On 2nd May, we’ll elect our first North East Mayor.
I love our North East, I know you do too.
Together, we can make our region the home of real opportunity, so everyone can thrive, not just those at the top.
Vote
@UKLabour
so we can build our own future, our way on our terms!
Hiya 👋
@KemiBadenoch
. North East Mayor here. The Tyne is approximately 45 miles north of the Tees- some way out of
@BenHouchen
’s patch. Let me know if you make it this far North. Visitors are always welcome.
I’m honoured that the people of the North East have put their trust in me to be their first North East Mayor.
Today we finally begin taking power from Westminster and handing it to the people.
Thank you for electing me to be your
@UKLabour
mayor. I can’t wait to get started.
Today
@Keir_Starmer
brought real energy to Newcastle and Gateshead as he set out a vision for a fresh start for Britain with
@UKLabour
in power. Our region is sick and tired of Tory failure. It was my honour to host and introduce Keir at
@Sage_Gateshead
.
#votelabour
🌹
Morning! 🌅
Today is polling day. 🗳️
Today we elect our first ever North East Mayor.
🕙 Polls are open between 7am and 10pm 🕙
Don’t forget you need photo ID to vote.
🌹 Vote
@UKLabour
today🌹. Together we can make our North East the home of real opportunity.
Spiking is poisoning. Dangerous, terrifying, sometimes lethal.
Rohypnol isn’t funny, it’s a tool used to commit rape.
So many of us are working so hard to fight violence against women and the Home Secretary is laughing at it and then trying to laugh it off.
We can’t let him.
🧵 I’m so delighted to announce that I’ve been selected as
@UKLabour
candidate for North East Mayor. I love our region and our people.
Together we can make the North East the home of real opportunity.
We need a Labour mayor now more than ever.
The campaign starts now. 🌹(1/2)
Thanks Steve Cram for your endorsement.
Like Steve says, the North East needs a voice, a Mayor who will get things done and who will bring our region together to finally end the days of London taking our decisions for us.
I’ll be that North East Mayor.
Vote
@UKLabour
tomorrow.
‘I go to Sunderland and I’m like where the F*** am I?’. Cynthia, Sunderland is the real North where sadly we’re used to London centric attitudes holding us back. Why not visit with me and I’ll show you the delights of Sunderland and the culture we have to offer from
Vice President of
@RADA_London
:
"Manchester's incredible, it feels like London!"
"And then I go to Sunderland and I'm like 'where the f**k am I?'
Horrendous (and insulting) London-centric thinking...
Why does everywhere need to be like the capital?
If you’re driving over the Tyne bridge today, the reason it looks tired and shabby is because somewhere in London, someone in Government who either doesn’t know or doesn’t care about the North East is sat looking at a spreadsheet and saying “well that’s not important to me” (1/2)
I can’t stop thinking about it.
Sycamore Gap is the image of Northumberland. This beautiful tree was as iconic as the Angel of the North or the Tyne Bridge.
So many of us in the North East feel a kind of grief that our tree has been taken from us forever.
🧵📢 I am standing to be
@uklabour
’s candidate for the new role of North East Mayor 🌹
❤️ I love this region and our people. It’s a huge part of who I am. Together we can build on our proud heritage and give our region the reputation we deserve as the home of opportunity 1/4
Thanks Sir Brendan Foster for your support.
I love the North East. I know you do too but we’ve been left behind. It’s time to take control of our own future.
I’ll be the Mayor that tells the world there’s more to the North than Manchester and Leeds.
Vote
@UKLabour
on Thursday.
I’m devastated that the famous Sycamore is gone.
I am incandescent that this looks like a deliberate act of vandalism.
That tree was ours. An iconic North East landmark.
@northumbriapol
are at the scene and I’ll be raising this personally today.
Today we welcomed
@Keir_Starmer
to Sunderland to see the smashing
@BeaconofLight
. The Beacon is at the centre of the community in Sunderland- it proves that investing in young people with education and opportunities and tackling poverty head on are the key to preventing crime.
1. It is an utter disgrace that myself, local council leaders and our police force found out about tightening of the North East Covid restrictions on the news.
2. You can’t blame people for being confused when the PM doesn’t know which way is up!
The government must to do better
Day 1 as North East Mayor:
🚌 I’ve instructed the
@NorthEast_CA
to get started with bringing buses under public control.
📝 Chaired our 1st combined authority meeting with leaders. Together we’ll bring more power to our region and show the world what our great North East can do.
