Next month charities across the UK will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of Volunteers’ Week. It’s an opportunity for charities and the wider public to recognise, celebrate and thank the UK’s incredible volunteers for all they contribute to our local communities, the
During a visit to Hitachi’s rail manufacturing plant in Newton Aycliffe, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has pledged to end the boom-and-bust cycle which is holding back Britain’s struggling rail manufacturing industry. On the visit, Keir Starmer and Shadow Transport Secretary Louise
Last week, I was privileged to lead a debate in Parliament on access to dentistry for cancer patients. I did this to highlight the phenomenal campaigning of my constituent, Michele. Michele is a cancer survivor who has spent years raising awareness of
The rapid growth of digital technologies is revolutionising the way that we live and work. These days most jobs have a digital element and we are now beginning to see new and exciting career opportunities across the digital economy. As Chair of
I have a blue laminated badge with the slogan “Free Nazanin” that peaks out at me from the corner of my living room mirror. It was given to me by Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband Richard the first time I met him, during his
The Government has confirmed it will not make arrangements for the Foreign Secretary, Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton, to appear for questioning by MPs in the House of Commons – despite a recommendation from the House’s Procedure Committee for exactly that to
Up until November last year, I had the privilege of serving as Minister of State in the Department of Health and Social Care, a Department where despite your best efforts, you spend a considerable amount of your time fire-fighting and dealing reactively
The publication of the Cass Report on the 10th April was a sobering event and put beyond question the harm that has been inflicted on many vulnerable children and young people because ideology was allowed to triumph over scientific rigour and clinical
It’s an ordinary weeknight. It’s past 11pm and, after a hard day at work, you are relaxing at home, or perhaps you’ve already gone to bed. Just as you are drifting off to sleep, the silence is broken by a barrage of
Food is the thread that weaves together the fabric of our families, communities, and societies. It sustains life. In a world where technology often disconnects us, food has the power to bring us together. It is a remedy for loneliness. But with
by Jo Gideon MP