Alison McGovern
@allymcgovern.bsky.social
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Labour MP for Birkenhead, Minister of State for Local Government and homelessness.
#anorthernwoman
Was honoured to speak at the 60th anniversary of the Child Poverty Action Group last week:
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speech for 60th anniversary of Child Poverty Action Group
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https://open.substack.com/pub/alisonmcgovern877125/p/speech-for-60th-anniversary-of-child?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1od23k
about 8 hours ago
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When 5 mins extra time feels like 5 hours Played Liverpool š
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www.gov.uk/government/p...
Second reading in the House of Commons today. A very poignant moment. A chance for all of us to build, not just a legacy for the 97 & all who suffered, but a country more equal and with a stronger relationship between citizen and state.
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Hillsborough Law Bill
The government has introduced the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, known as the Hillsborough Law, into Parliament.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hillsborough-law-bill
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Thinking of all affected by terrible events on the east coast mainline, those hurt, and all in the railway family working hard to respond.
9 days ago
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Some important insights here in this data from DWP colleagues...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
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Get Britain Working: Labour Market Insights October 2025
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/get-britain-working-labour-market-insights-october-2025/get-britain-working-labour-market-insights-october-2025#main-stories
10 days ago
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Hetan Shah
12 days ago
Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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The value of public R&D
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-value-of-public-rd/the-value-of-public-rd
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NHS makes morning-after pill available for free across pharmacies in England
Those in need of free emergency contraception no longer have to see their GP or attend a sexual health clinic
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/29/nhs-makes-morning-after-pill-available-for-free-across-pharmacies-in-england
13 days ago
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Naushabah Khan MP
14 days ago
The conversation about immigration has taken a sinister turn. Itās no longer just about policy; itās about race. I wonāt stand for it. We canāt let hate and division decide who belongs in Britain. This country is stronger, kinder, and better than that š¬š§
#immigration
#race
#sarahpochin
#british
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"You're supposed to help." Yes Kenny.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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āItās whatās in your heart that countsā: Kenny Dalglish on his love for Liverpool and the long shadow of Hillsborough
Donald McRae talks to Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish and Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia, who has made a film about the Scotās remarkable career in football
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/oct/25/its-whats-in-your-heart-that-counts-kenny-dalglish-on-his-love-for-liverpool-and-the-long-shadow-of-hillsborough
17 days ago
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Spent a couple of hours today with representatives of faith communities in my patch. We talked about being together, intergenerational relationships, public spaces, jobs, homes, food, music and giving everyone a sense of hope. Time well spent and more working together to come.
17 days ago
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Proud of our diverse country. And all the people working hard to overturn 14 years of Tory misrule, whatever their background. ā¤ļøš¬š§
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18 days ago
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What a relief, LFC.
19 days ago
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Kirith Entwistle
26 days ago
I was proud to commend the Prime Minister on his strong stance in his speech to Labour Conference a couple of weeks ago and highlight why a particular party opposite does not deserve the chance to govern at Prime Ministerās Questions today šš¼
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Dixie Dean to be honoured with Freedom of Wirral
The Everton football legend is set to be posthumously awarded the borough's highest civic honour.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg4rvxx6vpo?app-referrer=deep-link
27 days ago
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Emily āØ
29 days ago
Good morning, somehow this has only just come up on my instagram but itās well worth 30 seconds of your time.
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Martin Fitzgerald
about 1 month ago
Diane Keaton. London, 2016
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Everyone needs chances and choices in life. Homelessness is a dreadful risk to that, and the Tories looked the other way whilst this crisis grew. We won't.
www.bigissue.com/opinion/alis...
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Labour's Alison McGovern: 'Homelessness is a reminder of how politics can fail people'
Homelessness minister Alison McGovern, writing for Big Issue on World Homeless Day, says politics is failing people without a stable home
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/alison-mcgovern-homelessness-minister-world-homeless-day/
about 1 month ago
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No more forgotten people.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Ā£84 million injection to tackle homelessness
Ā£84m cash boost to help prevent homelessness and support families this winter and immediate help for children and families in temporary accommodation.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/84-million-injection-to-tackle-homelessness
about 1 month ago
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Tim Bale
about 1 month ago
I for one wasn't aware they'd even started.
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We cannot accept this.
news.sky.com/story/abject...
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'Abject failure' as UK's homeless deaths rise - including children
The government's homelessness minister, Alison McGovern MP, has described the increased number of deaths as an "abject failure that cannot be tolerated".
https://news.sky.com/story/abject-failure-as-uks-homeless-deaths-rise-including-children-13446761
about 1 month ago
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We cannot accept this.
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'Abject failure' as UK's homeless deaths rise - including children
The government's homelessness minister, Alison McGovern MP, has described the increased number of deaths as an "abject failure that cannot be tolerated".
https://news.sky.com/story/abject-failure-as-uks-homeless-deaths-rise-including-children-13446761
about 1 month ago
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Sofie Jenkinson
about 1 month ago
As I was speaking on panels at Labour conference last week I began to describe the Britain I know exists and love. In the end I gave it a name: Mr Blobby Patriotism And Iāve written about it for
@renewaljournal.bsky.social
here
bsky.app/profile/rene...
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Brian Groom
about 1 month ago
Barbara Castle was born on this day in Chesterfield, raised in Pontefract and Bradford, became MP for Blackburn. One of the most senior female politicians Labour has produced, held several cabinet roles under Harold Wilson. Painting by Ruskin Spear (Walker Art Gallery).
