Patrick Hurley
@patrick_hurley
Working class bloke, just trying to make a bit of a positive difference. MP for Southport.
#OTD 1945. Election Landslide. Clement Attlee becomes first PM to lead a majority Labour government. Winning a 146 seat majority, he says "It will give heart to all those all the world over who believe in freedom, democracy and social justice" A thread 80 years on👇🏼
NEWS: Over 2,200 UK jobs created by nearly £6 billion new Indian investment and export wins as UK-India trade deal signed. More 👉 gov.uk/government/new…
Osborne’s austerity agenda has so much to answer for. Economic self-harm on a biblical scale.
Britain's growth rate in 1997 was 4.9%. 4.9%. Just unimaginable to anyone of my generation.
The Independent Your Party for Change Group (Marxist-Leninist)
NEW: A source close to the party confirms the name will be decided by a vote at the conference referenced in the launch letter
Silly Season has officially started.
Kemi Badenoch: Argentinian president Javier Milei would be ‘template’ for my government | Kemi Badenoch | The Guardian theguardian.com/politics/2025/…
Kemi Badenoch: Argentinian president Javier Milei would be ‘template’ for my government | Kemi Badenoch | The Guardian theguardian.com/politics/2025/…
I’m really pleased to have helped deliver this significant change. It’s not perfect but it will mean tens of millions of pounds of extra investment in UK music. Source: BBC News share.google/BlFGzOj59XwRyX…
Tory-Reform beef is just a family argument.
Could this Tory reshuffle be any wetter?
Labour has turned the tide on teacher recruitment and retention. We've driven up school attendance. We're saving parents money with free breakfast clubs and cheaper uniform costs. The Tories have one policy: cut state school budgets to restore private school tax breaks.
If nothing else the man has a catchphrase…
Farage: “I have absolutely no idea” if Laura Anne Jones will become the Senedd leader and candidate for FM. Suggests long way to go to May next year
NEW: Angela Rayner has told cabinet that economic insecurity, rapid de-industrialisation, immigration, technological change & declining trust in institutions was having profound impact on society. She said 17/18 places that saw the worst disorder last summer ranked as most…
🌟You can now buy Southport Heritage trump cards at HARP Coffee and Games on King Street🌟 HARP's wonderful owner and customers gave us lots of useful feedback on the cards, so we're really pleased they're now available there - not just to play but to get a pack of your own.
The Charity Match for the Southport families is taking place with an amazing line-up of players and guests on Sunday, 3rd August - standing and seated tickets available #StandUpForSouthport #southport #SouthportFC #southporttogether #roundtable standupforsouthport.com/southport-fc-l…
What big ideas would you most like to see to further improve Southport? #StandUpForSouthport #southport standupforsouthport.com/mp-launches-id…
MP Launches Town - Wide Listening Events to Hear Ideas for Southport @patrick_hurley @SouthportLabour qlocal.co.uk/southport/news…
Give the money back.
Exclusive: Twenty MPs have accused Southern Water CEO of ‘pure greed’ and urged him to refuse a pay hike that would take his salary to £1.4m “Decline this disgraceful payment for failure”.
If a politician doesn’t know the answer to a question, they should be honest and say so. If a politician doesn’t know the answer to pretty much anything they’re asked, they shouldn’t be in politics.
No idea. No answers.
Pavement parking ban to be introduced for all of Nevill St #southport qlocal.co.uk/southport/news…
We’ve launched the Civil Society Covenant - a new partnership between government and civil society. Together, we’ll deliver real change through respect, shared ambition, and collaboration. This is what doing government differently looks like.