General Election 2024 – Working for Wigan 23 May 2024 I’m so proud to represent Wigan in Parliament and I can’t wait to put our…
Labour’s First Steps for Government 23 May 2024 Labour has set out its first steps to take in Government, as part of the…
Post Office Horizon Scandal 01 Feb 2024 The ITV drama “The Post Office V Mr Bates” has brought the scandal facing the…
My monthly Newsletter – January 2024 31 Jan 2024 As we kick off 2024 my team and I have been as busy as ever,…
International Development White Paper 22 Nov 2023 Rishi Sunak was the Chancellor who abolished DFID, slashed aid budgets & trashed Britain’s reputation.…
Remembrance Day 12 Nov 2023 It was a privilege to lay a wreath at Wigan Cenotaph this Remembrance Sunday and…
Disasters Emergency Committee reception hosted by the King 09 Nov 2023 It was a pleasure to join his Majesty King Charles at Buckingham Palace this week…
Britannia Hotel – Asylum seeker use 04 Nov 2023 Following confirmation from the government that Kilhey Court will end use for housing asylum seekers,…
UNICEF 03 Nov 2023 Grateful to UNICEF for discussing the critical support they are providing to innocent children caught…
Meeting with UNRWA in Cairo 02 Nov 2023 Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy and I met UNRWA leaders in Cairo earlier, who are…
Egyptian Foreign Minister 02 Nov 2023 Constructive meeting between the Egyptian Foreign Minister, shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy MP, and myself.…
Gaza – Meeting with UNRWA 31 Oct 2023 Important meeting with UNRWA this evening to discuss what more the UK can do to…
Kilhey Court update 27 Oct 2023 After months of repeated representations from me, the police and Wigan council it’s welcome that…
Gaza – Sustained effort for a two-state solution 22 Oct 2023 We must urgently scale up the amount of aid that is going into Gaza –…
Humanitarian situation in Gaza 18 Oct 2023 Yesterday Keir and I met with aid agencies who made clear the sheer scale of…
Gates Foundation 16 Oct 2023 Pleasure to meet Bill Gates with Keir last week. We discussed shared challenges from climate…
A new approach to international development – Lisa Nandy’s speech to Labour Party conference 2023 12 Oct 2023 We will bring the same energy and commitment to international development as the last Labour…
Industrial Communities Alliance 02 Oct 2023 Pleasure to welcome the Industrial Communities Alliance to Wigan and discuss the challenges facing councils…
On the beat with the local Police 30 Sep 2023 It was good to be on the beat with our local police officers yesterday. They’re…
28 Sep 2023 There is growing alarm for the high number of citizens fleeing their homes following the…