Our
#posties
are a lifeline to so many, serving throughout a global pandemic. The Royal Mail is nothing without our posties.
Royal Mail profit last year was £758 million. They deserve a decent pay rise and our unwavering support.
#StandByYourPost
@CWUnews
Myself and members of
@ACORN_tweets
national board met this evening and have expelled a member who sent antisemitic messages from
@AcornManchester
Instagram account on Sunday. There is no place for antisemitism in our organisation or in wider society.
Under the leadership of Keir Starmer, The Labour Party is a changed party.
It's time for The Green Party to take a stand on antisemitism too.
I'm calling on Carla Denyer to take urgent action and withdraw support for the two candidates.
Brought the little one along for her first Cabinet meeting today!
Delighted to be part of such an inclusive administration in
#Bristol
where the space is created to balance family and work life, along with juggling the challenges the two can bring.
@BristolCouncil
@MarvinJRees
📢 Delighted to have been elected as next
@LabourBristol
Group Leader, ahead of the May 2024 elections
🏡 I have led our work on building homes, improving council housing, and renters' rights
🌹 Together we can carry on building a better
#Bristol
📢 We’ve elected
@TomRenhard
as our next Group Leader, to lead us into the May 2024 elections
🏡 Tom has led our work on building homes, improving council housing, and renters' rights
🌹 With Tom’s experience and vision, together we can carry on building a better
#Bristol
This week I have met with all three Party Group Leaders (collectively and individually), along with the
@BristolGreen
nomination for Council Leader.
We're engaging with the process - more flexibility on meeting times given my childcare arrangements would make this smoother👍
Brilliant to join
@JoeSims10
and
@SimsonPete
on
@BBCRB
on Friday morning, setting out
@LabourBristol
thoughts on participating in the committee system.
No issue whatsoever for them to workaround my childcare challenges and my daughter enjoyed her visit - how it should be.
Pleased to use my first speech at a
@BristolCouncil
Full Council meeting today to call for support for the
#SupportDontDeport
motion I moved. We are clear - we will not make direct referrals under Home Office Immigration Rules for those sleeping rough in
#Bristol
@HomelessLink
⛔️ 0% affordable housing on this scheme is proposed.
🚉 This is a site in a prime location, where nearly £95 million is being invested in Bristol Temple Meads opposite.
👎 Saying no affordable housing can be delivered on this site is a disgrace, developers need to do better.
🌹 Very delighted and humbled to have been reelected along with
@DVittoriGarman
for
@LabourBristol
to represent Horfield ward for the next four years
🤝 Thank you for everyone's support and we can't wait to continue working with residents in Horfield to improve lives
A really important read on how the cladding scandal is affecting local residents. I have written to
@RobertJenrick
raising concerns about the EWS1 form and seeking clarity on
@UKGovTweets
position.
We need to
#EndOurCladdingScandal
and stop leaseholders footing the bill.
It's hard to fathom the scale of this crisis and how many lives are being affected by it. Building freeholders say safety is their primary concern but residents facing bills of tens of thousands say the mental health impact is being largely ignored
Got to love the patronising comments of being called 'childish' by a Tory Councillor for speaking up for people in housing need. Yes, I am one of the younger councillors in Council. I shouldn't be infantilised - we need to ensure younger voices are respected in political debate.
This week I have met with all three Party Group Leaders (collectively and individually), along with the
@BristolGreen
nomination for Council Leader.
We're engaging with the process - more flexibility on meeting times given my childcare arrangements would make this smoother👍
Proud to be backing a cross-party motion in
#Bristol
tonight making clear that Trans rights are human rights.
There is a huge amount of work to do to create a safer environment for Trans and Non-Binary people with better services needed.
I will continue to support as an ally.
Delighted to have been appointed to the
#Bristol
Cabinet of
@MarvinJRees
Looking forward to hitting the ground running and building on some amazing work already happening across the city.
