Dear John | Last week I wrote about my Bill to clamp down on blueprints to build 3D printed firearms. This issue had drawn international attention following the indictment of Luigi Mangione in the US over the murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare on the streets of New York. This weeCan't see this …

Dear John | This week, the world has been rapt by the story of the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of New York. Part of what makes this case so terrifying is that the murderer is alleged to have used a 3D-printed gun to conduct his attack. After theCan't see this m…

Dear John | This week, the Prime Minister has set out this government’s Plan for Change consisting of six clear milestones for change by the end of this parliament. The Prime Minister’s announcement represents the most ambitious yet honest blueprint for government in a g‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Can't…

Dear John | Get Britain Working | This week, Labour unveiled the biggest employment reforms in a generation to get Britain working again. Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall, published the Great Britian Working White Paper, marking the Government’s first major interventio‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Can't see…

Dear John | This week, our Labour government has announced major policing reforms, with neighbourhood policing at the heart. We will introduce a Government performance unit to drive force-level improvements and end the postcode lottery on law and order. We will also bring in a new nCan't see this …

Dear John | This week, our Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the biggest set of reforms to the pensions market in decades. These reforms could unlock around £80 billion of investment for infrastructure projects and businesses of the future, boost people’s savings and dr‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Can't…

Dear John | It has been a big week in politics. In the UK, our Labour government has been delivering the change that people voted for in July. | Following the Budget debate, I voted for Labour’s plans for better public services, to bring down waiting lists in the NHS, for more‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Can't see t…

Dear John | This week, my friend Rachel Reeves delivered the first Labour budget in 14 years – the first ever budget to be delivered by a female Chancellor. What a historic moment. This is a Budget that fixes the foundations to deliver change. We are fixing the NHS and rebuild‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Can't see…

Dear John | This week, our Labour government has continued to deliver on the change people voted for on 4th July. | Make Work Pay | This week, I voted for the Employment’s Rights Bill to update the UK’s outdated employment laws and turn the page on an economy blighted by‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Can…