Honoured to host Mahmoud & Obaida in Parliament, who were evacuated from Gaza to receive life-changing medical care. After meeting the PM & sharing their journeys with MPs, we urge him to keep his promise to help reunite families & bring more children to the UK for vital support.

The Eldonian story is a stark reminder of what happens when communities lose control of their own future. We need to get back to genuine community-led regeneration - transparent, accountable & rooted in the people who live there. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

80 Parliamentarians demand UK government act to stop Israel's settler violence and forced dispossession of Palestinians in communities like Umm al Khair caabu.org/news/news/80...

Pleased to meet with Justice Secretary David Lammy this week to discuss the legacy of the 2017 Lammy Review, ongoing concerns around joint enterprise & the impact recent skilled worker visa changes are having on prison officers at HMP Liverpool. Important conversations that must lead to action.

“Without pay that reflects the realities of the job, the NHS will continue to bleed talent and lose experience it cannot replace.” Great piece in @tribunemagazine.bsky.social which emphasises exactly why I was honoured to join the British Medical Association picket line at the Royal last week ✊🏽

📢 | Liverpool’s Chinatown is calling for ideas for a new logo. Following consultation with businesses & community groups, we're looking for ideas which will reflect its history & support its continued growth. Find out more: https://mailchi.mp/e713cc2b149e/liverpool-chinatown-logo-creative-brief

Every child deserves the best start in life. #ScraptheCap

This October saw the highest number of settler attacks since UNOCHA began recording incidents. One in every five Palestinians that Israeli forces killed so far in 2025 across the West Bank was a child. More in OCHAOPT's latest report here: www.ochaopt.org/content/huma...

Today is #DisabilityPayGap day, the day when Disabled workers stop getting paid for the rest of the year. In 2025 Disabled workers earn £78.40 less a week then non-disabled workers. Disabled workers earn £4,081 less a year than everyone else. www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

The multi-millionaire deputy leader of Reform wants to raid the pensions of firefighters and other workers. Scrapping defined benefit pensions would be an attack on all workers. The FBU will resist any attempt to cut the pensions that firefighters have already paid into.

Huge congratulations to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on your inspiring victory! 🌹 Zohran has proven what can happen when you offer a bold socialist agenda that tackles affordability & the cost of living. Our Prime Minister should take note. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Protest is fundamental to democracy - it must be protected. The government should be safeguarding our right to protest, not eroding it with more draconian powers. www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/govern...

Tough choices for who? Who will be taking the burden? It’s time those with the broadest shoulders actually carried the weight. We need a wealth tax now. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Nigel Farage has earned over £1 million from second jobs in the last year - and still wants to cut pay for the lowest-paid, claiming the minimum wage is too high for younger workers. Tells you everything you need to know about whose side he’s on. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

"Today is an important milestone & nothing should take away from that. It is extraordinary how far we have come. But justice won’t be done until The S*n, too, is called to answer for its abuses, and its role in the cover-up." I couldn't agree more 👇 www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Our council tax system is broken, unjust & based on outdated 1991 property values. In Liverpool Riverside, families pay up to 3x more of their home’s value in council tax than those in the wealthiest areas. It’s time for a fairer system. www.itv.com/news/granada...

Our right to protest is under attack. If Mandela, Gandhi or Fawcett took to the streets today, they could be jailed. We must defend the right to protest – it’s how we’ve achieved justice & progress in Britain. A chilling sign of our times. @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social

This is the change that a Labour government makes - the morning-after pill will be available free of charge on the NHS from pharmacies today! The biggest change to sexual health services since the 1960s & a major advance for women’s reproductive health. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Powerful #BlackHistoryMonth drop-in in Parliament highlighting the fight to end caste discrimination & advance equality for all. Important discussion led by @unison.org.uk, UNISON Black Members, @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social & many more on taking the anti-caste movement forward in the UK ✊🏾

The Renters’ Rights Act is now law - fantastic news for Liverpool! 🏘️ It ends Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions, introduces Awaab’s Law & a Decent Homes Standard, giving renters greater security, rights & protections. A fairer deal & peace of mind for families across our city ❤️

✨ Happy Diwali to all celebrating today. May this Diwali bring blessings, peace & prosperity to everyone. May it be a day of light & joy!🪔 #Diwali2025

Pleased to chair an APPG on Miscarriages of Justice meeting on Dr Lucy Welsh & Dr Amy Clarke’s research into experiences of accessing justice through the CCRC. It was a powerful & insightful discussion on what more must be done to remove barriers & deliver real reform. 📸 @andyaitchison.bsky.social

Great show of solidarity with @rmtunion.bsky.social today ✊🏽 These unnecessary changes to the Skilled Worker visa will have a devastating impact - threatening job security, livelihoods & creating gaps in the workforce. Hundreds of rail and Tube staff are at risk. This must be stopped immediately.

I’ve met with many people from Liverpool’s hospitality industry who’ve shared their concerns about the serious challenges facing the sector. Alongside @emmalewellmp.bsky.social & @ukhospitality.bsky.social, we’ve written to the Chancellor urging her to protect & support this vital industry 👇

A bold and ambitious roadmap for @lpoolcityregion.bsky.social - promising tens of thousands of jobs & £10 billion in economic growth. This Growth Plan represents a major step forward for all our communities - this is what we can achieve when we back ourselves. liverpoolexpress.co.uk/liverpool-ci...

