Lara Chaplin
@larachaplin
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Labour activist, Union activist, lover of dogs and horses, runs at least a mile a day for over ten years. Likes cake, wine and chocolate. Owner of Fido Fun Farm
Yorkshire and The Humber, England
Joined October 2009
Cleethorpes’ seaside economy needs real backing. In @Steffanaquarone’s debate on coastal communities, I raised concerns about the rise in Airbnbs on Sea View Street. Tourism must grow sustainably—supporting local business and protecting the identity that makes our town special.
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🚨A MUST WATCH🚨 “Incompetence at the very top of Dundee University” @dundeeuni principal Shane O’Neill gets grilled for trying make over 600 staff pay the price for his mismanagement👇
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When I was elected as Mayor in 2022, I promised to take back control of our buses. Today I’m proud to say that is a promise being kept. Starting in 2027, we will begin to take back control of routes, fares and timetables across SY, so we decide where buses run, when, and where
🚍 A historic moment for South Yorkshire’s buses. Today, South Yorkshire’s Mayor @olivercoppard made the landmark decision to take back control of South Yorkshire’s buses, putting passengers back at the heart of our transport system. Watch the moment it happened.
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I’m on the sick after having a tumour removed from my head or I’d have been there. The fire n rehire that Coventry University want will harm students in the long term, as most of you know it’s still students experience that drives me to do what I do. @zarahsultana @LeePitcherMP
Our members out in force at the @coventryucu march. Fighting back against hundreds of job cuts ✊ ⚠️ Join the Alternative Open Day and protest the cuts. 🧑🏫 Support staff 🧑🎓 Support students
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I’m on the sick after having a tumour removed from my head or I’d have been there. The fire n rehire that Coventry University and the other changes will harm students in the long term and as most of you know it’s still students experience that drives me to do what I do.
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If you love dogs this is for you! Fido Finds Eastoft! Now open!
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Please do retweet! Sent on behalf of Anne O’Sullivan UCU West Midlands Regional Official Coventry University staff & students hold alternative open day in protest against fire & rehire cuts. @zarahsultana @LeePitcherMP @MaryCreagh_ @UKLabour
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Meeting members of the farming community at Eastoft Farm it's clear: they want a Mayor that will listen, and support them.
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The Green Party’s plans to sell-off Bristol’s council homes is enough to make Thatcher blush...
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Please sign and share folks to save our Higher Education sector. @ucu @UniteEconomy @GMB_union
@CommunityUnion @NationalEducat6
https://t.co/YwziS2j3cm
speakout.web.ucu.org.uk
Coventry University is facing an unprecedented jobs and debt crisis under the leadership of vice-chancellor John Latham. The institution is threatening to sack 300 staff and rehire some of them in...
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Earlier this evening, I backed a Ten Minute Rule Bill calling on the Government to take action and address the unfair treatment of women affected by the changes to the state pension age. Here’s why:
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MIght make this part of my manifesto :) #jason4mayor
I’ve decided to rename the North Sea 👍 #Trump #GulfofAmerica #GulfOfMexico #gtfc #NorthSea #GrimsbyTown #England
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The statement made by David Sherborne KC on behalf of Prince Harry and Tom Watson today says Murdoch’s NGN “unlawfully engaged more than 100 private investigators over at least 16 years on more than 35,000 occasions. This happened as much at The Sun as it did at the News of the
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To celebrate #GreatGrimsbyDay this week, let’s have a bit of fun with a Grimsby-themed This or That! What’s your choice? Let me know below and let’s see where your Grimsby loyalties lie!
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Tom Watson reads his statement and praises Prince Harry. “I once said that the big beasts of the tabloid jungle have no predators. I was wrong. They have Prince Harry. His bravery and astonishing courage have brought accountability to a part of the media world that thought it
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🚨Statement on behalf of the Duke of Sussex and Lord Watson 22 January 2025 In a monumental victory today, News UK have admitted that The Sun, the flagship title for Rupert Murdoch’s UK media empire, has indeed engaged in illegal practices. This represents a vindication for the
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Very proud of Tom Watson who took on a titan, and won! Well done Harry too. Never, ever but the bloody Sun! @tom_watson
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