North Londoner. Communications specialist. Former Times, Guardian, Observer business journalist. Chair, @islingtonsouth Labour.

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RT @IslingtonLabour: Islington Labour are dedicated to ensuring all of our residents feel safe and that we are able to build bridges in our…
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BREAKING: Bridget Phillipson responds on behalf of Labour to the racist and antisemitic motion today. It’s strong and she doesn’t mince her words to be fair. Bridget Phillipson MP, Chair of the Labour Party, and Minister for Women and Equalities, responds to the Green Party’s vote on Zionism at the Green Party Conference, said:   “It is shameful to vote against a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine and to condemn the vast majority of British Jews and Jews around the world as racist for supporting Israel’s right to exist. It is fundamentally wrong and the leadership of the Green Party must make clear that this will not be their position moving forwards.   “The Labour Party has always been clear that criticism of the policies of the Israeli Government is not antisemitic, and the Labour government has condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank. But today’s vote at the Green Party Conference crosses a line and should be condemned across the political spectrum.   “This vote underlines how important it was that we changed the Labour Party from top to bottom and ripped out the scourge of antisemitism from within the party.    "The Labour Party and the Labour Government will continue working every day to ensure our Jewish communities are safe, feel safe and have their rights upheld, as well as making sure we rid our society of antisemitism once and for all.”
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Zionism is not racism. The only just resolution is a two state solution.
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For hope. For Camden. Vote Labour.
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Team Islington - great turnout of members, councillors and activists from @IslingtonSouth and @IslingtonNorth to support our neighbours in Holborn & St Pancras. Vote Sagal!
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My timeline is filling up with Greens explaining to me that defeat will actually still be a victory for Polanski
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I grew up understanding the terms 'English' and 'British' to refer to different geographies but as parallel descriptions of nationality. It makes zero sense to me to claim there is some sort of additional ethnic hurdle that must be cleared in order to say you're English.
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Dropped into Casa Italia in Liverpool for dinner. Turns out they’re celebrating their 50th anniversary and charging 1976 prices tonight. My pizza cost £1.45.
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Far too many homes in London are left empty by absentee landlords. Great to see some action being taken.
🚨 There’s only one part of Ange’s speech here that you need to pay attention to … She says expansion of ‘empty homes management orders’ The Government is preparing to expand councils’ powers to take control of privately owned empty homes. You can still own the house. You can still own everything inside it. But an EDMO can give the council possession and management control of the house and legal possession of the furniture while the order operates. the council can take over its management and rent it to someone else for up to 7 years. You don’t get the rent they do. You get what’s left after ‘costs’ Ministers say strengthened powers are coming “very soon” 🚨
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Susan Hall "accidentally" shared a platform with Tommy Robinson at a rally in Trafalgar Square. She is a complete liability and it beggars belief that she leads the Tories in the London Assembly. thetimes.com/uk/crime/articl…
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“The president of the United States barred American reporters because he labeled them a threat to national security, while welcoming Chinese reporters who answer to the communist dictatorship in Beijing” - from a @nytimes report today
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What a great place for live music. Echo & The Bunnymen at Regents Park Open Air Theatre
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EXCLUSIVE: AI actress Tilly Norwood glitches and starts speaking CHINESE during her interview with Piers Morgan and real-life actor Tom Conti... Watch the full interview at 7pm (BST)👇 📺 youtube.com/piersmorganuncen… @piersmorgan | @TillyNorwoodX
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Team Islington out in force yesterday to support @Sagal_AW in the Holborn & St Pancras by-election 🌹
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This is a ridiculous amount of money
Former top civil servant received near-£860,000 pay-off bbc.in/4xVCsQw
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Could we book him for Holborn & St Pancras?
ABBA’s Benny Andersson appeared at the Social Democratic Party’s final election rally in Stockholm today.
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Abolishing inheritance tax would further ingrain wealth and privilege within a small number of families. It's a policy for the few, not for the many.
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Pleased to be out campaigning for @Sagal_AW in Camden Town today
VOTE SAGAL! 🌹 Islington South popping next door to Holborn & St Pancras to canvass on behalf of Sagal Abdi-Wali. 🌹🌹🌹 Andrew Clark, Councillor Claire Zammit and Islington Council Leader Una O’Halloran @awclarkuk @clairezammi @hstplabour #unaohalloran #islington #hstplabour
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