I’ve campaigned for the future of our steel plant since day one. Thanks to this Labour government, we are one step closer to a bright, long-term future for steelmaking in Stocksbridge.

This week, we marked Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month in Parliament for the first time in a decade. I’m immensely proud to be the first MP to be elected with congenital limb difference, so it was an honour to host the Limb Loss and Limb Difference Alliance!

Nigel Farage is ‘Open to anything' when it comes to the NHS - which means he isn't committed to an NHS that's free at the point of use! Reform UK are not on your side. While Nigel is 'considering' making you pay, Labour is busy getting the NHS back on its feet 👇

Just a small town girl, unbelievably proud every single day to represent the communities where I grew up! Thank you to Jenny Owen, based in Sheffield, for this portrait taken in Central Lobby in Parliament, for the 40% Project - which documents all female MPs elected in 2024.

Happy Easter everyone! Hoping people across our communities have a special day with family and friends to those celebrating here and around the world. It’ll be an extra special family day for me as I’ll be celebrating my little brother’s birthday too! ☺️

To Christians observing Good Friday, in our communities and across our country, I wish you a very pleasant start to the Easter weekend.

Congratulations to James Vincent, from BBC Yorkshire, for winning Nations and Regions Reporter of the Year at the Royal Television Awards! It’s been a privilege to work with James on our piece about the urgent need to improve the accessibility of Parliament for disabled people.

Great to be out on the doorstep with Cllr Craig Gamble-Pugh in Chapeltown listening to local people. Picked up various parking and speeding issues. Thanks to all who chatted with us.

Today marks the first day of Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month! I’m immensely proud to be the first MP to be elected with congenital limb difference. We must enable every young person with limb difference to know they can achieve whatever they set their minds to.

At this time of conflict, we are targeting cost of living support to the households who need it the most, and investing in clean, green energy we control. Thank you Politics North for having me on to explain what the Government is doing to help tackle rising energy costs.

I’m absolutely livid. Nigel Farage and his Reform MPs just walked out during my question to the Prime Minister about keeping Snooker in Sheffield and getting a tram-train extension to Stocksbridge. Farage and Reform don’t care about constituencies or communities like mine.

Only 1 in 4 disabled children say they regularly participate in sport and PE in school. With the Winter Paralympics ending, it was great to join leaders, organisations and campaigners working to create equal access to sport and PE as with the Paralympics GB #EqualPlay campaign.

Snooker's stayin' home! I'm delighted that thanks to £35m investment from the Labour government & Labour-led Sheffield City Council, the World Snooker Championship will remain at the Crucible in Sheffield until at least 2045! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooke...

Rachel Taylor and I worked together with the Government to amend the Crime and Policing Bill to place LGBTQ+ and Disability hate crime on an equal footing as hate crimes against people’s race and religion. This has now been voted through the Lords and is one step closer to becoming law 👇

The small insults, the coercion, the gaslighting. Millions of people will know this as a familiar feeling. Listen to the incredible Claire Throssell MBE talk to me about signs of coercive control on the first episode of my podcast, Tidballzy on your favourite podcast app here: www.tidballzy.com

So exciting to see Oliver Coppard unveil his vision for transport in South Yorkshire - the People's Network! 🚌🧡🚋 The change is backed by £1.5 billion of funding from our Labour Government, which will begin to restore our world-class public transport once again.

Thank you to Bridget Philipson for taking the time to discuss our ongoing work to break down barriers to opportunity for our children and young people with me. Labour will make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain.

A number of constituents have contacted me about the surge in heating oil costs, due to the Middle East conflict. Today in PMQs, I asked how Keir Starmer will ensure that those most in need can access the govt's £53 million of support to bring down the cost of energy bills 👇️

Happy St Patrick's Day to everyone in Ireland, Irish people around the world and in our own communities in Penistone and Stocksbridge. "Lá fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh go léir."

As an MP with lots of rural communities in my patch, I know how important agriculture is to the local and national economy. It was a pleasure to speak with farmers from across our constituency of Penistone and Stocksbridge for a Farmers’ Roundtable with the CLA.

Excited to be sharing this conversation with you all tomorrow! Episode 1 of my new podcast, Tidballzy, featuring the incredible Claire Throssell MBE, goes live tomorrow at 10am. Best of all, you can watch it broadcast live on YouTube here: youtu.be/FybxVfDInps

We must turn the tide of public attitudes towards disabled women, sex and relationships. Green shoots of representation are appearing on our screens, from EastEnders to Bridgerton. This is crucial to create a society where we are treated with the dignity and respect we deserve.

Ending NHS backlogs latest: ✅ Waiting lists down by 374k since July 2024 ✅ Fastest ambulance response in 5 years ✅ A&E waits the shortest for 4 years After years of rising waits and declining services, patients are finally seeing real progress. But there's still more to do.

I’m incredibly excited to announce the launch of my podcast – Tidballzy! It's going to be the place where the brave stories and big ideas that are shaping our politics get discussed. And who better for my first guest than Claire Throssell? Britain’s most formidable campaigner.

