Laura Smith
@LauraSmithCrewe
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Was a teacher, was an MP. Always a campaigner! Mother of two beautiful children. #TradeUnionist #freepalestine 🇵🇸
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It took me about a week to realise the place is full to the brim of entitled idiots with little to no concept of the real world that they are supposed to represent. They lack life experience. It is a game to many of them and one they are rigging to win. It’s not fit for purpose.
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When I was elected into Parliament with my very average grades from my very humble background, I honestly thought that I was going to be surrounded by the brightest minds and political operators in the country and for a while I was worried I’d be out of my depth. 1/2
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When Parliament looks like this again I might feel slightly more reassured about sending the two most precious people in my world back to school.
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Someone just took a picture of me at the job centre. Another person said ‘are you the actual Laura?’ I’ve lost my job and unlike many in Parliament I don’t have a family fortune to fall back on. What do people expect you to do 🤷♀️Bizarre
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If only people got as annoyed about this as they do about Joe Bloggs claiming benefits.
Prince Charles has collected £1m+ from people in Cornwall who died without leaving a will.
When people die without one or surviving relatives, the property of their estate passes to the Duke of Cornwall under rules relating to the Duchy…
Read more here:
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It’s difficult to imagine without experiencing it is how tiring being skint is. How you’re so utterly consumed by financial hardship that it affects every decision you make on a daily basis. It takes up every thought and you can’t escape. No wonder there is a mental health crisis
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Totally lost as to why everyone in
@UKLabour
isn’t calling for resignations from government. I don’t get it
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It is truly heartbreaking to see the legislation that’s going through this week. We live in very dark times and goodness knows where this will lead. We have a press that doesn’t bother reporting any of it. Our political system is not fit for purpose
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Without doubt
@BBCNews
is broken. I don’t want to fund something that allows defenders of convicted child sex abusers airtime to plead their innocence. This is what happens when you allow it to be ran by Tory donors and ex politicians. Not fit for purpose
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Literally cannot believe we are fighting for a 48 hr working week. Absolutely appalling
@UKLabour
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Tonight I raised a Point of Order regarding
@BorisJohnson
and his comments yesterday which have deeply offended so many in my constituency. It is simply not good enough and he must take full responsibility for his damaging words.
@garycliffe1
@OffsideTrust
#GTTO
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Lots of lovely people getting in touch with me about the heckles and jeering from the other side.Don’t believe the Tories faux outrage-I could list countless times they have shouted abuse at all of us on the opposite benches.Hypocrites of the worst kind.
#dontletthemshoutyoudown
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The new BBC Chair, Richard Sharp, has previously donated at least £400,000 to the Conservative party. What a utterly corrupt mess we are living in
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Doesn’t feel right to tweet anything other than solidarity to
#Palestine
at the moment.
Absolutely devastating scenes. The BBC reporting as if this is an equal battle with equal responsibility is just plain lies.
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So much hatred directed towards Megan Markle-two words ‘Prince Andrew’
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Just a guess but I bet when neighbours start snitching on those that they suspect have more than 6 gathering together, it will be those households that aren’t English that get reported the most....history tells you this kind of thing doesn’t end well
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At my surgery today I had a constituent who works 40 hrs a week on min wage and UC payment has been messed up. Not her fault at all. She now has £17 to last a month after payday. Devastated because she doesn’t know how she will buy school shoes for her child. The system stinks
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My mum just told me the quote for her needed dental work and dentures. Unbelievably expensive. Just another thing cut off to so many. Having working teeth and not being in pain is a luxury in modern Britain
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Two guys in Sainsbury’s talking in the aisle about how they voted Tory for the first time over Brexit at last election but never will again. Warmed the soul in 😊
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I see the newspapers got their orders to put the blame on the unions. Honestly makes me sick. We are led by scabs
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Voting records of MPs must be kept public! They should be publicised more widely. If people are ashamed of their vote then they obviously aren’t doing it on behalf of their constituents best interests
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Whilst right wing go into meltdown about Harry and Meghan can we not forget this guy 👇
I’m more concerned about child sex trafficking personally
#PrinceAndrew
#JeffreyEpstein
#GhislaineMaxwell
#HarryandMeghanonOprah
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I have today written to the government chief whip
@JulianSmithUK
regarding the disgraceful comments made by
@BorisJohnson
on
@LBC
today. I write for
@garycliffe1
@steven_walters4
and all of the other victims of child abuse in my constituency and those up and down the country.
