I’ve Served on Op tours in Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan and an
@UKLabour
Party member and I disagree with this ill-informed comment.
Conservatives claim to be patriotic but how patriotic is it to have growing numbers reliant on food banks or homeless?
Give your head a wobble!
Sadly,
@Christian4BuryS
has yet to realise that the Union Jack 🇬🇧 mask he is wearing to cross the floor to Labour, is not welcome on that side of the house. 👋
Great to have
@Keir_Starmer
and
@UKLabour
hosting us as part of their Armed Forces Day reception. Clear commitment from the party on defence and the military.
@jmssanderson
@FreddieBailey96
The irony of "magic money". Tell me about that £1bn that was found to pay the DUP? Remind me how the Tories plan to pay for their recent spending?!
Politics doesn’t always have to be an argument of red Vs blue. If an issue is the right one we pull together hence I am sharing this petition from
@mercer_felicity
to reinstate a dedicated Minister of State for Veterans’ Affairs please sign and share.
Yawn….🥱
I was beaten fairly by someone who managed to get more of the membership to vote for him - well over a year ago.
When you don’t have real policies to fall back on you start to show signs of desperation.
This is getting even more suspicious by the day
#Basingstoke
.
We know that local Left of Centre Alex Lee was beaten by a
@UKLabour
imposed candidate. What was the breakdown of in person / Anonyvoter votes?
@BasGazette
, surely questions must be asked.
Over the moon to announce at last nights
#Basingstoke
Labour Group AGM I was elected as the Group Leader. I look forward to an exciting
#GeneralElection
year in which we will work constructively with the administration while ensuring our vision is placed firmly on the agenda.
I can confirm I have received this email and do not intend to respond to the threat being made just because I won’t sign a letter that I’ve had no input in formulating.
All UK councillors have been contacted demanding they sign a letter calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza & claiming that "antisemitism is being weaponised...to absolve Israel of any accountability".
It says councillors who do not sign will have their names publicised.
A🧵
After
@ADZanderWest
’s win
@UKLabour
has the most Councillors in
#Basingstoke
.
Refreshing to see that Labour also topped the popular vote putting us on track to win the general election.
We won’t be complacent though and fight tooth and nail for every vote.
Thank you
@lucianaberger
. As a father who has spent today on a 4 hour round trip to see my daughter in a HDU nearly 3 counties away, turned away at the door as she had had an "incident", your work is invaluable. We shouldn't be letting our young suffer and need radical change.
I stand by everything I wrote in my original thread. Thanks to everyone who’s shared it - it’s reached over 100k people so far. I’m not going to stop shouting about the state of our nation’s mental health services as long as they are in crisis.
Residents and members of
#Basingstoke
have asked me. So yes - to confirm, I'm excited to have submitted my application to become the first Labour MP of the place I call home. I have the local roots, the national experience & importantly the ability to get up and running quickly.
Excited to announce that I'm on the longlist to become Labour's Parliamentary candidate for my hometown of
#Basingstoke
.
I know we can win for Labour here and make this town better for everyone.
If you're a local member and we haven't connected before then please reach out.
So...my motion (below) was passed by an overwhelming majority this evening by members of
@BstokeLabour
CLP. A great success and some great debate in the evening.
@MakeVotesMatter
@Labour4PR
Today’s session on the Labour doorstep with our incredible PPC
@LukeMLabour
was nothing short of inspiring! A massive thank you to our Hampshire PCC candidate for joining us. 🌹 Feeling the tide turn in former Tory wards - change is on the horizon!
#LabourDoorstep
#ChangeIsComing
Unfortunately it wasn’t meant to be me at tonight’s hustings with
@BstokeLabour
members selecting
@dc_lawrence
to be their parliamentary candidate. I’d like to thank all those across the town (and the UK) for helping me in this process and wish David the best of luck.
@wozbot1982
@mrjamesob
This Tory government voted against lowering the cost of indefinite leave to remain for commonwealth veterans. Even Tory MPs that have served did. They won't cave!
