Today I put Basingstoke hospitality & retail businesses' questions and concerns to the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury

You don’t fix a fossil fuel crisis by doubling down on fossil fuels. I'm proud the Gov is breaking the link between gas & electricity prices and speeding up clean power at home... that’s how you deliver energy security & stable bills.

Protecting my constituents’ living standards means tackling the cost of living head on and taking the right decisions to keep the economy stable.

Today in the Treasury Select Committee I asked the Chancellor how the Government is preparing to protect households and businesses from potential energy bill shocks caused by instability in global markets.

Quick update on what I’ve been up to this week…

Officers in Basingstoke can earn £1,000 more just by moving to neighbouring forces like Surrey or Thames Valley. That pay gap makes it harder to keep experienced local officers and hurts community policing.

Thank you to everyone who came to talk to me and my team on Saturday. If I didn't get the chance to catch up with you over a cuppa or on the door this weekend - please sign up for one of my future afternoons at the following link www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/coffee-an... 😊

Yesterday in the Treasury Committee I asked Ruth Curtice the CEO of @resolutionfoundation.org her assessment of the cost of living & living standards measures announced by the Chancellor last week

Cutting the cost of living and raising living standards in Basingstoke. Rail fares frozen, £150 off energy bills, ground rents capped. Change promised, change delivered. @torstenbell.bsky.social

Really proud to be a part of the scheme Chris and Peter set up the scheme following the Centre for Social Justice’s report "The Lost Boys" detailing the crisis of identity, belonging, and aspiration among young boys and men in our country Read about the scheme👇️ buff.ly/uEqQKs9

The 5th Assault Brigade destroyed 9 Shaheds using interceptor STING 🔥 “For the enemy, this is a tool of terror. For our warriors, it is a target that must be detected and destroyed,” wrote the soldiers of the 5th Assault Brigade on their page. 1/2

Under Al Green, Harris County secured $750M for flood control, public safety, and housing. Our neighborhoods feel the impact. Al Green delivers where it matters most: right here at home. Early Voting: May 18–22 Election Day: May 26 #ThePeoplesCongressman

Yesterday, @normornstein.bsky.social and @djrothkopf.bsky.social dove into the administration's criminality as we head into Memorial Day weekend. Listen here! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i... youtu.be/pWgHME7YPII

Kava: The Relaxing Root - Better Than Alcohol?

In #Haiti, hope is rising through entrepreneurship. From beekeeping and breadmaking to sugar cane juice and sorghum farming, Haitians are building businesses that uplift their families and communities. “A Stronger Haiti” is a 5-year project, reaching more than 17,000 families.

Nadia found these incredible Star Wars baseball jerseys at Star Trader in Disneyland. Both feature the number 77 on the back to honor the year it all began. The orange Rebel Alliance top has a pilot helmet and X-wing embroidery. The black Imperial jersey features a Stormtrooper and Vader’s TIE.

This is one of the creepiest stories that I’ve come across in a long time… Here’s the story of the New England Highland Fox! #fox #wildlife #animal #ai #hallucination #nature #biology #science #stem

Out now! IN DANGER’S HOUR is the second book in the Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventure series: action-packed, authentic historical fiction following twins fighting with the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy in #ww2. Available now in paperback or Kindle: getbook.at/InDangersHour

RP • @nathancjun They’re slowly starting to realize what’s happening.

For the first time, we have something we agree with Peter Thiel about. We were shocked too. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Scientists are raising funds on ResearchHub to test whether the Wim Hof Method is safe and potentially beneficial for cancer patients. So, we interviewed @Iceman_Hof himself. We asked him about breathwork, cold exposure, and what science still hasn't explained about his method.

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I’ve always been able to stand firmly in my values while also working across the aisle to deliver results. Oklahoma has the highest number of wrongful convictions in the country. For years, the compensation they received from the state was nowhere near enough.

Get well soon, Lassie AJ & Lulu are streaming on #youtubegaming & #twitch every Thursday at 7pm PST! #streamer #gaymer #queer #youtube #indiegaming #lgbt #anime #pokemon #retro #pixelgames #rpgmaker #pokopia #cozygaming #cozygames #retrogaming #pokemonecho #fangame

Stormz Ov Kreation Extraz 003 ☄️ astrohq.boards.net/thread/23/st... Featured: Jeff Hanneman Slayer Stage GIF [Article 1] #Metal #Rock #Rap #Sports #Entertainment \m/

The Ceddanne Rafaela near robbery.

What's the matter? I swear I'm harmless ~ #Live2D #Vtuber

It’s giving Pride weekend energy and we’re here for it! 🌈🎉 ‌ Stop by our booth at the St. Pete Pride Street Fair tomorrow to: ✔️ Get tested for HIV, Hep C, Syphilis, and pregnancy ✔️ Secure PrEP onsite, walk away with it in hand 💊 ✔️ Chat with our onsite provider 📍Come celebrate with us!

Do not watch this if you have anxiety! Spoiler- she survived!

I Don't Think You Fully Understand ! ' They Are The Heros ' #palestine #gaza #canada #news #trending

Women Empowering Women #health #fitness

💥 The #UnitedNations has ADDED #ISRAËL to its BLACKLIST of perpetrators of SEXUAL VIOLENCE in conflict zones. #Israël’s #UNambassador #DannyDanon CONFIRMED the move, calling it a “blood libel” ⁉️

This White House is a National joke to the entire world.

