Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 24/04/2026The BIGGEST game in National League history this weekend: Rochdale vs York City. We’re both desperate for automatic promotion, but there’s a bigger message from Parliament to the pitch: this is proof we need #3UP. Bring on Saturday, may the best team win. 🏆⚽️ #ycfc #rafc 121
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Games don’t come bigger than #RAFC vs #YCFC this weekend. Two 100+ point teams head-to-head on the final day for promotion? Proof we need #3UP. That’s why @paulwaughmp.bsky.social and I have written to DAZN asking for it to be free-to-air. Up the Minstermen! 🔴🔵📄⬇️ 050
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 19/04/2026In any EFL league, both us and Rochdale would already be celebrating promotion. Instead? A final-day head-to-head between us and #RAFC, despite both teams hitting 100+ points. Brutal but fitting. So close yesterday, but it wasn’t to be. All to play for next weekend! #ycfc 🔴🔵 040
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Know anything about Restore Britain, the party that span out of Reform UK? Here’s all you need to know. 1131
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 15/04/2026A helpful reminder for anyone who needs one: Reform UK was called the Brexit Party before 2021. In 2019, Farage said there was “no difference between the Brexit Party and UKIP in terms of policy.” Same politics. New branding. Don’t be fooled. 2247
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Miss one payment and you could face a bailiff at your door 🚪 I have been working with StepChange & Ministers to push for fairer, more consistent council tax debt collection that supports vulnerable people 🤝 We need a system that helps people recover financially, not makes things worse. 051
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Toxic content is sometimes just a few clicks away. That worries me as a parent. 172
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 02/04/2026For context, the most expensive general admission at Euro 2020 at Wembley was €945 (£825). This? Ten times that. TEN. TIMES. A disgrace. A sport built by working-class fans, now only for those with the deepest pockets. FIFA = Football Is For the Affluent. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...bbc.co.ukWorld Cup tickets: $11,000 tickets put on sale for finalThe first open sale of tickets for the 2026 World Cup showed Fifa is charging up to $10,990 (£8,333) to be at the final. 020
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Reform pretend to be on the side of working people. The reality? They’re led by snobby millionaires who have no idea how much cost-of-living support matters to families. They’re not on your side. Labour is. 021
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 01/04/2026𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 ⚡ From today, households will see around £117 off energy bills thanks to the price cap first proposed by Ed Miliband in 2013. Labour’s plan for clean, homegrown energy means lower bills, greater energy security and protection from global price shocks. 052
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 01/04/2026💡Energy price capped. 📈National Living Wage increased. 💷National Minimum Wage increased. 💊Prescription charge frozen. 🖍️Funded childcare for 3 & 4-year-olds. ✅Day-one family leave. ⬆️State pension increased. This Labour Government IS tackling the cost of living. Change.🌹 1125
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Farage wants to cut young people’s pay. Labour thinks otherwise. That’s why the minimum wage goes up today under our watch. 🦕 Dinosaurs vs doers. 🌹 270
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Next time you go to fill your car up, remember this video.⛽️🎥 062
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 30/03/2026The first three? As they are not in power, they have done no damage yet. But this is the risk of Reform. The “tax cuts” trick? They have already tried this with their councils, and it should be a warning sign for everyone ⚠️ They have not got a clue, have they? 👎 3/3 051
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 30/03/2026❌ Scrap the Employment Rights Act, making it harder to get sick pay and day one parental leave And the most outrageous part? 🧾 Promise tax cuts, then row back and admit they are “not realistic”, and finally rebrand them as “lower increases” 2/ 151
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 30/03/2026🚨𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐃: 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐔𝐊’𝐬 “𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠” 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 🇮🇷 Favoured escalating the Iran war, pushing up petrol and energy costs to extreme levels 💷 Oppose national minimum wage increases, particularly for young workers 1/ 1101
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 30/03/2026“Trail hunting” isn’t some quaint countryside tradition. It’s a loophole to keep fox hunting alive. Foxes torn apart while right-wing politicians look the other way. Or even worse, defend it. No longer. Labour's a step closer to banning it for good. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTrail hunting ban moves closer as government consultation beginsAnimal welfare campaigners welcome a 060
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Askham Bryan are doing fantastic work with their Level 2 apprenticeships and T Level courses. The place is packed with talented students and brilliant staff. Great to get out for a few hours, meet some of the lambs and enjoy a bit of Yorkshire sunshine! 🐑 ☀️ 031
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 27/03/2026It’s not about fixing the real problems in the sport; discrimination, clubs on the brink, or working-class families being priced out. It’s about himself, not the fans. And I’m absolutely sick of it. 2/2 080
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Farage has ignored football for YEARS. Except of course when he opposed creating a new independent regulator to stand up for fans. But this week? Suddenly he’s at Ipswich. Now he’s talking about Sunderland. Why? Opportunism. 1/2 2131
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Britain has a problem with accent snobbery: it’s time we talked about it. Jumped on Chopper’s Podcast this week to get into that, plus cherry pickers, social media bans and more. Thanks to Christopher Hope, top interviewer and bloke. Watch the full chat 👇 youtu.be/72yv31r0ick?si… 342
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 26/03/2026 Strip it back and it’s simple: The Tories and Reform have NO plan, NO detail, NO substance. Just more props to distract from their total lack of answers. And total failure on Iran. NO THANKS 👎🏼 7/7 091
