I cannot support a move to Proportional Representation, in isolation, without a wider set of progressive changes being made at the same time. For example, any move to a PR system would need to be considered as part of a wider constitutional convention to comprehensively weigh the reforms that our constitution needs at national, regional, …
In Parliament and work with other MPs Parliament spent most of February in recess, allowing me to spend even more time meeting constituents, supporting campaigns, and joining workers on the picket line. I continue to oppose the government’s barbaric treatment of asylum seekers and refugees. Rishi Sunak’s latest asylum ban is immoral, inhumane and in …
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I think it’s time to lift the ban on onshore wind. I have championed the use of wind energy all along, and the energy crisis has forced the government to consider all the alternatives, and even within the Conservative Party support for onshore wind has been growing. We must move to green technologies. The earth …
The situation in Iran is dire indeed. I have signed EDM 914: “That this House deplores the ongoing human rights violations being perpetrated by the Islamic Republic of Iran; notes that these violations come in a context of more general restrictions on the right to freedom of religion or belief for many religious minorities in …
I feel very strongly about the incredibly hostile and wholly unacceptable approach of this government toward those seeking refuge, via the Illegal Migration Bill My latest newsletter, February-March, is probably as good an illustration of my concerns for the welfare of refugees as anything else, and these views have not changed for all of my …
I have been a long-time campaigner for animal rights and I consistently oppos the cruel treatment of animals via industrial farming methods, which were originally introduced from the USA. I have recognised that all animals are sentient, and suffer just as we would in similar circumstances, and farrowing crates, just as with the use, for …
