyone www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/wsm-pride-...crowdfunder.co.ukWSM Pride 2026: Creating Space for EveryoneHelping build a more welcoming, accessible and visible community space in Weston-super-Mare through WSM Pride 2026. 010
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 23/05/2026I just signed the campaign calling on the new Health Secretary to get Palantir out of our NHS! act.38degrees.org.uk/act/to-the-n...act.38degrees.org.ukTo the new Health Secretary: Get Palantir out of our NHS!I just the petition calling on the new Health Secretary to get Palantir out of our NHS! 000
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Too 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...megaphone.org.ukOfficial Record of Support: Back the Biggest Wave of Insourcing in a GenerationOutsourcing companies frequently compete to win public contracts by reducing costs: it's a race to the bottom on the pay, terms, and conditions for their workers. This has a knock-on effect for servic... 000
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Healthy life expectancy in the UK is falling — and women are hit hardest. Women live longer, but spend more years in poor health, disability and chronic illness. Longer life means little without healthy years. #WomensHealth #UKHealth theconversation.com/healthy-life...theconversation.comHealthy life expectancy falls in the UK – and the decline is worse among womenThe UK’s healthy life expectancy crisis hits women hardest, but the government’s renewed women’s health strategy doesn’t come close to matching the scale of the problem. 000
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsCo-operative Party @coopparty.party.coop · 22/04/2026The Earth belongs to all of us. 🌍🌱 Community energy means our power can too. Happy Earth Day. 032
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 22/04/2026‘Community energy is Labour’s opportunity to win the future’ labourlist.org/2026/04/comm... – via LabourListlabourlist.org'Community energy is Labour’s opportunity to win the future' - LabourListCommun ity energy provides a Labour vision of abundant, low-cost, clean energy, owned and shared by the communities it serves. 000
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 23/03/2026I just signed a @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social petition for an asylum and migration system rooted in mainstream Labour values. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/an...actionnetwork.orgAn asylum and migration system rooted in mainstream Labour valuesWhen Labour’s values shine, we transform the country. On migration and asylum, it’s no different. The public wants a fair and balanced system of migration. A Labour approach rooted in solidarity, c... 000
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsCo-operative Party @coopparty.party.coop · 06/03/2026An outdated law is holding one of our most important community institutions back. 🧵 267
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Half a million more children will benefit from 🌹Labour's free breakfast clubs from April next year 🥣🍳🧇 010
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsNorth Somerset Labour Party @nslabour.bsky.social · 05/02/2026🎉We are delighted to share that Labour's Michael Harriott has been elected to North Somerset Council in the Clevedon South by-election. 🌹Michael will now follow through on the promises he made in the campaign, working with Labour colleagues to get the best deal for Clevedon. 142
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 03/02/2026England’s draft planning rules don’t mention women’s safety — yet government promises to tackle violence against women and girls. What do those pledges mean if planning policy stays silent? Safer environments must be designed in, not debated later www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comEngland planning proposals fail to mention safety of women and girls, say criticsDraft proposals likely to ‘embed risk and inequality’, campaigners and urban planners say 000
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsNorth Somerset Labour Party @nslabour.bsky.social · 01/02/2026This Thursday 5th February, Clevedon South residents have the chance to elect a new District Councillor. The tactical voting sites are clear that Labour's Michael Harriott is the only candidate who can beat Nigel Farage's Reform. 112
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 01/02/2026🚨 MPs should work for us – not for a second paycheck. Some are earning tens of thousands from other work while neglecting their real job: representing their constituents. Sign the petition to ban second jobs for MPs. 100
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsTogether Alliance @togetheralliance.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Organised. United. Ready to fill the streets with hope and unity. Share this post to help spread the word. We are growing. We are building. We are #Together. 15359
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 27/01/2026On #HMD2026 we remember the six million Jews and five million Roma, LGBTQ+. disabled, political opponents and others murdered by the Nazis, alongside victims of subsequent genocides. Prejudice still continues to day within our communities and across the UK. 012844
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Labour is backing grassroots sport ⚽ Nearly 1,000 clubs already upgraded. 50% of funding going to the most deprived communities. £85m funding for 2026/27 now open. Local clubs in North Somerset can apply👇 Go to the Football Foundation website : footballfoundation.org.ukfootballfoundation.org.ukFootball FoundationWe're the Football Foundation - the Premier League, The FA and Government's charity that helps communities across England improve their local football facilities.We invest in improvements that make fa... 010
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 26/01/2026In our blood. In our water. In our babies. 🩸☠️💧Ask @EmmaReynolds to stop the poisoning of Britain, and ban #ForeverChemicals immediately! 🚫 Join the @38_degrees consultation submission to #BanPFAs👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...you.38degrees.org.ukLet’s flood the consultation to ban these poisons!Linked to cancer, fertility issues, and birth defects -- forever chemicals (PFAS) are now found in our food, drinking water, and even our blood. When we reach 100k signatures, 38 Degrees will submit o... 000
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 23/01/2026457 British 🇬🇧troops died in combat alongside US forces in Afghanistan. That PresidentTrump belittled those sacrifices is an insult to our forces, and to a relationship built on common language,close cultural, political, military and economic ties over decades www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comUK politics: Trump’s Nato claims ‘insulting and frankly appalling’, says Starmer –as it happenedPresident’s assertion that Nato troops were not on the front line in Afghanistan has sparked widespread anger 010
