There’s a timeline here of what happened to Preston Davey. I literally can’t comprehend why child protection didn’t remove this poor baby from these evil men. dailymail.com/news/article-1…

"Drowning is a preventable public health issue – we need urgent action to avoid more summers of tragedy" ✍️ @darrenpaffey bit.ly/4vxoFyJ

"Brilliantly scripted, with standout performances, this dark new drama from the pen of Russell T Davies is a wake-up call to the erosion of LGBT rights and the corrosive impact of social media" 📺 Kevin McKenna MP reviews @russelldavies63 'Tip Toe' | @Channel4 #TipToe bit.ly/4vQ2Rhl

"Reading this book should be mandatory for every civil servant in Defra and any politician tasked with making decisions on behalf of the farming industry" 📚 @TerryJermyMP reviews @Minette_Batters' 'Harvest: A farmer’s story of heritage, home and hope' | @EburyPublishing bit.ly/4eIutiD

RT @LucyMPowell: This is sad news. Roy Hattersley, best known for being Neil Kinnock’s deputy leader, shaped the Labour Party and British p…

The Lord Cormack Fellowship, a paid editorial and political journalism fellowship with The House magazine, Parliament’s independent and cross-party publication, is back for another year! Apply here: lnkd.in/ebTf2gDq

NEW: My big read on Andy Burnham’s Makerfield campaign, what comes next and prepping for government I’m told No 10 is preparing for further resignations on 19 June & has replacement options ready Plus: • The ‘shy Andy vote’, Restore’s AI glasses, Labour’s canvassing script revealed • The problems with an immediate challenge post-Makerfield – the mayoral by-election, the plan to change the voting system, dead air in August • But no choice? Starmer instability & Streeting’s confidence • Prep – the worries of some MPs (“he really is a flip-flopper”), plus the people involved now and the names floated for potential jobs in a Burnham government politicshome.com/news/articl…

RT @MayorofLondon: Complaining about nightlife when you *checks notes* choose to live in Soho is like living in South Kensington and compla…

The horrific knife attack isn't new nor "alien” to NI. The Shankill Butchers were Belfast born & bred. They cut throats from ear to ear. Let’s not engage in historical amnesia just because previous barbarity was never videoed nor went viral. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/comme…

"MP, peer and passionate cricket enthusiast, for over a half a century in public life Alan Haselhurst put service above status. Fair, patient and unflappable, he was respected across party lines" 🕊️ Tribute to Lord Haselhurst – by @KemiBadenoch bit.ly/4dWjvpy

Just saying @JDVance

It's not just the exploitation of a tragedy. JD Vance's picture of Britain - where migrants have led to a crime surge - is the opposite of the truth. comment.press/vance1234

“This is literally a dream come true”: As the Royal Ballet And Opera works to shake off an elitist reputation, meet the apprentices who have made it backstage 🎭 politicshome.com/news/articl…

We’re once again offering two aspiring young journalists the chance to spend a couple of weeks - paid and accommodation provided - with The House mag and PolHome teams this summer. Further details and application form linked. DM if you have questions totalpoliticsgroup.bamboohr.…

The 1965 Leyton By-election: when Denis Healey punched a fascist 🥊 politicshome.com/news/articl…

"Meticulously researched, David Torrance’s study of the 1926 General Strike is both erudite and engaging" 📚 Baroness Andrews reviews @davidtorrance's 'The Edge of Revolution: The General Strike that Shook Britain' | @BloomsContinuum @BloomsburyBooks bit.ly/49D3ylv

A real joy to sit down with former TV executive Lord Grade for the latest issue @TheHouseMag. We talk GB News, online safety, and the past and future of British TV. I even got to ask him about his (outrageous) attempt to cancel Doctor Who in the 80s politicshome.com/news/articl…

"Meta Ramsay soon moved to work as adviser to Labour leader John Smith. One disobliging colleague said to John, ‘Be careful, she was a spy,’ to which John retorted, ‘I know, that’s why I’m appointing her!’" 🕊️ Tribute to Baroness Ramsay – by @GeorgeFoulkes bit.ly/4fu5oJj

Thanks to Sally Dawson from @politicshome for asking me to write a review of Rivals series 2 for The House magazine.

"Sharp, wicked and gloriously alive, 'Rivals' is outrageously good television – but this brilliant show is also a timely reminder of why we would all benefit from lifelong sex education" 👠 @SamanthaNiblet4 reviews 'Rivals: Season 2' | @DisneyPlusUK #Rivals bit.ly/4asF1zR