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I'm so very sad to hear of the death of Esther Ranzen who played an important role in reuniting me with Nicky Winton - the man who saved my life. It's so desperately sad that she couldn't choose assisted dying as was her wish.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 3h

We are deeply saddened by the death of Dame Esther Rantzen. A true force of nature, Dame Esther fought throughout her life for people’s rights, and latterly for dying people who needed more choice and compassion. Our heartfelt condolences are with her family and loved ones.

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 3h

Humanists UK mourns Dame Esther Rantzen (1940–2026) Esther was a great champion of human dignity. She approached her final years with the same fearless determination that defined her career of advocacy, using her own experience to shine a light on the suffering caused by our outdated laws.

Esther Rantzen smiling wearing a blue-and-red feathered fascinator and red coat, with headline text noting her years (1940–2026).

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Ellie Reeves @elliereeves.bsky.social · 3h

For too long, our water systems have been run for the vested interests of private companies. It isn’t working for customers or the environment. Yesterday’s announcement will end the ban on government ownership of water companies, putting them back into the service of the public.

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Stephen Morgan MP @stephenmorganmp.bsky.social · 3h

Today we are announcing our Good Food Neighbourhoods Programme. Backed by £10million of investment, bringing fresh, affordable produce into neighbourhoods👇🏻

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Heidi Alexander MP @heidialexander.bsky.social · 5h

As I said in my speech at conference, a train without level boarding is a job you can't take. All new Great British Railways trains will be level boarding, as standard. We’re building a railway that everyone can rely on. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

mirror.co.uk

Rail passengers to benefit from pledge to close train platform gap

EXCLUSIVE: Disabled people, pregnant women and other commuters will have easier and safer rail journeys under plans to close the gap between trains and platforms

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Kate Osborne MP @kateosbornemp.bsky.social · 12h

My full speech at the Labour for Trans Rights rally at Conference. This is an incredibly difficult time for trans & non-binary people, facing a relentless attack on their rights & dignity. I want everyone in our community to know that I’ll never stop standing alongside you & fighting for equality.

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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We will increase the State Pension to record highs and ensure it can sustainably rise every year in future - that is the prize of our reform for today’s and tomorrow’s pensioners: a state pension they can trust will actually be there for them.

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Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A spontaneous and natural interview

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Kevin McKenna MP @kevinmckenna.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Been an office day in Sheerness today, so Soldier has been helping me out with casework and emotional support for constituents Which apparently requires extensive, liberal use of his ‘quacking’ (no it doesn’t sound like quacking it sounds like something else) duck as a therapeutic tool

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Ciaran Martin @ciaranm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Absolutely right. Mr Burnham must run Britain just like Sir Jim Ratcliffe has run Manchester United. Like Britain, ManU was once a proud global giant. But like the UK, the club had entered a lengthy period of stagnation. Since Ratcliffe took over at Man Utd this once proud club has oh wait

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Kevin McKenna MP @kevinmckenna.co.uk · 19/09/2026

Didn’t realise that Monaco had taken off from Earth and flown off into outer space

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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

So much of the right these days have a massive patriotism problem. This guy: - is a tax exile (left long before this govt) - hates his own country while complaining he doesn’t get big enough subsidies from it - laments the manufacturing hit from a Brexit he supported www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK

Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.

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Chris Sams @jerijerod14.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Well they’ve started on the Richard Montgomery… (Photo’s are not mine but taken from a FB group) Might be a very wet weekend if something goes wrong 😉

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Kevin McKenna MP @kevinmckenna.co.uk · 12/09/2026

The inconsistencies in EHRC guidance and the Supreme Court’s judgement clash with physical reality, as we highlighted at the Women and Equalities Select Committee The guidance is inchoherent and implodes when faced with basic, fundamental bodily functions

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I love the Last Night of the Proms. Think I’ve been watching it for 50 years, since a young thing. And lucky enough to be there live twice.

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Back in July, I mentioned Ben Delo’s support for Reform and the very real concerns I have about his involvement in British politics given his conviction for failing to maintain anti-money laundering controls - a conviction which Trump then pardoned him for

bbc.co.uk

Ben Delo: Reform receives record £36m donation from cryptocurrency billionaire

Ben Delo's donation, the biggest single sum ever given to a political party in the UK, comes amid scrutiny of Reform's finances.

