Extreme weather, caused by the climate crisis, is affecting the UK’s public health and food supplies, driving up the cost-of-living crisis and devastating damaging natural habitats. This is an emergency, so why aren’t we treating it like one? [1/2]

Last month, I was proud to attend the mass lobby of MPs organised by @transsolidarity.bsky.social attended by hundreds of our trans constituents, their allies and loved ones.

Solidarity with @uonucu.bsky.social members once again striking against compulsory redundancies and course closures. Such an outcome would devastate workers, students, and our city, as well as UK research. I urge the university leadership to do the right thing and protect jobs and courses.

University and College Union (UCU)@ucu.org.uk · last wk.

Nottingham today. Everywhere tomorrow. 2,700 staff put at risk. 600+ jobs targeted. At least 48 courses facing closure. What happens here sets the template for the sector. Stand with Nottingham.

Join me at the Socialist Campaign Group Rally at Labour Conference, where I’ll be speaking tomorrow 🌹 We’ll set out a socialist agenda on how to tackle the crises gripping the UK, stop the rise of the far right and win the next general election

Our broken social care system has caused untold pain across society for far too long, so I welcome the Prime Minister’s plan for an NHS-style national care service. [1/2]

I spoke to sixth formers at Nottingham Free School about my journey into political activism when I was their age, and then being elected as one of our local MPs at 23.

Thank you to Maisie for showing us around Sherwood Community Gardens this week. Communal green spaces like these reduce loneliness and make a huge difference to our wellbeing.

This is a positive and important step. Rape victims are being failed by our criminal justice system in so many ways. They shouldn't have to wait years for their cases to be heard and every aspect should be trauma-informed as standard. 1/2 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

England and Wales to have specialist courts for rape cases

Funding will allow victims to view proceedings remotely and give evidence from a separate room via video link, the government says.

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Wishing Jewish communities in Nottingham East and beyond a blessed Yom Kippur. Thinking especially of all those affected by the antisemitic attack on the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester one year on.

Darren Coates is running the Robin Hood Half Marathon this month in memory of his father, Ian Coates. All money raised will fund a new playground at Huntingdon Academy in St Ann’s, where Ian dedicated his working life to supporting generations of local children. [1/3]

Donate to Robin hood half marathon, organized by Darren Coates

"Darren Coates, the son of Ian Coates, is taking on the challenge of the half marathon in h… Darren Coates needs your support for Robin hood half marathon

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I’m delighted that plans to increase the City Ground’s capacity have been approved. As I’ve said previously, this development will help us celebrate and preserve Nottingham’s proud heritage as home to a world-famous club, while boosting our local economy and creating well-paid, unionised jobs.

New plans approved for Nottingham Forest stadium expansion

The club is aiming to increase the City Ground's capacity to 52,500.

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Selling off our social housing was always an ideologically-driven policy. It has proven to be a disaster, fuelling the housing crisis we have today. I welcome the Social Housing Bill, which will curb the Thatcher-era Right To Buy policy, but the government must go further and abolish it completely.

Any claims that Reform is a party for “ordinary people” are laughable when two billionaires have donated £72 million to the party within 24 hours - on top of the £33 million they had previously given. Let’s call it what it is: elites looking to expand their wealth and power. [1/2]

Wishing Jewish communities in Nottingham and beyond a happy Rosh Hashanah! L'shana tovah u'metukah 🍎🍯

Today, the new Bill on assisted dying for terminally ill people did not pass its second reading. I voted in favour of the Bill, primarily to enable further discussion on the issue, the specifics of the Bill and amendments which may strengthen it. 1/3

Astronomical rents are pushing people into poverty and homelessness. While the Renters' Rights Act is a start, it doesn't go far enough in stopping rents from spiralling. 1/2

My statement on the Nottingham Inquiry as it concludes its submission stage.

Banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements is a good start, but the gov must not stop there. My piece for the Middle East Eye, in which I echo campaigners’ calls for a full apology that covers the wrongdoing to which successive UK governments subjected the Palestinian people and reparations:

Banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements is a start, but Labour must not stop there

The government must look at how it can provide accountability, reparation, and investment in Palestine commensurate with the damage the UK has caused

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The Conservatives’ plan to cut Local Housing Allowance and reinstate the two-child benefit cap to fund defence spending is immoral. It would deepen poverty and make thousands of people homeless overnight. As the PM said in PMQs today, national security cannot come at the expense of social security.

Banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements is the right thing to do, both morally and under international law. It is also supported by a majority of the British public. It must be comprehensive and as robust as possible. [1/3]

When blackshirts are marching through the streets of Dover and Portsmouth, the focus shouldn’t be on the disruption they cause, but on their fascist ideology and deliberate intimidation of migrants and people of colour. [1/2]

My team work day in, day out to help resolve issues for people in Nottingham East. Recently, we’ve been getting tax issues sorted, roads fixed and anti-social behaviour addressed, among many other wins.

From this week, the Labour government is expanding free school meals to all children in households receiving Universal Credit in England, meaning over 3 million children are now eligible. This is in addition to the 1,400 new free breakfast clubs rolling out across the country. [1/2]

Joint statement from Nottingham MPs on the City Ground redevelopment plans ❤️🌳

I recently visited Hope Hut in St Ann’s, a community organisation helping people find hope and connection through communal activities. It’s a mutually transformative space, where different generations come together, learn from each other, and connect through a shared sense of place. [1/2]

My heart is broken for the people of Nepal and everyone whose friends and family have been killed, injured and affected by the devastating flash flood that tore through valleys on the Nepal-Tibet border, caused by a collapsed glacier. [1/3]

Rest in peace Dolly Parton, a country legend who stood up for working class people and was proudly feminist, anti-racist and pro LGBTQ+. An advocate for children’s literacy, she launched the Dolly Parton Imagination Library – a book gifting scheme for children under the age of five. [1/2]

One of my favourite ever visits was to the Nottingham Tram Depot earlier this year, where @gmbmidlands.bsky.social members gave me a behind-the-scenes tour of how the trams are maintained and kept running every day, and I got to drive one! [1/2]

In a recent @leftlion.bsky.social column, I wrote about the government’s reforms for renters and what more could be done to begin tackling a nationwide housing crisis. leftlion.co.uk/features/202...

Nadia on... renters' rights

Nottingham East MP Nadia Whittome discusses the improvements the Labour government have made to renters' rights and what more needs to be done...

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A massive well done to all those receiving their GCSE and BTEC results, and to the teachers, teaching assistants and other staff for all their support on that journey. I hope that no matter what you got, you feel proud of the work you put in. 1/2