Sarah Smith MP

Power, Peter Mandelson, and rage. In case there is any doubt, I wholeheartedly support the Prime Minister. We have done great things as a government. But there is more to…

Some thoughts on events in recent days:

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Thanks Sue 🙏

Nigel Farage inadvertently breached MPs' financial rules 17 times, says watchdog The parliamentary commissioner for standards said Farage had apologised after missing the deadline for registering interests.

Surprising that this doesn’t make the BBC app breaking news… Farage inadvertently breached MPs' rules, says watchdog www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The widely reported statement about restricting the feature to subscribers was a hallucinatory answer by the AI Grok - not a statement by the company itself

We’re updating what children learn at school so they’re ready for the modern world.

That means strong foundations, plus new skills like spotting fake news online and understanding money, and access to arts and sport.

Find out more. 👇

This morning at Labour Party Conference, our panel is looking at the attainment gap and asking why disadvantaged pupils are behind their peers.

Chaired by @nickharrison73.bsky.social, we are joined by @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social, @childrenscomm.bsky.social, and @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social

Children’s phone use the ‘public health emergency of our generation’, says Labour MP – LabourList Sarah Smith MP has labelled children's phone use as the "public health emergency of our generation," suggesting the digital dangers posed to them are worse…

From our panel with @impetus.org.uk, Opportunity Mission Champion @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social MP suggests that children's phone use is one of the greatest challenges facing children, and a worsening factor in the school attendance crisis.

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7/13 📚School absences are on the rise since Covid. Join LabourList & @impetus.org.uk for a panel on the scale, stories, and reforms needed to turn the crisis around.
Featuring @tommiddlehurst.bsky.social, @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social, @avneem.bsky.social, and @helenhayes.bsky.social.

Lucy Connolly, a woman who admitted inciting racial hatred after using social media to post about setting fire to hotels housing asylum seekers is to speak at the Reform UK Conference today. That spells out all you need to know about Reform UK and their dangerous, hateful agenda.

Democrat @raskin.house.gov excoriates Nigel Farage for banning journalists from Reform UK events:

"I'm asking you a direct question. Why do you ban journalists who oppose your views from coming to your events? Why did you tell local government not to do interviews with your local newspaper?"

ICRC Statement on Gaza

"This tragedy must end now – immediately and decisively. Every political hesitation, every attempt at justification of the horrors being committed under international watch will forever be judged as a collective failure to preserve humanity in war."

Rare to see an @icrc.org statement like this.

Bizarre things from Reform this morning on Politics Nw:

1) SEND is caused by immigrants and mental health
2) James McMurdock who has submitted himself for investigation for £70k of alleged covid fraud is ‘honourable’
3) Jake Berry (who was Liz Truss’s right hand man) is a principled man

One-stop family hubs to be opened in all English council areas Government announces £500m project to provide single-point of access for health, education and wellbeing services

Children growing up in our country deserve the best start in life.

Building on the legacy of Sure Start, we’re opening Best Start Family Hubs in every local authority.

That’s the difference Labour makes.
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Today was Accrington Carnival and I was chatting to people about the future of the Accy Vic hospital with Elmore. If you’ve not had your say, you’ve got until tomorrow to do so!

Great to be out chatting to residents and picking up case work in Rishton today 🌹

I did not get called to speak in today’s debate on Assisted Dying. Below outlines why I decided to vote against it.

More calls to suspend Reform UK councillor over claim over murder suspect Fresh calls for the suspension of an Accrington Reform UK councillor have been made over unfounded claims about a murder suspect.

Nigel Farage needs to Suspend him now and withdraw the whip - this stuff isn’t complicated

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"I'm disappointed by it, to put it mildly."

"I felt the opposition could have just [said]: 'yes, we will all come together behind you'."

Baroness Louise Casey, author of the Government's audit on grooming gangs, condemns the "politicisation" of the conversation.

#Newsnight

Today in Parliament I spoke against the #AssistedDyingBill.
This is a deeply flawed Bill, and the truth is that in seeking to give choice to some, it risks causing new harm to a much larger, vulnerable group of our citizens.

Looking forward to a big day of exciting announcements with the spending review. Investing to make sure everyone is better off and fixing our public services.

Starting off with a whooping £39bn investment into affordable housing 🙏

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This is really disappointing - and totally wrong. As a working mum I know that sometimes the best or only option is to take my child with me - and we need to be providing inclusive spaces not least in the male dominated tech world.

We have published a report, Equality at work: paternity and shared parental leave.

We found that the current system is broken, and have a number of recommendations to help fix it ⬇️

Surprise extra £4.5bn for schools as Reeves goes to wire ... More money for SEND reforms and teachers’ pay while health and defence are big winners in spending review

This Labour Government is delivering a huge uplift in education funding. This is just one step to ensuring we break down the barriers to opportunity for every child and young person.

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🚨 NEW: Labour is lifting 100,000 children out of poverty by expanding access to free school meals.

Alongside free breakfast clubs, cheaper uniform costs and government-funded childcare, Labour is putting money in parents’ pockets and giving children the best start in life.

Photograph shows the Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP, with Anna Bird, Katie Ghose, and Jane Harris, from the Disabled Children’s Partnership, Westminster, May 2025.

We know good practice that properly supports children with SEND exists, but for far too many families that’s not their experience.

We must spread the best practice and build excellence for every child, everywhere.

A better system is possible. Great to speak with @dcpcampaign.bsky.social

👶One day to go - free tickets available here 👇

Today at #PMQs I asked Keir Starmer about the governments reforms for the SEND system which is failing far too many children, parents and teachers in Hyndburn.

After 14 years of failure, the SEND system is in crisis and it’s critical for the Government to fix it.

There is no magic wand we can wave but it was great to hear people’s experiences and to discuss ideas for how we can improve it at Progressive Britain’s conference

@darrenpaffey.bsky.social

Photograph shows Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP, Secretary of State for Education, speaking at the Progressive Britain conference, central London, May 2025.

Proud to speak today at the Progressive Britain Conference, setting out the ambition we have and the challenge we face.

Only Labour has the ideas today to shape tomorrow together. #PBC25

Post Office Horizon financial redress data as of 30 April 2025 We use some essential cookies to make this website work.

The Post Office Horizon scandal caused immense harm. We’re committed to justice for the victims:

- Quadrupled total compensation since the election

- Over 4,000 victims paid for the first time

- More to do — but real progress made.

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