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Free speech in this country=being rich enough to buy all the newspapers and pump out your own agenda. Let’s not kid ourselves about our free press eh
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Wow I’ve had some crap today from Tory voters who don’t like it pointing out that they support a party profiteering from hungry kids. The Chair, of one of the companies, Paul Walsh is a Tory donor & signed the Captains of Industry letter telling us to vote Tory.
#ToryCorruption
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What is this nonsense of more Tories crossing the floor to join Labour 🤦♀️. It really does seem to be easier to be a Tory and stand for Labour at the moment than being a socialist standing for Labour. It’s just so grim
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Heartbreaking tonight to speak to an elderly person who just cannot afford to feed or heat themselves. What an absolute state we are in. When are people going to properly fight this?
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Surely this letter is libellous. Please start suing these people
@jeremycorbyn
Prime Minister: this is not sustainable and it will only get worse: for you, for the Conservative Party and most importantly of all the country. You must do the right thing and go now.
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laughing at the ‘why hasn’t she got savings’. I’ve had a well paid job for 2years.Prior to that the most I earned a year was £26000.I support a family on 1 income. I had to take out loans to get a degree. I’ve paid rent since I was18. There’s never been much for a savings account
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What’s becoming really apparent to more and more people is what I discovered when entering Parliament in 2017-if you are thinking the place is full with the strategic brains of Britain you are mistaken. Instead you’ll be met with some of the most over promoted planks imaginable
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So we have a Tory MP who has resigned after being convicted of child sexual assault; more than 50 MPs facing sexual misconduct complaints; Tory watching porn on his phone in the Commons. What the hell have we got in Parliament?
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Right why London and not here? We are tier 4 as well! My kids won’t be back in on Monday. My elderly parents live with me and I’m not risking it. Solidarity to all those making impossible choices
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As someone who has rented all my life-because guess what
@SkyNews
it’s tough for people to save money for a deposit whilst paying rent/bills etc-I am so disgusted at this presenters insinuation that renters just lack common sense.Try living in the real world! Well done
@kirstar19
Sky News anchor (who also happens to be a landlord) decides to turn an interview about housing policy into an irrelevant and patronising rant about her tenants
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Just disgusting. These people think they are above the law and can act however they wish.
My tweet about Cheshire Hunt leader Andrew German attacking a young saboteur was deleted. It got to 50k views. Let's go again and
#BanTheHunt
#FoxHunting
. Thank you.
@marcrileydj
@StuartMaconie
@mrjamesob
@GeorgeMonbiot
@rickygervais
@HuntSabs
@MercyForAnimals
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The EU is no beacon of workers' rights. The ECJ ruled that freedom of business trumps workers' collective bargaining rights after TUPE - this means many thousands of UK public sector workers - including in our health service - get paid less than they should for the job.
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The biggest honour of my life was representing my home. Followed by being in the Socialist Campaign Group in Parliament with this man. A mentor, a friend, a once in a lifetime politician and a total legend. Thank you for your public service Dennis Skinner. 🌹
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I’m so confused how
@piersmorgan
came to be the person who is holding the government to account. Nothing makes sense anymore 😩
UK care homes are exploding with
#coronavirus
& 1000s of carers are risking their lives without proper protection. Stop boasting about your successful plan,
@DominicRaab
& get them the PPE they need - before it's too late.
