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- Stephen Kinnock, Aberafan Maesteg (lab)
- Kirsty Blackman, Aberdeen North (snp)
- Stephen Flynn, Aberdeen South (snp)
- Seamus Logan, Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (snp)
- Kenneth Stevenson, Airdrie and Shotts (lab)
- Alex Baker, Aldershot (lab)
- Wendy Morton, Aldridge-Brownhills (con)
- Brian Leishman, Alloa and Grangemouth (lab)
- Connor Rand, Altrincham and Sale West (lab)
- Mark Tami, Alyn and Deeside (lab)
- Linsey Farnsworth, Amber Valley (lab)
- Dave Doogan, Angus and Perthshire Glens (snp)
- Stephen Gethins, Arbroath and Broughty Ferry (snp)
- Brendan O'Hara, Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber (snp)
- Andrew Griffith, Arundel and South Downs (con)
- Lee Anderson, Ashfield (ref)
- Sojan Joseph, Ashford (lab)
- Angela Rayner, Ashton-under-Lyne (lab)
- Laura Kyrke-Smith, Aylesbury (lab)
- Elaine Stewart, Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (lab)
- Sean Woodcock, Banbury (lab)
- Claire Hughes, Bangor Aberconwy (lab)
- Nesil Caliskan, Barking (lab)
- Dan Jarvis, Barnsley North (lab)
- Stephanie Peacock, Barnsley South (lab)
- Michelle Scrogham, Barrow and Furness (lab)
- Richard Holden, Basildon and Billericay (con)
- Luke Murphy, Basingstoke (lab)
- Jo White, Bassetlaw (lab)
- Wera Hobhouse, Bath (ld)
- Kirsteen Sullivan, Bathgate and Linlithgow (lab)
- Marsha De Cordova, Battersea (lab)
- Joy Morrissey, Beaconsfield (con)
- Liam Conlon, Beckenham and Penge (lab)
- Mohammad Yasin, Bedford (lab)
- Gavin Robinson, Belfast East (dup)
- John Finucane, Belfast North (sf)
- Claire Hanna, Belfast South and Mid Down (sdlp)
- Paul Maskey, Belfast West (sf)
- Neil Coyle, Bermondsey and Old Southwark (lab)
- John Lamont, Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (con)
- Rushanara Ali, Bethnal Green and Stepney (lab)
- Graham Stuart, Beverley and Holderness (con)
- Dr Kieran Mullan, Bexhill and Battle (con)
- Daniel Francis, Bexleyheath and Crayford (lab)
- Calum Miller, Bicester and Woodstock (ld)
- Alison McGovern, Birkenhead (lab)
- Preet Kaur Gill, Birmingham Edgbaston (lab)
- Paulette Hamilton, Birmingham Erdington (lab)
- Tahir Ali, Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley (lab)
- Liam Byrne, Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North (lab)
- Shabana Mahmood, Birmingham Ladywood (lab)
- Laurence Turner, Birmingham Northfield (lab)
- Ayoub Khan, Birmingham Perry Barr (ind)
- Al Carns, Birmingham Selly Oak (lab)
- Jess Phillips, Birmingham Yardley (lab)
- Sam Rushworth, Bishop Auckland (lab)
- Adnan Hussain, Blackburn (ind)
- Graham Stringer, Blackley and Middleton South (lab)
- Lorraine Beavers, Blackpool North and Fleetwood (lab)
- Chris Webb, Blackpool South (lab)
- Nick Smith, Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney (lab)
- Liz Twist, Blaydon and Consett (lab)
- Ian Lavery, Blyth and Ashington (lab)
- Alison Griffiths, Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (con)
- Natalie Fleet, Bolsover (lab)
- Kirith Entwistle, Bolton North East (lab)
- Yasmin Qureshi, Bolton South and Walkden (lab)
- Phil Brickell, Bolton West (lab)
- Peter Dowd, Bootle (lab)
- Richard Tice, Boston and Skegness (ref)
- Tom Hayes, Bournemouth East (lab)
- Jessica Toale, Bournemouth West (lab)
- Peter Swallow, Bracknell (lab)
- Imran Hussain, Bradford East (lab)
- Judith Cummins, Bradford South (lab)
- Naz Shah, Bradford West (lab)
- James Cleverly, Braintree (con)
- David Chadwick, Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (ld)
- Dawn Butler, Brent East (lab)
- Barry Gardiner, Brent West (lab)
- Ruth Cadbury, Brentford and Isleworth (lab)
- Alex Burghart, Brentwood and Ongar (con)
- Chris Elmore, Bridgend (lab)
- Sir Ashley Fox, Bridgwater (con)
- Charlie Dewhirst, Bridlington and The Wolds (con)
- Martin Vickers, Brigg and Immingham (con)
- Chris Ward, Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven (lab)
- Siân Berry, Brighton Pavilion (grn)
- Carla Denyer, Bristol Central (grn)
- Kerry McCarthy, Bristol East (lab)
- Damien Egan, Bristol North East (lab)
- Darren Jones, Bristol North West (lab)
- Karin Smyth, Bristol South (lab)
- Jerome Mayhew, Broadland and Fakenham (con)
- Peter Fortune, Bromley and Biggin Hill (con)
- Bradley Thomas, Bromsgrove (con)
- Lewis Cocking, Broxbourne (con)
- Juliet Campbell, Broxtowe (lab)
- Callum Anderson, Buckingham and Bletchley (lab)
- Oliver Ryan, Burnley (ind)
- Jacob Collier, Burton and Uttoxeter (lab)
- James Frith, Bury North (lab)
- Christian Wakeford, Bury South (lab)
- Peter Prinsley, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (lab)
- Ann Davies, Caerfyrddin (pc)
- Chris Evans, Caerphilly (lab)
- Jamie Stone, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (ld)
- Josh Fenton-Glynn, Calder Valley (lab)
- Perran Moon, Camborne and Redruth (lab)
- Daniel Zeichner, Cambridge (lab)
- Josh Newbury, Cannock Chase (lab)
- Rosie Duffield, Canterbury (ind)
- Jo Stevens, Cardiff East (lab)
- Anna McMorrin, Cardiff North (lab)
- Stephen Doughty, Cardiff South and Penarth (lab)
- Alex Barros-Curtis, Cardiff West (lab)
- Julie Minns, Carlisle (lab)
- Bobby Dean, Carshalton and Wallington (ld)
- Rebecca Harris, Castle Point (con)
- Alan Gemmell, Central Ayrshire (lab)
- Mel Stride, Central Devon (con)
- Patrick Spencer, Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (con)
- Ben Lake, Ceredigion Preseli (pc)
- Tristan Osborne, Chatham and Aylesford (lab)
- Tom Morrison, Cheadle (ld)
- Marie Goldman, Chelmsford (ld)
- Ben Coleman, Chelsea and Fulham (lab)
- Max Wilkinson, Cheltenham (ld)
- Sarah Green, Chesham and Amersham (ld)
- Samantha Dixon, Chester North and Neston (lab)
- Aphra Brandreth, Chester South and Eddisbury (con)
- Toby Perkins, Chesterfield (lab)
- Jess Brown-Fuller, Chichester (ld)
- Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Chingford and Woodford Green (con)
- Sarah Gibson, Chippenham (ld)
- Dan Tomlinson, Chipping Barnet (lab)
- Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Chorley (sp)
- Sir Christopher Chope, Christchurch (con)
- Rachel Blake, Cities of London and Westminster (lab)
- Mary Kelly Foy, City of Durham (lab)
- Nigel Farage, Clacton (ref)
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Clapham and Brixton Hill (lab)
- Becky Gittins, Clwyd East (lab)
- Gill German, Clwyd North (lab)
- Frank McNally, Coatbridge and Bellshill (lab)
- Pam Cox, Colchester (lab)
- Paul Davies, Colne Valley (lab)
- Sarah Russell, Congleton (lab)
- Lee Barron, Corby and East Northamptonshire (lab)
- Mary Creagh, Coventry East (lab)
- Taiwo Owatemi, Coventry North West (lab)
- Zarah Sultana, Coventry South (ind)
- Melanie Ward, Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (lab)
- Emma Foody, Cramlington and Killingworth (lab)
- Peter Lamb, Crawley (lab)
- Connor Naismith, Crewe and Nantwich (lab)
- Natasha Irons, Croydon East (lab)
- Chris Philp, Croydon South (con)
- Sarah Jones, Croydon West (lab)
- Katrina Murray, Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch (lab)
- Margaret Mullane, Dagenham and Rainham (lab)
- Lola McEvoy, Darlington (lab)
- Jim Dickson, Dartford (lab)
- Stuart Andrew, Daventry (con)
