I’ve never quit anything in my life. Until now.

BBC: “What advice did David Hockney give to you?” BBC Guest: “Enjoy life and fuck everyone.”

Played and arranged over 1000 records. Molded a young Michael Jackson. Hits with Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Ray Charles and more. Sold over 100 million with Lionel Richie the days you had to actually go and buy records. Turned the commodores and Atlantic Starr into stars. Later in life turned down new kids on the block, Destiny’s Child and other legendary acts because he was retired and didn’t care for the attention. Didn’t attend the Grammys even when he won. Never sought the spotlight. All because he just wanted to be with his family. As great of a music producer he was. He was as a better father in law to me. Dad to my wife. And husband to his wife. Rest well pops.

Exclusive from @patrickkmaguire Restore Britain is set to hand Andy Burnham the victory in Makerfield, according to a poll of the constituency that will electrify the final days of the by-election campaign. The mayor of Greater Manchester is five points ahead of Reform UK in a race that remains too close for comfort with less than a week until ballots are cast, a survey by More in Common and the UCL Policy Lab suggests. It shows Labour’s lead over Nigel Farage’s candidate, Robert Kenyon — 45 per cent to 40 per cent — is smaller than the 8 per cent share for Restore Britain, the hard-right party led by Rupert Lowe, with more than one in ten voters yet to decide how to vote. thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…

Dan Jarvis MBE MP @DanJarvisMBE has been appointed as Secretary of State for Defence @DefenceHQ.

We owe those who serve the UK the kit to do the job and the loyalty to stand by them when it's done. We are failing on both. I’ve spent my whole time in government making that case. Number 10 will not listen, so I am resigning as Minister for the Armed Forces. Letter to the PM below.🫡🫡🫡⬇️⬇️

@JohnHealey_MP is one of the most decent, serious, hard-working politicians I’ve had the pleasure to work with. His integrity is beyond question and his loss is a serious blow to the government.

I hope the publicity around these fake scam adverts forces @X @elonmusk to put a stop to them, but they have been around for years

BREAKING: The Sudanese migrant arrested over the stabbing in Belfast was given leave to remain in September 2023 after claiming asylum in February of that year. He travelled from Paris to Dublin, before boarding a bus from the Irish capital to Belfast. He immediately claimed asylum. Huge scandal.

Last week shook British politics. Tomorrow we’ll set out how we are going to fix things. 10.30am.

April 2026: A majority of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, 59%, still support a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders, with Palestinians and Israelis living side by side in peace.

Fascinating outcome from local elections in Birmingham. The previously Labour-led council will now be run by an alliance of Liberal Democrats, Greens and independents. birminghammail.co.uk/news/mi…

The British actor Anthony Head, known for roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,” has died at 72. apnews.com/article/anthony-h…

Number 10 responds to @AndyBurnhamGM confirming on #bbcqt tonight that he wants to stand for the Labour leadership. The message, as reported by PA, is that Starmer won't go quietly.

NEW: No 10 finally confirms that Keir Starmer uses *disappearing messages* function - meaning that countless exchanges with Mandelson may have been lost

Sara Sharif. The Nottingham killer. The Manchester bomber. The grooming gangs. Now Henry Nowak. We have to unpick the mentality across our public services that says accusations of racism are more important than protecting the public from harm. The police, social services, mental health services, security guards. These are some of the hardest jobs in society where so much rests on personal judgement. There is no way they can get every call right. But if we stay the hand of those who are meant to protect the public, if we tie them up in knots with unconscious bias training and Islamophobia definitions, then we are making their jobs even more impossible and we can see from case after case that we are failing to protect the public from serious harm.

Highlighting this to be fair

I have a statement prepared to coincide with the sentencing, which is tomorrow.