Great to speak to Zoë Grünewald on The Bunker podcast on Why Populists Are Winning, And How to Beat Them.
Working hard, playing by the rules, but not moving forward. Here's why populists are winning, and what we can do about it.
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2nBa...
Book: m.cmpgn.page/wpbppt
British business faces a duo-shock: new US tariffs AND unprecedented Chinese state subsidies hitting our firms simultaneously.
Today, 2.30pm, Business & Trade Committee starts asking: does the UK have a China strategy or just wishful thinking?
Watch live 👇
www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
Great to join Alastair Campbell on The Rest Is Politics for part two of our populism mini-series.
Part one diagnosed the problem. This episode is all about the optimistic solutions.
🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7oQH...
📖 Get the book: whypopulistsarewinning.com
EVENT: Why are populists winning?
Join us, @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social, @samfr.bsky.social & @bobbyduffy.bsky.social to explore why populist movements are making significant gains across many Western democracies.
🗓️ 5 May | 18:30-19:45
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/why-a...
I've been pushing hard for both of these – and I'll keep pushing until the jobs and investment are felt by our community.
Good news for East Birmingham and North Solihull 🙌
More updates soon. Watch this space!
This is the delivery machine our community has needed for years.
Plus, the East Birmingham MDZ implementation plan is being finalised.
£14bn. Thousands of jobs. Real change for East Birmingham & North Solihull.
The West Midlands Combined Authority has confirmed that a formal bid to create the UK's largest Mayoral Development Corporation is now with the Secretary of State!
Tomorrow afternoon I'm chairing a major evidence session on Britain's economic future with China.
Business and Trade Committee will question CBI; Make UK; AstraZeneca; Brompton Bicycle; TheCityUK; Edinburgh University; techUK.
Can Britain trade with China without losing control of its future?
Great to continue the conversation with @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social on #TheRestIsPolitics.
Are we in a 1930s moment?
How do democrats fight back?
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7oQH...
The data is clear: up to 40% of Farage's base is persuadable. Not by talking about immigration. By talking about mortgages, jobs, the NHS. Fight on your terrain, not theirs. Buy the book here: whypopulistsarewinning.com
Back with @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social on @therestpolitics.bsky.social. Part one was the diagnosis. This is the prescription.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
More details on the money and the build timeline coming soon. Watch this space!
NHS staff at Heartlands work miracles every day. But patients are being treated in corridors. That's got to stop. This new centre will end that.
We're fighting for an NHS that's free at the point of use. Round the clock. Round the corner.
This week, it was confirmed that Heartlands will get a share of £205 million to build one of just 10 new Urgent Treatment Centres in England.
I promised when I was elected I'd fight to rebuild our A&E. Two years in, this is a massive step forward.
EP Group: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
CWU: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
Ofcom: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
“The task now is simple: put the new model into action, improve reliability, and rebuild trust with the public. We will be watching closely to ensure this deal delivers the better service that households deserve.”
Royal Mail: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
“Royal Mail is a vital public service with clear obligations. A year on from the takeover, those standards are still not being met. This agreement must now be the turning point.
“For too long, households and businesses have been left dealing with delays that even Royal Mail’s owner has described as unacceptable.
Committee Chair Rt Hon Liam Byrne said:
“This agreement between Royal Mail and the CWU is an important step forward after a long period of uncertainty and should help clear the way for the changes the service urgently needs.
The Business and Trade Committee is today publishing correspondence with Royal Mail, EP Group, CWU and Ofcom on Royal Mail’s performance and improvement plans. (Links to letters below).
The evidence is clear: children who eat breakfast behave better and learn more. This is what action from a government that's serious about opportunity looks like.
Free breakfast. Cheaper uniforms. 30 hours of funded childcare.
Small changes. Big difference.
Free breakfast clubs are now open at:
• Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
• Firs Primary
• Shirestone Academy
• Oasis Academy, Blakenhale
• Tame Valley
• Audley Primary School
• Brownmead Primary Academy
• Heathlands Primary Academy
• St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
6,374 children across our constituency are now starting school fed and ready to learn.
That's cheaper mornings for families. More flexibility for parents to get to work. And kids arriving at school fuelled by breakfast!
NOW LIVE: Business and Trade Committee opens its new inquiry into AI and Global Competitiveness.
Where does the UK stand in the global race to build and regulate frontier AI?
We're questioning experts on competitiveness, infrastructure and investment.
Watch now 👇
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Mr Orban has conceded defeat. Here's a quick Substack on what tonight's result teaches us about how populists are beaten: liambyrne.substack.com/p/hungary-sh...
Draws out some of the key lessons from my new book: www.whypopulistsarewinning.com
Tuesday: Business & Trade Committee inquiry into AI and Global Competitiveness.
Where does the UK stand in the global race to build and regulate frontier AI?
Questioning experts on competitiveness, infrastructure and investment.
2:30pm, 14 April. Watch live 👇
www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
Tuesday: Business & Trade Committee inquiry into AI and Global Competitiveness.
Where does the UK stand in the global race to build and regulate frontier AI?
Questioning experts on competitiveness, infrastructure and investment.
2:30pm, 14 April. Watch live 👇
www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
Great to see Why Populists Are Winning reviewed by The Fabian Society:
“The answer to a populism of the right is not a populism of the left, swapping one set of scapegoats for another.”
Read more here: fabians.org.uk/false-idols/
You can buy your copy here: m.cmpgn.page/wpbppt
Mr Orban has conceded defeat. Here's a quick Substack on what tonight's result teaches us about how populists are beaten: liambyrne.substack.com/p/hungary-sh...
Draws out some of the key lessons from my new book: www.whypopulistsarewinning.com
