RP

Richard Parker

UK Politicians Twitter/X
#97
X Rank
17,988
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Mayor of the West Midlands
Role
132
Posts
10,998
Likes
3,495
Comments
83
Avg Likes
26
Avg Comments
14,493
Total Engagement
110
Engagement Rate
5.6
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11,234 followers

Data last refreshed: June 02, 2026

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20 posts

Young people are not workshy. Youth unemployment in parts of the West Midlands is running at twice the national average. That's a system failure. Alan Milburn's findings confirm what Mayors acro...

Economic Policy & Budget Regional Investment Levelling Up May 29, 2026 View on X
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Really important afternoon in Coventry. Spoke alongside Darren Jones about creating opportunities for those normally overlooked. This is my biggest priority. I say that a lot. It’s personal to me...

Economic Policy & Budget Skills & Training Regional Investment Levelling Up Adult Education May 28, 2026 View on X
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Hello Coventry! Feels tropical. City on the up! https://t.co/1btJcylcP3

Constituency & Local Issues Regional Investment May 28, 2026 View on X
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Good to catch up with @WarinderSJuss in Wolverhampton today. Lots going on in Wolverhampton that we're working together to deliver. https://t.co/Kx8s8bqgIL

Constituency & Local Issues Regional Investment May 27, 2026 View on X
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Growing up for me was about pubs, restaurants, and gigs. Late nights out where you found your crowd - discovered new bands. I had the Berkeley Rooms. U2. Echo & The Bunnymen. I’ve never forgotten t...

Policy Announcements & Government Action Arts & Culture Small Business Buses May 27, 2026 View on X
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Making things is what we’ve done brilliantly for centuries in this region. This is a great project to help create 50,000 jobs for young people. Project MADE will mean more training, more routes i...

Education & Skills Skills & Training Regional Investment May 27, 2026 View on X
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Free buses for kids, and cheaper tickets to places like Cadbury World, the Black Country Living Museum, or the Herbert in Coventry to see Dippy. Great for families over the summer. https://t.co/...

Policy Announcements & Government Action Buses Public Transport Arts & Culture Cost of Living May 26, 2026 View on X
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Too many people have heard big promises before and seen very little change in their everyday lives. My focus from the start was simple: get things done. My latest Substack sets out what I’ve chan...

Policy Announcements & Government Action Regional Investment Levelling Up May 26, 2026 View on X
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@dantheguvhall That will probably have something to do with those finals all being available free-to-air. πŸ‘πŸ»

Culture, Media & Sport Sport Broadcasting & Media May 24, 2026 View on X
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@dantheguvhall BT Sport made the finals available on YouTube. TNT previously made them available on Discovery+. No such option this year. Details in here: https://t.co/3KJRxvfW7v

Culture, Media & Sport Sport Broadcasting & Media May 24, 2026 View on X
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PM is absolutely right. Football belongs to the fans.

Culture, Media & Sport Sport May 24, 2026 View on X
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A busy day of campaigning under the baking Bank Holiday sun in Makerfield. Out on the doorsteps for @AndyBurnhamGM with @DSkaith, @annaebaxter, @ClaireWard4EM and @lukejcr. https://t.co/lSW3UpnehG

Public Engagement & Campaigning Labour Party Political Strategy May 24, 2026 View on X
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@x_brum πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚οΏΌπŸ…

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🌈❀️A great turnout today for Pride ❀️🌈 This festival has shone in Birmingham for nearly thirty years, and its message is just as important as it has ever been. Perhaps even more so in the current ...

Constituency & Local Issues LGBTQ+ Rights Equality & Diversity May 23, 2026 View on X
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@enablerbcfc @UKREiiF @RachelReevesMP An MDC will reduce the time it takes to deliver this major capital project. That’s the whole point of an MDC.

Housing & Planning Capital Projects Planning Reform May 21, 2026 View on X
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West Midlands emergency services have confirmed they won’t be participating in Birmingham Pride this weekend, citing legal uncertainty following a High Court ruling on uniformed attendance at Pride...

Crime, Justice & Policing LGBTQ+ Rights Equality & Diversity May 21, 2026 View on X
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Free bus travel for kids this August - thanks to @Heidi_Labour and the Labour Government. Get out, explore the region and become bus users for life! And hopefully this helps relieve some of the p...

Transport & Infrastructure Buses Public Transport Cost of Living May 21, 2026 View on X
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The message from investors and partners at @UKREiiF is that UK Growth starts in the West Midlands. And @RachelReevesMP was blown over by the speed of delivery and investment opportunities across o...

Economic Policy & Budget Regional Investment GDP & Growth May 20, 2026 View on X
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What a night! What an incredible achievement. Well done!!

Personal & Human Interest N/A May 20, 2026 View on X
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Today I’ve announced the Β£11bn Birmingham East Mayoral Development Corporation - the boldest and most ambitious in the country. https://t.co/Z2UxzP2JsX

Housing & Planning Regional Investment Capital Projects Planning Reform May 19, 2026 View on X
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Rank History

Jun 2026
-1 #97
May 2026
+3 #96
Apr 2026
-1 #99
Mar 2026
-2 #98
Feb 2026
-8 #96
Jan 2026
-7 #88
Dec 2025
-5 #81
Nov 2025
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Content Categories

Culture, Media & Sport 22
Transport & Infrastructure 20
Personal & Human Interest 14
Constituency & Local Issues 12
Housing & Planning 9

Topics & Themes

Regional Investment Public Transport Capital Projects Rail Sport Skills & Training Arts & Culture Labour Party Housing Supply Faith & Religion Small Business Equality & Diversity Levelling Up Cost of Living Social Housing Buses Political Strategy Industrial Strategy Public Health Universities

Top Quartile Benchmarks

Based on top 31 of 124 in UK Politicians

Posts
389
Richard: 158 ↓
Likes
945,164
Richard: 11,877 ↓
Comments
86,667
Richard: 3,536 ↓
Avg Likes
1,195.8
Richard: 75.2 ↓
Avg Comments
184.6
Richard: 22.4 ↓
Score
1,118,498
Richard: 18,949 ↓
Posts/Week
14.0
Richard: 5.6 ↓
Avg Post Length
219 chars
Richard: 281 ↑
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