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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 9h

🔴 Andy Burnham Urged to Put Compulsory Voting at Heart of His Electoral Reform Plans Democracy campaigners say changing how Britain votes will not be enough unless the Prime Minister also changes who votes as well bylinetimes.com/2026/10/06/a...

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Andy Burnham Urged to Put Compulsory Voting at Heart of His Electoral Reform Plans

Democracy campaigners say changing how Britain votes will not be enough unless the Prime Minister also changes who votes as well

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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 10h

Tory plan to cut energy efficiency rule for builders will cost new home owners £1,000 a year, says thinktank E3G made the argument on the basis that, without the Future Homes Standard, which requires new homes to have low-carbon heating, owners will pay at least £25k more over 25 years.

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 13h

Today I think I might finally unlock economic growth by doing the same things that haven't worked for 18 years.

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The pitch here seems to be, ‘we’ll build the houses and infrastructure we failed to build during the 14 years we were in government, but we’ll do it in the most damaging and lowest quality way possible’. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England

Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Can you imagine the derisory coverage and outright mockery if any other party with single-digit MPs decided to "declare a General Election" and go on a bus tour? Yet when this outlandish nonsense comes from Farage, it is treated as somehow brilliant. "Subscribe to continue..." No thanks. I'm good.

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Reform leader to begin in Yorkshire next week where party sees ‘many Cabinet scalps to be had’ in Labour heartlands

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Nigel Farage campaigning in Southend-on-Sea for the local elections in May Credit: Geoff Pugh for The Telegraph
Nigel Farage is to “fire the starting gun” on Reform UK’s general election campaign with a nationwide tour beginning next week, The Telegraph can reveal…

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 05/10/2026

Over the past two decades, pensioner incomes have grown by 20 per cent, while those of working-age families have grown by just 7 per cent ➡️ buff.ly/FY93tV6

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Andrew Rait @andrewrait.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

But I enjoyed the current Govts comms dept response 😂

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Philip Stephens @philipstephens.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Free childcare for the rich and lower benefits for jobless young …well at least we know Badenoch isn’t pitching for the youth vote….

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Ian Boucher @desolationrow5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is a rare occasion where I think what was said is completely unacceptable on every single level and should be reported as such by every single media outlet in the land. I suspect it won’t be though. A disgraceful thing to say and the people in that room guffawing along equally hideous.

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

@opiniumresearch.bsky.social 🚨 Latest Opinium @ObserverUK poll 🚨 Labour hits 30% for the first time since November 2024, opening up a 5-point lead over Reform. 🌹 LAB 30% (+2) ➡️ REF 25% (+1) 🌳 CON 17% (n/c) 🌍 GRN 11% (+1) 🔶 LD 9% (-1)

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Picking on Byline Times sends a message to other political journalists: Be careful. Don't be too critical. We can do the same to you." @adambienkov.bsky.social speaks to LBC's @mrjamesob.bsky.social about Byline Times' ban from Conservative Party Conference.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Oooh look! Hidden away near the recipes & lifestyle crap is a tiny story saying that *yet again*, the UK economy grew "faster than expected" in the 2nd quarter this year. The 1.1% growth in 1st 6 months this year is still highest in G7, despite "experts" www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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UK income growth revised upwards as markets hail ‘resilient’ economy

Boost for John Healey before budget as GDP figure shows UK economy grew faster than first estimated in second quarter

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 01/10/2026

French President Emmanuel Macron: "If the British want to come back and if the Prime Minister is moving in that direction, I think that is very good news, both for his country and for the Europeans." ♥️

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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

BBC re-running their headlines from 3 years ago when Sunak released 10,000 prisoners early over 6 months....oh wait, no, that went off without a media fuss. Labour are releasing up to 5,000 early over a year - due to Tory failure to build prison capacity. They only built 36 net new places a year.

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A comprehensive social care system, electoral reform and a much closer relationship to the EU float my particular boat.

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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

if you haven't been through this with an elderly parent yet it's maybe hard to explain why social care reform feels like a big deal but there will be a surprising number of people i suspect feeling quite tearful listening to this

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's more than 8 years since there was a majority for Brexit. This seems like a no-brainer, but I'm bloody glad plans are being made. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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No 10 gathering evidence on public support for rejoining the EU

Senior Downing Street officials reach out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test backing for reversing Brexit

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today's @liverpoolecho.co.uk after that remarkable speech by our Scouser Prime Minister

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A country that will not fix its mistakes is a country that has given up on the future. And Brexit was, it’s now clear, a terrible, terrible mistake inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...

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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Emmanuel Macron says “welcome back” if the UK wants to rejoin the EU Pedro Sanchez says Spain would have “open arms” if Britain wants to reverse Brexit While this is lovely to hear there would be arduous negotiations ahead.

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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

To see Polanski and Davey jumping on the ‘he’s robbing poor pensioners’ bandwagon is frankly, beneath them. They now exactly what Burnham is doing and why? He’s cutting the TL and replacing it with a double lock to pay for social care. Disgusting politics, no better than the Tories.

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Rob M-Y @robidoo99.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

No, but I think you'd be in the majority who think that! The proposal is to keep the triple lock, but smooth the earnings part. IFS analysis with retrospective modelling here: ifs.org.uk/articles/how...

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How will the new triple lock work and what effects will it have? | Institute for Fiscal Studies

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced a major and welcome change to the triple lock, which will come into effect in 2030–31.