@RoryStewartUK
It makes me burn with anger that both of them, and actually, the whole current conservative government talk about ‘levelling up’ without ever even acknowledging the soaring and growing rates of child poverty, particularly in too much of the North. Its the change we need most.
Polls are closed.
I’ll end my campaign to become our first North East Mayor with the sentiment that started it:
I love our North East. I know you do too.
What a campaign. What a team. We’ve had thousands of conversations across our great North East. I was never in doubt that
Coming to a letterbox near you!
(If you live in the North East)
I’m standing to be North East Mayor because I love our region.
It’s time we had a Mayor who will champion our North East and make the pride we have in this great place visible in everything we do.
#Kim4NEMayor
🌹
🎉 Really proud to have been shortlisted to be the
@UKLabour
candidate for North East mayor. I’m standing to be the mayor that will work tirelessly to end child poverty and make our region the home of real opportunity. A huge you to everyone who has supported me so far. 🌹
Shocking but not surprising.
Leamside line dropped from Sunak’s commitment to North East transport after less than 24 hours.
Only a fool would trust the Tories to deliver.
They don’t care about the North East
I wonder what’s next to get dropped?!
BREAKING
After just 24 hours, the government has dropped its commitment to reopen the Leamside Line. It was included yesterday in the initial Network North announcements, now it’s gone.
Roads minister Richard Holden tells me Govt is now just ‘committed to looking into it’.
If you’re thinking this isn’t a problem, it’s that we can’t take a joke, know this:
We can. But this really isn’t funny.
It’s these casual attitudes that are at the core of a system that still fails too many women despite our work.
How can Cleverly be trusted to improve it?
Spiking is poisoning. Dangerous, terrifying, sometimes lethal.
Rohypnol isn’t funny, it’s a tool used to commit rape.
So many of us are working so hard to fight violence against women and the Home Secretary is laughing at it and then trying to laugh it off.
We can’t let him.
I love the North East and I love that I’m in great company!🌹
Thanks
@AngelaRayner
,
@SamJRushworth
& Brendan Foster for joining me at the
@aucklandproject
to launch my plan to make our North East the home of real opportunity as our first ever North East Mayor
Vote
@UKLabour
Hi from lovely Barnard Castle👋🏼
5 days til we elect our North East Mayor and people here tell me they want a Mayor who’ll give our whole region a voice.
Great support for my plans for housing, high streets and to bring our buses under public control.
Vote
@UKLabour
. 2nd May🌹
For those who might choose not to believe victims.
The revelations about Russell Brand came about because of brave survivors and bold, thorough journalists.
Those blaming or disbelieving them only show how deep this problem is and why this fight is so exhausting.
#BelieveWomen
The felling of the Sycamore Gap tree rocked our region. It was a crime felt by millions that loved that iconic spot. I still can’t walk that section of Hadrian’s Wall💔
I’m proud of
@northumbriapol
for the thorough investigation that has led to these charges being brought today.
Loved visiting my old school- Cheviot Primary in Newbiggin Hall.
I was on free school meals. I know the importance of giving kids a healthy start.
I’m proud to be a working class woman standing to be North East Mayor to create opportunity & fight child poverty.
Vote
@UKLabour
Shocking decision by
@EFL
. Their rules harm community clubs like
@GatesheadFC
. The club have had an outstanding season and have earned their day at Wembley. I’ve spoken to the club chairman today to make clear I stand by their fight to reverse this and I’ve written to the EFL too
Thank you to our outstanding
@northumbriapol
officers working at today’s demonstrations in Newcastle. Thank you to those that protested peacefully and respectfully making your voices heard in the fight against racism and inequality. To the violent thugs under a banner (1/2)
Honoured to have been selected as the
@UKLabour
candidate to stand in the forthcoming Police and Crime Commissioner election. I'll be quickly pulling together a manifesto and will be campaigning hard to win this election and represent our communities across the Northumbria area.
This one is for
@campbellclaret
. Tree of the day from the campaign trail on eve of poll in Ferryhill in what was your former boss’s Sedgefield constituency.
Thanks for your support on
@RestIsPolitics
today!
Vote
@UKLabour
tomorrow.
More devolution of power to our regions so we can make our own decisions.
That was the theme as
@UKLabour
Mayors came together with
@Keir_Starmer
,
@RachelReevesMP
&
@AngelaRayner
today.
We’ll create jobs, fight child poverty & make our North East the home of real opportunity.
Today we welcomed
@Keir_Starmer
to Sunderland to see the smashing
@BeaconofLight
. The Beacon is at the centre of the community in Sunderland- it proves that investing in young people with education and opportunities and tackling poverty head on are the key to preventing crime.
