Dear Member of Parliament, Tomorrow, following the Spring Statement will be the Report Stage of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. Our team at parliamentnews.co.uk are supporting amendment NC2, proposed by Dame Caroline Dinenage and supported by a cross party group of MPs,
Sunday marked another hugely successful high-profile sporting event held at Wembley with the league cup final between Liverpool and Newcastle. New generations of fans have grown accustomed to, for the most part, feeling safe on a matchday. But, as I witnessed firsthand
On 18 March, I secured a Westminster Hall debate on the UK’s secretive military cooperation with Israel’s war in Gaza and a chance to hear a government minister respond. Given Labour’s unwavering support for Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza (with minor concessions
Shipyards and shipbuilding are iconic cultural symbols of the UK’s industrial heritage – from the Belfast poetry of Carnduff, the folk songs of England from the North East to South West, to the words of Donald Dewar evoking the “The shout of
Creating the means for post-industrial towns like Leigh and Atherton to connect to growth opportunities is vital for these towns to thrive. As chair of the Labour MPs group on local growth funding, I’ve had the privilege of working closely with the
With the recent conclusion of one of the most violent cycles of Israeli-Palestinian conflict in history, the largest since 1973, it is imperative that we redouble our efforts towards achieving peace. The atrocities and massive loss of life we saw on October
Most people first witnessed the chaotic underbelly of local government in 2021 when the now infamous phrase, “You have no authority here, Jackie Weaver,” echoed across the internet. That viral clip from a Handforth Parish Council Zoom meeting was a rare bit
This month marks the 40th anniversary of the Swann Report, a landmark document that exposed the systemic racism embedded in the UK’s education system. Its findings, commissioned in response to mounting evidence that Black and ethnic minority students were being failed, laid
I moved to South Devon in 2007. Before then, I’d lived in Edinburgh, Sheffield, and London on and off for nearly two decades. Coming here 18 years ago was my first real experience of rural life, other than holidays, and in the
I have been incredibly lucky as both an MP, and formerly a councillor, to have represented somewhere with really brilliant community theatres. NK Theatre Arts, who are based at the Forum Theatre in Romiley, are an incredible group who have given so
Last week, as well as welcoming Young Carers from Mark Hall Academy in Harlow into Parliament I took part in a number of activities with Carers Trust to mark Young Carers Action Day. This included opportunity to hold a debate in Westminster
Philomena Lee was 18 years old when she became pregnant and was sent to the Sean Ross Abbey Mother and Baby Home in Roscrea, County Tipperary, in Ireland. There Philomena gave birth to her son Anthony, and there they both lived until
