Thank you so much to @helenhayes.bsky.social for hosting a #WorldBookDay debate in Westminster Hall yesterday!
She brilliantly outlined the benefits of reading for pleasure and how it can support bonding and attachment between a child and their caregiver. (1/4)
15 young people spoke directly to decisionmakers about the realities of the education and SEND system, and what must change.
With around 30 MPs, parliamentary staff and civil servants in the room, including @helenhayes.bsky.social and @munirawilson.bsky.social, their voices were truly heard.
At AoC’sParliamentary reception by @aoc-info.bsky.social Great to hear from @helenhayes.bsky.social about ‘Recognising the work of students and colleges in transforming lives up and down the country’ and ‘supporting excellence wherever it is.’ Couldn’t agree more!
I am hosting this event, so I will definitely be there!
Watch MPs Ben Coleman, @liamconlon.bsky.social, @helenhayes.bsky.social and @chriswardmp.bsky.social outline the impacts of Brexit and importance of partnership with the EU.
Join the Labour Movement for Europe today to help us continue advocating for our place in Europe.
A group of seven people standing in a line on formal hall with a pale wooden floor. From left to right: Aubyn Graham, Councillor Michael Situ, Arthur Torrington, Helen Hayes MP, Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP, Councillor Adrian Garden (Mayor of Lambeth), Sabina Emmanuel (Deputy Mayor of Southwark). Mayor Garden wears ceremonial mayoral robes, scarf, hat, and chains. Deputy Mayor Emmanuel wears a medal on a ribbon. The others are dressed in smart or traditional clothing. Behind them is a stage with chairs and curtains.
I was honoured to join the Windrush Foundation over the weekend to celebrate the legacy of local Windrush pioneer Sam King MBE, the driving force behind Windrush Day.
It was a privilege to celebrate his amazing life and work preserving the Windrush Generation's history and heritage.
Rest in power.
Thank you to all who attended our Parliamentary reception at the House of Commons with @helenhayes.bsky.social MP. Discussions with sector leaders, including Dr Katerina Kolyva and Liz Bromley, underlined the importance of lived experience, employer partnership and social value in future policy.
Education Select Committee Chair @helenhayes.bsky.social has urged the government to update its guidance on supporting students with medical conditions before the Schools White Paper is published.
@johngroberts.bsky.social latest:
Helen Hayes MP, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, and BookTrust Co-CEO Annie Crombie
This week our Co-CEO @anniecrombie.bsky.social & #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social were delighted to meet with @helenhayes.bsky.social, chair of the Education Select Committee!
It was great to discuss how sharing books & stories in the early years has immediate & lifelong benefits.
Education committee chair @helenhayes.bsky.social has written to Ofcom with urgent concerns about Grok:
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No one should be forced to sleep rough in our capital.
If you see someone sleeping rough, you can help get them out of the cold.
Contact StreetLink to connect them with local support:
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“As one of the first in my family to go to university and as a carer for my mother, I didn’t study abroad. Erasmus was the first time I was able to experience that.”
Watch Florence Eshalomi MP, @helenhayes.bsky.social and @PhilBrickellmp.bsky.social discuss how they gained from EU youth mobility.
🎄 We were delighted to host @helenhayes.bsky.social MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, at our Children's Emergency Department last week.
Helen helped the team decorate the Christmas tree and discussed the care provided to our paediatric patients every day.
#TeamKings #ED #ChristmasTreeDecoration
Yesterday we welcomed Helen Hayes MP to the Department to deliver a thought-provoking Public Seminar on Solving the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Crisis.
Thank you Helen for delivering such an insightful seminar 💡
Watch the recording on YouTube: bit.ly/3KGOo5p
A screenshot of a Parliamentary written question to the Department for Transport, answered on 1st December. Helen Hayes MP asked the Secretary of State for Transport if she will take steps to ensure the recall of diesel vehicles found to use defeat devices. Simon Lightwood MP answered: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s Market Surveillance Unit (MSU) is investigating cases of possible non-compliant diesel emissions in cars and vans. The investigations aim to ensure any non-compliance found is fixed as soon as reasonably possible, working together with manufacturers to achieve real-world impacts on air quality. Where an investigation into the emissions has identified emissions that do not meet the required standard, the MSU will work with the manufacturer to implement improvement plans and, where necessary, recall affected vehicles.
