Blogs - Andy McDonald MP

My vote on the Second Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Full text beneath letter)

RE: My vote on the Second Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Dear constituent, Many thanks for writing to me on the difficult issue of assisted dying. The Private Members Bill, titled the ‘Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill’, is scheduled for a second reading…

Come and work with me – Constituency Office Manager

Job Details Andy McDonald, Labour MP for Middlesbrough, is looking for a Constituency Office Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to lead Andy’s constituency team: providing strategic direction, ensuring Andy’s time in the constituency is spent effectively, engaging with local stakeholders, and ensuring that constituents receive the best possible service.…

BBC issue apology for misreporting my call for peace in the Middle East

I am grateful that BBC has broadcasted this retraction, correction and apology. Corrections and Clarifications (bbc.co.uk) I have now received apologies from The Times, The Guardian, and the BBC for misreporting my call for peace in the Middle East. I trust the Mainstream Media will now stop accusing me of…

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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