My Budget Reaction: A Failure to Address the Cost of Living Crisis
After last’s week’s underwhelming Budget and Spending Review, MPs have had four days to debate…
Kerry McCarthy Labour MP for Bristol East
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Fishponds Voice column – ‘We need a politics of kindness’
We need a politics of kindness – Fishponds Voice, October 29, 2021. The killing of…
Supporting Children with a Parent in Prison
Today at Education Questions, I highlighted the support needs of children with a parent in…
COP26
Today, after years of preparation – and a year’s delay because of the pandemic –…
Neurology Now
Earlier this week I attended the “Neurology Now” event in Parliament, that was hosted by MS…
Lodge Causeway
I visited Lodge Causeway and met with local business owners this morning with Hillfields ward…
Allocation of Freeports Is About Publicity Rather Than Real Economic Growth
The Budget was full of the usual smoke and mirrors from the master of spin,…
Restoring Marine Environments Ahead of COP26
This week at Environment, Food and Rural Affairs questions, I asked the Minister what the…
Budget Response
𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞: Today’s Budget was a massive missed opportunity. We’re experiencing a cost-of-living crisis in…
The Environment Bill does not go far enough
Yesterday in Parliament, the long-delayed Environment Bill came back before MPs, after being amended and…
Minister Won’t Rule Out Axing Electric Vehicle Grants
This week, after the Government unveiled its woefully inadequate Net Zero Strategy, I asked what…
Calling for Lifesaving Drug Testing
Over a single weekend in Bristol this summer, one young person died and 20 others…