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Hmm. The Duke of Westminster’s donation made me think of this quote. Maybe if the super rich like him paid the taxes they were meant to our public services would be adequately funded
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When is
@UKLabour
going to come out in full support of the many unions who have clearly stated today what should happen with schools reopening?
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Sexism is alive and well and truly kicking in the
@UKLabour
. I won’t put up with being treated in the way that I have been this evening or ever since becoming a councillor by someone who quite frankly shouldn’t be anywhere near representing a party for working people
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Don’t use having a child as an excuse for being a selfish arrogant arsehole. Plenty of people with young children have made huge sacrifices and had to care for them whilst poorly. Rubbish excuses and cringeworthy messages coming out of government
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Totally typical of
@jeremycorbyn
character to focus on positivity even though he was subject to violent abuse yesterday. We must stand strong together to build bridges not walls.
Every year Muslim communities across the country open their doors to people of all faiths and none on
#VisitMyMosque
Day.
It's a fantastic opportunity to build understanding across communities and educate ourselves about our diverse communities.
Let's build bridges not walls.
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The reporting is truly truly appalling by our mainstream news. Thank goodness so many are ignoring the media and showing solidarity to
#Palestine
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Labour activists we need you in Crewe and Nantwich. We can win but only if we get the vote out. Keep going and don’t let the weather put you off getting rid of the cruelest Tory government 🌹
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At the risk of getting attacked I’m going to have to say I do hope ‘charity’ and donations don’t become the answer to tackling this disaster that 10 years of terrible political decisions have caused. People’s generosity is amazing but it mustn’t become the long term solution
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Do you remember when people took the piss out of
@HackneyAbbott
for like a decade about numbers. This lot are making up numbers as they go along, contradicting one another constantly and risking lives and yet they don’t receive even a fraction of the criticism seen by Diane.
1. A commitment to 100,000 tests a day by the end of the month is welcome but of course it’s not the 250,000 Boris Johnson promised.
We look forward to seeing the details of how this commitment will be delivered especially for NHS and care staff which is now an urgent priority.
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The anti union bile coming out of some
@UKLabour
People is unbelievable at a time when more people are going to need their union and collective action more than ever in the upcoming months. It’s dreadful to hear
#joinaunion
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I’m really amazed at claims that we have an overly left wing press 🤣I mean how far right do these guys want it?
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Why anyone would write an article to appear in The Daily Mail, a paper that has spread such racist, hateful bullshit for such a long time is seriously beyond me. It’s not going to change. It’s not going to start wanting the left to win. It’ll smash us to bits at every opportunity
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A small handful of
@UKLabour
politicians pushing on the need to delay schools opening to get this virus under control. Where are the rest?
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The silence from so many towards
@ApsanaBegumMP
is a total and utter disgrace. What even is this anymore?
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Please don’t waste a second longer of your life arguing with people on twitter. It solves nothing and it achieves nothing. Put your energy into discovering the solution. Put your focus into understanding what went wrong & how we move forward. If it’s 1, 5, 10 or 20 years-we must
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It’s pretty sick that the politicians who voted against disadvantaged children by supporting the cuts to welfare and support on over 50occasions are suddenly concerned about them. They’re not btw-they just want their parents back at work and want to make teachers feel guilty.
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Just watching the
#LabourFiles
with a group of people not particularly involved in politics who are asking ‘why is no one talking about this?’
Good question
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Liverpool supporters booed because they see the unequal society we live in day in day out, and time and time again have felt the fall force of the establishment. As Klopp pointed out-maybe folk should look at the reason why people feel that way!
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#Hillsborough
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Food banks should only allow politicians to visit and take photographs if they sign a pledge to campaign for the policies needed to change the lives of the vulnerable people reliant on them. Otherwise you are patting those on the back who choose to do nothing
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Private company distributing £5 worth of food at a cost of £30 + to the tax payer. End outsourcing! It doesn’t work.
