Wishing everyone across #SpenValley and beyond a very happy and peaceful Easter🐣💐🐰

Wishing everyone who celebrates Easter a blessed Good Friday🙏🏻

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In response to Simon Dudley's (Reform UK) comments on Grenfell:

Happy #PalmSunday to all those who celebrate ✝️

Even in the House of Lords, Lord Michael Gove finds a way to continue his Machiavellian streak.

Labour MP James Naish presents a petition to Parliament calling for the assisted dying Bill to be enacted without delay, despite having voted against the Bill at Third Reading in the Commons.

32 lives lost and many more changed forever. Thinking of everyone affected by the horrendous act of terror on the beautiful city of #Brussels on this day in 2016🇧🇪

On the anniversary of the appalling Westminster terrorist attack, thinking of those who lost their lives, their loved ones, and everyone whose lives were changed forever on that day❤️

Very emotional to meet Tony Marra on the 2nd anniversary of his sister Paola’s assisted death in Switzerland. Paola had terminal bowel cancer and died at the age of 53. All she wanted, like so many other terminally ill people, was choice & dignity in her dying days.

Absolutely right from Lord Pannick. Scrutiny & debate is welcome, but having sat through many of these long debates in the unelected chamber what we have seen repeatedly over the last few months has gone far beyond this. All terminally ill people want is choice & dignity😔

Very pleased to host Fields In Trust & the brilliant Jill Scott🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in Parliament to discuss the vital role parks & playing fields play in supporting healthier communities & giving everyone access to sport & leisure. Access to green space is not a luxury #ProtectOurPlayingFields⚽️🌳🏃🏼‍♀️

Today is a huge day for #AssistedDying in Scotland. MSPs will cast their final vote on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. We're outside @parliament.scot this morning in support, with @humanistsociety.bsky.social, @dignityindying.org.uk, and Liam McArthur MSP.

Fantastic start to the Great British Spring Clean in #SpenValley with events in #Cleckheaton #Birstall & #Heckmondwike🚮 Huge thanks to all the volunteers who joined me #LoveWhereYouLive #GBSpringClean #KeepBritainTidy @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social

Jonathan Dimbleby is urging the public to sign Sophie’s petition. It calls on the government to act as unelected Lords block the assisted dying Bill backed by MPs and the public.

The move to remove hereditary peers is welcome. The next logical step should be to remove the Lords Spiritual. There should be no reserved seats in Parliament for any one religion. It’s time to remove bishops from the House of Lords. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Jonathan Dimbleby warns House of Lords it’s ‘inhumane’ to block assisted dying bill - he’s right. www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

The Great British Spring Clean starts this week! I’m very proud to Chair the APPG for ‘Tidy Britain’ with colleagues from across politics and the fantastic team from Keep Britain Tidy🚮 #LoveWhereYouLive #GBSpringClean #KeepBritainTidy keepbritaintidy.org/our-work/elimi…

Happy International Women’s Day to the many brilliant women we have in #SpenValley, across the UK and around the world, including those who are no longer with us❤️ #IWD2026 #InternationalWomensDay

Really good relaunch event by the APPG on Cancer. Excellent discussions about the #NationalCancerPlan which has the potential to be truly transformative for cancer care. Prevention & early intervention is key & early diagnosis saves lives. Thank you @macmillancancer.bsky.social & everyone involved.

Very pleased to support #WorldBookDay in Parliament - celebrating the joy of reading and distributing book tokens to children across the country📚 I hope everyone who took part had a great day🙂 Thank you @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social for this important initiative #HappyWorldBookDay #ReadingForPleasure

Very proud to support this excellent event for #InternationalWomensDay bringing so many brilliant young women & girls into parliament for some really powerful discussions. Thank you @centenaryaction.bsky.social RoehamptonUniversity GEpicUK Care International ShoutoutUK @jocoxfoundation.bsky.social

Petition to 'uphold democracy' on assisted dying soars to 80,000 signatures www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

Please follow FCDO travel advice for information regarding the developing situation in the Middle East and wider region⤵️ www.gov.uk/government/o...

A Child Cruelty Register will help protect children from heinous physical abuse. Congratulations to the inspirational Tony Hudgell & Mum Paula & Helen Grant MP. Many thanks to @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social & @jakerichardsmp.bsky.social for listening & making it happen www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'What Batley and Spen taught me about standing up to divisive politics' - my piece for @labourlist.bsky.social labourlist.org/2026/02/gort...

Very proud to spread the message of #UnityOverDivision in Gorton and Denton and support the brilliant and lovely Angeliki Stogia🌹 #GortonDentonByElection #VoteAngeliki #VoteLabour

Proud to support the Jo Cox Foundation Civility Commission’s renewed ‘Call to Action’ addressing abuse & intimidation in politics. We may disagree passionately on many issues but there is no place for abuse, intimidation, threats & violence in public life www.jocoxfoundation.org/our-work/res...

