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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · 26m

If you need support, please reach out to loved ones or to the relevant helplines:

Mind: 0300 123 3393
Samaritans: 116 123
National Suicide Prevention Helpline: 0800 689 5652
Campaign Against Living Miserably: 0800 58 58 58
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World Mental Health Day 2025

World Mental Health Day is celebrated every year on 10 October. The theme is set by the World Federation of Mental Health.

www.mentalhealth.org.uk

Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · 26m

Today is World Mental Health Day - a day to highlight the importance of looking after our mental health and check in with your friends, family and colleagues 💜

Let’s remember: our mental health matters - not just today, but every day. It's ok not to be ok.

#WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD2025

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · 57m

Poverty crisis laid bare as 500k+ children living in families trapped in benefits debt cycle - a damning sign of the broken welfare system.

Forcing people to take out loans to survive the five-week wait for UC is pushing parents into poverty & food banks.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

UK poverty crisis as 500,000 children in homes trapped in benefit debt cycle

Exclusive: Tens of thousands of families are forced to take out loans to cover the five-week wait until their first universal credit payment – but many struggle to pay it back

www.independent.co.uk

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · 1d

It was a pleasure to join the launch of this landmark study into the social & cultural value of National Museums Liverpool's Waterfront Transformation Project.

A vital step in showing how heritage-led regeneration can deliver real benefits for our communities 🏛️

news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/10/08/n...

New study to explore economic impact of National Museums Liverpool’s Waterfront Transformation Project - University of Liverpool News

New study to explore economic impact of National Museums Liverpool’s Waterfront Transformation Project

news.liverpool.ac.uk

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · 3d

Always proud to host Labour Party Conference in my constituency & my home city.

Looking back on a great few days of passion, debate & solidarity in Liverpool ❤️

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · 3d

“If Labour reduces patriotism to flag-waving photo ops, we’ve lost the moral ground to the very forces we should be challenging.”

Read my post-conference reflections on why we must choose solidarity over symbolism:

morningstaronline.co.uk/article/labo...

Labour Party conference 2025: where do we go from here?

THIS year’s Labour Party conference in Liverpool should have been a moment of unity and renewal. After 14 years of Tory rule, we are a government with over a year back in power. People are desperate f...

morningstaronline.co.uk

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · 4d

"Hatred and racism of any kind cannot be allowed to tear us apart".

Powerful words from the new Archbishop of Canterbury. Congratulations to trailblazer Dame Sarah Mullally on her historic appointment. I wish her the very best in her role.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sarah Mullally named as new Archbishop of Canterbury

She becomes the first female leader of the Church of England, replacing Justin Welby who resigned over his handling of a safeguarding scandal.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · 6d

"I and my colleagues did not come into Parliament to pick the pockets of the most vulnerable in our communities. Disabled people deserve to live in dignity & the entire economy would benefit from further investment in access to work support."

@bigissue.com

www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

www.bigissue.com

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · 6d

"When 37 shipyard workers from Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead were sent to a high-security prison in 1984, their only crime was fighting for their jobs, the survival of their sector & their communities."

Read my piece for The Morning Star here:

morningstaronline.co.uk/article/just...

Justice for the Cammell Laird 37

WHEN 37 shipyard workers from Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead were sent to a high-security prison in 1984, their only crime was fighting for their jobs, the survival of their sector and their com...

morningstaronline.co.uk

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · 6d

41 years on, the Cammell Laird 37 are still fighting for justice. I was honoured to speak at Labour Party Conference this week to call for their exoneration & for their names to be cleared.

Justice delayed is justice denied.

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 10d

This government wants to reintroduce disastrous PFI in our NHS.

We've already had 24 MPs sign our pledge to ensure the NHS will always be publicly owned and publicly funded.

But it should be way more than that because this was a manifesto pledge! Tag your Labour MP in the comments below.

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · Sep 10

Alongside colleagues from across the House, I've written to the PM calling for the 2-child benefit cap to be abolished.

The evidence is now overwhelming - it entrenches poverty, punishes families for their circumstances & undermines the futures of thousands of children.

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · Sep 10

Hunger in Britain is a scandalous political failure.

Years of austerity, insecure work, stagnant wages & a broken welfare system have pushed millions into hardship while the wealthy few continue to thrive. People deserve dignity, not destitution.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Britain’s hunger crisis laid bare as 14 million going without food

More than 1 in 4 children are living in homes where people are forced to skip or cut back on meals because of financial concerns, as campaigners warn the crisis should ‘shame the government to its cor...

www.independent.co.uk

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · Sep 8

Solidarity with @rmtunion.bsky.social members taking strike action on London Underground today until Thursday.