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 07/01/2026🚦 A safer future for our roads 🚦 The new road safety strategy will cut deaths and serious injuries by 65% by 2035 and 70% for children. ✅tougher action on drink & drug ✅driving, ✅safer vehicles ✅better training for drivers and riders, ✅investment in safer roads. 👉 www.gov.uk/government/n... 000
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Here are 9 things the #Labour government’s #PlanforChange is delivering this week 👇 010
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsNorth Somerset Council @northsomersetc.bsky.social · 11/11/2025This morning our Armed Forces Champion @catyanton.bsky.social joined The Mayor of Weston-super-Mare and representatives from The Office of @danaldridgemp.bsky.social (MP for Weston), the Royal British Legion and @gwr.com to lay poppy wreaths on the 7.54 train from Weston to Paddington. 011
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsLocal Government Association (LGA) @local.gov.uk · 13/11/2025A reminder on #WorldKindnessDay, abuse - online or in person should never be part of public service. The intimidation & abuse of councillors undermines democracy Our Civility in Public Life Hub offers vital resources to support member safety and well-being. orlo.uk/tDaAW 011
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsLocal Government Association (LGA) @local.gov.uk · 10/11/2025When vital services like children's social care, SEND provision, and homelessness support rely on emergency bailouts to function, it's fundamentally broken. Our Chair’s message to the Chancellor ahead of #AutumnBudget2025 orlo.uk/F0ozM 011
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 13/10/2025www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/nor...ticketsource.co.uk 000
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsCo-operative Party @coopparty.party.coop · 08/04/2025Our economy is at a crossroads. We're calling for communities to become a national strategic priority now. Please watch and share this message from our General Secretary. 097
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 20/09/2025🚨 There’s been some misleading claims about Weston-super-Mare becoming a Town of Sanctuary. Let’s set the record straight 👇 ✅ City of Sanctuary is not a “radical change.” It’s a UK-wide movement promoting compassion and inclusion #WestonSuperMare #CompassionNotFear 100
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsCo-operative Party @coopparty.party.coop · 04/09/2025What if your community got a shot at saving the places you actually use - before they vanish? We took that question to the public. Here’s what they had to say. 🎥👇 12513
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 30/08/2025🚨 Over 18,000 people have already emailed the Home Office demanding they shut down this Nazi gig. Let’s turn up the pressure. If you haven’t added your name yet, now’s the time – and don’t forget to share the link with friends and family. secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/176528/...secure.hopenothate.org.ukSTOP UK HATE FEST - email the Home OfficeOver 5-6 September, Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade. We’ve stopped gigs like this before, now we need to put pressure on the Home Office to block the... 8155111
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsCllr. Helen Thornton @labourhelen.bsky.social · 24/08/2025More @labourwsm.bsky.social newsletters delivered in Uphill ward this morning. Thanks to @catyanton.bsky.social, Richard and Steve. 022
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsCo-operative Party @coopparty.party.coop · 14/08/2025Thousands of students celebrate A Level results today - but none were taught about co-operatives, despite co-ops being an essential part of our history and contributing £165bn to our economy. 388
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 19/08/2025💥NEW: We can reveal that Lee Twamley, photographed at the front of Britain First’s “March for Remigration” in Manchester this month, has served prison time for trying to smuggle Vietnamese migrants into the UK. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/19/e...hopenothate.org.ukEXPOSED: Britain First’s “March for Remigration” led by convicted people smugglerHOPE not hate can reveal that Lee Twamley, photographed at the front of Britain First’s “March for Remigration” in Manchester this month, has served prison time for trying to smuggle Vietnamese migran... 413275
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsCo-operative Party @coopparty.party.coop · 10/07/2025It's a special moment when a co-operator, as a Minister of State, gets to introduce new legislation that fulfils such an important priority of our movement. Here's our Chair, Jim McMahon, on why today's English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill is so crucial. It's why we're in politics. 43928
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsCo-operative Party @coopparty.party.coop · 06/07/2025We’ve got a plan, and we want you to be part of it. While Reform sows division, we’re building a different politics: 🛠 Giving communities the right to save local spaces ⚡ Putting local people in control of new energy 🏘 Backing ownership that builds pride and trust 42114
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 05/07/2025This is #Weston 🏖️ A seaside town where community comes first 🌍 Where cultures meet, thrive, and enrich daily life 😊A place where everyone is welcome and dignity matters 🌱 Investing in a future that’s clean, green, fair, and full of opportunity #Proud #Strong #Community #FutureTogether 100
Reposted by Cllr Catherine GibbonsCo-operative Party @coopparty.party.coop · 16/06/2025Settle is pioneering a community-first approach – but it shouldn't be the exception. We visited Settle with @davidskaith.bsky.social to see the difference putting your community first makes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-45...youtube.com 01717
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Congratulations 👏👏👏to our new 🌹Labour WECA mayor Helen Godwin 000
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 02/05/2025It was good to be in Bristol today with @DanAldridge helping get the vote out for @HelenGodwin as 🌹Labour WECA mayor 010
Cllr Catherine Gibbons @catyanton.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Private companies are polluting our rivers, hiking up bills, and failing to deliver. 82% of us want public ownership – let’s make it happen! Sign the open letter now & demand action! 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pu...you.38degrees.org.ukPut Public Ownership of Water Back on the TablePrivatisation of water isn’t failing - it is the failure. The Government is mid-way through a major review of the water sector. But so far, it has refused to consider a potential solution that’s backe... 000
