RH

Richard Holden

UK Politicians Twitter/X
#54
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230,509
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Shadow Transport Secretary
Role
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Posts
196,789
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16,860
Comments
296
Avg Likes
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Total Engagement
322
Engagement Rate
17.7
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17,459 followers

Data last refreshed: August 10, 2026

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I spoke with @BBCEssex about the high numbers of corridor care in #Basildon Hospital. This is totally unacceptable and I’m calling on the Government to intervene in Basildon Hospital to finally g...

Health & Social Care Hospital Capacity NHS Funding Health Workers Aug 09, 2026 View on X
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Good to meet with easyJet to discuss Apollo's proposed acquisition of the airline. We discussed what it means for passengers, employees and the wider UK aviation sector, including plans to retain ...

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@AdamHallRE Let’s do it. Drop me a message via https://t.co/UJdiEay5TW and I’ll get a time in. R

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What @Katie_Lam_MP says is 100% right Shadow Rail Minister @JeromeMayhew has been doing a lot of digging of the paperwork and site visits + Parliamentary Questions on this and @danielmgmoylan from...

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@AdamHallRE We should go for a ☕️ or 🍺- you’d find out we probably agree on a lot

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🚆 Labour promised better train journeys BUT on some state-run routes, 1/4 of trains are now regularly ‘short form’ - often half the length advertised - and it’s getting worse🚊 Over the last 18 mo...

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First cousin marriage is more than about the serious genetic and health factors - even if the NHS do tell midwives that genetic risks were ‘exaggerated’. They aren’t. Especially when it’s generatio...

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It was lovely to join the congregation at #RamsdenBellhouse Baptist Church earlier in the summer to celebrate the 100th anniversary of their church. A huge well done to everyone at the church for ...

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“Treasury seeks to kick-start economy with £9bn-a-year borrowing bonanza” An extra £9 billion-a-year in borrowing. Borrowing is simply deferred taxation and this level of extra borrowing is the e...

Economic Policy & Budget Budget & Fiscal Policy National Debt Taxation Public Spending Benefits & Welfare Aug 05, 2026 View on X
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Staff at Government-owned nuclear rail allegedly abused free travel rules for decades, using fake duty rosters to dodge millions in train fares costing taxpayers’ millions. Whistlebl...

Transport & Infrastructure Rail Public Spending Fraud & Scams Aug 05, 2026 View on X
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I popped by The #Billericay Theatre, just off Radford Way to meet with Helen, John, and Jess and to have a look around the amazing theatre and performing arts school. To check out what’s on and bu...

Constituency & Local Issues Arts & Culture Aug 04, 2026 View on X
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🚨 BREAKING via @theLDNstandard 🚨 Labour’s Mayor Khan strikes again - his incompetence costing taxpayers millions 🚨 Staggering incompetence has left Londoners paying a £7.6 million compensation bi...

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@jamescl25847951 Well, more of a coffee stall.

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🚊 Open Access Passenger Operators: @Hull_Trains @LumoTravel @GC_Rail have opened up the rail network across 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 - bringing direct intercity access to cities & towns like Sunde...

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I was walking through Basildon Market in-between meetings when I saw one of the newest businesses was open. It’s great to see young people starting up their own ventures, and that’s exactly what S...

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Very, very sad to hear this. Some wonderful memories. He will be missed. Thoughts and prayers with Alicia and Rod’s family and friends.

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Last week I did the first four days of my #SummerSurgeryTour2026 16 surgery stops across #BasildonAndBillericay over four days! Including by bus! Normal surgeries continue through summer and we’...

Constituency & Local Issues Buses Public Transport Aug 01, 2026 View on X
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🚨Family holidays are getting more expensive before you check in! 🚨 @UKLabour are forcing airports to hike drop-off charges even when there are no good alternatives Another front in Labour's war ...

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I am immensely proud of BOSP who care for people across #BasildonAndBillericay for their amazing Ofsted rating. They are Exceptional in every category. A huge well down to every at BOSP for this ...

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Quite bloody right

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Rank History

Aug 2026
-2 #54
Jul 2026
-1 #52
Jun 2026
#51
May 2026
-4 #51
Apr 2026
-4 #47
Mar 2026
-4 #43
Feb 2026
+34 #39
Jan 2026
-2 #73
Dec 2025
+8 #71
Nov 2025
#79

Content Categories

Party Politics & Leadership 155
Transport & Infrastructure 100
Constituency & Local Issues 95
N/A 53
Memes, Humour & Casual 50

Topics & Themes

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Top Quartile Benchmarks

Based on top 31 of 124 in UK Politicians

Posts
544
Richard: 681 ↑
Likes
1,399,126
Richard: 198,561 ↓
Comments
121,203
Richard: 16,942 ↓
Avg Likes
1,215.6
Richard: 291.6 ↓
Avg Comments
182.2
Richard: 24.9 ↓
Score
1,641,531
Richard: 232,445 ↓
Posts/Week
14.6
Richard: 17.7 ↑
Avg Post Length
226 chars
Richard: 260 ↑
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