Karl Turner is MP for Kingston upon Hull East

Next time @DominicRaab does media pls ask why no minister has met @TheCriminalBar since strike action began? A shortage of barristers caused by low fees meant 567 criminal trials didn’t go ahead in ‘21. We can’t fix the backlog unless Govt takes action NOW to recruit & retain

It's a brilliant job and crucially you get to share an office in parliament with me and the rest of the Guardian mob so what could be better? https://twitter.com/JayMitchinson/status/1541712019287678976

To every victim waiting years for justice. You are waiting because this Government is failing to invest in the justice system. We need to see urgent action to clear the huge backlog of 60,000 cases and to ensure we have barristers and judges to keep justice moving. https://twitter.com/PoliticsJOE_UK/status/1541438005923151872

“The system is broken,” Kirsty Brimelow QC says

⚖️ The truth about money and the criminal bar ⚖️

Median income of a junior criminal barrister in first three years of practice is £12k.

Here is a full breakdown of the last year’s income for one junior criminal barrister.

£50k of debt to get to this.

#Action4Justice https://twitter.com/TheJJBarrister/status/1541384478064525313

“We need to stop the misinformation this government has put out there.”

Barristers are on strike following a row over legal aid.

One said he'd earned just 49p an hour on a trial, after he'd calculated the preparation time.

In just one year SW Railways went from a £4million loss to a £28million profit. First Transpennine Express went from a £6.5million loss to a £57million profit. FirstGroup’s profits for the year from its 4 contracts trebled from £46million to £132million
https://bit.ly/3ypoHNC

Tory contracts boosted rail fat cats’ profits:
Bailing out the TOCs: How the Tory government saved – and boosted - the Train Operating Companies’ profits
https://bit.ly/3ypoHNC

It was an honour to walk @simonlightwood into the Commons Chamber to take his seat today after his by-election success in Wakefield on Thursday.

Proud to be part of this historic @UKLabour victory, I know Simon will be an excellent MP for Wakefield.

Conservative MP Simon Hoare says that if a Labour government were planning to break international law as the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill does they would all accuse them of "not being fit for government."

"For a Tory to have to point this out to fellow Tories is shameful."

Tied highest % to say 'incompetent' that we've recorded.

Government Competency Rating (26 June):

Incompetent: 54% (+5)
Competent: 20% (+1)
Net: -34% (-4)

Changes +/- 19 June

https://redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com/latest-gb-voting-intention-26-june-2022/

Lisa Nandy - "The last time we had strikes on this level, was under the Thatcher government in 1989, & where was he(Gove)? He was on a picket line."

Under the Tories, your bills and taxes have risen to historic highs.

Labour has a plan to take on the Tory cost of living crisis and build a stronger economy.

Last year, I graduated with a BA in English from Oxford
@PembrokeOxford @UniofOxford.

This year, I've been offered a place for a two-year Masters in Creative Writing at Cambridge
@LucyCavColl @Cambridge_Uni.

Can you help me cover the £16k tuition fees?
https://gofund.me/d872d13a

Lying twat, crook and charlatan. Talking about his third term in office when it is a first term in prison he needs. Misconduct in public office. Repeat offender https://twitter.com/PippaCrerar/status/1540623255991721987

He needs to stop inflaming tensions and get people around the table to find a fair resolution.

https://www.tuc.org.uk/news/conservative-government-has-misled-public-its-role-directing-rail-firms-dispute-says-tuc

At least half a dozen Tory MPs are talking about defecting to Labour, according to Labour insiders. Westminster was full of speculation that a defection could take place at PMQ's two weeks ago.

While it did not happen, the recent by-elections are thought to be a new trigger

The Tories now face a credible Labour party: a government-in-waiting with a plan to deliver on the country’s demands.

We will not shy away from that responsibility, duck those challenges or fail to grasp the opportunities our country has.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/26/labour-has-now-claimed-the-centre-ground-and-has-shown-it-can-win

The entrance hall and dome to the "Technical Administration Building of Hoechst AG" is part of a German expressionist office building in Frankfurt from 1924 designed by German architect Peter Behrens.

NEW 🚨: Legal opinion shows Grants Shapps has “extensive” powers to step in and help resolve the rail dispute.

@redfernreturns I understand MPs don't generally sign petitions (unless you're Oliver Dowden then you start one!) but if you could share this one and give it some publicity, we can be that annoying nippy dog at govt's heels.
@KarlTurnerMP @wesstreeting @KeeleyMP

An enlightening, enjoyable, and funny article on the Lord Chief’s unwise attempt at strike breaking yesterday.

Barristers' on strike: should the Lord Chief Justice have gone 'no comment'? https://barristerblogger.com/2022/06/23/barristers-on-strike-should-the-lord-chief-justice-have-gone-no-comment/ via @barristerblog

The only thing you are doing is stuffing things up...then lying about it! https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1540689665916915712

The Daily Mail: Encouraging tactical voting is undemocratic and dishonest.

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