Bethany Dawson

This is my fifth surgery in as many years, I know how this works and when I do get it booked it will be because I constantly bang their doors down. Not sure what it must be like for people without the resources to advocate for themselves

What a pleasure to be asked on Pod Save the UK!

after the last 48 hours i am going to get EHRC and ECHR tattooed on each of my hands so i stop muddling them up

👀 The EHRC has extended it's consultation period following the Supreme Court ruling, citing "the level of public interest, as well as representations from stakeholders in Parliament and civil society." It will launch on May 19 and close June 30.

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Not only this, but my thoughts *always* with this kind of thing at PMQs are ... what do you expect? Starmer is hardly going to say "yeah fair enough, you got me." It looks good for a twitter clip and is a waste of the 30 minutes of holding the government to account

This comes after we revealed this morning that the LGBT+ Labour group are going to petition to EHRC to change their guidance following the ruling.
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NEW — A crossparty group of staffers have written to Speaker Lindsay Hoyle to get clarification on the use of single sex spaces on the estate, and have also asked if there are any “forthcoming initiatives” to support trans staffers."
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Labour MPs try TikTok to beat back Farage “We are in a war of attrition and a war for attention,” says one MP — but not everyone’s convinced.

"I think it’s very dangerous for people to opt out of how most people of a certain generation are consuming content", one MP tells @bethanymrd.bsky.social I suspect he's right (and so, evidently, does Nigel Farage).

Horrible scoop in today's Playbook — at least five MPs are thought to have received letters with "offensive content" that were "covered in excrement." A 65-year-old man was arrested in connection with the letters last week and has been released on bail.

this has healed something in me

Start your engines, Dan Bloom and I have got the date for the all important welfare cuts vote. Plus some information on the growing rebellion from me politico.eu/newsletter/l...

Westminster power couples — 2025 edition All at the political romances running Britain.

Worth reading @bethanymrd.bsky.social’s new political power couples list if you’re less knee-deep in nepotism, political dynasties and romantic entanglements than us www.politico.eu/article/west...

Playbook's @bethanymrd.bsky.social reports on Labour introducing more “champions” to “maximize engagement with industry.”

I bore myself popping up with my 'what about charities?' placard but... will there be a civil society/charity sector champion among the 25 MPs? Its role in growth is vital.

A little diary scooplet from Playbook AM ... the Speaker has waded into U.S. political debates

not saying it's been a long week but I just called Kio, my cat, Keir

My shoulder has given up on having a full range of movement (just what I need), so I'd like to apologise to anyone who I randomly drop one of Parliament's very heavy doors on

Here's a list of UK MPs to keep up with on Bluesky, will add more as they pile in! bsky.app/profile/beth...

A reason not to cut your own fringe: you may be asked to do TV immediately after

you must uncover the truth

no one insults my handle

I simply want a social media platform that won't show me neo-nazi content or pro-eating disorder content, is that too much to ask

Ran for a solid 3 minutes for the first time in four years, is this what winning an oscar feels like?

home from conferences and physically cannot tear myself away from a video game where you play as a bear running hotels. nothing will beat this

and i respect them for it

how socially acceptable would it be to take a little nap in the corner of tory party conference