Sarah Owen MP
@sarahowen.org.uk
Labour MP for Luton North | Chair of @commonswec.parliament.uk | CoChair of @LFPME.bsky.social | Promoted by and on behalf of Sarah Owen at 3 Union Street, Luton, LU1 3AN.
Hmmm, anyone else not buying this heavily caveated response?
Nigel Farage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody' after school racism claims
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Nigel Farage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody'
The Reform UK leader was responding to reports he made racist remarks to his peers in school in the 1970s.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Hmmm, anyone else not buying this heavily caveated response?
A brilliant Labour announcement!
We know the difference money for decent playgrounds could make. It’s good for children, families and neighbourhoods.
From Stopsley to Lewsey and all the parks in between, there are playgrounds across Luton that need this funding.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
We know the difference money for decent playgrounds could make. It’s good for children, families and neighbourhoods.
From Stopsley to Lewsey and all the parks in between, there are playgrounds across Luton that need this funding.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Reeves to plough millions into playgrounds after years of Tory neglect
A Treasury source told The Mirror: 'This funding will breathe new life into play areas across England, creating safe, exciting spaces for thousands of children'
www.mirror.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
A brilliant Labour announcement!
We know the difference money for decent playgrounds could make. It’s good for children, families and neighbourhoods.
From Stopsley to Lewsey and all the parks in between, there are playgrounds across Luton that need this funding.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
We know the difference money for decent playgrounds could make. It’s good for children, families and neighbourhoods.
From Stopsley to Lewsey and all the parks in between, there are playgrounds across Luton that need this funding.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Good to see this ex Reform official behind bars.
I hope future interviews with grifter Nigel Farage question Reform’s connections with Russia.
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I hope future interviews with grifter Nigel Farage question Reform’s connections with Russia.
news.sky.com/story/former...
Reform UK's former Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for accepting pro-Russian bribes
Gill, 52, pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery between 6 December 2018 and 18 July 2019 in September.
news.sky.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Good to see this ex Reform official behind bars.
I hope future interviews with grifter Nigel Farage question Reform’s connections with Russia.
news.sky.com/story/former...
I hope future interviews with grifter Nigel Farage question Reform’s connections with Russia.
news.sky.com/story/former...
Breaking news but also sadly unsurprising.
Boris Johnson’s mind was never on the job. It cost lives and the country untold amounts.
Not to mention the PPE contracts for Tory donors/mates that resulted in faulty or missing PPE for frontline workers.
We are all still paying the price for this.
Boris Johnson’s mind was never on the job. It cost lives and the country untold amounts.
Not to mention the PPE contracts for Tory donors/mates that resulted in faulty or missing PPE for frontline workers.
We are all still paying the price for this.
BREAKING: UK’s response to Covid was “too little too late”. Acting faster could have saved 23,000 lives in England according to the public inquiry.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Breaking news but also sadly unsurprising.
Boris Johnson’s mind was never on the job. It cost lives and the country untold amounts.
Not to mention the PPE contracts for Tory donors/mates that resulted in faulty or missing PPE for frontline workers.
We are all still paying the price for this.
Boris Johnson’s mind was never on the job. It cost lives and the country untold amounts.
Not to mention the PPE contracts for Tory donors/mates that resulted in faulty or missing PPE for frontline workers.
We are all still paying the price for this.
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BREAKING: The UK’s response to Covid was “too little, too late”, a damning official report on the handling of the pandemic has concluded, saying the introduction of a lockdown even a week earlier than happened could have saved more than 20,000 lives.
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
BREAKING: The UK’s response to Covid was “too little, too late”, a damning official report on the handling of the pandemic has concluded, saying the introduction of a lockdown even a week earlier than happened could have saved more than 20,000 lives.
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Labour MP & chair of the Women and Equalities Committee @sarahowen.org.uk said govt should take seriously “the threat X poses to our country’s democracy and social cohesion”
“There is no obligation for government departments to use X… we should stop lending it any sense of legitimacy”
“There is no obligation for government departments to use X… we should stop lending it any sense of legitimacy”
November 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Labour MP & chair of the Women and Equalities Committee @sarahowen.org.uk said govt should take seriously “the threat X poses to our country’s democracy and social cohesion”
“There is no obligation for government departments to use X… we should stop lending it any sense of legitimacy”
“There is no obligation for government departments to use X… we should stop lending it any sense of legitimacy”
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance - a day to remember members of the trans community who have died or been killed because of who they are.
Trans people in the UK are feeling uncertainty & fear. We must stand up for trans people & their right to live free from prejudice & hate.
Trans people in the UK are feeling uncertainty & fear. We must stand up for trans people & their right to live free from prejudice & hate.
