The Labour MP for Birmingham Selly Oak – Steve McCabe MP – critiqued the Government’s forthcoming legislative agenda for failing to address the key issues affecting the West Midlands. Speaking in last Monday’s Queen’s Speech debate in the House of Commons, the Birmingham MP highlighted the absence of a number of key topics from the programme including the lack of a plan toContinue reading Birmingham MP brands Queen’s Speech a ‘Missed Opportunity’
Vital issues are ignored
The Queen’s Speech sets out government plans for the next 12 months. My constituents tell me the issues of greatest concern are: cost of living; energy prices; childcare costs; elderly care; lack of neighbourhood police; education. There’s no action on childcare costs despite its impact on employment and family budgets and no plan for energyContinue reading Vital issues are ignored
Prime Minister Boris Johnson dodges Birmingham MP’s call for a guarantee that the number of people dying in freezing homes falls by next year
Steve McCabe, the Member of Parliament for Birmingham, Selly Oak today asked the Prime Minister at PMQs if he would make a guarantee that the shocking figure of 9000 people who died in their homes last year as they were too cold, would be lower in the coming year. The figures come from the recentlyContinue reading Prime Minister Boris Johnson dodges Birmingham MP’s call for a guarantee that the number of people dying in freezing homes falls by next year
Robert Clinic PSPO Consultation
For a number of years protests have been taking place outside of the BPAS Birmingham South Robert Clinic on Station Road. Due to a growing number of concerns from residents, staff and patients of the clinic, the Council has launched a consultation on the introduction of PSPO, the PSPO is drawn from Beaumont Road to Northfield Road, with the clinic andContinue reading Robert Clinic PSPO Consultation
Use vote & be heard
Councils across the West Midlands, hold elections tomorrow. In Birmingham all 101 seats are up for grabs. The winners have the privilege of serving for the next four years. I expect turnout to be low, less than 30% could decide those who run local services. I regularly come across folk who are dissatisfied about aContinue reading Use vote & be heard
Plans don’t make grade
There were high expectations for the recent Education White Papers, but it’s been a bit of a damp squib. Many hoped the current Secretary of State could set a clear course for the future unlike his predecessor, the recently knighted Gavin Williamson of the algorithm and exams fiasco. The main ambition appears to be toContinue reading Plans don’t make grade
Need for speed in refugees plan
Like many others, I’ve been shocked by pictures of women and children fleeing the brutality of Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. Several constituents have contacted me with offers of help and questions about why our government is being so slow. I’ve listened to ministers claiming that Britain has taken more refugees than any other countryContinue reading Need for speed in refugees plan
Birmingham MP backs Heart Valve Disease Bus Campaign
Steve McCabe, Member of Parliament for Birmingham Selly Oak, is proudly backing an upcoming Heart Valve Disease Awareness campaign. On Thursday the 24th of February, UK heart valve disease charity Heart Valve Voice and the European Campaign “Valve for Life” will be offering free heart checks from a Heart Valve Disease Double decker bus in Birmingham City Centre from 10:00-15:00. The busContinue reading Birmingham MP backs Heart Valve Disease Bus Campaign
Hospitality needs help
My partner and I had the chance to go to two of our favourite places recently. We went to watch Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast at the Electric Cinema, the oldest working cinema in the country, and also managed to catch the new production of Animal Farm at the Rep. Both are well worth seeing. The venuesContinue reading Hospitality needs help
£52m won’t ‘level up’ city
‘Levelling Up’ is supposed to be the government’s flagship policy but what does it mean? The PM says it’s about reducing imbalances across communities without penalising others. He promised us a White Paper to explain it, a government discussion document leading to legislation and action, but it keeps getting put back. The latest date isContinue reading £52m won’t ‘level up’ city