#FreeSchoolMeals
bag for 10 days:
2 days jacket potato with beans
8 single cheese sandwiches
2 days carrots
3 days apples
2 days soreen
3 days frubes
Spare pasta & tomato. Will need mayo for pasta salad.
Issued instead of £30 vouchers. I could do more with £30 to be honest.
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The
#nhs
wouldn’t be overrun if you lot hadn’t destroyed it through underfunding it for a decade
#BorisOut
#ToryIncompetence
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Sitting in the finance bill watching Tory MPs mock the accent of a Welsh MP. Probably never left the Westminster bubble before. Just dreadful behaviour.
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So the
@BBCNews
try and spin it to look like Uk not the worst for coronavirus deaths. The column on the right tells you what you need to know. Appalling-the BBC is a government mouthpiece
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It’s so obvious what’s going to happen after the revelations today. Nothing. As always.
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Merry Christmas everyone. When you see David Miliband is trending it’s definitely time to switch off the phone.Stay safe 🎄🎅🏻🌹
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Sending love to my friend
@RLong_Bailey
and indeed her family,no doubt seeing incredibly hurtful comments.
The work she was doing alongside unions representing teachers is vital. The green industrial revolution she developed is the way forward in the fight against climate change.
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I stand with
@JennieGenSec
who despite having to deal with the biggest bunch of treacherous snakes in
@UKLabour
has remained completely dignified and focused. Don’t let them bury the
#LabourLeaks
It’s bullying of the worst kind and sabotage of a Labour Government. Fix it Labour
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How many socialists can you fit in a lift? Happy 87th birthday for yesterday to the legend that is Dennis Skinner 🌹
@RichardBurgon
@HackneyAbbott
@DanCardenMP
@DerbyChrisW
#SocialistCampaignGroup
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I will continue to work for the party I have always loved
@UKLabour
fighting austerity on the manifesto pledges I was elected on with the excellent members of
@CreweLabour
for as long as people wish me to do so. It is a huge privilege to represent home
#ForTheManyNotTheFew
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Ian Duncan Smith being awarded a knighthood just about sums up everything that is currently wrong in this country
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I would encourage anyone with a burning desire for change to now throw themselves into the fight. If my two years in parliament has taught me anything, it’s that we can’t let the privileged few determine our future.
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I’d love to know what all of those reasonable and genuinely nice Labour Politicians feel about the fact lots of people are being suspended for nothing, whilst someone who took part in a conversation about a member being set on fire is let back in. Don’t get how it can be ignored.
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We are seeing what we already knew. This government does not care about the north of England.
@AndyBurnhamGM
is right. This is disgraceful
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Some people go into politics for all the wrong reasons and to be quite frank don’t have any real politics or life experience to bring to the table. It’s like some sort of weird hobby to them. Therefore don’t be surprised when they turn out to be disappointing
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Very lucky to be able to call
@KenLoachSixteen
a dear friend of mine. Goes without saying that
#IStandWithKenLoach
. One of the kindest, wisest and most thoroughly decent people I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know
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A statement on my recent suspension from the Cheshire East Labour Group and my Labour Party Membership
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Sending love to every single Jewish person stating loudly and strongly that this genocide is not in their name
Massive crowd of Jewish New Yorkers assembling to refuse US backed Israeli attacks on Gaza. Not in our name! No
#GazaGenocide
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Anyone in the Labour Party calling this report self indulgent and calling for this stuff to be ignored is a complete and utter hypocrite. This exposes bullying and racism at such a massive scale. Own it, face it and sort it out for goodness sake
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Lots of anti union crap on my feed. What a time to start attacking unions 😡-when workers will need them most. Disgraceful and wrong. Especially if it is coming from Labour Party members.
#JoinAUnion
#DontBeAScab
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I’ve lost count of the amount of things
@jeremycorbyn
is supposed to be. Apparently now he’s not physically or mentally up to being PM. It’s just garbage. Let’s focus
@UKLabour
on getting rid of this disastrous Tory government that has done so much damage to communities like mine
Senior civil servants briefing a newspaper against a prospective government should concern all of us.
