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Artwork in black on blue with stylisrd birds surrounding a golden sun eminating golden light on the nearest creatures to it

Tapestry with design by Inuk artist Kenojuak Ashevak #WomensArt

London to 'be more like Barcelona and Paris' as 4th outdoor dining spot unveiled One of London's Deputy Mayors said she wants to see al fresco dining become the norm across the city

St Martin’s Lane in the West End is just one of four locations to welcome outdoor dining thanks to my £300,000 Summer Streets fund.

When it comes to supporting London’s restaurants, bars and cafes to go al fresco, we’re just getting started.

Reform UK Nottinghamshire council leader bans local newspaper's reporters The Nottingham Post describes the ban as

Trumpism in the UK: authorhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cger45p0lv0o We shall never surrender.

Leah Williamson aged 10 in an Arsenal kit as a mascot

Leah Williamson was a club mascot for Arsenal in 2007, the year the club won the Champions League

Congrats Arsenal W.F.C. on a huge win 🏆

A brilliant performance on the European stage and a proud moment for London.

#UWCL

Arsenal 1-0 Barcelona: Women’s Champions League final player ratings Leah Williamson leads by example in defence as Mariona Caldentey shines against her former club

Arsenal 1-0 Barcelona: Women’s Champions League final player ratings

Developers face fines as Rayner steps up plans to speed up UK housebuilding Councils will get powers to impose ‘delayed home penalty’ under latest government proposals Developers face tens of thousands of pounds in fines if they slow down housebuilding under new powers being granted to councils to help deliver 1.5m homes. Under government proposals, housebuilders will need to commit to a timeframe for construction before they are granted planning permission, and deliver annual reports on their progress. Those who repeatedly fail to build or sit on land could be fined with a “delayed homes penalty” or blocked from future planning permission by councils. Continue reading...

Developers face fines as Rayner steps up plans to speed up UK housebuilding

Conservative party is fighting for its life, says UK ex-cabinet minister Simon Clarke says ‘pipeline of future voters is dead’ as senior Tories warn Kemi Badenoch her job as leader is in danger The Conservative party is fighting to justify its existence amid concerns that its pipeline of future voters is “completely dead”, a former cabinet minister and leading thinktank director has said. Simon Clarke, an ally of Boris Johnson who backed Kemi Badenoch for the leadership last year, was among a string of former Tory ministers and serving MPs to tell the Guardian she faced removal by her party if she did not turn its fortunes around by next year’s local elections. Continue reading...

Conservative party is fighting for its life, says UK ex-cabinet minister

‘Look forward, not back’: UK keen for closer trade ties with EU, says Starmer Exclusive: PM says UK has ambitious plans for partnership and urges Britons to embrace new era in relationship The UK has “ambitious” plans to secure a closer trading partnership with the EU, Keir Starmer has said, as he argued the British public had moved on from Brexit. Before a UK-EU summit, the prime minister urged people to “look forward, not back” as the country embarked on a new era of its relationship with the bloc. Continue reading...

‘Look forward, not back’: UK keen for closer trade ties with EU, says Starmer

🚨 Reform doesn’t stand up for working people. ❌They voted AGAINST the Employment Rights Bill, blocking rights like job security 🔒 & flexible hours 🕒 @labourunionsuk.bsky.social.

✊ It's time to expose their true agenda. Add your name: labourunions.org.uk/stop-reform

Don't have to go through the leader's office for political content or through Shadow Treasury for 'does that sound like an unfunded spending commitment?'. Anyway, it seems so trivial in the grand scheme to do a newsletter on 'Mel Stride is a monumentally bad shadow chancellor', but: he is!

Trump accused of ‘mocking’ Catholics after posting image of himself as pope US president displays ‘pathological megalomania’ as cardinals gather to elect new leader after death of Pope Francis Donald Trump has been accused of mocking the election of a new leader of the Catholic church after posting an AI-generated picture of himself as the pope on social media. The image, shared on Friday night on Trump’s Truth Social site and the White House’s official X account, raised eyebrows at the Vatican, which is still in the period of nine days of official mourning after Pope Francis’s funeral on 26 April. Continue reading...

Trump accused of ‘mocking’ Catholics after posting image of himself as pope

RFK Jr giving families ‘false hope’ on autism, says outgoing US vaccine official Dr Peter Marks, forced to resign by Trump administration, sees no ‘possible way’ to determine cause by September

RFK Jr giving families ‘false hope’ on autism, says outgoing US vaccine official

Women supporting the Cambridge team

Rowers in a boat on the Thames

Two boats rowing alongside each other on the Thames

Incredible atmosphere at today’s Boat Race 🚣

I’m pleased that the organisers and the rowers are on board with my London Rivers Pledge to clean up the Thames so it can be enjoyed safely by everyone.

Labour has done right by British Steel – now it must speed up a radical strategy for all industry | Polly Toynbee Taking control of the ailing company wasn’t an easy decision, but it makes sense. Hopefully the nationalisation phobia is passing, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Labour has done right by British Steel – now it must speed up a radical strategy for all industry | Polly Toynbee

Air pollution graphics for central Paris between 2007 and 2023.

Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years as a result of a deliberate strategy. Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people.