Mayor
@MarvinJRees
has appointed
@TomRenhard
as the new
#Bristol
Cabinet lead for Housing Delivery & Homes🏘️
The Mayor will take direct responsibility for transport, helping to get people moving around the city in a clean & sustainable way🚌
👉Read more
🌹 Brilliant to be out with the
@LabourBristol
team in Avonmouth today
📣 Lots of support for
@UKLabour
, with residents wanting change from this tired and out of touch national Tory government
#LabourDoorstep
⚽️ We need to back our football clubs in the city, when they thrive, the city thrives too.
🏗 I hope there is a swift resolution to the
@Official_BRFC
planning application for the new stand - we know how important it is to the club, players and fans.
@BristolRoversCT
Following consultations about the future of Knowle West Health Park, we have dropped plans for 50 homes on the site.
This comes the same day we have announced a scaling back of plans on western slopes so we can protect an important wildlife corridor.
We’re cracking down on rogue landlords. Building on our work, I will be bringing a motion to Full Council this Tuesday, to stamp out ‘no DSS’ discrimination in the private rented sector.
Are you privately renting in Bristol and need support? Visit:
Rogue landlords have no place in
#Bristol
.
A landlord who rented out a dangerous property for up to 18 residents, incl. 6 children, has been banned from letting properties for 5 years, thanks to
@BristolCouncil
's Private Housing team
More on this story 👉
Fantastic for me and
@CllrEllieking
to catch up with
@Ed_Miliband
about the work of our respective protfolios and hear about how a
@UKLabour
government would transform and accelerate decarbonisation in the UK with a serious deliverable approach to tackling the climate emergency
It's days like these that make the work you can influence as an elected representative very real.
This will make a fundamental difference to Toni and her daughter who are helping to build their own home through
@WeCanMakeHomes
Shout out to
@knowlewestmedia
too.
In the garden of her parents’ council house, Toni and her daughter are helping to build their new home through
@WeCanMakeHomes
We’re working with
@knowlewestmedia
on this innovative project to add even more new affordable homes to those already being built for Bristolians
We're live now on
@BBCTwo
with Emily Maitlis in Manchester for a special programme on the building safety crisis - you can also watch online at
#Newsnight
|
@maitlis
📣 Brilliant speech from
@AngelaRayner
at
#LabLocal24
with our council owned housebuilding company
@GoramHomes
getting a mention
🏡 A
@UKLabour
govt will unleash a wave of housebuilding of social & council homes alongside getting on with the job of banning s21 no fault evictions
Barnstorming speech from our brilliant deputy leader
@AngelaRayner
at
#LabLocal24
‘We understand the vital role councillors play, and will treat you with the respect you deserve. We will build a new partnership with council leaders based on mutual respect and transparency.’ 👏
🌟 Delighted to have been reselected as
@LabourBristol
's candidate for Horfield Ward alongside local campaigner
@DVittoriGarman
for May 2024 local elections
🌹 My thanks and heartfelt gratitude to
@Hulme_Philippa
for her contribution over last three years - you'll be missed!
🌟 Councillor
@TomRenhard
and local activist
@DVittoriGarman
selected as Labour’s candidates for Horfield Ward.
🌹 Our thanks go to
@Hulme_Philippa
for her important work for Horfield residents over the last three years.
🏡 ROUGH SLEEPING
With rough sleeping in
#Bristol
down 80%, Cabinet approved submitting a bid for up to £4 million to deliver further supported move-on accommodation for people who have experienced homelessness
Now it's public, I am excited to announce that I have put myself forward to be the next
@UKLabour
Parliamentary candidate for
#Gloucester
and have been shortlisted.
Get in touch if you want to help with the campaign.
More info can be found on my website:
Really pleased to see the hard work of the team and I to secure better levels of affordable housing paying off.
From 15% to at least 50% in a development of 109 homes.
We will continue to work with and challenge developers to provide homes that address social need in
#Bristol
This is what happens when
@BristolCouncil
challenges affordable housing viability reports.
15% affordable up to 50% after the council said 'no, do better'.
🏠Ahead of Tuesday's Queen's Speech, I have written to
@michaelgove
setting out
@LabourBristol
administrations' expectations for inclusion of Renters' Reform Bill and
#Bristol
's priorities. It must deliver on
@RentersReformCo
proposals as renters in UK need and deserve better.
