It’s really important that employers act responsibly and keep their workers and their families safe at the moment. The video below is my reponse to this story that aired on Granada Reports tonight, for every brave worker like Joe who speaks out there are ten more who are experiencing the same worries. Over the lastContinue reading “Employers have to act responsibly”
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Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
You may have seen the news already, but I’m both delighted and humbled to join the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Transport and thankful to Keir for the opportunity. Transport is critical to our economy and society, for both to succeed we must plan well in advance. As much as the big-ticketContinue reading “Shadow Secretary of State for Transport”
We’re here to help!
We are in uncharted territory with COVID-19, our daily lives are changed and many of us will know people in our family, our friends and in the wider community who have been affected, either because they are isolating themselves because they‘ve had the virus themselves or even for some people that they didn’t make itContinue reading “We’re here to help!”
If we value the work social care workers do, then we should be prepared to pay for it
Last Saturday I wrote a twitter thread on social care workers, but I still had more to say, so I wrote an article that was then published in Politics Home here. Our nation is feeling the pressure of the COVID-19 outbreak, and as the country braces itself for the coming weeks and months, we willContinue reading “If we value the work social care workers do, then we should be prepared to pay for it”
Seeking Support for Local Newspapers
Last week I wrote to the Secretary of State at the Department for Culture Media and Sport highlighting that lots of local newspapers across the country are reliant on advertising for funding. The Governments steps to help business over the last few weeks have been really welcome, but in the cases of some organisations –Continue reading “Seeking Support for Local Newspapers”
Coming soon: Video Surgeries
I’ve been encouraging people to stay at home and save the NHS and lives as the Covid-19 virus spreads wider. And we are leading by example in my constituency office by introducing remote working for our team. But doesn’t mean the pressure to support local people has lessened, the opposite is true as local peopleContinue reading “Coming soon: Video Surgeries”
Volunteer and Make a Difference
There are so many ways that you can help out at the moment, volunteering doesn’t just mean being on the front line. There are four different ways that we can do our bit to help our NHS at this time through volunteering.” You can be a Community Response Volunteer and collect and deliver essential suppliesContinue reading “Volunteer and Make a Difference”
Stay at Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives.
The country and the government are preparing for a significant national crisis. The measures being proposed in the Coronavirus Bill, as well as economic and social measures already announced demonstrate the concern about will follow in the coming weeks and months. While many have recognised the importance of individual responsibility there are daily examples whereContinue reading “Stay at Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives.”
