MPs

Wakefield MP Simon Lightwood

‘No more hiding’: MPs welcome train station performance figures

Yvette Cooper, MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, Simon Lightwood, MP for Wakefield and Rothwell, and Jade Botterill, MP for Ossett and Denby Dale, are inviting people to share their experiences of using the service.

Have your say: MPs call on Wakefield district residents to join NHS debate

Wakefield One, Wakefield Council's headquarters building.

Wakefield Council leaders call for government help as job cuts plan approved

MPs gathered to hear the result of the vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. PIC: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

What happens next with the assisted dying bill?

15 November 2024. Dignity in Dying event at Healds Hall Hotel, Liversedge, hosted by Kim Leadbeater.

How your MP voted on the assisted dying bill

Campaigners both for and against turn out as MPs prepare to vote on the proposed assisted dying bill in Parliament.

Countries that have legalised assisted dying as MPs vote on bill

Kim Leadbeater speaking 15 November 2024. Dignity in Dying at Healds Hall Hotel, Liversedge.

Most MPs have not yet declared voting intention on assisted dying bill

15 November 2024. Dignity in Dying at Healds Hall Hotel, Liversedge.

Parliament will hold vote on legalised assisted dying

Participant of a community stop smoking service successfully using a vape as part of their quit attempt

Yorkshire charity urges MPs to protect appeal of vaping for people who smoke

Wakefield Cathedral

Trade union activists to hold budget day protest

Labour councillors in Wakefield criticised their new government as they called for the “shameful” decision to cut winter fuel payments to be overturned.

Labour councillors call for “shameful” winter fuel cuts to be reversed

Denise Jeffery accused the company of “disgraceful behaviour” as she urged fellow councillors to back a campaign to protect the loss of key passenger routes across the district.

Wakefield Council to ‘take on’ Arriva over bus service cut threats

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1000s sign petition for MP expenses to end amid Fuel Allowance debate

General election polling station at Outwood Memorial Hall, Wakefield.

General election in Wakefield district: Every candidate standing for parliament

The candidates standing for election in the four Wakefield district constituencies at the general election have been revealed.

General election in Wakefield district: Candidates you can vote for on July 4
The candidates standing for election in the four Wakefield district constituencies at the general election have been revealed.
Tony Gardner

Shipley butterfly meadow

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Tory canvasser removes Labour leaflet from letterbox.

Watch: Tory canvasser removes Labour leaflet from letterbox

Munira Wilson MP says schoolchildren are so hungry they are ‘eating rubbers’.

Watch: Schoolchildren are so hungry they are ‘eating rubbers’

Lights go out in the House of Lords.

Watch: House of Lords lights go out during minister’s speech

Tom Heap. Photo: BBC

Going Green: It is vital to vote and safeguard our future

Jack Hemingway, Wakefield Council’s deputy leader, said “increasing levels of toxicity” towards politicians is having a “detrimental impact on local democracy”.

Call for zero-tolerance policy on abuse of councillors and officers

We can all help by making small changes. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Change can happen at all levels and it all counts

Dr Connor Taylor, 29, an assistant professor at University of Nottingham, hailing from Castleford, is attending Parliament to present his chemistry research to a range of
politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of STEM for BRITAIN.

Castleford scientist takes his research to Parliament

Wakefield MP Simon Lightwood gave his backing to Labour’s call for an ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ in Gaza.

Wakefield MP backs call for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ in Gaza

There has been reports that some medications will face shortages until the end of 2024. Photo: Getty Images

Jon Trickett MP: Government is not taking medication shortages seriously

Yvette Cooper MP says 2023 was a year for local heroes.

