Andrew Lewin MP
@andrewlewinmp.bsky.social
Labour MP for Welwyn Hatfield🌹
Chair UK Trade & Business Commission.
Member of MHCLG Select Ctte 🏘
Chair APPGs for New Towns & Cricket 🏏
Campaigning for a Citizens Advance 💷
www.citizensadvance.uk
www.andrewlewin.co.uk
Chair UK Trade & Business Commission.
Member of MHCLG Select Ctte 🏘
Chair APPGs for New Towns & Cricket 🏏
Campaigning for a Citizens Advance 💷
www.citizensadvance.uk
www.andrewlewin.co.uk
Must read from
@pimlicat.bsky.social
Pro Europeans on both side of the channel need to redouble our efforts to compromise, co-operate and forge stronger partnerships.
Even more important at a moment when Ukraine's sovereign future hangs in the balance.
www.bestforbritain.org/uk_access_to...
@pimlicat.bsky.social
Pro Europeans on both side of the channel need to redouble our efforts to compromise, co-operate and forge stronger partnerships.
Even more important at a moment when Ukraine's sovereign future hangs in the balance.
www.bestforbritain.org/uk_access_to...
UK access to SAFE vital to deter tyrant on our doorstep
The UK's access to Europe's SAFE defence fund is vital to deter "the tyrant on our doorstep", campaigners have stressed, following reports that negotiations over Britain joining the €150 billion fund ...
www.bestforbritain.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Must read from
@pimlicat.bsky.social
Pro Europeans on both side of the channel need to redouble our efforts to compromise, co-operate and forge stronger partnerships.
Even more important at a moment when Ukraine's sovereign future hangs in the balance.
www.bestforbritain.org/uk_access_to...
@pimlicat.bsky.social
Pro Europeans on both side of the channel need to redouble our efforts to compromise, co-operate and forge stronger partnerships.
Even more important at a moment when Ukraine's sovereign future hangs in the balance.
www.bestforbritain.org/uk_access_to...
From 2030/31, we'll be spending £195billion on welfare support for pensioners and £14billion on child benefit.
Lifting the cap and taking 450,000 children out of poverty is the right decision.
And when we debate what is driving our welfare bill, we should do it in possession of all the facts.
Lifting the cap and taking 450,000 children out of poverty is the right decision.
And when we debate what is driving our welfare bill, we should do it in possession of all the facts.
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
From 2030/31, we'll be spending £195billion on welfare support for pensioners and £14billion on child benefit.
Lifting the cap and taking 450,000 children out of poverty is the right decision.
And when we debate what is driving our welfare bill, we should do it in possession of all the facts.
Lifting the cap and taking 450,000 children out of poverty is the right decision.
And when we debate what is driving our welfare bill, we should do it in possession of all the facts.
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UKTBC Chair Andrew Lewin MP:
"The Brexit deal put up barriers with our closest and largest trading partners. We have 16,000 fewer businesses in the UK exporting to the EU."
"A surge in food prices, bureaucracy at the border and a hit to our economy of at least £100 billion."
"The Brexit deal put up barriers with our closest and largest trading partners. We have 16,000 fewer businesses in the UK exporting to the EU."
"A surge in food prices, bureaucracy at the border and a hit to our economy of at least £100 billion."
November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
UKTBC Chair Andrew Lewin MP:
"The Brexit deal put up barriers with our closest and largest trading partners. We have 16,000 fewer businesses in the UK exporting to the EU."
"A surge in food prices, bureaucracy at the border and a hit to our economy of at least £100 billion."
"The Brexit deal put up barriers with our closest and largest trading partners. We have 16,000 fewer businesses in the UK exporting to the EU."
"A surge in food prices, bureaucracy at the border and a hit to our economy of at least £100 billion."
My Budget speech from this afternoon.
Brief reflections on the dependency ratio, Brexit, gilt markets, the cost of living and driving down child poverty.
