Patrick Hurley
@patrickhurley.bsky.social
Working class bloke, just trying to make a bit of a positive difference. MP for Southport. www.patrickhurley.uk
New Economy Brief - The promise of reviving the Great British Seaside holiday www.neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/t...
The promise of reviving the Great British Seaside holiday | NEB Digest
A deep dive into the challenges facing Britain’s seaside towns and villages.
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“Reindustrialisation is about... making sure that when Britain grows again, working people grow with it”, write Labour MPs @patrickhurley.bsky.social and Euan Stainbank 🗣️How Andy Burnham can deliver True Labour reindustrialisation www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
How Andy Burnham can deliver True Labour reindustrialisation - Politics.co.uk
On the steps of Downing Street yesterday, we heard a clear call to turn the page on forty years of economic mismanagement. Our country’s reckless experiment in extreme deindustrialisation is at the he...
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Southport MP hails value of local pubs in reducing isolation and building stronger communities standupforsouthport.com/southport-mp...
Southport MP hails value of local pubs in reducing isolation and building stronger communities | Stand Up For Southport
Southport MP Patrick Hurley has spoken up for the benefits that local pubs bring to communities and the people who live there. Mr Hurley spoke about the links between the loss of local pubs and the r...
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The inaugural Wayfarers Contemporary Art Fair will take place 17-18th July, with free public entry between 10am and 5pm. A new Biennale for Southport, the art fair will shine a spotlight on contemporary artists at different stages of their career. www.visitsouthport.com/event/wayfar...
Wayfarers Contemporary Art Fair - Visit Southport
The inaugural Wayfarers Contemporary Art Fair will take place beneath the iconic glass dome of Southport's Wayfarers Arcade 17-18th July 2026, with free public entry between 10am and 5pm each day. A new Biennale for Southport, the art fair will shine a spotlight on contemporary northwest, UK and international artists at different stages of their career. With 100+ contemporary artists exhibiting, plus live entertainment, talks, artist demonstrations, food and drink. The exhibits will tell the story of 'place, play and folk'. Artists include Tony Heaton OBE, Tina Dempsey, Julian Taylor and Geoffrey Robinson. Plus Southport's pioneers Brian Lewis, Peter Owen, Grant Searle and 2026 Sefton Art prize winners Peter Lavell and Jess Woolston. With local emerging talent including Zulay Sayalero and Kerry Koyne. The art fair has teamed up with Bebe's Hive charity. They will receive 10% of all art sold, to support Southport grieving children and families through the arts. Work on exhibition and for sale include fine art painting, print, sculpture, ceramics, photography and textiles. For the full programme see: www.wayfarerscontemporaryartfair.com.
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Loud fireworks to be banned outside professional displays to end 'nightmare' www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Loud fireworks to be banned outside professional displays to end 'nightmare'
EXCLUSIVE: New proposals to ban the loudest fireworks outside of organised displays have been put forward following years of calls by veterans' and animal rights' groups
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“Andy should commit to launching a National Commission within his first 100 days. If Labour are to deliver “good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart”, we must rewire Westminster.” ✍️ @annadixonmp.bsky.social MP & @patrickhurley.bsky.social MP www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/andy-b...
'Andy Burnham Must Take This Chance To Rewire Westminster And Change The Way Brits Vote'
Writing for HuffPost UK, Labour MPs Anna Dixon and Patrick Hurley make the case for proportional representation.
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"Three quarters of unions, two-thirds of members and a new generation of Labour MPs support electoral reform." 🌹Labour MPs @andymacnaemp.bsky.social & @lizzicollinge.bsky.social call on @andyburnham.bsky.social to launch a Commission in @thehousemag.bsky.social www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
The country needs electoral reform – and Labour has the chance to be on the right side of this argument
First-past-the-post is failing. Representatives are being elected on 20 per cent of the vote and less. That is not a democratic mandate.
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Nigel Farage took £5 million from a crypto billionaire. He kept it secret. Then he spent twenty minutes on camera telling you how hard his life is.
Following the newspaper reports over the weekend in to Farage, yesterday I welcomed the review by Sir Philip Rycroft before asking what protections will be put in place to stop individuals with serious convictions or histories of financial crime from funnelling millions of pounds into our democracy.
“Things change in this country when ordinary people say 'we demand change'. This is one of the issues that is starting to feel louder and louder at the moment. I think there is that level of consensus that we can't carry on with the system we currently have.” 🗨️ Angela Rayner on LBC this morning
On this occasion I do in fact have to support this kind of silliness
News of England taking the lead against Congo has reached the House of Lords, and the steel bill
New hopes for long-awaited Burscough Curves reopening New plans are being considered even before the arrival of a devolution-loving PM. southport.thelead.uk/p/new-hopes-...