- Catherine Atkinson, Derby North (lab)
- Baggy Shanker, Derby South (lab)
- John Whitby, Derbyshire Dales (lab)
- Iqbal Mohamed, Dewsbury and Batley (ind)
- Olly Glover, Didcot and Wantage (ld)
- Sally Jameson, Doncaster Central (lab)
- Lee Pitcher, Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme (lab)
- Ed Miliband, Doncaster North (lab)
- Chris Coghlan, Dorking and Horley (ld)
- Mike Tapp, Dover and Deal (lab)
- Nigel Huddleston, Droitwich and Evesham (con)
- Sonia Kumar, Dudley (lab)
- Helen Hayes, Dulwich and West Norwood (lab)
- John Cooper, Dumfries and Galloway (con)
- David Mundell, Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (con)
- Chris Law, Dundee Central (snp)
- Graeme Downie, Dunfermline and Dollar (lab)
- Alex Mayer, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard (lab)
- Liz Saville Roberts, Dwyfor Meirionnydd (pc)
- Dr Rupa Huq, Ealing Central and Acton (lab)
- James Murray, Ealing North (lab)
- Deirdre Costigan, Ealing Southall (lab)
- Yuan Yang, Earley and Woodley (lab)
- Grahame Morris, Easington (lab)
- Sammy Wilson, East Antrim (dup)
- Mims Davies, East Grinstead and Uckfield (con)
- Sir Stephen Timms, East Ham (lab)
- Damian Hinds, East Hampshire (con)
- Joani Reid, East Kilbride and Strathaven (lab)
- Gregory Campbell, East Londonderry (dup)
- Blair McDougall, East Renfrewshire (lab)
- Claire Coutinho, East Surrey (con)
- Polly Billington, East Thanet (lab)
- Danny Kruger, East Wiltshire (con)
- Tom Rutland, East Worthing and Shoreham (lab)
- Josh Babarinde, Eastbourne (ld)
- Liz Jarvis, Eastleigh (ld)
- Chris Murray, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (lab)
- Tracy Gilbert, Edinburgh North and Leith (lab)
- Ian Murray, Edinburgh South (lab)
- Dr Scott Arthur, Edinburgh South West (lab)
- Christine Jardine, Edinburgh West (ld)
- Kate Osamor, Edmonton and Winchmore Hill (lab)
- Justin Madders, Ellesmere Port and Bromborough (lab)
- Clive Efford, Eltham and Chislehurst (lab)
- Charlotte Cane, Ely and East Cambridgeshire (ld)
- Feryal Clark, Enfield North (lab)
- Dr Neil Hudson, Epping Forest (con)
- Helen Maguire, Epsom and Ewell (ld)
- Adam Thompson, Erewash (lab)
- Abena Oppong-Asare, Erith and Thamesmead (lab)
- Monica Harding, Esher and Walton (ld)
- Steve Race, Exeter (lab)
- David Reed, Exmouth and Exeter East (con)
- Euan Stainbank, Falkirk (lab)
- Suella Braverman, Fareham and Waterlooville (con)
- Gregory Stafford, Farnham and Bordon (con)
- Helen Whately, Faversham and Mid Kent (con)
- Seema Malhotra, Feltham and Heston (lab)
- Pat Cullen, Fermanagh and South Tyrone (sf)
- Claire Hazelgrove, Filton and Bradley Stoke (lab)
- Sarah Sackman, Finchley and Golders Green (lab)
- Tony Vaughan, Folkestone and Hythe (lab)
- Matt Bishop, Forest of Dean (lab)
- Colum Eastwood, Foyle (sdlp)
- Anna Sabine, Frome and East Somerset (ld)
- Andrew Snowden, Fylde (con)
- Sir Edward Leigh, Gainsborough (con)
- Mark Ferguson, Gateshead Central and Whickham (lab)
- Michael Payne, Gedling (lab)
- Naushabah Khan, Gillingham and Rainham (lab)
- John Grady, Glasgow East (lab)
- Martin Rhodes, Glasgow North (lab)
- Maureen Burke, Glasgow North East (lab)
- Gordon McKee, Glasgow South (lab)
- Dr Zubir Ahmed, Glasgow South West (lab)
- Patricia Ferguson, Glasgow West (lab)
- Sarah Dyke, Glastonbury and Somerton (ld)
- Richard Baker, Glenrothes and Mid Fife (lab)
- Alex McIntyre, Gloucester (lab)
- Jeremy Hunt, Godalming and Ash (con)
- David Davis, Goole and Pocklington (con)
- Harriet Cross, Gordon and Buchan (con)
- Andrew Gwynne, Gorton and Denton (ind)
- Dame Caroline Dinenage, Gosport (con)
- Tonia Antoniazzi, Gower (lab)
- Gareth Davies, Grantham and Bourne (con)
- Dr Lauren Sullivan, Gravesham (lab)
- Melanie Onn, Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (lab)
- Rupert Lowe, Great Yarmouth (ref)
- Matthew Pennycook, Greenwich and Woolwich (lab)
- Zöe Franklin, Guildford (ld)
- Diane Abbott, Hackney North and Stoke Newington (lab)
- Dame Meg Hillier, Hackney South and Shoreditch (lab)
- Alex Ballinger, Halesowen (lab)
- Kate Dearden, Halifax (lab)
- Paul Holmes, Hamble Valley (con)
- Imogen Walker, Hamilton and Clyde Valley (lab)
- Andy Slaughter, Hammersmith and Chiswick (lab)
- Tulip Siddiq, Hampstead and Highgate (lab)
- Neil O'Brien, Harborough, Oadby and Wigston (con)
- Chris Vince, Harlow (lab)
- Victoria Collins, Harpenden and Berkhamsted (ld)
- Tom Gordon, Harrogate and Knaresborough (ld)
- Bob Blackman, Harrow East (con)
- Gareth Thomas, Harrow West (lab)
- Jonathan Brash, Hartlepool (lab)
- Sir Bernard Jenkin, Harwich and North Essex (con)
- Helena Dollimore, Hastings and Rye (lab)
- Alan Mak, Havant (con)
- John McDonnell, Hayes and Harlington (ind)
- Lisa Smart, Hazel Grove (ld)
- David Taylor, Hemel Hempstead (lab)
- David Pinto-Duschinsky, Hendon (lab)
- Freddie van Mierlo, Henley and Thame (ld)
- Jesse Norman, Hereford and South Herefordshire (con)
- Sir Roger Gale, Herne Bay and Sandwich (con)
- Josh Dean, Hertford and Stortford (lab)
- Sir Oliver Dowden, Hertsmere (con)
- Joe Morris, Hexham (lab)
- Elsie Blundell, Heywood and Middleton North (lab)
- Jon Pearce, High Peak (lab)
- Dr Luke Evans, Hinckley and Bosworth (con)
- Alistair Strathern, Hitchin (lab)
- Sir Keir Starmer, Holborn and St Pancras (lab)
- Richard Foord, Honiton and Sidmouth (ld)
- Julia Lopez, Hornchurch and Upminster (con)
- Catherine West, Hornsey and Friern Barnet (lab)
- John Milne, Horsham (ld)
- Bridget Phillipson, Houghton and Sunderland South (lab)
- Peter Kyle, Hove and Portslade (lab)
- Harpreet Uppal, Huddersfield (lab)
- Ben Obese-Jecty, Huntingdon (con)
- Sarah Smith, Hyndburn (lab)
- Wes Streeting, Ilford North (lab)
- Jas Athwal, Ilford South (lab)
- Martin McCluskey, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West (lab)
- Angus MacDonald, Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire (ld)
- Jack Abbott, Ipswich (lab)
- Joe Robertson, Isle of Wight East (con)
- Richard Quigley, Isle of Wight West (lab)
- Jeremy Corbyn, Islington North (ind)
- Emily Thornberry, Islington South and Finsbury (lab)
- Kate Osborne, Jarrow and Gateshead East (lab)
- Robbie Moore, Keighley and Ilkley (con)
- Sir Jeremy Wright, Kenilworth and Southam (con)
- Joe Powell, Kensington and Bayswater (lab)
- Rosie Wrighting, Kettering (lab)
- Lillian Jones, Kilmarnock and Loudoun (lab)
- Ed Davey, Kingston and Surbiton (ld)
- Karl Turner, Kingston upon Hull East (lab)
- Dame Diana Johnson, Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham (lab)
- Emma Hardy, Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice (lab)
- Mike Wood, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire (con)
- Anneliese Midgley, Knowsley (lab)
- Sorcha Eastwood, Lagan Valley (all)
- Cat Smith, Lancaster and Wyre (lab)
- Alex Sobel, Leeds Central and Headingley (lab)
- Richard Burgon, Leeds East (lab)
- Fabian Hamilton, Leeds North East (lab)
- Katie White, Leeds North West (lab)
- Hilary Benn, Leeds South (lab)
- Mark Sewards, Leeds South West and Morley (lab)
- Rachel Reeves, Leeds West and Pudsey (lab)
- Shivani Raja, Leicester East (con)
- Shockat Adam, Leicester South (ind)
- Liz Kendall, Leicester West (lab)
- Jo Platt, Leigh and Atherton (lab)
