APPG on Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
This week I hosted a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Small Island…
Kerry McCarthy Labour MP for Bristol East
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Ukraine
Tragically, it’s now clear that a full-scale invasion of Ukraine is underway. The unprovoked attack…
Pressing the Prime Minister on the Cost of Living Crisis
Today at Prime Minister’s Questions I asked Boris Johnson about the Cost-of-Living Crisis. Many of…
Children’s Mental Health Week | Place2Be
It was good to meet with Place2Be – the pioneers of #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek – at their…
We Must Set a Global Example on Fossil Fuels
Today in Parliament, I asked why the Government is approving six new polluting oil and…
Opposition Day Debate: Children’s Mental Health
Yesterday Labour held an Opposition Day Debate to mark Children’s Mental Health Week. Over the…
Cystic Fibrosis patients should not have to pay prescription charges
Earlier this week, I spoke in a Westminster Hall debate on prescription charge exemption for…
Why is the Government still using bee killing pesticides?
This week I spoke in a debate about the Government’s inexplicable decision to allow the…
Energy Bills – Windfall Tax Speech
The Cost-of-Living crisis is the biggest issue facing the UK today and, with April’s energy…
Local Press: Children of prisoners should be heard and seen
Bristol East MP Kerry McCarthy writes for the Fishponds Voice, February 2022. EVERY year it’s…
Holocaust Memorial Day
Today marks the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration camp and…
Covid-19 Childminder Support
Last week, I was contacted by a self-employed constituent who had to close her childminding…