Cllr Labina Basit
@labina.bsky.social
Cllr Basit | Belmore London| School Governor | Mum | Local govt Councillor | Labourmuslims leadership programme
Thank you @alimiraj.bsky.social on @news.sky.com for talking sense regarding the links between the latest horrendous news and partition, contrary to the academic speaking about India who was ... waffling.
May 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Thank you @alimiraj.bsky.social on @news.sky.com for talking sense regarding the links between the latest horrendous news and partition, contrary to the academic speaking about India who was ... waffling.
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A Greenwich councillor has resigned from the Labour Party, saying that she “cannot look residents in the eye” following the government’s cuts to benefits.
“I refuse to support a party that balances the books on the backs of the poor," Majella Anning said.
“I refuse to support a party that balances the books on the backs of the poor," Majella Anning said.
Greenwich Labour councillor quits party over government's benefit cuts - The Greenwich Wire
A Greenwich councillor has resigned from the Labour Party, saying that she “cannot look residents in the eye” following the government’s cuts to social security benefits. Majella Anning, who was…
greenwichwire.co.uk
March 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A Greenwich councillor has resigned from the Labour Party, saying that she “cannot look residents in the eye” following the government’s cuts to benefits.
“I refuse to support a party that balances the books on the backs of the poor," Majella Anning said.
“I refuse to support a party that balances the books on the backs of the poor," Majella Anning said.
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"After nearly five hours, he and his wife were released. They are now pursuing legal action.
"It's not about the immigrants," his sister, told NBC10 Boston. "It's coming to us Americans, and it's going to go after all of us."
www.nbcboston.com/news/politic...
"It's not about the immigrants," his sister, told NBC10 Boston. "It's coming to us Americans, and it's going to go after all of us."
www.nbcboston.com/news/politic...
‘Treated like a criminal': US citizen says he was detained returning from Canada
Bachir Atallah, a real estate attorney from New Hampshire, says he and his wife, Jessica Fakhri, were stopped crossing from Canada into Vermont
www.nbcboston.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"After nearly five hours, he and his wife were released. They are now pursuing legal action.
"It's not about the immigrants," his sister, told NBC10 Boston. "It's coming to us Americans, and it's going to go after all of us."
www.nbcboston.com/news/politic...
"It's not about the immigrants," his sister, told NBC10 Boston. "It's coming to us Americans, and it's going to go after all of us."
www.nbcboston.com/news/politic...
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The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds
April 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds
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Child poverty reached almost 4.5m last year, highest level for more than 20 years, figures show - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
March 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Child poverty reached almost 4.5m last year, highest level for more than 20 years, figures show - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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The new norm
Free speech, not so free any more in the US
Free speech, not so free any more in the US
March 20, 2025 at 6:50 AM
The new norm
Free speech, not so free any more in the US
Free speech, not so free any more in the US
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ter 41 years I have resigned as leader of Dudley Labour Group...and the Labour Party.
I cannot be true to my principles and condemn the Tory cuts to the most vulnerable and not condemn the Government.
People before Party...Principle before Power!
Please Share
I cannot be true to my principles and condemn the Tory cuts to the most vulnerable and not condemn the Government.
People before Party...Principle before Power!
Please Share
March 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
ter 41 years I have resigned as leader of Dudley Labour Group...and the Labour Party.
I cannot be true to my principles and condemn the Tory cuts to the most vulnerable and not condemn the Government.
People before Party...Principle before Power!
Please Share
I cannot be true to my principles and condemn the Tory cuts to the most vulnerable and not condemn the Government.
People before Party...Principle before Power!
Please Share
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Did it yesterday.
I'm a lifelong Labour voter. I've campaigned for them. I've walked the streets & knocked on doors for them.
But if they vote this travesty through I will put all of my energy & campaigning experience into ensuring my local labour MP isn't re-elected.
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I'm a lifelong Labour voter. I've campaigned for them. I've walked the streets & knocked on doors for them.
But if they vote this travesty through I will put all of my energy & campaigning experience into ensuring my local labour MP isn't re-elected.
bsky.app/profile/jaso...
Time to email your local MP and let them know just how you feel about targeting the poor, the sick & the disabled.
Let them know they'll lose your vote FOREVER if this goes through.
You can find their email address here:
members.parliament.uk/members/Comm...
Let them know they'll lose your vote FOREVER if this goes through.
You can find their email address here:
members.parliament.uk/members/Comm...
March 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Did it yesterday.
I'm a lifelong Labour voter. I've campaigned for them. I've walked the streets & knocked on doors for them.
But if they vote this travesty through I will put all of my energy & campaigning experience into ensuring my local labour MP isn't re-elected.
bsky.app/profile/jaso...
I'm a lifelong Labour voter. I've campaigned for them. I've walked the streets & knocked on doors for them.
But if they vote this travesty through I will put all of my energy & campaigning experience into ensuring my local labour MP isn't re-elected.
bsky.app/profile/jaso...
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60% of Brits told researchers the Government is ‘doing badly’ on reducing the number of people experiencing poverty.
This comes as the Government announces more than £5 BILLION in cuts to social security payments for disabled people, which will push even more people to the doors of food banks.
This comes as the Government announces more than £5 BILLION in cuts to social security payments for disabled people, which will push even more people to the doors of food banks.
March 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
60% of Brits told researchers the Government is ‘doing badly’ on reducing the number of people experiencing poverty.
This comes as the Government announces more than £5 BILLION in cuts to social security payments for disabled people, which will push even more people to the doors of food banks.
This comes as the Government announces more than £5 BILLION in cuts to social security payments for disabled people, which will push even more people to the doors of food banks.
Israel's settlement policy is a war crime, says UN.
UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese warned that a mass ethnic cleansing campaign is underway.
UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese warned that a mass ethnic cleansing campaign is underway.
March 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Israel's settlement policy is a war crime, says UN.
UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese warned that a mass ethnic cleansing campaign is underway.
UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese warned that a mass ethnic cleansing campaign is underway.
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Labour MP Imran Hussain says the "most severely disabled people in my constituency and millions across the UK have watched in disbelief as politicians debate cuts to the support that enables their very survival, leaving many at breaking point"
March 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Labour MP Imran Hussain says the "most severely disabled people in my constituency and millions across the UK have watched in disbelief as politicians debate cuts to the support that enables their very survival, leaving many at breaking point"
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"I really worry about the child poverty numbers that these measures could impact on" Labour MP Chris Webb tells DWP Secretary Liz Kendall
March 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"I really worry about the child poverty numbers that these measures could impact on" Labour MP Chris Webb tells DWP Secretary Liz Kendall
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March 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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John Mcdonnell connects a decade of Tory austerity that destroyed services (particularly in relation to families and young people) with the rise in the number of people with mental health conditions. Spot on!
March 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
John Mcdonnell connects a decade of Tory austerity that destroyed services (particularly in relation to families and young people) with the rise in the number of people with mental health conditions. Spot on!
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Benefits cuts now? What’s the point of a Labour MP who votes for something so cruel, tin-eared and short-sighted? | John McDonnell
Benefits cuts now? What’s the point of a Labour MP who votes for something so cruel, tin-eared and short-sighted? | John McDonnell
Treating disabled and sick people callously flies in the face of all the party stands for – the government must rethink its plans, writes the MP John McDonnell
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Benefits cuts now? What’s the point of a Labour MP who votes for something so cruel, tin-eared and short-sighted? | John McDonnell
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Labour MP John McDonnell says that the Government's cuts to disability benefits will cause "immense suffering" and "loss of life".
March 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Labour MP John McDonnell says that the Government's cuts to disability benefits will cause "immense suffering" and "loss of life".
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Yet another former Labour Councillor has followed their conscience and joined the @greenparty.org.uk
Welcome @tamhauyu.bsky.social
Welcome @tamhauyu.bsky.social
🎉 A huge welcome to our new councillor for @greenparty.org.uk in Lewisham.
🙌🏼 A proud champion for migrants, a clear and effective voice against austerity and a voice of solidarity with Palestine.
💚 Welcome @tamhauyu.bsky.social!
🙌🏼 A proud champion for migrants, a clear and effective voice against austerity and a voice of solidarity with Palestine.
💚 Welcome @tamhauyu.bsky.social!
March 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Yet another former Labour Councillor has followed their conscience and joined the @greenparty.org.uk
Welcome @tamhauyu.bsky.social
Welcome @tamhauyu.bsky.social
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Something to think about
March 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Something to think about
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🇬🇧WATCH: “And JD Vance stands up in Munich and claims OUR freedom of speech is somehow under threat.”
@mrjamesob.bsky.social calls out Vance’s hypocrisy as Dean @jelani1906 Cobb warns journalism students if they post about Palestine the government may come for them. Dark days.🇺🇸
@mrjamesob.bsky.social calls out Vance’s hypocrisy as Dean @jelani1906 Cobb warns journalism students if they post about Palestine the government may come for them. Dark days.🇺🇸
March 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🇬🇧WATCH: “And JD Vance stands up in Munich and claims OUR freedom of speech is somehow under threat.”
@mrjamesob.bsky.social calls out Vance’s hypocrisy as Dean @jelani1906 Cobb warns journalism students if they post about Palestine the government may come for them. Dark days.🇺🇸
@mrjamesob.bsky.social calls out Vance’s hypocrisy as Dean @jelani1906 Cobb warns journalism students if they post about Palestine the government may come for them. Dark days.🇺🇸
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This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
March 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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Get. Him. Out. Of. Our. Government.
February 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Get. Him. Out. Of. Our. Government.
This is tragic - and starkly highlights the effect of delays to special educational needs plans and delays with CAMHS - 'chronic underfunding over 15 years alongside pressures on mental health services' which impact the recruiting of enough psychiatrists.
The life and death of Jen Bridges-Chalkley: why did a 17-year-old die waiting for NHS therapy?
The life and death of Jen Bridges-Chalkley: why did a 17-year-old die waiting for NHS therapy?
Jen killed herself after enduring a long wait for the necessary mental health support. Why were so many opportunities missed to save her?
When Sharren Bridges talks about her daughter’s last summer, in 2021, she chokes up and has to pause. In some ways,…
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
This is tragic - and starkly highlights the effect of delays to special educational needs plans and delays with CAMHS - 'chronic underfunding over 15 years alongside pressures on mental health services' which impact the recruiting of enough psychiatrists.
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NEW: The Labour Government has been accused of 'standing in the way' of international law after a former Foreign Office official made a series of bombshell allegations about behind-the-scenes manipulation around weapons exports to Israel
www.thenational.scot/news/2492392...
www.thenational.scot/news/2492392...
UK ministers 'standing in way of international law' after Israel arms whistleblower
THE Labour Government has been accused of “standing in the way” of international law after a former Foreign Office official made a series of…
www.thenational.scot
February 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
NEW: The Labour Government has been accused of 'standing in the way' of international law after a former Foreign Office official made a series of bombshell allegations about behind-the-scenes manipulation around weapons exports to Israel
www.thenational.scot/news/2492392...
www.thenational.scot/news/2492392...
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"We've just had news that Ontario, which is the biggest province in Canada, has banned US firms from govt contracts, & have dumped a deal they had with Starlink"
February 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"We've just had news that Ontario, which is the biggest province in Canada, has banned US firms from govt contracts, & have dumped a deal they had with Starlink"