- James MacCleary, Lewes (ld)
- Janet Daby, Lewisham East (lab)
- Vicky Foxcroft, Lewisham North (lab)
- Ellie Reeves, Lewisham West and East Dulwich (lab)
- Calvin Bailey, Leyton and Wanstead (lab)
- Dave Robertson, Lichfield (lab)
- Hamish Falconer, Lincoln (lab)
- Maria Eagle, Liverpool Garston (lab)
- Kim Johnson, Liverpool Riverside (lab)
- Dan Carden, Liverpool Walton (lab)
- Paula Barker, Liverpool Wavertree (lab)
- Ian Byrne, Liverpool West Derby (lab)
- Gregor Poynton, Livingston (lab)
- Dame Nia Griffith, Llanelli (lab)
- Douglas Alexander, Lothian East (lab)
- Dr Jeevun Sandher, Loughborough (lab)
- Victoria Atkins, Louth and Horncastle (con)
- Jess Asato, Lowestoft (lab)
- Sarah Owen, Luton North (lab)
- Rachel Hopkins, Luton South and South Bedfordshire (lab)
- Tim Roca, Macclesfield (lab)
- Joshua Reynolds, Maidenhead (ld)
- Helen Grant, Maidstone and Malling (con)
- Josh Simons, Makerfield (lab)
- Sir John Whittingdale, Maldon (con)
- Lucy Powell, Manchester Central (lab)
- Afzal Khan, Manchester Rusholme (lab)
- Jeff Smith, Manchester Withington (lab)
- Steve Yemm, Mansfield (lab)
- Brian Mathew, Melksham and Devizes (ld)
- Edward Argar, Melton and Syston (con)
- Saqib Bhatti, Meriden and Solihull East (con)
- Gerald Jones, Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare (lab)
- Blake Stephenson, Mid Bedfordshire (con)
- Greg Smith, Mid Buckinghamshire (con)
- Andrew Cooper, Mid Cheshire (lab)
- Jonathan Davies, Mid Derbyshire (lab)
- Vikki Slade, Mid Dorset and North Poole (ld)
- Susan Murray, Mid Dunbartonshire (ld)
- Peter Bedford, Mid Leicestershire (con)
- George Freeman, Mid Norfolk (con)
- Alison Bennett, Mid Sussex (ld)
- Cathal Mallaghan, Mid Ulster (sf)
- Henry Tufnell, Mid and South Pembrokeshire (lab)
- Luke Myer, Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (lab)
- Andy McDonald, Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (lab)
- Kirsty McNeill, Midlothian (lab)
- Emily Darlington, Milton Keynes Central (lab)
- Chris Curtis, Milton Keynes North (lab)
- Dame Siobhain McDonagh, Mitcham and Morden (lab)
- Catherine Fookes, Monmouthshire (lab)
- Steve Witherden, Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (lab)
- Graham Leadbitter, Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey (snp)
- Lizzi Collinge, Morecambe and Lunesdale (lab)
- Pamela Nash, Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke (lab)
- Torcuil Crichton, Na h-Eileanan an Iar (lab)
- Carolyn Harris, Neath and Swansea East (lab)
- Sir Julian Lewis, New Forest East (con)
- Sir Desmond Swayne, New Forest West (con)
- Robert Jenrick, Newark (con)
- Lee Dillon, Newbury (ld)
- Chi Onwurah, Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West (lab)
- Mary Glindon, Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend (lab)
- Catherine McKinnell, Newcastle upon Tyne North (lab)
- Adam Jogee, Newcastle-under-Lyme (lab)
- Jessica Morden, Newport East (lab)
- Ruth Jones, Newport West and Islwyn (lab)
- Dáire Hughes, Newry and Armagh (sf)
- Martin Wrigley, Newton Abbot (ld)
- Alan Strickland, Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (lab)
- Jon Trickett, Normanton and Hemsworth (lab)
- Jim Allister, North Antrim (tuv)
- Irene Campbell, North Ayrshire and Arran (lab)
- Richard Fuller, North Bedfordshire (con)
- Ben Maguire, North Cornwall (ld)
- Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, North Cotswolds (con)
- Ian Roome, North Devon (ld)
- Simon Hoare, North Dorset (con)
- Alex Easton, North Down (ind)
- Luke Akehurst, North Durham (lab)
- Steve Barclay, North East Cambridgeshire (con)
- Louise Jones, North East Derbyshire (lab)
- Wendy Chamberlain, North East Fife (ld)
- Alex Brewer, North East Hampshire (ld)
- Chris Hinchliff, North East Hertfordshire (lab)
- Dan Norris, North East Somerset and Hanham (lab)
- Ellie Chowns, North Herefordshire (grn)
- Steff Aquarone, North Norfolk (ld)
- David Smith, North Northumberland (lab)
- Helen Morgan, North Shropshire (ld)
- Sadik Al-Hassan, North Somerset (lab)
- Rachel Taylor, North Warwickshire and Bedworth (lab)
- Sam Carling, North West Cambridgeshire (lab)
- Kemi Badenoch, North West Essex (con)
- Kit Malthouse, North West Hampshire (con)
- Amanda Hack, North West Leicestershire (lab)
- James Wild, North West Norfolk (con)
- Lucy Rigby, Northampton North (lab)
- Mike Reader, Northampton South (lab)
- Alice Macdonald, Norwich North (lab)
- Clive Lewis, Norwich South (lab)
- Nadia Whittome, Nottingham East (lab)
- Alex Norris, Nottingham North and Kimberley (lab)
- Lilian Greenwood, Nottingham South (lab)
- Jodie Gosling, Nuneaton (lab)
- Louie French, Old Bexley and Sidcup (con)
- Debbie Abrahams, Oldham East and Saddleworth (lab)
- Jim McMahon, Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton (lab)
- Alistair Carmichael, Orkney and Shetland (ld)
- Gareth Bacon, Orpington (con)
- Jade Botterill, Ossett and Denby Dale (lab)
- Anneliese Dodds, Oxford East (lab)
- Layla Moran, Oxford West and Abingdon (ld)
- Alison Taylor, Paisley and Renfrewshire North (lab)
- Johanna Baxter, Paisley and Renfrewshire South (lab)
- Miatta Fahnbulleh, Peckham (lab)
- Jonathan Hinder, Pendle and Clitheroe (lab)
- Dr Marie Tidball, Penistone and Stocksbridge (lab)
- Markus Campbell-Savours, Penrith and Solway (lab)
- Pete Wishart, Perth and Kinross-shire (snp)
- Andrew Pakes, Peterborough (lab)
- Fred Thomas, Plymouth Moor View (lab)
- Luke Pollard, Plymouth Sutton and Devonport (lab)
- Yvette Cooper, Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley (lab)
- Alex Davies-Jones, Pontypridd (lab)
- Neil Duncan-Jordan, Poole (lab)
- Apsana Begum, Poplar and Limehouse (ind)
- Amanda Martin, Portsmouth North (lab)
- Stephen Morgan, Portsmouth South (lab)
- Sir Mark Hendrick, Preston (lab)
- Fleur Anderson, Putney (lab)
- Georgia Gould, Queen's Park and Maida Vale (lab)
- John Healey, Rawmarsh and Conisbrough (lab)
- Mark Francois, Rayleigh and Wickford (con)
- Matt Rodda, Reading Central (lab)
- Olivia Bailey, Reading West and Mid Berkshire (lab)
- Anna Turley, Redcar (lab)
- Chris Bloore, Redditch (lab)
- Rebecca Paul, Reigate (con)
- Chris Bryant, Rhondda and Ogmore (lab)
- Maya Ellis, Ribble Valley (lab)
- Sarah Olney, Richmond Park (ld)
- Rishi Sunak, Richmond and Northallerton (con)
- Paul Waugh, Rochdale (lab)
- Lauren Edwards, Rochester and Strood (lab)
- Andrew Rosindell, Romford (con)
- Caroline Nokes, Romsey and Southampton North (con)
- Andy MacNae, Rossendale and Darwen (lab)
- Jake Richards, Rother Valley (lab)
- Sarah Champion, Rotherham (lab)
- John Slinger, Rugby (lab)
- David Simmonds, Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (con)
- Mike Amesbury, Runcorn and Helsby (ind)
- Dr Ben Spencer, Runnymede and Weybridge (con)
- James Naish, Rushcliffe (lab)
- Michael Shanks, Rutherglen (lab)
- Alicia Kearns, Rutland and Stamford (con)
- Rebecca Long Bailey, Salford (lab)
- John Glen, Salisbury (con)
- Alison Hume, Scarborough and Whitby (lab)
- Sir Nicholas Dakin, Scunthorpe (lab)
- Bill Esterson, Sefton Central (lab)
- Keir Mather, Selby (lab)
- Laura Trott, Sevenoaks (con)
- Gill Furniss, Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough (lab)
- Abtisam Mohamed, Sheffield Central (lab)
