Did you know they have a family room in Parliament? While I get a nursery place organised I’ll be bringing Eli plus a carer for him with me and using this room a lot!!
Confirmed and published: Blackpool South conservatives vote of no confidence in
@ScottBentonMP
- even they’re done with his lies, his disgusting social media posts and they want rid of him. He’s done nothing for Blackpool and its time for change.
#blackpool
I’m delighted and honoured to be the Labour Party Parliamentary Candidate in Hyndburn.
Hyndburn is a brilliant and amazing place but it has been let down by 14 years of Conservative failure. On the 4th July the people of Hyndburn have the chance to vote for change. 🌹
This is Accrington, this is Hyndburn and Haslingden. We have far more in common than that which divides us. We are a strong community who stand together and drive out hate. ❤️🙏
Great to have
@Keir_Starmer
in
#Blackpool
today.
Our town needs a Labour council and a Labour Government. The Tories don’t have a clue about the challenges we face; the lack of opportunities for our young people and the real impact of their cost of living crisis.
#VoteLabour
The work has begun! I have had a busy first day in Westminster representing Hyndburn and Haslingden.
More details will follow soon about my office and team, you can now contact me on Sarah.smith.mp
@parliament
.uk
It was the greatest honour to be sworn in as the Member of Parliament for Hyndburn and Haslingden.
I will work tirelessly to serve everyone across the constituency and to deliver the change so many voted for.
poplar and Limehouse selection is dangerous and people are leaving because the crowd was so hostile and dangerous. This is unforgivable organisation by
@UKLabour
and hampers democracy, not a kinder more inclusive politics at all.
Yesterday I was disappointed to lose by 3 votes; but I went up against 6 union nominations, an endorsement by Angela Rayner, Andy Burnham and the old MP working the room on the day. And there were 3 votes in it. It could have gone either way.
I was in the arena 💪❤️🌹
It was truly amazing to meet
@GordonBrown
and to hear him speak about why we need
@Alison_McGovern
in a future Labour Government - to bring the hope our country needs.
Birkenhead deserves an MP with the ability to get things done and to create the opportunities for the future.
We are meeting today at 730pm in
#blackpool
to organise as women who believe our representative
@ScottBentonMP
needs to listen to our voices on woman’s reproductive rights after he tweeted support of the supreme courts decision. Together we are stronger. Please share
Some more details published by the previous leader of the Tory group in Blackpool Council, addressing some of the lies Scott had told on politics NW on Sunday morning
#blackpool
Great to be out on the
#labourdoorstep
on Burnley Road, Huncoat. Residents are fed up and feel let down by this Tory government. On 4th July it is a chance to vote for change. If you vote
@UKLabour
, as your MP in Hyndburn and Haslingden that is what I will deliver 🌹
'After the promise to open 40 new hospitals by 2030, I have yet to see Boris or any of his successors stand and open a single new hospital'.
The NHS is on its need and
@uklabour
will rebuild the NHS again as one of our 5 key missions.
#bbcpnw
#labour
#blackpool
#NHS
Great to be on Politics North West this morning with
@annabelvtiffin
talking about cancellations to bus services and how Labour led councils like Blackpool are continuing to guarantee services through public ownership
#bbcpnw
🗳️Postal votes have started to drop!
😎 We have had a brilliant, sunny day on the doors and people are ready for change.
But change only happens if you vote for it
🌹
#votelabour
Standing with
@RMTunion
members in
#Blackpool
this week to show solidarity as I believe:
1) we all deserve a decent wage and safe working conditions
2)that we all need a safe railway
3) that collective action is the only way we’ll make progress on this. 🌹💪
Today too few children get the chance to enjoy a curriculum which is rigorous and rewarding, rich and broad.
Labour will change that — delivering opportunity for all our young people.
A few things:
1) he doesn’t understand numbers
2) it’s his governments fault our public services are creaking
3) he doesn’t understand how democratic governance works
4) I’ve never had a person on the doorstep in blackpool raise small boats as an issue
Such a great evening on the
#labourdoorstep
in Great Harwood with the brilliant team - so many people fed up of this Tory Chaos and ready to vote for change 🌹
@Hyndburn_Labour
Out on the
#labourdoorstep
in Marton ward on this rainy evening. Great to meet someone who just joined
@UKLabour
as they’re so fed up of what the tories are doing to our country. 🌹
People are feeling concerned about the risk of potential protests in Accrington. I’ve been working with the police, local councillors and community leaders to ensure plans are in place to protect us all.