In government, we will end austerity and invest in our people and communities, and expect the civil service to carry out those policies. That is how democracy works.
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Over 110 MPs agreed to sign this joint letter demanding answers from
@BrandonLewis
regarding the comments made by Boris Johnson last week in relation to historic sex abuse. His comments were unbelievably damaging to victims and survivors of child abuse and action must be taken
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Absolutely disgusted to hear the call on
@LBC
. What the hell are we allowing to take hold in this country?? Strong opposition needed against this blatant racism
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I said it at the end of last year they are hypocrites of the worst kind.The abuse
@jeremycorbyn
has had thrown at him day in day out has been disgusting and dangerous.
#PMQS
is a snapshot of everything that is wrong with politics and why so many are completely disillusioned
As
@jeremycorbyn
asks for safe space for people to have their views heard without intimidation or abuse right on cue up pops Tory MPs shouting, guffawing and booing, causing Mr Speaker to intervene, they are an embarrassment to the commons, awful behaviour from govt benches
#PMQs
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I was assaulted in a bar in Nantwich by a guy who thought it was fine to put his hand all the way up my skirt. I slapped him and he threw a bottle at my face. The bouncer assisted in helping him run away. Even when you’re meant to be safe you’re not. One of many examples sadly
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I see that some twitter blue ticks still seem to be losing their minds over
@jeremycorbyn
. It’s such a weird way to spend their time and energy. It’s like they are never ever content. Empty hearts 🤷♀️Solidarity to Jeremy
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My god
@GavinWilliamson
really is something else asking parents to complain to Ofsted if the learning isn't good enough. Instead maybe send them an email about the amazing job your kids school is doing-copy him in! Ghoul
enquiries
@ofsted
.gov.uk gavin.williamson.mp
@parliament
.uk
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Kept my promise of two years! I said I’d introduce this wonderful woman to
@jeremycorbyn
💪
Jeremy Corbyn and a 92 year old lady who insisted on meeting him
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Making it so you have to pay for lateral flow tests is just beyond irresponsible. This government is the pits
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Andrew spent his time visiting constituencies like mine sowing division with leave voters and the Labour Party 🤷♀️This language is disgraceful and dangerous and so disrespectful to the hundreds of activists who gave up their time for free to campaign. Decent good people!
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I asked
@BorisJohnson
directly about his comments regarding predatory paedophiles. To now say he never said that it was ‘spaffing’ money up the wall is a complete LIE! I stand in solidarity with those constituents and personal friends who have been affected and deserve justice
Investigating predatory paedophiles is not a waste of money - no matter how long ago their disgusting crimes were committed. Still no apology from Boris Johnson for his disgusting comments that offended so many survivors
@OffsideTrust
@garycliffe1
@steven_walters4
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Can we acknowledge votes have been disappearing for Labour since 2001 with exception of 2017-or are we ignoring that one ray of hope and why that could’ve been? Doesn’t quite fit into the narrative of some does it
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Apparently
@AngelaRayner
moving her legs is putting
@BorisJohnson
off his stride during PMQs so snivelling Tory MPs have told the gutter press. What a country to be a woman especially a working class one. Parliament isn’t fit for purpose, just a playground for these pigs
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We are talking about sex trafficking, abuse and paedophiles. Wtf is this headline
An extraordinary headline in the Telegraph.
Okay, it's a quote, but in what other circumstances would they present withholding evidence about a serious crime in an apparently positive light?
Telling the truth about abuse isn't 'selling out'.
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The Labour Party is pro-European, internationalist and believes in cooperation. That was at the heart of our manifesto For the Many, Not the Few - a manifesto that also promised to respect the result of the referendum
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Weird messed up world when kids can’t get fed and elderly people are going without heating and this is even a question!
Would you like to see a £190million Royal Yacht built as a memorial to Prince Philip...?
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