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Chris Hinchliff MP

@chrishinchliff.bsky.social

Member of Parliament for North East Hertfordshire. ๐ŸŒน Member of the Environmental Audit Committee. chrishinchliff.co.uk

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Anti-nature policies are a dead end for Labour.

You donโ€™t secure lasting growth by risking long-term harm to the ecosystems we rely on.

The public knows this.

Thereโ€™s no need for the Government to pick a fight with voters on nature.

Itโ€™s bad policy and bad politics.

13.02.2026 15:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™ve campaigned hard for a fairer deal for our family farms.

That canโ€™t stop with changes to inheritance tax.

We must back farmers by ensuring the public sector buys local, British produce!

07.01.2026 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Justice by the people, for the people.

Juries are the cornerstone of democracy and the rule of law.

Last night I joined legal experts to hear concerns about proposals to limit the right to trial by jury.

We must improve the criminal justice system without compromising justice.

18.12.2025 08:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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No backwards steps for nature!

We can't build homes or infrastructure because Tory cuts bled our planning system dry.

Putting our Habitats Regulations through a shredder isn't the answer.

I've tabled a Parliamentary Motion asking the Government to rethink its plans.

16.12.2025 08:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The global energy transition is progressing too slowly:

1๏ธโƒฃ Record high COโ‚‚ emissions from energy in 2024.
2๏ธโƒฃ Fossil fuel use reached a new peak.
3๏ธโƒฃ Demand is still growing faster than renewable supply.

We have to find a better way to secure a prosperous future for everyone.

15.12.2025 14:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Labour promised a council housing revolution.

Many housing associations are becoming too corporate and forgetting their roots.

Our Government must grab the bull by the horns and get local authorities building again.

Council housing means councilย housing.

12.12.2025 13:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Environmental limits on river water abstraction exist.

Pretending they donโ€™t for developers to boost profits won't magic away reality.

It means dirtier water, water shortages, and failing crops.

Developers profit. The rest of us pay the price.

See how it works yet?

12.12.2025 09:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Flowing Chalk Streams have been turned into shallow dribbles.

They're irreplaceable habitats. Once gone, theyโ€™re gone.

Companies over-abstracted our rivers. Our inheritance vandalised for money.

Our planning system must protect the nature people love over short-term profit.

11.12.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Water scarcity is a major challenge.

New reservoirs alone wonโ€™t solve it.

Our projected deficit is 5 BILLION litres a day.

A sustainable water system for drinking, agriculture and thriving rivers must come before tech giantsโ€™ quenchless thirst for their data centres.

10.12.2025 15:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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I'm deeply sceptical about the proposals around Digital ID, and I share the concerns of many of my constituents.

This week I raised these concerns in Parliament and said the Government must prepare to drop the plans in response to public feedback from its consultation.

10.12.2025 10:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trashing nature is wrong and hugely unpopular.

The public are right, too many politicians are out of touch and failing our environment.

Englandโ€™s biodiversity is in serious danger.

Blaming nature for market failures won't help build anythingโ€”it will ruin precious habitats.

09.12.2025 15:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wildlife is at risk.

Habitats disappearing. Species declining. Ancient Woodlands threatened.

This is the result of political choices over decades.

It's time to bin off spurious anti-nature narratives peddled by terminally online lobbyists.

04.12.2025 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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West London housing was delayed by new data centres, report finds The London Assembly found the growth of new data centres temporarily halted building some houses in 2022.

Turns out it's AI data centres, not nature, that is the blocker... ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

I guess developers should have the power to pay to destroy data centres then?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

03.12.2025 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Climate change is driving 40% of UK food price hikes.

Protecting households from spiralling costs of living means protecting the planet.

It's time to kick the expensive fossil fuel habit and accelerate the shift towards heating & powering Britain with efficient renewables.

@nebriefing.bsky.social

27.11.2025 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Labour is lifting 450,000 children out of poverty.