Reflecting on my second week in Westminster…
1) The staff who support the parliamentarians in the Houses of Parliament are incredible
2) We get a lot of mail - 500+ emails and a mountain of post!
3) Impressed by
@LindsayHoyle_MP
who came to personally check the family room ❤️
Enough is enough. He has to go.
#Blackpool
deserves better
Tory MP Scott Benton has whip suspended after newspaper sting | Conservatives | The Guardian
#dontbetonBenton
Today casting my vote for
@ChrisPWebb
felt more important than ever because I want Elijah to grow up under a Labour government - and today we can send a message to the rotten Tories. Your time is up.
#voteLabour
🌹🌹
Standing in solidarity with our brilliant
#blackpool
team at the Harbour hospital who are striking for their right to the same pay, sick pay & holidays as their nhs colleagues
#payupnowOCS
#OneNHS
Just did a quick calculation and if schools in Blackpool got the same funding per pupil as schools in London we’d have 💥 £50m💥 more coming into our schools and education system EVERY SINGLE YEAR
#blackpool
#education
#levellingup
A reminder that
@ScottBentonMP
🚫 Doesn’t think women should have access to abortion
❌ Thinks refugees are a bigger threat to our community than the cost of living crisis
🇺🇸Is currently encouraging people to vote republican
🗳In the next GE he has to go
A packed room and a great discussion on how we once again eradicate homelessness as a Labour Government using trauma informed approaches
#Lab23
#LabourConference23
It’s been brilliant speaking at events on childcare, teacher recruitment and retention and education reform as the National Opportunity Mission Champion,
Great, thought provoking discussions 🙌
#LabourConference24
Hyndburn and Haslingden is such a special place for my family. My priorities if elected:
1) Ensuring the best start in life for our children&young people
2) Providing people with decent homes
3) Helping our high streets and local businesses to flourish
We spend £2000-£3000 more per child in (inner) London vs the rest of the country… it really isn’t difficult to work out an easy fix to raise attainment and standards.
#education
Here's a social mobility stat for you 👇🏻
A kid on free school meals in London is *twice as likely* to attend university than a kid on free school meals in the North.
🎓 Source: Children's Commissioner
It is the final day of the campaign and it’s been amazing to gain the support of members from across Blackpool South. I am so proud of my campaign and looking forward to the hustings tomorrow.
Together, we can rewrite the headlines for
#Blackpool
#sarahsmithforblackpoolsouth
Well, the hard work is done and now we wait for tomorrows result. I am so grateful for the amazing team and the incredibly well organised campaign in
#Blackpool
🌹
Finally! A chance to return decency to politics in
#blackpoolsouth
We deserve better than this: the report is scathing and the sentence handed down reflects how serious his offence to the house were
Suspended Tory MP Scott Benton faces 35-day Commons ban
I am a trade unionist, not just by the trade unions I am proud to be a member of, or because of the picket lines I stand on, but because it is core to my values 'nothing about us without us'. Thank you
@UsdawUnion
Together, we will win back Blackpool South
In the world of politics,
@sarakhyde
@ChristineMegson
@CAdamsLab
are rare examples, women who seek to raise others up and to lead in a way that is too rarely seen which is to the detriment of our party and our country. So grateful for 10 years of
@FabianWomen
A packed out room for In conversation with
@bphillipsonMP
- encouraging to hear her commitment to ensure that places like Blackpool get the resources they need and to broaden our curriculum offer to age 16, including vocational qualifications
#Lab23
#LabConf23
#education
Thanks for joining us
@LucyMPowell
- it is time for change and only
@UKLabour
can get Britain’s future back.
If elected I will work tirelessly to deliver the change that Hyndburn and Haslingden desperately needs. 🌹
This morning, I was pleased to launch
@sarahsmithlab
's campaign to become the next Labour MP for Hyndburn & Haslingden 🌹
Sarah will be a great champion for the area - reviving high streets & dealing with cost of living.
On 4th July, vote Labour in Hyndburn, Haslingden &
The highlight of my day was meeting these brilliant students at Hyndburn Academy and helping with mock interviews. It was great to hear the students’ passion for sport, politics and making a difference. ☺️
🎉 Year 10 Mock Interview Day was a success! 🎉 Huge thanks to all volunteers, business owners, and education providers for your support. 🙏
Big shoutout to our students for their impeccable behaviour and confidence! 🌟
#ThankYou
#FutureLeaders
#MockInterviewDay
Heartbreaking stories
@GambleWithLives
- we need to get rid of MPs who support gambling and get proper regulation to save lives. Inspiring to meet the parents who set this up after losing their children
#LabourConference2022
Today I took
@LucyMPowell
to the fab Gobbiners cafe in Oswaldtwistle. As well as enjoying a sausage teacake it was great to chat with the women running the business.
