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Mel Stride

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#44
X Rank
191,670
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Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Role
302
Posts
143,776
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23,947
Comments
476
Avg Likes
79
Avg Comments
167,723
Total Engagement
555
Engagement Rate
13.8
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20,809 followers

Data last refreshed: April 17, 2026

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Wonderful day in Llandudno supporting @WelshConserv candidates and meeting local businesses 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Beautiful part of the world🍦 https://t.co/3cjfgY5s4r

Public Engagement & Campaigning Conservative Party Wales Small Business Apr 16, 2026 View on X
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Tourism is a huge part of the Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 economy - employing thousands of people, including right here in beautiful Llandudno. The message from local businesses was clear: No more tax hikes! @...

Economic Policy & Budget Taxation Wales Small Business Apr 16, 2026 View on X
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Any economic growth is welcome, but the IMF were clear this week that under Labour our economy is totally unprepared for the recent energy shock. They have cut their growth forecasts for the UK mor...

Economic Policy & Budget GDP & Growth Inflation Benefits & Welfare Oil & Gas Apr 16, 2026 View on X
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We'll keep fighting this power grab. And if Labour continue to force it through, when we get into government we will repeal it. This is a classic case of a Labour government thinking they know bet...

Economic Policy & Budget Pensions Labour Party Apr 15, 2026 View on X
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We do need to get pension funds investing more in the UK. But you do that by making the UK an attractive place to invest - not by government mandation. Rachel Reeves should be focusing on fixing ...

Economic Policy & Budget Pensions Financial Services Industrial Strategy Apr 15, 2026 View on X
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Ministers claim they have watered down the proposals. But they shouldn't be taking this power at all. They claim they don't actually intend to use this power - but if that's the case, why are they...

Policy Announcements & Government Action Ministerial Standards Opposition Apr 15, 2026 View on X
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The Conservatives have opposed this tooth and nail. The pensions industry have been up in arms about the plan, but Labour won't listen. When the Bill went before the House of Lords, the Lords vot...

Legislative & Parliamentary Activity Pensions Financial Services Labour Party Apr 15, 2026 View on X
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Your pension savings belong to you - not the government. When you pay into your pension, you need to have confidence that your savings are being invested to deliver the biggest possible retiremen...

Economic Policy & Budget Pensions Labour Party Apr 15, 2026 View on X
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Labour want to seize sweeping new powers that would allow ministers to force pension schemes to invest in certain ways - even if that leaves savers worse off. The Pensions Minister, Torsten Bell, ...

Economic Policy & Budget Pensions Net Zero Green Investment Apr 15, 2026 View on X
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RACHEL REEVES IS COMING FOR YOUR PENSION This afternoon in Parliament Labour pushed through a change in the law to allow the government to mandate how pension schemes invest your savings. Here's ...

Policy Announcements & Government Action Pensions Financial Services Labour Party Apr 15, 2026 View on X
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Rachel Reeves said she wouldn’t tax working people but she’s delivering the fastest rise in the tax burden of any major economy. That is reckless and totally unsustainable for our economy. Instea...

Economic Policy & Budget Taxation Public Spending Benefits & Welfare Budget & Fiscal Policy Apr 15, 2026 View on X
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Rachel Reeves is coming for your pension. After #pmqs today the @Conservatives will vote to stop mandation AGAIN 👇🏻 https://t.co/xeuAp0ouRh

Economic Policy & Budget Pensions Labour Party Apr 15, 2026 View on X
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Tax more, spend more, get poorer: Britain lags behind thanks to Labour https://t.co/6c0ASoMzWZ

Economic Policy & Budget Taxation Public Spending Budget & Fiscal Policy Apr 15, 2026 View on X
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When Labour won the general election Rachel Reeves promised ‘a new era for economic growth’. Growth, she declared, was her “number one mission.” She vowed to “fix Britain’s economic foundations” an...

Economic Policy & Budget GDP & Growth Taxation Budget & Fiscal Policy Inflation Oil & Gas Apr 15, 2026 View on X
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BREAKING IMF handing the UK the biggest downgrade in the G7 is a clear verdict on Rachel Reeves’ choices - and she’s got no one to blame but herself. The Chancellor is a cautionary tale of what h...

Economic Policy & Budget Budget & Fiscal Policy GDP & Growth G7 & G20 Apr 14, 2026 View on X
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Britain is weaker, poorer and far more exposed thanks to Rachel Reeves’ choices. https://t.co/bnw45wuxVM

Party Politics & Leadership Labour Party Leadership Apr 13, 2026 View on X
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While Rachel Reeves doles out a benefits bonanza, millions of hardworking families are being taken for a ride - and watching those on welfare leapfrog them. If you work, you should be better off. ...

Economic Policy & Budget Benefits & Welfare Public Spending Wages & Pay Apr 13, 2026 View on X
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Spot on from @KemiBadenoch We are the only party demonstrating fiscal responsibility through our actions as well as our words.

Party Politics & Leadership Budget & Fiscal Policy Conservative Party Apr 11, 2026 View on X
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Britain is weaker because of Starmer, Reeves and Miliband's choices. Tax hikes and Labour’s net zero obsession are driving up costs and hitting families in the pocket. Only the @Conservatives wi...

Economic Policy & Budget Cost of Living Taxation Net Zero Oil & Gas Apr 11, 2026 View on X
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By lifting the two child benefit cap, Rachel Reeves has just given those on benefits a pay rise. https://t.co/ViM2UNzbME

Economic Policy & Budget Benefits & Welfare Budget & Fiscal Policy Apr 10, 2026 View on X
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Rank History

Apr 2026
+2 #44
Mar 2026
+2 #46
Feb 2026
-10 #48
Jan 2026
-3 #38
Dec 2025
-4 #35
Nov 2025
#31

Content Categories

Economic Policy & Budget 203
Party Politics & Leadership 30
N/A 14
Policy Announcements & Government Action 10
Public Engagement & Campaigning 6

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Top Quartile Benchmarks

Based on top 31 of 124 in UK Politicians

Posts
277
Mel: 302 ↑
Likes
662,573
Mel: 143,776 ↓
Comments
62,609
Mel: 23,947 ↓
Avg Likes
1,221.6
Mel: 476.1 ↓
Avg Comments
189.9
Mel: 79.3 ↓
Score
787,792
Mel: 191,670 ↓
Posts/Week
13.1
Mel: 13.8 ↑
Avg Post Length
219 chars
Mel: 304 ↑
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