Want to know more about the history of the St Sidwell's area? The Society has an open meeting on the morning of 17 October with Dr Julia Neville giving a talk, view old pictures, and buy our revised booklet about the area. More information on our website exetercivicsociety.org.uk/ev…

Today @wesstreeting and I met some of the representatives of the nuclear veteran community. We talked about what the veterans and their families have been through and what matters most to them now. This is the start of a conversation, not the end, and we'll be working together on next steps.

Our dependency on space is precisely why it is increasingly under threat from our adversaries. My message at the Space Power Conference 2026. 👇

RT @kirstyjmcneill: Every woman and girl should have the freedom to make informed choices about her own body free from coercion, discrimina…

Today at the UN Security Council I had a simple message for the Russian representative: It's time to tell Putin the truth. The world knows that Russia is failing in this war. The Russian people can feel it and ministers know it too. The UK will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes.

Tube WiFi seems to have gobbled the photos! 💪🏾🌹😍🤩😍

The Prime Minister said the Kremlin had used a disinformation campaign to stoke “division” and sow “despair” in the UK during his first speech at the United Nations.

Worth listening to this excellent short speech from @sikorskiradek at #UNGA

An update on today's incident involving an RAF Hawk T2 aircraft. Thank you for the well wishes to our people.

The UK welcomes this agreement between our friends in the USA, Denmark, and Greenland. It will strengthen Arctic security and security in the North Atlantic. A secure High North underpins UK security and NATO security.

Grain from Ukraine feeds people all over the world. But Russia is blocking exports through the Black Sea and is deliberately causing global food insecurity. The EU is calling for attacks to stop and grain to flow again. Food must never be used as a weapon of war. My remarks at our UN side event on the Black Sea ↓

On my way to @UN General Assembly to work closely with international partners, driven by a single test on AI: will the British public benefit? 🇬🇧

Prime Minister Andy Burnham will deliver a speech at UNGA on AI. He will also announce the launch of a new AI and Autonomy partnership between the UK and USA.

£23 million is being invested to ensure 82 crown courts in England and Wales have dedicated courts for rape and sexual assault cases, says justice minister Alex Davies-Jones. "Right now, victims are waiting too long." @AlexDaviesJones | @KateEMcCann

Great to join local resident Robin and Mike from @Avaaz to do some #citizenscience testing the water in the River #Exe. Not bad today, but the river is under pressure from sewage & agri pollution. The upcoming Clean Water Bill will go further on cleaning up our waterways 💪

A Russian jet drone into the center of Odesa. An admin building on a crowded street. Five wounded, one in serious condition. Glass gone, fire on several floors. Ukraine is being emptied in public, in daylight. How long do we call this normal?

Russian drones struck a railway station in Kharkiv Oblast, hitting a passenger train, killing one person and injuring eight. Russia has increasingly targeted Ukraine’s railway network, which carries millions of civilians and is critical for transporting people and goods across the country. 📷Ukraine’s State Emergency Service

I missed this – UK gov is spending £115 million on AI biosecurity and agentic AI incident response capability. If they hire well it's enough to do really useful work. UK is once again leading the world on this, current gov should be absolutely commended. @KanishkaNarayan @fionatwycross @cabinetofficeuk

📢 WE’RE HIRING: Parliamentary Engagement Manager 📢 The Labour Climate and Environment Forum (LCEF) is looking for a Parliamentary Engagement Manager to lead our work in Westminster and drive high climate and environmental ambition across the labour movement!

Today I am reminded of the words of my Labour predecessor Denis Healey: “Once we cut defence expenditure to the extent where our security is imperilled, we have no houses, we have no hospitals, we have no schools. We have a heap of cinders.” In a dangerous and volatile world, our @UKLabour government is investing in defence - with the biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War. I’ve seen first hand in Ukraine the consequences of war and it is vital we strengthen our deterrence to prevent another. As we do so, we’re reindustrialising Britain - fulfilling the PM’s commitment to growth in every postcode - and we’re buying British, delivering new jobs, skills, apprenticeships and opportunities for young people from a wide range of backgrounds. Those in any doubt about the value of that investment to our people should ask our reps in GMB, Unite, and Prospect. Labour values in action. I’m happy to sing the red flag, but this Labour government won’t wave the white flag #TUC26 #Congress26