Really enjoyable coffee morning at WX the other day. Fuelled by Grays at WX of course. ☕ Also spotted The Cat That Slept For A Thousand Years - a 10 metre long feline friend! There till 12th April if you fancy a look. 🐈 Thanks to everyone who came along 👍

Happy Easter everyone! 🐣 A huge thank you to everyone who donated to my Easter Egg appeal for Wakefield Street Kitchen and Leeds South and East Foodbank 🙏 On Easter Sunday, as we spend time with loved ones and reflect, it’s a lovely reminder of the community spirit we have locally 🐰

A quick update on changes coming in this month. Higher wages, lower bills, and more support for people who need it most. Here’s what you need to know ⬇️

A busy drop-in surgery at Rothwell Morrisons yesterday - thanks to everyone who stopped for a chat and shared what’s been going on. We picked up plenty of issues to keep my team and I busy, as ever! The Easter eggs behind me were a constant reminder that the bank holiday was creeping up on us too🐣

Many people quietly lose money on subscriptions they forgot about or didn't know they'd committed to (I’ve been there too). It’s frustrating and unfair. That’s why the government is tightening rules: clearer sign-ups, renewal reminders, easy cancellations, and cooling-off periods.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 📮 Great to join the team today to cut the ribbon at Wakefield’s city centre Post Office at its new home on The Springs. ✂️ Keeping a Post Office in the city centre means vital services remain accessible for everyone. 📦

☕ Dad-taxi update: pubs get a pint-sized boost 🍺, housing fees capped 🏠, £150 Warm Home Discount 💡, AI tutors for kids 🤖, early cancer checks 🩺, police tech upgrade 👮, free AI training for adults. #PlanForChange

I was delighted to be in Newcastle this week to see the unveiling of 29 brand-new Go North East electric buses alongside Mayor Kim McGuiness. They will ensure passengers in the North East can enjoy smoother, greener journeys and marks yet another step in the government's bus revolution.

And to @simonlightwood.org.uk for a fantastic keynote speech to start the evening, setting out the Government’s aims for a joined up, safe and seamless network. An inspiring night for the UK transport tech sector. #ITSUKAwards25

We’ve secured £𝟐𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 in long-term funding for 𝐋𝐮𝐩𝐬𝐞𝐭 through Labour’s Plan for Neighbourhoods - that’s £2 million every year for the next decade This is a game-changing investment that will deliver real improvements where they’re needed most. How should we spend this money? www.lovelupset.com

Great to visit Star Coaches in Batley ahead of RHA's #NationalCoachWeek. Coaches support 42,000 jobs & transport 600,000 students daily, so we’re engaging industry to understand how we can back its growth to boost our economy and open up opportunity!

Wonderful to be out campaigning in the glorious sunshine in #Doncaster for our Labour council candidates and the fabulous Ros Jones - who is the only candidate for mayor with the plan & experience to #Deliver4Doncaster! #VoteLabour 🌹🔆

Honoured to unveil a plaque for Jill Viner, London's trailblazing first female bus driver. Women make up 50% of bus passengers but just 12% of drivers - so we're supporting Women in Bus and Coach to encourage better representation and make buses even more inclusive 🚍

Great to be out on the doorstep in sunny Runcorn and Helsby today, campaigning for our fantastic Labour candidate Karen Shore. #VoteLabour 🌹

Every local authority in England must now report the number of potholes they fix to unlock their share of £500m extra funding. This will allow councils to fill the equivalent of 7 million potholes annually, as part of the Government's Plan for Change. 🚧💷

It was great to chat recently to Tim Deakin, Editor of @routeone.bsky.social about all things bus and coach.

Kicked off our first UK bus manufacturing expert panel today, uniting bus makers, Metro Mayors, & industry leaders to make our bus industry cleaner and greener By supporting manufacturing, we're boosting fleets, regional economies and living standards for a zero-emission future

🇬🇧 We joined Local Transport Minister @simonlightwood.org.uk in Sheffield today to launch the first UK Bus Manufacturing Panel. Prioritising the manufacture of zero-emission buses across the UK will support skilled jobs and apprenticeships and deliver economic benefits for local communities.

We're pleased to join Government's new UK Bus Manufacturing Panel, which launched today in Sheffield, to boost green buses and create jobs. Our Policy Advisor Monta Drozdova joined Local Transport Minister @simonlightwood.org.uk for the launch. Full story 👇 urbantransportgroup.org/resources/ty...

