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Job vacancy: senior communications officer

Please see below the job description for the senior communications officer role in my Middlesbrough office. Please send a CV and covering letter to andy.mcdonald.2nd@parliament.uk The closing date is June 5 and interviews will be held the week of June 12. Senior Communications Officer- full time- £35,000 Plan the…

Job vacancy: Caseworker

Please see job description for a Caseworker vacancy in my Middlesbrough office. Please send your CV and a covering letter to andy.mcdonald.2nd@parliament.uk The closing date is June 5 and interviews will be held June 12. Caseworker- full time- £32,000 Gather relevant information to assist with resolving cases. Log…

International Workers’ Memorial Day

I attended the annual Workers’ Memorial Day event in Hartlepool to remember all those who have lost their lives while at work. Health and safety is a workers’ fundamental right but too often employees are still denied the most basic of protections. Trade unions are there to protect workers and…

Statement following the publication of the report into West Lane Hospital

Opening of newly designed children’s day unit

It was an absolute honour to be asked to unveil the redesigned children’s day surgery unit at James Cook University Hospital. The unit cares for children aged from four months to 19 years old who are expected to be able to go home on the day of their operation. It…

I am sorry to learn of the passing of Baroness Masham

She was such a tireless disability rights campaigner, right up until her final weeks. As a solicitor conducting spinal injury work before entering Parliament, and more recently as Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Spinal Cord Injury, of which she was a stalwart member, I am very aware…

Vigil for Ukraine

I was honoured to address a gathering of Ukrainian guests and their hosts on Friday evening marking the anniversary of Putin’s brutal and illegal invasion. The event at Mima in Middlesbrough made our new friends so very welcome.

Crustacean deaths: Letter to the Minister

Myself and my colleague Alex Cunningham MP have written to the Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries regarding the recent spate of crustacean deaths on our coast. We are hugely disappointed that it seems there will be no further investigation into this ecological disaster. We will continue to press the…

President Zelensky addresses MPs

It was an absolute privilege to be in Westminster Hall to welcome President Volodymyr Zelensky to Parliament. It was an honour to be present at such an important and historic moment and to hear his most powerful resolute and incredibly passionate address. It is absolutely vital that Ukraine’s allies do…

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