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What has Guy Opperman been up to today?
Guy Opperman is MP for Hexham and a member of the Conservative party.
Guy Opperman has 22971 followers on Twitter.
Born today!
Baby Marina - a 7 pound beautiful girl. Mum and babe doing fine π
Thread π§΅ on the Labour reduction in #WinterFuelPayments.
I was the Minister in charge of this policy at DWP from 2017-2022. Labour are making a big mistake 1/
Thank you π
to the Northumberland community of #Hexham for the opportunity you gave me.
A thread on Democracy, family and fellowshipβ¬οΈπ§΅
Serving in the @HouseofCommons as the Hexham MP for 14 years has been the honour of my life. 1/
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4 years ago we lost the twin boys β¦ never forgotten β¦ but these 3 doing very well now #onwards
Sadly, just over a week ago we lost our twin boys
Teddy came and went from this world quickly and quietly. He passed peacefully. Our younger twin, Rafe, was not born until Tuesday 23, but died later that day in NeoNatal ICU.
Baby loss, and coping with grief, is very hard 1/
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Took Kitto to meet the brothers he sadly never knew. Grief fades in the end. These 2 have kept us going #onwards
Leaving the DWP.
Have done nearly 8 years as Whip, Pensions Minister and Employment Minister under 4 PMs. A real honour to have served.
Moving to another department, but just finished packing up and thanking my wonderful private office team.
#Onwards π
I voted to accept the Privileges Committee Report this evening.
I have read the report in full. It is not acceptable to mislead the House of Commons, whoever the person, whatever the surrounding circumstances. The @HouseofCommons is more important than all of us.
A very moving day.
The headstone and the new bench overlooking the twins grave all in place.
We spent some time chatting to the boys π
#neverforgetbutonwards
Delighted to be appointed by HM The King as Minister of State at DWP in the PMβs new Government @RishiSunak
Lots of work to do and I look forward to working with the new Secretary of State @MelJStride
I remain of the view that @RishiSunak is the right person to be our Prime Minister.
He is a serious person for serious times.
He was right about the economy during the summer: we need his leadership to get us back on track.
How it How it
started Finished
6 fringes, multiple speeches, meetings and more β¦ with a small one! Thank you #Birmingham #CPC22 #onwards
How it How itβs
started Going
No longer a Minister. It is CBB for me β¬οΈ:
Constituency
Backbenches
Baby
#onwards π
6 weeks old! On the morning shift with the bairn π
Life turned upside down.
Feeling blessed π
Welcoming Christopher Coleman Opperman, who has been called Kitto for many months, to this wonderful world.
Know that you will always be loved little man.
Found!!!
Reunited with #Zola thanks to chipping, and Alex who picked her up late last night.
Thank you to everyone who helped particularly @silvesterldn
#DogsOnTwitter
I am supporting @RishiSunak to be our party leader and the next Prime Minister.
#Ready4Rishi
http://ready4rishi.com
Proud to be part of @Conservatives Party with
- 2 female PM β
- 1st Jewish PM β
- 3 Asian Chancellors in a row β
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- Asian Home Sec β
- 1st trans MP
And on it goes.
But sadly @HouseofCommons friends like Saj, Rishi, Priti, Nadhim will face this idiocy a lot β¬οΈ I fear.
It has been a honour, and a great responsibility, to serve as a minister, but we need leadership change, and I have resigned. I will continue to work for my constituents in Hexham from the backbenches.
My letter to the PM.
Took the adored surrogate child (Zolaπ) to visit our 2 sadly departed boys, on Fathers Day.
Looking onwards, and seeking blessings on every sunny day, but never forgetting.
Thank you Len β¬οΈ
Donβt be shy, pls Apply!
#PensionCredit β
π
I believe Government should be focusing on the issues affecting our economy, the cost of living, and the necessity of ending the war in Ukraine.
I do not believe the many months associated with leadership change helps that; I do not support colleagues undermining the PM 1/
It is clear @Keir_Starmer and @AngelaRayner could have released this months ago.
#VoteConservative tomorrow π΅π³
Big @Conservatives win in #Northumberland County Council by election in #Seghill tonight: a positive swing to us, in a crucial former Labour ward β
CON: 55.5% (+1.1)
LAB: 40.5% (-5.0)
GRN: 2.3% (+2.3)
LDM: 1.7% (+1.7)
Well done Eve, Barry, Caitlin, and all the team ππ
11 years!