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 26/03/2026❌ More drilling in the North Sea wouldn’t bring bills down this year ❌ Attacking renewables is a recipe for energy insecurity So instead of credible policy, what do we get? 🚛 Branded trucks ⛽ Petrol station gimmicks ⚽ Holding shirts up in stadiums It’s all performance. Not politics. 6/ 162
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 26/03/2026A distraction from the reality that the moment you scratch beneath the surface of their energy policies… it all begins to fall apart. 5/ 151
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 26/03/2026A distraction from the fact that both Reform and the Tories backed escalating conflict with Iran. A move that would send fuel prices soaring far higher than they are now. 4/ 183
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Clickbait? Headlines? Another photo op? No. It’s all a DISTRACTION. 3/ 130
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 26/03/2026There can even be a time and place for them, unless you’re Ed Davey, treating them like an Olympic sport… But anyway THIS feels different. So ask the obvious question: why are right-wing parties rolling out all these stunts all of a sudden? 2/ 130
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Let’s talk about all these right-wing stunts for a second. This week alone we’ve had: 🚛 Kemi Badenoch posing with a fuel truck ⛽ Robert Jenrick at a petrol station in Dover ⚽ Nigel Farage at a football ground Look, every party does the odd stunt. 1/ 2103
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Foreign cryptocurrencies flooding into our politics? Not anymore, thanks to Labour’s announcements. ✅🌹 0103
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Labour’s making children’s futures brighter. Here’s how. ⬇️✅ 1385
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 18/03/2026@nus-uk.bsky.social @rethinkrepayment.bsky.social and others have rightly put student finance on the agenda, and everyone agrees we need a fairer system. 🎓 What does that look like to you? Share your ideas below. 165
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 17/03/2026I watched Inside the Manosphere on Netflix. Uncomfortable, eye-opening, and hard to ignore. 🎬 Here’s my TEN unfiltered thoughts. 153
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 16/03/2026And finally for anyone who genuinely needs support it is worth looking at the work of Refuge who have also shared a strong thread about the documentary. 🤝 371
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Let me be clear. We are in a new world and politicians need to catch up fast. If we fail to respond to this crisis it will not just mean a lost generation. It could be a disaster for society. ⚠️ 291
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 16/03/2026I’ve long said we need more male role models like Gareth Southgate. What we don’t need is bottom feeders like Andrew Tate. 171
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 16/03/2026🔟In the end the most shocking thing was not what we saw on screen. It was the effect the manosphere has on the teenage boys absorbed in it. They could be ordinary lads anywhere in Britain. ❌ 160
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 16/03/20269⃣The influencers themselves seemed hooked on monetisation and controversy for clicks. In other words they looked addicted to social media too, streaming for hours on end themselves. 💷 150
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 16/03/20268⃣Before becoming an MP I worked in counter fraud. Much of what was shown reminded me of the tactics behind get rich quick scams. In many ways the manosphere looks less like a movement, and more like a giant pyramid scheme built on the insecurities of young men. 📉 1112
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 16/03/20267⃣A huge theme was distrust of the MSM. Many of the influencers tried to bait Louis and his crew, and the hostility was obvious. Which right wing politicians in the UK does that remind you of? 📺 150
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 16/03/20266⃣Another disturbing thread was the exploitation of body dysmorphia among young men. I’ve spoken in Parliament about the rise of this among teenage boys and the role of toxic ‘gymfluencers’, who prey on those insecurities to sell supplements and products. 🏋️ 140
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 16/03/20265⃣I fear male loneliness drives many young men towards this content. Toxic material does not bring boys together. It isolates them further. That problem has only been worsened by the loss of youth services after years of austerity. 😕 190
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 16/03/20264⃣A striking feature was how many of the toxic influencers Louis met were removed from mainstream platforms like YouTube. Yet the content has not disappeared online. It simply moved, instead appearing on platforms such as Telegram and Kick. 🖥️ 250
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 16/03/20263⃣Watching it I kept thinking about Adolescence. But this felt more unsettling because it is not fiction. It is real. This is not just about what happens on the sunny beaches of Marbella or Miami. It is about what young boys are being exposed to online every day here in the UK. 🎥 171
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 16/03/20262⃣Louis met many young men who didn’t start their online journey looking for hate. Many just wanted self help or a bit of direction. But algorithms quickly pushed them towards more extreme content, capturing them in the process. 💬 191
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 16/03/20261⃣ Sickening misogyny was on full display. As the documentary went on the influencers revealed a worldview built on grievance and resentment. Preying on vulnerable young men in the process. It is hard not to notice that some politicians in the UK trade in the same politics of division and distrust. ⚠️ 1121
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Over the weekend I watched Inside the Manosphere by Louis Theroux. As the youngest parent in Parliament, I spend a lot of time thinking about the world my two boys will grow up in. So here are my thoughts. Unfiltered. ** MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS ** 1239
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 13/03/2026🇪🇺🎓 A cuppa and a catch up about Erasmus coming back! Great to have Amira and Alex from @nus-uk.bsky.social pop into my parliamentary office for a cuppa and a chat about the UK rejoining Erasmus+. ☕️ 164
Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 22/02/2026What does the future of Britain’s railways look like? I saw it for myself at York Station🚉 From complex signalling to tough weather and busy routes, apprentices get hands on, high tech training that builds real confidence. 🎮🌧️ York has been at the heart of the railways and it will continue to be.💪 153
