‘Trashing the living world to stimulate growth is like sacrificing virgins to secure a good harvest.’ Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Who would have thought alienating your core voters by freezing pensioners, impoverishing workers, refusing to tax wealth, and assisting a genocidal war in the Middle East was a bad idea? Nobody could have seen this coming

Latest word on the #PlanningBill is that developers could pave over local green spaces on the promise of delivering replacements miles away. The Bill must deliver better protections for nature and neighbourhoods. 👇 theoep.org.uk/report/oep-giv… (1/2)

I wonder if losing Runcorn might end up being the best thing that could happen to Labour right now. The clamouring for a wake up call is coming from many different directions. If this liberates the government to be bolder and faster and less scared of its own shadow that’s no bad

Labour leadership saying the party will go further and faster in the same direction. They don’t seem to understand that, it is our current direction that is the problem

One day I feel happy, the next day I feel sad. Whatever kind of day you are having please know that you are not alone.

And there's nothing to say that the replacement green space must be all one piece. It could be little separated patches. Not really a replacement at all.

Data shows Labour's 2024 voters are far more likely to look to the Greens/Lib Dems than to Reform (many will vote for no one). That vote splintering is what really helps Reform take Labour-held seats. Labour's key task: rebuild our own voter coalition with real Labour policies.

Sir Learie Constantine was not only a cricketing great but also a pioneering figure in Britain’s fight for racial equality and civil rights. Born in Trinidad, he rose to fame on the cricket field before using his platform to challenge injustice and inequality in the UK. From

It's such a simple positive step for nature – a £35 hollow brick in every new home for endangered cavity-nesting birds, especially marvellous swifts. Builders in favour too. All Labour MPs have to do is vote for a Labour MP's amendment to make it happen. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Without changes the Planning Bill could rip up protections for habitats including internationally important chalk streams🚨 Vague promises on compensation won't do - we need strong nature protections Read more via Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust & Helena Horton 👇 theguardian.com/environment/20…

The spread of hatred and lies online is causing grave harm to our world. The UN Global Principles for Information Integrity aim to make the digital space safer & more inclusive, while defending freedom of expression. un.org/en/information…

On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made a series of claims about the BBC's coverage of events in Gaza on Sunday. We've looked at the claims - and the number of misrepresentations and untruths that they contained.

On this day 50 years ago, on June 5th 1975, the UK 🇬🇧 voted with 67,3% for maintaining membership in the European Community.

UK seas are in crisis — plastic, noise and bottom trawling are wrecking marine life 🐋🌊 Ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference, we urge the UK Gov to act now and ban bottom trawling in protected areas. No more delay. Read more 👉 wildlifetrusts.org/news/stop-unsu…

I urge the Government to back my Planning & Infrastructure Bill amendments. We were promised a win-win for nature and growth - we got a developer’s charter that will destroy nature. Let’s change course and deliver for workers and wildlife. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

5 June 1844. The landmark Factory Act became law. It restricted female workers to a maximum 12-hour day but with 1 hour lunch breaks. Children between 9 and 13 were restricted to a 9 hour day, but with a 1 hour lunch break.

Today, more starving Palestinians were lured into “aid distribution sites”. They went in hope that they might find a bag of flour. They were gunned down and murdered instead. What utter inhumanity. End all arms sales to Israel, now.

The Israeli regime has killed 55000 people in Gaza, is starving & depriving survivors of medicines and has murdered a further 400 unarmed people as they try to get food. The legal definition of genocide will be applied when it’s all over. In the meantime it acts with impunity.

The biggest change in reproductive rights in Britain in half a century has just passed the Commons. MPs have voted 379-137 to decriminalise abortion, preventing women from being prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy after 24 weeks.