@UKLabour MP for Burton and Uttoxeter 🌹
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Jacob Collier MP retweeted
Delighted to hear @LulaOficial has defeated the far-right in Brazil.
A remarkable comeback, and a great outcome for the world!
Jacob Collier MP retweeted
FT. 2-1. Chauke and Collar earn us three points after going behind in the first half.
A superb team performance in the second 45 to get back into the match!
#TheBrewers
Jacob Collier MP retweeted
Some criticism of this being beneath a PM totally misses the fact that this isn’t just an everyday annoyance, the behaviour of enforcement companies is seen as emblematic of a rigged/exploitative system and is entirely the sort of cause of misery people want a govt to tackle.
🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham has announced changes to car parking fines
- Drivers will have a 5-minute grace period to decide whether to park and 10 minutes to leave after a parking session ends
- A £20 maximum charge on appeal for minor mistakes, such as entering the wrong number plate or not displaying a permit
- Charges will also be cancelled on appeal for breakdowns, medical emergencies or broken ticket machines
- The £100 cap on charges will remain
- The rules will come into force as soon as possible and operators that break them will lose access to DVLA data
Jacob Collier MP retweeted
We're deeply concerned that the Shadow Culture Secretary appears to be arguing for an end to almost all public investment in arts & culture.
A cut of this magnitude would be unprecedented and catastrophic. We've requested a full explanation of the numbers and a serious rethink.
We will cut the arts & culture budget by £1bn in order to fund 50,000 prison places. Keeping rapists and other dangerous offenders locked up is a priority for the @Conservatives. We will always put community safety first.
@RichmoMusic If you need help understanding the numbers, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Always happy to talk you through.
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Jacob Collier MP retweeted
NEW: France has dropped its opposition to the UK being included in the EU’s “Made in Europe” legislation as long as the British government aligns with the bloc’s position over tariffs on Chinese EVs.
In a breakthrough for Andy Burnham, Paris on Thursday came round to backing Germany, which has always supported the UK’s calls to be designated European for the purposes of the Industrial Accelerator Act.
The legislation, which is in its draft stage, is designed to protect domestic manufacturing from cheap Chinese competition.
According to a joint Franco-German paper seen by the Guardian, the two countries are now proposing that for the car industry specifically the UK could be included in the "Made in Europe" scheme. @lisaocarroll reports
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Jacob Collier MP retweeted
Rafael Behr’s analysis of Reforms latest policy announcement is spot on.
#politicslive
Jacob Collier MP retweeted
Total support for this. There are plenty of things where we have healthy disagreement, but there are some core values - the things that define us as a country - that are under attack and unity is strength.
The strongest section of Kemi Badenoch's speech so far:
"To those who say “unite the right”... we are not uniting with THAT. I don’t want to live in a country run by people who threaten journalists, call veterans traitors and debate whether my mixed-race children are English.
"I don’t want to explain to my son, when we’re watching our brilliant England team play football, that some people don’t think our black players are English.
"I remember back in the day when Ian Wright and John Barnes were playing - nobody was questioning whether they were English. We certainly didn’t have sitting MPs questioning whether they were English.
"We must not let these people take us backwards. That is not the country we are. I don’t know whether you’ve noticed, but I am black. I am British. I’m proud of my country, I’m proud of our history."
Jacob Collier MP retweeted
We absolutely need to do this as soon as possible to protect domestic automotive manufacturing as well as to help ensure we can stop Made in Europe excluding British manufacturers
Exclusive:
Britain is preparing to follow the EU and impose import taxes on Chinese electric cars in a move that will push up prices on the forecourt but protect UK manufacturers
The government is drawing up a package of potential tariffs to be imposed on Chinese car imports amid concerns that Beijing is “dumping” state-subsidised vehicles into the UK
The new import charges have been a key demand from Brussels, which is concerned that Britain has become a backdoor for Chinese exports into the wider European market
The EU has made clear to ministers that the UK must put tariffs on Chinese vehicles or face being cut out from the “Made in Europe” scheme, which would make exports by British carmakers to their largest markets uncompetitive
Britain’s participation in Made in Europe has been a sticking point before the UK-EU summit between Andy Burnham and the bloc’s leaders next month
Nearly a quarter of cars sold in the UK this September were Chinese models. They now account for five of the top 25 brands. The Jaecoo 7 sold nearly 11,000 vehicles and was the top monthly seller for a Chinese marque
The UK has been an outlier in choosing not to impose import taxes on Chinese vehicles. The US has shut them out almost entirely and the EU imposed duties of up to 45 per cent in 2024
There have been particular concerns about Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), which has a large market in China and would potentially be subject to retaliatory levies
However, the government believes t the “balance has shifted” given the potential economic impact of the Made in Europe scheme
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Jacob Collier MP retweeted
Thank you to @JacobCollierMP for meeting with the Falklands team today at #LPC26.
