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A genuine milestone to celebrate The English Devolution and Community and Empowerment Bill marks a genuine change in how the country is governed. The Bill comes in at a hefty 338 pages, owing to...

The new Devolution Bill entrenches the mayoral model, extends its powers to new areas and creates a framework for the transfer of more powers - including a new right to request and a parliamentary lock on the removal of powers.

New article by me in the MJ: www.themj.co.uk/genuine-mile...

We can build more and faster Getting Britain to build again isn't just an economic duty, it's a moral one.

We can build more and faster

writes @dantomlinson.bsky.social, Labour MP and Keir Starmer's growth mission champion

✈️ Britain’s talked about a third runway at Heathrow for two decades. Our new report with @BritishProgress shows how a flight could take off before 2029 - if Parliament chooses to speed up the process through a Public Bill.

Catch our director of tech policy @kmeinnes.bsky.social on The Abundance Agenda, talking all things 'BritCard'

The "BritCard" digital ID proposal is a good idea Why I've changed my mind on ID cards

The "BritCard" digital ID proposal is a good idea (FREE TO READ!)

takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/britcard

In ‘Nation Rebalanced’, I called for the government to boost growth and tackle our significant regional inequalities. Today’s announcements put much of this into practice.

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BritCard: a progressive digital identity for Britain — Labour Together In government, Labour has committed to reducing migration. Labour Together is supporting this agenda with a series of papers looking at how to create a migration system that puts country first. In Oct...

Today @labourtogether.bsky.social called for a Digital ID for all UK citizens and residents. There are many good reasons for this - convenience, efficiency of public services, avoiding another Windrush scandal, but also the impact on perceptions of migration. www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...

Rachel Reeves to spend big in red wall — what could it mean? Chancellor preparing to rip up her spending rules to head off the threat of Reform and unlock a multibillion-pound package in the north and Midlands

Over recent years we have spent 20% more per person on growing the economy in the South East versus the rest of England.

These suggested reforms would finally start to rebalance the country.

🎙️Catch our Director of Devolution Policy @jpspencer.bsky.social on the Abundance Agenda podcast talking through our latest report, Nation Rebalanced: www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...

'Give mayors more power to tackle economic challenges in their regions' - LabourList Tracy Brabin writes that mayors need the tools to tackle the bespoke economic challenges in their regions.

Great article by @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social for @labourlist.bsky.social drawing on @labourtogether.bsky.social research.

Looks at how mayors and the government can work together to correct our regional imbalances, creating a society that works for every place.

labourlist.org/2025/04/west...

ICYMI - we published a new report on rebalancing the country endorsed by @chriscurtis94.bsky.social of the Labour Growth Group and @jowhitemp.bsky.social of the Red Wall Group.

Below are my 5️⃣ favourite charts from the report.

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Great evening in the Terrace Pavillion for the Labour Together and Portland Parliamentary staffers reception, recognising the hard work of Labour staffers.

Rousing speeches from @jonashworth.bsky.social, Claire Reynolds, Steve Morris, @chriscurtis94.bsky.social, and @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social

Labour on course to lose key mayoral post in May, poll suggests The Conservatives are ahead in the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough mayoral race, according to a poll by Labour Together

@labourtogether.bsky.social have just published our recent poll of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. A write up can be found here: inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Data tables, here: static1.squarespace.com/static/64f70...

Nation Rebalanced: How do we create a country that works for all places? — Labour Together This report, by Labour Together’s Director of Devolution, JP Spencer, sets out a bold vision for how to rebalance the UK economy and create prosperity in every part of the country. It outlines four k...

Full report available here with much more detail on the analysis and recommendations.

Delighted that the foreword was jointly written by @chriscurtis94.bsky.social and @jowhitemp.bsky.social

www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...

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Nation Rebalanced: How do we create a country that works for all places? — Labour Together This report, by Labour Together’s Director of Devolution, JP Spencer, sets out a bold vision for how to rebalance the UK economy and create prosperity in every part of the country. It outlines four k...

We can kid ourselves that this economic divergence is complicated and difficult to sort out.
Or we can look at the evidence on how much slower and unreliable travel is in places like Leeds and do something about it. For more on this see @jpspencer.bsky.social @labourtogether.bsky.social new report.

