Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin is calling on Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to explain to local commuters why Batley Station is rated in the bottom ten stations in Britain for performance. Out of the 2,618 stations across England, Scotland and Wales, Batley Station is rated 2,608 for its performance over the last six months,…
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‘It’s the least we can do’ – MP writes to Government asking for medals for munitions workers
Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin is calling on the Government to award medals to surviving Second World War munitions workers “without delay” after hearing the powerful story of 99-year-old constituent Mavis Walton. The MP has written to the Secretary for State for Defence to implore the Government to honour the ‘Canary Girls’ vital contribution…
Cuts to legal aid ‘punishing the most vulnerable’ in society
A woman finally finds the strength to walk away from her abusive partner after being subjected to a seemingly endless cycle of violence, bullying, control and humiliation to seek justice – only to be told she doesn’t meet the criteria, writes Tracy Brabin MP. This is the brutal reality facing thousands of women throughout Britain…
Passengers slam local rail service as ‘overcrowded and primitive’ as MP discovers reality on the ground
Tracy Brabin MP was taken aback by the horror stories relayed to her by members of the public at Batley Railway Station who slammed local services as ‘overcrowded and primitive’. The Batley and Spen MP spent Friday morning speaking to constituents and commuters about their experiences of the local rail network. She was joined at…
Batley headteacher joins Tracy Brabin MP to call for end to school cuts
A local headteacher has joined Tracy Brabin MP to call for an end to cuts that are ‘putting children’s futures at risk’ after it was revealed that schools in Batley and Spen will have lost almost £4.5 million in real terms funding by 2020. The startling figure, taken from the latest ’School Cuts’ data analysed…
MPs told to ‘stand by their phones’ for update on chronic shortage of NHS dentists in Kirklees
A Government Minister flippantly told MPs to “stand by their phones” when Tracy Brabin asked what was going to be done to end the chronic shortage of NHS dental places available in Kirklees for young people. The Batley and Spen MP quizzed the Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care, Steven Brine, in the House of…
Gomersal Primary Arts Council bowl over MPs in Parliament visit
The children from Gomersal Primary’s Arts Council moved MPs to tears in Parliament as they joined Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin to talk about their hopes for the future. Six representatives from the school’s children-led Arts Council visited Westminster to speak in the All Party Parliamentary Group’s cross-party meeting on Art, Craft and Design…
Tracy Brabin slams plans that could see thousands in Kirklees miss out on free school meals
Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin has slammed the “callous and cruel” Government for voting in plans that could see over 6,000 children in Kirklees go without a free school meal. The Conservatives, propped up by the DUP, voted for changes to Universal Credit which will see an income threshold imposed on families in order…
Tracy Brabin MP proposes ‘trailblazing’ bill to give self-employed equal access to shared parental leave
Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin has given fresh hope to freelancers and the self-employed today after proposing her first 10 minute rule bill which would allow equal access to shared parental leave and pay. The transformative bill, which has cross-party support and is backed by industry, unions, campaign groups and celebrities including Chris Martin…
TV star, acclaimed novelist and inspirational local women to join Tracy Brabin MP for International Women’s Day Festival
A TV star, an award-winning novelist and a writer who has penned some of the country’s best-loved programmes will be joining inspirational local women for a free one-day festival to mark International Women’s Day and Vote 100. A day of inspiring speeches, workshops, performances and historical displays will also see talented local women offer their take…