A New Year message from Yvette Cooper MP
As we finish the Christmas leftovers, try to clear the festive cobwebs with a walk or run around Pontefract Park, it’s time to say goodbye to 2023 and to look forward to the new chances we need 2024 to bring, writes Yvette Cooper.
Leanne Clarke

Residents have started a campaign to stop an energy storage facility being built on farmland close to Heath village, in Wakefield

Energy firm plans to increase number of battery units at Heath Common site

Watch moment Wilko boss tells MP she 'let down' staff and shoppers

Crispin Blunt has admitted he was the Tory MP arrested over the suspicion of rape

Senior Tory names himself as MP arrested on suspicion of rape

Housing Secretary Michael Gove wrote to Tory backbenchers to say the ban on “no-fault” section 21 evictions promised as part of the Renters Reform Bill will not be enacted before a series of improvements are made in the legal system. Campaigners say this could delay the ban for years. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Kim Mogg

Ban on no fault evictions delayed indefinitely by Tory government

A meeting heard the local authority had issued two free parking permits to the city’s Labour MP Simon Lightwood, which were returned without use.

Wakefield Council agrees to end free parking for MPs

Former SNP MP Dr Lisa Cameron, left, who has defected to the Tories, and SNP leader Humza Yousaf. Credit: PA/Getty

SNP MP defects to Tories after claiming 'toxic and bully treatment'

Liz Truss has been claiming from fund for ex-prime ministers despite only 49 days in office (Getty Images)

Liz Truss claims from fund for ex-PMs despite only 49 days in office

Specsavers in Wakefield is calling for equal access to eye care as part of a new national appeal.

Wakefield Specsavers joins appeal for equal access for care home residents

Only 460,000 domiciliary eye tests were recorded between 2019 and 2020.

Care residents could be suffering from deteriorating eye health

Mr Lightwood has already written to the Transport Secretary and LNER to seek further clarity on the plans.

Simon Lightwood MP steps up campaign to save Wakefield Westgate ticket office

MPs are warning the Government to do more to tackle the increase in smart devices being used in domestic abuse cases

MPs warn of baby monitors and smart speakers enabling domestic abuse

Keir Mather. Credit: Getty

Johnny Mercer launches attack on Keir Mather - what was said

Boris Johnson earns over £21k an hour for his roles outside of politics

Boris Johnson rakes in over £21k as second job earnings revealed

MPs have threatened to use their parliamentary privilege to name the suspended BBC host in the House of Commons. (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

MPs threaten to name suspended BBC host in House of Commons

Chris Pincher scandal: Ex-Tory MP faces eight week suspension over groping claims - what did he do?

Chris Pincher scandal: Ex-Tory MP to face eight-week suspension

Former UK health secretary Sajid Javid

Senior Tory Sajid Javid says MPs £86,000 salary ‘should be doubled’

Partygate probe: Nadine Dorries and Jacob Rees-Mogg named in privileges committee special report

Privileges committee publishes damning report on Conservative MPs

Morrisons announces to make major change across all UK stores

Morrisons announces to make major change across all UK stores

£10 toothpaste spotted in Tesco has left shoppers shocked

Shoppers shocked after spotting toothpaste costs £10 a tube in Tesco

Majority of MPs approve Privileges Committee Boris Johnson Partygate report

Boris Johnson suffers resounding defeat over ‘Partygate’ report

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson

MPs find Boris Johnson ‘deliberately misled’ Commons multiple times

Former This Morning hosting duo Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield

Key points as ITV bosses quizzed by MPs over Schofield scandal

Former ITV presenting duo Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield

Watch ITV boss give evidence to MPs on Phillip Schofield scandal

E-bikes can be twice as heavy as a regular pedal bike, increasing the risk of injury to pedestrians and other road users (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Should E-bikes have number plates? MP calls for regulations

Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson

Which Tory MPs have resigned triggering a by-election?

An ITV chief has defended the channel’s duty of care after allegations of a ‘toxic work culture’

ITV chief denies ‘toxic culture’ following Phillip Schofield exit

The four MPs who claimed driving fines on expenses revealed

MPs have urged Boris Johnson to pay his own Partygate legal fees

Boris Johnson urged to pay Partygate fees as taxpayers face £245k bill