"Its really inefficient to pay private companies to provide care because they don't have the incentive to provide good care, they have the incentive to strip money out of the system & dish it out to their shareholders"

Professor Michael Marmot explains that the NHS has been defunded more than 6% per patient by the Conservatives over the last 14 years, even while the population has gotten older and sicker. The NHS is underfunded.

Today, together with colleagues, I tabled an Early Day Motion calling on the government to review the eligibility threshold for Pension Credit. The current cliff edge nature of the low threshold needs to change. Please encourage your MPs to sign members.parliament.uk/member/4667/co…

Today I met with Irish Transport Minister Eamon Ryan to discuss how our two nations can continue to work together to make progress on decarbonisation across aviation, maritime and rail – while boosting jobs in both countries. 🇮🇪🇬🇧

“Privatisation just doesn't work - not just in health but in water, in energy, in rail” Privatisation of public monopolies hasn't worked..

The Department for Work and Pensions has admitted that it failed to appoint a chief medical adviser for more than five years, at a time when its policy decisions were causing countless deaths of disabled benefit claimants. buff.ly/3MHWsAd

And this is why we do what we do. We've been fighting NHS privatisation and saving services since 2005. Go to our website keepournhspublic.com to find out more #FridayThoughts

A new government doesn’t mean sitting back, it means new campaigns that deliver pressure for change. Join us in fighting for better fire and rescue services on 8 October. Read more here: fbu.org.uk/magazine/augus…

Thank you Grahame Morris MP for your support #FairAndFastCompensation

A call out to everyone in Cymru who wants a fairer, more tolerant, inclusive, kind, caring, peaceful, greener society - PLEASE co to Cardiff Transformed 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿✊ on Saturday 28th September. Now is the time to join together to talk, organise and take action to achieve a better future for all.

Earlier this week I met with We Own It to discuss the state of the water industry. Public utility bills shouldn't be funding private shareholder dividends. It's time to take back our water into public ownership.

This is why we are calling to completely scrap #CouncilTax and replace it with the much fairer #ProportionalPropertyTax. The whole system is flawed. By basing tax on the actual value of properties, not arbitrary bands, we can ensure that those with greater wealth contribute

Miners march through Barnsley town centre #OnThisDay 1984

After WW2, UK debt was 250% of GDP. How did Labour reduce it? By SPENDING on homes, NHS, roads, public services... It boosted the economy and, with it, tax revenue, enabling debt to be paid down. Economics is counterintuitive.

Easington Colliery during the #MinersStrike

I’ve pledged to #BeTheChange with @fairtradeuk because I know fairer trade matters to my community, and millions more around the word. ⚖️ 🌍 Find out how fairer pay and prices can drive change for farmers. Visit… 👉 fairtrade.org.uk/bethechange #ChooseFairtrade

In the first of our series of myth busting videos on immigration, we hear from Dawn who is a Branch secretary and Shop Steward at Rolls Royce Derby Works as well as being one of our East Midlands representatives on Unite's Executive Council. #UnityOverDivision

GB Energy will be the UK’s first publicly owned energy company in 75 yrs, driving the government's sustainable energy mission ♻ I'm enthused about Ed Miliband interest in clean energy businesses in #EastDurham & have invited him to visit PowerRoll☀️ youtu.be/7NozlD7hYwc

Last week, Alan from LABRATS International, fleetstreetfox and I met with the Veterans Minister Al Carns to discuss the actions needed for our Nuclear Test Veterans and their families.

Grahame Morris Grahame Morris MP rates Very Good for supporting #ClimateAction Votes for action: 26 Votes against: 1 Didn't vote: 3 Full info: voteclimate.uk/mps/grahame-mo… Join voteclimate.uk to force the mainstream parties to act on #ClimateCrisis