And after all the crowing of "we should help out our own"
Would like to say that I’m genuinely overwhelmed by the help
@jonnyball79
and CamapignForce have given me. A few years ago I never imagined someone like me would make it to where I am now and whilst it has been a setback, like I’ve had before, it only makes me want to try harder.
We’re super proud of CampaignForce Alumnus
@cllr_alexlee
for getting into the final of a Parliamentary selection, yet missing out
Not that long ago, he was just another frustrated veteran. Now Elected as a councillor-going 4 Parliament!
He’s the best of us
#StandUpServeAgain
What an awesome last 10 minutes.
#England
2-0 up and I made the shortlist to become Labour's parliamentary candidate for my hometown
#Basingstoke
.
I look forward to many more conversations with members in the coming days.
Nice to see the support of Commonwealth Veterans from Conservative MP Christopher Chope.
@JohnnyMercerUK
was right, it is ONLY the Tories blocking this change in the law and it seems it's because SOME just don't like our Armed Forces.
This is Chris Chope MP for Christchurch. When asked why he voted against the scrapping of Visa Fees this was his response. Please email Chris to remind him that he’s an elected representative and should be representing the views of his constituents - chopec
@parliament
.uk
Extremely proud to have been part of the winning “Friends of” group as part of
@labourforces
at the
@SME4LABOUR
Gala Awards this evening. As a group we have come so far since our relaunch. A special thanks also to
@HarlandWolffplc
for helping us attend the awards tonight.
Pleased to have been reselected as the Secretary for
@labourforces
this evening. Looking forward to working with the new committee as we build on our current successes.
@BridgetKohner
@thetimes
@PregnantScrewed
It's this divisive language that is tearing our country apart. She, just like anyone else in her situation, had a legal right to ask. She didn't make demands. Media commentators need to start a period of reflection on the use of their language.
It’s absolutely amazing that we now have 3
@UKLabour
councillors in Winklebury and Manydown now. So proud of
@ADZanderWest
and all our hard working volunteers.
Result for Winklebury and Manydown: WEST Aidan Daniel Zander (Labour and Cooperative Party) elected with 706 votes. Turnout 30.69% (Labour and Cooperative Party gain).
#LocalElections2024
Yesterday I joined other veterans for a parachute jump onto DZ 'k', Normandy. The very same DZ that British Forces landed on on 6/6/44. Our jump into Sannerville marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day. This was my small homage to our forebears who gave everything for us on those
15 years ago today this one decided he wanted to come into the world a little early. Within 24hrs he was fighting for his life and weighed 3lbs 15. Now he’s fighting me for my running trainers and close to towering over me.
Happy birthday boy.
Despite my absence from the first meeting of the new
@NWHantsLabour
I’m excited to announce that I’ve been elected as the TULO for North West Hampshire Constituency Labour Party! Looking forward to working closely with our members and trade unions to strengthen our collective
@TheLastLeg
Brit,
@JasminKParis
was the first woman to win
#BM100
in the races history. A race that begins when a man lights a fag and runners have to collect pages from books around a state park in America. Check it out and then discuss on the show.
@DonnaGavinUK
1/ I'll say it again Donna, as a Labour member, I may not agree with your politics but it takes people like you to stand up, above the c**p, and do something others are happy to just moan about.
I’m gutted for David and really hope every is ok. Whilst we were opponents in last years selections he has done a great job in Basingstoke. I wish him and his family all the very best.
It is with a very heavy heart that I am announcing my resignation as Labour’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Basingstoke, for personal reasons. As some of those close to me will know, this has been an extremely difficult time, and I am not able to give 100% to my
Grateful to have received an endorsement from
@DanJarvisMP
. I've admired Dan and his commitment to his constituents for many years and, after 17 years of broken promises by our Conservative MP, I would hope to work in the same manner as Dan here in
#Basingstoke
@igiveup326
@DJWarburton
I'm sorry, this is utter tosh. The rules are the rules and millions of British people up and down the country observed with due diligence. I didn't ship my disabled daughter off to my parents when our house was lockdown. What's worse is he had family close to home to help.
