Craig Timmins

Two weeks ago today, I admitted that politics has not been working for you and that we all need to raise our game. I meant it. So here's just some of what we've announced in the first fortnight: ✅ New national drive to end rough sleeping ✅ Tax cut on energy bills ✅ £2 cap on bus fares in England ✅ Record numbers of NCA officers deployed to tackle gangs behind small boat crossings ✅ 20% cut in business rates for thousands of pubs, clubs, and music venues ✅ Number 10 North, driving power out of Westminster and into every postcode across the country ✅ 14-year-olds will have early access to technical education, skills training and connections with employers ✅ Plan to fix our broken social care system ✅ Investment in our nuclear deterrent, supporting 22,000 apprenticeships ✅ Local mayors will get a share of income tax This is just the start. I know a fortnight does not fix a country. But I said I would do things differently, and I am.

Let me say this very directly. Football does not belong to investors. It belongs to the people who fill the stands and who stand on the touchline week in, week out, rain or shine. The World Cup is not a product. It is the greatest competition in world sport, and it was never anyone's to sell. Dress the deal up however you like. Once you have sold a piece of it, you have sold out. Football belongs to the fans. It always has, and it always will.

It most certainly is, Ed. Let’s work together to find some common ground.

Pubs deserve our backing. I’m not sure some of @JohnHealey_MP's choices here do though... Our 20% cut in business rates will benefit thousands of pubs, clubs and music venues across the country.

Let’s bring back hope.