This is Patricia who lives in Hindley Green.
She had a @reformparty_uk placard outside her front. So I knocked on. Now, she is voting Labour.
Let me tell you the story.
Josh Simons
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Josh Simons
@joshsimonsmp
- A century ago, North Manchester welcomed my Jewish family fleeing persecution. The North of England embraced them as they fled violence and hatred abroad. The attack today at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue fills me with sorrow and with fear. I know that members of
- Replying to @joshsimonsmpAt @UKLabour, we care. We are a team. We want a positive, better future for this area and for our country. And we can deliver it. I was touched by Patricia today. I will hold that promise close.
- A free, universal digital ID is a public good. A foundation for the future, that will give all of us as citizens more control over what the state does for us. This is long overdue and I’m excited we’ll get it done.
00:00 - I am honoured to be selected as Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for Makerfield. @Y_FovargueMP has served this great community with diligence and care. It would be a privilege to follow in her footsteps. We are at a pivotal moment. People in Makerfield have been let down byCongratulations to Josh Simons, who's been selected as Labour's candidate for Makerfield!
- Replying to @joshsimonsmpShe told me about a local issue, a pathway that needed clearing. I said I had absolute faith that @jvickersbwfc, her Labour councillor, would fix it. An hour later, I went back to tell her that he has. Now, Patricia is voting Labour.
- It’s a privilege to have spent my first day as an MP in Parliament. I am excited and honoured to represent Makerfield here over the coming months and years.
- Replying to @joshsimonsmpWe chatted for half an hour. She explained she feels fed up with both main parties and let down by Labour, having voted Labour all her life. I told her about who I was and how Labour has changed over the last few years. I made her a solemn promise. If she sent me to
- After Hacker told my neighbour @lisanandy he was from Hindley, I decided I had to meet my most famous canine constituent...
00:00 - I’m excited to join the government as a minister in @cabinetofficeuk. My job will be to support the brilliant @DarrenJones in his work to build the heart of the govt’s delivery structures. Can’t wait to get started 1/3
- Over the last eight years, @LabourTogether has helped @UKLabour become an electoral force equipped and ready to change Britain for the better. I’m so proud to have had the opportunity to lead it for the past few years. Today, I’m handing over to @JonAshworth .Some personal news. @LabourTogether was so integral to our victory last week. LT will continue to generate bold ideas to transform Britain for the better and help win a second term. I’m so honoured and excited to now be part of this amazing team. theguardian.com/politics/artic…
- Next week, @ShabanaMahmood will announce measures to grip our borders. A few, some won’t like. But this country needs migration in the national interest - people who join to make us stronger. For that, we need secure borders. Democracy itself depends on borders. To make theOn Monday, I will announce the most significant changes to our asylum system in modern times 👇
00:00 - I’m flattered @AaronBastaniI’m calling it.
- This morning, I was sworn into parliament. The history of the House of Commons chamber is humbling and it’s an honour to know that I now have one job: to stand up for the people of Makerfield. I have made real progress in setting up my office, so you can now contact me at
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