An excellent session on the doors with
@StephenMorganMP
this morning in Winklebury. People feeling the pinch of Tory cost of living crisis, fed up of sound bites on Manydown and shocked at Tories voting for a 6% rise in allowances whilst hard working staff got 1.75%
Was great to spend some time with Labour’s candidate for
#Aldershot
@Ms_Alex_Baker
. A clear desire for change amongst military families which an
@UKLabour
government, with her as a part of, will bring.
As we begin
#ArmedForcesWeek
, I’ve been out talking to military families in Aldershot with my friends
@TobyDickinson
and
@cllr_alexlee
from
@labourforces
.
I will proudly champion our Armed Forces and our veterans if elected to serve as MP for the Home of the British Army.
Great to have been able to talk at
@LabourTraining
event with
@JohnHealey_MP
and
@rach_hopkins
on the political importance of defence and building relations with local veterans and the Armed Forces Community.
So proud to have the support of
@GMB_union
to become Labour's parliamentary candidate for
#Basingstoke
Since joining GMB it's clear how they stand with their members to make the workplace a better place to be and as a member, I will work with them to support them however I can.
Most people agree that Commonwealth & Gurkha Veterans deserve more. The Tories had a chance to start making a difference only recently but they failed to show their support to the Armed Forces.
Any reason why
@MariaMillerUK
?
Once you choose to put on a uniform and protect our country, you have made a life-changing commitment.
It should shame us all that our Commonwealth and Nepalese service personnel are being treated with such little dignity and respect.
Great to have been back out on the
#labourdoorstep
with
@AldershotCLP
. People across Wellington Ward were frustrated with how the Tories have wrecked the country with many switching their vote to
@UKLabour
.
Having stood shoulder to shoulder in solidarity with members of
@CWU_SE5
right here in
#Basingstoke
I am extremely grateful to receive their nomination to become the first
#Labour
MP for my hometown. United we stand for fairer working! ✊🏼
@CWUnews
It was great to have been invited to the launch of
@UKLabour
’s pledges to the country today as Leader of the Labour Group in
#Basingstoke
.
The changed Labour Party is ready to get Britain and Basingstoke’s future back.
A frantic day on the doors across
#WinkleburyAndManydown
so far. Pleased to hear from voters who have switched allegiance for the first time to back me as their candidate. If elected I hope I can repay that faith in me.
Polls close at 10pm tonight and every vote counts.
An absolute pleasure to have spent time helping sell poppies in
@FestivalPlace
today. Will be back during the week at lunchtimes too. Thanks to everyone from across
#Basingstoke
who has supported this important charity.
This is disappointing news. The Bison are a much loved and watched team. I’ll be reaching out to council officers to find out what’s going on. We cannot afford to lose them.
Well folks....that's a wrap. Next weekend I'll be in the depths of
@centurionrunner
#TP100
but first a week of trying to get myself elected here in
#Basingstoke
.
Pleased my motion on the ice rink passed last night in full council. Some minor disagreements re: wording but majority support from councillors. Also welcomed to have the support of
#Basingstoke
Labour PPC
@LukeMLabour
during the demonstration alongside the excellent Ice Users.
Smashed it on the
#LabourDoorstep
today with leaflets out in Winklebury & Manydown this morning. 👊🏼
Over 800 houses delivered in an hour and a half. Thanks to all who turned up to help.
Wow, what a suprise!! We've come 1st place for best exhibitor stand at
#Lab21
! Thanks to
@JohnHealey_MP
for presenting our award and to all those who voted for us.
An excellent conference for our organisation and we will be back in force next year!
Next weeks full council meeting is going to be a corker. Especially with this motion being submitted by Labour, Lib Dem’s and Independents.
@BasGazette
Spoke to
@catrionaa15
from
@BasGazette
this afternoon about the situation in Afghanistan. Thank you for reaching out and for your piece. I also wrote to my MP
@MariaMillerUK
in the hope she will stand behind those people in their hour of need.
@BSKconservative
I was there when it was counted. You’re the only ones with an issue. Go to sleep now, it’s past your bedtime and it shows with the rubbish you put out on here!!
