Supporting Labour for Remaining in Europe 10 Jul 2019 I welcome the recent announcement from Labour, confirming that we will back Remain in any…
Calling for a National Bus Strategy 10 Jul 2019 I support Campaign for Better Transport’s calls for a National Bus Strategy, and I was…
Improving terminally ill people’s access to financial support 04 Jul 2019 No-one with a terminal illness should have to face financial hardship or distress because of…
Calling for new investment into Early Years 03 Jul 2019 Early Years Spending Nurseries and preschools are crucial for children’s development. They are places where…
Supporting relationships and sex education 27 Jun 2019 Today marks the first national RSE (Relationships and Sex Education) Day, a celebration of the…
Britain led the world on climate change — now we must do it again 26 Jun 2019 Earlier this week I joined constituents who’d made the journey to London for#TheTimeIsNow, the biggest…
Helping reduce plastic in our oceans 21 Jun 2019 Earlier this month, I wrote to the Environment Secretary along with other colleagues across the…
Ministers reject plans for 1p per garment levy to tackle fast fashion 18 Jun 2019 This morning the Government issued a disappointing response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s report on…
Supporting Kinship carers 14 Jun 2019 Kinship carers – most often grandparents, aunts, and uncles – make a huge contribution to…
Campaigning to raise the level of housing benefit payments 14 Jun 2019 The continued freeze to Local Housing Allowance is pushing people into homelessness and presenting many…
MPs reject plan for a no-deal vote 12 Jun 2019 It’s deeply disappointing that the House of Commons has just voted against a Labour move…
Government commits to 2050 as target date for net zero emissions, Kerry urges for further action 12 Jun 2019 Net zero I welcome today’s announcement by the Government committing the UK to net zero…