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Hackney, London
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Hackney Labour retweeted
You know that feeling when you book a flight for 50 quid and somehow it ends up costing 100?
Getting seats together, correcting a typo, another charge here and there, it all adds up.
When the cost of living is already squeezing people, those endless extras can feel relentless.
So we're changing the rules for you.
Parents won't need to pay a penny extra just to sit next to their own children.
You'll be able to fix any name errors on your booking free of charge.
And because the last thing you want once you're on the plane is more stress, we're working with the industry to make sure that disruptive passengers who have been banned from one airline can be banned from flying with other airlines too.
I know holidays are expensive and these are small things, but hopefully they'll make your trip just that little bit cheaper and easier.
That's exactly the kind of thing I want this government to keep on fixing.
Hackney Labour retweeted
In the next Parliament, Labour will build a National Care Service. This will be the biggest change to the provision of care in Britain since we established our NHS in the 1940s.
At Labour Party Conference, Prime Minister Andy Burnham explained why.
Everyone knows that Britain’s social care system is broken. And for decades, politicians have failed to fix it. That’s left millions of older people facing care costs which are too much to bear, and living in conditions which are not up to scratch.
It’s also increased pressure on our NHS. Visit any hospital and you will see the impact: older people who should be supported at home forced into A&E, and beds occupied by people who could leave hospital, but can’t get access to the help they need as they recover.
We won’t let this system continue.
So, the Labour way of looking after older people in our country will be a fundamental change.
By setting up a National Care Service, we’ll build a way of delivering care with the same principles as the NHS: where everyone contributes and everyone is covered.
Older people will be able to access good quality, free personal care with support for their needs. And our National Care Service will deliver care in the home wherever possible, giving older people the respect they deserve.
We’ll pay for it by adjusting the triple lock.
The triple lock will stay the same throughout this parliament. Labour pledged it in our manifesto and we’ll keep that promise.
From April 2030, we’ll adjust it, but it will always continue to rise. We will guarantee that the state pension will rise every year by either inflation or by 2.5% - whichever is higher.
Nobody’s pension will go down, and the state pension will be on a sustainable footing for the years to come.
We will start laying the groundwork for the National Care Service now, and introduce it in the next Parliament.
So this is Labour’s deal.
A state pension that rises every year.
And a high-quality National Care Service to give peace of mind in later life.
Hackney Labour retweeted
Social housing gives families security. So pleased to talk to @AngelaRayner about the progress we're making here in Camden.
Hackney Labour retweeted
London is the wild west when it comes to e-bikes for hire. I welcome the government's plans to give cities powers to better manage e-bikes, but London can't afford further delays.
We’re working with the government and operators now to speed up the process.
Hackney Labour retweeted
What an excellent and inspiring week up in Liverpool for @UKLabour #LPC26.
As @andyburnham said, when we pull together as one, there is nothing our country can’t do!
Hackney Labour retweeted
Let's be honest.
A lot of young people have stopped believing they'll ever own their own home.
That's what happens when rents are high, house prices are high, and saving for a deposit feels impossible.
My Labour government is stepping in to help.
With Your First Home, first-time buyers will be able to buy a new-build home with a deposit of just 2.5%.
Because hard work and saving should count for something.
And because the dream of owning your own home shouldn't belong only to those with help from the bank of Mum and Dad.
Hackney Labour retweeted
London 🤝 New York
With @SadiqKhan and @ZohranKMamdani, our cities are showing how progressive leadership can deliver for working-class communities.
A brilliant NYC climate week sharing ideas and building partnerships to help deliver a fairer London for everyone.
Hackney Labour retweeted
.@Zoegarbett and the @hackneygreens most important promise made to win the Hackney council election, was divestment of the pension fund from ‘companies directly involved in Israel’s genocide’. They demanded @HackneyLabour act in 14 days to divest.
After 3 pension committee meetings over 5 months this is where they are:
Hackney Labour retweeted
Very disappointing that the greens voted against Labour Motion and did not push back on developers.
Greens side with developer: We are disappointed that Hackney Greens voted down our motion at the Full Council to keep our promise to Woodberry Down residents not to have to suffer moving twice. We will continue fighting for residents who wanted one move. onlondon.co.uk/hackney-green…
Hackney Labour retweeted
It was a pleasure to attend the 10 year anniversary celebration of FILET on Murray Grove in #HoxtonWest.
Thank you to Rut, Uta, all the artists and staff for the kind invite.
Hackney Labour retweeted
Greens side with developer: We are disappointed that Hackney Greens voted down our motion at the Full Council to keep our promise to Woodberry Down residents not to have to suffer moving twice. We will continue fighting for residents who wanted one move. onlondon.co.uk/hackney-green…
Hackney Labour retweeted
It’s disappointing that @HackneyGreens voted down @HackneyLabour’s motion to keep our promise to people in Woodberry Down.
Far from ‘standing up to developers’, we heard a litany of excuses that will now leave many residents in the lurch.
Very sad.
onlondon.co.uk/hackney-green…
Hackney Labour retweeted
Through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, children in more London boroughs will receive a free book every month from birth to age five.
This initiative is keeping Dolly’s amazing legacy alive and helping more young Londoners arrive at school ready to learn.
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Hackney Labour retweeted
How Trump administration is deporting people to Africa against their will
The Trump administration's immigration crackdown is sending people to countries they've never even heard of. @JamalMOsman speaks to people in Liberia who have been deported.
Read our latest newsletter:
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Hackney Labour retweeted
It’s estimated that one in five women in the UK will experience a miscarriage in their lifetime.
But if you lose a pregnancy before 24 weeks, there is currently no legal right to bereavement leave.
I don’t think that’s right.
Losing a pregnancy can be devastating. You and your partner shouldn’t have to worry about going straight back to work.
So we’re changing the law.
From April, women and their partners will be entitled to two weeks off after any pregnancy loss.
And we’re making wider changes, with new rights to time off when you lose someone you love.
When you’re grieving, you deserve the time and space to do that.
Hackney Labour retweeted
I’m here in New York City to represent London on the world stage🗽
From meeting city leaders to community organisations, I’m here to showcase London’s leadership and build new partnerships that deliver for Londoners back home 🌍
Hackney Labour retweeted
London’s creative talent deserves the space to thrive.
Through my Creative Enterprise Zones, we’re creating 71,000+ m² of workspace from Hounslow to Hackney Wick, supporting 1,000 businesses and helping 5,000 young Londoners into the creative industries.
lbc.co.uk/article/london-fas…