New hopes for long-awaited Burscough Curves reopening
New plans are being considered even before the arrival of a devolution-loving PM
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Regenerate the coast: let development corporations borrow outside the fiscal rules. www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Regenerate the coast: let development corporations borrow outside the fiscal rules
Britain under this Labour government faces a major challenge: how can we deliver economic transformation in left-behind communities at a time when ...
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Southport hosts North West’s biggest Armed Forces Day with parade, military displays, live music and artisan village. standupforsouthport.com/southport-ho...
Southport hosts North West's biggest Armed Forces Day with parade, military displays, live music and artisan village | Stand Up For Southport
All are welcome at the annual Armed Forces Day celebration in Southport this Sunday (28th June 2026). This biggest Armed Forces Day event in the North West will take place at various locations in Sou...
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The Hobby Post has now opened in Southport town centre, offering a new world for fans of fantasy games and literature such as Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons and more. www.yoursouthport.com/blog/the-hob...
The Hobby Post Opens New Home for Fantasy Fans | Your Southport
The Hobby Post has now opened in Southport town centre, offering a new world for fans of fantasy games and literature such as Warhammer, Dungeons &…
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"Keir Starmer leaves office having changed the course of his party and, as a result, the course of his country" Labour MP @patrickhurley.bsky.social reflects on Keir Starmer's two years as prime minister.
Keir Starmer’s legacy is overwhelmingly positive
"Keir Starmer leaves office having changed the course of his party and, as a result, the course of his country"
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Kemi Badenoch on Sky News repeatedly referring to Andy Burnham "having a summer holiday". Unclear what on Earth she's talking about
🧵1/ Kemi Badenoch’s characterisation of Bridget Phillipson as having “acted like a Gestapo officer” over private school VAT fees are contemptible, unbecoming of any parliamentarian and demonstrate - yet again - that Badenoch is completely unfit for public office.
People in Makerfield pay twice the council tax Westminster residents pay in same band. Momentum's growing, with @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social, @afzalkhanmcr.bsky.social, @ianbyrnemp.bsky.social, @patrickhurley.bsky.social + more backing change. Great to work with @fairershare.bsky.social on this.
Fairer Share@fairershare.bsky.social · 2mo agoWe asked people in Makerfield what they think about Council Tax and they didn't hold back.🎙️ Unfair. Outdated. Time for change. And @andyburnhamgm.bsky.social agrees. It's time to scrap it. Sign the petition 👉https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754331
Social media ban for under-16s backed by Southport MP as ‘children should be protected from online harm’ standupforsouthport.com/social-media...
Social media ban for under-16s backed by Southport MP as 'children should be protected from online harm' | Stand Up For Southport
Southport MP Patrick Hurtley has backed the Prime Minister’s announcement that children under-16 will be banned from using social media. Keir Starmer said today that children will be banned from soci...
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Fun Awaits at the Wesley Street Festival. A Summer Festival is coming to Southport town centre next week and everyone is invited! Wesley Street will host the event on Saturday 20th June 2026. www.yoursouthport.com/blog/wesley-...
Wesley Street Summer Festival | Your Southport
A Summer Festival is coming to Wesley Street in Southport town centre this June and everyone is invited! Wesley Street - famous as ‘The Village In The…
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An arts venue says it will play a key role in the fight to keep traditional seaside entertainment alive. Southport's Atkinson has been given £248k by the National Lottery Heritage Fund towards an "ambitious" project to protect heritage at risk. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Southport venue aims to save 'traditional seaside entertainment'
The Atkinson will have a permanent exhibition dedicated to preserving traditional seaside entertainment.
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Next step for children's hub in Southport in memory of Bebe King www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Next step for children's hub in Southport in memory of Bebe King
The Bebe's Hive project will provide specialised, creative, child-led healing for bereaved children
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Crackdown on Fly-Tipping: Fines, Fencing and Prosecution for Offenders. Sefton Council is further cracking down on fly-tipping with a combination of strong enforcement and preventative action. www.sefton.gov.uk/mysefton-new...
Crackdown on Fly-Tipping: Fines, Fencing and Prosecution for Offenders
<div> <p>The latest robust action includes fines, securing a prosecution, and installing new deterrents in known hotspots. </p> </div> <div> <p>Over the past month, the Council has issued 11 Fixed Pe...
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The highest temperature recorded in the 1976 heatwave was 35.9 degrees, on 3 July.
Met Office - weather and climate@metoffice.gov.uk · 2mo agoToday is now the hottest day in May on record for both England and Wales with Kew Gardens provisionally reaching 35.1°C and Cardiff Bute Park reaching 32.9°C 🌡️
I’ve only just become aware of this glorious Basil / Clash creation by @sirpaintalot.bsky.social - magnificent work jimll.co.uk/products/bas...
