Ian Lavery
@IanLaveryMP
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Ian Lavery is Member of Parliament for the Blyth and Ashington Constituency, covering much South East Northumberland
South East Northumberland
Joined May 2011
So brave @ApsanaBegumMP.
Last year, I ran in an election where I faced ongoing abuse, harassment and coercive control. It’s relentless and goes on and on, along with the wall of institutional gaslighting. I want to be clear once more: I will never submit.
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RT @IanByrneMP: As I told Parliament, despite it now being on public record that lies, smears & cover ups were perpetrated by senior police….
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Back to Parliament after an eventful recess with plenty to discuss. Started today on the picket line with @pcs_union Parliamentary Security Section. As MPs we rely heavily on these people who do not deserve to see their working terms & conditions attacked. Solidarity✊
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This looks like a brilliant initiative from @Taj_Ali1 it has my full support ✊️.
NEWS: I’ve set up an independent anti-racist reporting and monitoring organisation. We’ll document racist attacks, support victims, pressure authorities to act, and amplify the voices of smaller, more isolated Black and Asian communities across Britain.🧵
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Excellent discussions with @TSSAunion regarding the future of GBR. Working people must not lose out during the transition from private to state control.
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Today we remember the 13 brave miners who lost their lives at Woodhorn Colliery. We remember them and all those who lost their lives or loved ones in the mines. I hope you get the chance this summer to attend Woodhorn and get a chance to remember these men and their sacrifice.
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When you’re working class you know you’re working class. Simple as.
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It’s brilliant to see our working class heritage being protected for future generations by funding from Historic England. Woodhorn Museum is a brilliant resource for education, a great day out for families in the summer holidays & a really meaningful place for ex-miners like me.
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I will be meeting with Northern to discuss the need for later services and will continue pushing for the speedy delivery of Bebside and Bedlington station.
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500,000 journeys on the Northumberland Line. This is what green investment in our economy looks like! Our region deserves train lines and affordable public transport and we should continue our efforts to get more green investment!
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RT @RichardBurgon: There has been a staggering 150% surge in UK billionaire wealth since 2010:. ▪️2010: £250 Billion.▪️2025: £620 Billion….
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Absolutely brilliant Dan @northumbriana . More yards cut in the club than at the coal face 🤣🤣🤣.
Some exquisite sinking of pints here back in 1971 as Reece Elliot from Birtley in Co. Durham - 52 years a pitman - sings the satirical miners' ballad 'The Celebrated Working Man'.
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Additionally £28.6m will be invested in our region, alongside renewed commitment to subsidised bus travel up to age 21.
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I’m proud to see our Labour Mayor launch the North East Child Poverty Action Plan. Grants for pregnant mams, baby boxes and new activities for young people to support them towards work are great steps forward for the region.
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Sir Brian Langstaff's recommendations highlight huge issues with the initial scheme arrangements for the victims of the infected blood scandal. 460 people have settled their claims to date but many more have sadly passed away whilst waiting. There can be no more delays.
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RT @IanByrneMP: Delays to Hillsborough Law ‘extraordinary’, Liverpool writer Jimmy McGovern says | ITV News Granada
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The writer, whose Bafta-winning drama Hillsborough drew attention to the families’ fight for justice, said delays to the new law are "extraordinary". | ITV News Granada
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That is why I will be arguing that the terms of reference for this inquiry must include events across the full course of the strike, not just the Battle of Orgreave.
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For over a year, our communities were victims of a war that Thatcher waged against the working class. We need truth and justice for everyone who was brutalised, criminalised or wrongfully convicted during the strike.
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This government has today taken the first step on the road to truth and justice for the miners. But we must never forget, Orgreave was not the only place where we faced police brutality.
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It is beyond tragic that it has taken so long. Many will have died before the massive injustice they suffered is acknowledged, just as many who should have been held to account will never be.
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