It’s been a bit of a day. Difficult decisions about the right surgery to try and fix my very nasty injury but I had great info, it’s done, I’m home and recovery is go go go. I couldn’t be more grateful for the amazing people at
@NorthumbriaNHS
. They have all been incredible. 💙
As North East Mayor I’ll fix our broken public transport system.
🚌 Buses under public control
💚 A greenest network
🚊 An expanded Metro
🦺 A safer system
🎟️ A single ticket to travel region wide
ℹ️ Real time travel Information
🚲 Joined up active travel
#VoteLabour
on 2nd May
I’m incredibly honoured to have been re-elected to be your Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner. I’d like to say a huge thank you to the people of the region for voting for me and for putting your trust in me once again. I’m looking forward to delivering on your priorities.
Ballots are arriving for
@UKLabour
members to choose our candidate for North East Mayor. I’m standing to be our candidate to end child poverty and make the North East the home of real opportunity. Thanks to everyone who has supported me so far. Please share to spread the word! 🌹
2024 is a huge year for our region.
We’ll elect our first North East Mayor.
I love this region. It's made me who I am.
As
@UKLabour
Mayor I'll fight for our North East and make sure everyone has access to real opportunity.
Together, let's make our great region even better.
If you want a North East Mayor who loves our region as much as you do, a Mayor who will tell the world there’s more to the North than Manchester and Leeds, who will make our region the home of real opportunity- that’s me.
Find out a bit more about me ⬇️
I’m proud to be the daughter of a shipyard worker standing to be the first North East Mayor.
Our North East rivers and ports once powered the world.
I’ll make our region a home for green energy, creating thousands of jobs and training thousands more.
Vote
@UKLabour
on 2nd May.
Crown Works Studios in Sunderland would be a game changer for the North East and the British screen industry:
8500 jobs for local people.
£336m to the local economy.
The region is united behind
@Fulwell73
’s plans and we need this investment. Don’t deny the North East this
Buses in the North East travel 30% fewer miles than in 2010.
That’s 29 million fewer miles.
Routes have been slashed under the Tories.
The solution? We urgently need our buses brought under public control.
As your @
@UKLabour
North East Mayor I’ll get this started on day one!
On 2nd May we’ll elect of first ever North East Mayor.
The deadline to register to vote is 16th April.
Don’t miss your chance to vote for me, your
@UKLabour
candidate.
Together we can make the North East the home of real opportunity.
Register here:
I never in a million years thought I’d ever stand for election.
But here I am and it’s the best decision I ever made.
Like many women in politics I had to be encouraged. (Thank you
@CatMcKinnell
).
If you know a woman who should be out there doing it-
#AskHerToStand
.
Is this just snobbery designed to get a rise out of
@GreggsOfficial
?🤭
I love Greggs. A proper North East family baker done good by giving the nation want they want- lush food they can afford.
Now I want a Greggs cheese pasty.
As North East Mayor I’ll bring buses under public control so they go where we need them, not just where profit takes them.
With
@LouHaigh
as transport secretary a
@UKLabour
govt we’ll do this quicker.
This is just the start. As mayor I’ll fix our broken public transport
With Labour, communities will be able to take back control of their buses. We will:
✅ Empower local transport authorities
✅ Support public ownership
✅ Speed up the franchising process
This could create and save up to 1,300 bus routes & allow 250 million more journeys a year.
So incredibly proud of my husband who has been promoted today. I know how hard he works, how dedicated he is and how much respect he has from his colleagues in the Royal Air Force. He so deserves this. Huge congratulations Wing Commander
@david_prutton
! 🎉✈️
Hi
@jamieoliver
.
In the election for the first North East Mayor I’ve set the highest bar of any candidate on child poverty. I’ll measure our success in the number of children lifted out of poverty.
It’s ambitious, but we can’t simply help people to live better with poverty we
🧵 I’m the proud North East woman who wants to be Mayor because I love our region and I want it to be known as the home of real opportunity. Thank you to the wonderful
@UKLabour
🌹members who attended my manifesto launch
@FireStationSun
. Link to the manifesto in the thread below.
I’d like to say a huge congratulations to
@SusanDungworth
who was decisively elected to succeed me at Northumbria PCC yesterday. Susan will be a great PCC and will work tirelessly to fight and prevent crime across the Northumbria area. I look forward to working with her.
Together we can create thousands more green jobs in offshore wind and manufacturing on the rivers and ports that define our North East.
