The topics with the most posts are the cancellation of the British Medical Association strikes and the King’s Birthday Honours. The post with the highest engagement is from the Home Office welcoming Angela Eagle, with 331,007 views.
Three Major Themes
- BMA Strike Cancellation: The Department of Health and Social Care and James Murray announced that the British Medical Association called off resident doctor strikes.
- King’s Birthday Celebrations: The Ministry of Defence, Douglas Alexander, and Hilary Benn posted about Trooping the Colour and the King’s Birthday Honours recipients.
- Home Office Appointment: The Home Office explicitly welcomed Angela Eagle to the department.
The Home Office stated “Welcome to the Home Office @AngelaEagle.” Douglas Alexander offered “Warm congratulations to all those Scots receiving honours today.” Wes Streeting stated that “Jo Cox had the courage to stand up for her beliefs”. The Ministry of Defence noted that the Armed Forces came together for “the historic tradition of Trooping the Colour”. Angela Rayner stated she was “Proud to join the Labour Unions rally”. Hilary Benn expressed he was “immensely proud to see so many people from Northern Ireland celebrated”. Separately, Hilary Benn posted about a “Great afternoon at the Burmantofts Communities Festival.”
The Department of Health and Social Care noted that James Murray welcomes the BMA’s decision to “call off the resident doctor strikes which were due to take place next week.” James Murray stated he is “pleased the BMA has called off strikes next week.” The Department of Health and Social Care announced the BMA called off the strikes due to start on “Monday 15 June.” Lisa Nandy agreed that a changed honours system is “long overdue”. Douglas Alexander posted that he would be “willing on the team with every kick of the ball” for the Scotland national football team.
Outlook / Emerging Trends
The Department of Health and Social Care stated they will “work with the BMA over the coming days to finalise the details of the deal before it is put to their members.”