All in under five minutes.
youtu.be/H1MOleJWubc?...
Brief reflections on the dependency ratio, Brexit, gilt markets, the cost of living and driving down child poverty.
All in under five minutes.
youtu.be/H1MOleJWubc?...
How the Budget affects the Welwyn Hatfield Community.
YouTube video by Andrew Lewin MP
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
My Budget speech from this afternoon.
Brief reflections on the dependency ratio, Brexit, gilt markets, the cost of living and driving down child poverty.
All in under five minutes.
youtu.be/H1MOleJWubc?...
Brief reflections on the dependency ratio, Brexit, gilt markets, the cost of living and driving down child poverty.
All in under five minutes.
youtu.be/H1MOleJWubc?...
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U.K 30 YEAR GILT YIELD DOWN 9.8 BPS TO 5.23%, IN BIGGEST ONE DAY FALL SINCE APRIL
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
U.K 30 YEAR GILT YIELD DOWN 9.8 BPS TO 5.23%, IN BIGGEST ONE DAY FALL SINCE APRIL
You may have seen some headlines about welfare spending going up to £406.2bn by 2030/31.
That is correct, it is the OBR figure.
Here is what you may not have seen.
Of the £406.2bn
A) £195.4bn goes to pensioners
B) £13.9bn goes on child benefit.
Facts matter.
That is correct, it is the OBR figure.
Here is what you may not have seen.
Of the £406.2bn
A) £195.4bn goes to pensioners
B) £13.9bn goes on child benefit.
Facts matter.
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
You may have seen some headlines about welfare spending going up to £406.2bn by 2030/31.
That is correct, it is the OBR figure.
Here is what you may not have seen.
Of the £406.2bn
A) £195.4bn goes to pensioners
B) £13.9bn goes on child benefit.
Facts matter.
That is correct, it is the OBR figure.
Here is what you may not have seen.
Of the £406.2bn
A) £195.4bn goes to pensioners
B) £13.9bn goes on child benefit.
Facts matter.
The Chancellor more than doubled the headroom against her stability rule.
The right choice.
It sends a message to the country and the markets that fiscal responsibility is non-negotiable for this government.
With greater stability,I suspect it will make a further interest rate cut more likely too.
The right choice.
It sends a message to the country and the markets that fiscal responsibility is non-negotiable for this government.
With greater stability,I suspect it will make a further interest rate cut more likely too.
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The Chancellor more than doubled the headroom against her stability rule.
The right choice.
It sends a message to the country and the markets that fiscal responsibility is non-negotiable for this government.
With greater stability,I suspect it will make a further interest rate cut more likely too.
The right choice.
It sends a message to the country and the markets that fiscal responsibility is non-negotiable for this government.
With greater stability,I suspect it will make a further interest rate cut more likely too.
Am still in the Commons chamber.
Very striking that 90% of the lobby left the Commons as soon as Kemi Badenoch stood up.
You could say it's bad form.
It's certainly proof that no serious political journalist or commentator believes she has any chance of ever being PM.
Very striking that 90% of the lobby left the Commons as soon as Kemi Badenoch stood up.
You could say it's bad form.
It's certainly proof that no serious political journalist or commentator believes she has any chance of ever being PM.
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Am still in the Commons chamber.
Very striking that 90% of the lobby left the Commons as soon as Kemi Badenoch stood up.
You could say it's bad form.
It's certainly proof that no serious political journalist or commentator believes she has any chance of ever being PM.
Very striking that 90% of the lobby left the Commons as soon as Kemi Badenoch stood up.
You could say it's bad form.
It's certainly proof that no serious political journalist or commentator believes she has any chance of ever being PM.
In Budget week, I am afraid we have to talk about Brexit.
A new report from economists at the BoE, Kings College and others puts the hit to our economy at 6 to 8% of of UK GDP.
That equates to circa £66billion in lost tax revenue.
That's why we have to go further and faster on the UK/EU reset.
