Today the Labour Government will introduce the Hillsborough Law to Parliament. A lasting and just legacy for the 97, their families, survivors and communities. It will change the law to prevent the kind of scandals and cover-ups they suffered from ever happening again.

Reform's energy plans are fracking stupid.

“Fracking isn’t the answer. It doesn’t stack up at any level in the UK. Want energy security? Go for clean energy”, writes Labour MP @billesterson.bsky.social 🗣️ Reform UK’s fracking stance shows it is not serious www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...

While Nigel Farage wants us to ignore climate change, part of the British way of life is under threat. The seas around the UK are warming up. Cod and haddock are moving to colder waters.

1/3 Today marks one year since the appalling events in Southport that took the lives of Alice Da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King, and Elsie Dot Stancombe. At 3pm, there will be a three-minute silence.

Nigel Farage says he would scrap online safety laws which include vital protections for young people. Doesn’t he care if children are exploited?

27 years ago today Caroline Esterson and I were married. BBQ and bubbly in the afternoon. Reception and party in the evening. What more could you wish for? Wonderful memories. Happy anniversary to my beautiful wife, Caroline. Neither of us have aged at all! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

So sad. RIP Diogo Jota

The Chancellor’s right - our Industrial Strategy, trade deals & investment-led Spending Review deliver the stability the UK needs. A year of Labour: ✅ Business confidence at a 9-year high ✅ 385,000 new jobs ✅ 4 interest rate cuts ✅ Higher wages & stronger rights at work

Reform is not on your side... Labour is banning fire and rehire. We’re stopping the abusive use of zero hours contracts. And we’re protecting workers against unfair dismissal. Reform’s MPs voted against all of these basic rights at work

Warmer, drier homes save lives, tackle fuel poverty and save the NHS millions. My op-ed for The Times, and the committee’s recommendations for the Warm Homes Plan. www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

Labour is expanding Free School Meals to over 500,000 more children. In Sefton Central, 2,000+ children will benefit — saving families up to £500 a year and helping every child focus, learn and thrive. An important first step in our mission to tackle child poverty.

Today we’ve published the Energy Security & Net Zero Committee’s first report of the Parliament. It sets out urgent steps to rebuild trust in retrofit and bring down energy bills—especially for working people—while delivering warm, low-carbon homes.

The Tories crashed the economy. In January, Reform said Labour was pushing us into recession. With Labour, in the first three months of the year, the UK economy has grown faster than the US, Canada, France, Italy and Germany.

80 years ago, the freedoms we enjoy today were defended by the remarkable generation of WWII. This morning in Formby, we paused to remember their courage and sacrifice. #VEDay80

Enjoying a nice break in Angelsey over the bank holiday weekend. Lady already loving the beach and making up for not getting a swim when we were in Cornwall.

Britain wants energy independence. Those who oppose this Government’s path to energy security are standing in the way of that independence. They’re standing against lower bills, high-quality British jobs and an end to vulnerable imported energy.

Britain's energy security depends on the expansion of home-grown clean energy — cutting bills, creating jobs, and protecting us from global shocks like Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Those standing in the way of a clean energy future are undermining the security of this country.

At the @iea.org Summit on the Future of Energy Security, Ed Miliband just told us: Cost of Solar down 90% since 2010 Offshore wind down 60% We’re price takers on volatile fossil fuel markets. Energy independence isn’t a luxury—it’s essential. Renewables are now the cheapest option.

Maghull Health Park has @lcrmayor.bsky.social backing to develop plans for a National Mental Health Research & Diagnostics Centre. Mental illness costs the country £300bn a year—and untold misery for millions. Today, I had a very encouraging response from the Chancellor on government support.

“It took the last government 14 years to break everything... We must be realistic and not simplistic”, writes Labour MP @andrewranger-mp.bsky.social 🔴 Change takes time — but Labour will deliver www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...

Today, I welcomed swift govt action to support the UK car industry in response to US tariffs – crucial for constituents working at JLR Halewood. Many EV drivers benefit from cheap electricity; many more should and will if govt cuts electricity prices.

3 things Labour’s Plan for Change delivered this week: 💵 Pay rise for 3 million workers 💷 Up to £470 more for pensioners ❤️‍🩹 500,000 NHS appointments saved A good week — and we’re just getting started. Delivering for Sefton Central.

The implementation of US tariffs highlights the need for government support for strategically important industries, including steel. I asked the Secretary of State if he shared my view that retaining sovereign steel-making capacity is vital in an uncertain world.

Community energy has huge potential to cut bills, create local jobs & boost renewables—but complex rules & market barriers are holding projects back. Today from 3PM @CommonsECNZ Committee, we take evidence on how we unlock this potential. Follow live: tinyurl.com/bdcscn8d

The Heathrow power outage has highlighted gaps in resilience and a lack of back up in the power system. The short comings at Heathrow show the government’s plan to expand of the electricity network as part of its Clean Power Mission is more important than ever. My question today.

Today from 3pm at the Energy Security & Net Zero Committee... We take evidence from @MartinSLewis, @ofgem, and Minister for Energy Consumers @Miatsf on: ⚡ Back billing 📊Smart meter 🏠Insulation retrofits 📺 Watch live: tinyurl.com/2k93unjt

The Conservatives have abandoned evidence-informed policymaking. Evidence to the Select Committee shows reducing reliance on fossil fuels will lower bills. I asked the Minister if he would cut household bills now by rebalancing the levies, which are part of how we pay for infrastructure.