They’ve been hit hard by the Cost of living crisis and need a gvrnment that will fight for them
#labsmallbizsat
🌹 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us this evening and special thanks
@Alison_McGovern
☺️ It was a great response on the doors with life long Tory voters switching to Labour.
🗳️ Change will only happen if you vote for it.
I struggle to find the words to express my anger at a government who would lift the cap on bankers bonuses but ignore the
@jrf_uk
report which has found 1m children and 3.8m people in our country are living in
#destitution
.
10% of people in Blackpool facing this. Makes me sick
Our schools,parents & teachers deserve better than
@GavinWilliamson
this weeks disastrous and ill thought through plans and announcements are just another example of his failures
#schoolclosures
BREAKING: Former Tory MP Scott Benton has been suspended from the Commons over his role in a lobbying sting - creating a further headache for Rishi Sunak.
Read more:
📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
'This is just another broken promise after over a decade of broken Tory promises'. I called out the Government's failure to deliver HS3 that is costing the north £16bn a year on Politics North West.
#bbcpnw
🚨 NEW: I've just announced a pause and review of the defunding of BTECs
By doing so, we will:
✅ Support BTEC students
✅ Commit to roll out T-Levels
✅ Conclude the review by the end of the year
Fact I learned today: Men outnumber women on Trustee boards 2:1 and the average age of a Trustee is 57 - well trumps to me and those like me; first board position at 30, chair at 31, and well yeah, I’m a woman. Not an easy gig but a rewarding one.
#trustee
#leadership
#diversity
Thank you
@CommunityUnion
for your endorsement for my campaign. Blackpool, I will not let you down and together we will re-write the headlines for our town
Some emotion on the stage from
@jessphillips
- I’ve always dreamed that violence against women and girls would become a leading political issue. The Tories didn’t mention it last week but Labour have pledged to halve violence against women and girls in 10 years
#Lab23
#LabConf23
Thrilled to be invited onto BBC radio Lancashire this morning for a chat with Graham Liver.
I was on just after 7am, if you missed it you can catch up here 👇
Today was brilliant! The
@AmazingAccy
Food Festival was buzzing and it was great to hear people’s ideas about how to take Hyndburn and Haslingden forward. It’s time to Get Britains Future Back. It’s time for change.
@UKLabour
I received some amazing presents but this is the one I’m most excited about.
@lisanandy
has so much to say on the things that matter - power, community and how to rebuild our country - and I am looking forward to getting through it
Out on the
#labourdoorstep
in all weathers in
#Blackpool
. Great speaking to residents and talking to people who’ve always voted Tory who won’t be next time
@UKLabour
Why is the BBC
@bbclaurak
giving Nigel Farage air time. It’s just free advertising for GB news and giving someone with zero legitimate reason a free chance to promote his disastrous ideology
Yesterday we had an international visitor from Australia
@JessicaColleu
here to learn about the world-leading literacy practice in
#blackpool
.
Thanks to
@SSABlackpool
@MontgomeryFCAT
and Aspire school for hosting a brilliant day inc meeting Bruce the ‘reading dog’ 🐶🇦🇺👏
Unbelievable - I’m sick and tired of
@ScottBentonMP
talking about this, instead of talking about the issues that our community faces in Blackpool South - thanks to his government - huge fuel bills, mortgage rates increasing, the use of food banks and
#ournhs
in crisis
Conservative MP Scott Benton says his constituents are "sick and tired of this ridiculous narrative of economic migrants somehow being mistreated at Manston.
He says his constituents "could only dream of" receiving the same sort of treatment.
🚨 NEW - Youth unemployment is set to more than double by the end of 2020. An increase of 620,000.
We can't let a whole generation see their prospects fade due to this crisis
A £3bn intervention is needed to create jobs and support young people ⤵️
It’s been great getting out to deliver Christmas cards to our residents in Marton - I’ve been loving the Christmas scenes in people’s windows and front gardens 😍 🎄
Great to attend the
@YPFtrust
young people and place conference today and to share the experiences
@Right2Succeed
have of how to do partnership working.
Inspiring to hear from Co-ceo Samuel about power sharing and youth leadership.
Honours should be given to honourable people who’ve done honourable deeds. They should be for care workers, nurses, doctors, teachers, delivery drivers.
Instead Boris gave them to people who had behaved equally as dishonourably as him. They should be ashamed
#PartygateVideo