Councillor Tom Blenkinsop

Very old school at the Co-op party stand in Liverpool!

Legitimately cannot remember the last time I had a Polaroid of me...

If you're part of the Labour Party and you haven't joined, sign yourself up as soon as possible.

@coopparty.party.coop

Really pleased to see this. I'm glad the Council backed this in full - even the Greens, to their credit. We should support our Armed Forces and our veterans.

We are proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant because we recognise the value of our veterans, and all our serving personnel and their families. 🇬🇧

Flyer for Andrew Child talk at Avonmouth Library 22 july 6pm

Jack Reacher fans! Author Andrew Child is speaking at Avonmouth in #Bristol - a @bristollibraries.bsky.social event.

Tuesday 22 July 6pm.

Pay as you can when you book.

www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/bri...

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#JackReacher #AndrewChild #Avonmouth #Bristol #Library #CrimeFiction

Councillor calls for Bristol to be twinned with Ukranian city Could Odessa become the eighth city to be twinned with Bristol?

🇬🇧🇺🇦 Bristol stands with Ukraine

🤝 Odesa and Bristol have much in common – twinning our two cities would demonstrate our support and bring economic and cultural benefits with it 👇

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Universal Suffrage? The problem of low and unequal turnout and the case for compulsory voting  - The Constitution Society An authoritative new report from Dr David Klemperer advocates for the introduction of compulsory voting at UK general elections.

My new Constitution Society report on compulsory voting has now been published.

I argue that low turnout has left the UK with an unrepresentative electorate. This is creating warped incentives for politicians, and contributing to low growth, high inequality, and rising democratic discontent.

Lack of affordable childcare forcing families into debt and out of work Councillors have unanimously voted in support of Labour's motion aimed at improving holiday childcare provision in Bristol

🚸 The cost of childcare is driving people into debt, out of work and into impossible choices

🌹 We're pushing for change

www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...

Government gives green light for Portishead railway line The reopened line between Bristol and Portishead closed in the 60s is due to welcome its first passengers in 2028

🚉 25 years in the making. Now we have a Labour Government, a Labour Mayor and a Labour MP, it's finally being built.

www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...

Together, we elected a Labour Govt with a promise to deliver a New Deal for Working People.

A year on, they are delivering on that promise: the Employment Rights Bill will soon be law, they've just published their plan to implement it - and this is just the beginning.

#newdeal

Flyer for Ladies Who Latte, women's business networking for the price of a coffee, Ruby Jeans in Shirehampton on Weds 2 July 10-11.30am.

Women in Business! Whether you’re new to networking or a seasoned entrepreneur, you’ll love #LadiesWhoLatte. All you pay for is a coffee. Join us at Ruby Jeans, 3-4 The Parade, #Shirehampton, #Bristol BS11 9TS on the first Wednesday each month, 10-11.30am.

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#WomenInBiz #Free #StartUp

Community-led climate action expanding across the West - West of England Combined Authority

Community-led climate action is expanding, after Bristol Climate & Nature Partnership have worked across Bristol on projects with social and environmental benefits.

People in BANES, South Glos, and N Somerset will now take part too thanks to £1.75m of lottery funding: tinyurl.com/ClimateActionBCNP

Thank you to everyone who took part in the Spending Review.

I travelled across the country to listen to frontline workers and local people about our Plan for Change.

We’re investing in the renewal of Britain, and we’re only just getting started.

She really is shockingly bad at this.

Prime Minister attends to NATO? Attends to dssperate, urgent foreign policy? The bloody cheek of it.

Not getting into the stupidity and weapons grade hypocrisy as a caretaker opposition leader claiming "no-one cares what you think". Good God.

Young people across the West of England can access our £5 million support programme to get into work and training.

In Bristol, like Blake; South Gloucestershire; and Bath & North East Somerset, our Youth Guarantee trailblazer is there for you: tinyurl.com/WestYouthGuarantee

📺 BBC Politics West

Helen Godwin, the new Mayor of the West of England, is pictured with Lisa Nandy, the Culture Secretary.

