Luke Murphy MP
@lukemurphy.bsky.social
First ever Labour MP for Basingstoke 🌹
Really proud to be a part of the scheme
Chris and Peter set up the scheme following the Centre for Social Justice’s report "The Lost Boys" detailing the crisis of identity, belonging, and aspiration among young boys and men in our country
Read about the scheme👇️
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Chris and Peter set up the scheme following the Centre for Social Justice’s report "The Lost Boys" detailing the crisis of identity, belonging, and aspiration among young boys and men in our country
Read about the scheme👇️
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February 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Really proud to be a part of the scheme
Chris and Peter set up the scheme following the Centre for Social Justice’s report "The Lost Boys" detailing the crisis of identity, belonging, and aspiration among young boys and men in our country
Read about the scheme👇️
buff.ly/uEqQKs9
Chris and Peter set up the scheme following the Centre for Social Justice’s report "The Lost Boys" detailing the crisis of identity, belonging, and aspiration among young boys and men in our country
Read about the scheme👇️
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January 2026 has been one of the busiest months yet for me and my team.
We’ve supported residents on everything from crisis cases through to ongoing neighbourhood issues.
If you need help, you can contact me or book an appointment here: www.lukemurphy.org.uk/contact/
We’ve supported residents on everything from crisis cases through to ongoing neighbourhood issues.
If you need help, you can contact me or book an appointment here: www.lukemurphy.org.uk/contact/
January 31, 2026 at 9:15 AM
January 2026 has been one of the busiest months yet for me and my team.
We’ve supported residents on everything from crisis cases through to ongoing neighbourhood issues.
If you need help, you can contact me or book an appointment here: www.lukemurphy.org.uk/contact/
We’ve supported residents on everything from crisis cases through to ongoing neighbourhood issues.
If you need help, you can contact me or book an appointment here: www.lukemurphy.org.uk/contact/
Cutting the cost of living and raising living standards in Basingstoke.
Rail fares frozen, £150 off energy bills, ground rents capped. Change promised, change delivered.
@torstenbell.bsky.social
Rail fares frozen, £150 off energy bills, ground rents capped. Change promised, change delivered.
@torstenbell.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Cutting the cost of living and raising living standards in Basingstoke.
Rail fares frozen, £150 off energy bills, ground rents capped. Change promised, change delivered.
@torstenbell.bsky.social
Rail fares frozen, £150 off energy bills, ground rents capped. Change promised, change delivered.
@torstenbell.bsky.social
Great to visit Queen Mary’s College to meet students and chat about A levels and everything they get involved in beyond the classroom. Great to see the focus on confidence, skills and preparing young people for whatever journey comes next.
January 30, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Great to visit Queen Mary’s College to meet students and chat about A levels and everything they get involved in beyond the classroom. Great to see the focus on confidence, skills and preparing young people for whatever journey comes next.
At the budget 250 new health ‘one stop shops’ were announced - bringing the right local combination of GPs, nurses, dentists and pharmacists together under one roof to meet the needs of a town
I'm fighting for Basingstoke to be front of the queue: www.lukemurphy.org.uk/bring-a-neig...
I'm fighting for Basingstoke to be front of the queue: www.lukemurphy.org.uk/bring-a-neig...
January 30, 2026 at 9:00 AM
At the budget 250 new health ‘one stop shops’ were announced - bringing the right local combination of GPs, nurses, dentists and pharmacists together under one roof to meet the needs of a town
I'm fighting for Basingstoke to be front of the queue: www.lukemurphy.org.uk/bring-a-neig...
I'm fighting for Basingstoke to be front of the queue: www.lukemurphy.org.uk/bring-a-neig...
Thank you Vernon at BBC Radio Berkshire for inviting me on to talk about Basingstoke's bid to be the first #UKTownOfCulture2028 #Basingstoke2028
January 29, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Thank you Vernon at BBC Radio Berkshire for inviting me on to talk about Basingstoke's bid to be the first #UKTownOfCulture2028 #Basingstoke2028
🧵 1/4 Yesterday I sat down with the @livingstandardsc.bsky.social, the @coopparty.party.coop, and several colleagues and experts to discuss how we can deliver growth felt by communities.
January 29, 2026 at 10:36 AM
🧵 1/4 Yesterday I sat down with the @livingstandardsc.bsky.social, the @coopparty.party.coop, and several colleagues and experts to discuss how we can deliver growth felt by communities.
Today in Parliament, I asked the @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social how the draft bill announced today will make the transition to commonhold actually work - not fail like it has before.
January 27, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Today in Parliament, I asked the @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social how the draft bill announced today will make the transition to commonhold actually work - not fail like it has before.
Leaseholder in Basingstoke? This matters.