A new report from economists at the BoE, Kings College and others puts the hit to our economy at 6 to 8% of of UK GDP.
That equates to circa £66billion in lost tax revenue.
That's why we have to go further and faster on the UK/EU reset.
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
In Budget week, I am afraid we have to talk about Brexit.
A new report from economists at the BoE, Kings College and others puts the hit to our economy at 6 to 8% of of UK GDP.
That equates to circa £66billion in lost tax revenue.
That's why we have to go further and faster on the UK/EU reset.
A new report from economists at the BoE, Kings College and others puts the hit to our economy at 6 to 8% of of UK GDP.
That equates to circa £66billion in lost tax revenue.
That's why we have to go further and faster on the UK/EU reset.
Train fares frozen across the country. A welcome and important Labour measure to help with the cost of living.
If you travel from Welwyn Garden City into London Kings Cross on an annual season ticket, it will save you £222 per year.
If you travel from Welwyn Garden City into London Kings Cross on an annual season ticket, it will save you £222 per year.
November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Train fares frozen across the country. A welcome and important Labour measure to help with the cost of living.
If you travel from Welwyn Garden City into London Kings Cross on an annual season ticket, it will save you £222 per year.
If you travel from Welwyn Garden City into London Kings Cross on an annual season ticket, it will save you £222 per year.
There is determined, disciplined and effective Test match batting from a touring side this morning.
Well played South Africa.
🏏
Well played South Africa.
🏏
November 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM
There is determined, disciplined and effective Test match batting from a touring side this morning.
Well played South Africa.
🏏
Well played South Africa.
🏏
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This research is important because it corroborates what we already knew - that when comparing the UK to peer economies, it has had a big slowdown since 2016. It does so with firm-level data and finds more EU-connected firms have sizeable shortfalls in productivity and investment compared to less.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This research is important because it corroborates what we already knew - that when comparing the UK to peer economies, it has had a big slowdown since 2016. It does so with firm-level data and finds more EU-connected firms have sizeable shortfalls in productivity and investment compared to less.
Reposted by Andrew Lewin MP
It's been a long time coming...today we are reconnecting council funding with deprivation ->
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Tackling deprivation and reversing years of unfair council funding
Outdated funding formulas that penalised deprived areas for decades are being scrapped, so local people finally get the vital public services they deserve.
www.gov.uk
November 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It's been a long time coming...today we are reconnecting council funding with deprivation ->
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
An excellent policy that I anticipate will bring good news to people across Welwyn Hatfield.
We're a community of contrasts and I am optimistic this change in how funding is allocated will give our local authority a much needed boost.
Great that @allymcgovern.bsky.social embracing BlueSky too!
We're a community of contrasts and I am optimistic this change in how funding is allocated will give our local authority a much needed boost.
Great that @allymcgovern.bsky.social embracing BlueSky too!
It's been a long time coming...today we are reconnecting council funding with deprivation ->
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Tackling deprivation and reversing years of unfair council funding
Outdated funding formulas that penalised deprived areas for decades are being scrapped, so local people finally get the vital public services they deserve.
www.gov.uk
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
An excellent policy that I anticipate will bring good news to people across Welwyn Hatfield.
We're a community of contrasts and I am optimistic this change in how funding is allocated will give our local authority a much needed boost.
Great that @allymcgovern.bsky.social embracing BlueSky too!
We're a community of contrasts and I am optimistic this change in how funding is allocated will give our local authority a much needed boost.
Great that @allymcgovern.bsky.social embracing BlueSky too!
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As immigration dominates the brief this morning, here’s my two cents on the salience vs. the importance of the issue:
labourlist.org/2025/11/immi...
(Full report linked below - Many thanks to @emmaburnell.bsky.social!!)
labourlist.org/2025/11/immi...
(Full report linked below - Many thanks to @emmaburnell.bsky.social!!)
