David Walker
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Tweet on history, politics, culture. Charity CEO. Labour Co-op Cllr for #Deptford @LewishamCouncil Life Fellow @theRSAorg Proud North-Easterner. Own views 🇺🇦
London via Sunderland
Joined May 2009
🎃 🎇 Super busy surgery on Saturday, followed by canvassing in #Deptford and Evelyn. Today we’ve been out cleaning up on the Woodpecker estate as part of our improvements programme with community members and @vickyfoxcroft. Turning into a pumpkin for real now !!
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Incredibly proud of everything @BromleyWell @BTSEorg has achieved over the past year with record numbers of residents supported and over £4.75m of financial support obtained. So grateful to our supporters, trustees, staff and #volunteers
BTSE Impact Report 2024–2025: Delivering for Our Whole Community We are proud to share this year’s Impact Report, a comprehensive account of how early intervention, collaboration, and a whole-person approach are transforming lives across Bromley. https://t.co/IxcHg3HOgB
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To the opposition politicians taking umbrage with me saying this: Let me be clear, I don't think parents' pockets should be empty once they’ve fed their kids. Many working parents need this support. If other parties disagree with that then they need to take a look at
Parents shouldn’t be out of pocket by setting their children up for school. That’s why we are rolling out free breakfast clubs and from next September, schools will be required to limit branded items of uniform. Saving families £500 and giving kids the best start in life.
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Expanding free school meal eligibility and beginning the national rollout of free breakfast clubs. Pro-learning, anti-poverty, properly Labour policies. Back me to do more, as Labour’s Deputy Leader.
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Great to see our @UKLabour government standing up for parents & young families. Expanding free childcare, breakfast clubs, cracking down on rip-off uniform fees. The last Conservative government was the most anti-family government in history; good to see Labour reversing that.
Parents shouldn’t be out of pocket by setting their children up for school. That’s why we are rolling out free breakfast clubs and from next September, schools will be required to limit branded items of uniform. Saving families £500 and giving kids the best start in life.
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Today is #WorldHomelessnessDay Pleased to share that Lewisham Council will receive £515,023 from the Government’s £84m uplift to homelessness & rough-sleeping funding. This will strengthen local support for families in temporary accommodation & expand recovery services for
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Retweet this tweet, do my 'Political Compass: Rage of Party' quiz (link below), and tell me your result (with screen shot) in the replies and I will enter you into a draw to win a free copy of 'The Rage of Party' (I will post it but only within UK) https://t.co/r9I0xaYmrn
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Tomorrow is our Last Day restoring Deptford Pearls. We have received lots of positive encouragement from people on the Street. Still 35% away from our Target. Pls help by sharing and chipping in. https://t.co/q6zXWWd6Ub
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Encouraging to see progress. It only happens when young people get real support through funding for youth services, early intervention, prevention and strong partnerships across London, including @LewishamCouncil. The leadership of @SadiqKhan and the work of the @LDN_VRU &
Violent crime with injury is down in every London borough thanks to record City Hall funding and the collective efforts of the police and @LDN_VRU. We’ll keep working with partners and the government to drive down crime and make London safer for everyone.
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Violent crime with injury is down in every London borough thanks to record City Hall funding and the collective efforts of the police and @LDN_VRU. We’ll keep working with partners and the government to drive down crime and make London safer for everyone.
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Former Labour Cabinet minister Alan Johnson offers Andy Burnham some advice on BBC this morning: "When we were here in 2009 colleagues were coming to me to tell me I should stand against Gordon Brown. "Here's a simple bit of advice for Andy - do what I did, go and find a
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Fantastic Gala dinner celebrating 200 years of railways in County Durham!!😀 This is the birthplace of railways, and home to Hitachi Rail Newton Aycliffe factory. UK-Japan railway cooperation will be the driving force to usher in a new chapter for railways into the future!!👍
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On a busy BL1 Superloop on its first day in service! Great work @MayorOfLDN @Brenda_Dacres @TfL
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The Bakerloop is here 👀 The new BL1 buses ⬇️ - Are fully electric - Improve bus journey times between Waterloo and Lewisham - Connect you to town centres in southeast London - Are equipped with USB ports for charging on the go Find out more https://t.co/SuWtH60m9t
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🚍 The Bakerloop BL1 is on the road today — and free to use all week! Fantastic to have been at the launch with @SadiqKhan and now see it whizzing past Goldsmiths University in New Cross. A great step towards the #BakerlooExtension and better connections for #Lewisham.
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Here's your chance to win a Steam Locomotives Presentation Pack (3 to give away). Q. What fuel do most steam locomotives burn? To enter, like + RT + reply with the correct answer by 11:59pm on 30/09/25 18+ UK only. Ts & Cs: https://t.co/sIGFMtqTxo
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The General Napier in Forest Hill. This is a superb backstreet boozer that is well worth a look-in if you’re ever over this way. #foresthill #generalnapier #pub
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