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Luca @lucazanzi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The logic works out like this: 1) End of triple lock: you might be a couple hundred quid a year worse off. Maybe. 2) National care service: you won't have to sell the house, the car, and go through pretty much all your savings if you need looking after in your old age.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

How is it possible? Because he told a personal, emotive story, sure. But also he told a moral story: using the funds to help establish a care service. It feels fair. And the decision to opt for a branded institutional structure with strong echoes of the NHS makes it tangible.

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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

SURE START IS COMING BACK. Hands down, one of the greatest policies introduced by New Labour. 👏👏👏👏👏👏

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ghostierockstar.bsky.social @ghostierockstar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

1/7 @mrjamesob.bsky.social delivers an absolute masterclass breaking down Andy Burnham’s landmark conference speech. It wasn’t just another political address; it was a rare moment of razor-sharp truth cutting through decades of political cowardice and media prevarication. youtu.be/6lMLTq7PomU?...

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James O'Brien analyses Burnham's speech in mammoth monologue

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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 29/09/2026

The rush to speculate that asylum seekers are responsible for every crime in the news is a sort of opportunistic informational terrorism. Until it’s disproved it stokes fear and hatred. When it is disproved there are no adverse consequences and they know that they only have to be lucky once.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It never stops being important that, no matter what the subject, politicians like Farage, Trump & Rubio are entirely untethered from the most basic requirements of honest discourse. They might turn out to be telling the truth sometimes but only ever in the spirit of stopped clocks.

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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 29/09/2026

Andy Burnham has a golden opportunity to transform the engine room of our economy – to make our energy market affordable, fair and stable. We need to overturn some current orthodoxy and face down vested interests – and PM Andy Burnham could be the man for the job.

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Lee D @leedon1982.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Bravo to Rob Powell.

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JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sky's Rob Powell providing insight and analysis the BBC's Chris Mason is incapable of providing. I wonder who gets paid more.

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The four-by-seven metre flag artwork was sewn and glued by a small team led by Claire, who usually works with vintage fabrics Signatures on the art piece include a descendant of Industrial Revolution pioneer James Watt, as well as members of Birmingham reggae bands Steel Pulse & UB40 #ReunionJack🇬🇧

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City artist against 'division' makes huge Union flag from tatty lamppost flags

An artist has made a massive Union flag in response to flag-raising groups such as Raise the Colours

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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Newspapers: We're going to have to pay for Burnham's social care plans! Also newspapers: Social care costs took all my savings! We're already paying for social care, just less fairly and probably less efficiently. #R4Today

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Magnificent trolling in Brum

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Matthew Wright @matthew-wright.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This is also brilliantly funny but for completely the opposite reason as my last repost. Compliments to all involved in Brum’s giant flag project 👍👏👏👏

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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 27/09/2026

Burnham refreshes the parts others can’t reach on the Andy and Laura show The PM oozes confidence and easy-going charm as he tells Laura Kuenssberg the hill he’ll die on is fixing social care #JohnCrace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Burnham refreshes the parts others can’t reach on the Andy and Laura show | John Crace

The PM oozes confidence and easy-going charm as he tells Laura Kuenssberg the hill he’ll die on is fixing social care

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Suzanne Karbowska-Hayes @karbowska.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Just watched Andy Burnham s interview with Laura Kungsberg. What a breath of fresh air. Labour now has a PM with integrity, empathy, energy and real intelligence. He is faced with an enormous task in the terrible climate caused by Trump but I believe he will achieve a lot given the chance.

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Tim Wakeling @timwakeling.co.uk · 27/09/2026

If Burnham goes to the country in 2029 with ready-to-implement proposals on a National Care Service, rejoining the EU and proportional representation, together with something compelling on transport and climate, to be honest it's hard to see him not winning a majority.

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Bri Dribble @bridribble.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

At 79 I'm sick of being branded a tory voting,brexit supporting ,racist on various platforms. Being old doesn't automatically put you in this group as people assume it does.

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Gerry Bolton @gerryb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Says the man who became PM in exactly the same way as Burnham

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 27/09/2026

NEW Stewart Lee column The collapse of compassion in post-Brexit Britain suggests it’s now time for Roman-style lethal spectacles. The alternative – stopping malign global influences from destabilising our society, say - seems beyond us www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

At this rate, we'll be staging public drownings of migrants, to address 'legitimate concerns': Stewart Lee on the collapse of compassion in post-Brexit Britain. Stylised image of a RNLI ferry

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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Vote Reform, get 10 nurseries closed down.

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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Braverman will surely be horrified when she finds out that she was Home Secretary when her fellow Refukker 'Honest' Bob introduced the plan to house asylum seekers in disused military bases.

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Reform UK has promised cuts of £100 billion, but provided no detail on where they'll be made. Now, Reform UK's favourite think tank has set out a blueprint – including getting rid of the state pension. Reform UK would take us in a dangerous direction. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Thinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension

‘Radical’ report likely to influence party’s platform also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxes

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Security chiefs to set up new national centre to tackle disinformation and deepfakes from hostile states like Russia - with Andy Burnham saying government has a duty to “stem the poisonous tide” from damaging British interests www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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New UK agency to fight ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham tells UN

PM aims to ‘stem poisonous tide’ of disinformation and deepfakes with National Centre for Information Defence

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 22/09/2026

🌹 | Labour lead with ALL pollsters for the first time since October 2024.

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Dawny B @dawnbritten.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Always liked Gary x

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