What your Bristol West MP does
“So where were you on Monday?” What your Bristol West MP does. There was a…
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Arms Export Licences
This post originates from a response to letters I received from constituents asking me to…
My early-day motion features in Parliamentary debate
I was unable to attend the Parliamentary debate this week on Syrian refugees, but I…
Bristol Labour Party selects Marvin Rees as its mayoral candidate
Congratulations to Marvin Rees on being selected as Labour’s candidate for Mayor of Bristol. Marvin’s…
It’s time for the UK’s politicians to show leadership for refugees
It has been one of the worst weeks for tragic consequences of human smuggling into…
TTIP
I’ve been contacted many times by people who are quite understandably concerned about the potential…
Assisted Dying
End of life care and the law concerning assisted dying are inevitably complex and emotive…
Labour’s future
The Labour leadership contest has generated a lively debate over the direction of our party…
Autism awareness
As a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Autism I’m keen to do all…
Why I’m backing Mark Bradshaw for Mayor of Bristol
I am endorsing Mark Bradshaw as Labour’s candidate for Mayor of Bristol. I know that he loves…
Refugee update
One area I have been heavily involved in so far as MP is campaigning on…
Our renewable future
I recently wrote about the Green Deal and the question I asked to the Energy and Climate…
Educational inequality in Bristol West
Bristol is a fantastic and impressive city, but scratch beneath the surface and you can…
Yvette Cooper on the welfare vote
As you may already know, I am supporting Yvette Cooper in the Labour leadership contest.…
FGM rates in Bristol
A new report by City University London and Equality Now has shown that Bristol has…
Welfare Reform and Work Bill
Welfare reform is going to be one of the biggest challenges of this parliament. The…
URGENT! Notice of cuts to allowances for asylum seekers from inadequate to worse
Yesterday under cover of various other things, the Government reduced the already meagre cash allowance…
PSHE Bill
Education is key to the strength of our society, the success of our economy and…
Labour leadership bringing debate about our direction
Many people said that what we needed after the General Election was time to reflect,…
Bristol Pride 2015
Bristol Labour LGBT officer and council candidate John Halpin; Bristol South MP Karin Smyth; Bristol…
The Hunting Act
Today the Government postponed plans to stage a vote on amending the Hunting Act. The…