- Olivia Blake, Sheffield Hallam (lab)
- Louise Haigh, Sheffield Heeley (lab)
- Clive Betts, Sheffield South East (lab)
- Michelle Welsh, Sherwood Forest (lab)
- Anna Dixon, Shipley (lab)
- Julia Buckley, Shrewsbury (lab)
- Kevin McKenna, Sittingbourne and Sheppey (lab)
- Sir Julian Smith, Skipton and Ripon (con)
- Dr Caroline Johnson, Sleaford and North Hykeham (con)
- Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, Slough (lab)
- Gurinder Singh Josan, Smethwick (lab)
- Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst, Solihull West and Shirley (con)
- Robin Swann, South Antrim (uup)
- James McMurdock, South Basildon and East Thurrock (ref)
- Pippa Heylings, South Cambridgeshire (ld)
- Dr Roz Savage, South Cotswolds (ld)
- Samantha Niblett, South Derbyshire (lab)
- Caroline Voaden, South Devon (ld)
- Lloyd Hatton, South Dorset (lab)
- Chris Hazzard, South Down (sf)
- Anna Gelderd, South East Cornwall (lab)
- Sir John Hayes, South Holland and The Deepings (con)
- Alberto Costa, South Leicestershire (con)
- Ben Goldsborough, South Norfolk (lab)
- Sarah Bool, South Northamptonshire (con)
- Paul Foster, South Ribble (lab)
- Emma Lewell-Buck, South Shields (lab)
- Stuart Anderson, South Shropshire (con)
- James Cartlidge, South Suffolk (con)
- Rebecca Smith, South West Devon (con)
- Gagan Mohindra, South West Hertfordshire (con)
- Terry Jermy, South West Norfolk (lab)
- Dr Andrew Murrison, South West Wiltshire (con)
- Darren Paffey, Southampton Itchen (lab)
- Satvir Kaur, Southampton Test (lab)
- Bayo Alaba, Southend East and Rochford (lab)
- David Burton-Sampson, Southend West and Leigh (lab)
- Bambos Charalambous, Southgate and Wood Green (lab)
- Patrick Hurley, Southport (lab)
- Lincoln Jopp, Spelthorne (con)
- Kim Leadbeater, Spen Valley (lab)
- Daisy Cooper, St Albans (ld)
- Noah Law, St Austell and Newquay (lab)
- David Baines, St Helens North (lab)
- Marie Rimmer, St Helens South and Whiston (lab)
- Andrew George, St Ives (ld)
- Ian Sollom, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire (ld)
- Leigh Ingham, Stafford (lab)
- Dame Karen Bradley, Staffordshire Moorlands (con)
- Jonathan Reynolds, Stalybridge and Hyde (lab)
- Kevin Bonavia, Stevenage (lab)
- Chris Kane, Stirling and Strathallan (lab)
- Navendu Mishra, Stockport (lab)
- Chris McDonald, Stockton North (lab)
- Matt Vickers, Stockton West (con)
- Gareth Snell, Stoke-on-Trent Central (lab)
- David Williams, Stoke-on-Trent North (lab)
- Dr Allison Gardner, Stoke-on-Trent South (lab)
- Sir Gavin Williamson, Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge (con)
- Cat Eccles, Stourbridge (lab)
- Jim Shannon, Strangford (dup)
- Uma Kumaran, Stratford and Bow (lab)
- Manuela Perteghella, Stratford-on-Avon (ld)
- Steve Reed, Streatham and Croydon North (lab)
- Andrew Western, Stretford and Urmston (lab)
- Dr Simon Opher, Stroud (lab)
- Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, Suffolk Coastal (lab)
- Lewis Atkinson, Sunderland Central (lab)
- Dr Al Pinkerton, Surrey Heath (ld)
- Nusrat Ghani, Sussex Weald (con)
- Andrew Mitchell, Sutton Coldfield (con)
- Luke Taylor, Sutton and Cheam (ld)
- Torsten Bell, Swansea West (lab)
- Will Stone, Swindon North (lab)
- Heidi Alexander, Swindon South (lab)
- Sarah Edwards, Tamworth (lab)
- Esther McVey, Tatton (con)
- Gideon Amos, Taunton and Wellington (ld)
- Shaun Davies, Telford (lab)
- Cameron Thomas, Tewkesbury (ld)
- Mark Pritchard, The Wrekin (con)
- Kevin Hollinrake, Thirsk and Malton (con)
- Claire Young, Thornbury and Yate (ld)
- Jen Craft, Thurrock (lab)
- Antonia Bance, Tipton and Wednesbury (lab)
- Rachel Gilmour, Tiverton and Minehead (ld)
- Tom Tugendhat, Tonbridge (con)
- Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, Tooting (lab)
- Steve Darling, Torbay (ld)
- Nick Thomas-Symonds, Torfaen (lab)
- Sir Geoffrey Cox, Torridge and Tavistock (con)
- David Lammy, Tottenham (lab)
- Jayne Kirkham, Truro and Falmouth (lab)
- Mike Martin, Tunbridge Wells (ld)
- Munira Wilson, Twickenham (ld)
- Sir Alan Campbell, Tynemouth (lab)
- Carla Lockhart, Upper Bann (dup)
- Danny Beales, Uxbridge and South Ruislip (lab)
- Kanishka Narayan, Vale of Glamorgan (lab)
- Florence Eshalomi, Vauxhall and Camberwell Green (lab)
- Simon Lightwood, Wakefield and Rothwell (lab)
- Dame Angela Eagle, Wallasey (lab)
- Valerie Vaz, Walsall and Bloxwich (lab)
- Stella Creasy, Walthamstow (lab)
- Charlotte Nichols, Warrington North (lab)
- Sarah Hall, Warrington South (lab)
- Matt Western, Warwick and Leamington (lab)
- Sharon Hodgson, Washington and Gateshead South (lab)
- Matt Turmaine, Watford (lab)
- Adrian Ramsay, Waveney Valley (grn)
- Katie Lam, Weald of Kent (con)
- Gen Kitchen, Wellingborough and Rushden (lab)
- Tessa Munt, Wells and Mendip Hills (ld)
- Andrew Lewin, Welwyn Hatfield (lab)
- Andrew Bowie, West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (con)
- Sarah Coombes, West Bromwich (lab)
- Edward Morello, West Dorset (ld)
- Douglas McAllister, West Dunbartonshire (lab)
- James Asser, West Ham and Beckton (lab)
- Ashley Dalton, West Lancashire (lab)
- Nick Timothy, West Suffolk (con)
- Órfhlaith Begley, West Tyrone (sf)
- Dame Harriett Baldwin, West Worcestershire (con)
- Tim Farron, Westmorland and Lonsdale (ld)
- Dan Aldridge, Weston-super-Mare (lab)
- Sir Alec Shelbrooke, Wetherby and Easingwold (con)
- Josh MacAlister, Whitehaven and Workington (lab)
- Derek Twigg, Widnes and Halewood (lab)
- Lisa Nandy, Wigan (lab)
- Paul Kohler, Wimbledon (ld)
- Dr Danny Chambers, Winchester (ld)
- Jack Rankin, Windsor (con)
- Matthew Patrick, Wirral West (lab)
- Priti Patel, Witham (con)
- Charlie Maynard, Witney (ld)
- Will Forster, Woking (ld)
- Clive Jones, Wokingham (ld)
- Sureena Brackenridge, Wolverhampton North East (lab)
- Pat McFadden, Wolverhampton South East (lab)
- Warinder Juss, Wolverhampton West (lab)
- Tom Collins, Worcester (lab)
- Michael Wheeler, Worsley and Eccles (lab)
- Dr Beccy Cooper, Worthing West (lab)
- Andrew Ranger, Wrexham (lab)
- Emma Reynolds, Wycombe (lab)
- Mark Garnier, Wyre Forest (con)
- Mike Kane, Wythenshawe and Sale East (lab)
- Adam Dance, Yeovil (ld)
- Llinos Medi, Ynys Môn (pc)
- Rachael Maskell, York Central (lab)
- Luke Charters, York Outer (lab)
Community pharmacies to receive an extra £617 million over two years
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North)
Jeff Smith MP backs new measures to boost construction workforce and get Britain building
Jeff Smith (Manchester Withington)
- New measures to tackle construction skills shortages to build 1.5 million homes, including 100s of social and affordable homes in Manchester Withington
- Will deliver up to 60,000 more construction workers by 2029 as Government goes further and faster on delivering Plan for Change
- £600 million investment will fund more construction placements, establish Technical Excellence Colleges, launch new foundation apprenticeships and expand Skills Bootcamps
Jeff Smith MP has welcomed news that Manchester, and the North West, is set to benefit from an unprecedented package of measures to boost the construction workforce, deliver good jobs, and get Britain building to deliver new homes and infrastructure projects.
