Tony Vaughan KC MP
@tonyvaughanMP
Your Labour MP for Folkestone, Hythe & Romney Marsh 🌹
Change has started. ✅ Here are few of the many important wins from the last 12 months for Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh. I know that people are rightly impatient for change, but the Labour Government is delivering. 🌹 Watch this video to get a flavour for how we are…
Shocking & shameful racist attacks on Filipinos & others in Northern Ireland. Those behind these hate crimes must face justice, and victims given support. Local leaders must help de-escalate and reject divisive rhetoric fuelling this violence. 🔗 reuters.com/world/uk/filip…
The suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths. Alongside 25 other partners, the UK message is clear: the war in Gaza must end now. We need an immediate ceasefire, release of all hostages and a full resumption of aid. gov.uk/government/new…
Exclusive: Twenty MPs have accused Southern Water CEO of ‘pure greed’ and urged him to refuse a pay hike that would take his salary to £1.4m “Decline this disgraceful payment for failure”.
By the next General Election, 16 and 17 year olds will have the right to vote - ensuring young peoples' voices are heard. Labour promised it. Labour will deliver it.
Holding a Palestinian flag, and putting up a sign that says nothing about Palestine Action, does not mean you support Palestine Action. Whatever you think about this person's views, the law protects the right to protest peacefully in support of Palestine. The Government have…
An important step forward today with the PM striking a deal with France to explore a deterrent to small boats while opening up a safe and legal route to claim asylum for those in France with family links in the UK. As the PM said, there is no silver bullet, but the measures the…
A fantastic morning at Dymchurch Primary School! 🏫 Always a pleasure to speak with local primary school students and share a bit about what an MP does (although they were much more interested in talking about the King!). A big thank you to Mrs. Ross for showing me around and…
This is very good news. The Chancellor gave the green light to funding for new nuclear projects like Small and Advanced Modular Reactors at the Spending Review. It’s great to hear @Ed_Miliband endorse the huge potential of Dungeness for new nuclear projects via the private…
NEW: Energy Secretary @Ed_Miliband signals his support for new nuclear power at Dungeness, telling me the site on the Kent coast has “got real potential” and the government’s “open for business” when it comes to new nuclear, “including at Dungeness”. @itvmeridian
🏳️⚧️🚨 New letter from MPs on trans rights & EHRC Consultation on the #ForWomenScotland ruling. I have written a letter to the EHRC to urgently raise concerns about the Draft Code of Practice consultation after the ruling. I am proud to say that 32 of my colleagues share these…
Thank you, @tonyvaughanMP, for standing in solidarity with Jimmy Lai during last week’s @HouseofCommons debate — and for joining the growing cross-party demand that the UK Government take urgent action to #BringHimHome. #FreeJimmyLai
Lord Wolfson is talking sense (on this). See my speech to the CoE this week. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
Recently, 9 EU leaders called for a debate on reform of the human rights Convention. I always welcome debate. But we can do much to solve shared challenges WITHOUT cutting down rights which protect us all. Here’s what I said to the Council of Europe about this yesterday ⬇️
Remember when the Tories boasted that they were taking money from the poorest areas to give to the richest? Here’s the Labour difference a Labour Government makes: more money for areas with greatest poverty to tackle health inequalities. theguardian.com/society/2025/j…
The mask has slipped. Farage demands tax cuts for the very richest while scurrying through the lobbies to vote against sick pay for the lowest earners.
As Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees, I am happy to welcome Refugee Week and this year's theme #CommunityAsASuperpower. I am proud of Folkestone for the continuous care and kindness shown towards refugees and asylum seekers, including through the community…
I continue to back the Terminally Ill Adults (End of LIfe) Bill and will vote for it at Third Reading today. Some colleagues feel that the judicial safeguards have been weakened. I want to say a few things about that, because the truth is that they have been significantly…
Our friend and colleague Jo Cox, was murdered nine years ago today. The Labour Party is striving to achieve the change she believed in. We will always remember her.
Labour is investing a record amount into our NHS. Other parties wouldn't do the same.