'Bread, circuses, and polling errors: Are we truly measuring what matters?' - LabourList
Pollsters who ask questions that add nuance are rewarded with a richer look at the public’s outlook argues Labour Together's Calum Weir.
labourlist.org
November 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM
As immigration dominates the brief this morning, here’s my two cents on the salience vs. the importance of the issue:
labourlist.org/2025/11/immi...
(Full report linked below - Many thanks to @emmaburnell.bsky.social!!)
labourlist.org/2025/11/immi...
(Full report linked below - Many thanks to @emmaburnell.bsky.social!!)
Essential reading from Calum Weir - on findings from some innovative polling from Labour Together.
His words
"Immigration is salient, polarising and important.
Cost of living is foundational, unifying and in some ways, even more important."
labourlist.org/2025/11/immi...
@cwp-weir.bsky.social
His words
"Immigration is salient, polarising and important.
Cost of living is foundational, unifying and in some ways, even more important."
labourlist.org/2025/11/immi...
@cwp-weir.bsky.social
'Bread, circuses, and polling errors: Are we truly measuring what matters?' - LabourList
Pollsters who ask questions that add nuance are rewarded with a richer look at the public’s outlook argues Labour Together's Calum Weir.
labourlist.org
November 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Essential reading from Calum Weir - on findings from some innovative polling from Labour Together.
His words
"Immigration is salient, polarising and important.
Cost of living is foundational, unifying and in some ways, even more important."
labourlist.org/2025/11/immi...
@cwp-weir.bsky.social
His words
"Immigration is salient, polarising and important.
Cost of living is foundational, unifying and in some ways, even more important."
labourlist.org/2025/11/immi...
@cwp-weir.bsky.social
A heartfelt thank you to everyone across Welwyn Hatfield who attended and participated in Remembrance services today.
The support from the public has been exceptional.
From veterans and cadets through to brownies and cubs acting as flag bearers.
We will remember them.
The support from the public has been exceptional.
From veterans and cadets through to brownies and cubs acting as flag bearers.
We will remember them.
November 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A heartfelt thank you to everyone across Welwyn Hatfield who attended and participated in Remembrance services today.
The support from the public has been exceptional.
From veterans and cadets through to brownies and cubs acting as flag bearers.
We will remember them.
The support from the public has been exceptional.
From veterans and cadets through to brownies and cubs acting as flag bearers.
We will remember them.
"Vibe shift"
That's how I think my fabulous Gen Z team member will describe these results.
Congratulations to our sister party from across the pond.
Some striking results.
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...
That's how I think my fabulous Gen Z team member will describe these results.
Congratulations to our sister party from across the pond.
Some striking results.
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...
Takeaways from Tuesday’s elections: Democrats win across the spectrum as voters reject Trump | CNN Politics
Voters up and down the East Coast delivered Democrats a sweep on Tuesday, electing candidates across the party’s ideological spectrum in a vivid show of discontent with President Donald Trump nearly a...
edition.cnn.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:40 AM
"Vibe shift"
That's how I think my fabulous Gen Z team member will describe these results.
Congratulations to our sister party from across the pond.
Some striking results.
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...
That's how I think my fabulous Gen Z team member will describe these results.
Congratulations to our sister party from across the pond.
Some striking results.
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...
Samir Zitouni, the name of a British hero.
All my thoughts with his family, friends and everyone with a connection to the people who suffered as a result of this horrific attack in Huntingdon on Saturday.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
All my thoughts with his family, friends and everyone with a connection to the people who suffered as a result of this horrific attack in Huntingdon on Saturday.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Samir Zitouni named as train hero who saved lives during attack
The family of rail worker Samir Zitouni say they are
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Samir Zitouni, the name of a British hero.
All my thoughts with his family, friends and everyone with a connection to the people who suffered as a result of this horrific attack in Huntingdon on Saturday.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
All my thoughts with his family, friends and everyone with a connection to the people who suffered as a result of this horrific attack in Huntingdon on Saturday.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
There was a time when opposition politicians were desperate to talk about bond yields.