Good trade.

UK private sector growth rises to six-month high in boost for Rachel Reeves Services companies say order books increased for first time this year as they hope to avoid Trump tariffs * Business live – latest updates UK private sector output growth climbed to a six-month high in March, powered by services companies that expect to avoid Donald Trump’s second wave of trade tariffs next month. In a boost to Rachel Reeves before the spring statement on Wednesday, services companies said order books increased for the first time this year after a sustained rise in domestic and overseas sales. Continue reading...

UK private sector growth rises to six-month high in boost for Rachel Reeves

A quick google tells me she was thrown out of the Cheshire East Conservatives group of councillors in 2020 and then thrown out of the Cheshire East Independent Group in 2022.

Obviously the type of team player that's perfect for Reform.

‘Insecure baby’: Trump draws ridicule after throwing fit over Colorado capitol portrait Even some Republicans have called president’s public demand to remove the painting ‘petty’ * US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump critics aimed ridicule at the president after he publicly demanded the removal of his portrait at Colorado’s state capitol building, calling it “truly the worst”. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump shared an image of the portrait and complained about the painting, saying it was bad and blaming it on Colorado’s governor, Jared Polis – whom the president insulted as being “radically left”. Continue reading...

‘Insecure baby’: Trump draws ridicule after throwing fit over Colorado capitol portrait

Oxford Street Transformation This public consultation – which will run from 28 February 2025 to 02 May 2025 - is about gathering your views on the proposed establishment of a new Mayoral Development Corporation to unlock the true...

The Oxford Street consultation is still open, and I’m urging all Londoners to have their say on the proposed plans for one of the city’s most iconic locations.

You have until 2 May 2025 to share your views:

Tesla’s Europe sales drop nearly 45% amid row over Musk’s Trump links US carmaker’s European market share falls as Chinese rival BYD overtakes it on global revenue, topping $100bn * Business live – latest updates Sales of new Tesla cars slumped in Europe last month in the latest indication of a potential buyer backlash over Elon Musk’s high profile and controversial behaviour since becoming a leading figure in Donald Trump’s administration. The Texas-based electric carmaker sold less than 16,000 vehicles across Europe last month, down 44% on average across 25 countries in the EU, the UK, Norway and Switzerland, according to data compiled by the research platform Jato Dynamics. Continue reading...

Tesla’s Europe sales drop nearly 45% amid row over Musk’s Trump links

Trump asks supreme court to halt ruling ordering the rehiring of federal workers Appeal argues US judge William Alsup can’t force executive branch to rehire some 16,000 probationary employees * US politics live – latest updates The Trump administration asked the supreme court on Monday to halt a ruling ordering the rehiring of thousands of federal workers let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government. The emergency appeal argues that the judge can’t force the executive branch to rehire some 16,000 probationary employees. Continue reading...

Trump asks supreme court to halt ruling ordering the rehiring of federal workers

This is your daughter speaking: children get chance to make Tube announcements Transport ‘super fans’ sought by TfL for 25th anniversary competition

To mark 25 years of keeping our city moving, TfL is giving 25 young transport superfans aged 5 to 16 the chance to record a special PA announcement to be played at a London station.

It's a great opportunity to get young Londoners involved in this special anniversary year.

Elon Musk slammed after spreading misinformation about Netflix's Adolescence Elon Musk has been slammed for spreading misinformation on social media about the hit new Netflix drama, Adolescence.

Elon Musk slammed after spreading misinformation about Netflix’s Adolescence

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Lovely to get out over the weekend to #Gravesham at the launch of their #ProjectVictory2025 campaign ahead of #LocalGov Elections this May.

Lovely to be in the group led by the Rt Hon @janetdaby.bsky.social MP as we got the vote out for @uklabour.bsky.social 🌹

Data helps Met Police convict 100 men who targeted women The Met's V100 programme uses data to identify and target men who pose the highest risk to women.

Violence against women and girls has no place in London and I fully support the renewed action being taken by the Met to identify and go after the most dangerous and violent predators.

This work is supported by record funding from City Hall. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We are doing it! The #EmploymentRights Bill has passed the Commons – a major step toward delivering stronger workplace rights and better pay and conditions.

Now, let’s deliver the #NewDeal in full.

✍️ Add your name: labourunions.org.uk/winnewdeal

🚨 BREAKING: This week, the Government introduced to Parliament three vital steps to support our shopworkers in the Crime and Policing Bill, delivering on commitments made to make our high streets safer.

Trump’s sanctions against the ICC are disgraceful | Kenneth Roth Netanyahu and Gallant could show up and contest the charges against them. Obstructing justice is not the answer Donald Trump’s executive order reauthorizing sanctions against international criminal court (ICC) personnel reflects a disgraceful effort to…

Trump’s sanctions against the ICC are disgraceful | Kenneth Roth

Labour urged to defend workers’ rights bill as poll shows huge public support Exclusive: Poll reveals 72% of UK voters favour ban on zero-hours contracts, including majority of Tory and Reform supporters Labour should fight Conservative and Reform criticism of a major expansion in workers’ rights because of an “indisputable…

Labour urged to defend workers’ rights bill as poll shows huge public support