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Mel Stride

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#50
X Rank
264,385
Score
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Role
485
Posts
199,059
Likes
32,663
Comments
410
Avg Likes
67
Avg Comments
231,722
Total Engagement
478
Engagement Rate
13.9
Posts/Week
Daily
Posting Regularity
Metrics are based on tracked posts and calculated averages. Actual performance may vary.
21,117 followers

Data last refreshed: July 17, 2026

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20 posts

Rachel Reeves said growth was her ‘number one mission’. She has failed. Two years of higher taxes have choked the economy, and now Andy Burnham wants even more taxes to pay for more benefits. Star...

Party Politics & Leadership Taxation GDP & Growth Benefits & Welfare Labour Party Leadership Jul 16, 2026 View on X
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BREAKING: Andy Burnham has said he “might be having to ask for a little more” when asked about new tax rises. Burnham should be reassuring people about his plans but instead every time he speaks h...

Economic Policy & Budget Taxation Budget & Fiscal Policy GDP & Growth Jul 15, 2026 View on X
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Innovation drives growth. Great to visit @Mastercard in the City of London today to see firsthand how AI and other new technologies are transforming the way we live, work and do business. The Cit...

Economic Policy & Budget Innovation Artificial Intelligence Financial Services Tech Sector Jul 15, 2026 View on X
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The reforms we have set out to financial regulation would free up vast amounts of private capital for our economy. Labour’s answer? As always, just more government, more borrowing, more spending...

Economic Policy & Budget Financial Services Public Spending National Debt Jul 13, 2026 View on X
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This Labour government has been a complete failure. Inflation, unemployment, the national debt, the benefits bill - everything has gone in the wrong direction since Starmer and Reeves came in. Th...

Economic Policy & Budget Inflation National Debt Benefits & Welfare Budget & Fiscal Policy Jul 13, 2026 View on X
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It sounds increasingly clear that Andy Burnham is planning another inheritance tax raid. All his team are willing to say is they won’t be hiking inheritance tax ‘in July’. If they cannot rule out ...

Economic Policy & Budget Taxation Benefits & Welfare Budget & Fiscal Policy Jul 13, 2026 View on X
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Rachel Reeves’ legacy will be one of unforgivable profligacy. She fiddled the fiscal rules so she could increase borrowing by a quarter of a TRILLION pounds across this parliament while claiming s...

Economic Policy & Budget National Debt Budget & Fiscal Policy Public Spending Jul 13, 2026 View on X
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I am deeply shocked and saddened by the news that the police are treating the death of Ann Widdecombe as suspected murder. Ann was a remarkable lady as well as a much-loved and respected constitue...

Crime, Justice & Policing Victims' Rights Jul 10, 2026 View on X
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Britain has been stuck with low growth for far too long. Andy Burnham’s answer is more government - he thinks he can spend, tax and regulate his way to growth. But that approach is what has got u...

Economic Policy & Budget GDP & Growth Taxation Business Regulation Financial Services Jul 10, 2026 View on X
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Labour are killing summer jobs - those vital first steps into the world of work for young people. We need to cut Labour’s employment red tape, scrap the restrictions on when and where young people...

Economic Policy & Budget Business Regulation Taxation Small Business Jul 09, 2026 View on X
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Andy Burnham has previously called for an annual property tax. A tax raid on family homes would be an unfair tax on aspiration. Nothing is safe under Labour - they’ve raised taxes on jobs, saving...

Economic Policy & Budget Taxation Budget & Fiscal Policy Benefits & Welfare Pensions Jul 09, 2026 View on X
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If you aren't working why can't you look after your own children? Why should working parents pay even higher taxes to fund free childcare for people on benefits? Labour are not the party of work, ...

Party Politics & Leadership Childcare Benefits & Welfare Taxation Labour Party Jul 08, 2026 View on X
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If you did everything you were told you should do - worked hard, went to university, got a job - then you shouldn’t be punished for it. Young people are facing sky-high student loan interest that ...

Education & Skills Student Finance Interest Rates Taxation Jul 07, 2026 View on X
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You name it, Labour will tax it. Nothing is safe under Labour. Not your home, not your job, not your pension. https://t.co/9LsxL1We5D

Economic Policy & Budget Taxation Pensions Wages & Pay Jul 05, 2026 View on X
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Burnham really does have no new ideas. This policy he’s reported to be considering is almost identical to the @Conservatives First Job Bonus which I announced in October! The difference of course ...

Economic Policy & Budget Benefits & Welfare Taxation Budget & Fiscal Policy Public Spending Jul 04, 2026 View on X
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.@edballs - “The @conservatives are back!” https://t.co/XKpIvW4BnE

Party Politics & Leadership Conservative Party Leadership Jul 02, 2026 View on X
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Rank History

Jul 2026
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Jun 2026
+1 #49
May 2026
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Apr 2026
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Mar 2026
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Feb 2026
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Jan 2026
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Dec 2025
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Nov 2025
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Content Categories

Economic Policy & Budget 311
Party Politics & Leadership 60
N/A 30
Policy Announcements & Government Action 15
Public Engagement & Campaigning 9

Topics & Themes

Budget & Fiscal Policy Taxation Public Spending Benefits & Welfare Labour Party National Debt GDP & Growth Small Business Cost of Living Inflation Conservative Party Interest Rates Leadership Business Regulation Reform UK Oil & Gas Financial Services Net Zero Ministerial Standards Political Strategy

Top Quartile Benchmarks

Based on top 31 of 124 in UK Politicians

Posts
496
Mel: 485 ↓
Likes
1,277,595
Mel: 199,059 ↓
Comments
112,433
Mel: 32,663 ↓
Avg Likes
1,221.9
Mel: 410.4 ↓
Avg Comments
184.6
Mel: 67.4 ↓
Score
1,502,461
Mel: 264,385 ↓
Posts/Week
14.6
Mel: 13.9 ↓
Avg Post Length
225 chars
Mel: 304 ↑
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