Important conversation with #SAFC legend Gary Bennett. Look out for our discussion about working as a team, racism, education and Sunderland’s future 👀🔴⚪️

"A massive step back" is what Sunderland's Gary Bennett told me at the SoL today Wearside Reform has pulled council's plug on Show Racism the Red Card The council leader says it will not support politically charged groups, something it denies bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqrm…

#SRtRC visited Barbara Priestman Academy in Sunderland to deliver a series of anti-racism workshops. The work was part of a growing number of enquiries from specialist provisions for support in educating their learners about racism. #antiracism #criticalthinking #semh

My view on @ReformUkWear’s withdrawal of Council support from @SRTRC_England. ‘Be more Benno’ is not a bad maxim to guide us in times like this👇

The new Hummel kit is another example of how #SAFC has reconnected with fans - what a contrast to the Donald/Methven era. David Bruce played a key role in that. One of our own. Commercial performance underpins on-field investment but never forget: football belongs to the fans.

Up the Mackems! 💪🏻 #EnglandsNo1

Kemi lost her head at PMQs - and afterwards too. It's not the first time. She's compared me to a Gestapo officer. I wonder what it is about a working class woman driving record investment in state schools by ending private schools' tax breaks that the Tories hate so much.

Keir has given huge service to our country and I want to thank him for his leadership and dedication during such a challenging period. His decision marks the beginning of a transition and it is important that this process is conducted in an orderly and responsible way. I will put myself forward as part of this process. The country expects stability, seriousness and a continued focus on the issues that matter most and that is what it will get. As we move forward, our priority must be to work together to get the country back to where we all want it to be. People want to see progress on economic growth, cost of living, public services, housing and opportunities for the next generation. Political change should never distract from the responsibility to improve people's lives. The Labour movement has always been at its strongest when it looks forward with confidence and purpose. This is what we will do from here and we will make sure this transition is a positive process of renewal for our party and our country.

Sunderland Labour team out in force in #Makerfield with @AndyBurnhamGM. Vote Labour, vote Andy

The first duty of Government is the defence of the UK. @JohnHealey_MP has served with distinction. He is respected across country & party. His concerns must be taken with utmost seriousness - and necessary Govt choices made to protect the UK against significant & rising threats

RT @melanie_ward: Together with almost 140 fellow Labour MPs, I have written to the Foreign Secretary to call for a ban on trade with illeg…

Alan Milburn confirmed the state is failing to provide proper, timely, mental health support to young people. Government is rightly providing a jobs guarantee after 18 months out of work. We also need a mental health support guarantee that would support employment & economy 👇

Enjoyed Kemi’s quip about free breakfast clubs being a defining legacy of this Labour government. When the Tories deride breakfast clubs, it shows how out of touch they still are. A £450 saving is a lot for working families. Easing the morning rush makes a big difference.

Great to be out in Sunderland with Cllr Michael Mordey @LewisAtkinson and @JulieExMP for the first polling day knock. Sunderland is a Labour-led city on the up, and delivering for residents. #VoteLabour today!

RT @TomHayesBmouth: The Member of Parliament for Gorton and Denton is misinformed. In their lives before Parliament, many MPs learned what…

Happy Mayor’s Fares on @My_Metro day! 🎉 You told me fares were too high so we’re were making the biggest cut for more in more than 20 years. From today, with Pop Pay As You Go, you'll pay no more than £2.50 for a single journey or £5 per day, no matter how far you travel

Good morning out with Grangetown Labour team. Not much love for Farage here either, but good conversations about keeping Sunderland on the up, the state pension (up by 4.8% next week) and the need for the Iran war to end.