As part of Labour’s Plan for Change to build 1.5 million homes, the government has announced £600m worth of investment over the next four years to get Britain building, training 60,000 more construction workers and breaking down the barriers to opportunity for thousands of young people.
Under the previous Conservative government, the construction sector repeatedly sounded the alarm over skills shortages, with around 320,000 workers lost between 2019 and 2024.
The North West already has a proud track record of construction jobs, with 249,452 working in the sector – around 6.2% of the total regional workforce. Labour’s plans will not only ensure more workers remain in construction jobs, but that young people are given the opportunity to work in the industry.
Labour’s New Foundation Construction Apprenticeships will give young people aged 16-21 the tools they need for a sustained and rewarding career, with employers given up to £2,000 for every apprentice they take on. The package will see new funding to support Further Education providers in offering industry placements, with tens of thousands of students per year set to gain industry experience.
The government will also meet a manifesto promise with new funding for ten Technical Excellence Colleges specialising in construction, as well as an expansion to Skills Bootcamps backed by £100 million of funding.
Jeff Smith, MP for Manchester Withington, said:
“This Labour government is serious about its Plan for Change to get Britain building.
“This fantastic package of support will not only fuel growth but unlock opportunity for young people and allow experienced construction workers to pass on their skills.
“This will mean more high-quality jobs across Manchester Withington, more social and affordable housing, improved economic growth and colleges working closely with local employers to meet their skills needs.”
March Monthly Report
Dame Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch)
Labour raises wages of 2,600 local workers in Carmarthenshire
Dame Nia Griffith (Llanelli)
- National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage increases will put more money in the pockets of 2,600 of the lowest paid workers in Carmarthenshire.
- The UK Labour Government is raising wages for up to 150,000 people in Wales, boosting living standards and kickstarting growth.
- Real-terms pay rise will boost wages by £1,400 per year for an eligible full-time worker, while the apprentice rate goes up by 18%.
- For 18-20 year olds it will mean up to £2,500 a year more.
Workers across Wales, including around 2,600 across Carmarthenshire, have received a pay rise today as the new National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates take effect.
Action from the UK Labour Government means full-time workers on the National Living Wage will see a real-terms pay increase of £1,400 per year, helping to provide families with better financial stability, improve living standards and kickstart growth.
This uplift will deliver security for working people and ease the pressure on their day-to[1]day finances. It also allows for further workers to potentially benefit from positive spill-over impacts including possible wage increases for those already earning more than the legal minimum.
This year is also the first year where the Low Pay Commission, the body which recommends wage rates, was instructed to include the cost of living and inflation in its assessment.
On top of this, the Employment Rights Bill, a key pillar in the Plan to Make Work Pay, will release an additional £600 a year to some of the lowest paid workers. This will ensure that these workers receive an uplift to wages that delivers better quality of life.
Dame Nia Griffith, MP for Llanelli, said:
“I am proud to be part of a UK Labour government will raise wages for approximately 2,600 people across Carmarthenshire, which include many in my own constituency Llanelli.
“I have been backing the Labour UK government’s plans to increase wages and give more people in Wales the opportunity of well paid, secure work and today will see many of the lowest paid workers benefitting from a well-deserved increase in pay.
“For someone in Llanelli working full time on the National Living Wage, these changes mean a £1,400 pay rise. For local apprentices, it will mean a pay rise of 18%, a real vote of confidence in the next generation of workers too.”
Payslip boost for millions as new minimum wage rates take effect – GOV.UK
Mental Health: The Regeneration Theatre Company
George Freeman (Mid Norfolk)
As the child of a father whose career, livelihood, family and health was destroyed by head-injury psychosis, this is a cause very close to my heart. For the past two years, with the help of the Centre for Social Justice and my Theatre Director wife, created a new social enterprise, the Regeneration Theatre Company. We will take a one man play around the country, into prisons, homeless shelters, mental health organisations to try to help address the growing mental health concerns in the UK.
Visit to the Association for Decentralised Energy pioneering project in Gateshead using disused mine water as heat source
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West)
Great to visit the Association for Decentralised Energy pioneering project in Gateshead using disused mine water as heat source for a sustainable and low-carbon heat supply for local businesses and communities, and learn how these heat networks could be rolled out in many areas across the UK
MP Column | Less Than Truthful
Dave Doogan (Angus and Perthshire Glens)
Amanda Martin MP secures funding for Portsmouth North flood defences
Amanda Martin (Portsmouth North)
Amanda Martin MP secures funding for Portsmouth North flood defences.
- Schemes in Portsmouth North supported as part of record £2.65 billion two-year investment to protect communities from flooding
- Delivering on the Government’s Plan for Change, over 1,000 schemes including 3 in Portsmouth North will help protect 52,000 more homes and businesses
- Over 1,000 flood schemes will be built or repaired to protect thousands of homes and businesses from the dangers of flooding, the Government and Environment Agency have announced.
Investing a record £2.65 billion over two years towards the construction of new flood schemes and the repair and maintenance of existing ones, the government has published today the full list of projects supported over the next year.
Amanda Martin MP said:
“This is welcome news, only last month I brought the Secretary of State to Portsmouth to see firsthand the need for further investment to protect our city. I’m really pleased the government has listened to my calls and announced new and additional funding for sea defence’s at Farlington Marshes, Tipner and Paulsgrove Lake.
“Through the governments ‘Plan for Change’, they are investing in three projects here in Portsmouth which will all get a share of over £14million pounds that’s been allocated to the projects in the North of the city. This will protect 1,081 homes in our city from flooding and help keep protect Farlington Marshes from further costal erosion.”
During the two-year investment, 1,000 flood schemes have been or will continue to be supported. This year around £430 million is going towards their construction, while a further £220 million will be used to reinstate flood defences to their full standard of service and original design life to help protect communities. Further funding has been earmarked for repairing existing flood assets utilised in flood events, such as pumps, as well as important activity to warn and inform the public of flooding risks.
As the frequency of extreme weather events continues to increase due to climate change, there are more and more devastating impacts for communities across the country, costing the UK economy billions each year.
This investment is part of the Government’s Plan for Change, delivering security for working people and renewal for our country. It will boost economic growth in local communities, by protecting businesses, delivering new jobs, and supporting a stable economy in the face of the increasing risk of flooding as a result of climate change.
Floods Minister Emma Hardy said:
“The role of Government is to protect its citizens. However, we inherited flood defences in their worst condition on record.