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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Actual headline: “Farage sold himself to one foreign based crypto millionaire & has now sold his party to yet another one”. What a surprise that a party with little concrete policy has very specific policies on… crypto tax cuts

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Kevin McKenna MP @kevinmckenna.co.uk · 12/09/2026

As well as being wrong about Britain “taking them over” regarding the Falklands in 1982, when we liberated them from an invasion, the BBC might like to note Trump was 35 at the time He’s stretching the definition of young boy way, way past breaking point His memory of the time clearly is very off

Screenshot of BBC article about Donald Trump’s comments about the Falklands, which he said on his visit to Dublin. Both the claim he was a boy at the time of the Falklands War and that the British “took it over” rather than liberate them from an illegal invasion are false

The text reads:

“Earlier, while answering questions about a Iran, Gaza and a potential united Ireland, Donald Trump was also asked if he spoke to the British Prime Minister Andy Burnham about the Falkland Islands.
"Here we go again," says Trump as he recalls being a young boy when the Falklands War happened.
He says the UK was "a different country at that time" and claims "they went in and they took it over".”

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Marie Tidball @marietidball.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Great to chat to Ellie Colton on BBC Radio Sheffield about the acute issues facing women with endometriosis. I’ve been vocal about the medical misogyny that pervades healthcare. I’ll continue working with the Government to ensure all women are listened to, heard and believed.

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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 24/04/2026

This is not the end. We won't stop fighting until every dying person has choice.

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Kevin McKenna MP @kevinmckenna.co.uk · 10/09/2026

It's great we have Sadiq backing this too. bsky.app/profile/josi...

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Kevin McKenna MP @kevinmckenna.co.uk · 10/09/2026

It was great to attend the launch of the KCL report yesterday. It makes a compelling case for equal paternity leave, not only on moral grounds, but also by showing the significant economic benefits it could bring to families, businesses and the wider economy. www.equimundo.org/resources/pa...

equimundo.org

Economic and Social Benefits of Enhanced Paternity Leave | Equimundo

Promoting nurturing, equitable, non-violent masculinity since 2011

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Kevin McKenna MP @kevinmckenna.co.uk · 10/09/2026

Great campaign by @dadshiftuk.bsky.social to equalise the paternity leave for dads it would make a real difference to parents in Sittingbourne and Sheppey.

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Kevin McKenna MP @kevinmckenna.co.uk · 10/09/2026

Great campaign by @dadshiftuk.bsky.social to equalise the paternity leave for dads it would make a real difference to parents in Sittingbourne and Sheppey.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has backed Parenting Out Loud's call for stronger paternity leave. In a podcast he warns that without change, taking proper time with newborns "will become a privilege for those that can afford to do it". Does he back 6 weeks of paternity leave at 90% of pay? "Absolutely."

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Kevin McKenna MP @kevinmckenna.co.uk · 09/09/2026

I pushed the government to rethink Kent's council boundaries, and they are doing it. The old plan was wrong for Sittingbourne and Sheppey. This is our chance to get a setup that fits how people actually live, grow our economy and help communities thrive.

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Kevin McKenna MP @kevinmckenna.co.uk · 10/09/2026

It was a good line “Having strong national security also depends on resilience in our communities. We on the Labour Benches will not be forced to choose between the two” Sat on those benches at the time I was glad to hear it. We won’t deliver the repair Britain needs by accepting opponents framing

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Seriously, why are people still calling them "protests" after this sort of thing? In what way are these expressions of "legitimate concerns"?

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Kevin McKenna MP @kevinmckenna.co.uk · 09/09/2026

Did anyone have Far-Right neo-Blackshirt wannabes besiege the Daily Mail on their Bingo-card today? If you did clearly you have extraordinary levels of political foresight I’ve been going back & forth over whether seeing how drilled they are is terrifying, just laughably pathetic or both

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Kevin McKenna MP @kevinmckenna.co.uk · 08/09/2026

Masked thugs turning up to intimidate and cause disorder have no place on our streets. I am asking whether our laws are fit for purpose when it comes to groups that organise intimidation and disorder. Political disagreement is part of democracy. Violence and intimidation are not.

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Lizzi Collinge MP @lizzicollinge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Masked thugs in Dover and Portsmouth are not debating legitimate politics - they just like violence and intimidation and can't be tolerated.

