Matthew Brown
@MatthewBrownLab
Preston City Council Labour Leader - Plungington and Preston Central West. UK Senior Fellow (Democracy Collaborative). Unite and Coop Party member. Changemaker.
I am so grateful for the voters of Preston Central West for re-electing me but sad for my Labour colleagues in #Preston some of whom missed out by narrow margins today. It seems obvious we need a change of direction back to traditional Labour values. I believe such a change…
Your Labour council’s regeneration schemes lead to further city centre renewal… placenorthwest.co.uk/praxis-maps-ou…
Wallace and Gromit first major exhibition at the £19m revamped Harris!!! preston.gov.uk/article/10916/…
Promise made. Promise delivered. This Labour government is establishing an inquiry into the violent confrontation between police and picketers at Orgreave.
People are getting killed trying to get food. 877 people have died and 5666 were injured in #Gaza trying to get food in recent weeks.
Farage laughs about Reform cutting nursery funding.
Another busy morning at Ribbleton Community Food Bank and Cllr Varty using our new trolley 👍
This is serious.
Shocked to hear @ReformUK stood a candidate against me in May's Lancashire County Council elections who recently attended an event organised by a group described as 'Britain’s largest far-right white supremacist movement.' People attending race hate events should be nowhere near…
Shocked to hear @ReformUK stood a candidate against me in May's Lancashire County Council elections who recently attended an event organised by a group described as 'Britain’s largest far-right white supremacist movement.' People attending race hate events should be nowhere near…
A Reform candidate in May’s local elections has drawn criticism for attending an event organised by a group once described as Britain’s largest far-right white supremacist movement. blogpreston.co.uk/2025/07/presto…
The right decision and long overdue. #VotesAt16
Today we’re delivering on our promise to give 16 and 17 year olds the right to vote. Young people already contribute to society by working, paying taxes and serving in the military. It's only right they can have a say on the issues that affect them. #VotesAt16
One year on from the Preston People’s Climate Jury. I invited members back together to share, reflect, reconnect & celebrate the milestone. We need to keep Climate Action visible in our communities and keep residents part of the conversation, as we move forward with our plans.
Remembering you Tim always 13 and bloody gorgeous too good for this world ❤️💕❤️💕
On #GlioblastomaAwarenessDay, we’re thinking of everyone facing this devastating disease and remembering those we’ve lost. Glioblastoma is the most common high-grade brain tumour in adults, yet treatments and prognosis haven’t changed in 20 years.
Government is consulting on whether the Post Office should be run as a mutual - putting power into the hands of the people who run and rely on it. We believe this could be transformative. 🧵👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
NEW🚨 | Conservative and Lib Dem Peers voted to keep workers on zero hours contracts. 33 were Conservative hereditary peers.
Our Hong Kong learners have had a productive year, improving their English, learning new skills and volunteering in the community. They, and female and resettler volunteers graduating from our Volunteer programme, were presented with achievement certificates by @PrestonMayor. 👏
We send our deepest appreciation and thanks to everyone at Preston North End for the love, care and respect shown in their tributes to Diogo and Andre today, and for the welcome we received at Deepdale.
Along with nearly 60 other Labour MPs have called again for the UK to immediately recognise the state of Palestine and work to prevent any attempt by the current Israeli Government to ethnically cleanse Gaza.
Thank you @pnefc for the beautiful reception today and all those present for the quite magnificent tribute to our number 20. Such a moving & heartfelt occasion. #diogojota ❤️ #YNWADiogo
Heartwarming to see the poignant tributes at the @pnefc and @LFC pre-season friendly at Deepdale today to the memories of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva.
You'll Never Walk Alone rings out around Deepdale as Preston North End lay floral tributes in front of the Liverpool fans in memory of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva 💙 #pnefc #lfc