I’m appalled by scenes from Sunderland. Make no mistake, if your response to tragedy is to use it to commit violence, to abuse others, attack the Police and damage property you stand for nothing except thuggery. It’s not protest. It’s crime and disorder. You don’t speak for
Hiya 👋@KemiBadenoch. North East Mayor here. The Tyne is approximately 45 miles north of the Tees- some way out of @BenHouchen’s patch. Let me know if you make it this far North. Visitors are always welcome.
At 18 I was working 30+ hours per week in a pub alongside my course to pay rent and bills and put myself through university.
That’s how working class kids got an education then and with even higher costs it’s how many get an education now.
The Tories just don’t get it.
Come on @darrengrimes?! This is hideous.
Is this not just inciting racism and hate?
How have we got to a world where an elected representative can post stuff like this unchallenged by his own party leadership or by journalists?
This is not how Britain thinks. 🇬🇧
My brother in Scarborough for a bank holiday weekend away. I had to ask him if he was on a dinghy to Dover, but then I realised there are women and children on board.
This is patriotism. 🇬🇧
This is pride.
This is unity.
This is a city and a region saying loud and clear- no to racism and no to a far right agenda seeking to divide us.
So much love for our place and our people today. Thank you to everyone who came out and showed who we are.❤️
Tommy Robinson's brand of hate and division offers the people of the North East absolutely nothing. He won't create jobs, he won't do anything to reduce your energy bills, he won't make your local transport better.
All he offers is hate, and too often violence, and there is no
“There was a time when there wasn't any maternity pay and people were having more babies.”
@KemiBadenoch suggests statutory maternity pay is "excessive".
@KateEMcCann | @adamboultonTABB
I’m honoured that the people of the North East have put their trust in me to be their first North East Mayor.
Today we finally begin taking power from Westminster and handing it to the people.
Thank you for electing me to be your @UKLabour mayor. I can’t wait to get started.
It’s overwhelming how brave and resilient @jessphillips is.
She always has been.
It takes bravery to do all she has to protect victims, to constantly fight for women and girls. It takes resilience to keep going and force change.
And I know Jess, she will force that change.❤️
Jess Phillips tells @AnushkaAsthana 'I worry about my safety' after Elon Musk's online attacks
But it's 'nothing compared to decades sat in police stations' with victims of grooming gangs, she said
'So I'll put on my big girl pants and just suck it up'
Today @Keir_Starmer brought real energy to Newcastle and Gateshead as he set out a vision for a fresh start for Britain with @UKLabour in power. Our region is sick and tired of Tory failure. It was my honour to host and introduce Keir at @sage_gateshead. #votelabour 🌹
Is he for real?
Sunak says he believes in the North East.
He’s proud of the Tory record on child poverty.
Child poverty increased 9% in the North East since 2014.
35% of kids.
60% of them live in working households.
Total Tory failure. Vote them out.
I promised we’d extend @My_Metro to Washington.
Today we’ve committed £8.6m to complete the business case to deliver exactly that.
This is a long term project but we’re getting started.
I’ll build the infrastructure of opportunity across our North East.
Tough few days as a stomach ache turned into an emergency appendectomy scarily quickly. Thanks to the brilliant people at @NorthumbriaNHS who looked after me from 111 to the out of hours GP, A&E, radiology, Surgery and everyone on the wards. It’s so clear how hard they work to