Thank you @helenhayes.bsky.social for asking this question about the recall of #Diesel vehicles fitted with defeat devices.
We're glad to have it confirmed by @simonlightwood.org.uk that the Market Surveillance Unit will recall vehicles where necessary.
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Helen Hayes MP with a World AIDS Day banner
Today is World AIDS Day, a poignant day for all who have lost loved ones to AIDS, but also a hopeful day because now people with HIV who are receiving treatment have normal life expectancy & with better awareness, prevention & access to treatment zero HIV transmissions can be achieved #WorldAIDSDay
Thank you to all who came to Tulse Hill today including @helenhayes.bsky.social MP & @carolinerussell.bsky.social AM & @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social MP. If you haven't signed the petition to the Mayor @london.gov.uk calling for action on the gyratory please do: ipetitions.com/petition/a-cal…
On the sixth anniversary of the Fishmongers’ Hall terror attack, we remember Saskia Jones & Jack Merritt who tragically lost their lives.
They will remain in our thoughts, as will our emergency services & the Londoners who bravely put themselves in danger that day to help others.
Met with Education Committee Chair @helenhayes.bsky.social to raise the concerns I’m hearing from parents and schools about a SEND system at breaking point.
Families are facing long waits, transport issues and stressful tribunals.
UNISON team in front of Stars In Our Schools banner at Parliamentary event.
Helen Hayes MP with UNISON team at Stars In Our Schools parliamentary event.
Emma Lewell MP with Stars In Our Schools cut out cardboard frame.
UNISON team in front of Stars In Our Schools banner at Parliamentary event.
✨ In honour of #StarsinOurSchools day this Friday, UNISON held a parliamentary event to celebrate the incredible work of school support staff and give them the chance to share urgent school issues with MPs.
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We are delighted to hear that the Education Select Committee, chaired by @helenhayes.bsky.social, have launched an inquiry to explore how to keep the joy of reading alive.
We believe this starts in the earliest years of childhood. 🧵
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MP @helenhayes.bsky.social, Chair of Education Select Committee is the first keynote to address the #AEPConference2025, speaking on reform of the SEND system & recognising the vital role of EPs in delivering an inclusive education system to ensure the best support for all children and young people.
Cllr Nanda Manley-Browne, Florence Eshalomi MP, Helen Hayes MP and a member of the armed forces, at the memorial window in Lambeth Town Hall
The Celtic cross war memorial at St Stephen’s Church, South Dulwich
Helen Hayes MP at the African and Caribbean War Memorial on Windrush Square
Councillors and community members with Helen Hayes MP at the Vincennes memorial
A moving Remembrance Sunday across Dulwich & West Norwood: at Lambeth Town Hall, St Stephen’s South Dulwich, the African & Caribbean war memorial on Windrush Square and the Vincennes Estate.
In grateful remembrance of all who have served.
#WeWillRememberThem #LestWeForget
October saw our AGM, which was attended by our ambassador @helenhayes.bsky.social and, most importantly, our star volunteers. The work all our volunteers do is indispensable - whether assisting at groups, giving lifts, helping at our parties, befriending or delivering our newsletters.
Helen Hayes and Lucy Powell
Huge congratulations Lucy Powell, elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party today.
I know Lucy will be a strong and collegiate voice for the whole of our Labour movement right across the UK 🌹
Helen Hayes and Lucy Powell
Helen Hayes and Lucy Powell talking to a member of the public on the doorstep
A group of Labour Party campaigners
Helen Hayes and Lucy Powell walking down a street
I was delighted to welcome Lucy Powell to Dulwich & West Norwood yesterday.
I’m proud to be supporting Lucy for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
If you are a Labour Party member your ballot should have arrived. Please vote for Lucy!
Great to join @helenhayes.bsky.social and members in Dulwich and West Norwood today to speak to voters and talk about my campaign.
We have crucial elections in London next May and we’ll only win by reuniting our broad voter coalition and the country.
Delighted to welcome Education Select Committee Chair @helenhayes.bsky.social to the launch of the 3rd cohort of @challengepartners.bsky.social pioneering #SEND Developmental Peer Review today. 1/3
@helenhayes.bsky.social thanks so much for visiting @thestrokeassoc.bsky.social stand at #Lab25 and supporting stroke. The UK's 1.4 million stroke survivors need as many parliamentary champions as possible👃
Helen Hayes warns unfair apprenticeship system is failing young people
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