“Through our Plan for Change, this government will deliver a decade of national renewal and economic growth. As part of that we are investing a record £2.65 billion to build and repair over 1,000 flood defences across the country.”
Caroline Douglass, Executive Director for Flood and Coastal Risk Management for the Environment Agency, said:
“Protecting communities in England from the devastating impact of flooding is our priority and this is more important than ever as climate change brings more extreme weather to the nation.
“The delivery of these schemes will be welcome news for homeowners and businesses, who have experienced flooding in the past and may face more extreme weather as our climate continues to change.
“Our focus is now on working with local councils and Regional Flood and Coastal Committees to deliver these schemes on time, ensuring as many properties as possible are protected.”
The Government has prioritised £140 million to ensure that 29 schemes, which are in progress but struggling with cost pressures, can be delivered without further delays, protecting nearby communities as soon as possible. The list of supported schemes has also been confirmed by the Environment Agency and includes flood defences in Portsmouth and the Alverstoke Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Scheme on the south coast.
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Preet Kaur Gill MP - My Weekly Update - 28 March
Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham Edgbaston)
Out with the Bang: Judith Raises Constituents’ Concerns about the ‘24/7, round-the-clock blight” of Fireworks with Minister
Judith Cummins (Bradford South)
Why I Oppose Disability Benefit Cuts
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill)
My inbox is filling up with emails highlighting the devastating impact of the government’s planned disability benefit cuts. On this page, I’ve tried to set out exactly why I oppose cutting disability benefits in the way the government has proposed.
The proposed ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper’ would rip £5 billion out of our welfare system, removing support from some of the most vulnerable people in our society. There is widespread consensus that our social security system needs reform. However, these disability benefit cuts risk entrenching the poverty and inequality many people already face.
The reality is that any one of us might need to rely on the social security system at any point in our lives. We all deserve a well-funded system that enables us to live full and independent lives, whatever unexpected challenges face.
What are the government’s planned disability benefit cuts?
At the core of the government’s plan is a massive overhaul to Personal Independence Payments (PIPs). PIPs are paid to people with a disability, regardless of how much they earn or whether they are in work. Indeed, in many cases, people use them in order to access work opportunities. Requiring help to wash and dress, prepare and eat food, go to the toilet, or remember to take medicine wouldn’t qualify you for support.
Other proposed reforms include:
- Freezing the Universal Credit health top-up for current claimants, cutting it for new claimants by £2,444 a year and denying these payments to young people aged 18 to 21.
- Implementing “Right to Try” legislation for ill and disabled people to ensure they are not penalised for trying to go back to work.
- Scrapping the work capability assessment for the Universal Credit health top-up and replacing it with a general PIP assessment.
- More face-to-face assessments for people claiming disability benefits.
- No reassessments for people with chronic disabilities.
- £1 billion investment in jobs programmes to get people back into work.
To be clear, there are some positive measures in the government’s green paper. I welcome, in particular, the Right to Try guarantee. This would mean that people who accept a job offer are not subject to automatic re-assessment if it doesn’t work out. In other words, they will be able to fall back on the same level of benefits they currently receive. This is a compassionate and pragmatic policy which removes a crucial disincentive for ill and disabled people from re-entering the workforce.
Sadly, I fear positive measures like the Right to Try will be seriously undermined by the sheer scale of the cuts being proposed. Running counter to this are the government’s plans to tighten eligibility for Personal Independence Payments, which many disabled people rely on to access work.
I am also concerned that some of the government is not consulting on some of the most significant changes being proposed.
I will vote against these disability benefit cuts
Cutting support to those who rely on it most is cruel and counter-productive. It’s not too late for the government to change course on these proposals but if they do come to a vote, I will be voting against them. Disability benefits like PIP are a lifeline which sustain people and enable them to live independent lives. Being ill or disabled is not a choice and the reality is that any one of us might need to fall back on this social safety net at some point in our lives.
I am very concerned about the impact of these disability benefit cuts
Scope has called these the “biggest cuts to disability benefits on record”—a damning indictment considering the cuts made by the Tories over the last 14 years. They will be disastrous for disabled people’s independence, equality, choice and control.
Early analysis of the government’s green paper by the Resolution Foundation found that up to 1.2 million people will lose £4,200 and £6,300 a year. Many hundreds of thousands more will lose out on incapacity benefits. Some people could be losing nearly £10,000 a year by 2029/30.
This is happening in a context where disabled people have bore the brunt of the Tories’ austerity and cuts. The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities found that ‘grave and systematic violations’ of Disabled persons’ rights had taken place because of austerity measures and welfare reforms since 2010.
Nearly half of all families in poverty include at least one disabled person. PIP is a gateway benefit, which entitles family members to claim other benefits: from carer’s allowance, to Blue Badges and Disabled Persons’ Railcards. Half of the 1 million carer’s allowance claims in the UK are tied to PIP claims.
One study attributed 148,000 excess deaths between 2011-2019 to austerity measures implemented by the coalition government. Cuts have consequences and I am worried we will count the ultimate cost of this policy in lost lives.
I’m calling on the government to publish a full Equality Impact Assessment of their green paper
From early analysis, we can see that these cuts are going to have devastating consequences for some of the poorest and most systematically disadvantaged people in our country. Until the government publishes the equality impact assessment for its green paper, it isn’t clear exactly how many people will be affected, where these cuts will fall, or who will be hit hardest. The government has committed to publishing a full impact assessment of this policy and I’ll be holding them to this.
When the Tories were in power, they repeatedly refused to publish full equality impact assessments of major policy decisions, even though these are vital to informed debate. A key test of this government will be whether it reverses these cuts if this assessment shows, as we fear, that they will harm people with protected characteristics. The last Labour government that wrote equality into our law. This government must comply with that.
If the government is looking for money, they should look to those with the broadest shoulders
Nobody is pretending that the government has not inherited a dire financial situation. Equally, nobody could seriously suggest that the way out of this situation is to repeat the same dismal policy choices that put us here in the first place.
Ripping £5 billion out of the social security system is a political choice, prioritising short-term savings over long-term investments in our collective wellbeing as a society. We don’t need a re-run of the last government’s raids on the social security system, we need to tax the rich.
Discussion on this is blocked by much of the establishment but there are a range of other options, including a 2% wealth tax on assets over £10 million, which would raise up to £24 billion a year. On the very week, the government announced these cuts, millionaires parked a bus outside Parliament to call for just such a tax. When millionaires are literally begging to pay more tax, the government has to think again.
We need to look at the root causes of rising sickness and disability claims
Every week, I hear from constituents affected by mental health issues and this is inseparable from the society we have inherited. There is a correlation between the widespread mental health we are experiencing as a society and austerity, low-quality gig economy work, entrenched inequality, crumbling public services, unaffordable housing and escalating living costs.
This government was elected with a mandate to tackle the deep-rooted issues holding us back as a country and a society. We know the number of people who rely on sickness or disability benefit is rising. This is a very complicated issue with deep-rooted social causes. The underfunding of mental health services over many years has left many young people without the support they need to cope. The government is working to bring down record-high NHS waiting lists created on the Tories’ watch, undoubtedly another major factor behind the rise.
I’m concerned that the government’s rhetoric and policy conflates symptom with cure. Rather than tackling the underlying socioeconomic determinants of a mental health epidemic and rising sickness claims, disability benefits cuts would simply remove support. Indeed, as many people have pointed out, cutting income for people who are ill or disabled is liable to worsen their living conditions with ramifications for their health. Likewise, forcing people into work when they are not ready could have similar results.
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In Detail, In Brief: Labour is repairing the broken immigration and asylum system
Karin Smyth (Bristol South)
February Newsletter
Mohammad Yasin (Bedford)
Dear Constituent,
International Women’s Day falls tomorrow, Saturday 8th
March and is not just a day to celebrate women’s achievements, but also a day
to reflect and reaffirm our commitment to gender equality.
I am proud to be part of a government with the highest-ever
number of women MPs. We are committed to halving violence against women and
girls within a decade
However, much work remains. Misogyny and violence against
women are rising globally. Women’s bodies are used in war, girls suffer genital
mutilation, and women are trafficked or forced into modern slavery. Dangerous
narratives are spreading online, radicalising men to commit violent crimes.
The fight for women’s equality is not just for women—it’s
for men too. We need men who speak out against violence and stand for equality.
Together, we must teach every boy and girl respect and kindness, setting a good
example as parents and community leaders.
I will continue to advocate for policies that support
women’s dignity and amplify their voices.
