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Patriotic Millionaires
Wealth tax is an idea with huge public support. Brilliant to meet with @patrioticmillionaires.org to discuss how a wealth tax could raise billions to fund public services that benefit everyone! The UK is hugely unequal; taxing wealth will make society fairer.
Chaired APPG on Water Pollution
Today I chaired a cross-party APPG on Water Pollution session on the interim report of the Independent Water Commission. MPs questioned Sir Jon Cunliffe closely on issues including regulatory failings, the need to address both agricultural and sewage pollution, and...
#GetInvolved
Brilliant to host a fantastic group of young people in Parliament last week for an in-depth Q&A on politics and making change happen! Thank you Patchwork! #GetInvolved
River Lugg Talk
Thanks to everyone who came to my talk on river pollution as part of the River Clun Festival last week! It was a pleasure to walk along the river afterwards and see first-hand the habitat of the rare & endangered freshwater pearl mussel. Protecting our rivers and...
Ledbury Community Day
Great to participate in the Ledbury Community Day last Saturday, celebrating the dozens of organisations that make my hometown so vibrant! So much care, energy and creativity on show from all the brilliant charities, sports clubs and other orgs & projects...
Carers Week
Unpaid and family carers work tirelessly and prop up the care sector and NHS, yet many struggle financially and emotionally due to their responsibilities. We owe carers a system that truly supports them—no one should have to choose between providing care and making...
Red Line
Incredibly moving & powerful to join the red line around Parliament to send a clear message to the UK government that arming Israel makes it complicit in genocide in Gaza
Melanoma Awareness Month
This Melanoma Awareness Month, Melanoma Focus is urging you to #KnowYourSkin: ☀️Check your skin and contact your GP if you notice new or changing moles or lesions ☀️Protect your skin from the sun with SPF30+ sunscreen & avoid sunbeds ☀️Find out more:...
MS Awareness Week
This week is MS Awareness Week and the theme is MS Conversations.MS is unpredictable and different for everyone. For anyone in North Herefordshire living with MS, I’m here to listen to you about how MS affects you and what I can do to help.
Statement on heat pump installations being outpaced by gas boiler fittings
Following research published by the Resolution Foundation which found heat pump installations are being outpaced by gas boiler fittings, Ellie Chowns MP said: “The fact that gas boilers outnumbered heat pump installations by more than 15 to one last year is yet...