Yesterday I voted to repeal the presumption of contact. This is Jack and Paul’s law. Claire Throssell MBE and I spoke to ITV Calendar about what a difference this will make to the lives of generations of children to come.

Over the moon that my amazing constituent has been named as part of #WiW100 Women in Westminster. 11yrs after the deaths of her beautiful boys Jack and Paul, her campaign to repeal the presumption of contact is on the cusp of being delivered by our Labour govt.

Reform want to scrap the Equality Act 2010. So what has the Equality Act done for us? 👇

Too often, disabled women and our bodies are deemed not to count. But disabled women are making babies, having babies and being brilliant mothers. I look forward to meeting with Wes Streeting soon to discuss tackling the inequalities disabled women face 👇️

Did you know that the first British citizen to go to space is from Grenoside? It was fantastic to be on Times Radio today on “A Constituency Knockout” competing against Rupa Huq for the best fun facts about our constituencies.

I listen to constituents tell me time and time again about the urgent need for the SL1 tram link bus to be reinstated. Today in Parliament, I raised this with the Transport Minister and look forward to meeting soon to discuss this vital route.

It was fantastic to visit Snailsden Moor last summer with the Peak District National Park and Natural England. Today in Parliament, I raised these concerns directly with the Environment Secretary, EmmReynolds. I look forward to meeting with her soon.

Did you know you're getting lower energy bills with Labour? Check the next post for more info 👇

Today is World Cancer Day - an issue which touches so many of our lives. I’m thinking of family members who are living with terminal cancer and my friend, Nathaniel Dye, who passed away last week of stage 4 bowel cancer. He taught me to squeeze every drop of joy out of life.

So proud to vote yesterday to lift 1,000 children across our Penistone and Stocksbridge constituency out of poverty. I voted for the Universal Credit Bill, which lifts the two-child benefit cap. Poverty robs our children of opportunity. It’s our moral mission to break this vicious cycle.

It was fantastic to celebrate the upcoming Winter Olympic and Games in Parliament - the 50th anniversary of the Winter Paralympics. My friend and fellow inclusive maternity care campaigner, Paralympiad Kelly Gallagher, and Bobsleigh & Skeleton supremo Laura Deas even let me hold their medals!

Barnsley’s new Health on the High Street in the Alhambra is going to bring healthcare closer to our communities. It was fantastic to be with Health Secretary Wes Streeting in Barnsley last week for the official opening.

It was fantastic to be at that launch of the Labour MPs Group for Men and Boys, with Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy. The Government’s Men’s Health Strategy has already marked a turning point, and I’m looking forward to working alongside the brilliant DadShift, HopeNotHate, and Movember.

I’m utterly heartbroken to hear of the death of Nathaniel Dye MBE. Musician, teacher, campaigner and friend to so many of us. Nat was a beautiful man with a heart of gold. He squeezed every last drop of joy out of life and taught me so much about why living a good death matters.

Out on the doors in Silkstone Common - picked up lots of potholes and highways maintenance issues, including the speed bumps in need of maintenance on Knabbs Lane and Ben Banks Road. We’ll be raising with the Council.

Lots of constituents have written to me about delays in the postal service. Causing delays in receiving NHS letters and other urgent mail. Minister McDougall told me he has called in Royal Mail management next week to make it clear we need to see this service urgently improved.

Are you a leaseholder or looking to buy your first leasehold home? 🏠 The government are capping ground rents at £250 a year to stop spiralling bills! Even better than that, after 40 years it will be cut to a peppercorn rent - so nothing you won’t pay anything.

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. This marks over 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945. I signed the HolocaustUK Book of Commitment, pledging my commitment to honour the six million Jewish men, women, and children who were murdered during the Holocaust.

🚨A once-in-a-generation plan to reform our water system: 🧾 Reduces water bills by 17% per household; 🏠 Protects households; ✅ Holds water companies to account. These reforms mean lower water bills, real accountability and no more excuses for water companies.

A historic moment for historic investment for our communities! Today, I was there when the Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander, and our Mayor, Oliver Coppard, signed the Northern Powerhouse Rail compact for South Yorkshire 👇

We’ve launched the Warm Homes Plan, the biggest ever investment in home upgrades in history, to cut bills for millions of families 👇 🧵(1/4)

Earlier today I met with members of the Royal College of Midwives to discuss their Safe Staffing = Safe Care campaign, which calls for action to deliver safe, high-quality care. Midwives are a cornerstone of maternity care, a vital line of support throughout pregnancy, birth, and beyond.

It’s Brew Monday! The Samaritans are seizing the day, on what’s supposed to be the worst day for January blues, and encouraging us all to sit down and have a cuppa and chat ☕️ . You don't have to face anything alone. You can call them for free on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans

I’m gonna need a bigger graphic: revolving door from Tory to Reform be like…

Home in the constituency after a busy week in Parliament and local visits. So chilling out by cracking on with painting this gondola. Trying to get it finished in time for Penistone Arts Week in March! 🖼️

I know the difference an NHS fit for the future makes to people’s life chances. Waiting lists are down by a whopping 86,000, ambulances are arriving quicker, GP satisfaction is up, A&E waits are down. Only Labour will make sure that the NHS is there for you and your family when you need it.