Since being elected, I’ve been campaigning to end unfair ground rents. The Government has now acted.
Ground rents capped at £250, new leasehold flats banned, and ground rent moving to zero over time.
Since being elected, I’ve been campaigning to end unfair ground rents. The Government has now acted.
Ground rents capped at £250, new leasehold flats banned, and ground rent moving to zero over time.
January 27, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Leaseholder in Basingstoke? This matters.
Since being elected, I’ve been campaigning to end unfair ground rents. The Government has now acted.
Ground rents capped at £250, new leasehold flats banned, and ground rent moving to zero over time.
Since being elected, I’ve been campaigning to end unfair ground rents. The Government has now acted.
Ground rents capped at £250, new leasehold flats banned, and ground rent moving to zero over time.
Honoured to sign the Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment on Holocaust Memorial Day.
We remember the victims, honour the survivors, and recommit to education and standing against antisemitism, racism and hatred in all forms.
We remember the victims, honour the survivors, and recommit to education and standing against antisemitism, racism and hatred in all forms.
January 27, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Honoured to sign the Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment on Holocaust Memorial Day.
We remember the victims, honour the survivors, and recommit to education and standing against antisemitism, racism and hatred in all forms.
We remember the victims, honour the survivors, and recommit to education and standing against antisemitism, racism and hatred in all forms.
I have worked in partnership with parents, teachers and campaigners to develop my recommendations to Government ahead of the Schools White Paper
Read my report here: www.lukemurphy.org.uk/today-i-laun...
Read my report here: www.lukemurphy.org.uk/today-i-laun...
January 22, 2026 at 8:00 AM
I have worked in partnership with parents, teachers and campaigners to develop my recommendations to Government ahead of the Schools White Paper
Read my report here: www.lukemurphy.org.uk/today-i-laun...
Read my report here: www.lukemurphy.org.uk/today-i-laun...
This Labour Government is delivering on living standards. We welcome the Warm Homes Plan for cutting energy bills now, investing in warm, efficient homes, and tackling fuel poverty at its roots - showing that raising living standards means acting on the costs families feel every day.
January 21, 2026 at 5:01 PM
This Labour Government is delivering on living standards. We welcome the Warm Homes Plan for cutting energy bills now, investing in warm, efficient homes, and tackling fuel poverty at its roots - showing that raising living standards means acting on the costs families feel every day.
NEW: Labour has launched the Warm Homes Plan, the biggest ever investment in home upgrades in history:
✅ Lifting up to 1 million families out of fuel poverty
✅ Tackling the affordability crisis
✅ Delivering new rights for tenants
✅ Lifting up to 1 million families out of fuel poverty
✅ Tackling the affordability crisis
✅ Delivering new rights for tenants
January 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Labour has launched the Warm Homes Plan, the biggest ever investment in home upgrades in history:
✅ Lifting up to 1 million families out of fuel poverty
✅ Tackling the affordability crisis
✅ Delivering new rights for tenants
✅ Lifting up to 1 million families out of fuel poverty
✅ Tackling the affordability crisis
✅ Delivering new rights for tenants
I have been working with Michelle, a Basingstoke mum, whose two children have special educational needs and disabilities, to better understand what's going wrong in the system. Michelle joined me on Monday to discuss the recommendations in my SEND Crisis report
January 21, 2026 at 10:20 AM
I have been working with Michelle, a Basingstoke mum, whose two children have special educational needs and disabilities, to better understand what's going wrong in the system. Michelle joined me on Monday to discuss the recommendations in my SEND Crisis report
It was great to host Minister Macdonald to brief the Climate Change APPG on the government's Clean Energy Jobs Plan.
I asked the Minister about how the transition to clean jobs can support bringing down energy bills and ease the cost of living.
I asked the Minister about how the transition to clean jobs can support bringing down energy bills and ease the cost of living.
January 20, 2026 at 2:35 PM
It was great to host Minister Macdonald to brief the Climate Change APPG on the government's Clean Energy Jobs Plan.
I asked the Minister about how the transition to clean jobs can support bringing down energy bills and ease the cost of living.
I asked the Minister about how the transition to clean jobs can support bringing down energy bills and ease the cost of living.
Bobby Jenrick walking away from his printer in Tory HQ
January 15, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Bobby Jenrick walking away from his printer in Tory HQ
Another smart, green start-up choosing Basingstoke.
Thanks for having me Re-Tyre!
They’ve developed world-first technology that extracts high-quality rubber from old tyres so it can be reused in new ones. The whole process is waste-free, even the water is recycled.
Thanks for having me Re-Tyre!
They’ve developed world-first technology that extracts high-quality rubber from old tyres so it can be reused in new ones. The whole process is waste-free, even the water is recycled.
January 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Another smart, green start-up choosing Basingstoke.
