I wrote this about @Keir_Starmer on 7 July 2024, days after he won a phenomenal landslide. I remember the joy and light that flooded Twitter. Finally! A PM we could be proud of. A lot of us haven't forgotten that monumental achievement. #starmermuststay jennifer-stewart.com/2024/07…

Brilliant statesman @MarkJCarney is pulling together the middle powers so they can withstand Trump & Putin & defend Ukraine etc. @andyburnham & @JohnHealey_MP have snubbed him. They've got a better plan. Which isolates the UK. Un. Fucking. Believable. ft.com/content/1f7924c1-ab63…

What cameras can do...

2020, when @Keir_Starmer was running for Labour leadership. I'd never canvassed for anyone before, or done cold calls and I had a phobia about the phone, but I was inspired by him so I took the plunge. The first call I made, I burst into tears at the end and slumped onto the floor, "I can't do this". I felt so insignificant and useless. But I picked myself up and tried another one. And another. And, it became rewarding, talking to so many people, most of whom were enthusiastic about Keir. Eventually my name featured on the leaderboard at the bottom and then I got competitive.😀 I ended up at the top when they closed the campaigning down. Hah!💃 Being a part of Keir's campaign, helping him win in a tiny way, being a Labour member (as it was then), all made me feel like I belonged and had some value. I'm so grateful to Keir. 🙏

I used to live in Trehafod, and often drove to the Brecon Beacons to walk up Pen y Fan. These were en route.

Collage from a collection of photos I took.

I tell you what I'd enjoy. Since @Keir_Starmer has said he's done with politics, imagine if @RachelReeves ever challenged @andyburnham and won. She'd be the first woman Chancellor and the first female Labour PM.

Brutal indeed. @BarackObama mocks Hegseth and is pretty entertaining with it - then ends with a very authoritative "These are not serious people". Amen to that.

I hear there's tension between @andyburnham and @JohnHealey_MP. 😎

Reposting this as a reminder that these two good people are still in the world.

Yes, the Tories did vandalise the economy. Then @Keir_Starmer and @RachelReevesMP repaired the damage considerably - miraculously, some would say - in 2 short years. Then @andyburnham et al vandalised Number 10. @AngelaRayner and @UKLabour know it. So do we.

Polling expert Lord Hayward: @andyburnham “will have to show he can govern effectively”. What?? Such a hard-working, accomplished, competent, honest bloke, our Andy. The whole country should be on its knees thanking him. Oh wait. That was @Keir_Starmer. independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…

Perfect! And, what a great metaphor. 👏 @andyburnham muscled @Keir_Starmer out of Number 10 but Starmer did a fantastic job & retained his dignity. He's admired by international leaders, impressed by his integrity, statesmanship & intellectual heft. He's got everything going for him. Burnham is already struggling, and will always be the guy who betrayed GM voters & couldn't win Labour leadership or the premiership fairly so resorted to skullduggery.

Well said @LaindonFEMINIST

So many said @JoeBiden was senile in 2024. He wasn't then and he still isn't now. He's an American icon. I expect his book will be a great read. 💙