News and views from @JimfromOldham and the @UKLabour shadow DEFRA team.
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Really enjoyed being out at the @greatyorkshow today.
Had a great discussion with the @NFUPolitical and others about @UKLabour’s plan for the future of farming. Also enjoyed meeting Future Farmers of Yorkshire! #GYS2023
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Was only yesterday that the Environment Secretary told me that she has “full confidence in the financial resilience of the water sector”.
@UKLabour’s six tests must form the basis of an act and protect plan.
Taxpayers & workers should not pay the price for boardroom failures.
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Delighted to speak at the #SaveOurWildIsles reception in the beautiful gardens of Westminster Abbey.
“Our mission is to ensure that people from all backgrounds have greenery and nature around them with access to parks, trees and wildlife.”
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Great to speak at the Co-op South West Food Conference. A govt with @CoopParty values at its core is key to restoring food security.
Building partnerships across the country between farmers, producers & retailers will ensure more quality British food on our kitchen tables. 🐝
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The serious challenges facing the water industry could have been avoided had the Tories not been asleep at the wheel.
@UKLabour’s six tests must form the basis of a government act & protect plan, preventing taxpayers & workers from paying the price for boardroom failures. ⤵️
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BREAKING: Tory MPs have just voted to block the #KeptAnimalsBill, ditching their own law and promise to protect animals.
They’ve given the green light to puppy smuggling, puppy farming and pet theft.
Only @UKLabour can be trusted to deliver on animal welfare. #AnimalsMatter
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The #KeptAnimalsBill was promised by Tory MPs at the last election & by Rishi Sunak when he stood to be PM.
But instead the Tories ditched it.
Today I’m reviving it & @UKLabour candidates & I are clear. If Tory MPs block it, they’re giving the green light to puppy smuggling ⤵️
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Tory ministers have given a green light to puppy smugglers, puppy farmers and pet thieves.
Tomorrow, @UKLabour will force a vote in Parliament to re-introduce the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals Bill) that the Government dropped just a few weeks ago.👇
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Out on the @UKLabour doorstep in Uxbridge and South Ruislip today with @dannybeales who would make such a great MP.
After 13 years of Tory failure, the people are demanding change. #VoteLabour
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Delighted to be at @UKLabour’s Business Leaders Reception hosted at the superb @coopuk HQ in Manchester.
@UKLabour & @CoopParty values in partnership with our growth makers can build an economy that delivers for everyone in every place.
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Great to speak alongside @kimleadbeater at @BritishCanoeing’s #ClearAccessClearWaters event.
Nature makes us healthier, it’s where we create memories with loved ones & it enriches our quality of life.
Every family should be able to enjoy the beauty that Britain offers.
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The Tories have ditched the new laws they’d promised to crack down on illegal puppy farms and animal smuggling.
It’s another broken Tory promise.
Together, we can put pressure on the Tories to stop illegal puppy farming.
Add your name today.
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Thank you @Battersea_ for yesterday. I was overwhelmed by the generosity of staff and seeing how they truly care for the animals. Their work highlights how important the Kept Animals Bill is. I loved meeting Piglet too!
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Food inflation at 20%, lower-standard imports, and producers undercut at every turn. The Government want to act like innocent bystanders rather than do anything about it!
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Three weeks ago, Tory MPs voted down @UKLabour's Bill to end the Tory #SewageScandal.
Last week, water companies apologised for turning our country into an open sewer.
Today I asked the Environment Secretary to apologise for her role & to ensure polluters pay.
She refused.👇💩
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Every time I raise the issue of Teesside fishers affected by shellfish die offs, the Environment Secretary becomes hostile.
Ministers & Tory MPs close down debate & legitimate challenge.
It's time the Tories gave our fishers like @NEastFC the #TruthOnTeesside that they deserve.
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Waste incinerators are three times more likely to be built in the UK's most deprived neighbourhoods.
This morning in #DEFRAQs I asked the Minister if she had confidence in the accuracy and consistency of the monitoring in place around these installations 👇
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It was only a few weeks ago that @UKLabour presented a Bill to Parliament that would have cleaned up the water industry and forced polluters to pay.
But Tory MPs including Coffey voted it down and blocked its progress.
It’s a Tory #SewageScandal. 💩🤮
‘Why should consumers have to pay extra to clean up England’s rivers and the sea after water companies release raw sewage into them?’
#BBCLauraK asks Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey a question from a viewer
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Month after month of the Tories refusing to act, I called a food summit in February this year with my colleagues @AngelaRayner @jreynoldsMP
For the Tories in power to take a year to act, and wait three further months after our own meeting is a failure.
At today's summit on food security, Shadow Environment Secretary and @CoopParty Chair @JimfromOldham explained how we can achieve more and take real action on food security by bringing together farmers, producers, manufacturers and retailers.
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The Tories have ignored warnings, refused to take action, even blamed farmers!
The food summit, *a year* after @uklabour demanded was all talk and no action.
It's an insult to the grafters who work tirelessly to keep the country fed. 🧵
#FarmToForkSummit
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