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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 16h

Robert Jenrick’s comments about Handsworth are a pathetic attempt to stoke hatred by invoking white supremacist tropes.

Everywhere in the UK is worse off than it was 15 years ago. Why? Because of Tory austerity and local government ministers like Jenrick gutting council funding.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 21h

Calling out Reform’s racism will ring hollow while Labour offers watered-down versions of their migration policies.

We can only prevent a Reform-led government if we do not allow migrants to be scapegoated for problems created by the super rich.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 1d

Our government must hold Israel accountable and demand the immediate release of activists.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 1d

Almost 300 participants of the Global Sumud Flotilla are still detained by Israeli forces, who are reportedly subjecting activists to brutal physical and verbal abuse.

This is not “a matter for the Israeli government”. It’s a violation of international law.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 1d

This should concern everyone.

Protest is a cornerstone of our democracy - without it, we wouldn’t have the right to vote. We must protect it at all costs.

After years of the Tories attacking our right to protest, this Labour government should strengthen our rights, not restrict them even further.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 1d

I am shocked and appalled by the arson attack on a mosque in Peacehaven, where two people were inside.

No community should be terrorised for their faith or in their place of worship.

At a time when Islamophobia hits record levels, we need urgent action from the top of government to confront it.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 5d

I'm horrified and sickened by the calculated attack on members of Heaton Park synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

My thoughts and solidarity are with the victims, their families, and the wider Jewish community as it continues to face violent antisemitism like this.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 6d

Israel has illegally intercepted and arrested the Global Sumud Flotilla.

It is only because governments like ours continue to enable Israel that the flotilla had to sail.

Our government must stand up for those arrested and end its complicity in genocide once and for all.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 6d

G'mar chatima tova!

Wishing Jewish communities in Nottingham and beyond a blessed and meaningful Yom Kippur.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 6d

75% of the UK public supports a wealth tax.

We’re not "snake oil salesmen” - we’re telling the government to take a small, logical step to tackle criminal levels of inequality.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 7d

The PM was right to call Reform's plans to scrap Indefinite Leave to Remain racist.

But if we force migrants to meet standards far beyond those who were born here, that is discriminatory too.

Migrants shouldn't have to do a Duke of Edinburgh award to be able to stay in the UK.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 8d

Labour conference has passed a motion that recognises Israel’s genocide taking place in Gaza, and calls for the government to commit to a full arms embargo and end UK-Israeli military cooperation.

Our members have taken a stand against genocide; now the government must too.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 11d

8. Digital ID cards are a distraction from the real problems in this country. We must instead prioritise investing in our public services and transforming our economy so that it works for the 99%, giving people their fair share of wealth and power.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 11d

7. The policy will be a huge waste of time and money. Billions will be spent on this while people go hungry, there is a shortage of housing, bills are rising and our public services desperately need investment.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 11d

6. The last time Tony Blair attempted to introduce mandatory ID cards, the policy was dropped for civil liberty concerns, being wildly unpopular and because it was expensive.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 11d

5. Digitally-excluded groups, such as those on low-incomes and elderly people, risk being negatively impacted when accessing services or employment.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 11d

4. This policy is another huge strategic error: digital ID cards play right into Farage’s hands. They make the government look authoritarian, while Farage has come out in opposition and will now paint himself as a champion of civil liberties.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 11d

3. This isn’t about “secure borders” because we already collect asylum seekers’ fingerprints and face scans to receive a registration card, and foreign nationals already have a digital ID – the e-visa.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 11d

2. Digital IDs won’t “stop the boats”, only safe routes will. Workers in the UK already need a national insurance number to work, and black market employers won’t suddenly start asking people for digital ID.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 11d

1. Many people are rightly concerned about the risks of mandatory digital ID in relation to privacy, data security and government overreach. By implementing such measures, we risk creating a pathway for these powers to be abused.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 11d

Why mandatory digital ID cards - a policy no one voted for - are an attack on civil liberties, won’t tackle irregular employment and will only play into Reform’s hands: 👇🏽

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 12d

This is fantastic news for St Ann’s residents.

As I said to Nottinghamshire Live, I hope this funding will have a lasting, positive impact on St Ann’s for many years to come, and I look forward to seeing the proposals that are put forward.

St Ann's getting £2m a year for a decade - and locals will choose how it's spent

The new programme aims to show how the PM is backing 'true patriots'

www.nottinghampost.com

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 12d

If we're going to reheat Blair-era policies, can we please focus on lifting children out of poverty? Instead of this divisive, authoritarian nonsense.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 12d

Ending this cruel Tory policy would lift 400,000 children out of poverty, and 700,000 children would be in less extreme poverty.

It was always expected that the child poverty taskforce would recommend scrapping it. Our government must do so without further delay.

Lift two-child benefit cap, ministers to urge PM

Keir Starmer will be told by a taskforce before the budget to make the change — but it will cost £3bn a year when Rachel Reeves is trying to plug a spending gap

www.thetimes.com

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 13d

Trump’s Islamophobic comments about Sadiq Khan are dangerous and untrue.

Khan is the mayor of our diverse capital, who has stood in solidarity with marginalised people in the face of bigotry. That’s exactly why Trump smeared him.

Our government must reject his deliberate attempts to sow division.

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