Thanks for having me Re-Tyre!
They’ve developed world-first technology that extracts high-quality rubber from old tyres so it can be reused in new ones. The whole process is waste-free, even the water is recycled.
Thanks for having me Re-Tyre!
They’ve developed world-first technology that extracts high-quality rubber from old tyres so it can be reused in new ones. The whole process is waste-free, even the water is recycled.
Good to spend time at Basingstoke College of Technology meeting Principal Anthony Bravo and the senior team to talk through current challenges, from T Levels and the new Ofsted framework to better support for young people who are not in education, employment or training.
January 14, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Good to spend time at Basingstoke College of Technology meeting Principal Anthony Bravo and the senior team to talk through current challenges, from T Levels and the new Ofsted framework to better support for young people who are not in education, employment or training.
Quick update on what I’ve been up to this week…
January 10, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Quick update on what I’ve been up to this week…
The Govt has announced the Road Safety Strategy – the first in over a decade
It sets out bold plans to:
• Cut deaths & serious injuries by 65% by 2035
• Mandate advanced safety tech in new vehicles
• Invest £24bn in roads & £616m in walking/cycling
• Tougher enforcement on drink & drug driving
It sets out bold plans to:
• Cut deaths & serious injuries by 65% by 2035
• Mandate advanced safety tech in new vehicles
• Invest £24bn in roads & £616m in walking/cycling
• Tougher enforcement on drink & drug driving
January 7, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The Govt has announced the Road Safety Strategy – the first in over a decade
It sets out bold plans to:
• Cut deaths & serious injuries by 65% by 2035
• Mandate advanced safety tech in new vehicles
• Invest £24bn in roads & £616m in walking/cycling
• Tougher enforcement on drink & drug driving
It sets out bold plans to:
• Cut deaths & serious injuries by 65% by 2035
• Mandate advanced safety tech in new vehicles
• Invest £24bn in roads & £616m in walking/cycling
• Tougher enforcement on drink & drug driving
Energy networks made £4 billion in profits under the price controls set under the Conservatives... and households paid the price
Today I asked the Minister on how the new system will clamp down on profiteering and help bring bills down
Today I asked the Minister on how the new system will clamp down on profiteering and help bring bills down
January 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Energy networks made £4 billion in profits under the price controls set under the Conservatives... and households paid the price
Today I asked the Minister on how the new system will clamp down on profiteering and help bring bills down
Today I asked the Minister on how the new system will clamp down on profiteering and help bring bills down
Officers in Basingstoke can earn £1,000 more just by moving to neighbouring forces like Surrey or Thames Valley.
That pay gap makes it harder to keep experienced local officers and hurts community policing.
That pay gap makes it harder to keep experienced local officers and hurts community policing.
January 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Officers in Basingstoke can earn £1,000 more just by moving to neighbouring forces like Surrey or Thames Valley.
That pay gap makes it harder to keep experienced local officers and hurts community policing.
That pay gap makes it harder to keep experienced local officers and hurts community policing.
Vital insights from Basingstoke for the Government to take away from Kids Nursery regarding early years SEND.
Improving access to funding; SEND navigators to support families; investing in a skilled early years workforce; making sure Family Hubs strengthen local services.
Improving access to funding; SEND navigators to support families; investing in a skilled early years workforce; making sure Family Hubs strengthen local services.
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Vital insights from Basingstoke for the Government to take away from Kids Nursery regarding early years SEND.
Improving access to funding; SEND navigators to support families; investing in a skilled early years workforce; making sure Family Hubs strengthen local services.
Improving access to funding; SEND navigators to support families; investing in a skilled early years workforce; making sure Family Hubs strengthen local services.
Great to catch up with the team at Chennai Express to talk about the Top of Town, how we can better support small businesses locally, and their plans for the future.
Consistently great food and service, and a real example of the independent businesses that help make our town centre thrive!
Consistently great food and service, and a real example of the independent businesses that help make our town centre thrive!
December 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Great to catch up with the team at Chennai Express to talk about the Top of Town, how we can better support small businesses locally, and their plans for the future.
Consistently great food and service, and a real example of the independent businesses that help make our town centre thrive!
Consistently great food and service, and a real example of the independent businesses that help make our town centre thrive!
Spoke with local pharmacists about Pharmacy First. It helps people get care quicker without a GP appointment. Thought this was useful to share. More info 👇
www.healthwatch.co.uk/advice-and-i...
www.healthwatch.co.uk/advice-and-i...
December 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Spoke with local pharmacists about Pharmacy First. It helps people get care quicker without a GP appointment. Thought this was useful to share. More info 👇
www.healthwatch.co.uk/advice-and-i...
www.healthwatch.co.uk/advice-and-i...