Both of us tumour freeπͺ
With @PaulBlomfieldMP, my Labour colleague and friend @HouseofCommons ahead of #WearAHatDay tomorrow π©π§’βπ§βπΎ
We were the lucky ones, our lives saved by great NHS surgeons. Get involved tomorrow to support brain tumour research & awareness
Walking into work in a democracy
Thankful of it every day
Worth a read ππΌπ
PM speech at the Munich Security Conference: 19 February 2022
An honour to be allowed to speak in memory of my @HouseofCommons colleague, and friend #JackDromey - a great Union and Labour campaigner, but also the best example of cross-party working I know #RIP 1/
Simply not trueππΌ
I have worked in 4 govt departments (unlike Hannan)
Yes, the civil service can improve, but this is political clickbait and needs to be challenged.
If you want a better and more driven civil service get better ministers, a clearer plan and a laser like focus.
Best view in the world
#Northumberland π
Wanted to put in words how bereft I am at the loss of my Labour MP colleague and friend #JackDromey β¦ and explain how he exemplified cross party working in @HouseofCommons 1/
Itβs called democracy, you idiot.
Like many I campaigned for remain, but we accept democratic decisions of the British people and make them work 1/
I have lost 2 @HouseofCommons colleagues, murdered by extremists in the last 6 years. ThisππΌdoes not help.
My thanks to the police up and down the country who are now having to protect all MPs more because of idiots like this.
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Went to see our boys grave, and took Zola to meet them.
A very moving time in a lovely rural church 1/
Sadly, just over a week ago we lost our twin boys
Teddy came and went from this world quickly and quietly. He passed peacefully. Our younger twin, Rafe, was not born until Tuesday 23, but died later that day in NeoNatal ICU.
Baby loss, and coping with grief, is very hard 1/
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I am an MP
I had surgeries today in Hexham with constituents,
Knocked doors in Allendale, and went to my local pub
I will do all this next week +hold the @TyneJobsFair on Friday
I mourn #SirDavidAmess ... but for all my @HouseofCommons colleagues, we keep going π #Democracy
Thinking of our 2 boys taken too soon, and resting together quietly in an English churchyard. We think of you always.
Adding a candle on this Remembrance Day
#WaveOfLight2021
#BabyLossAwarenessWeek
Have struggled all day with the loss of @JBrokenshire
His death, at only 53, is senseless
Please, seize the day
Hug the one you love
Be all that you can be
This is not a rehearsal
Reappointed as the #Pensions and #FinancialInclusion Minister @DWP π
Very pleased ...
And a short pensions threadππΌ1/
Worth five minutes, a coffee and a good read ππΌ ... @afneil sets out why the SNP / Green Party deal is, and will be, a disaster on many many levels for Scotland, my constituents in Northumberland working both sides of the border and the rest of the UK π¬π§
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1 year on from the loss of our twin boys and a short thread on baby loss, helping other parents / clinicians and more 1/
Sadly, just over a week ago we lost our twin boys
Teddy came and went from this world quickly and quietly. He passed peacefully. Our younger twin, Rafe, was not born until Tuesday 23, but died later that day in NeoNatal ICU.
Baby loss, and coping with grief, is very hard 1/
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I have missed @afneil - the BBC were mad to let him go.
A great intro, genuinely worth 5 minutes if your time, whatever your views. And as an MP I can assure you that all MPs in @HouseofCommons know he is the best interviewer: ππΌπ
#DDay77
6th June 1944 - 77 years ago
As you enjoy your Sunday give thanks to the thousands of allied troops home fought and died for your freedom.
#NeverForget
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Utterly misleading / unfair tweet and criticism ππΌ
The Home Sec @pritipatel was attending the arrest of a suspected leader of a people smuggling gang.
I prosecuted these people pre 2010 - they are proper villains. As an ancestor of recent migrants I fully support her action 1/
In Westminster
Walked past an old friend πΊπ
Challenge accepted πΊπΊ
Another GAIN
(our 6th from Labour) in #Northumberland!
Massive win in Cramlington South East π
Another GAIN!!
The leader of the Labour group in Northumberland has lost her seat of
Hartley - by 1 vote to @Conservatives
She had a massive majority in 2017
This is a trend
A massive @Conservatives gain in Northumberland in South Blyth
Con: 1114
Labour: 270
Lib Dems: 114
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Tomorrow - you know what to do! Zola says vote @Conservatives ππ