Interests: community; civic engagement; politics; customer involvement; voice & influence. 2017 Labour Parliamentary candidate in SWWiltshire. Views are my own.
Trowbridge, England
Joined October 2010
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Laura ๐ช๐บ retweeted
Congratulations Sagal! ๐๐พ
Youโve been a passionate champion for Camden and the people and communities who call it home. Looking forward to working with you and seeing all that youโll achieve as the new MP for Holborn and St Pancras ๐น
Laura ๐ช๐บ retweeted
Like @JewishLabour when Corbyn ran Labour, if the party refuses to police itself, the outside watchdog - in this case the EHRC, gets called in.
JLM has constantly warned previous Green leadership they would up in this awful, grim place without action on antisemitism. Shameful.
I received this today.
The problem is I donโt want to stand with Andy. I was standing with Keir, our elected leader and PM. I want the government to do well and Iโm still a Labour voter, but Burnhamโs disloyalty, arrogance and self-serving behaviour were the reasons I resigned.
An inspiring evening at the Bath Forum, Toppings Bookshop event with Gordon Brown. A great speaker, full of amusing anecdotes from his time in politics. And a statesman, leader and humanitarian, still working tirelessly both in his local community and internationally.
Maybe thatโs because those who donโt believe this have already resigned their membership and therefore werenโt polled? ๐ค
๐ด Overwhelming majority of Labour members believe Burnham has improved partyโs chances for next general election ๐คฉ
๐๏ธ In exclusive polling of Labour members, carried out by @Survation, LabourList can reveal support for Burnhamโs electoral appeal spans every wing of the party
๐๏ธ Combined, 86 percent of Labour members believe Burnham to have improved Labourโs chances at the next election. ๐น
Read the full story here ๐
labourlist.org/2026/08/burnhโฆ
Laura ๐ช๐บ retweeted
Kemi Badenoch last month: "We are recruiting serious people who understand common sense, can get stuff done and can unite the country...Candidate selection is... one of the first serious tests of whether the Conservative Party has actually learnt from defeat."
Former neo-Nazi selected as Tory candidate despite antisemitic convictions jewishnews.co.uk/former-neo-โฆ
Laura ๐ช๐บ retweeted
For the avoidance of doubt I donโt believe this man should have *any* role in public life - because of both his racism and his view of women.
@KemiBadenoch youโve got this very, very wrong.
Over the last month I made the decision to resign from the Labour Party. I am sad as I have been a member many years, and a local & parliamentary candidate, but it is a protest vote as it felt the only option for me to make my views known about the change in leadership โฆcontโฆ
Our record governing the country over the last 2yrs was good, especially from the starting point we inherited. The party itself is in so much better a state than it was in 2019. Keir Starmer won a landslide election, is a decent human being, and highly respected around the world.
It makes me sad that 2 of the shortest terms were held by the 2 best PMs of my lifetime: Brown & Starmer. Such a missed opportunity. What more good they could have done if theyโd had a full term or more to lead.
๐ฌ๐ง Living Prime Ministers of the UK
Tenure breakdown:
๐ต John Major โ 6y, 155d
๐ด Tony Blair โ 10y, 56d
๐ด Gordon Brown โ 2y, 318d
๐ต David Cameron โ 6y, 63d
๐ต Theresa May โ 3y, 11d
๐ต Boris Johnson โ 3y, 44d
๐ต Liz Truss โ 49d
๐ต Rishi Sunak โ 1y, 254d
๐ด Keir Starmer โ 2y, 16d
๐ฃ Andy Burnham โ sworn in July 20, 2026
Source: Prime Minister's Office
Feeling sad & despondent today. Two years ago we unexpectedly won a landslide. Now the man that led us to that victory (a decent, strong, honest, principled man) has been bullied out of his job to be replaced by someone with no credentials, morals or any right to be in the post.
Laura ๐ช๐บ retweeted
So @JohnHealey is Chancellor. That's quite some reward for being the first one to really kick @Keir_Starmer in the teeth. No wonder he looks pleased with himself.
Laura ๐ช๐บ retweeted
Yes Beth, thatโs the kind of man he is. The man you abused, betrayed, spoke ill of, tried to upset and all for clicks. When you spend your money, remember how you made it. You sold your soul. It always shocks me how someone who is a mother can behave with such little compassion.
Laura ๐ช๐บ retweeted
NEW: Am told Keir Starmer wrote handwritten notes for every single member of No 10 staff - in the hundreds - thanking them for their public service
Laura ๐ช๐บ retweeted
Thank you for everything youโve done and will continue to do for West Yorkshire.
It has been the privilege of my life to serve as the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The economy today is stronger, fairer and more resilient because of the choices we have taken as a Labour Government over the past two years.
Stability restored, investment delivered and reform to our economy under way. I said when I was appointed Chancellor that I would judge my time in office if the lives ordinary working class people have been improved. Iโm proud to say that they have.
And to every young woman and girl let my time in office show there should be no ceilings on your ambitions, your hopes or your dreams.
I wish the very best of luck to my successor, Andy and his cabinet. You have my full support, and I will continue to play my part in helping this Labour government deliver the change the country needs.
Laura ๐ช๐บ retweeted
It has been the privilege of my life to serve as the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The economy today is stronger, fairer and more resilient because of the choices we have taken as a Labour Government over the past two years.
Stability restored, investment delivered and reform to our economy under way. I said when I was appointed Chancellor that I would judge my time in office if the lives ordinary working class people have been improved. Iโm proud to say that they have.
And to every young woman and girl let my time in office show there should be no ceilings on your ambitions, your hopes or your dreams.
I wish the very best of luck to my successor, Andy and his cabinet. You have my full support, and I will continue to play my part in helping this Labour government deliver the change the country needs.