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We Deserve Better
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We Deserve Better than a race to the bottom by Labour & the Tories. Join our alternative - the politics of hope: https://wedeservebetter.uk
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Delighted to meet with the inspirational @zackpolanski.bsky.social at Green Party Conference!

With Zack's leadership, a new Green Left is rising ✊
Image of We Deserve Better chair with Zack Polanski, holding an 'I'm backing We Deserve Better' placard at Green Party conference
October 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Great to get support from @mothinali.bsky.social after his first speech as deputy leader of the Greens!

Mothin has been a shining example of the anti-racist organisation we need to beat back the far-right ✊🏼✊🏾
Image of Green Party deputy leader Mothin Ali holding a We Deserve Better sign with We Deserve Better committee members Amna Abdullatif and Hilary Scha
October 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Huge congratulations to @zackpolanski.bsky.social on his election as the Leader of the Green Party!

Zack's energetic campaign has already inspired hundreds of thousands with his bold vision of tackling inequality.

We look forward to working with Zack to build a strong & united Left 💪
We Deserve Better graphic with logo header: Text: "Enormous congratulations to Zack on his election as Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales! Commiserations to Ellie and Adrian on a hard-fought campaign. Through his powerful campaign, Zack has already inspired hundreds of thousands up and down country. His bold vision of fighting inequality and his principled defence of migrant and minority rights against the rising far-right tide show the way forward. Only by working together can we build an economy working for people and planet, not profit. We are heartened by Zack's support for unity on the left, and his embrace of all those willing to fight Reform and offer a clear alternative to this rotten Labour government. We look forward to working with Zack and the newly-elected Green executive to build this strong and united Left and turn the tide of British politics."
September 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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📢 Our Statement: the Left Must Unite 📢

If the new Left Party, Independents and the Greens work together, we can turn the tide of British politics - and win.

We will now campaign tirelessly for an electoral pact. United we stand, divided we fall.
July 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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If the Left unites, we can unseat Keir Starmer.

Graph: @leftiestats.bsky.social
Stats for lefties graph showing estimates vote shares in Starmer's constituency, based on May 2025 average polls. Independent + Green total exceeds Starmer's.
June 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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New statement from the Independent Group 👇

Independent MPs are standing up for Palestine ✊
May 25, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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This former Labour councillor is backing the Greens 🟢

Many such cases!
Statement supporting the Greens by Sonia Winifred, former Labour councillor and cabinet member in Lambeth
May 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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NEW: YouGov shows the @greenparty.org.uk's Mary Page ahead in the West of England mayoral race. Let's do it! 🚀
Graphic showing the Green party's Mary Page ahead in YouGov poll for next week's West of England mayoralty election
April 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Meme mocking Labour's lack of economic ambition compared to the party in 1945
April 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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💥 NEW: a bombshell poll has Independents winning TWENTY seats at the next election, including @leannemohamad.bsky.social beating Wes Streeting in Ilford North! Let's make it happen 💪

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Graph from @Leftiestats showing projection by JL Partners' POLARIS model of Ilford North at next election. The Independent candidate (Leanne Mohamad) is at 41%, gaining the seat from Labour (Wes Streeting) on 19%.
April 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Benefits for me but not for thee
Headline: Fuel Minister Liz Kendall, who axed £300 payment to pensioners, lives in £4million Notting Hill home with her banker partner - and their heating bill is paid by YOU By GLEN OWEN and MARK HOOKHAM 22:07 30 Nov 2024, updated 23:24 02 Dec 2024
March 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Principal Skinner meme mocking Streeting for blaming overdiagnosis rather than low pay, poverty, insecure work & debt
March 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Labour when you ask them to tax the rich
Image of Mark Corrigan from Peep Show with caption 'HEY, IS THAT A DISABLED PERSON'
March 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Keir Starmer be like
Drake meme mocking Labour's corporate freebies amid benefit cuts
March 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Austerity isn't inevitable. Another path is possible.

@lutfurrahman.bsky.social
Post from Lutfur Rahman, Mayor Tower Hamlets: "I'm incredibly proud of our new Budget's groundbreaking policies to provide more support with the cost of living than any other council in the country including free school meals and uniforms, Meals on Wheels, free homecare, university grants and bursaries, winter fuel payments to name just a few. We're investing an unprecedented £184 million from 2022-2028 while ensuring our council tax rate remains the 6th lowest in London and freezing council tax for households with incomes up to £50,350 and ensuring lowest income households pay no council tax at all"
March 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Northern Gaza thanks @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social ✊️🇵🇸
Image of Palestinian man in Gaza with wall behind, with message of thanks to Jeremy Corbyn for his support.
February 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Reform are a party of billionaire-backed climate deniers.
News update: Reform UK’s Richard Tice says it’s ‘absolute garbage’ to say human activities are the main cause of climate change
February 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Labour are keeping Zarah Sultana, Apsana Begum & John McDonnell suspended.

Keir Starmer is happy to welcome sexual abusers & slum landlords in his ranks, but not Muslim women outspoken about poverty & Israel's genocide.
A party source had said Burgon, McDonnell and Sultana were seen as agitators after their suspensions since they had broken their agreement to vote with the government. They had also criticised Labour policy including on arms exports to Israel and scrapping the winter fuel allowance.
February 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Without compensation.
Hand smashing button with 'NATIONALISE' on it
January 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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There we have it.

If you don't like Israeli war crimes, starving kids or freezing pensioners, you're not welcome in Starmer's party.

Good. Labour are the past, not the future.
A party source said that Burgon, McDonnell and Sultana were seen as agitators since they had broken their agreement to vote with the government and had also criticised policy including on arms exports to Israel and scrapping the winter fuel allowance.
January 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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This would be an act of climate vandalism.
Journalist post: SCOOP: Rachel Reeves is preparing to publicly support a third runway at Heathrow in her growth speech this month. Government is set to approve controversial expansions to Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton as part of its growth push.
January 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Tower Hamlets council have:
- rolled out free school meals for all
- restored the winter fuel payment after Labour cut it
- provided school uniform subsidies for poorer families

Don't let Labour tell you otherwise - a better, fairer future is possible 🌱
Headline: The Times names Tower Hamlets one of best places to live 2025
January 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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January 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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NEW @leftiestats.bsky.social prediction:

Wes Streeting out, British-Palestinian @leannemohamad.bsky.social in 😎

Let's make it happen 💪
Graph from Stats for Lefties, showing prediction of Leanne Mohamad beating Wes Streeting at the next election, based on an average of December polls
December 16, 2024 at 9:49 PM
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Labour cut the Winter Fuel payment.

In east London, Lutfur Rahman's council is restoring it.

This is what government for the many looks like.
Standard headline: 1,500 London pensioners given Winter Fuel Payment to replace Government cut Tower Hamlets steps in to pay pensioners Winter Fuel Allowance after Government cut
December 9, 2024 at 1:23 PM