That's about to change.
Borrowing costs have fallen today, because the market has confidence in the Chancellor's approach.
That's why today's press conference was important.
www.thetimes.com/article/fbd8...
That's about to change.
Borrowing costs have fallen today, because the market has confidence in the Chancellor's approach.
That's why today's press conference was important.
www.thetimes.com/article/fbd8...
Business live: Pound and borrowing costs fall after chancellor sticks to fiscal rules
Investors buy UK bonds after Rachel Reeves hints at significant tax rises to fill the hole in the public finances
www.thetimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
There was a time when opposition politicians were desperate to talk about bond yields.
That's about to change.
Borrowing costs have fallen today, because the market has confidence in the Chancellor's approach.
That's why today's press conference was important.
www.thetimes.com/article/fbd8...
That's about to change.
Borrowing costs have fallen today, because the market has confidence in the Chancellor's approach.
That's why today's press conference was important.
www.thetimes.com/article/fbd8...
Am pleased Farage is making more speeches.
Every time he does, something new slips out of the bag.
Today - he is considering a cut in the minimum wage for younger workers.
I'm proud our Labour Government increased the minimum wage. You should be paid fairly for the job you do, irrespective of age.
Every time he does, something new slips out of the bag.
Today - he is considering a cut in the minimum wage for younger workers.
I'm proud our Labour Government increased the minimum wage. You should be paid fairly for the job you do, irrespective of age.
November 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Am pleased Farage is making more speeches.
Every time he does, something new slips out of the bag.
Today - he is considering a cut in the minimum wage for younger workers.
I'm proud our Labour Government increased the minimum wage. You should be paid fairly for the job you do, irrespective of age.
Every time he does, something new slips out of the bag.
Today - he is considering a cut in the minimum wage for younger workers.
I'm proud our Labour Government increased the minimum wage. You should be paid fairly for the job you do, irrespective of age.
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After a week of faffing around the @dailymail.co.uk have agreed to apologise. Here it is. Fingers crossed for fewer lies/smears dressed up as news in future
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
After a week of faffing around the @dailymail.co.uk have agreed to apologise. Here it is. Fingers crossed for fewer lies/smears dressed up as news in future
Reposted by Andrew Lewin MP
She’s right. She *deliberately* hacked into Harriet Harman’s website, whereas Rachel Reeves is accused of obtaining a license late by accident. I assume that’s what she means, given Badenoch is widely known for her thoughtfulness and her self-awareness.
Badenoch says hacking into Harriet Harman's website 17 years ago 'not the same' as Reeves breaking law
Badenoch says hacking into Harriet Harman's website 17 years ago 'not the same' as Reeves breaking law
Kemi Badenoch has said hacking into Harriet Harman's website when she was younger is "not the same" as Rachel Reeves failing to get a £900 rental licence for her home.
news.sky.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
She’s right. She *deliberately* hacked into Harriet Harman’s website, whereas Rachel Reeves is accused of obtaining a license late by accident. I assume that’s what she means, given Badenoch is widely known for her thoughtfulness and her self-awareness.
Proud to convene leaders from the UK Ukrainian community at @aqaeducation.bsky.social to discuss the campaign for a Ukrainian GCSE.
We need the right qualification, but it's also about preserving and celebrating Ukrainian identity.
Thanks to @joepowell.bsky.social and other MPs for your support
We need the right qualification, but it's also about preserving and celebrating Ukrainian identity.
Thanks to @joepowell.bsky.social and other MPs for your support
October 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Proud to convene leaders from the UK Ukrainian community at @aqaeducation.bsky.social to discuss the campaign for a Ukrainian GCSE.
We need the right qualification, but it's also about preserving and celebrating Ukrainian identity.
Thanks to @joepowell.bsky.social and other MPs for your support
We need the right qualification, but it's also about preserving and celebrating Ukrainian identity.
Thanks to @joepowell.bsky.social and other MPs for your support