Today I took through Cabinet an update to our policy on enforcement action we will take where landlords try and charge tenants fees that are banned under the Tenant Fees Act 2019. In the last financial year we helped tenants recover over £24,000. More in my guest blog.
We’re protecting
#Bristol
’s renters, including through our new policy to help stop illegal fees being charged by rogue landlords
More in Councillor
@TomRenhard
's guest blog 👉
📣 Lovely being out in the Kingswood constituency this morning supporting
@damienegan
in the parliamentary by-election
🌹 We need to bring an end to this shambolic national Tory government of chaos and get Britain its future back
👉 An important reminder
🌹 Politicians need to be able to carry out roles and duties without fear
⛔️ Abuse and intimidation have no place in politics.
⚖️ The LGA has a range of resources and guidance available to support local politicians and councils on their website ⤵️
Abuse and intimidation have no place in politics.
The LGA has a range of resources and guidance available to support local politicians and councils on our website ⤵️
We're investing over £1.8 billion in new council homes.
This will see:
🏘 >2000 council homes built in next 7 years
🏠 £12.5 million for 5,500 modern new bathrooms in council houses
🍃 £80 million for energy efficiency & carbon retrofitting
Read more:
Earlier this week Cabinet proposed investment of £1.8bn in council homes, which could see:
🏘️>2,000 council homes built in the next 7 years
🛀5,500 modern new bathrooms in council houses
💡£80m for energy efficiency & carbon retrofitting
Read more 👇
Delighted to have approved an investment of £705,000 into Filwood Broadway at Cabinet, which will include a new Multi Use Games Area (MUGA).
Thanks to
@knowle_west
, ward councillors and other local groups for your tireless work to campaign for the best for your community.
🏡 We're moving forward with setting up a second council-owned housing company to help address our pressures for temporary accommodation and supported housing
🧱 There is a journey ahead and once setup, it can make a difference to many lives
🚍 Delighted to attend
@TransporaBus
launch of the 25 bus route with
@hulme_philippa
, and
@LabourBristol
colleagues
🚦It will run to Southmead Hospital through Eastgate shopping centre from the City Centre via St Pauls and St Werburghs
I will be speaking at
#BuildingSafetyCrisis
rally on 30 October in Bristol.
Confirm your attendance on Facebook:
We need to
#EndOurCladdingScandal
and ensure leaseholders do not have to pay the bill.
🧑🎓Anyone getting the grades to study in Bristol shouldn't face financial barriers
🏡Our Local Plan proposes to introduce 'affordable student housing', where 35% of student homes in a development should not be allowed to charge more than half the maximum maintenance loan in rent
🧑🎓 We're also introducing 'affordable student housing', where 35% of student homes in a development should not be allowed to charge more than half the maximum maintenance loan in rent.
Anyone who gets the grades to study in Bristol should not face financial barriers.
Me and
@MarvinJRees
are backing
@ShelterBristol
's
#RentFairBristol
campaign for private renters.
We will be organising a private renters summit in the near future to bring renters and organisations supporting renters together to address the key issues. 1/3
🏘️ Brilliant to visit 74 new homes (50% affordable) being built in Lockleaze, as we keep tackling the
#HousingCrisis
🏗️ Abri Homes are transforming this former
@BristolCouncil
site
📈 We've got
#Bristol
building since 2016, delivering some 11,000 new homes by 2021/22
🏘️
@TomRenhard
recently visited 74 new homes (50% affordable) being built in Lockleaze, as we keep tackling the
#HousingCrisis
🏗️
@AbriHomes
are transforming this former
@BristolCouncil
site
📈 We've got
#Bristol
building since 2016, delivering some 11,000 new homes by 2021/22
📜Today the Renters Reform Bill has been published, check out 🧵 on my initial thoughts
I have published a blog sharing the highlights, while we continue to work through the detail - 1/10
📜 Today the Government finally published their
#RentersReformBill
🏡 It doesn't go far enough to tackle the
#HousingCrisis
facing
#Bristol
and the country, but we're pleased to see the overdue ban on no fault evictions
✍️
@TomRenhard
blogs:
This Sunday, our Horfield councillors
@TomRenhard
and
@hulme_philippa
are abseiling Southmead hospital to fundraise in support of it👏👏
Find out more and please consider donating 👇
Very excited to say that we will be delivering the 1,435
#Bristol
housing development, Hengrove Park, through our own housing company
@GoramHomes
. Over 670 council homes included and an even stronger focus on tackling the climate emergency through innovative construction methods.