The @livirishfest.bsky.social begins this week! 🍀 Connecting Liverpool & Ireland through arts, culture & heritage. This year’s theme, 'Arrivals', explores stories of migration, identity & hope. See the full programme here👉 www.liverpoolirishfestival.com #LIF2025 #LivIrishFest

Words have consequences and the far-right's toxic rhetoric on immigration is putting people at real risk. Charities doing vital work are facing increasing threats daily. Hate in all its forms has no place in our society. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

🏆 The World Cup of Stations voting is now open! 🏆 🚉 Out of all 2,585 GB railway stations, it is a huge honour for Liverpool Lime Street to be included on this year's final shortlist, as the world’s oldest grand railway terminus. 🗳️ Cast your vote here: raildeliverygroup.com/our-services...

Today is World Mental Health Day - a day to highlight the importance of looking after our mental health and check in with your friends, family and colleagues 💜 Let’s remember: our mental health matters - not just today, but every day. It's ok not to be ok. #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD2025

Poverty crisis laid bare as 500k+ children living in families trapped in benefits debt cycle - a damning sign of the broken welfare system. Forcing people to take out loans to survive the five-week wait for UC is pushing parents into poverty & food banks. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

It was a pleasure to join the launch of this landmark study into the social & cultural value of National Museums Liverpool's Waterfront Transformation Project. A vital step in showing how heritage-led regeneration can deliver real benefits for our communities 🏛️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/10/08/n...

Always proud to host Labour Party Conference in my constituency & my home city. Looking back on a great few days of passion, debate & solidarity in Liverpool ❤️

“If Labour reduces patriotism to flag-waving photo ops, we’ve lost the moral ground to the very forces we should be challenging.” Read my post-conference reflections on why we must choose solidarity over symbolism: morningstaronline.co.uk/article/labo...

"Hatred and racism of any kind cannot be allowed to tear us apart". Powerful words from the new Archbishop of Canterbury. Congratulations to trailblazer Dame Sarah Mullally on her historic appointment. I wish her the very best in her role. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"I and my colleagues did not come into Parliament to pick the pockets of the most vulnerable in our communities. Disabled people deserve to live in dignity & the entire economy would benefit from further investment in access to work support." @bigissue.com www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

41 years on, the Cammell Laird 37 are still fighting for justice. I was honoured to speak at Labour Party Conference this week to call for their exoneration & for their names to be cleared. Justice delayed is justice denied.

This government wants to reintroduce disastrous PFI in our NHS. We've already had 24 MPs sign our pledge to ensure the NHS will always be publicly owned and publicly funded. But it should be way more than that because this was a manifesto pledge! Tag your Labour MP in the comments below.

Alongside colleagues from across the House, I've written to the PM calling for the 2-child benefit cap to be abolished. The evidence is now overwhelming - it entrenches poverty, punishes families for their circumstances & undermines the futures of thousands of children.

Hunger in Britain is a scandalous political failure. Years of austerity, insecure work, stagnant wages & a broken welfare system have pushed millions into hardship while the wealthy few continue to thrive. People deserve dignity, not destitution. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Solidarity with @rmtunion.bsky.social members taking strike action on London Underground today until Thursday. No worker should be put at risk by fatigue & extreme shift rotations - power in a union, always! ✊

At Labour Party Conference, @nochildbehinduk.bsky.social are delivering an urgent message to the PM. It’s time to extend Free School Meals to every child in primary. People power gets results – sign the petition calling for #FreeSchoolMealsForAll: freeschoolmealsforall.org.uk/take-action

"Liverpool is a city built by waves of migration & shaped by solidarity. That is why I cannot stay silent as far-right agitators, fuelled by lies and hate, target asylum seekers & whip up violence on our streets." Read my latest Comment Central piece here: commentcentral.co.uk/enough-is-en...

The Poverty Strategy Commission is right in calling for the two-child benefit cap to be scrapped – a step that could lift 4m people out of poverty. Instead, more families are being pushed into severe, sustained hardship, with even Victorian-era diseases returning. #ScraptheCap

I've signed @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social’s EDM that urges the government to demand justice for human rights violations, use sanctions to hold those funding militia groups accountable, and do all it can to work towards a just and lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Rain or shine, we’re out on the picket lines! 🌦️ Honoured to stand with @pcsunion.bsky.social members from the Parliamentary Security Department striking against attacks on their terms & conditions of employment ✊🏽

Proud to have signed this letter alongside so many incredible women. We reject the far-right’s racist lies about ‘protecting’ women and girls. They are not defenders of women – they exploit violence against women to fuel hate and division. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Proud to have supported this campaign - we’ve long pushed for medical evacuation for more critically ill & injured children from Gaza. Now, between 30 and 50 children will receive urgent, life-saving care in the UK. Truly life-changing news for so many. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“Racial justice and housing justice are inseparable. We cannot talk about rebuilding communities while ignoring the racial inequalities at the heart of our housing system.” Read my latest piece for @bigissue.com here: www.bigissue.com/opinion/raci...

Great visit to Pagoda Arts to see their HAF summer programme. For years, they’ve brought children from all communities together through culture, creativity & history. Wonderful to see them making animations, playing games & learning – services like this need support to thrive.