Simon Lightwood MP
@simonlightwood
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Labour & Co-operative MP for Wakefield and Rothwell. Local Transport Minister. For constituency casework please email [email protected] 🏳️🌈
Wakefield / Westminster
Joined April 2009
RT @elliereeves: 📢 One year of a Labour government and here’s what we’ve delivered:. ✅ 4M+ extra NHS appointments and 10-year plan publishe….
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Thrilled to see the metro mayors working with Government and @activetraveleng to create a national active travel network. With every journey walked, wheeled or cycled, we’re tackling the climate crisis, fighting inactivity, reducing congestion, and delivering affordable choices
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The Bus Services Bill has completed committee stage (Commons). One step closer to better buses! This @UKLabour Government is:. ✅Empowering every community to take back control of their buses. 🚍Creating & saving vital routes. 🤝Ending the ban on public ownership of bus services
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Great to speak at Active City York 2025 earlier. We're investing £616m over the next four years on top of £300m announced in February, to give more people high quality and healthy ways to get around and supporting Mayors to create a joined-up network.
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RT @TrinityAcademyC: Thank you @simonlightwood for formally opening our community garden today. The students have been so committed in deve….
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RT @CBTransport: Earlier this #BetterTransportWeek we had the pleasure of test riding Coventry's splendid Very Light Rail prototype vehicle….
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RT @transportgovuk: Jersey has shown what can happen when local leaders control their own bus services - more passengers, better routes, an….
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RT @CBTransport: Local Transport Minister @simonlightwood has these welcome words of support for #BetterTransportWeek. It's time to celeb….
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RT @RichParkerLab: Great to welcome Local Transport Minister Simon Lightwood to Coventry to showcase our pioneering Very Light Rail 🚋. Desi….
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I'm in Leicester today to see their new Hop! buses in action. 🚍🐸. 116 zero emission buses are now on the road — cutting emissions and creating cleaner, quieter journeys. We’re backing even more zero emission buses with £37.5m extra funding.
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Congratulations to all those recognised in the King's Birthday Honours list who have contributed so much to local transport. I'm so pleased to see their hard work being celebrated!
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RT @transportgovuk: We're extending the £3 bus fare cap until March 2027 🚍. The extension will support 5,000 routes and help passengers wit….
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RT @transportgovuk: We want a transport system that works for everyone, however you travel. The investments in this week's Spending Review….
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RT @Heidi_Labour: Deeply saddened to hear about the plane crash in India this morning and my thoughts and sympathies are with all those aff….
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RT @UKLabour: Confirmed: Labour will end the costly use of hotels to house asylum seekers in this parliament.
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RT @UKLabour: BREAKING: This Labour government is delivering the biggest boost to social and affordable housing investment in a generation.….
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In Liverpool today with @MetroMayorSteve, talking about how the Bus Services Bill is putting power back in local hands. We're taking bold steps to improve buses, protect vital routes, and grow local economies in Liverpool and beyond - delivering our Plan for Change
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