Bristol City Council is to get its own housing company
@GoramHomes
to develop the huge Hengrove Park site in South Bristol.
Biggest single council house building project in Bristol in - gosh - 40-50 years?
🌹 Helen has contributed so much to
#Bristol
and local residents she has represented with distinction over the years.
🤝 This has been alongside supporting many councillors across the country to be their best and humble in a vital role.
You will be sorely missed!
🌹 Thank you for your service,
@helenhbristol
!
🌟 From regenerating Symes Avenue to getting Cabot Circus built, Helen’s made an immense contribution to Bristol over her 32 years in office.
🚨 One month to go until the 2 May local elections.
🆕 Labour candidates are standing in every ward in Bristol, find your local candidates on our new-look website.
👉
🏡 The situation facing councils over extortionate temporary accommodation and the wider housing crisis is unsustainable
⚖️
@BristolCouncil
will see over £11 million of subsidy loss this financial year on temporary housing, money that could support other essential services 🧵1/2
Council leaders in England will meet in Westminster tmrw to warn MPs they face financial ruin without govt intervention due to the housing crisis. They say demand for temporary accommodation is unsustainable and they face multi-million-pound deficits. A minister has been invited.
4:30 am start this morning out with
@StMungos
Bristol Street Outreach Team.
Carrying out bi-monthly rough sleeping count and talking to people about support needs.
Thanks to team for having me along - given me lots to think about.
🏡 The severity of the housing crisis in
#Bristol
means we need to maximise social housing coming forward.
🏗 7% affordable housing isn't good enough, and I have challenged the developer to do better.
🏥 We also need to make sure health infrastructure keeps pace with new homes.
The council’s housing chief
@TomRenhard
has sent a letter to the developers wanting to knock down the Broadwalk Shopping Centre & build c850 flats…
Full story here:
***UPDATE ON DONCASTER ROAD PARK***
We're committed to protecting and investing in green spaces.
Watch the video to learn the latest.
Thanks to Cllr
@BrendaMassey1
, our candidate
@KyeDudd
and local residents for working with us on this issue.
@ParksSouthmead
@LabourBristol
Great to hear from
@BristolCYC
and
@BristolYM
on the priorities for young people in
#Bristol
. These include equalities and inclusion, wellbeing and tackling knife crime.
Will be available to fully support and what fantastic speakers they all are!
🌹 Great to be out on the
#labourdoorstep
in Horfield this afternoon chatting with residents about how the next
@UKLabour
government will transform lives
📕 We also picked up casework to get issues addressed
👉 The team are out all year round, not just election time
🏗 What an exciting set of proposals for the fantastic Wapping Wharf we know and love, this is placemaking done right
🏡 245 homes with minimum 20% affordable
🌃 High quality public realm for all to enjoy including amazing views of the harbour
🥗 Range of food options retained
🏙️ Exciting to see refreshed plans for the next phase of
@WappingWharfBS1
👏 They retain the special character of CARGO and its independent businesses, with 20% of 245 new homes being affordable
🌍 Building densely and centrally is best for
#Bristol
🔗
Our ambitious plans to invest over £1.8 billion in council homes and support community-led housing to help address our housing crisis in
#Bristol
have made the news in France!
Check it out.
Des appartements
#HLM
« à finir soi-même » pour l'occupant. C'est l'une des expérimentations de
#Bristol
qui a un grand plan
#logement
. Plusieurs innovations peuvent vous inspirer ! Le détail dans l'Inspiration politique :
@TomRenhard
@Eco_motive
Great to be at the
@BritishArmy
engagement event this evening with our
@BristolCouncil
armed forces champion
@helenhbristol
hearing about the work being done to keep the country safe and provide a range of career opportunities for all
We're continuing to crackdown on rogue landlords in Bristol.
New licensing schemes introduced to give greater protections to people living in privately rented homes in Bedminster, Horfield and Brislington West.
