New head of the Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority announced: "Russ MacMillan to lead delivery authority planning working on options and cost" constructionenquirer.com/2024/10/25/rai… #WestminsterRR

We have to do more to protect football clubs like #ReadingFC from absent owners. After my question in Parliament last week, I’m looking forward to my meeting with Sports Minister Stephanie Peacock MP and local fans & stakeholders to discuss how we can properly safeguard the club.

Don't forget it's Light Night again tonight - across the Uni, the city and down at Leeds Dock, Leeds is lit. 🔥lightnightleeds.co.uk

Absolutely no one: Northern trains: just fyi every train you ever dreamed of taking is either cancelled or delayed

It still blows me away how #parkrun has transformed our parks on a saturday morning. People of all ages, sizes, cultures…. mutually supportive and encouraging. It’s the spirit every country needs to flourish.

ON OUR BLOG: Where next for the Restoration & Renewal programme? Dr Alexandra Meakin outlines how the 2019-24 parliament approached R&R, the lessons new MPs should draw from the experience of the past 5 years, and the dilemma of what they should do next. constitution-unit.com/2024/10/24/a-n…

Interviewer: “How do you explain this gap in your resume?” Me: “I was trying to connect with eduroam”

The Treasury has just released this picture of Chancellor Rachel Reeves signing off the first Labour Budget in 14 years. The picture on the wall is of Ellen Wilkinson, education minister in Clement Attlee’s government. 👇

Mayor Andy Burnham tells Rail North Committee that Northern has cancelled 155 trains this morning and says operator doesn’t “appear to have a plan”. Cites no ticket acceptance with other operators and no bus replacements.

📢Today we are holding the first evidence session for our new inquiry into executive oversight and responsibility for the UK constitution. We are hearing from Alex Thomas from Institute for Government 📺Watch live from 10:15am: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/58…

That Northern Rail fax machine exchange in full

We are pleased to announce that the petitions website will open today at 3pm. Start or sign a petition today: petition.parliament.uk

Looks like NORTHERN 🚆 are having a bad day on this side of the Pennines today...

I'm terrified & excited that our #oralhistory podcast, Tales From the Green Benches, is out Monday. Hosted by me & the wonderful @bl_magnacarta, written with the amazing Priscila Pivatto, with archive highlights and lots of wittering! Get it wherever you get your podcasts, etc, etc...