The brave students who landed this week have chosen to answer loss with learning, despair with determination, and war with hope. They are an inspiration and I am deeply relieved that they’ve arrived in the UK & can now continue their education in safety. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

I’m honoured to be the first candidate on the ballot paper for the Deputy Leadership & to have the most nominations from CLPs the length & breadth of the UK. I’ll be a campaigning Deputy Leader at the Cabinet table, fighting for our values. labour.org.uk/deputy-leade...

Thank you to the National Union of Mineworkers for nominating @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social to be the next Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 🎉

Here’s why Labour members are backing @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social for Deputy Leader ⬇️

The choice is simple. Shape the years ahead, or contest the years behind.

"But I Grew Up Fine ... Didn't I?" An interesting new short film produced for the launch of the World Health Organisation's first ever report on the physical punishment of children and its devastating health impact. Watch here 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNdQ...

When immigration is turned into a weapon it is our democracy that suffers. Reform UK’s plans would strip away rights and decency at the very moment people are asking for fairness and workable solutions. My full piece is here: www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2... @politics.co.uk @josh.politics.co.uk

I will be speaking at @restituteuk.bsky.social's conference on 17 October at Stansted. You can register for tickets here: restitute.org/sample-page/...

Research out this month in the BMJ has found that those who are verbally abused as children have a 64% greater chance of experiencing low mental wellbeing 👇 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

🚨 New polling from @nspcc.bsky.social finds that 81% of parents think the physical punishment of children is unacceptable. There has also been a sharp increase - from 64% in 2023 to 82% now - in the proportion of 18-24 year olds agreeing. www.nspcc.org.uk/about-us/new...

My piece for The Telegraph about online safety Read the full story here: www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

It's time to ban nudification apps. www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...

This Government is serious about tackling violence against women and girls. news.sky.com/story/new-me...

What has the Government already done to tackle violence against women and girls? 👇

We were honoured to welcome @drsarahyde.bsky.social, @purnasen.bsky.social, @proflizkelly.bsky.social, @jessasatomp.bsky.social & Sarah Russell at the launch of our new pamphlet, ‘Only Halfway? A Rights-Based Approach to Ending Violence Against Women in the UK’ Here were some key insights shared 🧵

@jessasatomp.bsky.social called for a cross-department and cross-party focus on VAWG and a ban for ‘nudification' technology.

THE ART OF A LIE, is out TODAY! It's a tale of murder, trickery, love, betrayal & Georgian London's first 'iced cream' parlour. I can't wait for you to meet Hannah & William, my two favourite characters of any of my books. Look at that beautiful cover 💚🍍🍦 BUY NOW: www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Lie-Grip...

Children growing up in our country deserve the best start in life. Building on the legacy of Sure Start, we’re opening Best Start Family Hubs in every local authority. That’s the difference Labour makes. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

There has never been a day where I have not looked around and felt the deep honour of service. My word for the year? Progress. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

It was great to join @barnardos.org.uk last week and hear directly from young people and families about the vital role family hubs play in communities and what needs to change to ensure all families can access these important services. #AmbitiousForChildren

I was pleased to join colleagues @tomhayesmp.bsky.social and Lorraine Beavers MP to hand in a petition to Downing Street calling for the Government to prioritise children’s right to play in England alongside pupils from Flakefleet Primary school. @alliance4children.bsky.social

Pleasure to hear Baroness, Longfield, Baroness Lister, @jessasatomp.bsky.social and @tomhayesmp.bsky.social talking about the right to play at the launch of the @alliance4children.bsky.social report, Power to Play in the House of Lords today. Play is a crucial part of recovery from Childhood Trauma.

I’ll be voting against the Assisted Dying Bill on Friday. While I support personal autonomy, we must tread with care. This bill doesn’t consider people with conditions like MND or Locked-in syndrome and I believe we must do more to assist people live, not just to die.

We held an open All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse meeting yesterday, chaired by @jessasatomp.bsky.social, with a focus on stalking.

I’m delighted by today’s announcement of investment in Sizewell C by the Labour Government. This is good news for our national energy security, good news for Suffolk’s economic growth, and good news for local jobs, especially for people in Lowestoft!