Yours sincerely,
Mohammad Yasin MP
Constituents get in touch
Since my last newsletter, my office has opened 611 cases, of which 140 were casework and the remainder were campaign or policy issues.
Concern over international affairs has been a frequent topic, with the uncertainty of unfolding events causing understandable concern. I support the Government’s firm stance on ensuring the UK has the capability to defend ourselves and our allies, and have been proud to see our Prime Minister leading on the world stage. On the crises in Gaza and Ukraine, the Government has been clear that the violence must end, and that we will work with our international allies to bring about a fair and lasting peace.
Closer to home, many constituents have been in touch about developments relating to artificial intelligence technology, and the need to defend the ownership rights of the creative industry. I welcome the Government’s stated priorities in this area, to enhance right holders’ control of their material and ability to be remunerated for its use, drive development of leading AI models in the UK, and secure greater transparency from AI developers to build trust with creators, creative industries, and consumers. This is a complex topic, and it is important to recognise the need to protect the rights and livelihoods of content creators.
As well as these issues, I continue to support local residents and businesses in accessing vital services, bringing investment to our area, and helping keep Bedford and Kempston a wonderful area to live and work.
In the constituency
Blossom Homebirth Consultation/Review
At the news that the consultation on the future of the Blossom Homebirth Service has been extended, I wrote to the CEO of Bedford Hospital NHS Trust to seek assurances that the quality and accessibility of the service will be prioritised. It’s essential that parents have the choice and support they need during pregnancy and childbirth, and I will continue to monitor this situation closely.
In February, I had local meetings with:
The Kings Arms Project, visiting the charity which has been doing incredible work tackling homelessness, displacement, and isolation in Bedford for the past 30 years. Their 20 emergency accommodations provide a safe space for men and women experiencing rough sleeping, offering not just a bed, but also dinner, breakfast, and a welcoming community.
The East of England Ambulance Service Trust’s CEO Neill Moloney about the future of the Bedford Emergency Operations Centre. I will do all I can to ensure Bedford does not lose an EOC, and its dedicated staff who work every day to help us when we are most in need.
The team at Putnoe Medical Centre who took the time to show me and talk about their invaluable walk-in service. The centre is open 7 days a week, and sees 120 to 150 walk-in patients every day. It was a good opportunity to discuss the needs of practices such as Putnoe Medical Centre to ensure they can carry on serving our communities.
Events around the constituency I’ve had the pleasure of attending, include:
The Community Coffee Morning in Christ The King Church. There were loads of local organisations here with stalls, including BPHA, Health Watch, Tibbs Dementia Foundation, Sight Concern Bedfordshire, Citizen’s Advice, and several local care organisations amongst others providing valuable information to residents.
I was pleased to join Cllr Nesreen Akhtar and local residents for a litter pick in Queen’s Park, helping keeping it clean and tidy for everyone to enjoy.
I attended PBIC charity’s AGM and was pleased to speak at this event. PBIC do fantastic work in our area, supporting migrant communities with integrating in the UK. They provide help and encouragement to people in taking ownership of the challenges they face, empowering them to take an active and positive role in our communities.
In Westminster
Turning to Parliament –
Parliament in Feburary was dominated by the announcements coming out of the White House. The UK’s ‘special relationship’ with the USA has undoubtedly been tested as the post war security and defence alliance hangs in the balance. Keir Starmer’s visit to the White House has been hailed a diplomatic success. Let us hope so, as the stakes could not be higher, but this is a difficult new world for the Western alliance which has huge implications on our policy areas.
It was very worrying to hear President Trump last week parroting the Kremlin’s version of events, at one point, calling President Zelensky a dictator, which he has since rolled back on. The stakes couldn’t be higher. The future of global security and of the post 1945 security order hangs in the balance.
Families in Bedford are set to benefit from a major step forward in early education and childcare support, as Labour rolls out its landmark free breakfast clubs and expands government-funded childcare. These initiatives will help ease the financial strain on parents while ensuring children begin their day nourished and ready to learn.
Starting in April, Hazeldene School, The Hills Academy, Greys Education Centre, and Priory Primary school will be among the first 750 schools offering free breakfast clubs, potentially saving families up to £450 per year. Beyond the financial benefits, research shows that breakfast clubsams improve school attendance, behaviour, and academic achievement, with children making up to two months of additional progress in core subjects like maths and literacy.
Alongside breakfast clubs, Labour is expanding free childcare support, putting up to £7,500 back into parents’ pockets. New transparency rules will prevent hidden charges, ensuring no family is priced out of accessing their full entitlement. The government is also providing £75 million in expansion grants to help childcare providers accommodate the increased demand so nurseries can cover the actual costs of proving 30 free hours of childcare.
A major announcement came from the Prime Minister, committing to a significant boost in defence spending, aiming for 2.5% of GDP by 2027, and 3% in the following Parliament. However, this comes at the cost of a reduction in the foreign aid budget, which has led to the resignation of Minister for International Development, Annelise Dodd. The decision was difficult but necessary to bolster national security, particularly in supporting Ukraine amid growing global threats. As the Prime Minister Starmer stated, “It is my first duty as Prime Minister to keep this country safe.”
I am pleased the UK Government showed its unwavering support for Ukraine on the third anniversary of Putin’s illegal invasion. It is clear to me we have no choice but to make this crucial investment in our national security. It is vital that we protect people at home and counter the growing menace of threats posed by hostile powers. We must support Ukraine, on the frontline of the fight for democracy on our continent.
Earlier in February, I condemned President Trump’s proposals to displace 1.8 million Palestinians from Gaza to make way for his ridiculous vision of a Riviera of the Middle East. It is hard to keep up, with the pronouncements but it is impossible to react to everything that is said because it can change by the hour. The Government’s approach is to try and keep a level- head and navigate a diplomatic path through these profoundly serious issues.
The Government introduced its flagship Crime and Policing Bill, the largest overhaul of crime and policing laws in decades. The Bill includes comprehensive measures aimed at tackling antisocial behaviour, shop theft, and street crime, empowering both police and communities to reclaim town centres from criminals.
Additionally, the Bill addresses serious issues like knife crime, violence against women and girls, cybercrime, child sexual abuse, and terrorism. This landmark legislation is part of the Government’s commitment to restoring law and order, providing the police and local communities with the necessary tools to fight crime and improve safety.
Some provisions in the Bill include giving the police and others stronger powers to tackle antisocial behaviour by introducing Respect Orders, removing the need for police to issue a warning before seizing vehicles, such as off-road bikes being used antisocially. The Bill also gives ministers the power to issue statutory guidance to councils in England on the enforcement of fly-tipping. Creating a power to seize, retain and destroy bladed articles found on private property; Increasing the maximum penalty for sale of dangerous weapons to under-18s; Creating a new criminal offence of possessing a bladed article with the intent to cause harm and Introducing a new offence of assaulting a retail worker, giving workers in shops up and down the country the protection they need and Removing the legislation which makes shop theft of and below £200 a summary only offence, sending a clear message that any level of shop theft will be taken seriously.
In health advocacy, I co-sponsored an event for the Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis charity, advocating for better treatment for those with Pulmonary Fibrosis. I also supported Raneem’s Law in Bedfordshire, a new initiative to improve responses to domestic abuse.
I led on a Campaign Against Unfair Service Charges by joining the Social Housing Action Campaign (SHAC) to call for the National Audit Office to investigate the legitimacy of service charges paid by welfare claimants.
My office met with GMB Reps and Union reps and the CEO of the East of England Ambulance Service Neill Moloney.
Mr Moloney tells us he recently put plans to the Board, and we are told that the option for one Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) was rejected, however the option for two EOCs remains under consideration. However, as has been reported in the press, statements from employee Unions GMB and UNISON, state that the two-site option was rejected. I am concerned by this disparity, and the impact it will have had on employees, who have for too long lived with uncertainty. As it stands, no decision has been made on the future of any of the EOC sites, but the two of the three sites in the region the CEO does not think are fit for purpose are Chelmsford and Bedford. While plans for closures remain frozen, uncertainty remains, and I continue to press for clarity and a solution that ensures patient safety and staff wellbeing.
As Trade Envoy to Pakistan, I met with the British High Commissioner and Pakistan’s Parliament members to strengthen trade relations.
