Tom Wilson 🇺🇦

There will never be another one made like Ozzy. The farewell concert in Birmingham showed the mark he left. Die rocking.

There are far too many places have absolutely no phone signal. Great to see the @UKLabour government making it easier for people to get connected.

Democratic consent in Britain is at breaking point. Either this govt takes radical steps to turn the economy around or we face a profound collapse. Politics must to respond to the needs of the British people. We're going to do everything we can to make that happen.

Really excellent stuff from @MarkMcvitie @chriscurtis94 @Lola__McEvoy and @LabourGrowth launching work to get to the heart of what national renewal looks like and taking on the big beasts holding Britain back. Beveridge for the low growth generation. newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…

Read our essay in today’s @NewStatesman on why Britain desperately needs a politics of strategic disruption, and how we aim to deliver that through a ‘modern Beveridge report for Britain’s economy’ the National Renewal Compact. 2/2 newstatesman.com/?p=494019

Britain stands at a revolutionary moment. For too long politics has failed those it was meant to serve. A year ago we came together to change that. Today we set out a bold vision to rebuild the economy and restore the democratic contract with the British people. 1/

The Government has a moral imperative to not water down its own proposals 👇

Bold action is needed to fix the housing crisis 👇

Young people will miss out the most if the Government loses its way on planning reform 👇

We desperately need a planning system with less bureaucracy 👇

It’s not too late to change course and back the builders, not the blockers 👇

Conceding to NIMBYs risks the Government undermining its own mandate for change 👇

Countless Labour voters have told us they are disheartened by the amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Here’s a selection of these voters calling on the Government to not abandon the reforms we so desperately need.

The Planning Bill is the most consequential and ambitious piece of economic legislation in memory. Labour YIMBY are campaigning to make sure it is the most effective version it can be so we can finally achieve the housing and growth the UK has been starved of for too long.

To be clear to Mr Hollinrake, the absolute mess of the planning system, woefully insufficient housing supply, and non-existent economic growth, that this Labour government was elected to fix, is the shameful legacy of the 14 years of his party's mismanagement and cowardice.

Bat Conservation Trust: "The amendments do not go far enough" Badgers Trust: "We cannot back the amendments to the Planning Bill" Wildlife Trusts: "the amendments are not enough" NGOs will not be satisfied by concessions in the Lords and can't be trusted to act in good faith.

A handful of other precision amendments - such as a one and done habitats assessment, giving low-carbon projects automatic public-interest status, and offering a bankable compensation route - will give infrastructure and energy investors the certainty they need. 3/3

For example targeted changes to the precautionary test that would put hard evidence, rather than hypothetical risk, at the heart of decisions on major infrastructure. Addressing the needs of the British people by bringing down energy costs and unleashing regional economies. 2/3

We've been clear this Bill could go much further to reversing Britain's economic and natural decline. These amendments don’t change the Bill’s underlying ‘win‑win’ approach. We’ve put forward a set of practical further changes to ensure we can build what the country needs. 1/3