V enjoyable morning doing media on top of the Dome/O2 arena. Pic 4 - it is bloody big. We will be there Oct 15, joined by ⁦Anthony Scaramucci⁩ ⁦Katty Kay⁩ (also coming to Glasgow, Cardiff, Manchester) Tickets for this and other tour events at therestispolitics.com

Learned today that I’ve been “administratively suspended” by The Labour Party and Birmingham Labour Group allegedly for social media posts “which may bring the party into disrepute” To be clear, I’ll continue to campaign against cuts which will damage the life chances of many people if implemented

I wish so much that I could regain some of the ‘me’ that existed before my darling died. It seems like an impossibility and probably a fool’s errand. Given that, how do I live my life? How do I settle for less than I want? Rhetorical questions. No answers required. #grief

The government knew 83% (2.6m) over-80s, 780,000 poorest pensioners and 1.6m disabled pensioners would not be protected when it scrapped Winter Fuel Payment, FOI reveals bit.ly/3XGIRzy

OMG newly elected Labour MP Peter Lamb says pensioners losing their winter fuel allowance have a “choice”whether to put the heating on. Yes, the choice is put the heating on and don’t eat – or don’t and possibly die. Is this the calibre of MP in this new Gov. God help us!

Seven out of 10 disabled pensioners will lose their winter fuel payments a new government document has revealed. The document, quietly released on Friday night, also showed that an estimated 780,000 pensioners still eligible to receive the winter fuel payment will lose the

🧵I’m a pensioner, I can’t claim PC .. I’m just above the cut off line. I got my statement from Octopus 🐙 today. I thought why am I paying so much for my electricity?so far gas isn’t bad,I have been using the oven more🤦‍♀️anyway, just ate my main meal. I eat main meal at lunchtime

That is only true of the full, new state pension which barely 1/4 pensioners get. The basic will rise by £354. And most of the rise will simply reflect inflation. And of course it will be paid over 52 weeks from April not this November. File under ‘not untrue but misleading’.

If MPs didn’t have an inkling that disabled ppl would lose out from the decimation of Winter Fuel Payment, then you need to get in touch with reality.

This is the man responsible for taking away £300 for older ppl to help them pay for sky high energy bills. Yep. Really looking forward to the Scottish elections in 2026 now. This really makes me sick.

This leaves Starmer open to claims of hypocrisy after he criticised other PMs - particularly Boris Johnson - for repeated rule-breaking. As an aside, I never really understand why politicians let people buy them clothes / wallpaper / holidays. It always ends in a total mess.

“Inexpensive air filters can easily supplement existing ventilation systems, reducing sickness, saving lives, and alleviating pressure on our healthcare system.” Excellent from Lara Wong of clinically vulnerable families Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 buff.ly/4el6HWZ

This popped up on my facebook memories. As we get closer to the 2nd anniversary of Derek’s passing, the void left behind is dark, heavy, & colours every aspect of life. I cannot imagine finding someone who made me belly laugh the way D did. I miss him so much. #widowhood

What if the acid test of improving ‘productivity’ for adult social care was the increase in wellbeing generated every ££ spent?

Starmer won’t help pensioners with their winter fuel costs. Meanwhile, he’s getting help to clothe him and his family.

If the Prime Minister can't afford to buy his own clothes on £150,000+ a year, it's a miracle the rest of us aren't all wandering around naked!

Maybe the Prime Minister could just buy his own clothes like the rest of us?

Labour MP Natalie Fleet says she knows what its like to live in fuel poverty but she voted to scrap the universal winter fuel allowance so that we'll all be better off in the longer term Will the old people who freeze to death this winter be better off in the longer term too?

This is just garbage from David Lammy. Really hoped for better from a Labour Govt, but it looks like they might be about to pack 14 years of damage and sleaze into a first term. Bravo.

That makes it worse Natalie. Much worse.