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Government agrees to create a unified priority register, following Stannington gas crisis

Olivia is celebrating a recent move by the Government to introduce a consolidated Priority Services Register. This follows a long-standing campaign spearheaded by the MP, which she launched in the aftermath of the Stannington gas floods. During the Stannington crisis, where thousands of Stannington households were left without heating in…

My campaign for safe routes for refugees

When the government introduced the Illegal Migration Bill in March 2023, it was immediately obvious that this – just like the Nationality and Borders Act – was just another attempt to make our asylum system more cruel. Despite the government’s claims that it brought this legislation to stop Channel crossings…

The Climate and Ecology Bill is our best chance to tackle the climate crisis

Olivia attends the Acquired Brain Injury Reception

This week I attended the Acquired Brain Injury Reception to meet my constituent, Steph Grant, who is a brain injury survivor and Chair of the Head Injury and Homelessness Research Group (HIHRG) in Sheffield. The Research Group supports brain injury survivors to conduct research and regularly delivers brain injury awareness training, across the country and particularly Sheffield. We also met with Steph’s colleague…

Join the campaign!

I am so proud to have been reselected to stand for the Labour Party in Sheffield Hallam. From building our Hallam Citizens’ Manifesto to campaigning against cuts to our bus services, it’s been the honour of my life to be representing the people of Sheffield Hallam over the last three…

To all those impacted by the major incident in Stannington and Malin Bridge…

I just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who has been helping neighbours over the last 10 days. I am absolutely devastated for everyone who has been affected by this and I’ve been trying where I can to get more help and support for people. You’ll know,…

Miscarriage: Support to be offered earlier under new guidelines (BBC)

Miscarriage support campaign win!

I am overjoyed to see the new draft RCOG guidelines, which should mean people can get support after their first miscarriage, rather than having to wait until they have had three consecutive miscarriages before receiving any follow up support! This is a huge step and will make such a big…

Our Hallam Citizens’ Climate Manifesto

In just two weeks time the much awaited UN climate talks will begin and leaders from across the world will gather in Glasgow to determine our global response to the greatest threat facing people and planet: the climate and ecological emergency. I believe our response to the climate emergency must…

Yorkshire MPs condemn violence in Israel and Gaza and urge UK government to act (Yorkshire Post)

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