Jess Asato MP
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Labour Member of Parliament for Lowestoft
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Jess Asato MP
Melanie Ward MP
about 16 hours ago
This is unacceptable. Is a 17 year old boy being pushed to watch antisemitic conspiracy theories about Jewish people after just 11 minutes what Meta considers to be age-appropriate? (1/3)
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Suzy Lamplugh Trust
1 day ago
We stand with
@jessasatomp.bsky.social
in her brave legal action against xAI over NCII generated by Grok. Tech companies must ensure their products and platforms are safely designed to prevent & mitigate harms. Victims-survivors deserve protection, accountability, action and not excuses.
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The ability of Grok to strip women and children was not an accident. Safeguards could have been built into the chatbot, but its creators chose not to. I'm launching this High Court claim to pursue accountability for those choices.
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Today, Iām launching a High Court claim against xAI, the company behind Grok. I am just one of thousands of women and even children who have been the victim of abusive and sexualised AI deepfakes. This should never have happened ā and xAI must be held accountable.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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MP sues Elon Musk after AI tool created 'humiliating' images of her in bikini
EXCLUSIVE: Labour MP Jess Asato who was left 'humiliated' after an AI tool was used to strip photos of her and put her in a bikini is suing Elon Muskās tech company
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/elon-musk-jess-asato-ai-37243129
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I am honoured to have been shortlisted in the inaugural Prevention of VAWG Awards alongside such amazing women and organisations. I'm very much looking forward to celebrating the incredible work they do, the change that has been hard-won, and the many fights to come.
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Last week, I was delighted to speak at the launch of the Government's ENOUGH campaign.
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Jess Asato MP
Lucy Rigby MP
23 days ago
Banking services matter to communities.Ā Thatās why in our manifesto we committed to working with industry on the rollout of 350 banking hubs across the country.Ā But today weāre going furtherā¦ šš§µ
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Lack of protections within housing too often keeps domestic abuse victims in abusive relationships. Thatās why itās great to see the Governmentās new Social Housing Bill give victims greater rights and greater security in their tenancies.
@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
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Jess Asato MP
Phil Brickell MP
25 days ago
š§µ1/ Zack Polanski spouting off about wealth taxes while seemingly not paying his own fair share is exactly the kind of hypocrisy that turns people away from politics. You canāt preach tax justice while dodging the bills everyone else is expected to pay.
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Green Party admits Zack Polanski may have failed to pay council tax
The Green Party admits that its leader has, until recently, been living on a houseboat in London and may have failed to pay council tax.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy02wdzrg6jo
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These are devastating results ā not just for local Labour candidates but also for communities up and down the country who now have representatives that campaigned on national issues but will now have to deliver on local priorities.
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Jess Asato MP
Phil Brickell MP
about 1 month ago
š§µ1/ Yet another worrying example of crypto donations into hard right politics. I called out Rupert Loweās Restore Britain party for taking money from an impermissible donor and reported my concerns to the Electoral Commission.
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Restore Britain refunds crypto project's donations
A Labour MP raised concerns about the donations with the Electoral Commission.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clypvwjjlgzo
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Jess Asato MP
Lucy Rigby MP
about 1 month ago
Hundreds of thousands of young people across š¬š§ donāt know they have a Child Trust Fund - with an average of Ā£2,200 per account currently unclaimed. Find out if you have a Child Trust Fund using the information here - itās easy to checkšš
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Economic Secretary on a drive to help young people find their Child Trust Funds
Government boosts efforts to help young people find their Child Trust Funds
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/economic-secretary-on-a-drive-to-help-young-people-find-their-child-trust-funds
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Jess Asato MP
Southall Black Sisters (SBS)
about 1 month ago
First teen suicide linked to domestic abuse has been formally recorded in England and Wales. Abuse-related suicides have now outnumbered domestic homicides in reported data for 3 years. For us this is nothing new.
@jessphillipsmp.bsky.social
@jessasatomp.bsky.social
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Jess Asato MP
Phil Brickell MP
about 1 month ago
THREAD š§µ Nigel Farage was secretly given Ā£5m by crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne in 2024. Thatās on top of the Ā£22m Harborne has donated to Reform UK that we know about. This raises major red flags š©.
