Hitchin’s Labour MP | Standing up for our towns & villages.

Joined April 2010
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Alistair Strathern MP retweeted
You’re going to see a lot in your X timeline about how the social media ban is unworkable and illiberal - and it will be one the most obvious examples of how social media skews debate. But it will be one of the most popular things the government is doing theguardian.com/uk-news/2026…
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"I went to Byrchall - rival school to your kids!" Acclaimed poet @lemnsissay chats with @AndyBurnhamGM about growing up in Ashton-in-Makerfield. 📍Jubilee Park
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Tens of thousands of new jobs and £18 billion in economic gains thanks to our new agreements with Japan!🇯🇵 As Prime Minister Takaichi visits Downing Street, Japanese and UK business leaders will also join roundtable on opportunities for economic growth. Here's what it means 👇🏻
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The scorer of Scotland’s first #FIFAWorldCup goal since 1998: @JMcGinn7! 💜

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I'm pleased the BMA has called off strikes next week. That’s good news for patients, all NHS staff, and the taxpayer.
💬 @jamesmurray_ldn welcomes the BMA's decision to call off the resident doctor strikes which were due to take place next week. Full statement 👇
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This week’s #SmallBusinessSaturday shout out goes to the team at Bell Chemist! ✅ We’re backing community pharmacies with a £340m funding boost 💊 Qualified pharmacists will now be able to prescribe medicines directly, making it easier for us all to get the treatments we need!
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Great conversations with our local community and police team about issues affecting Hitchin 💬 We’re lucky to have such an effective team locally, which is testament to why we need to keep investing in neighbourhood policing ✅
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RT @melanie_ward: I spoke to @BBCRadio4 about some of the ways UK charities are funnelling money to illegal Israeli settlements - and getti…
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Calvin is, as ever, spot on 👇
We must name what is happening in Belfast: it is organised racist violence which tramples the wishes of victims and their families. National security requires us not just to deal with the perpetrators, but with those who fuel it, often aligning with enemies abroad to do so. 👇
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Thank you to everyone who came along to a cracking pint with your MP in Clifton this evening 🍻 Fair to say we had plenty to chat over!
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Great to see the team at Milford Lodge care home in Hitchin making the finals of the national dementia care awards. Social care is a crucial part of the fabric of our communities, and we need to ensure we do far more to value and support it ✅
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RT @BBCNewsnight: "Let's call this what it is. That isn't protest, that is.... organised, racialised attacks." Labour MP Calvin Bailey on…
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As testament to our desire to build coalitions on this, we even had a former Birmingham City player join us! 😅
New dads deserve extra time ⏰ It’s been heartbreaking hearing the impact our outdated paternity leave system has had on new mums and dads alike. It’s time to put this right. Great to bring MPs and parents together with @MovemberUK and @dadshiftuk to call for action ⚽️
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They offered 3%. Our members said no, stood on the picket line for two weeks, and won 6% a year. 91% voted to accept. This is why we organise. ✊ gmblondon.org.uk/news/striki…
Two years ago, our members at Crane BS&U in Hitchin went on strike for fair pay. They won. They’re back on the picket line, same employer, same fight. Crane BS&U can end this with one phone call and a genuine offer. Until then, our members aren’t moving. #MembersFirst #FairPay
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New dads deserve extra time ⏰ It’s been heartbreaking hearing the impact our outdated paternity leave system has had on new mums and dads alike. It’s time to put this right. Great to bring MPs and parents together with @MovemberUK and @dadshiftuk to call for action ⚽️
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Great energy out on the campaign train for @AndyBurnhamGM in Makerfield 🌹
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"Let's stop our girls receiving pictures of genitalia." Safeguarding minister @NatalieFleetMP talks to @CathyNewman about the government's bid to force technology companies to prevent children from accessing or being able to take nude images. Read more: trib.al/rKqsyfQ
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Delighted to see Gareth Southgate spotlighting the work of Hitchin’s own Dan Gaze in his documentary on the challenges facing men and boys in Britain today. Our boys deserve strong positive role models, and Dan’s a great example of the power they can have. Tune in at 9pm!
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Our fantastic local groups and charities are a big part of what makes our community so special. It was great to catch up with some of the volunteers that make it all possible at @GoVolHerts great volunteering fair in Hitchin this week 👏
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Great to get out in Makerfield this morning for @AndyBurnhamGM 🌹
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