Today the Labour Government will introduce the Hillsborough Law to Parliament. A lasting and just legacy for the 97, their families, survivors and communities. It will change the law to prevent the kind of scandals and cover-ups they suffered from ever happening again.

Reform's energy plans are fracking stupid.

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“Fracking isn’t the answer. It doesn’t stack up at any level in the UK. Want energy security? Go for clean energy”, writes Labour MP @billesterson.bsky.social 🗣️ Reform UK’s fracking stance shows it is not serious www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...

“Fracking isn’t the answer. It doesn’t stack up at any level in the UK. Want energy security? Go for clean energy”, writes Labour MP @billesterson.bsky.social 🗣️ Reform UK’s fracking stance shows it is not serious www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...

Bill Esterson: ‘Reform UK’s fracking stance shows it is not serious’ - Politics.co.uk

Reform UK contends fracking would fix Britain’s energy crisis. But here’s the truth: it wouldn’t cut your bills, it wouldn’t keep the lights on, and it would cause a lot of pollution. Even in the best...

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While Nigel Farage wants us to ignore climate change, part of the British way of life is under threat. The seas around the UK are warming up. Cod and haddock are moving to colder waters.

Fish and chip shops 'could vanish' due to Nigel Farage's net zero opposition

Labour MP Bill Esterson, chair of the Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee, accused Reform UK of ignoring the dangers of climate change and its impact on prices

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1/3 Today marks one year since the appalling events in Southport that took the lives of Alice Da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King, and Elsie Dot Stancombe. At 3pm, there will be a three-minute silence.

Nigel Farage says he would scrap online safety laws which include vital protections for young people. Doesn’t he care if children are exploited?

27 years ago today Caroline Esterson and I were married. BBQ and bubbly in the afternoon. Reception and party in the evening. What more could you wish for? Wonderful memories. Happy anniversary to my beautiful wife, Caroline. Neither of us have aged at all! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

So sad. RIP Diogo Jota

The Chancellor’s right - our Industrial Strategy, trade deals & investment-led Spending Review deliver the stability the UK needs. A year of Labour: ✅ Business confidence at a 9-year high ✅ 385,000 new jobs ✅ 4 interest rate cuts ✅ Higher wages & stronger rights at work

Reform is not on your side... Labour is banning fire and rehire. We’re stopping the abusive use of zero hours contracts. And we’re protecting workers against unfair dismissal. Reform’s MPs voted against all of these basic rights at work

Warmer, drier homes save lives, tackle fuel poverty and save the NHS millions. My op-ed for The Times, and the committee’s recommendations for the Warm Homes Plan. www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

Bill Esterson MP: My plan to make UK homes warmer and cheaper to heat

Flawed EPC ratings and complicated retrofit schemes give no confidence to housebuilders or households, deepening the housing crisis

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Labour is expanding Free School Meals to over 500,000 more children. In Sefton Central, 2,000+ children will benefit — saving families up to £500 a year and helping every child focus, learn and thrive. An important first step in our mission to tackle child poverty.

Today we’ve published the Energy Security & Net Zero Committee’s first report of the Parliament. It sets out urgent steps to rebuild trust in retrofit and bring down energy bills—especially for working people—while delivering warm, low-carbon homes.

Warm homes retrofit failures pushing UK clean, secure energy targets further off track, say MPs - Committees - UK Parliament

Report sets out practical measures needed to provide essential certainty and confidence for households and supply chains

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The Tories crashed the economy. In January, Reform said Labour was pushing us into recession. With Labour, in the first three months of the year, the UK economy has grown faster than the US, Canada, France, Italy and Germany.

80 years ago, the freedoms we enjoy today were defended by the remarkable generation of WWII. This morning in Formby, we paused to remember their courage and sacrifice. #VEDay80

Enjoying a nice break in Angelsey over the bank holiday weekend. Lady already loving the beach and making up for not getting a swim when we were in Cornwall.

Britain wants energy independence. Those who oppose this Government’s path to energy security are standing in the way of that independence. They’re standing against lower bills, high-quality British jobs and an end to vulnerable imported energy.

Britain's energy security depends on the expansion of home-grown clean energy — cutting bills, creating jobs, and protecting us from global shocks like Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Those standing in the way of a clean energy future are undermining the security of this country.

At the @iea.org Summit on the Future of Energy Security, Ed Miliband just told us: Cost of Solar down 90% since 2010 Offshore wind down 60% We’re price takers on volatile fossil fuel markets. Energy independence isn’t a luxury—it’s essential. Renewables are now the cheapest option.

Maghull Health Park has @lcrmayor.bsky.social backing to develop plans for a National Mental Health Research & Diagnostics Centre. Mental illness costs the country £300bn a year—and untold misery for millions. Today, I had a very encouraging response from the Chancellor on government support.

“It took the last government 14 years to break everything... We must be realistic and not simplistic”, writes Labour MP @andrewranger-mp.bsky.social 🔴 Change takes time — but Labour will deliver www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...

Andrew Ranger: ‘Change takes time — but Labour will deliver’ - Politics.co.uk

The failure of privatisation is laid bare as we move into the new financial year with the reality of paying more, but for the same or — in some instances — worse service. Energy, rail, water — all of ...

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Today, I welcomed swift govt action to support the UK car industry in response to US tariffs – crucial for constituents working at JLR Halewood. Many EV drivers benefit from cheap electricity; many more should and will if govt cuts electricity prices.

3 things Labour’s Plan for Change delivered this week: 💵 Pay rise for 3 million workers 💷 Up to £470 more for pensioners ❤️‍🩹 500,000 NHS appointments saved A good week — and we’re just getting started. Delivering for Sefton Central.

The implementation of US tariffs highlights the need for government support for strategically important industries, including steel. I asked the Secretary of State if he shared my view that retaining sovereign steel-making capacity is vital in an uncertain world.

Community energy has huge potential to cut bills, create local jobs & boost renewables—but complex rules & market barriers are holding projects back. Today from 3PM @CommonsECNZ Committee, we take evidence on how we unlock this potential. Follow live: tinyurl.com/bdcscn8d

The Heathrow power outage has highlighted gaps in resilience and a lack of back up in the power system. The short comings at Heathrow show the government’s plan to expand of the electricity network as part of its Clean Power Mission is more important than ever. My question today.

Today from 3pm at the Energy Security & Net Zero Committee... We take evidence from @MartinSLewis, @ofgem, and Minister for Energy Consumers @Miatsf on: ⚡ Back billing 📊Smart meter 🏠Insulation retrofits 📺 Watch live: tinyurl.com/2k93unjt

The Conservatives have abandoned evidence-informed policymaking. Evidence to the Select Committee shows reducing reliance on fossil fuels will lower bills. I asked the Minister if he would cut household bills now by rebalancing the levies, which are part of how we pay for infrastructure.

Labour’s landmark Employment Rights Bill reaches its final stages in the Commons today — delivering on our Party’s commitment to working people. ✅ Day one rights ✅ Stronger parental leave & sick pay ✅ A ban on fire & rehire & exploitative zero-hours contracts #MakeWorkPay #workersrights

How do we unlock community energy at scale? Tomorrow from 3 PM, the Committee examines how we enable locally led renewable projects. Finance, planning, supply chains, the Local Power Plan, grid & market reforms. Watch live – parliamentlive.tv/event/index/10dd6ec1-7f44-4b43-9757-f4514ab8034e

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Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

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