Nation Rebalanced argues that a rebalanced economy is essential for long-term prosperity and fairness.

🔈It sets out four recommendations:

Nation Rebalanced: How do we create a country that works for all places? — Labour Together This report, by Labour Together’s Director of Devolution, JP Spencer, sets out a bold vision for how to rebalance the UK economy and create prosperity in every part of the country. It outlines four k...

🔉 Today we published our latest report - Nation Rebalanced - by Labour Together's Director of Devolution Policy @jpspencer.bsky.social

Nation Rebalanced sets out a bold vision for rebalancing the UK economy and creating prosperity in every part of the country.

www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...

Nation Rebalanced: How do we create a country that works for all places? — Labour Together This report, by Labour Together’s Director of Devolution, JP Spencer, sets out a bold vision for how to rebalance the UK economy and create prosperity in every part of the country. It outlines four k...

📣 New report 📣

In a volatile world, we need an economy that is firing on all cylinders - but regional imbalances are driving overheating and stagnation in different places.

www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...

New research by Labour Together reveals the nature of inequalities in public investment.

What we call 'growth spending' is 41 per cent lower in the East Midlands per capita than it is in London. Here's a regional breakdown:

Devolution is working in Yorkshire and mayors are becoming recognisable faces - JP Spencer 2025 is a landmark year for our county, a key milestone in a decades-long cross-party process of devolving power from Westminster. On May 1, voters in Hull and East Yorkshire will elect a new mayor fo...

In May, we’ll complete the map of mayors in Yorkshire when Hull and East Yorkshire go to the polls.

This will mean more decisions being taken over areas like transport and housing by mayors who know their areas.

Great news for growth and for Yorkshire.

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...

Contact us — Labour Together

🚨We're hiring! Come and join our brilliant Westminster team:

🧑‍💻Head of Operations/Deputy Chief of Staff, 45-60k
📊Research & Analytics Manager, 40-50k

www.labourtogether.uk/jobs

🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Is the UK finally ready for ID cards?

🆔 MP @jakerichardsmp.bsky.social, Labour Together's Kirsty Innes, & campaigners @rebeccajvincent.bsky.social & James Baker join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss why ID cards might be back on the political agenda

🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/2acb88

Charm Offensive: Resetting the UK’s soft power approach for a more dangerous and competitive world — Labour Together This report, authored by Jonathan McClory, urges the UK government to adopt a fresh soft power strategy to strengthen Britain’s global influence against the backdrop of geopolitical and economic insec...

🚨OUT TODAY: A new Labour Together report, authored by Jonathan McClory, Partner at Sanctuary Cousnel, urges the UK government to adopt a fresh soft power strategy to strengthen Britain’s global influence amid ongoing geopolitical and economic insecurity.

www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...

Interesting piece. But, I think the Chancellor’s approach is actually quite simple?

Recent reforms and the Mais lecture suggest the aim is to address five big underlying issues in the UK economy (with some policy examples)?

1) Stability - new fiscal rules, Industrial Strategy

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Have written for @politicshome.bsky.social on how HM Treasury makes its biggest decisions, how this has changed in recent years and how this looks to be changing for the future.

The Fiscal Triangle: How The Treasury Decides What To Spend JP Spencer, a former Treasury senior policy adviser, explains how the ‘fiscal triangle’ is at the core of every spending decision it makes

What is the 'fiscal triangle'?

@labourtogether.bsky.social's former Treasury adviser @jpspencer.bsky.social explains the key formula behind HMT decision-making

'start by picturing a big oval-shaped wooden table...'

🪨 In a new report, Labour Together Policy Fellow Felix Cazalet makes eight recommendations for how the Labour government should approach the new critical minerals strategy, due in Spring 2025.

www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...

Ooh they read my @labourtogether.bsky.social paper. Good stuff.

Shocking that less than 20% of the “Levelling Up Fund” actually got spent.

The new government’s intention to end the wasteful use of short term competitive funding will be better for taxpayers and local communities.

A new paper from
@labourtogether.bsky.social supports calls for a National Immigration Plan, outlining their proposal for it include a range of targets based on govt's aims and policies for different visa and immigration routes with parliamentary oversight

www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...