Lots of discussion about Labour’s underperformance in councils like Oldham because of a backlash from pro-Gaza Muslim voters - but looking at the results more closely suggests there is more to it than that…

Sending strength and sisterhood to any LWN members and graduates whose elections didn't go their way on this occasion. Your candidacy was a service; be proud! Prioritise yourself for a little while, and then... persist 🥊

Thanks everyone, Rishi Sunak is crying and refusing to get changed out of his pyjamas. I hope you're happy with yourselves. #LocalElections

Pat Mcfadden has that rare ability to sound bullishly cautious.

New post from me: on why the “£46 billion black hole” from saying they want to scrap National Insurance is a bigger mistake by the Tories than some people think, and why it’s both legitimate and sensible of Labour to keep hammering away at it: dividinglines.substack.com/p/black-hole

Jacqui Smith Iain Dale ⚒️🇺🇦.🇮🇱.🇬🇪 Redditch Labour Party Christopher Bloore What’s happened to me? I milk cows in Cork, why should I care about Redditch. It’s that feckin smith woman giving me opinions.

Jonathan Ashworth going after The Two Ronnies fan vote #LocalElections2024

He’s arrived! Iain Dale ⚒️🇺🇦.🇮🇱.🇬🇪 and I on @gmb any minute with Susanna Reid and Ed Balls

Yes I have already had a little happy cry and I will be insufferable Iain Dale ⚒️🇺🇦.🇮🇱.🇬🇪 Well done Redditch Labour Party and Christopher Bloore

Now the polls have closed and Brand Andy is again a Conservative.

The government argued, when making their visa changes, that not allowing care workers to bring dependents would only cause a drop in dependents, not care workers.

First month suggests that's very much not true and, on their own analysis, is a big problem.

It's not often that I retweet Novara Media, but wow, just wow. This is what you'd expect an authoritarian right wing Tory MP from the 1980s to believe, not someone who purports to be the spirtual leader of the left. Shamefully bigoted. I'm sure his Iranian friends will approve.

Commenting on a recent visit to King George’s A&E - and the improvements we’ve been delivering in our performance - Jacqui Smith told our Board meeting this was “testament to our enormously committed staff who work under great pressure”.

James Ball But bizarrely my 2010 UK National ID card issued by a sensible government when UK was an EEA nation worked a treat. I bet the then Home Sec Jacqui Smith ever thought for a moment that they would be needed for voter ID!

This is going to be great! Well done Nan Sloane

What a lovely morning Newham Hospital spending time with Mbembe, Alison and Abina celebrating the Working Together programme and seeing the impact of the partnership between our patients, community and the team - thank you all 😊🙏🙏 #patientexperienceweek

Board visit - Fantastic to see the new #ITU Newham Hospital open to patients. Thanks to the Newham and Estates teams for all the hard work getting this project over the line. Thanks to Neil, Elizabeth, James and Nayna for the tour! Simon Ashton Hardev Virdee Jacqui Smith

Dismissing legitimate concerns re safeguarding in relation to assisted dying proposals as 'pearl clutching' shows how some campaigners really don't understand how difficult safeguarding around this will be. It's horribly tone deaf.

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#OTD 1997. Election. Landslide. Labour win 418 seats giving Tony Blair a majority of 179.

In their worst election defeat since 1906, the Conservatives retain just 165 MPs, with their smallest share of the vote since 1832.

Thread on end of the Conservative Era 👇

Finishing up some emails listening to this brilliant ep of For the Many Podcast ahead of the local elections. Don’t forget to vote on Thursday!!🗳️