#18
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Claire Coutinho

UK Politicians Twitter/X
#18
X Rank
975,825
Score
Shadow Energy Secretary; Shadow Minister for Equalities
Role
500
Posts
885,197
Likes
45,314
Comments
1,770
Avg Likes
91
Avg Comments
930,511
Total Engagement
1,861
Engagement Rate
19.2
Posts/Week
Daily
Posting Regularity
Metrics are based on tracked posts and calculated averages. Actual performance may vary.
46,434 followers

Data last refreshed: July 17, 2026

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20 posts

NOPE. Sadiq Khan is keeping the de facto air con ban. Making it near impossible to install air con in new builds because it uses too much energy is a poverty mindset. Our energy system should f...

Housing & Planning Planning Reform Energy Grid Net Zero Jul 16, 2026 View on X
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Oooh … are we going to…. ❄️ MAKE BRITAIN COOL AGAIN ❄️ ?? Also how will the very many people claiming that there was no problem to see here explain this to themselves? https://t.co/gQ2A1Uwedn

Environment & Climate Net Zero Jul 16, 2026 View on X
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This is not normal. I have been approached by multiple whistleblowers within our grid operator who are worried that our electricity system is not being run securely. They are the ones who keep th...

Transport & Infrastructure Energy Grid Jul 16, 2026 View on X
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The Government claims there is an independent inquiry into the NESO allegations. However, NESO management are setting the terms themselves, and it will not look into whether security standards wer...

Transport & Infrastructure Energy Grid Lobbying & Transparency Jul 15, 2026 View on X
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I have been granted an Urgent Question in the House of Commons on the security of our electricity grid and the serious accusations made by whistleblowers within NESO. It will take place just after...

Legislative & Parliamentary Activity Energy Grid Cyber Security Jul 15, 2026 View on X
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An extraordinary update on the NESO whistleblowers. At an all-staff meeting on Monday, the Chief Executive told staff that allegations that grid security standards were breached were false... And...

Transport & Infrastructure Energy Grid Lobbying & Transparency Jul 15, 2026 View on X
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✍🏾Me for the Telegraph https://t.co/4txsPx7BKs

N/A N/A Jul 14, 2026 View on X
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The control room engineers at the NESO balance Britain’s electricity supply and demand. If they don’t get it right, the lights go out and people die. This is, in part, why I have been approached ...

Transport & Infrastructure Energy Grid Lobbying & Transparency Business Regulation Jul 14, 2026 View on X
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🚨NEW: One of Keir Starmer's last acts will be a massive expansion of 'work of equal value' pay claims that are already bankrupting local councils to cover race too. All this will do is cost taxpay...

Policy Announcements & Government Action Wages & Pay Public Spending Racial Equality Jul 14, 2026 View on X
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@TiceRichard @KathrynPorter26 Thank you Richard. All I want is for the control room operators who do a very difficult job to be listened to and have any concerns addressed.

Personal & Human Interest Health Workers Jul 13, 2026 View on X
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A MESSAGE TO NESO STAFF It is extremely important to understand that whistleblowers are protected in law under the Employment Rights Act 1996. There are specific protections for workers against b...

Transport & Infrastructure Energy Grid Business Regulation Jul 13, 2026 View on X
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I’m glad NESO have launched an investigation into my whistleblower's allegations about the events of 23rd June. However, why is this not being run by Ofgem or the Department for Energy (who we’ve ...

Transport & Infrastructure Energy Grid Lobbying & Transparency Jul 13, 2026 View on X
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Ed is spot on. Those who use electricity to charge their cars or heat their homes or for medical needs would be punished. As would growth users like industry and AI. Huge policy contortions ra...

Environment & Climate Energy Grid Cost of Living Electric Vehicles Industrial Strategy Jul 13, 2026 View on X
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Nurse Jennifer Melle was sanctioned by her NHS trust for ‘misgendering’ a convicted paedophile. After a two year witch-hunt she was finally cleared of all wrongdoing. Now the SAME trust is imposi...

Health & Social Care Health Workers Equality & Diversity LGBTQ+ Rights Jul 12, 2026 View on X
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I have been contacted by more whistleblowers within our grid operator. They allege the electricity grid is not being run securely, which increases the risk of blackouts, with a particularly severe...

Transport & Infrastructure Energy Grid Lobbying & Transparency Jul 10, 2026 View on X
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This is worrying. Three days on and NESO's Chief Engineer does not deny my whistleblower's allegation that Corporate Affairs staff interfered in the operational response to a blackout risk. NESO ...

Transport & Infrastructure Energy Grid Lobbying & Transparency Jul 10, 2026 View on X
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Her second point is just as important. High electricity prices mean falling demand - meaning higher fixed costs will be paid by fewer users - meaning even higher prices and so on. We have to brea...

Environment & Climate Energy Grid Cost of Living Jul 09, 2026 View on X
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Watch this. We currently pay £1.5 billion a year to switch wind farms off when it's too windy. Rachel Fletcher from Octopus Energy has just told Parliament that could soar to £10 BILLION by 2030....

Environment & Climate Renewable Energy Energy Grid Cost of Living Jul 09, 2026 View on X
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Superb from @CitySamuel ‘The supremacy of safety and compliance, correct procedure, diversity trainers, terms and conditions, human resources, arse-covering and legal “advice” has shrouded life i...

Economic Policy & Budget Business Regulation Productivity Equality & Diversity Jul 09, 2026 View on X
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Rank History

Jul 2026
#18
Jun 2026
+2 #18
May 2026
#20
Apr 2026
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Mar 2026
+1 #21
Feb 2026
-4 #22
Jan 2026
+2 #18
Dec 2025
#20
Nov 2025
#20

Content Categories

Environment & Climate 136
Party Politics & Leadership 73
Economic Policy & Budget 51
Policy Announcements & Government Action 43
N/A 39

Topics & Themes

Cost of Living Oil & Gas Energy Grid Labour Party Net Zero Taxation Equality & Diversity Renewable Energy Gender & Women's Rights Freedom of Speech Carbon Emissions Faith & Religion Nuclear Energy Hate Crime Industrial Strategy Public Spending Artificial Intelligence LGBTQ+ Rights Racial Equality Health Workers

Top Quartile Benchmarks

Based on top 31 of 124 in UK Politicians

Posts
496
Claire: 672 ↑
Likes
1,277,595
Claire: 1,136,008 ↓
Comments
112,433
Claire: 70,842 ↓
Avg Likes
1,221.9
Claire: 1,690.5 ↑
Avg Comments
184.6
Claire: 105.4 ↓
Score
1,502,461
Claire: 1,277,692 ↓
Posts/Week
14.6
Claire: 19.2 ↑
Avg Post Length
225 chars
Claire: 399 ↑
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