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about 1 month ago
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Alison McGovern
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
about 1 month ago
On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day. As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time. At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
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Miranda Green
about 1 month ago
REMINDER: FT Schools provides free access to
FT.com
for 16-19 year olds and their teachers at schools around the world. More than 73,000 students in 132 countries are already reading us through the programme
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https://professional.ft.com/en-gb/services/professional-subscriptions/secondary-education/
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Rachel Reeves to guarantee paid work for young people unemployed for 18 months
The chancellor will commit to "the abolition of long-term youth unemployment" in her speech at Labour conference.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80gj2knrx4o
about 1 month ago
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Alistair Strathern MP
about 2 months ago
Hitchin is a beautiful part of our beautiful country š¬š§ But after last weekās scenes in London and pockets of disrespectful graffiti, our communities arenāt immune from the same fears felt by many. Itās important we all step up and showcase our values at their unifying best.
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10 years ago during a very different internal Labour election...same argument as now: no more forgotten places, no more forgotten people. The difference is that now we get to make the decisions.
medium.com/@Alison_McGo...
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The real outsiders and insiders, and the leadership debate:
The current state of Labourās. leadership election is not what I had expected, to say the least.
https://medium.com/@Alison_McGovern/the-real-outsiders-and-insiders-and-the-leadership-debate-27ef918ec6b3
about 2 months ago
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Today is not the end of the campaign to get Hillsborough Law on the statute books, but it is a day - under the Tories - I thought would never come.
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Hillsborough Law, now.
The introduction of Hillsborough Law marks a turning point in the relationship between citizen and state in the United Kingdom.
https://open.substack.com/pub/alisonmcgovern877125/p/hillsborough-law-now?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1od23k
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
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Hillsborough law now:
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Hillsborough Law, now.
The introduction of Hillsborough Law marks a turning point in the relationship between citizen and state in the United Kingdom.
https://open.substack.com/pub/alisonmcgovern877125/p/hillsborough-law-now?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1od23k
about 2 months ago
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Alison McGovern
The Guardian
about 2 months ago
Hillsborough law will mean serious wrongdoing is punished, says Lammy
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Hillsborough law will mean serious wrongdoing is punished, says Lammy
Deputy PM says legislation will ensure public officials have duty to act with āhonesty and integrity at all timesā * The guilty escape justice. Well, not any more | David Lammy Public servants who deliberately cover up state-related disasters will face up to two years in jail under a new Hillsborough law, David Lammy has promised, following concerns from campaigners that it could be watered down. Writing in the Guardian, the deputy prime minister and lord chancellor said legislation would ensure that state actors from āthe bobby on the beat to the highest office in the landā will face āserious punishments for serious wrongdoingā. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/15/hillsborough-law-will-mean-serious-wrongdoing-is-punished-says-lammy?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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about 2 months ago
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Jessica Elgot
about 2 months ago
Starmer: āBritain is a nation proudly built on tolerance, diversity and respect. "Our flag represents our diverse country and we will never surrender it to those that use it as a symbol of violence, fear and division.ā
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The Economist
about 2 months ago
Where other shows strain to be topical, Melvyn Bragg was determined that āIn Our Timeā would be ānever knowingly relevantā. Among its 1,000-episode archive are episodes on āHildegard of Bingenā and āFeathered Dinosaursā
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The BBCās best programme loses its star
Melvyn Bragg is retiring from āIn Our Timeā
https://econ.st/3Km1tQX
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It didn't work out for me in the race to be deputy leader, but given events today, am sharing this again. We in Labour are uniquely placed to bring our diverse country together against the forces of hate. When we stand up for each other, we all win.
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'We win when we fight together ā that's the story Labour needs to tell' - LabourList
We can never give in to the forces that would divide us and send us backwards.Ā The answer is the Labour winning over a broad coalition for our future.
https://labourlist.org/2025/09/alison-mcgovern-deputy-leadership-election-2025/
about 2 months ago
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Second red box. This time, as minister for local government and homelessness. So much to do to rebalance our economy and make sure there are no more forgotten places, no more forgotten people. With my mug from my time as a member of the best London borough, Southwark š
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'We win when we fight together ā that's the story Labour needs to tell' - LabourList
We can never give in to the forces that would divide us and send us backwards.Ā The answer is the Labour winning over a broad coalition for our future.
https://labourlist.org/2025/09/alison-mcgovern-deputy-leadership-election-2025/
2 months ago
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Jessica Elgot
2 months ago
EXC -
@allymcgovern.bsky.social
talks to the Guardian about her deputy leadership bid She says Labour should be defending diversity and must make a far more āemotional argument." "The progressive cause is at risk of being lost unless we can tell that storyā.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Labour must champion inclusivity to tackle advance of far right, says deputy leadership hopeful
Exclusive: Alison McGovern says party needs emotive storyteller to fight against division promoted by Reform
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/10/labour-must-champion-inclusivity-to-tackle-advance-of-far-right-says-deputy-leadership-hopeful-alison-mcgovern
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2 months ago
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Been having problems with
@bsky.app
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2 months ago
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Absolutely this. Sue fought for women in football every day and this is the result.
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4 months ago
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
4 months ago
This is England!
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Birkenhead's Niamh Charles. Build her a statue in Hamilton Square ā¤ļøā½ļø
4 months ago
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Musicians' Union (MU)
4 months ago
āI want to thank the MU for the work you do to make sure that musicians are properly remunerated, that everyone feels able and safe to perform, and for the work you do to make sure live music is a part of towns and citiesā Minister for Employment Alison McGovern MP is our 1st speaker
#MUConference
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4 months ago
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Lucy Bronze's face when she handed the ball to Chloe Kelly for the pen šā¤ļø
4 months ago
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