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@debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social
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  • Department for Work and Pensions8
  • Government3
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  • Andy Burnham7
  • Labour Party4
  • Labour government3
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  • Social Care15 postsneutral
  • Jobs & Employment14 postsneutral
  • Cost of Living11 postsneutral
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20 Jul 2026Cost of LivingmeasuredFor other recommendations please do read the full report here committees.parliament.uk/publications...
20 Jul 2026Cost of LivingmeasuredGiven that the #SPA is currently increasing again to 67, to prevent even greater increases in pre-pension age poverty, the Committee recommended increasing #UniversalCredit in the year before #SPA.
20 Jul 2026Social CaremeasuredThe inquiry identified that the previous increase in #SPA to 66 years between 2018 and 2020 led to a doubling of absolute poverty in the year before #SPA, as more than half of people are no longer able to work.
20 Jul 2026Tax & Public FinancesmeasuredLast week the Work & Pensions #ukcommonscommittees published our report #TransitiontoStatePensionAge and I delivered a Statement on this report to the House of Commons on Thursday.
20 Jul 2026Utilities & WatermeasuredMy office are in touch with #UnitedUtilities to see how we can reduce the risks of further fires and make improvements for my constituents in the future
20 Jul 2026Culture & CommunityempatheticI would like to thank @manchesterfire.bsky.social and #GreaterManchesterPolice for all they're doing to keep my constituents safe.
20 Jul 2026Local GovernmentmeasuredOn Friday I was in Greenfield to check on my constituents following the fire at Dove Stone Reservoir. We visited residents close to Dove Stone to see how they'd been impacted by the smoke from the fire.
17 Jul 2026Health & NHScelebratoryAs the Modern Service Framework for Dementia and Frailty takes shape, we must seize cement our position at the forefront of dementia research, treatment and care. My thanks as ever to @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social for their help in staging such important meetings! #Dementia #Research #Innovation
17 Jul 2026Health & NHScelebratoryAs Co-Chair of the Dementia APPG, I was delighted to host our Summer Meeting in Parliament. We heard from leading voices across the sector on progress being made in disease-modifying treatments, earlier diagnosis, wider access to clinical trials, and accelerating patient access to innovation.
17 Jul 2026Social CaremeasuredThe Committee is exploring the effectiveness of the CMS and wanted to know the panel’s view on this. Unfortunately this was clearly not great from their perspective.
17 Jul 2026Social CaremeasuredBoth Parents Matter is a national shared parenting charity that has supported separated parents who have issues seeing their children for 52 years now, including supporting parents paying CMS and receiving payments.
17 Jul 2026Social CaremeasuredGingerbread is a charity for single-parent families. Surviving Economic Abuse is a domestic abuse charity that focuses on financial abuse, where abusers control survivors' money and their ability to make and receive money, including post-separation.
17 Jul 2026Social CaremeasuredI welcomed Abigail Wood, who is the CEO of @gingerbreadcharity.bsky.social, Sara Darcy who is head of external affairs at @seacharity.bsky.social, and Sam Morfey, who is the CEO of @bothparentsmatter.bsky.social
17 Jul 2026Social CaremeasuredThis week the #WorkandPensionsSelectCommittee I Chair continued our inquiry on the child maintenance service (CMS).
16 Jul 2026ImmigrationcelebratoryMarzia's life from being a judge in Afghanistan, to fleeing the Taliban and settling in Oldham, and becoming a British citizen while still campaigning for Afghan judges living in fear of the Taliban, is a remarkable story. I hope the students found her as inspirational as we do.
16 Jul 2026Culture & CommunitycelebratoryThank you to our friend and colleague Marzia for speaking to our Summer School Students about her experiences of life in Afghanistan and then as a refugee in Britain.
14 Jul 2026Social CaremeasuredYou can read my full speech which I didn't have a chance to make here
14 Jul 2026Social CaremeasuredThe central question is not just cost, but whether the system is fair, timely and trusted. Reducing support at an individual level is not cost free; cuts in 2017 increased poverty & poor mental health without improving employment outcomes.
14 Jul 2026Cost of LivingmeasuredImprovements will only come if the Department is open, honest and willing to learn from their mistakes. Yesterday we debated new budget estimates seeking additional funding for additional people eligible for support.
14 Jul 2026Jobs & EmploymentmeasuredIn addition, as I said recently on BBC Radio 4 the way to bring Department for Work and Pensions - DWP spending down is by supporting young people and disabled people into work with programmes like Connect to Work and Work Well.
14 Jul 2026Cost of LivingmeasuredAs Chair of the #WorkandPensionsCommittee, I have consistently argued that alongside efficiency, the system must treat claimants with dignity, respect and fairness; too many reporting the opposite.
14 Jul 2026Tax & Public FinancesmeasuredThe Department for Work and Pensions supports nearly 23 million people and spends nearly £300bn a year. More than half (£164 billion) is spent on pensions and pensions age benefit, a third more than on working age people and their children.
10 Jul 2026MP & ParliamentmeasuredLast week investigators from the British Election Study briefed colleagues on the implications from May's elections.
10 Jul 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured- As an executive member of Labour’s Tribune Group of MPs, we hosted our 2026 Summer Social. The Labour Tribune Group colleagues are from the Commons and Lords and do important policy and other work.
10 Jul 2026Culture & Communityempathetic- I met members of the Afghan women's XI cricket team. This skillful, remarkable team - consisting of former players for the women's side - represents the women of their country while living in exile, due to the appalling oppression of the Taliban
10 Jul 2026Cost of Livingmeasured- As Chair of the #WorkandPensionsCommittee I also hosted a special joint evidence session with the #EducationCommittee on deliverying the child poverty strategy.
10 Jul 2026MP & ParliamentmeasuredSome of the things I've done recently: - led the DWP budget estimates debate, as chair of #WorkandPensionsSelectCommittee. I argued that alongside efficiency the system must treat claimants with dignity.
10 Jul 2026Tax & Public FinancesmeasuredMy statement on the Timms Review's interim report.
10 Jul 2026MP & ParliamentcelebratoryI am delighted to have nominated my friend @andyburnham.bsky.social to become the next Labour leader and Prime Minister of our country. Andy understands our politics needs to change and that people need hope. No one is better placed to drive that change than him. #VoteAndy #ForUs
9 Jul 2026OthercelebratoryIt is so inspirational to read well-made arguments and to see such passion from the next generation about our responsibility on the world stage.
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SourceBluesky / AT Protocol API · author feed. Each post links to the original on bsky.app.
VerificationOnly handles linked from the MP’s own published list are ingested. Self-declared or unverified handles aren’t included.
ClassificationEach post is LLM-classified for substance (vs reposts, social mentions, scheduling), then for tone (critical / measured / supportive) per target.
WindowThe 60-day summary above; the list covers all classified substantive posts.