Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin says we all have a part to play in protecting the most vulnerable from a greed-driven “tragedy of human making” on what is Anti-Slavery Day 2018. The MP delivered a powerful speech in Parliament during a debate last week highlighting the “vile, disgusting and pernicious” crime that is modern-day…
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Tracy Brabin MP grills Prime Minister after doctor’s visa application rejected six times
Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin took Theresa May to task at Prime Minister’s questions recently over a doctor who planned to work locally but had his visa application refused six times because of strict Government immigration rules. The experienced paediatric doctor intended to work within the Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust, which is constantly battling…
Tracy Brabin slams Government over ‘shocking’ crime rise
Local MP Tracy Brabin has warned the Tories are ‘failing to protect the public’ after new figures revealed crime in Yorkshire is soaring, as Tory cuts sent police officer numbers nationwide to the lowest level in three decades. The new crime figures released today showed the highest annual rise in police recorded crime since comparable…
Tracy Brabin MP tackles government over police cuts.
In the House of Commons, Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin tackled ministers from the Home Office over funding levels of police. Quoting Sarah Thornton, the most senior police chief in Britain, she said, “With officer numbers at 1985 levels, crime up 10 per cent in the last year and police work becoming ever more…