No worker should be put at risk by fatigue & extreme shift rotations - power in a union, always! ✊

RMT Union @rmtunion.bsky.social · Sep 5

RMT London Transport Regional Organiser, Jared Wood talks to BBC London News about the forthcoming #tubestrikes
youtu.be/YmO-ksU4qyI

Tube Strike Latest

YouTube video by RMTtelevision

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · Sep 5

In June, we made major progress – with the expansion of Free School Meals to all children whose families receive Universal Credit.

But let’s go further and make sure that no child is left behind.

You can also show your support by volunteering here:

actionnetwork.org/forms/free-s...

Volunteer with us: Help win Free School Meals for All

Join the campaign to win a hot, healthy school dinner for every primary school child. Whether you’re hitting the school gates to gather petition signatures or spreading the word on social media, the...

actionnetwork.org

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · Sep 5

At Labour Party Conference, @nochildbehinduk.bsky.social are delivering an urgent message to the PM.

It’s time to extend Free School Meals to every child in primary.

People power gets results – sign the petition calling for #FreeSchoolMealsForAll:

freeschoolmealsforall.org.uk/take-action

Free School Meals for All: Sign the open letter

Tell the Government it’s time to extend Free School Meals to every child in primary. Add your name to open letter, alongside civil society and MPs, calling on the new Prime Minister to do right by chi...

freeschoolmealsforall.org.uk

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · Sep 5

"Liverpool is a city built by waves of migration & shaped by solidarity. That is why I cannot stay silent as far-right agitators, fuelled by lies and hate, target asylum seekers & whip up violence on our streets."

Read my latest Comment Central piece here:

commentcentral.co.uk/enough-is-en...

Enough is enough: Confronting hate and division on our streets

As the Member of Parliament for Liverpool Riverside, I am proud to represent one of the most diverse, welcoming and compassionate communities in the country.

commentcentral.co.uk

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · Sep 4

The Poverty Strategy Commission is right in calling for the two-child benefit cap to be scrapped – a step that could lift 4m people out of poverty.

Instead, more families are being pushed into severe, sustained hardship, with even Victorian-era diseases returning.

#ScraptheCap

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · Sep 3

I've signed @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social’s EDM that urges the government to demand justice for human rights violations, use sanctions to hold those funding militia groups accountable, and do all it can to work towards a just and lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · Sep 3

Rain or shine, we’re out on the picket lines! 🌦️

Honoured to stand with @pcsunion.bsky.social members from the Parliamentary Security Department striking against attacks on their terms & conditions of employment ✊🏽

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · Sep 2

Proud to have signed this letter alongside so many incredible women.

We reject the far-right’s racist lies about ‘protecting’ women and girls. They are not defenders of women – they exploit violence against women to fuel hate and division.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Prominent UK women tell rightwingers: stop linking immigration to sexual abuse

Exclusive: Open letter says politicians are exploiting violence against women ‘to fuel hate and division’

www.theguardian.com

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · Aug 18

Proud to have supported this campaign - we’ve long pushed for medical evacuation for more critically ill & injured children from Gaza.

Now, between 30 and 50 children will receive urgent, life-saving care in the UK. Truly life-changing news for so many.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

First group of Gaza children to be brought to UK 'in coming weeks'

A group of between 30 to 50 Palestinian children will be evacuated under the plan, the BBC understands.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · Aug 14

“Racial justice and housing justice are inseparable. We cannot talk about rebuilding communities while ignoring the racial inequalities at the heart of our housing system.”

Read my latest piece for @bigissue.com here:

www.bigissue.com/opinion/raci...

Racism is hardwired into our housing system – trust me, I know

Labour MP Kim Johnson writes about why more must be done to tackle the impact of systemic racism in social housing policy and practice.

www.bigissue.com

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · Aug 14

Great visit to Pagoda Arts to see their HAF summer programme. For years, they’ve brought children from all communities together through culture, creativity & history.

Wonderful to see them making animations, playing games & learning – services like this need support to thrive.

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Kim Johnson MP @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social · Aug 11

I’ve written to the PM demanding greater global protections for reporters.

At least 189 journalists have been killed in Gaza – many targeted for exposing Israel’s crimes. This is a war on truth. We must push for an international convention for the safety of media workers.

@nujofficial.bsky.social

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