Why is the Government still using bee killing pesticides? 03 Feb 2022 This week I spoke in a debate about the Government’s inexplicable decision to allow the…
Energy Bills – Windfall Tax Speech 02 Feb 2022 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 01 Feb 2022 Bristol East MP Kerry McCarthy writes for the Fishponds Voice, February 2022. EVERY year it’s…
Holocaust Memorial Day 27 Jan 2022 Today marks the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration camp and…
Covid-19 Childminder Support 26 Jan 2022 Last week, I was contacted by a self-employed constituent who had to close her childminding…
Climate vulnerable nations need debt relief now 25 Jan 2022 An underwater volcanic eruption near Tonga a week ago triggered a tsunami that wiped out…
Internal Trade Questions 20 Jan 2022 At International Trade Questions this week, I asked the Minister whether the Government would act…
We need action not words on Animal Welfare 19 Jan 2022 After years of campaigning and inexcusable delay, this week we finally debated the Animal Sentience…
Recognition for Somaliland 19 Jan 2022 I’ve supported Somaliland’s case for recognition since I was first elected to Parliament in 2005…
Boris should resign! 18 Jan 2022 Following recent revelations about Downing Street lockdown parties, I have written to the Prime Minister…
Where is the Prime Minister hiding? 11 Jan 2022 The reports that the Prime Minister himself attended a party in Downing Street at the…
Deep Sea Mining 11 Jan 2022 I’ve written to the Government about deep sea mining, which looks set to begin in…