Graham Stuart MP @grahamstuart

This tells you everything you need to know about Burnham’s plans. Rachel Reeves has already increased planned borrowing by a quarter of a TRILLION - but given half a chance Burnham will borrow even more. We will never fix our economy when the country is being run by people who think borrowing, spending and taxing is the answer to every problem. Labour have a serious debt addiction.

Sam Coates Sky @SamCoatesSky

8 hours ago

EXC Burnham advisor says government should borrow more Jim O’Neill tells me as part of Manchesterism film: “I've tried to encourage this government to be bolder about. I think the second part of the fiscal rule on borrowing to invest I think that could be explored a lot more,

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Labour has lost control of public spending which means the markets will intervene if Labour MPs can't find it in themselves to do so.

Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm

a day ago

The UK’s latest data highlight the country's deepening fiscal challenge and eroding policy flexibility. Driven by record debt-servicing costs of £11.7 billion for the month of May (£4.1 bn larger than a year ago), the monthly public deficit has surged to £23.3bn. This is above

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We did some good stuff in 14 years, but made mistakes, particularly on immigration rules, which I, once again, apologise for: 14 years of failure? UK: 5th in Global Trade Table (from 7th) 3rd Fastest G7 GDP Growth since 2010 2nd Services exports and Global Soft Power Index 1st for Tech Sector and Universities in Europe NHS: 2010 to 2024 over 37,800 more doctors and over 53,700 more nurses ~ 90k in total Schools: our children now the most literate in the Western world Children in bbc.co.uk/news/education… Schools rated good outstanding - 68% in 2010 to 88% 2024 Illegal Migration: Boat crossings down 33% on 2022 (up by 80% in some EU countries) Climate Change: the fastest decarbonisation of any major economy - world leaders in offshore wind Crime: Violent/street crime is down 50% since 2010 Business & the Economy 4.2 more people in work 1.2m fewer unemployed NLW increased by 71% since 2015 v 32% inflation Ave earner lowest personal tax rate since 1975 (£2k lower). Lower than US, France, Germany (all G7) More Unicorns than Germany, Sweden and France combined Housing 50 year record of housebuilding (net housing formations) 1m FTBs on the housing ladder Welfare: 400k people off long-term sick saving £5bn 881k fewer workless households

This is outrageous and must be challenged.

Claire Coutinho @ClaireCoutinho

6 hours ago

The Government have quietly announced that they will push ahead with their Puberty Blocker Trial. Children as young as 11 will be given drugs that can lead to loss of fertility and bone density. No child can consent to this. The trial must be stopped.

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There is a particular breed of politician who wants to send Britain back to the Dark Ages. Ed Miliband, with his bans on tumble dryers and underfloor heating. The Green Party councillors banning leaf-blowers in favour of rakes. The Malthusian de-growthers like Thomas Piketty who argue that we should impose growth caps on developed countries because of climate change. What they all have in common is a supreme indifference to the hardship their policies impose on the public. Ed Miliband has been on a joyless spree of consumer intrusion since coming to power. His spray of Net Zero policies leaves virtually no part of ordinary life untouched. The cost of electricity, food, housing, tumble dryers, boilers, fertiliser, towel rails and underfloor heating will all rise because of his unshakeable belief that he should decide what is best for you to buy. These are all features of modernity that make lives better for billions around the world, but does that matter to Miliband? Not a jot. He believes that Britons should be uniquely punished, forced to wear a hairshirt while our industry is destroyed and our beleaguered consumers piled with even higher costs. Why? So he can jet around to climate conferences talking about his ‘climate leadership’ and arguing for others to do the same. It’s not clear who he is going to convince first. President Xi? President Trump? Putin? No world leader will be persuaded by his spit-flecked proselytising. “I made my country poor! We no longer have any industry and the cost of living is out of control! You should do the same!” We must be honest that forcing hardship onto British consumers is not saving anyone. It is only acting as a deterrent to the rest of the world who hold Britain up as an example of exactly what not to do. Under Kemi Badenoch’s and my leadership, we have renounced the mistakes of those who came before us. We would repeal the Climate Change Act and its dogmatic net zero targets in full. That’s not to reject all clean tech as “stupid”, as some on the right do. There are many consumers who enjoy their heat pumps, home batteries and electric cars. But consumer choice should be king. Businesses should compete to innovate until they produce what consumers actually want. The public will adopt new technologies when they decide they make their lives better. And the salt in the wound for the climate zealots? Countries that have seen clean tech through the eyes of consumers, not those of climate bureaucrats, have generally had much higher rates of adoption. It cannot be right that a few privileged bureaucrats can keep pushing higher costs on a worn-out public. We have to embrace uncertainty. We have to recognise government’s role is to enable, not to dictate. Consumer choice must prevail.

It is NOT ok to experiment on kids as young as 11 and make irreversible changes to their bodies. We must protect children from dangerous ideology. Conservatives will not just sit back and let this happen. I refuse to believe MPs, if given the chance, would let this continue. That is why we will force a vote, not just to pause this trial but to stop it completely.