Thank you too for your continued support for the Falkland Islands. 🇫🇰🔴
Jacob Collier MP retweeted
If you don't have help from the bank of Mum and Dad, this is for you:
This government is introducing the Your First Home scheme to help more young people buy their first home with a deposit of just 2.5%.
That means less to save upfront, and lower monthly costs once you’ve got the keys.
And this help is coming soon, with pre-registration set to open by the end of the year.
ALT Graphic reads: Launching soon, first-time buyers scheme with 2.5% deposit.
Jacob Collier MP retweeted
Quite extraordinary how Farage and co automatically assume that an attack on Russia is an attack on them. Anyone would think they felt a bit guilty about something ?
Jacob Collier MP retweeted
Women and girls should be able to live their lives free from violence and abuse.
But when these crimes happen, we need a justice system that properly supports victims.
So we’re making changes.
Jacob Collier MP retweeted
We have a cooperative moment - congratulations to @FortuneJF for becoming new Gen Sec of the Labour Party.
Joe is best of Labour & cooperative traditions. And joins our first Lab/Coop PM in @andyburnham and Lab/Coop deputy leader in @LucyMPowell
The spirit of the Rochdale Pioneers is alive & kicking in this government 🐝🌹
Jacob Collier MP retweeted
Such a powerful moment to see Andy Burnham and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney wearing our Forget Me Not Badge. 💙
The badge is a symbol of remembrance, understanding and solidarity with everyone affected by dementia.
By wearing it, they are also helping to raise awareness, challenge stigma and send a powerful reminder to people living with dementia, and those who care for them, that they are not alone.
We're incredibly grateful to both leaders for speaking so openly about their personal experiences of dementia.
Their voices are helping to shine a light on the realities of the condition and reinforce an important message: dementia can touch any family, anywhere in the world.
ALT Two smiling men, Andy Burham and Mark Carney, in dark suits and ties, each wearing a blue and yellow Forget Me Not flower pin on their lapel, look at each other. A red and white flag is visible behind Mark. \n\nImage source: Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Jacob Collier MP retweeted
Just laughable she expects anyone to believe she’s genuinely shocked Reform “attacks… people seeking sanctuary” and “other vulnerable groups”, uses “minorities… as political targets”, and “scapegoats & dehumanises people to win votes”. As if none of this was obvious until now.
BREAKING WELSH NEWS
Reform MS Sarah Cooper-Lesadd has defected to Plaid Cymru.
She has released an absolutely damning statement regarding Reform:
“Today I have left Reform UK and joined Plaid Cymru and its Senedd group.
“I grew up in the care system. I stood for the Senedd to be a voice for care-experienced people, who are still badly under-represented in our politics. I want to improve people’s lives, stand up for people who are overlooked and get things done. My approach is evidence-led and rooted in what works for our communities.
“Reform has no interest in the work I came here to do. They are not serious about governing Wales. They are far more interested in division, opposition and headlines than in finding solutions. There is a real appetite in the group to want the government to fail, and no interest in what that failure would mean for the people we represent.
“They oppose measures without any coherent explanation. I wanted to vote for the supplementary budget, which every party should have supported, and I argued against tabling the Nation of Sanctuary debate, and I was criticised for sitting it out. Having just spoken about my own childhood trauma, I could not in good conscience sit through it.
“I cannot support Reform's attacks on people seeking sanctuary or other vulnerable groups. I particularly reject the way minorities have too often been used as political targets. I do not believe anyone should be scapegoated or dehumanised to win votes, and I will not be part of a politics that does that.
“The party centrally has no interest in Wales. Their Senedd group is a staging post in the effort to get Nigel Farage into Downing Street, and that was glaringly obvious at its conference this week.
“To everyone who voted Reform in May: I have not stopped listening to you. You told me you felt ignored and let down. Those concerns are real, and they will be answered by delivery, not division.
“Wales is a small country with enormous potential. Devolution is how that potential is realised, with decisions made closer to the people they affect.
"I believe in a Wales that is confident, compassionate and ambitious. A Wales that uses the powers it has to improve people’s lives and seeks the powers it still needs.
"Plaid is serious about governing, serious about delivery and serious about Wales. It is a party that believes in our communities and believes Wales can do more when decisions are made closer to the people they affect.
“I know what I am asking of Plaid members who spent May campaigning against the party I stood for, and I will work to earn their trust.
“I came into politics to give people a voice, improve lives and get things done, including for every child growing up in care in Wales today. Plaid Cymru is the best place for me to do that, and I am ready to get to work."