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024
Reform leader changed his mind about standing as MP after gift from Thai-based crypto tycoon Christopher Harborne
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/29/revealed-nigel-farage-was-given-undisclosed-5m-by-crypto-billionaire-in-2024
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Jess Asato MP
PoliticsHome
about 1 month ago
Government is exploring new stipulations for companies that get public money to house vulnerable people, PolHome understands A source told
@matildamartin.bsky.social
"nothing is off the table" as ministers look at how security at settings like hotels can improve after the 2022 Travelodge assault
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Companies Housing Vulnerable People Could Face New Conditions To Receive Taxpayers' Money
The government could bring inĀ stipulations for companies that receiveĀ public money to house vulnerable people, like Travelodge, PoliticsHome unders...
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/companies-housing-vulnerable-could-face-new-conditions-to-receive-public-money
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Jess Asato MP
Alison McGovern
about 2 months ago
Horrendous - but neccessary - understanding of the impact bad temporary accomodation can have on our children. Linked to the deaths of 104 children over the past 6 years, 76 of them babies.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Temporary accommodation linked to deaths of 104 children in England in six years
Calls for āurgent, sustained actionā over rising number of children who do not have permanent home
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/22/temporary-accommodation-deaths-children-england
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Jess Asato MP
APPG on Commercial Sexual Exploitation
about 2 months ago
Today our Vice Chair
@tracygilbertmp.bsky.social
led a debate in Parliament on sex trafficking in Scotland. Tracy revealed she has written to Police Scotland to report websites advertising prostitution for violating Scotland's anti-trafficking law. The max penalty is life. š
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Online pornography is not just entertainment, it has become a harmful form of education. It promotes the idea that pain for women is pleasure for men. It instils the notion that to be close to a woman is to dominate or degrade her.
about 2 months ago
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Jess Asato MP
APPG on Commercial Sexual Exploitation
about 2 months ago
Important news: Today, the UK Government has tabled an amendment to the Crime & Policing Bill giving it the power to force p*rnography websites to verify everyone in their videos is an adult, gave permission for the video to be published and can later withdraw their consent. 1/3
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Jess Asato MP
Matthew Pennycook MP
2 months ago
Too right it does. In 26 days' time we will: ā Abolish Section 21 āno faultā evictions. ā Introduce periodic tenancies. ā Limit rent increases to once a year. ā Ban rental bidding and rent in advance. ā Make discrimination against renters who have children or receive benefits illegal.
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Jess Asato MP
Joe Dromey
2 months ago
Spring mailing on its way to members!š® We explore how Labour can tackle gender inequality and win with women, with articles from
@anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social
,
@jessasatomp.bsky.social
,
@seemamalhotra-mp.bsky.social
,
@jadeazim.bsky.social
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@mmasters21.bsky.social
and many more.
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Jess Asato MP
Anna Dixon MP for Shipley
2 months ago
I have consistently raised issues that the legislation to introduce assisted dying in England and Wales as drafted is not workable or safe. Members of both Houses have constructively sought to propose amendments but the proposers of the Bill have failed to accept them.
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Jess Asato MP
Matthew Pennycook MP
2 months ago
On Tuesday, I gave evidence to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee as part of their pre-legislative scrutiny of our draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill š§µ
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Jess Asato MP
Matthew Pennycook MP
2 months ago
Our Rentersā Rights Act will see Section 21 āno faultā evictions abolished on 1 May in 37 daysā time. It would be utterly shameful for any landlord to attempt to use it to evict tenants en masse before that date.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Property company denies trying to mass-evict tenants before Englandās no-fault evictions ban
Exclusive: Housing minister wrote to Criterion Capital seeking urgent answers after MP said it issued at least 130 section 21 notices
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/24/criterion-capital-denies-mass-evict-tenants-before-no-fault-evictions-ban
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Jess Asato MP
APPG on Commercial Sexual Exploitation
2 months ago
Today members of
@appg-cse.bsky.social
joined charities to urge Government to accept the House of Lords' vote requiring p*rnography websites to verify the age & ongoing consent of everyone on their platform We recommended this safeguard in our 2023 inquiry report š
www.appg-cse.uk/wp-content/u...
