Former politician, current human being. Public Affairs. @FPCThinkTank Trustee. @londonlabour board. Childless cat lady. Two states - raging or at karaoke ๐น
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19 Jul 2018
What a privilege to be elected chair of @BOSLabour this evening. A campaigning CLP which turned a safe Lib Dem seat Labour red ๐น
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Gemma Doyle ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ retweeted
May 28
I have severe concerns about the incoming Coalition in Southwark and whether it will focus on community safety and housing needs. I suspect itโll McCrash and burn. Time will tell.
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No longer a serious party
May 19
Exclusive: The UK Statistics Authority has rapped Kemi Badenoch over claims she made at PMQs last month about the number of people claiming Universal Credit.
Asked to comment, a spokesman for Badenoch replied with a โyawningโ emoji.
huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/eโฆ
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Gemma Doyle ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ retweeted
May 18
Women have reported that they have been raped.
This comment is abhorrent
May 18
Not to be uncharitable, but if you sign up for a show titled "Married at first sight" it's a safe bet that the groom is not Mr Nice Guy.
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Southwark Council has a great record on house building and Labour members here are proud of what our Labour council has delivered over the last few years.
Also, give it a rest lads.
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Gemma Doyle ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ retweeted
May 18
NEW: Yvette Cooper issued a stern warning to Labour MPs over briefing wars at this evening's PLP
She told MPs they will be "serious debates" after Labour's local election losses, but added: "But I would also say, based on nearly 30 years in Parliament, that the way in which we debate matters.
โWhen it is being reported that โthe things Labour people are saying about each other are unprintableโ, I would just say, frankly, I don't care who you are in our party, and what you think the answer is for the future, we treat each other with respect. And above all we show respect to people across the country who rely on us to keep focusing on the things that matter most to them."
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Gemma Doyle ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ retweeted
May 18
MPs all got this today.
Farage & Reform MPs need telling it's not a โhow toโ guide.
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Gemma Doyle ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ retweeted
May 18
Our Labour Government is helping people in Southwark & across the country but we don't always communicate effectively.
Foodbank use has dropped under this Labour Government, reversing one of the worst Tory/ LibDem legacies; they allowed poverty to soar. We are fixing their mess
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Gemma Doyle ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ retweeted
May 14
Maybe heโs just a very strict adherent to the principle of no taxation without representation.
Polanski admits he did not vote in local elections trib.al/zSOSXnt
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Every day he tells us heโs not serious
May 14
EXCLUSIVE from @fintan_03 and @benellery
Zack Polanski has admitted he did not vote in last weekโs local elections
The Green Party leader had previously indicated through a spokesman that he had cast a postal vote in Hackney before spending polling day in Wales, and had publicly told the east London boroughโs mayoral candidate: โYou have my voteโ
However, after inquiries by The Times, the party confirmed on Thursday that he had in fact not registered to vote in the elections because of fears for his safety
Polanski had pledged his support to Zoรซ Garbett, the Green candidate for Hackney mayor, telling her โyou have my voteโ in a campaign video released on May 3
โOne consequence of the heightened intrusion and safety risk he faces was that Zack did not register to vote in the most recent local elections,โ a spokesman said
The party said Polanski had faced โextreme and distressing press intrusionโ since becoming leader, including โantisemitic cartoonsโ and journalists โdoorstepping family membersโ, and was now in discussions with police and local authorities about registering anonymously
thetimes.com/uk/politics/artโฆ
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Gemma Doyle ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ retweeted
May 14
I'll tell you what, Josh Simons has been on a hell of a political journey:
* Worked for Jeremy Corbyn
* Was Director of Labour Together (the think tank which backed Keir Starmer)
* Resigned his seat for Andy Burnham
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I think people are seriously underestimating the toll not one but two arguably unnecessary by elections takes on our party staff
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Gemma Doyle ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ retweeted
May 14
UK GDP per head grew by 0.6% in q1 2026 to which is the fastest economic growth per capita in a quarter for 4 yearsโฆ
UK GDP growth itself is fastest of the 6 G7 countries that have reported so far (and Japan expected at 0.4%, would be fastest full stop)
Quite the backdrop for a leadership challengeโฆ
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This is a fucking circus. The public think we are an absolute mess
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Gemma Doyle ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ retweeted
May 12
NEW - Full list of the 111 MPs who have signed a statement of support backing the PM.
Jack Abbott
Luke Akehurst
Bayo Alaba
Callum Anderson
Catherine Atkinson
Calvin Bailey
Alex Baker
Antonia Bance
Alex Barros-Curtis
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Gemma Doyle ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ retweeted
May 12
Another parallel with Reform: leaders who think tax is for other people. The Green/Reform similarities continue.
May 12
Polanski apologises over houseboat council tax bbc.in/42tv1Ci
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Gemma Doyle ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ retweeted
May 11
Surprised to discover there's a bunch of people who claim to be on the Left, live on narrowboats moored at the same location for years, and don't pay council tax.
We set out the actual law here: taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/05/11/โฆ
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Gemma Doyle ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ retweeted
For those who don't know the ins and outs of the media, I have been approached by two national outlets today to ask me to go on their programmes to talk about the @UKLabour government.
To both of them, I said I'd go on in order to make the case for stability and order.
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Gemma Doyle ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ retweeted
May 7
Dear @owenjonesjourno. As editor of Jewish News, I was appalled by the language my deputy used towards you. There is no excuse for the unnecessary use of a full stop before a coordinating conjunction. The sentence should, of course, have read:
โI am Deputy Editor of Jewish News and Iโm respectfully asking you to fuck right off.โ
I'm Deputy Editor of Jewish News.
And I'm respectfully asking you to fuck right off.
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Gemma Doyle ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ retweeted
May 6
Zack Polanski: "The Green Party are an anti-racist party"
Nick Robinson: "You can't just say the words 'we're an anti-racist party' when I've just read you out five of the most revolting comments"
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