Scrutiny for taxpayer money in Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Today in Parliament I raised the issue of Stoke-on-Trent City Council creating wholly owned companies…
Gareth Snell Labour and Co-operative Candidate for Stoke-on-Trent Central
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When will the government properly fund the NHS?
The words of Paula Clark, the Chief Executive of University Hospitals of North Midlands, should…
MP report highlights Stoke-on-Trent schools funding crisis
The Autumn budget promised a one-off payment to schools of £10,000 to fund ‘little extras’.…
Local Council Cuts
With friends like this? 😡✂️ It’s staggering to see Conservative MPs continue to vote through…
Amazon workers are not robots
Can you share and help us build this petition? 👇👇👇 The GMB is running a…
Bentilee’s Discovery Academy receives best ever Ofsted report
Congratulations to the senior leadership team and all staff at the school for this excellent…
Another tragic death
This week I was drafting my regular personally speaking column for the Sentinel on rough…
Stoke needs support not meaningless words
It’s worth checking how many times Heidi Allen has actually voted with Labour to oppose…
Shadow Business Secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey visit’s Stoke-on-Trent
Grateful to all those involved yesterday in helping facilitate Shadow Business Secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey’s visit…
Army recruitment needs to be back in-house
Last Monday during the Public Accounts Committee meeting, I questioned representatives of the Armed Forces…
Street surgery in Bentilee
Absolutely freezing and occasional snow filled morning in Bentilee today speaking to local residents as…
Advocating for Stoke-on-Trent’s ceramics industry
I asked Parliament as the Palace of Westminster make progress on the Restoration & Renewal…
A message to Theresa May: A no deal Brexit is unacceptable
There is no better place for the Prime Minister to get an honest assessment of…
First street surgery of the year, in Springfields and Trent Vale
Just finished my first street surgery of the year, this time in Springfields and Trent…
Modern Day Slavery
I’ve written an article for LabourList on the inadequacy of our modern slavery laws. “As…
Court and Tribunals Service Centre opens in Stoke-on-Trent!
As many of you know I opposed previous job cuts and the closure of the…
Help if you need it over the festive period
This year my constituency team have dealt with over 4,000 cases supporting local residents and…
Final street surgery of the year in Springfields and Trent Vale
I held my final street surgery of the year in Springfields and Trent Vale yesterday…
CCG fines on NHS Trust
Some of you may remember me campaigning earlier in the year against CCG fines against…
Christmas card competition winner
Yesterday I did a very special visit to Oakhill Primary School to surprise Caiden, who designed my…
Need for funding in the further education sector
Today I asked the government to get a grip of funding for our further education…