Column: Government Cuts to Public Spending 30 Mar 2023 This week in Parliament, I raised the fact that since 2010 when this Government came…
Column: Stephanie’s Reaction to Government Committing to a Review of Veterans’ Welfare 17 Mar 2023 Ex-service men and women have given so much to our country, and we are rightfully…
Column: Poverty and Food Insecurity in Barnsley 03 Mar 2023 Families in Barnsley and across the country are struggling under the strain of poverty and…
Column: Cervical Cancer Awareness 17 Feb 2023 Over 3,000 women in the UK are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year, and whilst…
Column: Government Miss Investment Opportunities for Levelling Up in Barnsley East 03 Feb 2023 In their recent round of Levelling Up Funding, the Government once again passed over Barnsley…
Column: Veterans UK Survey 20 Jan 2023 As Co-Chair of the Veterans All Party Parliamentary Group and previously Shadow Minister for Veterans,…
Column: Cost of Living 06 Jan 2023 Many local people have contacted me about the rising cost-of-living. The UK is on the…
Column: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 23 Dec 2022 As Christmas approaches, I have been reflecting on the past year as your local MP.…
Column: Our Healthcare System After Twelve Years of the Tories 09 Dec 2022 We all rely on our NHS over the course of our lifetime. Our brilliant health…
Column: Education is Crumbling Under the Tories 02 Dec 2022 Under the Tories, our education system is crumbling. Underfunded and underappreciated, twelve years of Conservative…
Column: Remembrance Day 2022 11 Nov 2022 Across Barnsley and the country, we will be celebrating Remembrance Day at the end of…
Column: Fracking 28 Oct 2022 The people of Barnsley, as I’m sure many are across the country, are rightfully proud…
Column: Energy Price Scams 14 Oct 2022 The Government’s handling of the economy over the last few weeks has been chaotic and…
Column: Labour’s Plan for the Economy 30 Sep 2022 People across the country and here in Barnsley are incredibly worried about the cost of…
Column: Stephanie Peacock Pays Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II 16 Sep 2022 In Barnsley, across the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and the world, people are mourning the…
Column: Letter to Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss on Miners’ Pensions 03 Sep 2022 Miners’ Letter to Rishi Sunak MP and Liz Truss MP Throughout August, I have been…
Labour’s Plan to Save Households £1,000 on Energy Bills 21 Aug 2022 As we emerge from another week of extreme hot temperatures, the cold nights of winter…
Column: Fly-tipping in Barnsley 07 Aug 2022 Though most of us across Barnsley are proud of where we live, and treat our…
Column: Heatwave and Government Neglect of our NHS 25 Jul 2022 This week, record temperatures have been reached across the country, with Barnsley experiencing heat into…
Falklands 40 25 Jul 2022 I attended the 40th anniversary service to mark the conclusion of the Falklands War at…
Column: Volunteers’ Week 11 Jun 2022 Whilst the country celebrated the Queen’s 70 years of service, this week was also the…
Column: Platinum Jubilee Celebrations 29 May 2022 In 1952, when Princess Elizabeth acceded to the throne, Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister,…
Column: Mental Health Awareness Week 15 May 2022 This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and the theme for the year is loneliness,…
Column: Pensioner Poverty Is Increasing 30 Apr 2022 In recent months, there has been a lot of talk about the ‘cost of living…