On this date in 1986, Bill Walton receives the NBA Sixth Man Award and then the ‘86 Celtics, the greatest basketball team who ever played basketball, promptly spanked the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 2 of the ECF.

YOONGI DOING BIG KITTY STRETCHES TO HOOLIGAN AND STILL BEING ON BEAT 😭

What was Kimberly’s reaction when she found out the Trump Shrub was getting remarried?

#trump #coastguard #explore #fyp #BreakingNewsUSA Full story: https://jqjo.com/article/nuiyu6yi

In Nederland, maar ook op Curaçao zal het stil zijn op straat. Met redacties in beide landen draait @vinl.bsky.social tijdens het WK dag en nacht door. Voor elk land uitgebreid aandacht!

This week‘s Recap with Rick: new addiction recovery services in Sedro-Woolley and fighting to pay TSA agents while we reform ICE.

The authoritarian, violent, and anti-science actions of the Trump admin over the past week show clear contempt for democracy and the public good, endangering people in the US and around the world. Congress must uphold its constitutional responsibility and hold the administration accountable.

Josef Pazderka 𝕏🔁 @novostidnua@twitter.com: 100 тисяч дітей стануть солдатами Кремля В окупованій Луганській області Росія вже не просто переписує історію. Вона переписує дитинство. Понад 100 тисяч дітей і підлітків залучёні до російських воєнізованих і пропагандистських організацій.

Speech from today: "Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer, the United States and Britain, have abandoned the Kurdish people to a new jihadist regime in Damascus. What is happening today in Rojava is not peace, not stability, and not democracy - it is betrayal." #Kurdistan

Yesterday, we brought together 60+ public health & planning leaders for our shaping healthy places event. Chaired by Darrell Gale, Chair of ADPH’s Healthy Places Project Advisory Board & DPH @eastsussexcc.bsky.social, we explored strategies & partnerships leading healthy placemaking nationwide. 👏

🔔⛓️🦅🆓🏙️🚸 #PhiladelphiaHistory #CradleOfLiberty #HistoricalMonuments #NeverForget #AmericanHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #FamilyHistory #JusticeForAll #PhiladelphiaHistory #history #AfricanAmericanHistory #CradleOfLiberty #Slavery #silenceisacceptance #knowledgeispower #healing #HistoricalMonuments

@mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social: Our kids deserve a future better than the reality we’re living in today. This campaign is about laying the groundwork for the next generation to have a better life than we did.

The current Senate? Refuse to capitulate to the current President? #velshi #psakibriefing

Lisez-le vite avant qu'il n'hiberne 🐻 #librairie #albumjeunesse #livrejeunesse #litteraturejeunesse #illustration #edition #jeunesse #bibliotheque #mediatheque #ecole #enfant #livrepourenfants #ours #childrensbook #bookstore #bookshop #bear #publishing

Klan Mom Marjorie Taylor Greene has strong words for @rweingarten.bsky.social the President of the American Federation of Teachers, a #LGBTQ parent and wife of Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum

Released On This Day (5/31/1994): Beastie Boys’ Ill Communication #releasedonthisday #beastieboys #illcommunication #sabotage #hiphop #alternative #rap #classicrap #classichiphop #oldschoolrap #oldschoolhiphop #punk #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #music

The General Assembly is busy debating congressional maps and playing political games. Meanwhile, 52 miles of pipeline are about to cut straight thru Marion, Hendricks, Boone, and Hamilton counties. Trees gone. Yards dug up. Eminent domain on the table. And almost nobody is talking about it. I am.

Uniter If I was a California Democrat, I’d vote for the top polling candidate who happens to be @xavierbecerra.bsky.social Otherwise, how’d I look myself in the June 3rd morning mirror if Republicans squeaked out top 2 spots? 🎥 @nytimes.com #ResistanceUnited #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory

Sorry my online shop is not available BUT I' working on it 🔥 #pennywise #horrortattoo #stickers #horror #spooky

In an interview in 1977, Steven Spielberg said: "I wouldn't put it past this government that a cosmic Watergate has been underway for 25 years." Source: HighlyStrange

With modern technology, the elderly and disabled can do a lot to take care of their own day-to-day needs. Architecture also helps. Elderly people on upper floor balconies can watch grandchildren playing in protected courtyards of courtyard buildings. Some nurses assist or design clinical trials.

URGENTE: Sucatinha nerfado!!! 😂 #arcraiders #arcraidersgame

Qué escena tan impactante: una avioneta estrellada en medio de la calzada, con daños visibles. La gente que presenció la caída estaba estupefacta.

Putin says the recent Oreshnik strike was not actually a combat use of the missile. They simply wanted to see how the missile behaves and collect data for future strikes, including on urban areas.

Faith may start small—like a mustard seed—but it was never meant to stay that way. God grows what you plant in Him. #FaithTok #ChristianLiving #GodGoesBeforeMe #LoveLikeJesus #TrustGod #PeaceInChrist #ParableBreakdown #christianfyp #fyp

ABS overturned in #Pirates at #Astros (Top 6). Christian Vázquez challenged the ball call on Bryan King's pitch to Henry Davis. Ball -> Called Strike. HP: Chris Guccione | Upheld 48.1% (37/77). Later: Henry Davis strikes out swinging.

#wembanyama #spurs #explore #fyp #BreakingNewsUSA Full story: https://jqjo.com/article/da75vyq6