Luke Akehurst
@lukeakehurst
Labour MP for North Durham. Email: [email protected]
If you are a North Durham constituent and need to contact me please email [email protected]
Reform UK Council’s Council tax plan in Durham could 'reduce' help for poorest bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Labour one year on: part 5 – breaking down the barriers to opportunity -Labour is rolling out school-based nurseries and breakfast clubs in schools across the country, with more to come. -We’re capping the number of branded uniform items required by schools, saving parents…
There’s a reason why Lansman largely eschewed an ultra-democratic, horizontal “social movement”-type structure for Momentum. It’s because it always gets hijacked by AWL, SP, SWP, RCP etc. These guys have been practicing entryism for ~50yrs. They exist in blissful detachment from…
Great to read @schneiderhome arguing for a democratic conference to launch the new left party - with proportional representation in the leadership of the party to allow for pluralism:
#OTD 1945. Election Landslide. Clement Attlee becomes first PM to lead a majority Labour government. Winning a 146 seat majority, he says "It will give heart to all those all the world over who believe in freedom, democracy and social justice" A thread 80 years on👇🏼
Canvassing today with North Durham Labour in Beamish village, including seeing the blue plaque for former Labour MP and Attlee Govt Cabinet Minister Jack Lawson and his wife Bella
Israel must allow aid in over land to end the starvation unfolding in Gaza. The situation is desperate. We are working with Jordan to get aid into Gaza. We are urgently accelerating efforts to evacuate children who need critical medical assistance to the UK for treatment.…
I condemn the further arrest warrants and bounties that the Hong Kong authorities have placed on individuals overseas. We will continue to stand by the people of Hong Kong, including those living in the UK. Joint statement with @YvetteCooperMP: gov.uk/government/new…
The appalling scenes in Gaza are unrelenting. The UK will pull every lever we have to get food and lifesaving support to Palestinians, and we will evacuate children who need urgent medical assistance. This humanitarian catastrophe must end.
BREAKING: Keir Starmer to hold emergency talks over Gaza ‘humanitarian catastrophe' mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
The suffering and starvation unfolding in Gaza is unspeakable and indefensible.
As somebody who sat through many CLP meetings during the Corbyn years I can fully understand how they debated what to call the new party for 2 hours before deferring the decision to the next meeting
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is catastrophic and must be urgently addressed.
I've double-checked the electoral commission website and it turns out that Change UK is available, if Jeremy and Zarah want it.
Labour one year on: part 4 – taking back our streets Labour’s mission is to take back our streets by reducing serious harm and raising confidence in the police and criminal justice system. -Labour is putting bobbies back on the beat, with a target to put 13,000 more police in…
Labour one year on: part 3 – our NHS Labour is taking the NHS from its worst crisis in history and making it fit for the future. -Labour has given the NHS a record £29 billion funding boost. -The government promised to create 2 million extra appointments and has delivered 4.2…
It was fantastic to visit the @NEAutismSociety in Chester-le-Street last week. Along with North East business, LM Global Technology, the society is demonstrating how embracing new technology can help personalise and significantly improve the care given to those with autism.…
Come on England! 🏴 We're all behind you. #WEURO2025
Today, we remember the 77 innocent lives lost in the far-right terror attacks in Oslo and Utøya, 14 years ago. We send our love and support to survivors, families and our friends in the Norweigan Labour Party Youth Movement, @aufnorge 🇳🇴
Labour one year on: part 2 – kickstarting economic growth Labour promised to get more money into people’s pockets, and we are delivering on that. -Labour has raised the minimum wage for more than 3 million people. -Interest rates have been cut four times, lowering mortgage and…
NEW: Angela Rayner has told cabinet that economic insecurity, rapid de-industrialisation, immigration, technological change & declining trust in institutions was having profound impact on society. She said 17/18 places that saw the worst disorder last summer ranked as most…