November 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance - a day to remember members of the trans community who have died or been killed because of who they are.
Trans people in the UK are feeling uncertainty & fear. We must stand up for trans people & their right to live free from prejudice & hate.
Trans people in the UK are feeling uncertainty & fear. We must stand up for trans people & their right to live free from prejudice & hate.
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Labour MPs want the government to carry out a more serious, "minister-led" review of its use of X
A Whitehall review of government social media use is currently underway. However, Labour MPs say the process lacks rigour and proper ministerial involvement
@zoecrowther.bsky.social reports
A Whitehall review of government social media use is currently underway. However, Labour MPs say the process lacks rigour and proper ministerial involvement
@zoecrowther.bsky.social reports
Labour MPs Call For A More Serious Review Of The Government's Use Of X
Labour MPs are calling for ministers to take control of decisions over the government’s continued use of X, as concerns grow about the platform’s s...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Labour MPs want the government to carry out a more serious, "minister-led" review of its use of X
A Whitehall review of government social media use is currently underway. However, Labour MPs say the process lacks rigour and proper ministerial involvement
@zoecrowther.bsky.social reports
A Whitehall review of government social media use is currently underway. However, Labour MPs say the process lacks rigour and proper ministerial involvement
@zoecrowther.bsky.social reports
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At the Women & Equalities Select Committee last week on this
bsky.app/profile/sara...
bsky.app/profile/sara...
🔉What dangers does X pose to our democracy? And should the government stop using it?
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
At the Women & Equalities Select Committee last week on this
bsky.app/profile/sara...
bsky.app/profile/sara...
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The UK isn’t a “soft touch” on asylum.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The UK isn’t a “soft touch” on asylum.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
Deeply shocking comments from Farage but is anyone seriously surprised?
When someone shows you who they are, not just once but multiple times, believe them.
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
When someone shows you who they are, not just once but multiple times, believe them.
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Deeply shocking comments from Farage but is anyone seriously surprised?
When someone shows you who they are, not just once but multiple times, believe them.
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
When someone shows you who they are, not just once but multiple times, believe them.
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
Cruelty does nothing to secure our borders.
It's good that the Home Secretary has definitively ruled out confiscating jewellery from refugees - but our focus must now be on building a fair asylum system that prioritises safe and legal routes, not more Tory-style ineffective cruelty.
It's good that the Home Secretary has definitively ruled out confiscating jewellery from refugees - but our focus must now be on building a fair asylum system that prioritises safe and legal routes, not more Tory-style ineffective cruelty.
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Cruelty does nothing to secure our borders.
It's good that the Home Secretary has definitively ruled out confiscating jewellery from refugees - but our focus must now be on building a fair asylum system that prioritises safe and legal routes, not more Tory-style ineffective cruelty.
It's good that the Home Secretary has definitively ruled out confiscating jewellery from refugees - but our focus must now be on building a fair asylum system that prioritises safe and legal routes, not more Tory-style ineffective cruelty.
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‘Smile? YOU smile.' A new generation of stars is overthrowing the old Hollywood system, one ‘no’ at a time | Priya Elan
‘Smile? YOU smile.' A new generation of stars is overthrowing the old Hollywood system, one ‘no’ at a time | Priya Elan
Gen Z actors such as Millie Bobby Brown and Jenna Ortega are refusing to do what is expected of ‘the talent’, says Priya Elan, a writer specialising in the arts, music and fashion
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
‘Smile? YOU smile.' A new generation of stars is overthrowing the old Hollywood system, one ‘no’ at a time | Priya Elan
A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
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Not the first to make this point. But there is a tyrant in charge of another country who is accused of being heavily linked to a paedophile sex ring - and supposed ‘patriots’ in this country are passionately willing him to take down our national broadcaster. Madness.
November 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Not the first to make this point. But there is a tyrant in charge of another country who is accused of being heavily linked to a paedophile sex ring - and supposed ‘patriots’ in this country are passionately willing him to take down our national broadcaster. Madness.
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Yesterday in Parliament I said that the government should leave X.
🔉What dangers does X pose to our democracy? And should the government stop using it?
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Yesterday in Parliament I said that the government should leave X.
🔉What dangers does X pose to our democracy? And should the government stop using it?
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🔉What dangers does X pose to our democracy? And should the government stop using it?
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
A strong and impartial BBC is one of our country's greatest assets.
While mistakes have been made, it is always worth protecting the principle of a BBC free from political interference.
While mistakes have been made, it is always worth protecting the principle of a BBC free from political interference.
November 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A strong and impartial BBC is one of our country's greatest assets.
While mistakes have been made, it is always worth protecting the principle of a BBC free from political interference.