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Jess Asato MP
Phil Brickell MP
2 months ago
Reform UK's cryptocurrency donation portal is still live, despite the Government announcing hours ago that such donations will be banned with immediate effect until further notice.
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New:
@internetmatters.bsky.social
finds children now spend 23 hours online a week, up 7 hours since 2022. Crucially, 68% of children report experiencing at least one form of harm online. Itās clear that we need to follow other countries and ensure that the age of online consent is increased to 16.
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Delighted to see the Government announce new guidance for councils on how to make streets safer for women and girls. I led a debate on this in January and I am glad that the Government is listening to the women being pushed out of the public realm for fear of their safety.
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The Government is taking childcare seriously š š· Ā£45 million today to deliver 6,000 extra childcare places - on top of the up to 7,000 already being delivered. ā° 30 hours of free childcare for working parents. š Cost for parents down 52% since 2024.
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Jess Asato MP
Bridget Phillipson MP
3 months ago
Labour has halved the cost of childcare, and now weāre doing even more to make high-quality early years education more accessible and affordable. Weāre cutting the cost of living and giving children the best start in life.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Over 300 new school-based nurseries announced - see full list of schools
Keir Starmer hailed the support as a 'seismic shift' in how childcare supports hard-pressed families juggling with work - as 331 new school-based nurseries announced
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/over-300-new-school-based-36904171.amp
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Sarah Owen MP
3 months ago
Just had this flagged with me. This is disgusting. If Kemi Badenoch had one ounce of leadership in her, she would condemn this. I donāt want any faux sadness from her or Nick Timothy when one of us is hurt or worse. This is how low the Conservative Party have sunk.
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Jess Asato MP
APPG on Commercial Sexual Exploitation
3 months ago
"If we are to tackle male violence against women and girls, these websites have to be shut down" Our Chair
@tonia-antoniazzi.bsky.social
urges Government to outlaw pimping websites to stop sex trafficking š Full speech š
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026...
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Jess Asato MP
APPG on Commercial Sexual Exploitation
3 months ago
Our members - Tonia Antoniazzi MP, Jess Asato MP, Tracy Gilbert MP, Kirsteen Sullivan MP, Polly Billington MP, Sarah Champion MP, Antonia Bance MP, Katrina Murray MP, Baroness Bertin & Baroness Jenkin - have signed this important letter in today's Times š
www.thetimes.com/article/d615...
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Force porn sites to verify age and consent, ministers told
Campaigners against sexual exploitation want publishers to check the age of those appearing in explicit material and whether they have given their consent
https://www.thetimes.com/article/d61541e1-b1ed-46d2-9ecb-0aea7ca79c9b?shareToken=c02fa5b173e8808f36ce27ef17b06627
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Jess Asato MP
East Anglia Bylines
3 months ago
Sexism in education is preventable. A new plan to help end sexual harassment has been launched in Parliament by a Suffolk MP. By Jenny Rhodes
@jessasatomp.bsky.social
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Suffolk MP backs radical plan to end sexual harassment in schools
Now launched: A new blueprint for schools and colleges to āchange the systemā to prevent sexism and protect girls from sexual harassment
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/community/suffolk-mp-backs-radical-plan-to-end-sexual-harassment-in-schools/
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Jess Asato MP
Campaign for Better Transport
3 months ago
Huge thanks to
@jessasatomp.bsky.social
for speaking at our
#BusStopStories
MP event. Seats, shelter & timetables make catching the bus easier, but not all bus stops have these. A National Bus Stop Standard will help make bus journeys better. Join our campaign:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/bu...
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Jess Asato MP
Wes Streeting
3 months ago
š Wait lists have fallen again by 43k in January - 374k in 18 months. š Fastest ambulance response in 5 years, down to less than 29 mins for heart attacks and stroke š„ A&E waits the shortest for four years despite a hugely demanding winter Lots done, lots more to do.
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Itās clear that Travelodge failed to protect a woman who deserved much more than an apology and an insulting Ā£30 voucher as compensation for her ordeal.
www.itv.com/news/meridia...