BBC News (UK) @BBCNews

23 hours ago

Minimum age of 11 set for UK puberty blocker trial bbc.in/4eE2ZcT

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You cannot regulate your way to growth. You cannot tax your way to prosperity. And you cannot build a stronger economy by making life harder for the people who create jobs. Here are five things that have to change.

This is what it feels like when common sense wins. Aberdeen backed oil and gas, jobs, energy security and a local champion who will fight for the city he calls home. Congratulations @DLumsden_MP. Let’s get Britain working again.

Just to remind these same folk: You’ve not lifted 1/2m kids out of poverty. You’ve just moved them over a bureaucratic line on a Whitehall spreadsheet. Your ‘workers rights’ are destroying entry-level jobs, hitting young people disproportionately, where unemployment is now over 16%. You have not transformed the NHS. It’s still the same old wheezing leviathan, just with a lot more dosh and still dismal productivity. And you’ve nationalised steel and rail before. It was not the prelude to an economic or industrial miracle. Plus you will now have to include their demands for capital/subsidies among all the other priorities already crowding in on the public purse. Other than that your reminder was useful. Thank you.

Anna Turley MP @annaturley

2 days ago

Just to remind some folk that is nothing ‘timid’ about a Labour government lifting half a million kids out of poverty, the biggest uplift of workers rights in a generation, giving millions of people a pay rise, transforming the NHS, nationalising the steel industry & our railways

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Conservative GAIN from Reform! 💪 Incredible result. Congratulations to our new @Conservatives Councillor Danielle Belton, as well as Mark Francois and the whole team.

Election Maps UK @ElectionMapsUK

2 days ago

Sweyne Park & Grange (Rochford) Council By-Election Result: 🌳 CON: 56.1% (+39.3) ➡️ RFM: 24.8% (-14.9) 🔶 LDM: 13.2% (-3.3) 🌍 GRN: 4.2% (-3.9) 🌹 LAB: 1.7% (-1.9) No Loc (-15.2) as previous. Conservative GAIN from Reform. Changes w/ 2026.

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While the Press will be focused on the battle for the Labour leadership and Conservatives celebrating our win in Aberdeen, there are two people I want to pay tribute to. The first is @Winstamike who was an excellent candidate for us in Makerfield. He represented our party with grace, dignity and competence. The result was no reflection on him but on the circumstances of a peculiar by-election where the question was not “who would be the best representative?” but “should Andy Burnham challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership?” The second is @j_cruickshanks whose valiant efforts in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry took us from 3rd behind Labour to 2nd place, increasing the Conservative vote share. By-elections can be more intense than general elections because of the focus and scrutiny. I am proud of all our Conservative candidates this morning. Part of a strong, united team.

One other big winner from last night. Kemi Badenoch. Huge victory in Aberdeen South. Huge rejection of Nigel Farage and Reform in Makerfield. Will now properly embed the Tory fightback narrative.

Whether it’s Shabana, Ed, McFadden or Rachel Reeves as Chancellor the problem is Labour itself. Debt is out of control because of wildly incontinent government spending and they are unwilling to take the tough decisions required.

BREAKING: Borrowing is out of control - up by 30% compared to last year - and now we’re about to see what a real left wing Labour government looks like under Andy Burnham. Burnham claims he is committed to the fiscal rules, yet when asked he could not even say what they are. The bond markets are watching nervously and we have already been paying a Burnham Penalty on our borrowing costs. Meanwhile, Reform have been busy pledging tens of billions in unfunded promises in their desperation to win in Makerfield. The Conservatives are the only party with a plan to balance the books by getting spending under control, especially the welfare bill, in line with our Golden Economic Rule.

Office for National Statistics (ONS) @ONS

a day ago

Public sector net borrowing excluding public sector banks was £23.3 billion in May 2026, £5.4 billion (30.4%) more than in May 2025. Read more ➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/govern…

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Tories smash the Aberdeen election. 6000 odd majority Huge moment for @KemiBadenoch And a huge moment for drilling common sense

So true.

James Cleverly🇬🇧 @JamesCleverly

2 days ago

When people see what Reform is like in office, they change their minds about Reform. H/T @ElectionMapsUK

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A significant night for the Conservatives. Reform failed key test, Tories took Aberdeen. Right was watching the wrong by-election….

Labour’s reckless policies on the North Sea are endangering Britain. The SNPs ignorance is ruining the North East. Only the Conservatives will Get Britain Drilling. Which is what we have fought this campaign on.

Cut taxes. Cut red tape. Cut energy costs. Make hiring easier. Back businesses to create growth. That's how @KemiBadenoch will create an economic revolution to get Britain working.

Fantastic!

Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch

a day ago

This is a significant result, and I want to start by congratulating @DLumsden_MSP on becoming the new Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South and the newest Conservative MP! Makerfield was about one man’s job. Aberdeen South was about thousands of jobs in oil and gas across our

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