Yesterday I hosted the @respectuk.bsky.social APPG for Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse to understand more about interventions for perpetrators of stalking. Huge thanks to @ldnvictimscomm.bsky.social and @suzylamplughtrust.bsky.social for sharing your expertise!

Two weeks of paternity leave isn’t enough - particularly as 45% of new fathers experience multiple symptoms of depression or anxiety in their baby’s first year.

It is important MPs listen to those who would have to implement the assisted dying Bill. Whatever our position on the principle, MPs must ask ourselves whether this Bill will cause more harm than good. This letter from senior doctors sets out why we should vote against this Bill.

Today's announcement by the Government means that up to 4,900 children across Lowestoft, Beccles, and the villages will be able to receive Free School Meals from the start of the 2026 school year. This is the difference a Labour Government makes! 🌹

Putting the voices of care-experienced children and young people at the heart of policy-making is essential. That's why I was delighted to chair an event in Parliament last night marking three years since the independent review of children's social care. @becomecharity.org.uk

Hugely exciting news that the Labour Government will extend free school meals. Feeding hungry children, reducing poverty and ensuring children have the fuel they need to learn. This is the difference a Labour Government makes! 🌹 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

After campaigning on this for over 18 years, I am so pleased to see that this Government will extend free school meals support. Providing more children than ever with a healthy, hot, nutritious meal will truly change lives, particularly in the most deprived areas such as some of those in the NE.

Farage posed today as a friend to working people. That speech? A stunt. Reform don’t fight for workers - they vote against them. Reform MPs opposed every single protection in the Employment Rights Bill: ❌ Fair pay ❌ Secure jobs ❌ Union rights Call them out: labourunions.org.uk/stop-reform/

Teachers are getting a 4% pay rise. We’re seeing green shoots on teacher recruitment and retention, turning the tide on year-on-year decreases. Now, we must go further and faster to deliver excellence, everywhere for every child – together.

Hard to over-estimate the potential significance of this - if the trend continues

Tomorrow, the Assisted Dying Bill returns to the Commons chamber. It is not safe to become law and I will vote against it. Here's why 👇

It’s fantastic to see @jessasatomp.bsky.social putting down an Early Day Motion in Westminster this #FCF25. Huge thanks to all who have signed it 🙌 MPs - you can sign up here! edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

A reminder of today's VE Day events happening across the constituency 👇

I was delighted to speak to mums at today’s @mmhalliance.bsky.social event. Mental ill-health is the most common complication of pregnancy and it’s vital that mums get the help they need. It is also shocking that fathers and partners in Lowestoft are unable to access mental health support.

Our children are growing up on violent, misogynistic, and paedophilic-adjacent pornography online. That's why I've tabled amendments to the Crime & Policing Bill to ensure parity between offline and online pornography regulation. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Today is the International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment 👇

Great to see such thorough coverage of Words Matter’s panel event taking place this evening. I am proud to be chairing such an important event where we will hear from experts on how we end verbal abuse of children by adults and why this must be a national priority. Words matter, they stick.

Today, we held a great meeting of the #APPG for Children to discuss priorities for the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill as it enters The House of Lords. @jessasatomp.bsky.social @munirawilson.bsky.social

What a beautiful country! Happy St George's Day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

We must end child poverty. That's why I'm delighted that this Government committed in our manifesto to bring forward an ambitious child poverty strategy to build upon the last Labour Government's achievement of lifting 600,000 children out of poverty.

April 30 is #EndCorporalPunishmentDay. Momentum to end child corporal punishment is growing—including in @ukparliament.parliament.uk where @jessasatomp.bsky.social & @elliechowns.bsky.social are working to close a loophole that allows it. Read more👉 go.ipned.org/od6ad4

🚨 I'M HIRING! 🚨 👇 www.w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.a...

❌ Legal duties in the Online Safety Act to tackle illegal content do not apply to all pornography websites. 🖊️ 50 MPs have now signed @jessasatomp.bsky.social's amendment to the Crime & Policing Bill to fix this.

Low-carbon heat networks are the norm for coastal communities in Europe – why not here too? ✍️ @pollybillington.bsky.social

As MPs we must be conscious of creating a new and legal way for domestic abuse perpetrators to abuse - and, ultimately, kill - their victims. I’ve written an article with Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse CEO Cherryl Henry-Leach in @politicshome.bsky.social 👇