Will be live in April 2022.
@ACORN_Bristol
@genrentuk
@ACORNunion
🦷 Hundreds of patients queueing to get access to an NHS dentist is where 14 years of Tory Britain has left us
🪥 By recruiting more dentists to underserved areas and providing 700,000 more appointments a year,
@UKLabour
will tackle this crisis in NHS dentistry
Alongside
@MayorofLondon
and charity leaders from across the sector,
@BristolCouncil
has signed up to
#supportdontdeport
pledge following my motion to full council.
We are the first local authority outside of London to sign the pledge. More here:
📣 A statistic that should be of deep shame for this out of touch, jaded and end of the road Tory government
⛔️ It is devastating the lives of families everywhere and driving councils to the edge of bankruptcy
🌹 It is time for change
Britain's exceptional surge in homelessness since 2010.
Hasn't happened elsewhere. Reversing this must be an absolute priority.
Via excellent
@jburnmurdoch
piece.
Today Councillor Philippa Hulme and I have been doing a litter pick on Horfield Common. Thanks to local resident Anna for lending us some litter pickers!
Want to get involved in a regular litter pick event? Let us know so we can put people in touch and get some events organised.
A sombre occasion today attending A Service of Remembrance for those who have died affected by homelessness in
#Bristol
. As a country, we must do better.
🌹 Congratulations to
@KelvinBlake
on his selection alongside
@CllrEllieking
in Hillfields
⭐️ I would also like to express my heartfelt thanks to
@CheneyCraig
, making
#Bristol
a better place through his work as Deputy Mayor, protecting residents from the worst of Tory austerity
🌹 Local campaigner
@KelvinBlake
selected alongside
@CllrEllieking
as Labour candidates in Hillfields.
👏
@CheneyCraig
is stepping down next May - we thank him for his work protecting frontline services in the face of Tory austerity.
🏡 Brilliant to see the first eight Solohaus pods providing move on accommodation for people in need now ready for use
🏗 This has seen an underutilised car park brought into a better use to provide some much needed homes in the city
🌉 Gaol Ferry Bridge is open after urgent repairs (and a paint job!)
🍫 The Chocolate Path is now too, just like Cumberland Road
👷 Thanks again to local residents and businesses for your patience during these major works
✅ We’re proud to invest in
#Bristol
’s infrastructure
🌉 Gaol Ferry Bridge is open after urgent repairs (and a paint job!)
🍫 The Chocolate Path is now too, just like Cumberland Road
👷 Thanks again to local residents and businesses for your patience during these major works
✅ We’re proud to invest in
#Bristol
’s infrastructure
🤯 Madness - we need more funding for building social housing
🏡 Really pleased to see that
@BristolCouncil
will next week bring forward further selective licensing scheme and a city-wide additional licensing scheme to continue to drive up standards in the private rented sector
New
@NEF
analysis shows that £70bn of public money will go to private landlords through housing benefit over the next 5 years - often for poor quality homes
That's six times the amount earmarked for building new affordable & social homes from 2021 to 2026
As a
@LabourBristol
administration we're cracking down on benefit discrimination against renters and I am proud to have led a debate on this at Full Council.
Thanks to
@ShelterBristol
and the
#fairrenting
for working with me to develop proposals.
Read more in
@TheBristolCable
Bristol City Council has pledged to crack down on benefit discrimination against renters, after a Labour motion brought by
@TomRenhard
gained cross-party support yesterday.
Plymouth Labour leader
@CouncillorTudor
reacts to an 'unprecedented' day in local politics which has seen the city's two Conservative MPs say the local Conservative councillors should give up running the council after the Conservative leader Cllr Bingley said he plans to resign
🌹 The difference Labour can make when in power
🏡 We have ambitious plans for over 3,000 more council homes in the next five years
🏗 This will come through mix of direct delivery, our council-owned housing company, partnerships & street acquisitions (inc. ex right-to-buy)
🏡 Your Labour Cabinet approved a £946million plan for over 3,000 more council homes in Bristol over the next five years.
🌹 Only
@LabourBristol
can be trusted to deliver the housing our city so desperately needs.