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Jess Asato MP
Melanie Ward MP
3 months ago
This International Womenās Day
@laurakyrkesmith.bsky.social
and I have written for
@politicshome.bsky.social
on how womenās bodies are a front in the fight for the future. We must give voice to what is taking place. We must take it on. And we must win.
#IWD
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
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Womenās bodies are a front in the fight for the future
This International Womenās Day there is much to celebrate. We are proud to serve alongside an unprecedented number of women in Parliament. We are p...
https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/womens-bodies-front-fight-future
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Jess Asato MP
Phil Brickell MP
3 months ago
George Cottrell is a convicted fraudster and should be nowhere near British politics. Reform need to explain why theyāre happy to have him as one of Farageās key lieutenants.
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Nigel Farage backer loses $550,000 on bet over Iran war
George Cottrell, who was previously convicted of wire fraud, put money on President Trump not bombing Iran by February 28 ā the day of the US-Israeli strikes
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/george-cottrell-loses-bet-us-iran-farage-9vngwgp7f
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Barely legal porn is āa fig leaf for the sexualisation of minorsā. Great piece here by Baroness Gabby Bertin who is tabling amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill this week which echo those I tabled earlier in its journey.
www.thetimes.com/article/d595...
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āBarely legalā online pornography sites enable exploitation
Material that would face serious legal and regulatory barriers offline remains widely accessible online
https://www.thetimes.com/article/d5958e3f-aca0-4ccf-8a62-e204aa36f730?shareToken=3e423fb5ef5116664d6c01fb01156844
3 months ago
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Jess Asato MP
The Restart Project
3 months ago
93 MPs have signed the
#RepairReuseDeclaration
šā Our latest support comes from Brian Leishman, Martin Rhodes,
@ruthjoneslabour.bsky.social
@alexsobel.co.uk
@jessasatomp.bsky.social
@chriscoghlanmp.bsky.social
@mp4stratford.bsky.social
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@joshuareynoldssl6.bsky.social
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Jess Asato MP
Lucy Powell MP
3 months ago
Donāt look back in anger⦠on Friday. Only Labour can beat Reform. šš»
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Nigel Farage ridiculed in Brexit bus stunt as by-election battle intensifies
In a final rallying cry ahead of the crucial by-election in Gorton and Denton, Labourās Deputy leader also branded Nigel Farage a 'phony' who goes against everything that supports the working class
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/voters-must-back-labour-avoid-36780303
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Jess Asato MP
Bridget Phillipson MP
3 months ago
We want better, earlier support for our children ā when they need it, where they need it. And weāre investing to make that happen.
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Phil Brickell MP
3 months ago
Excellent from Labourās MP candidate in Gorton and Denton, Angeliki Stogia šš»
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Jess Asato MP
Rob Ford
3 months ago
This is a massive shift which would upend the lives of millions - not just the nearly half million directly threatened but their families. It would abandon a basic principle of law that changes are not retrospectively applied.
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Bridget Phillipson MP
3 months ago
Labour believes every child must have the chance to achieve and thrive. We are determined to break the link between background and success. Thatās why weāre investing in better, earlier support for our children at school and reforming the SEND system for good.
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Bridget Phillipson MP
3 months ago
The change weāre bringing for children with SEND is to get them better, earlier support ā where they need it and when they need it.
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Jess Asato MP
Lucy Powell MP
3 months ago
My column in todayās Sunday Mirror - a call to Mancs (and others!) šš»
@politics.mirror.co.uk
Please buy a copy of the paper too.
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Jess Asato MP
Bridget Phillipson MP
3 months ago
For too long too many children havenāt had the support they need to succeed. That must change. Labour will transform our schools system so every child can achieve and thrive.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Ministers to set out plans to halve attainment gap in Englandās schools
White paper proposes changing criteria under which schools get funding to support the most disadvantaged students
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/feb/21/ministers-to-set-out-plans-to-halve-attainment-gap-in-england-schools
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Action to better regulate social media is urgently needed. As this article says ācontact with children happened on mainstream social media platforms, with algorithms pushing paedophilic material to people who have shown a previous interest in it.ā
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Police arresting 1,000 paedophile suspects a month across UK
National Crime Agency says rise in child sexual abuse being driven by technology and online forums
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/17/police-arresting-1000-paedophile-suspects-a-month-across-uk
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