Brexit Update: 7th January 2019
Disturbingly little has changed since my last Brexit update in December, other than the road that the…
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‘The country deserves better than the choice of the Prime Minister’s deal or no deal’: my article in the Sheffield Star
My article in the Sheffield Star: People looking on at the current crisis in Parliament…
My calls for fundamental review of student funding
As MP for the constituency with the highest number of students in the country, Chair…
My call for support for ‘invisible’ carers
Last week I pressed the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Housing, Community and Local Government, Rishi Sunak…
Brexit, Mental Capacity Bill, Votes at 16, train services and St. Wilfrid’s – some of my week ahead
After the chaos of last week, it’s difficult to predict the week ahead. I wasn’t…
Visit to Parliament: Monday 1st April 2019
Westminster and the Houses of Parliament are the centre of Government in the UK. It’s…
Citizens’ Rights in the event of ‘No Deal’
The Government belatedly published a paper on the rights of EU nationals in the UK…
Wybourn Community Primary School’s inaugural Council Elections
I joined teachers and pupils at Wybourn Community Primary School for their first ever school…
Brexit Update: Monday 10th December 2018
After almost 20 months of negotiations, mostly with her own party, the Prime Minister has…
Brexit dominates again, but work this week includes social care, gambling addiction, assisted dying, policing and Yemen
It will be no surprise that, as Shadow Brexit Minister, the debate around Brexit will…
Closing Speech on the first day of the Brexit debate
In my speech to Parliament, closing the first day of the debate opened by Theresa…
The government’s silence on immigration tightens the blindfold on Brexit
My article in the New Statesman on the implications of the Government’s failure to publish…
Brexit dominates my week ahead, but I’ve also meetings on universities, electoral reform, the NHS and the Environment Bill.
As a Shadow Brexit Minister, my next two weeks will obviously be totally dominated by…
Seeking Government action to tackle air pollution in Sheffield
I challenged the Environment Minister yesterday to support action by the Council to reduce illegal levels…
Raising awareness of pulmonary hypertension
I joined doctors from the Hallamshire Hospital to raise awareness of pulmonary hypertension at a…
Brexit, Climate Change, Childhood Obesity, Care Workers and the Offensive Weapons Bill – some of my week ahead
I’ll be on the front bench today for the Prime Minister’s statement after the EU…
My call for increased funding for nursing and midwifery students
I spoke in Parliament calling on the Government to increase funding to higher education courses…
Taking Sheffield homeless charities to meet Government Minister
I took the heads of two leading Sheffield homelessness charities to tell Ministers about the…
Brexit, homelessness, nursing, and local policing – some of my week ahead
After a turbulent week in politics, which former Tory Minister Jo Johnson rightly described as…
The Government’s u-turn on Fixed-Odd Betting Terminals must lead to more change
I welcome the Government’s u-turn on reducing the maximum stake on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals…
International Students, Gambling, Brexit and Childhood Obesity – some of my week ahead
Brexit will dominate the week again, but depending on which reports you believe, with a…