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Labour Introduces Plan to Make Leicester’s Streets Safer
Liz Kendall (Leicester West)
After fourteen years of Tory failure, our town centres and neighbourhoods are plagued by anti-social behaviour. Whether it’s street drinking, harassment or vandalism on the high street or noisy and intimidating off-road bikes, people in Leicester are fed up.
This action is long overdue, especially the Government action on shoplifting and supporting shopworkers, which cannot come soon enough.
The flagship Crime and Policing Bill is a vital step towards the safer streets for Leicester promised in this Government’s Plan for Change.
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A visit to Angus Carers Centre, Arbroath
Stephen Gethins (Arbroath and Broughty Ferry)
Brilliant news as new hospital gets the green light
Liz Twist (Blaydon and Consett)
Worksop Guardian Column 05/02/25
Jo White (Bassetlaw)
Here in Bassetlaw, most people work hard all their lives, pay their dues and want to live comfortably. What unites many in anger is the known benefit fraudster, who lives down the street.
With billions of public money lost last year, it is time at long last for real action against the fraudsters. Those who are milking the system, be it the workshy or those feeding the coffers of organised crime. I have lost count of the number of times that I hear from local people that benefit fraud is happening and nothing seems to be being done about it.
I welcome the government’s new Fraud Bill, which will allow for the seizure of luxury goods, bags of cash, and mobile phones as evidence of fraud, and stronger powers to go after those who receive money they are not entitled to. Where there is an outright refusal to repay, it is right that their driving license should be taken away.
Banks and building societies will be able to flag when they spot fraud, such as expensive holidays aboard, or a wage going in whilst benefits are also being claimed. These powers will include strong safeguards, protecting the real vulnerable and the sick.
I cannot abide the thought of the hard-earned money of Bassetlaw people funding the luxury lifestyle of the fraudsters. Labour is the party of working people, and this is our values being put into action. I want to see the first raid take place in Bassetlaw.
This is also why I back the additional powers in this Bill that will pursue those who ripped us off during Covid pandemic, including the previous government’s greedy friends who grabbed the PPE contracts and the fake company owners who took the business loans. We cannot allow time limitations to act as a barrier. We want our money back, the thieves jailed and anyone who lined the pockets of their mates also feeling the long hand of the law on their collars.
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The Third Runway: A Monument to Mediocrity
Kit Malthouse (North West Hampshire)
An abridged version of this article ran in The Times on 3rd February 2025
In 2007, in the pages of this newspaper, I argued that Britain should seize the moment and move Heathrow to the Thames Estuary, freeing up the congested west London site for much-needed housing while creating a world-leading transport hub fit for the 21st century. It was an ambitious plan—perhaps too ambitious for a nation that has lost its appetite for grand infrastructure. Seventeen years later, what do we have? The same tired debates, the same dithering, and now, a third runway proposal that represents the absolute minimum of what could be done. It is not a vision; it is a concession to stagnation.
Throughout history, Britain built infrastructure that transformed cities and continents. The Victorians laid thousands of miles of railways across India and Africa. British engineers built the world’s first underground railway in London, the great docks of Hong Kong, and the vast shipping hubs that made global trade possible. Ours was once a nation that saw scale and complexity as challenges to be overcome, not reasons to prevaricate. Today, while China constructs floating airports in Hong Kong and Dalian, we are still arguing over a few extra miles of tarmac at an aging airport hemmed in by suburban sprawl.
The case for expanding Heathrow is undeniable. The airport operates at near capacity, with any disruption causing delays that ripple across the global aviation network. Additional capacity is needed. But the third runway is not a bold leap forward—it is an unimaginative compromise. The design is a relic of a bygone era when Britain was still willing to approve large infrastructure projects but had already begun its slow descent into cautious incrementalism. Surely for a solution we should be looking beyond the immediate horizon, daring to create something transformative.
Compare this to the grand infrastructure ambitions of Asia. Hong Kong’s Chek Lap Kok, which replaced the legendary but perilous Kai Tak airport in the 1990s, was built on reclaimed land. It was a marvel of engineering (mostly British), completed in just six years. Now, China is taking the concept even further: Dalian is constructing a floating airport, pushing the boundaries of what is possible. This is a country that doesn’t simply accept geographic limitations—it overcomes them. Britain, meanwhile, is paralysed by protest groups, endless consultations, and political hand-wringing.
A floating airport in the Thames Estuary—an idea proposed and swiftly dismissed—would have been a statement of ambition. London could have had its own Chek Lap Kok, a world-class hub unencumbered by the constraints of Heathrow’s location. Instead, we are left with a piecemeal expansion of an outdated site, in a project that will take decades and still leave Britain trailing behind.
The environmental argument against expansion is often cited as a reason for delay, but it is a red herring. Modern aviation is rapidly advancing towards lower emissions and greater efficiency. If the concern is air pollution and carbon footprints, the answer is not to stifle airport expansion but to embrace new technology, support cleaner aviation fuels, and invest in modern air traffic management. Britain should be leading these efforts, not using environmental concerns as an excuse for stagnation.
The economic cost of our hesitation is immense. Aviation is a key driver of trade, tourism, and investment. Heathrow’s constraints mean we lose out to European rivals, with airlines shifting long-haul routes to Paris, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt. The third runway, even if built, will do little to reclaim lost ground. By the time it is operational—assuming it even survives the judicial challenges that will inevitably come—other nations will have long since surpassed us.
What Britain needs is a fundamental shift in mindset. We must stop viewing major infrastructure projects as necessary evils to be endured and start treating them as national priorities. This requires reforming our planning laws, streamlining approval processes, and fostering a political culture that celebrates engineering excellence rather than recoiling from it.
The third runway at Heathrow is not the answer—it is a symptom of our decline. Instead of an afterthought tacked onto an aging airport, we should be considering radical alternatives: offshore airports, high-speed rail integration to regional hubs, and a renewed commitment to infrastructure that places Britain at the forefront of global connectivity. We were once a nation that built the world’s most advanced transport networks, that pioneered engineering breakthroughs others only dreamed of. We can be that nation again—but only if we stop settling for mediocrity and start daring to think bigger.
The world is not waiting for Britain to catch up. While we squabble over a single new runway, China is building entire new airports on water. The contrast is stark, and the lesson is clear: boldness breeds success, hesitation ensures decline. If Britain truly wishes to remain a global player, we must abandon the timid incrementalism of the third runway and embrace the kind of audacity that once made us great.
Kit Malthouse 1st February 2025
Classic Cuts – Brownhills High Street
Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills)
It was a pleasure to catch up with Leanne and Steve recently at Classic Cuts on Brownhills High Street with Brownhillsfirst Councillor Kerry Murphy.
I was pleased to learn that they have been serving our community for over 36 years and the business continues to thrive.
We had a good chat about all things Brownhills, and I also enjoyed gaining insights into the hairdressing industry while sipping on a lovely mug of tea.
If you’re in need of some pampering, be sure to check them out.
Dan Jarvis' Christmas Message
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley North)
Christmas is a very special time. It's when we come together with friends and family to take stock, and give thanks for what we have.
Some years – in the best of times, this is cause for celebration.
Other years – it's more complicated if we're missing loved ones,
affected by illness, or facing money worries, homelessness, or loneliness.
Sometimes – let’s be honest, for many reasons, Christmas can just be about getting through it, and that's ok!
Because regardless of the year that’s been, or the circumstances you find yourself in, Christmas offers everyone a precious gift – hope.
Rushanara Ali MP Statement on Bangladesh Victory Day 2024
Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Stepney)
Rushanara Ali MP statement on the anniversary of Bangladesh’s Victory Day 2024.
My vote on the Assisted Dying Bill
Liam Byrne (Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North)
It is the honour of my life to be re-elected as your MP for South Shields
Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields)
Last week I was sworn in as the MP for South Shields for the fifth time, and each time it strikes me how incredibly honoured I feel that you have put your faith in me as the first female MP to represent you in Parliament. It was a truly historic night as the UK elected […]
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ICC FILES ARREST WARRANTS
Brendan O'Hara (Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber)
Toby Perkins MP supports Chesterfield Hedgehog Rescue and Rehabilitation
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield)
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Christian Wakeford (Bury South)
Rhondda Calendar 2018
Chris Bryant (Rhondda and Ogmore)
Entries for submitting your photographs for the Rhondda Calendar are now open.
The top twelve entries will be show cased in the 2018 Calendar with prize money for the top three entries.
Proceeds from the sale of the calendar will go to local charities.
Deadline 31st August 2017!
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