Almost half a million kids that will be healthier, happier and better educated.

This means a more productive, prosperous Britain. It's that simple.

26.11.2025 21:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hospices are being forced to cut services due to lack of funds.

They don't just offer medical careโ€”they provide dignity at life's hardest moments.

That support must be safeguarded.

Tomorrow's Budget must deliver sustainable fundingโ€”no more papering over the cracks.

25.11.2025 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Israel is blocking a million bottles of baby formula from entering Gaza.

Hundreds of thousands of Palestiniansโ€”including children, face imminent starvation.

Our Governmentโ€™s action must match the urgency of this moment.

Immediate, widespread sanctions on Israel.

25.11.2025 13:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today, Labour is putting passengers before profit.

For the first time in 30 years, rail fares are to be frozenโ€”saving commuters hundreds and easing the cost of living.

Public ownership of our train services will put an end to extortionate price hikes.

24.11.2025 12:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No chance.

21.11.2025 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Who owns Britain? Mostly aristocrats, oligarchs and big corporations.

Inheritance tax changes wonโ€™t touch their corporations and trusts that never die.

Labour should go after these wealthy landownersโ€”not family farmers so vital to food security and climate action.

21.11.2025 16:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sewage in rivers. Toxic waste near homes. Pollution in the air.

In one of the wealthiest countries in the worldโ€”people shouldnโ€™t have to live like this.

I'm delighted Friends of the Earth back my Charter for Community Rightsโ€”a path to a fairer, greener future.

@friends-earth.bsky.social

21.11.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The status quo leaves people feeling powerless. Change is done to communities, not with themโ€”leaving areas unfit for happy lives.

Time to flip the script.

The Charter for Community Rights puts power in local hands, enabling access to nature, healthy homes and liveable places.

@thetcpa.bsky.social

20.11.2025 15:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The two-child benefit cap forces 109 children into poverty every day.

It punishes kids for circumstances they canโ€™t control and takes food out of their mouths.

Labour values arenโ€™t just wordsโ€”theyโ€™re a call to action. Scrap the cap.

20.11.2025 11:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Communities are routinely at the mercy of profit-chasing companies and dodgy developers.

Cuts to bus routes, unaffordable housing, trashed green spacesโ€”too often wealth decides everything.

A Charter for Community Rights will give people real power to shape their neighbourhoods.

19.11.2025 15:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Developers have no right to trash our environmentโ€”it doesnโ€™t belong to them.

Labour has always understood access to nature is for the many, not a privilege for the few.

We created National Parks and the Green Belt.

Nature is at breaking pointโ€”real Labour values will rescue it.

19.11.2025 12:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Green spaces vanish and unaffordable housing goes up when developers call the shots.

A Charter for Community Rights would give local people real power over place-making and the ability to challenge decisions.

Power to the peopleโ€”not the deepest pockets.

18.11.2025 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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There is no conflict between housebuilding and natureโ€”the real conflict is between greed and the kind of country we want.

Planning deregulation lets developers put profit before people: cutting quality, hiking prices, and leaving families waiting for council homes.

18.11.2025 12:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If we want our national pride back, our political class needs to spend less energy scapegoating refugees and put more into cracking down on flagrant criminal pollution of our countryside.

"Oh dear, what a shame, never mind" isn't good enough. Time for "you're nicked, mate!"

18.11.2025 09:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Hospices are on the brink.

Iโ€™ve signed @hospiceuk.bsky.social's letter to the Secretary of State calling for fully funded equitable palliative care, proper NHS contracts and funding for NHS pay rises for hospice staff.

It's time to recognise hospices as a vital cornerstone of our health service.

17.11.2025 17:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nature isnโ€™t the enemy of housingโ€”itโ€™s essential for healthy communities.

Scapegoating wildlife wonโ€™t speed up building, but it will cost us vital habitats.

The EAC report is clear: stop this lazy narrative, fix skills shortages, and protect our environment.

17.11.2025 11:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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