Labour’s landmark Employment Rights Bill reaches its final stages in the Commons today — delivering on our Party’s commitment to working people. ✅ Day one rights ✅ Stronger parental leave & sick pay ✅ A ban on fire & rehire & exploitative zero-hours contracts #MakeWorkPay #workersrights

How do we unlock community energy at scale? Tomorrow from 3 PM, the Committee examines how we enable locally led renewable projects. Finance, planning, supply chains, the Local Power Plan, grid & market reforms. Watch live – parliamentlive.tv/event/index/10dd6ec1-7f44-4b43-9757-f4514ab8034e

Young women from across my constituency had the chance to meet successful women from across society at Southport Learning Trust’s conference yesterday. An amazing International Women’s Day event. Congratulations to everyone involved.

How can the UK build the workforce needed for clean, secure energy? Today at 3PM, the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee hears from experts on the skills challenges facing home retrofits & offshore wind. Watch Live here: tinyurl.com/yc29asnt

Opposition parties don’t want Labour’s support for lower NHS waiting times, road repairs and sound public finances. The Minister agreed with me... It clearly helps businesses and everyone else, that Labour prioritises improving public services, sound finances and growth.

The Aarhus Convention is being used at taxpayer expense for persistent legal appeals against vital infrastructure projects. While communities should be fully involved, third parties must not be allowed to delay investment in the future prosperity of our country.

National security, economic security, and energy security go hand in hand. As we boost UK independence through the Clean Energy Plan, I asked the Prime Minister to support Ukraine in strengthening its own energy security against Russian aggression. #Ukraine #energysecurity

Today evidence from the Committee on Climate Change confirms that a low-carbon future works. We need finance options that make switching to heat pumps & EVs easy for ALL. Running costs are already lower, consumers can save money without changing how they live—it's a no-brainer!

Tomorrow at the Select Committee... An Industrial Strategy for Clean Power The CBI report the UK’s green sector growing 3x faster than the wider economy. We hear from Siemens, Catapult, NIA and more on securing growth and jobs from clean energy. Live from 3pm, Feb 26th: parliamentlive.tv

📢 Good news for Sefton Central 🦷 I know many struggle to find NHS dentist appointments, so I’m pleased to share that this Labour Government is funding 46,617 extra urgent dental appointments for NHS Cheshire & Merseyside.

Today’s news: Energy bills going up because gas is so expensive. It’s why we have to switch to wind, solar, nuclear, hydrogen. This latest energy price shock shows the folly of a future of fossil fuels. Low carbon options will create jobs, cut bills and keep our country safe.

Reform MP Rupert Lowe has solar on his farm to cut his energy bills. He owns a successful battery storage business. Reform say they want to tax solar and ban battery storage. Reform’s leaders are happy to benefit from the energy transition. They just don’t want anyone else to.

Harrowing evidence to the committee from Zak and Amanda yesterday, on the financial and emotional impact of failed insulation retrofits. Guarantee schemes, robust accreditation, and a speedy redress process are key to rebuilding confidence in the sector. #Retrofit #ConsumerRights

Great to see the Minister taking energy security seriously... In the House today I asked her to confirm, this government will maintain control over our energy infrastructure and ensure our industrial strategy strengthens domestic manufacturing & supply chains #EnergySecurity

Botched insulation under the last Government’s failed GBIS & ECO4 schemes has damaged homes & set back UK energy goals. Today, the Committee hears from those affected & industry leaders fixing the system. 📺 Watch live from 3pm tinyurl.com/bdccwxfj #WarmHomes #Retrofitting

Today, I asked the Minister to confirm government will partner with workers and business in the North Sea to ensure an orderly transition away from fossil fuels. He agreed. Contrast this with the previous government, which oversaw a chaotic decline in the North Sea and the loss of 70k jobs

Energy firms say they accept and abide by rules that say they must not issue new bills for energy used more than 12 months ago. @moneybox.bsky.social has found that this is far from true. Time to end the sharp practice of some suppliers demanding thousands of pounds which they are not owed.

I’ll be on Radio 4’s Money Box program at midday today, talking about the energy companies’ outrageous practice of ‘Back Billing’. I announced the Committee’s inquiry into energy bills on BBC Breakfast this morning. #backbilling #moneybox #BBCBreakfast

Farmers and growers in Sefton Central produce top-quality food and want to supply hospitals and schools. The last government’s trade deals favoured overseas companies at the expense of British businesses. I asked the minister to ensure our public institutions buy British produce.

Today, the Energy Security & Net Zero Committee questions Mission Control—the DESNZ unit tasked with accelerating our journey to Clean Energy. Watch live from 3PM: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/... #CleanEnergy #EnergySecurity

Next week, the Committee will hear from consumers let down by insulation schemes of the last government. Today, I asked the Minister to learn from those failures and rebuild trust. Labour's Warm Homes can deliver lower heating costs and renewed consumer confidence.

Worrying to see the fire at Maghull Town Hall. Very relieved to hear that no one has been hurt. Thank you to all our firefighters for their brilliant response in putting out the fire so quickly. Thanks also to Merseyside Police for their support.