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Tonight, Cllr Harper, Cllr Johnson and I voted against Sarah King becoming the Leader of Southwark Council following a shameless stitch-up by the Labour Party. Here is our full statement

This article makes two main claims “If it doesn’t look like The Holocaust it can’t be genocide” “If it were genocide, Israel would kill more people” Both make little sense 🧵

The PLP needs to put its foot down & stop this nonsense briefed out by some of the clowns around No10. The idea that scrapping the 2 child limit is to be some sort of punishment beating of the PLP for voting against disability benefit cuts is disgusting. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

The Government’s welfare reforms would breach international human rights law, says new expert legal opinion commissioned by Equity Time to drop this morally & economically indefensible bill that attacks the rights & living standards of disabled people equity.org.uk/news/2025/welf…

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. It sounds inconceivable. But it’s the truth. Israel is taking deliberate, coordinated action to destroy the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Explicit statements by Israeli officials, combined with a consistent policy of destructive attacks…

All that is not action is noise. This week's column on Gaza as politicians rinse and repeat statements of concern without meaningful pressure on Israel theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

📣TO ALL DOCTORS: FAIR PAY Equity extends our solidarity to the BMA and its members. "Pay restoration for doctors is a moderate demand, and the Health Secretary and Prime Minister would do well to be working tirelessly to reach an agreement for doctors and patients alike"…

The UK must immediately recognise Palestinian statehood. There can be no two state solution if there is no viable state left to call Palestine.

Good piece by @pollysmythe on the scandalous election interference by Labour into our Southwark council leadership contest

We welcome the Planning Committee’s decision to refuse the Aylesham application.

::Scooby Do and Shaggy run in and out of several doors:: ::Receipient of multiple billion TA spend flees but steps on a rake:: ::Mask ripped off:: It was the private landlords all along! inews.co.uk/news/private-f…

While this is not incorrect, I do wonder who Rayner thinks is currently hoovering up the money being spent on temporary accommodation... insidehousing.co.uk/news/unfreezin…

Had a lovely time yesterday with Cllr Deen at St Peter's Party in the Park, always a staple but particularly special in their 200th anniversary year!

boosting this underreported story. the split in Labour at the top is also playing out on lower rungs like local government.

Chaos at London Labour council as leader ousted by own party days after his election trib.al/tC7ftjz

The Birmingham bin workers are on strike over huge pay cuts. They are also on strike over safety. Don’t take my word for it, listen to the strikers:

Good on @PeterHain for standing up and saying the obvious truth. He calls the Palestine Action proscription order "intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled and morally wrong."

“You stopped us harming people with disabilities, so we’ll hurt children” is not a line that shows any learning from the debacle.