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Cllr Matthew Tomlinson

@cllrmtomlinson.bsky.social

Labour Leader of South Ribble District Council. Husband, Dad, PNEFC fan.

555 Followers  |  217 Following  |  73 Posts  |  Joined: 16.08.2024  |  1.7874

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I’ve had the pleasure of working with Lucy Powell MP in the past. Today I voted for her to be Labour’s future Deputy Leader.

10.10.2025 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great visit to Welfield Academy in Leyland. Exciting times ahead for a
school with a whole new building on the horizon.

08.10.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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DOUBLETHINK DOES DOUBLETIME STEWART LEE

Read Stewart’s first column here

www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

#TheNerve #TheNerveNews #StewartLee

02.10.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Great day out with the Leyland Town Team. 13+ miles of sponsored walking to raise money for Christmas Lights in Leyland.
Thank to everyone for their company.

03.09.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pleased to be asked to be a part of the unveiling ceremony of a new mural at Lostock Hall British Legion this weekend.

26.08.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another fabulous refurbished playground opened by Labour controlled South Ribble Council. This one is in Lostock Hall.

18.08.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So proud of my Labour friends who have volunteered at this weeks pop up Free School Uniform shop in Leyland. Over 450 families supported!

07.08.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lovely visit to Lostock Hall to view the progress of South Ribble Labour’s continuing investment in playground refurbishment.

21.07.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Delighted to have been elected as the new Leader of South Ribble Borough Council. Looking forward to working with my Cabinet making our Borough a great place to live, work, play and visit.

23.05.2025 06:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Coverage of the recent LCC election debate organised by the Lancashire Post. A real privilege for me to represent the Labour Party.

www.lep.co.uk/news/politic...

19.04.2025 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Extraordinary frontbench exchange between Reynolds and Badenoch -

Reynolds: β€œThis issue should have been resolved years ago...”

β€œI have to address the statement I saw made by [Badenoch] yesterday...

”I wish to make clear to the House that the new govt inherited no such deal.”

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12.04.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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As the Leader of the Labour Group at Lancashire County Council, Im so proud of the team that has produced our Manifesto for the forthcoming elections.

heyzine.com/flip-book/9e...

04.04.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kemi Badenoch reveals she’s not seen Adolescence and policy shouldn’t be 'created off the back of fiction' Tory leader Kemi Badenoch told LBC that she hasn’t watched the powerful Netflix show Adolescence which has been watched by millions and sparked a national debate around online safety.

So out of touch, it befies belief…
www.lbc.co.uk/politics/uk-...

01.04.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pleased to be joined by The Leader of the House, Lucy Powell MP and the MP for Hyndburn, Sarah Smith, as we launched the campaign for Mays Lancashire County Council elections.

29.03.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Left: Kemi Badenoch says she repeatedly said green energy plans would not deliver when in government

Right: Kemi Badenoch making the case for green energy plans she said she said wouldn't work

18.03.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3
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Happy International Women's Day!

Women lead across our Party, with nearly half our councillors and mayors, over half of our PCCs, and the most gender-representative group of the 2024 Parliament.

Gender equality has been and always will be a cornerstone of the co-operative movement.

08.03.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Divided Reform UK reports own MP to police amid bullying claims Party chair and chief whip issue statement alleging female employees complained about Rupert Lowe

Rupert Lowe discovering that the Nigel Farage party is very much only ever the Nigel Farage party www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

08.03.2025 08:11 β€” πŸ‘ 167    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 2
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You know when you see something and you think, β€œThis must be fake news…”

08.03.2025 08:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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America, just in case you thought Friday went well here’s how the London Times saw it …..

02.03.2025 10:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5860    πŸ” 1581    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 49
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Out campaigning for Paul WH in Farington & Moss Side this afternoon. Thank you to @billesterson.bsky.social and @patrickhurley.bsky.social for coming along to help out.

02.03.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I proposed a Labour amendment to the Tory budget at LCC today. It would have started to repair our roads & supported the most vulnerable in our county. Sadly, the Tories voted against…

26.02.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Extra two million NHS appointments in Labour's first five months, figures show The extra NHS appointments, delivered in part by extra evening and weekend working, means Labour's manifesto commitment for two million a year was met seven months early.

news.sky.com/story/extra-...

17.02.2025 08:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Out on the Labour door step in Leyland this morning. Thanks to @billesterson.bsky.social for coming to Leyland to support us.

15.02.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 NEW: Punchy statement from borders minister Angela Eagle as asylum bill passes its first commons hurdle by 331 votes to 108, with Reform and Tories voting against

β€œNigel Farage would rather sound off in TV studios than actually do anything to tackle the issue.”

10.02.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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A great turn out of volunteers to knock on doors in Leyland tonight. Special thanks to @darrenpjones.bsky.social for talking to us about how Labour is seeking to be the change this country needs.

06.02.2025 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Door knocking in Leyland South division with Wesley Roberts. Wes is Labours candidate for the Leyland South division in May’s County Council elections.

01.02.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sky News CONTINUING to refer to the chancellor as β€˜Rachel from
Accounts’, would they have referred to a male chancellor by an insulting nickname? Of course not.

It’s misogynistic and they’re repeating it.

29.01.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1809    πŸ” 407    πŸ’¬ 143    πŸ“Œ 41

Here’s my Bylines starter pack.

This is the full Bylines Network, plus Byline Times and other public good investigative press (Declassified, Desmog, openDemocracy…)

Please follow & share.

go.bsky.app/RWVEKv

17.11.2024 12:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2425    πŸ” 973    πŸ’¬ 187    πŸ“Œ 49
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Nigel Farage's Latest NHS Comments Spark Fresh Scrutiny of Reform UK's Health Policy It's the latest hint that Reform UK would privatise the NHS

Nigel Farage's Latest NHS Comments Spark Fresh Scrutiny of Reform UK's Health Policy – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/01/27/n...

27.01.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you to South Ribble Borough Council for organising a touching and respectful Holocaust Memorial Service. It was a privilege to be there.

27.01.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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