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Tom Gordon MP

Tom Gordon is the Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, and was elected in July 2024.

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Breaking Barriers: Bringing Working-Class Voices into Politics

A few weekends ago, I went back to the ex-mining town in West Yorkshire where I grew up. I was there to help my mum – now a local councillor I helped to elect – deliver leaflets and knock on doors. As

by Tom Gordon MP
September 1, 2025
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It’s Time to Scrap Unfair Peak-Time Bus Restrictions for Disabled People

Last week in Parliament, I led an adjournment debate on an issue that has gone unaddressed for too long: the outdated and unjust peak-time restrictions on disabled bus passes. Under the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme, eligible disabled people are entitled to

by Tom Gordon MP
July 16, 2025
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Justice Demands Action — Why the UK Must Prosecute Daesh Crimes

The atrocities committed by Daesh — also known as Islamic State — between 2014 and 2017 represent one of the gravest human rights failures of our time. During this period, across Syria and Iraq, Daesh waged a brutal campaign of terror against

by Tom Gordon MP
May 22, 2025
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Adoption Breakdown in the UK: A Silent Crisis Demanding Urgent Reform

Adoption is often viewed as the happy ending in a child’s journey through trauma and instability, but for many families across the UK, it marks the beginning of a far more complex and challenging chapter. The issue of adoption breakdown—when adopted children

by Tom Gordon MP
April 8, 2025
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