Yesterday, after months of
#depression
, I finally dragged myself out the house to knock on doors for and with
@dc_lawrence
in Hatch Warren & Beggarwood. I was genuinely surprised in the shift in sentiment on the doors with many Tory voters moving to undecided.
My speech in support of removing the Conservative Leader of
@BasingstokeGov
. It’s time for change in our Borough and I look forward to working with the new administration to bring that about.
Your words were that you would end veterans homelessness this year. It’s even got you on video saying it.
Have an ounce of integrity to admit you’re wrong.
Hi Fred. Merry Christmas and all that..
You know, because you are not stupid, that this is a lie. I promised to end rough sleeping among veterans because of a lack of provision. And we did - through legends like
@RiversideLeeKB
(whose shoes you are not fit to tie).
Applications for
@UKLabour
's candidate for
#Basingstoke
have opened. As a local lad who has grown up and raised my family in the town, I've submitted my application.
Basingstoke deserves a Labour MP and together we can win.
Find out more 👇🏼
Meeting with the Leader of
#Basingstoke
council today on this very subject. It’s despicable that it’s got to this and the previous
#Tory
administration have a lot to answer for it.
#KeepIceInBasingstoke
Great to see
@UKLabour
committing to the scrapping of visa fees for Commonwealth Veterans after 4 years of service and including their dependants as well!!
Honestly,
@BstokeLabour
selections have these guys rattled.
I’ve met the candidates selected and certainly not champagne socialists.
More integrity and better values than the majority of Conservative Cllrs in
#Basingstoke
and certainly the ones running their social media.
@CMParrish1
Cal, there is no post to shadow. There is no DfID, unless she has been told to draw up plans for it to come back. This is a demotion in many peoples eyes.
Glad to hear, from my sick bed, that
@BasingstokeGov
councillors have passed a motion in council, to establish how we can restart building council houses for the thousands of residents in need in our town.
A multitude of emotions reading this by
@adharanand
. Sadness that I am not able to run yet due to injury but elation and amazement at the stories contained within. Best read of the year so far. 👌🏻
An absolute pleasure to hear this news. As the Secretary of
@labourforces
I look forward to working with
@steve_mccabe
and his team to improve the lives and experiences of our veteran’s community and hope he will be able to join us at our next committee meeting.
Very pleased to welcome
@steve_mccabe
to Labour’s Shadow Defence team as our new Shadow Veterans Minister.
Steve will bring his huge experience in battling for better support for Britain’s veterans and their families. 1/2
It was an absolute pleasure to give a speech about why we mark Armed Forces Day yesterday at the flag-raising ceremony in
#Basingstoke
.
[photo credit:
@BasGazette
]
Back down with
@cwunew
members in
#Basingstoke
striking for better pay and terms & conditions. It’s time Royal Mail management put an end to this and do the right thing for workers across the country.
A huge response on
#labourdoorstep
today with residents signing our petition against site traffic being sent down their only road in and out of
#Winklebury
. Nearly 1400 directly affected and nearly 400 signatures on day one of collection.
#DemandBetter
#ChangeTheFuture
In some non-political personal news, last week I was successfully promoted to Principal Agile Delivery Lead at
#Dunelm
on a temporary cover basis. The next 9-12 months are going to be a journey for me that’s for sure but looking forward to the challenge ahead.
Maria, that’s not quite true is it. Let’s be clear (as Lisa Nandy was). We’re in the middle of a housing crisis. Nearly 5k people on the housing waiting list here in
#Basingstoke
. We need RESPONSIBLE building and more importantly INFRASTRUCTURE to support the growth.
It’s good Ministers are thinking again but saddened
@UKLabour
don’t back a law change to let
#Basingstoke
slow down house building to what we need in our community rather than building for needs of the region. Back my campaign here:
Pleased to say that at this evenings full council I was nominated and approved to become the new chair of
@BasingstokeGov
’s Community, Environment and Partnerships committee. Lots of things to start marking in roads into and I’m looking forward to the challenge.