£150 million for the creative sector is a real vote of confidence in the West and other areas.

Culture is part of who we are, from Oscar-collecting Aardman to treble-winning Bath Rugby.

It’s a growing part of our economy. Now we can invest more in its future: tinyurl.com/150mCreativePlaces

Not normally fond of opining on foreign policy, given local councillors' influence on it is nonexistent, but we cannot allow ourselves to get drawn into the US attack on Iran.

Very reassured by the diplomatic pressure and the tone taken by the Prime Minister, but we must not support another war.

Inside the ‘forgotten’ estate where £20m of Labour funding promises to bring change Families living in the deprived housing estate of Hartcliffe in Bristol say they’ve been let down by years of broken promises. But now there is fresh hope for much-needed investment with up to £20m of...

🏛️ Hartcliffe has been left behind for too long

🌹 Labour is determined to change that. The Government is investing £20m into the community, which has often felt forgotten by those in power

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

British Steel secures £500m contract to supply UK train tracks The company will forge more than 337,000 tonnes of track in a deal safeguarding its future for the next five years.

🚨British Steel wins a £500m contract to supply track for Network Rail - securing thousands of jobs and protecting the UK’s last virgin steel site.

A massive win for workers👷🏻‍♂️👷🏾‍♀️, industry, and infrastructure✊https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k1jjkd9e0o

Council & School Workers Pay Our members working in councils and schools go above and beyond every single day. It's time to stand together and demand fair pay.

Council and school workers, time is running out to have your say on your pay!

You only have until midday, 20 June to vote in the pay consultation.

❌ Vote reject
✊ You deserve more than a 3.2% increase
🗳️ Vote online now

Happy Father’s Day from all of us at the Labour Party! Today we celebrate our dads and everything they do, and remember those who are no longer with us.

Happy Father’s Day from all of us at the Labour Party!

Today we celebrate our dads and everything they do, and remember those who are no longer with us.

Government announces 25 "trailblazer neighbourhoods" to receive long-term investment - details

🆕 Hartcliffe announced as one of the Labour Government's 25 new 'trailblazer neighbourhoods' set to receive long-term investment.

🌹 Labour is investing in Britain's renewal and delivering the change our communities need.

www.gov.uk/government/p...

Children to have free bus travel in west of England during summer holidays About 150,000 under-16s will benefit across West of England combined authority and North Somerset

🎉 Free bus travel for children and young people in the West of England over the summer holidays, thanks to Mayor Helen Godwin.

🌹 Labour is building the bus service that Bristolians deserve 👇

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

'We can’t afford to leave anyone behind in the race to net zero' Councillor Kirsty Tait urges people to see beyond cost and uphold the benefits of decarbonisation

"Reform want to ‘scrap net zero’, and the blue-collar green jobs that come with it.

If you are making a living by installing heat pumps, fitting insultation, or working on wind turbines, tough luck: Farage would prefer you were on the dole."

www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...

Labour is massively expanding Free School Meals to half a million more children - including thousands here in Bristol - putting £500 back in parents’ pockets. That’s the Labour difference.

A good start. As ever I have some concerns about the practicality of some of the mass transit solutions suggested, but "bus network extensions" has my full attention...

Community energy gives power back to the British people.

We're working with Ed Miliband to put energy back the hands of in communities with the Local Power Plan and GB Energy.

We're releasing our new report with @lcefuk.bsky.social tomorrow.

Community energy brings communities together to produce power that's clean and green, but democratic and people-powered too.

Read all about the work already being done in Power in Our Communities.

Oh come on, James. Everyone knows Labour and all its members must account for all actions of the last administration in Bristol at all times, and the Greens don't have to answer for anything they've done or said at any point.

Basic politics, that.

📢 The public have spoken. 71% of Bristolians want black bin collections to remain fortnightly

🚮 The Greens need to listen to residents, respect the results of the consultation, and rule out three-weekly collections

www.labourbristol.co.uk/2025/05/28/r...

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