On Thursday 2nd May we elect our first North East Mayor. Vote
@UKLabour
. I’ll be the Mayor that makes our region the home of real opportunity.
This is not respect.
It is not honour.
It is not patriotism.
Whatever words they use to explain their motivation, this is simply a vile act of thuggery. Utterly shameful on a day that’s about remembering the sacrifice of others.
Britain needs more unity, not more division.
Building things is part of our North East identity. Workers at
@HitachiRailENG
are proud to build trains in Newton Aycliffe.
Thanks
@Keir_Starmer
&
@LouHaigh
for coming to meet them & talk about our rail plans & the difference a
@UKLabour
Mayor & a Labour Government will make.
I won’t sit back and let another vital British industry be hollowed out - Labour will fix our broken rail system.
Great to speak to Hitachi workers in the North East with
@LouHaigh
and
@KiMcGuinness
today - I know Kim will be an excellent advocate for them as their Mayor.
Yes!!! I did it. My
#greatrunsolo
target. 52km in 4 weeks. Started and I wasn’t a runner, I still don’t think I’m a runner but I’m definitely going to keep running. Such a great lockdown goal, thank you
@Great_Run
and even better that it’s supporting
@NHSCharities
.
of protecting the city and its monuments- These things were never at risk, that was clear from the start. Your violent, racist behaviour is disgusting, abusing and hurling bottles at police and peaceful people is unacceptable. You don’t speak for our region and never will (2/2)
Yesterday,
@Keir_Starmer
spoke about growth in the North East driving Britain.
This shared vision can’t be delivered by Westminster alone. A
@UKLabour
Mayor & govt must work together with business.
As North East Mayor I’ll do just that to deliver the growth our region needs.
We need to get Britain building again.
We need to kickstart growth in every region.
That's what businesses and working people need. That's what Labour will deliver.
Great to speak to businesses from across the North East today.
It’s bad enough that we have to relentlessly campaign to get any transport investment out of Westminster- but even when they’ve say yes they don’t deliver the cash!
We *have* to reform how this country is governed and hand local people the power to act on their priorities. (2/2)
The PM is trying to distract us with kids studying maths til they’re 18
Some maths for the tories:
If nurses + paramedics quit because of pressure + pay (govt won’t negotiate) hospitals don’t have enough beds + there aren’t enough social care places what’s the outcome?
CRISIS
Sympathy? How insulting.
Workers at Hitachi in Newton Aycliffe don’t need sympathy. They need action, they need security.
It’s a political decision not to save 750 jobs. The Tories have given up on County Durham and they’ll blame anyone but themselves.
Please don’t do this.
He almost certainly knows this is highly intimidating.
This is what women deal with all the time. It’s why women don’t always feel safe on public transport.
It’s why women’s safety on public transport needs urgent attention.
It’s got to change.
Please don't do this
Even if there's nothing behind your decision to sit next to me on an otherwise empty bus, it immediately puts me on edge
I can't be alone in this, surely
Time to return your postal vote!
This is your chance to elect our first North East mayor.
Vote
@UKLabour
to create thousands of jobs, fix our broken transport system and end the days of London taking our decisions for us.
Together, we’ll make this the home of real opportunity.
Sure Start works. Any parent, anyone working with children or families will tell you that.
We need them back.
As North East mayor I’ll back a new era of Sure Start because as
@GordonBrown
says, the results are ‘life transforming’.
Thanks to members who’ve already voted for me to be
@UKLabour
candidate for North East Mayor. Voting closes on 13th July. As Mayor I’ll put ending child poverty at the centre of our region’s plans to make our region the home of real opportunity. Vote Kim McGuinness for NE Mayor🌹
It’s Wear Tyne derby weekend. Huge for our region!
Despite the biggest rivalry in English football, we’re bringing fans and clubs together to take a stand against knife crime.
Along with
@LegacySamantha
and
@connorbrowntrst
we’re raising awareness to keep our region safe! 1/2
Brilliant news for Newcastle and our region that we will host Euro 2028 matches.
With the pride we have in our incredible region and famous welcome we give, the North East belongs on the international stage as a home of sport.
Let’s do more of this!
Reagan said ‘If you’re explaining, you’re losing’ and Michael Gove has done lot of explaining on levelling up funding today. The North East has the highest child poverty and the highest unemployment in the country and yet we’ve received less than any other region. Levelling what?
I spent my morning with
@nechamber
members at the beautiful
@LumleyCastleLtd
.
A Mayor can’t create jobs, build homes, resolve our skills gaps or tackle child poverty alone. We have to do it together. Thanks to the business community for your support, committment and enthusiasm.