While mistakes have been made, it is always worth protecting the principle of a BBC free from political interference.
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The House of Commons Women & Equalities Committee examines attitudes to immigration in today's evidence session for its inquiry into community cohesion.
Our @sundersays.bsky.social gives evidence at 2.20pm.
Watch live:
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Our @sundersays.bsky.social gives evidence at 2.20pm.
Watch live:
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The House of Commons Women & Equalities Committee examines attitudes to immigration in today's evidence session for its inquiry into community cohesion.
Our @sundersays.bsky.social gives evidence at 2.20pm.
Watch live:
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Our @sundersays.bsky.social gives evidence at 2.20pm.
Watch live:
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Survivors of sexual abuse and rape are waiting too long for justice. The previous govt let our justice system fall apart. Though we have seen improvements, there must be more support for survivors.
The govt must continue to work to shorten wait times and act for victims of these horrific crimes.
The govt must continue to work to shorten wait times and act for victims of these horrific crimes.
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Survivors of sexual abuse and rape are waiting too long for justice. The previous govt let our justice system fall apart. Though we have seen improvements, there must be more support for survivors.
The govt must continue to work to shorten wait times and act for victims of these horrific crimes.
The govt must continue to work to shorten wait times and act for victims of these horrific crimes.
Today, we honour the memory of all who gave their lives in service to our country, and extend heartfelt thanks to the courageous personnel who continue to serve.
Their sacrifice will never be forgotten.
Their sacrifice will never be forgotten.
November 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Today, we honour the memory of all who gave their lives in service to our country, and extend heartfelt thanks to the courageous personnel who continue to serve.
Their sacrifice will never be forgotten.
Their sacrifice will never be forgotten.
Did you know that from 15th October to 10th November, and at other festive periods, traders without license - like supermarkets - can sell fireworks? 💥
Fireworks are dangerous explosives, they should not be marketed like toys in the same spot as the sweets and crisps.
Fireworks are dangerous explosives, they should not be marketed like toys in the same spot as the sweets and crisps.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Did you know that from 15th October to 10th November, and at other festive periods, traders without license - like supermarkets - can sell fireworks? 💥
Fireworks are dangerous explosives, they should not be marketed like toys in the same spot as the sweets and crisps.
Fireworks are dangerous explosives, they should not be marketed like toys in the same spot as the sweets and crisps.
Reposted by Sarah Owen MP
What is the state of community cohesion?
I am taking part in the next evidence session of the Women & Equalities Select Committee inquiry next Wednesday, 13th November
The sessions are broadcast online.
committees.parliament.uk/work/8696/co...
I am taking part in the next evidence session of the Women & Equalities Select Committee inquiry next Wednesday, 13th November
The sessions are broadcast online.
committees.parliament.uk/work/8696/co...
Community cohesion - Committees - UK Parliament
The Women and Equalities Committee will examine community cohesion at a local and national level in the UK. This inquiry aims to gather diverse evidence and investigate barriers to cohesion, exa...
committees.parliament.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
What is the state of community cohesion?
I am taking part in the next evidence session of the Women & Equalities Select Committee inquiry next Wednesday, 13th November
The sessions are broadcast online.
committees.parliament.uk/work/8696/co...
I am taking part in the next evidence session of the Women & Equalities Select Committee inquiry next Wednesday, 13th November
The sessions are broadcast online.
committees.parliament.uk/work/8696/co...
Millionaire argues for millionaires to pay less tax in the UK. 💰
Who does he work for?
Farage is not the voice of ordinary working people.
Who does he work for?
Farage is not the voice of ordinary working people.
November 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Millionaire argues for millionaires to pay less tax in the UK. 💰
Who does he work for?
Farage is not the voice of ordinary working people.
Who does he work for?
Farage is not the voice of ordinary working people.
Hundreds of civilians were reportedly massacred at a maternity hospital in Sudan yesterday.
The RSF attacks civilians and uses sexual violence as a weapon of war.
The UK must do all it can to alleviate this humanitarian disaster, and ensure no UK arms are used in this horrific civil war.
The RSF attacks civilians and uses sexual violence as a weapon of war.
The UK must do all it can to alleviate this humanitarian disaster, and ensure no UK arms are used in this horrific civil war.
October 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Hundreds of civilians were reportedly massacred at a maternity hospital in Sudan yesterday.
The RSF attacks civilians and uses sexual violence as a weapon of war.
The UK must do all it can to alleviate this humanitarian disaster, and ensure no UK arms are used in this horrific civil war.
The RSF attacks civilians and uses sexual violence as a weapon of war.
The UK must do all it can to alleviate this humanitarian disaster, and ensure no UK arms are used in this horrific civil war.