Tag: news

  • Our Children Deserve Better Online: What My Survey Revealed

    Our Children Deserve Better Online: What My Survey Revealed

    Thank you to everyone who took part in my recent survey on online safety. The strength of feeling was clear, young people are concerned about the harmful content that they encounter online: from self-harm and suicide material, to violent and exploitative content – but just as clear was the message that a blanket ban on…

    Read more

  • Championing Funding for Gavi and the Global Fund in Parliament

    Yesterday, I had the privilege of leading a parliamentary debate focused on the UK’s funding commitments to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. These organisations are cornerstones of the global health system, delivering life-saving vaccines, treatments, and prevention programmes to the world’s most vulnerable populations. It is…

    Read more

  • Grooming Gangs Response

    Thank you to everyone who contacted me in regards to the proposed Grooming Gang enquiry. The full statement by Yvette Cooper MP, the Home Secretary, is available here: www.gov.uk/government/speeches/next-steps-to-tackle-child-sexual-exploitation. Some of the measures we are taking include: The first priority of any government must be the protection of children. I am proud that this government…

    Read more

  • Assisted Dying Letter 29.11.24

    Assisted dying is more than policy – this is personal.  I am grateful that almost 1000 constituents took the time to write to me personally in order to help inform my decision and share your stories – I know just how much this vote mattered to so many, and I want to reassure you that…

    Read more