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4 Jul, 5 tweets, 2 min read
As we recover from the pandemic, we must futureproof our economy and get it firing on all cylinders.

Today, Labour launches how we would start that: by making, buying & selling more in Britain, and building the skills and jobs of the future. Thread.
theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
There are three parts to this plan.

The first is to give more public contracts to British companies, big & small.

We'll do this with stretch environmental and social clauses in contracts, to spend & make more in Britain, while also raising standards as a global trading nation.
Second, we will bring the industries of the future to Britain, by reshoring more jobs here.

From green jobs in offshore wind, to fin tech, media and film, we must grow our modern industries for a long-term economy that provides good jobs and thrives.
Thirdly, we'd work with businesses & trade unions to build on the government’s trade deal with the EU.

From helping musicians to tour, to reducing red tape and supporting professional services - we should be building on the deal to make it work in our national interest.
We must create a more secure & resilient economy – so our high streets can thrive and so everyone can get a wage they can raise a family on.

It won't happen overnight, but Labour is determined to build that better future. More today on #Marr and #Ridge.
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…

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12 May
The recovery from the pandemic represents a crucial moment for Britain.

This really is not the time for papering over the cracks.

Instead, we must match the scale of the moment and the challenges facing our people and our planet.

A thread on the Queen's Speech.
Too many wages have stalled, household debt is rising, and too many are struggling.

Those with the jobs that keep our economy running and our public services going are overlooked and undervalued.

The Government has done nothing for them and nor does this Queen’s Speech.
The challenges and opportunities facing our country are great, yet what the Government is putting forward is small.

After just 24 hours we can see how thin this Queen's Speech is.
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23 Apr
'Unethical, foolish, and possibly illegal.'

Not my words, but the PM's former Chief Adviser describing Johnson's approach to the luxury refurb of the Downing Street flat.

The government's statement today covers up more than it reveals. We must know who knew what, when. Thread.
Last month Sarah Owen asked 24 questions following extraordinary reports of this luxury refurb.

The government have answered about one and a half of them.

We still have no idea who originally paid for the refurb, when, why & how much it's cost to date.

Over the last year, government has been repeatedly evasive about who paid for the refurb. What have they been hiding & why?

Given what we know a text from a friend of the Prime Minister can get from this government, how far could a discreet donation for a luxury refurb get you?
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16 Apr
This is the week Tory sleaze caught up with this government. A thread.
After 40 days of silence, we started the week with a cynically timed and shabby statement from David Cameron.

This raised far more questions on his lobbying of the current Conservative govt, motivated by the prospect of a £multimillion personal payout.

mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
By Monday afternoon, Boris Johnson was starting to feel the heat as more lines from Cameron and Greensill lobbying and sleaze were drawn to ministers in his government.

So he announced a review - one that looked very much like a cover up.

labourlist.org/2021/04/reeves…
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28 Mar
Over the last year, we've seen a growing catalogue of Tory cronyism and waste.

With jobs in the balance and huge sums of taxpayer money spent, today’s @thesundaytimes investigation on Greensill underlines again why this must stop.

Here’s what's unfolded this week - a thread.⬇️
The more we scratch under the surface of Greensill, the more worrying it becomes.

We need a thorough investigation into how Cameron lobbied for Greensill, and what role government played in such a hugely irresponsible company getting so much access.
theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
Then there’s the luxury refurb of the Prime Minister’s flats at No.10 Downing Street, where questions continue to amass but answers seem in short supply.

@SarahOwen_ wrote to the Cabinet Secretary with some of the questions this week - the list is long.
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25 Feb
The news about Serco today will outrage taxpayers.

Its their money - meant to fund a contact tracing system which has never been up to scratch - that is now instead being paid to Serco shareholders via dividends. 1/6
ft.com/content/0dca97…
This is also the company, who said in a leaked letter, that Covid was an opportunity for them to cement themselves into our NHS supply chain. 2/6
theguardian.com/society/2020/j…
This whole saga is typical of this government’s appalling waste during the pandemic.

They should have done with contract tracing as was with the vaccine - placed it in the hands of our NHS and local communities, instead of using it to hand huge profits to Serco. 3/6
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16 Feb
What exactly happened with Public First yesterday, and revelations that both Dominic Cummings and Michael Gove were linked to a lucrative Covid contract awarded to them?

Discovering the truth of that has been months in the making. THREAD 🧵
In March, Public First won a contract for £840,000 - they ended up being paid around £500,000 - without tender or a written contract.

Both Gove & Cummings said they had nothing to do with the award, despite links with heads of Public First, including work on 2019 Tory Manifesto.
Then in May (around a month after Cummings made his infamous Barnard Castle trip), the contract was retrospectively awarded.

This is one of the troubling practices the National Audit Office highlighted in their report into pandemic procurement at the hands of this government.
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