"A truly integrated way to make transport work for people.” @simonlightwood.org.uk and @chrisboardman.bsky.social visited Stockport Interchange, a new transport hub bringing together bus, rail, walking and cycling routes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fdE... 🚌🚄👟🚲

youtube.com/watch?v=-owK... Sadly, another year when @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social reads the list of women killed by men. Tragic BUT Jess now taking real tangible actions to reduce this number. No one has more passion for this challenge.

🚸 A huge thanks to @simonlightwood.org.uk for joining us this morning at St Austin's Primary School in Wakefield. Nearly half of journeys logged by pupils are walked or wheeled all the way to the school gates – an outstanding achievement! 🚶 👩‍🦽 www.livingstreets.org.uk/press-media/...

Today is a brilliant day for cycling & walking 🚲🚶‍♀️ We’re investing almost £300m to build 300 miles of new cycle lanes & walkways all over 🇬🇧 Leading to 43k less sick days to ease pressure on our NHS & make lives better, healthier & happier as part of our #PlanforChange 👍

Today I launched a regional tour to shape our Integrated National Transport Strategy.   We’re learning from communities across the country to build a seamless, accessible transport system for all.   rb.gy/y3yxb9

It was great to visit Gusford to see the opportunities on offer through @bikeabilityuk.bsky.social - I'd encourage other schools to take up the scheme too! Thank you to @simonlightwood.org.uk for coming to Ipswich to see how the Government is making a real difference to our town.

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. It's also the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. I was proud to sign the Book of Commitment on behalf of my constituents. I pledge to always remember the six million Jewish men, women and children who were murdered in the Holocaust.

Locals to 'take back control' of buses with bill to be debated by peers www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

It was a pleasure to address the ‘From Service to Success - How the Armed Forces community can strengthen your workforce’ - expo last week in Wakefield. Our armed forces community and veterans have a huge contribution to make to our workforce 👍

Brilliant to speak at the @CPT_UK conference today! Buses and coaches are crucial to economic growth 🚌 📈 That’s why we’re determined to work with industry to attract investment, support jobs and continue to roll out electric buses - helping deliver our plan for change

Thank you Minister @simonlightwood.org.uk for getting on the saddle with Bikeability in Suffolk. Through the backing of vital programmes like Bikeability, we can be sure that the next generation has what it needs to make cycling part of their everyday life.

Congratulations @andyburnham.bsky.social and everyone at the Bee Network for leading the way! 🐝 This government is fast-tracking the journey to better buses. Our Bus Services Bill will give local authorities more control over routes, timetables, connections and fares 🚍

Tonight, the Government held a reception to mark 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, putting this important issue firmly in the spotlight. Too often, women feel unsafe including when travelling on our transport networks, and we're working hard to change this.

Today marks an important step forward as we extend powers for local authorities to bring buses back under public control. I’ve just signed the legislation to expand the tools available to deliver better bus services in every community 🚌.

Never forget. Never again.

Fantastic news that The Rail Public Ownership Bill has now been passed by Parliament! It's a landmark Bill and the first major step towards publicly owned Great British Railways, which will put passengers first and drive up standards. 🚂

This is the truth about Labour's Budget and farmers.

🚨 Major policing reforms announced 🚨 ✅ Neighbourhood policing at the heart ✅ Government performance unit to drive force-level improvements and end the postcode lottery on law and order ✅ New national policing body ✅ Half a billion pounds of additional funding for policing next year

14 years of the Tories broke Britain's buses. But this Labour Government is determined to fix them. This new funding will keep fares down, protect local routes and deliver more reliable services.

£1 billion government funding boost for bus services across England to help end postcode lottery www.gov.uk/government/n...

'London-style' buses promised nationwide with £1bn boost www.bbc.com/news/article...

This Labour Government promised to deliver better buses. Today we’ve backed that promise with £1 billion of funding 🚌

It's @usdawunion.bsky.social 'Respect for Shopworker Week'. I visited the Co-op in Woodlesford, to hear directly about retail crime and antisocial behaviour. Labour has committed to make attacking a retail worker a specific offence, as well as plans to restore neighbourhood policing.

It was great to address the #EuroBusExpo earlier this week. In the Government's first budget we confirmed over £1 billion to help deliver high-quality, reliable bus services. We will also accelerate the zero emission transition and keep Britain at the forefront of bus manufacturing 🚍