Wishing everyone in the North East and beyond a happy new year. It’s a big year for our amazing region and for Britain. We know we need change, let’s make sure we get it! Starting 2024 walking on our lush beaches I felt so grateful for this place and excited so for the future!🥂
It was an honour to lay a wreath at Sunderland’s Remembrance Sunday Service alongside thousands there to give thanks to those that serve and have served.
Today is an important day for us and all military households. It’s a privilege for
@david_prutton
and I to attend together.
Terry’s right. The North East is a remarkable place.
I’m standing to be North East Mayor because I want us to have a future to be proud of. I’ll reinvigorate and grow the industries on our rivers and ports to create thousands of great green jobs. Vote
@UKLabour
on 2nd of May.
London got a new East to West rail line.
London got a new high speed rail link.
Why can’t the North have both of these vital things too?
This is the Tories turning their back on the North and blocking our growth.
We can’t be fobbed off with a little bit of cash for potholes.
I am told the PM has now taken the decision to shelve the Manchester leg of HS2. Confirmation, and detail of the re-allocation of funds to other transport projects in the north, will presumably come very soon.
As of Fri I am now
@NorthumbriaPCC
. I can’t thank the people that campaigned for me and supported me enough. Thanks to the
@LabourNorth
staff too and to all the people across the region who put their trust in me and voted Labour. Lots to do and I’ll be getting straight to it.
That’s a wrap on the
@UKLabour
selection for North East Mayor! THANK YOU to the thousands of members I’ve spoken to. I’m proud to have delivered a positive campaign. Thanks go to Labour Party members, trade unions, affiliates and the team who supported me!
Results next week 🤞🌹
Cumming’s visit to Durham is being excused & it’s awful. People are dying! People aren’t seeing parents, loved ones, friends. People are missing major milestones; births, funerals, weddings. It’s hard, but people are coping. He defied rules he helped shape & put others at risk!
🚌 As your first North East Mayor I’ll bring our buses back under public control.
I’ll give the people of our region a say on fares, routes and timetables across our network so our buses go where we need them to, not just where profit takes them.
🌹Vote
@ukLabour
tomorrow
In the North East we can feel excluded when coverage is all about HS2 to Manchester.
BUT we NEED Northern Powerhouse Rail to better link Northern towns and cities. For that, we need HS2.
I stand with
@UKLabour
Mayors telling Govt both must be delivered for the North to grow.
Yes
@AndyBurnhamGM
!👏🏼
This is what a
@UKLabour
Mayor can do.
🚌 Buses back in public control
🚌 Better services
🚌 Cheaper fares
The Tories broke our buses. Labour will fix them.
As North East Mayor I’ll start the process of bringing our buses under public control on day one!
Today’s been a momentous day for GM.
We’re back in control of our buses and, to celebrate, we’ve cut the cost of combined bus and tram travel by 20% for everyone.
Watch the highlights here and then book your tickets for this coming week via the
#BeeNetwork
App. 👍🏻
#GetOnBoard
Delighted to have been nominated by
@NTynesideLab
group. I’m proud to work alongside fab
@UKLabour
Councillors in North Tyneside, it means a lot to have their support and the support of the incredible
@Norma4Mayor
.
Together we can make the North East the home of real opportunity
🧵 I am overwhelmed by the amount of support I’ve received from Labour Party members, trade unions and affiliates. Thank you.
I can’t wait to see you on the doorstep! 🌹🌹 (2/2)
My Mam,
@Liliymac
, has been recovered from Covid-19 for 2 weeks. It definitely couldn’t have been described as mild. Despite this, she’s back at work & in her ‘spare’ time is making scrubs for our health & care staff. No wonder she inspires me.
So proud. (photo credit- Dad)
First two stops on our North East polling day tour in Seaton Sluice and Ouston done ☑️. Great support from residents voting
@UKLabour
to elect our first ever North East Mayor and PCCs.
Polls open til 10pm. Remember your ID and
#votelabour
🌹
Labour has a plan to keep our streets safe. I was proud to join
@Keir_Starmer
and
@YvetteCooperMP
to help shape it. As
@UKLabour
PCC for Northumbria I’ve prioritised tackling poverty to fight and prevent crime in our region. We can’t arrest our way out of crime-we must prevent it
Managed to do myself an injury this weekend. I am so grateful to
@NorthumbriaNHS
staff at Alnwick Infirmary who were amazing. Thank you to them. Next step is to see an orthopaedic specialist in Cramlington. I’m sure me and my sling will be back in action v soon thanks to our NHS.