Nick Thomas-Symonds is MP for Torfaen

It’s scandalous that Rishi Sunak funnelled public money away from deprived areas and gave it to affluent Tory shires.

The Levelling Up Secretary needs to urgently investigate what changes were made to funding formulas and what justified the changes.

✍️ My letter to @GregClarkMP

This is scandalous. Rishi Sunak is openly boasting that he fixed the rules to funnel taxpayers’ money to rich Tory shires 👇

This is our money. It should be spent fairly and where it’s most needed - not used as a bribe to Tory members.

Talk about showing your true colours… https://twitter.com/REWearmouth/status/1555475661917421568

"There's nothing that I could say about either of them that they haven't already said about each other"

Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford responds to comments made by Tory leadership hopefuls Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss about him and his government
https://bbc.in/3QnbtHI

Sky-high inflation, rocketing energy bills & Bank of England warnings of recession on the horizon.

Whichever continuity candidate wins, their low-growth, low-wage plans won’t fix the damage caused by 12 years of Tory rule.

Only Labour can provide the fresh start Britain needs.

Liz Truss would cost the taxpayer billions in unfunded promises, whilst cutting pay for working people.

A Labour government would immediately prioritise boosting economic growth and fixing the Tory cost of living crisis.

#BattleForNo10

Rishi Sunak would hit working people with high taxes and fail to grow the economy.

A Labour government would immediately prioritise boosting economic growth and fixing the Tory cost of living crisis.

#BattleForNo10

No matter who wins the Tory leadership contest, it’s working people that will lose.

BREAKING: Interest rates up 0.5%, inflation to hit 13%, and forecasts of a recession - further proof the Tories have lost control of the economy. (1/4)

If accountability is your thing @trussliz you could commit to calling a general election https://twitter.com/adrianmasters84/status/1554823848624734212

Here’s @JoStevensLabour back in May asking the questions that still haven’t been answered.

Britain deserves better than this government. Enough is enough.

#britaindeservesbetter #enoughisenough

Liz Truss in power would mean a plan to cut working people’s pay.

We’ve seen today exactly what Liz Truss thinks of public sector workers.
 
It’s clear her priority would be to slash their pay packets and send local economies backwards.
 
12 years of the Tories and this is what we’re left with.

Britain deserves better.

Liz Truss is declaring war on herself with this recipe for levelling down. 

A race to the bottom that would cut the pay of school and NHS workers outside London, widening the divide and punishing the North.

This out-of-touch Tory Government’s commitment to levelling up is dead.

The Tory #CostOfLivingCrisis threatens Britain’s fish & chips.

Price increases in last year:
📈 Flour and cereals 19.3%
📈 Fish 8%
📈 Oils & fats 16.6%

@UKLabour would support British chippies by scrapping & replacing business rates with a fairer system
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/fish-chip-shops-struggling-under-27633353

🧵People are worried sick about energy prices rising again in the autumn, but yet again we see eye-watering profits for oil and gas producers. (1/3) https://twitter.com/emilygosden/status/1554349645341630464

Under the Conservatives, our economy has ground to a halt.

That is why the number one mission of the next Labour government will be economic growth.

Find out more here. 👇

Inspired? Tickets available for Wales v Slovenia on 6th September

Well done @Lionesses on a great performance through the tournament. Any girls in Torfaen want to take up football, I’m happy to point you in the right direction - especially if you want to play for Griffithstown u12s, we’ve got lots of great girls playing already 👍⚽️

Britain is stuck thanks to a succession of Tory governments.

As leader of the Labour Party, I’m focused on getting us into power.

Only then can we deliver the change that trade unions and working people want and need.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/labour-must-go-party-protest-27618354

Train drivers and staff kept this country going during the pandemic.

They deserve a fair pay rise and respect.

Grant Shapps should stop boycotting the talks, do his job and get around the table to agree a deal.

With @Keir_Starmer as Prime Minister, this is Labour’s mission for Britain’s economy.

It is time for a Labour government committed to growing our economy. We would:

✅ Cut VAT on home energy bills
✅ Insulate 19 million homes
✅ Cut small business rates
✅ Buy, make and sell more in Britain

Worried about rising costs? Here's your cost of living checklist https://lnks.gd/2/rX83Zm #Torfaen

It's a disgrace that thousands of steelworkers are facing an uncertain future because Conservative ministers are too busy tearing themselves apart to actually govern (1/2)

https://gov.wales/written-statement-tata-steel-uk

Steelmaking is of fundamental importance to both the Welsh and UK economy.

Thankfully the Welsh Government is standing up for our steel industry while the Conservatives have their out of office on (2/2)

Today the Commonwealth Games kick off in Birmingham!

Good luck to the Home Nation teams from all of us at the Labour Party.

#B2022

This is my mission for Britain’s economy.

The Labour Party has a plan to: grow our economy, revitalise our public services and re-energise our communities.

Only Labour can provide the fresh start Britain needs.

How do you think the British summer is going?

"Nobody who’s been subjected to sexual or domestic violence should be waiting a year or more for their case to come to court"

@Keir_Starmer unveils Labour's plan to fast-track rape and domestic violence cases through courts in @guardian 👇

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/26/labour-fast-track-rape-domestic-violence-cases-courts

Important discussion with @MayorLpool, police chiefs and domestic abuse organisations.

Victims subjected to rape and domestic abuse have been let down by this Tory government. 1/2

As Director of Public Prosecutions, I worked with victims and their families to strengthen domestic abuse legislation.

Labour would fast-track rape and domestic violence cases so victims get the justice they deserve. 2/2

The biggest national rail strike in decades and the Transport Secretary is refusing to do his job.

Unbelievable. https://twitter.com/HuffPostUK/status/1552192361010237441

The former Chancellor opposed this every step of the way since Labour proposed it in October - whipping Tory MPs to vote against it time after time.

The Tories have nothing to offer.

Labour are winning the battle of ideas in Britain.
https://twitter.com/telegraph/status/1552060677916954624?s=21&t=3X7k95s1gLisHfWrys1trg