5 May's referendum isn’t about if you want a Mayor or not – it’s about if you want a system of endless committees, where you’ve lost your vote for who
#Bristol
’s leader is
Our city can’t afford to turn back the clock to being a place where nothing gets done
📢 We're declaring a rent crisis in Bristol.
🏘 Join us, along with
@ShelterBristol
and
@ACORN_Bristol
for a renter's summit where we will explore enforcement, rent controls and the powers we need to protect and support renters in
#Bristol
and beyond.
📢 Calling all renters! Help us tackle the rent crisis.
We have teamed up with
@ShelterBristol
&
@ACORN_Bristol
to host an event which will look at the possibility of introducing rent control in the city & discuss other issues facing renters.
👉 For more
🏠We can announce that the number of affordable homes built in Bristol has reached a 12-year record high 🏠
🏠We will continue to accelerate delivery as we work our way to meeting the target of 1000 affordable homes a year from 2024! 🏠
The number of affordable homes built in Bristol has reached a 12-year record high:
2018/19 – 260
2019/20 – 312
2020/21 – 400
2021/22 – 460 📈
On our way to meeting the target of 1000 affordable homes a year from 2024! 🏠
1/3
Delighted to see outline plans approved today for 140 new homes in Lockleaze with
@KeepmoatHomes
We'll now work closely with the local community on detailed plans:
🏘️ 140 homes
♻️Brownfield site
✅Plans for 50% affordable housing
🌱Net zero carbon homes
@marleybennett
Yeah those short term lets properties going for that need to be banned / rent controlled / have taxes massively upped on them to stop them coming forward and exploiting.
Massive issue in similar / different ways too further down coast in Cornwall / Devon.
@ACORN_Bristol
@LabourBristol
@Bristol247
have apologised for the misinformation in their original story - assume you will be correcting your social media too, like Bristol 24/7 have?
In a production error in the Bristol24/7 newsletter, a sub-head from yesterday remained on a story today about our deputy mayor. Thanks to everyone for pointing out the mistake & apologies to Craig Cheney whose departure is not long-awaited nor will be accompanied by a brass band
Like my colleagues, I am deeply concerned about the videos circulating that show excessive force being used against those protesting peacefully.
I have signed a statement on this and expect that these incidents are fully and independently investigated.
Great to be at the launch of the
#KerslakeReport2021
in London, outlining how we can work together to end rough sleeping. Thanks to
@StMungos
and Lord Bob Kerslake for driving this forwards, alongside fellow Advisory Board members who shaped work of commission.
@BristolCouncil
🌹 Huge congratulations to
@officialhenryp
and
@Sally_L_Bowman
on your selection as Labour's candidates in St George Central
🌟 I would like to pay tribute to
@nicolabeech
and
@BristolEaSteve
for 7 and 10 years of service respectively, both making impactful contributions
📣 Brilliant to be out today in Kingswood on the
#labourdoorstep
with a solid Bristol contingent
🌹 Lots of support for
@UKLabour
from people who are fed up with the current Tory shambles
🚂 Next stop, Portway!
👷 We’re busy building the first new railway station in
#Bristol
in almost a century – our last one was Parson Street way back in 1927
🚉 Portway station will open this summer, complementing the existing Park & Ride bus service
👉
Absolutely fantastic afternoon visiting
#KnowleWest
for one of first
@WeCanMakeHomes
and have a go at making a housing block at
@kwmcthefactory
. Got some work to do on my mallet action! Looking forward to visiting again.
Great to have
@TomRenhard
visit
#KnowleWest
today - visiting site for one of our first
@WeCanMakeHomes
homes and
@kwmcthefactory
getting happy with a mallet making housing blocks (coached by local resident Hannah on how to do it right 😉) BIG 🙏 for your support 😀
A huge endorsement of
@MarvinJRees
' leadership of the city to be endorsed by so many of the major Trade Unions.
Marvin will be a huge asset to
@UKLabour
and
#Bristol
North East
🌹 Pleased to be longlisted to be Labour’s candidate for
#Bristol
North East MP
🚩 Proud to continue to be backed by trade unions across the constituency, after working together as Mayor to roll out the Real Living Wage, and protect and create jobs
🔗