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KentOnline @kentonline.co.uk · 06/09/2026

Great work from the rescue teams - but they are advising people that tidal waters can remain dangerous throughout the year More here: www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/ne...

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 04/09/2026

Still one of my all time favourite @xkcd.com comics xkcd.com/977/

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Map Projections

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Kevin McKenna MP @kevinmckenna.co.uk · 04/09/2026

Excellent and very acute questions from Phil here as ever on the ever deepening hole Reform’s top team have been digging for themselves Would be nice if they answered Phil directly, but assuming they won’t, let’s hope the police and Electoral Commission ask them instead

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🧵1/ I worked in anti-corruption for years before becoming an MP. Nigel Farage has serious questions to answer following the undercover investigation into Reform UK's fundraising practices. This is now for the police and donations watchdog to resolve, but here is what I want to know:

theguardian.com

Reform officials ‘plotted to break law on foreign donations’ in undercover film

Investigation broadcast by Channel 4 News shows man posing as ‘impermissible donor’ paying for polling that helped Reform

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🌹 “This Bill doesn’t address what I think is the most pressing question when it comes to our democracy. “It’s clear that First Past the Post simply doesn’t work anymore and that’s why I’m calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform.” @lizzicollinge.bsky.social

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Chris Curtis MP @chriscurtis94.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I have written to the Market Research Society and the British Polling Council asking them to launch a full investigation into the conduct of JL Partners, following the story covered on Channel 4 news. Full letter below.

I will post a full copy of the letter on my website later with link in follow up tweet as too many characters for here.

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

💥 “The Prime Minister remains committed to electoral reform” 💡 The Democracy Minister confirms that Government is seeking views and proposals to inform the next steps 🎯 As is clear from the debate in Parliament, that means a National Commission on Electoral Reform

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Kevin McKenna MP @kevinmckenna.co.uk · 01/09/2026

Fantastic to see so many people at Sittingbourne Carnival! 🎉 Community events bring us together and I’m proud to support them. Huge thanks to all the organisers, volunteers and especially Kelly Kay for leading the organisation. See you next year! 👏

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Alison McGovern @allymcgovern.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Yes. Bleak. Fortunes of the Conservative Party are none of my concern, but the fortunes of politics are. Our diverse country deserves to be celebrated from all sides.

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Guy Yeomans @guyyeomans.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Sheerness: 82 years after sinking, the management of the #SSRichardMontgomery wreck is scheduled to move to its next phase. The removal of its visible masts. I took a quick trip yesterday to see them before they go... 1/5

Photo showing the masts of the SS Richard Montgomery. The buoys of the no-entry exclusion zone can be seen.

Photo showing a close-up of the masts of the SS Richard Montgomery. One of the no-entry exclusion zone buoys can be seen. The Essex coast is visible in the background.

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

“If democracy is a problem-solving vehicle, then First Past the Post is increasingly starting to seem like sand in the engine... I hope the Prime Minister will lead this change and change politics for good by launching a National Commission on Electoral Reform” 💬 @rachelblakemp.bsky.social

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The time has come for electoral reform

“PR’s time has definitely come – because I think the world we are in now demands a new politics. It demands a new approach.” That was Andy Burnham ...

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Graeme Downie MP @graemedowniemp.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

As we see increased rhetoric and threats from Putin, we must be honest with the British public. They need to know that we are already in a conflict with Russia and that it is already extracting a cost from them. This is an extract from a speech I gave on 8 July.

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Alex Norris MP @alexjjnorris.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The Prime Minister and I are clear that people responsible for taking a life, or for appalling crimes against children, should be kept behind bars for longer.  We are also going to put offenders under much tougher controls when they leave prison. www.gov.uk/government/n...

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Matthew Pennycook MP @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Leasehold is blighting lives. Leasehold is an anachronism in the twenty-first century. This Labour government is going to do what’s necessary, by the end of this Parliament, to dismantle it and emancipate leaseholders across the country👇🏻 www.gov.uk/government/s...

gov.uk

Housing Minister speech on Leasehold and Commonhold Reform

An update on the government's vision for ending the feudal leasehold system.

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Lauren Edwards MP @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Here is my statement in response to the Prime Minister's letters to Ministers and Labour MPs ahead of the assisted dying bill debate.

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