Labour MP for Sunderland Central. Also on BlueSky.
Joined February 2009
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The first duty of Government is the defence of the UK.
@JohnHealey_MP has served with distinction. He is respected across country & party.
His concerns must be taken with utmost seriousness - and necessary Govt choices made to protect the UK against significant & rising threats
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RT @melanie_ward: Together with almost 140 fellow Labour MPs, I have written to the Foreign Secretary to call for a ban on trade with illeg…
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Alan Milburn confirmed the state is failing to provide proper, timely, mental health support to young people.
Government is rightly providing a jobs guarantee after 18 months out of work.
We also need a mental health support guarantee that would support employment & economy 👇
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Sunderland, I need to be honest about a key issue…
I do think we should re-enter Europe 😅
HWTL, let’s do this this #SAFC 🔴⚪️
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For the couple of people / journalists who don’t seem attuned to my / Sunderland humour… this is a football comment!
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Lewis Atkinson MP retweeted
May 13
Enjoyed Kemi’s quip about free breakfast clubs being a defining legacy of this Labour government.
When the Tories deride breakfast clubs, it shows how out of touch they still are.
A £450 saving is a lot for working families. Easing the morning rush makes a big difference.
6 Oct 2025
Our Labour government has started rolling out free breakfast clubs to every primary school in England.
Here is Michela's story 👇
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Lewis Atkinson MP retweeted
May 7
Great to be out in Sunderland with Cllr Michael Mordey @LewisAtkinson and @JulieExMP for the first polling day knock.
Sunderland is a Labour-led city on the up, and delivering for residents.
#VoteLabour today!
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RT @TomHayesBmouth: The Member of Parliament for Gorton and Denton is misinformed.
In their lives before Parliament, many MPs learned what…
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Lewis Atkinson MP retweeted
Apr 1
Happy Mayor’s Fares on @My_Metro day! 🎉
You told me fares were too high so we’re were making the biggest cut for more in more than 20 years.
From today, with Pop Pay As You Go, you'll pay no more than £2.50 for a single journey or £5 per day, no matter how far you travel
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Good morning out with Grangetown Labour team.
Not much love for Farage here either, but good conversations about keeping Sunderland on the up, the state pension (up by 4.8% next week) and the need for the Iran war to end.
ALT Photo of group of Labour canvassers
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100% this
Independent football regulation helps protect fans from club ownership disasters and abuse.
Mar 27
PS. Away from the #SAFC element, Farage rubbishing the need for an Independent Football Regulator when nearly every club in the country is leaking swathes of money should help tell you exactly how much he cares about the sport
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Keep Farage away.
Vote Sunderland Labour.
#SAFC
Mar 27
EXC: Nigel Farage has been invited to attend Sunderland's Stadium of Light by one of the club's directors.
Mr Farage told ITV News he hopes to attend a home game in the coming weeks.
itv.com/news/2026-03-27/nige…
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Nigel Farage is in town today.
I’m busy standing up for Sunderland, not Donald Trump 👇
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Lewis Atkinson MP retweeted
Feb 23
Seen a viral video that’s making you anxious about the state of Britain?
Chances are it’s fake.
Watch my video to see how fraudsters manufacture social panic — and why social media keeps pushing it to your feed.
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I’ve been out campaigning in Gorton & Denton today.
The response on the doors confirmed to me what all polling and fair analysis shows: this is a Labour vs Reform contest.
Labour in Manchester is strong not just in activists but in public recognition of the city’s progress.
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Vote Green, get Reform.
Jan 28
🚨 NEW: The first by-election poll from Gorton and Denton shows Reform UK winning the seat
➡️ REF - 30%
🔴 LAB - 27%
🟢 GRN - 17%
🔵 CON - 6%
🔶 LD - 2%
Don't knows - 18%
Via @FindoutnowUK, 143 sample size, January 26-27
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We’re working flat out in Sunderland to beat Reform
I want Labour to be 100% focused on May’s elections - not distracted with party resource pulled to optional by-elections
I’ve great respect for Andy Burnham & job he’s doing in GM but the party’s overall interest must come 1st
ALT Group of Labour canvassers in street
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I stopped today at the Afghanistan panel of the Brothers in Arms memorial in Sunderland.
British forces fought on the front line of Afghanistan. 457 were killed, including those from Sunderland who we will never forget.
Donald Trump’s comments are as appalling as they are wrong
ALT Image of Afghanistan memorial wall, listing soldiers from Sunderland killed.
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Labour announcement today: NHS waiting lists down by 86,000 in one month
Reform announcement today: another failed senior Conservative has joined
Reform are busy recruiting the people who got the country in a huge mess - Labour is busy clearing it up and renewing Britain
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Lewis Atkinson MP retweeted
18 Aug 2025
Jenrick is a fraud. I’ve alway thought so, this quote proves it.
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