Four years on from Russia’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine, our message to the Ukrainian people is simple: Britain is with you.Today we are stepping up military, humanitarian, & reconstruction support & we will support Ukraine for as long as it takes for a just & lasting peace #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦

🗞️ News flash! 8 million people to get the right to statutory sick pay from day 1. @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social: 'In the Spen Valley & beyond, this will benefit tens of thousands of people'. Great chat with @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social on the benefits the ERA will bring to workers in her constituency.

Well done Team GB🇬🇧🎉👏🏻❤️!! #WinterOlympics #MilanoCortina2026

Wishing all those who observe the holy month of Ramadan - Ramadan Mubarak! May this month bring you peace, blessings, and an abundance of joy.

Hope everyone had a lovely #ShroveTuesday🥞 and wishing everyone who observes it a blessed, peaceful, and meaningful Lent🙏🏻

Brilliant🇬🇧🎉🍾🥇 #TeamGB #WinterOlympics news.sky.com/story/winter...

Outstanding from Charlotte &Huw👏🏻🎉🥇 @teamgbofficial.bsky.social🏂 #WinterOlympics #MilanoCortinaOlympics2026

One of the best things about football (and sport generally) is its ability to bring people together from all backgrounds, enjoy fierce rivalry, debate different opinions, celebrate shared passion and find common ground. Dreadful comments from Jim Ratcliffe.

Every 3 minutes someone in the UK dies from heart disease💔 This #HeartMonth support @thebhf.bsky.social by walking, fundraising or learning CPR in just 15 minutes. Together we can power lifesaving research and keep hearts beating❤️ #HeartMonth #KeepUsBeating

On #SaferInternetDay I joined UK Safer Internet Centre, colleagues & young people to discuss the wide range of benefits & challenges relating to #ArtificialIntelligence. So important to have open conversations about how AI can be used safely & responsibly & to listen to the views of young people.

Very important! If you support the #AssistedDyingBill and are frustrated with the Lords running down the clock, thereby subverting the democratic will of the elected chamber... The most important thing you can do right now is sign this parliamentary petition. Sign! 👇 humanists.uk/2026/02/06/p...

A petition has been started by assisted dying campaigner Sophie Blake - who has incurable secondary breast cancer - to stop the Lords from frustrating bills approved by MPs. Peers are currently debating the assisted dying bill at a snail’s pace. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

Former President of the UK Supreme Court backs using the Parliament Act to force the assisted dying bill through the Lords. Peers debate the bill again today with little chance of it passing before time runs out. www.politico.eu/article/mps-...

Really useful meeting with Refuge to discuss the Government’s comprehensive #VAWG strategy. Refuge do such valuable work supporting women & children who are victims & survivors of domestic abuse, including through their 24hour National Helpline: refuge.org.uk

Brilliant roundtable with the APPG for #Sport & #PhysicalActivity with @thisgirlcanuk.bsky.social @womeninsportuk.bsky.social & so many inspirational women working hard to ensure women & girls see sport & physical activity as accessible & relevant to them🏉🤸🏼‍♀️🏑🏋🏼‍♀️🎾

Today is #TimeToTalkDay. Too many people suffer in silence and it takes real bravery, but opening up about our mental health can be the first step towards getting help. If you or someone you care about needs support see below for information about some of the brilliant organisations who can help⤵️

Delighted to welcome Mrs Jinks from Howard Park School in #Cleckheaton to Parliament to congratulate her on presenting to the UK Parliament Teacher Ambassador Programme. #PoliticalEducation is so important & Mrs Jinks does a fantastic job #Politics #Democracy🗳️ #TopTeacher

Emotional evening with @macmillancancer.bsky.social & the family of the inspirational Nat Dye on #WorldCancerDay Brilliant comedy from @matt-forde.bsky.social & Rhod Gilbert, powerful stories of cancer journeys from colleagues & beautiful singing. So poignant to remember Nat in this way❤️

Receiving a Cancer diagnosis has a huge impact on individuals, their families and friends - most of us know what that feels like. I’m proud to support the Government’s National Cancer Plan - the most ambitious for a generation #NationalCancerPlan www.gov.uk/government/n...

Lovely to reminisce about my time as a College Lecturer and reluctant journey into politics with @feweek.bsky.social The Further Education sector is not talked about enough and plays such a powerful role in changing people’s lives #FE #FurtherEducation

Delighted to welcome @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social from @tuc.org.uk to #SpenValley to see the outstanding new HQ of West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service in #Birkenshaw & discuss the vital work of our firefighters, plus the importance of #WorkersRights for people in #SpenValley and across the country.