Today Parliament passed the Rare Cancers Bill. This will lead to more focus for developing rare cancer drugs. In this job you have the privilege of turning personal grief into real change. I did that today speaking about losing my brother Alex to a rare cancer earlier this year.

The Israeli attack on Qatar undermines the peace talks currently underway. Such a blatant breach must face consequences. I raised this in the House of Commons today.

(1/2) What a brilliant evening at @UKParliament discussing our groundbreaking partnership #NatureTownsAndCities! 🌿So inspiring to see leaders and nature organisations working together to create transformational change for urban nature and communities, right across the UK.

Welcome @Kate_Dearden as new Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Business and Trade 📣

A really fantastic day at the Norland Scarecrow Festival, from the wired and wacky to the downright fun. My family and I had an amazing time despite the rain. Thanks to the community in Norland and all the fantastic organisers

A lovely moody sky above Stoodley Pike on my Sunday morning fell run

This deeply unethical anti science claptrap is truly dangerous

I am immensely proud to know ⁦@AngelaRayner⁩. I am immensely proud that through our party someone with an unimaginably hard childhood went on to be deputy prime minister. She has shaped our return to power and made our country a better place as a result.

Our hospitality industry defines our towns. It’s where people meet and communities come together. As part of my work engaging with local businesses over recess I spoke to lots of pubs about what support they need. I raised some of the issues they told me about including the

For the Tories to lose one deeply unpleasant former minister to reform is unfortunate, but to lose two feels like carelessness!

Of course she has!

Toady at the Health and Social Care Select Committee I spoke to the Minister for Public Health and Prevention as part of the committees ongoing enquiry into the first 1,000 days of a child's life. I pressed the minister on the issue of maternal mental health. Failing to support

The best of bosh!

Extending childhood vaccines is safe, sensible and positive. I welcome this and hope we can continue to promote keeping our children safe from preventable illness

Chickenpox is common. Usually it is just unpleasant, but it can be severe or life threatening. A long established vaccine to prevent it will be offered to all children rather than only those who can pay. Immunity by vaccination is safer than by infection.

I want residents to be aware that I have received threats of death and violence directly posted in response to a misleading video recently shared by the MP for Keighley and Ilkley, Robbie Moore. See my full statement below: https://t.co/IuEC9AzYG3

Following my visit to the site of the moorland fire near Ripponden I recently called in to Halifax Fire Station to meet Divisional Commander Andy Rose and learn more about the work of West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue across Calderdale and beyond. We have 3 fire stations in Calder

This is a much under appreciated fact. We wouldn’t stand for our NHS being funded based on historic property values in the area, yet social care is funded that way.

We in Yorkshire have had enough. Black Brook in West Vale is one of the most dumped in waterways in our area, families can't paddle there. Meanwhile Yorkshire Water Chief Executive Nichola Shaw has pocketed an undeserved bonus via an off-shore company. Bills are up but the

Yesterday I visited Old Earth-based @huddsamateurs to celebrate the award of £19,500 in government funding to improve their facilities. The money is part of a national programme to help people access grassroots sport. Being active has massive benefits for our physical and mental

Having worked on health policy on the select committee and heard from Tim on the Darzi report, this is a solid appointment from a delivery perspective.